CHAPTER 374: HOSTAGE SITUATION

In the sky, the figures of the three clashed in a chaotic dance.

The thunderous explosions mixed with the whistling sound of the giant vines swinging through the air.

The girl, as the Legion Commander of Order, displayed exceptional combat skills. The strange figure had its arm and half of a thigh severed by her, yet the remaining half of its grotesque form continued to struggle.

It looked like a gray block with a few tree trunks, eerily contorting in the air, constantly colliding with the thunderous energy.

Compared to its previous attacks, the figure’s strength had significantly declined, and the remaining half of its form was retreating step by step. The booming blue thunder exploded on its body, turning the already cracked form into fragments, resembling wood struck by lightning.

Boom...

After a deafening explosion, a lightning dragon over ten meters long smashed the figure to pieces and ruthlessly crashed onto the ground.

On the side of the base, a deep pit several meters deep was created, with rocks rolling and buildings shattering. Men affected by the shockwaves around the pit screamed in agony.

The girl, with a heroic face and wearing a moon-white combat suit, adorned with the captain’s medal on her shoulder, commanded the others to continue evacuating to a safer distance.

She then directed the remaining men, who had not been directly hit by the lightning dragon, to rescue those affected by the blast. As for those directly hit by the lightning dragon, there was probably no need to save them.

The men, each with a terrified expression and trembling legs, were sternly commanded by the female warriors behind them, who coldly held their long knives.

"Go save them..."

Although filled with fear, under the oppressive rule of Order, especially the discipline instilled by the female warriors, they had long understood the meaning of obedience and dread.

And those who were unwilling to obey or cause trouble had long been thrown out to feed the zombies, without even the qualification to be castrated and enslaved.

Now, these men, although treated like cattle and livestock, toiling all day and subjected to chemical castration, confined to the outer city without any chance of contact with women, were worse off than slaves. However, at least they still had a chance to survive.

"Humph, a bunch of pests. His Lordship has graciously given you a chance to live, yet you still don’t appreciate it. It seems like we need to take care of you!"

"True, it seems like the management department has been too lenient. They’ve been too kind to these stinking men!"

A group of female warriors exchanged cold expressions.

Driving away those men who were lightly injured and had been affected by the buildings, they rescued them. For those severely injured, they were simply abandoned.

As for the other ordinary women, they were rarely affected, protected by the female warriors.

In the deep pit, dust rose, and a misty silence settled. It seemed like there was no movement at all.

The men sighed in relief, enduring their fear, hurriedly rescuing those lying on the ground, crushed by rocks or trapped under collapsed buildings.

The cries of agony echoed, and everywhere lay ruins.

"Where did these guys come from? How dare they attack Order! I must report to His Lordship and send troops to destroy their base, kill all the men, and degrade the women to slaves!"

A female warrior looked at the scattered and destroyed buildings with a touch of regret. They had put in a lot of effort to establish the sub-base in Dahe City, and now seeing their hard work ruined, anger naturally surged within them.

Moreover, this strange figure and the vine were obviously connected, and they even caused the collapse of His Lordship’s statue.

For many female warriors who regarded Derick as their faith, this was simply a tremendous blasphemy, more infuriating than any other time.

"You still don’t know whether these guys are human or ghosts. Judging by their appearance just now, they might not even be human."

"Yeah, it’s strange. Where did this monster come from? It actually managed to hold its own against the Legion Commander. And that vine, is it a mutated plant?"

Several female warriors looked in the direction of the deep pit, discussing animatedly.

Suddenly!

A muffled roar of a thunderous dragon echoed from the deep pit.

Immediately, a dense array of lightning explosions occurred, and the earth and rocks around the deep pit crazily rolled into the pit. The residual lightning radiated in all directions along the ground, and immediately, many men near the deep pit were trembling all over, rolling their eyes and falling to the ground.

"Oh, oh... it’s so itchy~"

"Ugh... it’s the Legion Commander’s lightning ability!"

A group of female warriors quickly retreated several meters, feeling that the power of the lightning had weakened to a bearable extent. However, there were quite a few female warriors at the scene with their hair standing on end, turning into explosion heads.

"Be careful..."

Before the female warriors could recover, a gray figure swiftly passed through the rising dust and rushed towards the men who were knocked out by the lightning and lying around the deep pit.

The figure’s body was extremely battered, with its previous arm and torso almost completely destroyed. The entire body was covered with black burn marks from the lightning attacks.

Originally a person-sized figure, it now looked almost only about thirty to forty centimeters, with only a tiny part of the torso remaining.

The figure moved extremely fast, and in the blink of an eye, it had already reached a fallen man. A green tendril silently pierced into the man’s heart, greedily sucking his blood.

Perhaps due to the intense pain, the man suddenly opened his eyes, desperately wailing and struggling, his body writhing frantically, but to no avail.

Just as the diminutive torso was happily sucking blood, a shout rang out, and dozens of continuous blade energies gathered together, directly slashing it away. The head-sized torso flew more than ten meters, crashing through a cement wall before coming to a stop.

The torso lay motionless on the ground, appearing as if it were dead.

Not far away, the lead female warrior made a gesture. Dozens of female warriors gripped their long knives and surrounded it from all directions, showing no signs of lowering their guard.

Just as the recording torso was about to be struck, the lead female warrior unleashed her full strength. A magnificent blade energy, stretching over ten meters, turned into brilliance and directly slashed towards the strange remains on the ground.

Unexpectedly, just as the remains were about to be hit, it leaped up, directly colliding with two men nearby.

"Ah... don’t come near!"

"Get away, go away~ Waa, waa..."

The two men, awakened by the recent commotion and preparing to flee, were filled with terror. They frantically struck the bizarre creature entwining them.

The strange remains differentiated into two slender appendages, tightly gripping the throats of the two men, then turned towards the approaching female warriors.

The shattered black remnants looked like completely burnt blackened building blocks, filled with cracks and charred marks. Only the tendrils binding the two men retained a hint of green.

Whether it was due to having consumed some blood moments ago or for some other reason, the current remains seemed to be in a slightly better state.

The bizarre remnants controlled the two men to kneel down, facing the female warriors. The eyeless charred torso seemed to be staring at the approaching female warriors.

"Is this thing threatening us?"

Several female warriors exchanged glances, observing each other. As if confirming their thoughts, the two green appendages tightened a bit. The two men rolled their eyes and struggled to remove the creature from their bodies, but it was completely ineffective.

The lead attractive female warrior, with a strange expression, suppressed her laughter and directly shouted to a nearby location.

"Can you understand us? What do you want? Speak up, we can discuss it. Don’t harm the hostages!"

Strangely, the featureless remains, as if truly understanding the female warriors’ words, waved the tendrils binding the two men and made a gesture resembling a backward step.

"Adult, please, save us..."

"Please, we beg you... don’t leave me here, please~"

Seeing this, the two men pleaded frantically.

The leading female warrior coughed a few times, silently made a gesture behind her back, and then faced the remains holding the hostages.

"I understand. We can retreat. As long as you don’t harm the hostages, we can negotiate."