Chapter 35: The Situation of All Parties

  The famous port of Xiwis, located on the eastern part of the continent of Farusi, is a bustling hub of commerce and trade with the continent of Iberia across the sea.

  The tavern near the dock is where a large number of sailors and travelers gather every day to drink and chat. It's crowded with people almost every day, and business is booming. This place is also a mixed bag, where some unusual or useful information often leaks out.

  Alone, he arrived at the tavern's Mucun Star, having already changed into a robe with excellent defensive capabilities that he had found during his training in various places. His previous outfit was too strange for the people of this world.

  Although Mudan Xing was wearing a mage's magic robe, its defensive power was stronger than some ordinary armor. Moreover, this magic robe also had the effect of reducing damage from earth-based magic, which was quite suitable for him who had already mastered several magics.

  Now, Mudan Star has arrived at this bustling tavern, just to try his luck here. He wants to see if he can find that mysterious man who comes and goes without a trace among the many enthusiastic drinkers in the crowd. The purpose is to buy a powerful weapon from that guy's hand, so he almost always comes to the local tavern to try his luck as soon as he arrives at a town.

  Luckily, this time the luck of the Dust Star was extremely good, and he immediately found the target person, the mysterious man, drinking alone in a secluded corner of the tavern.

  Mudustar immediately walked to the mysterious man's table with a smile and said, "We meet again, it seems my luck is still pretty good, this time I'm here to buy something from you again!"

  The mysterious man looked at Mu Chen Xing and smiled, "I really didn't expect to meet you five times in a row within three months. It's not easy for ordinary people to meet me so many times, but since you've bumped into me, let's follow the old rules - one price for all items, 20,000 yuan each, no bargaining!"

  Mudustar handed over the money to the super businessman in front of him without saying a word, knowing that this was his old routine, and every time he met him, the transaction price would rise, but the quality of the goods would also rise. Then, full of expectation, waiting for what he had bought this time.

  As soon as Muxun Xing saw that the things he bought had arrived in his hands, his mood immediately became depressed.

  It turned out that this time, Muxun Star's luck was not good again. The powerful weapon he had been expecting did not buy it, and what he spent 20,000 gold coins on this time was a dark crystal that resisted spiritual magic.

  This thing is of no great use to the group led by Mochou Xing who are about to head to the Niubru Waterfall to slay the dragon, after all that dragon won't be affected by spiritual magic, what they need most now is a weapon with massive destructive power.

  But that's what it's like to trade with the mysterious man, anyway. He just randomly pulls out something and stuffs it into your hands, then he takes the money and leaves. As for what you end up getting in the end, that's entirely a test of your character.

  Mudanxing also knew that this transaction had been completed, and if he continued to look for the guy to buy items, he would have to try his luck again at a tavern in another place next time.

  For the result in front of him, Muxun Xing also shook his head helplessly and walked towards the outside of the tavern. Now he is ready to return to the hotel where Xiālín Yuè and others live, and after a good rest, they will set out for the Ni Bulu Waterfall tomorrow to carry out their dragon-slaying operation.

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  At this time in reality, Lao Xia and Lao Zhou were busy strengthening their own superpower training.

  It wasn't until the fifth day after Mu Chen and Xia Linyu opened up that their research base in the mountains was attacked by parasites again, and this time it was some secondary parasites and a tertiary parasite that was discovered for the first time.

  At that time, Lao Xia and Lao Zhou, who were in the middle of equipment improvement and various experiments, were suddenly interrupted by a urgent alarm sound, which broke into the things they were doing with their own hands. This alarm sound represented an unidentified intruder entering the warning range within the institute.

  Lao Zhou and Lao Xia immediately arrived at the main control room where Alice was, through the surveillance screen they were able to confirm the identities of these intruders. They were a group of secondary humanoid parasites, it seemed that they wanted to make this rare human research institute their own lair.

  Lao Xia gazed at the secondary parasites displayed on the screen and immediately ordered Alice: "Alice, eliminate all of these guys in front of us. We can catch as many of these trash as we want later! There's no time to study them now!"

  "Alice's holographic image immediately replied: 'Affirmative, Doctor. Target will be exterminated at once!'"

  The automated defense system on the roof of the research institute immediately opened fire, with more than 20 six-barreled M134 Minigun machine guns launching an attack on the group of secondary parasites heading towards the research institute.

  The Minigun's extremely high rate of fire, reaching thousands of rounds per minute, instantly formed a dense hail of bullets in the attack area. Although the secondary parasites moved very quickly, they were almost instantly shot down by the sudden attack of twenty such high-speed machine guns, and then shot into sieves by the subsequent bullets.

  The remaining parasites that had narrowly escaped the hail of bullets immediately turned around and prepared to flee, but Alice's orders were to annihilate them all here, so she wouldn't let those fish that had slipped through the net get away easily.

  With Alice's precise command, all defense systems locked onto the target and immediately began a frantic barrage. However, the roof-mounted machine guns lost contact one after another.

  Alice discovered the situation and immediately reported to Old Xia and Old Zhou: "Doctor, the institute's defense system is being forcibly destroyed by an external force! Please send someone to check it out right away!"

  Lao Zhou immediately activated his telepathic ability after hearing Alice's report, and did a thorough sweep of the entire institute. Sure enough, he discovered that there was indeed a living being on the rooftop, and to his surprise, it could strongly resist his mind control. He helplessly told Lao Xia: "Lao Xia, you'd better hurry up and go check out the situation on the rooftop, otherwise our defensive equipment upstairs will be dismantled by that creature! It's desperately resisting my telepathic control."

  Lao Xia immediately took out a dozen or so specially made metal balls and went outside. He naturally activated his ability to control the magnetic field, quickly rising into mid-air. The metal balls now surrounded him, rapidly rotating in front of him, forming a protective layer that resembled Magneto's escape from prison in X2: X-Men United.

  Lao Xia, after rising to the rooftop, saw a giant monster covered in hard scales, swinging its massive sharp claws at the machine guns on the roof, causing destructive damage. Most of the gold steel-made rapid-fire machine guns had been cut into several segments and fell to the ground.

  Is this the third extreme's parasitic beast? Although Lao Xia was surprised by the strange appearance of the guy below, this monster was clearly interfered with by Lao Zhou's mental powers and now reacted somewhat sluggishly.

  At the sight of this, Old Xia immediately began to ruthlessly attack, six or seven specially made metal balls shot out with bullet-like speed towards that completely defenseless monster.

  That alloy sphere that could easily penetrate tempered glass couldn't penetrate the hard scales on his opponent's body, only scraping out sparks on their skin. Seeing this situation, Old Xia knew things might be in trouble now.

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  In the evening, in the disaster area of Hanover, Germany, Europe, rescue and reconstruction work is being carried out in full swing, while several US military patrols are patrolling on several roads around the city.

  As this meteorite attack focused on the main countries of most of Europe, many of the prosperous cities suffered varying degrees of destruction, with only a very small number of cities fortunate enough to escape unscathed or suffer only minor damage.

  Hanover was very fortunate to have suffered only minor damage, and thus became a major transshipment point for American supplies. It was also the headquarters of the U.S. Army's V Corps, which was responsible for logistical support for the troops in the area. However, things are starting to get a little unsafe around here lately.

  One month after the meteorite impact, a parasitic beast attack frenzy broke out. Europe was the region with the most human-type parasitic beasts, and at that time, the military forces of various European countries launched an all-out attack on these suddenly appearing monsters, but due to the severe losses suffered by the military in the previous meteorite attack, the various countries were unable to effectively complete this task.

  The largest number of parasitic beasts began to show signs of spreading to the surrounding areas, and the governments of various European countries were at a loss for what to do in the face of such a deteriorating situation. At that time, the French government, one of the major powers in Europe, was facing an almost out-of-control situation, and in desperation, the proud French people prepared to use nuclear weapons to conduct a scorched earth operation on the concentrated area of parasitic beasts.

  Fortunately, the Americans saw that the French were about to go crazy and finally dispatched the long-awaited reinforcements from various European countries, which landed in the coastal areas of France. The old neighbor Russia also sent troops towards Eastern Europe.

  The current historical situation is reminiscent of the European battlefield during World War II. The US military aid was like the Allied forces back then, landing on the west coast of France and immediately using their powerful firepower to advance from south to north, quickly eliminating a large number of parasitic beasts with the cooperation of the remaining troops of various countries.

  And on the Russian side, like the Soviet Red Army during World War II, from north to south across the vast Eastern European plain, the powerful armored corps of the Polar Bear instantly crushed all resistance with overwhelming force.

  Dramatic beauty, Russia and the United States have joined hands again, against their common enemy, but this time it's not the Nazi army, but a large army of alien parasites. After more than a month of fierce fighting, the armies of the two countries met again near Germany.

  But this time American cowboys finally blocked the advancing route before the old Mao's tanks entered Germany in its border area.

  Although a large number of parasites were destroyed in this month-long extermination, some parasites still managed to escape the attack and hide in various places.

  After the main battles ended, those parasitic beasts began to change their methods and secretly attacked refugee camps in various places. The number of missing and dead people continued to appear tomorrow, so the military forces of various countries began to send out large numbers of patrol teams to conduct armed patrols around the main refugee camps to prevent such attacks from happening.

  At this time, a patrol team was on a routine patrol mission on a highway outside the refugee camp. This fleet of four Hummers mainly looked at various situations along the way every day. If they found a parasite beast, they would eliminate the opponent on the spot.

  The comms device in the lead Humvee suddenly crackled to life with a transmission from one of the trailing vehicles: "Hey, Captain, after tonight's patrol is over, why don't we all go unwind a bit? I found this awesome bar yesterday with Hank - they've got authentic German dark beer and the girls are smokin' hot!"

  For these soldiers who are fighting in a foreign land, their spirits are always under high tension. Generally, once the mission is over, they will go to various bars in the local area to seek pleasure and entertainment. Alcohol and women are their last resort to relieve mental stress.

  And the local bars also welcome these, with a large amount of idle money or supplies for living, the arrival of soldiers is truly timely for the current local bar owners.

  The big-headed captain sitting in the Hummer picked up the communicator and laughed loudly with his unique loud voice: "Alright, after the patrol mission is over, the whole team will go to the new bar you two found, let's see if the girls there are really like what you two said, those guys who can't control their lower body!"

  As soon as the captain announced that he would be treating everyone today, a chorus of cheers and whistles erupted from the comms device. The captain, hearing his subordinates' enthusiastic response, chuckled and scolded over the comms device once more: "You bunch of rabbits, getting so excited just because I'm buying dinner? Alright then, make sure to bring your A-game for the patrol mission!"

  "Understood, Captain!"

  "Don't worry, captain! We'll definitely make it through this last hour!"

  "It's okay! Nothing will go wrong! Don't worry!"

  The lackluster responses from his subordinates made the captain burst out laughing: "This bunch of guys, what's wrong with them... Ah!"

  The captain's words were not yet finished, when a fireball flew quickly from the darkness in front and hit the Hummer he was riding in, turning it into a burning scrap of iron.

  The Humvees behind saw that something was wrong and immediately stopped. Everyone picked up their weapons and quickly got out of the vehicle, aiming at the dark area in front to prepare for the target, and then launched an attack immediately. At the same time, a signal of being ambushed was also sent to the troops.

  At this moment, a scorching airflow sound slowly echoed in the dark sky, and several soldiers subconsciously raised their heads to look up at the sky, immediately letting out a cry of surprise.

  "Look quickly at the sky, what is that thing!"

  "Oh heavens! That is...that is..."

  "Oh God, that's devil......!"

  "Am I seeing things?! How can that thing actually exist...?"

  At this moment, the group of soldiers were frightened by the phenomenon of a tall and majestic figure in the air, with its entire body covered in fiery red skin, a terrifying face with eyes that emitted a cold glow. And a pair of large curved horns floated in mid-air above the sky. It looked exactly like the devil from mythological legends.

  Just as the soldiers were about to attack the demon-like creature in the sky, a large number of giant arrows and sharp flying axes suddenly flew out from the darkness on both sides of the road.

  A group of soldiers died tragically without firing a shot, and fell to the ground on both sides of the highway. At this time, in the darkness, a group of figures began to appear one after another at the scene of the vehicle fleet.

  If there were still people passing by here now, they would definitely be shocked by the appearance of these guys in front of them, because these later-appearing figures are completely some reddish-brown giant lizards that walk upright like humans, and they all hold large cold weapons in their hands. It's simply a group of fantasy game orcs.

  Among this group of tall and sturdy lizardmen, the strongest one who looked like a leader came to the devil who had already fallen to the ground and said respectfully: "Lord Sado, the magical power of this plane is really too poor. Moreover, the creatures here are not strong either, we can easily occupy this place!"

  The great devil gazed at the faint, flickering lights of the refugee camp in front of him and ordered the lizard leader behind him in a tone that brooked no doubt: "Kam, you will immediately lead your people to prepare for the construction of transmission gates everywhere on this plane, to welcome Lord Trem and the subsequent great army. Since this plane is so weak, we will turn it into a granary for the great army. Take away all the corpses and weapons."

  With a single command from the demon, these lizardmen, who were far larger and stronger than ordinary humans, immediately lifted up the corpses on the ground and quickly disappeared into the darkness on both sides of the road. Another deadly enemy that humanity would face in the future had finally begun to formally take the stage.

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