Tianqi's walls were like silent behemoths, the gates tightly shut, and the watchtower seemed empty. Only the sound of the wind wailed.
Rex's face soured, the hostility in his eyes intensifying.
"Damn it, giving them face and they don't want it!"
Just then, Marcus, who had been silent with his eyes closed, suddenly snapped them open!
His silver-gray pupils were sharp as knives, staring fixedly at the City ruins behind them, then quickly scanning the seemingly empty buildings around.
"Something's not right!"
Marcus whispered, his expression terrifyingly grim.
"It's too quiet! The feeling around here is wrong! Something... is watching us!"
Rex felt a chill. He had great faith in Marcus's near-animalistic instinct for danger.
Almost at the same time, he also felt a faint sense of incongruity, as if the colors of the surrounding environment had distorted for a fleeting moment.
But the arrow was on the string; an army of eight thousand had already reached Tianqi, and it was impossible to stop or shrink back just because of a sliver of doubt!
"Everyone!"
Rex tossed aside the megaphone, pulled a blood-colored battle-axe from his System Inventory, gripped it tightly, and roared.
"Since Tianqi is so stubborn, we'll prepare for a full-scale assault! Level this place for me!"
"Roar—!"
The Coalition Forces, long since blinded by greed and their smooth journey, erupted in fanatical shouts. The armored vehicles in the front began to start up, and the infantrymen rubbed their hands together, their eyes filled only with the desire for plunder.
At that moment of boiling battle intent, on the verge of erupting.
"The time has come."
Atop the central watchtower of Apocalypse Base, William put down his binoculars and spoke four words calmly into the encrypted communication channel.
The next second!
"Boom—!!!"
A deafening roar echoed from behind Tianqi's closed gates! It wasn't a cannon blast, but more like the roar of some giant object violently breaking through steel!
The center of the heavy alloy gate suddenly dented and twisted inward, before being torn open and blown away from the inside by an utterly tyrannical force!
Amidst the flying metal fragments and dust, a terrifying dark-red figure, five meters tall, shot out like a cannonball!
It slammed heavily onto the barrel of the lead main battle tank. The solid armor, capable of withstanding ordinary shells, collapsed like paper the moment it made contact! The turret twisted and deformed!
As the dust settled slightly, the figure's true form was revealed.
It was a giant werewolf that looked as if it had stepped out of myth! Its entire body was covered in dark-red hair like steel needles and Dark-Red Bone Armor. Its muscles were bulging to the point of being hideous. It stood a full five meters tall, with wolf claws as sharp as knives.
Its snout peeled back, revealing dagger-like, snow-white teeth. Its eyes were filled with the most primal Bloodlust and desire for slaughter!
Fenrir! The fully unleashed [Bloodline - Werewolf] form!
At this moment, he deeply experienced the feeling of those Tyrants from Resident Evil.
His entire being exuded a violent and Bloodlust aura. Right now, he only wanted to tear everything apart, even the Tianqi gates that stood in his way.
But his mind was very clear.
Precisely because he was so clear-headed, he knew that after this battle, he wouldn't be able to escape a scolding for destroying the Tianqi gates without permission. Therefore, he could only channel that into rage and tear the enemies before him to shreds!
A violent aura ravaged the entire battlefield!
"Awoooo—!!!"
Fenrir threw back his head and let out a deafening howl. The sound almost became physical, forming a shockwave that made the eardrums of the nearby Coalition Forces soldiers sting and their hearts pound wildly.
Before anyone could react, Fenrir's massive wolf claws had already gripped the edge of the turret of the scrapped tank beneath his feet, and terrifying power erupted instantly.
"Up—!"
The main battle tank, weighing dozens of tons, was actually flipped into the air by his single arm. Like throwing a giant shell, he hurled it fiercely at another tank that was turning its barrel nearby!
"Rumble—!!!"
The two steel behemoths collided violently, their fuel tanks exploding and instantly turning into two massive fireballs. The shockwave, carrying shrapnel, swept through the area, and screams erupted!
"Mon... Monster!!"
"Fire! Fire quickly!!"
The Coalition Forces vanguard instantly fell into chaos. Facing such a massive and brutal monster made them think of the Tyrants from Resident Evil.
But the figure before them was far more terrifying than a Tyrant. The fear of being dominated by a Tyrant deep in their hearts was reignited.
They frantically turned their weapons, heavy machine gun bullets spraying toward Fenrir like water, hitting his dark-red hair and Dark-Red Bone Armor.
But these meat grinders, which were usually unstoppable, only managed to kick up a few sparks and make clinking sounds, as if they were hitting the hardest alloy!
Occasionally, a rocket would come whistling in, but Fenrir always used his incredible speed to dodge or simply swing his massive claws to swat the rocket out of the air!
He was like a tiger among sheep; every swipe of his claws could tear through the shell of an armored vehicle, and every pounce could send a group of soldiers flying.
The werewolf's combat instincts, combined with the explosive stats from the Bloodline enhancement, made him the most terrifying meat grinder on the battlefield. In an instant, he tore a bloody gap in the Coalition Forces' orderly vanguard formation!
"Bastard!"
Rex's eyes nearly split from rage, filled with both shock and fury.
He hadn't expected Tianqi to release such a ferocious beast right from the start.
"Marcus! Join me, let's slaughter this beast first!"
He roared, gripping the blood-colored giant axe with both hands. His power as an SS-Rank Hunter erupted instantly as he charged toward Fenrir like a heavy tank. The giant axe sliced through the air with a shrill whistle, aiming for the werewolf's neck!
Marcus also moved almost simultaneously, his figure as fast as a ghost. His silver-gray skin instantly took on a metallic luster as he threw a silent punch toward Fenrir's ribs from a tricky and ruthless angle!
Excitement and cruelty flashed in Fenrir's dark-red wolf eyes.
Unafraid, he met Rex's giant axe by boldly striking out with his massive wolf claw!
"Clang—!!!!"
The deafening sound of clashing metal made one's blood boil!
Rex felt as if he had struck an iron mountain. The recoil from the giant axe made his arms go numb and his palms split. He slid back uncontrollably for several meters, plowing two deep furrows into the ground!
On Fenrir's wolf claw, the Dark-Red Bone Armor embedded in the skin only had a white mark and a few broken hairs around it.
"What?!"
Rex was horrified. He was confident that his SS-Level Talent [Berserk Strength], combined with this special giant axe, had enough destructive power to shatter mountains and split stones. He hadn't expected it to only leave such a small mark on the opponent's claw!
Meanwhile, Marcus's determined punch also landed on Fenrir's ribs.
A force strong enough to pierce through steel plates erupted solidly.
"Bang!"
Amidst the muffled sound, Marcus's expression changed drastically.
He felt as if he hadn't hit a body of flesh and blood, but a super alloy of incredibly high density!
The recoil caused a sharp pain in his finger bones, while the opponent's muscles only contracted slightly, and he didn't even wobble!