nycdaug Chapter 333 Severe Punishment
Chapter 333 Severe Punishment
Less than twenty minutes after Li Chenglong drove the multi-functional all-terrain command vehicle, Zheng Yong contacted him. Li Chenglong said seriously, "Old Zheng, you don't need to say anything more. I'm determined to fight this battle, and I will fight it my way." He originally thought Zheng Yong was coming to persuade him, but unexpectedly Zheng Yong said, "No, I'm not here to persuade you this time. I'm here on behalf of every single member of the Dawn Army who remained in Dawn City to request that you severely punish the murderer."
Li Chenglong smiled, shut down the communication, and sped up. With his command vehicle leading the way, there was no need to fear any obstacles on the road; they could simply drive through them. Meanwhile, Wu Gang, behind him, had already received several regimental commanders' requests for battle via his crystal phone. Currently, a combat division of the Dawn City's Dawn Army consists of six regiments, each with 1500 to 1800 men. Although the numbers are not large, combat effectiveness is not determined by the number of men.
The desire to fight was extremely high in each combat regiment. Wu Gang, the commander of the 1st Division, Hao Dahai, the deputy commander, Sun Youcai, the political commissar, Qian Guangming, the chief of staff, and Wang Yousheng, the director of the political department, were discussing the upcoming battle in a command vehicle.
Hao Dahai opened a map of the area surrounding Jingmen City sent by headquarters and said to everyone, "Currently, the resistance base is centered on the original city center of Jingmen City, and has been built into a base with a total area of no less than 200 square kilometers. According to intelligence from headquarters, their base is divided into three layers: the outermost layer is the civilian area, the middle layer is where their troops are stationed, and the innermost layer is their core area."
Sun Youcai continued, "According to the information Commander Li just sent, we'll target their inner and middle layers this time, ignoring the civilians on the outer layer. However, if any civilians dare to resist, we'll launch a targeted attack! Once the 40 Crystal Beam Cannons of the First Regiment of the Rocket Corps are in position, they will be positioned in the four cardinal directions, with the firing point set in the central area. The 20 Tyrannosaurus Rex fighters have already arrived at their positions and will return to Dawn City for arming and equipment after conducting preliminary reconnaissance."
Qian Guangming added: "After the artillery bombardment by the 1st Regiment of the Rocket Regiment and the bombing by the Tyrannosaurus Rex fighters are over, our six regiments, which have already deployed, will attack from all directions at the same time. Tell the brothers that there is no need to be merciful to the enemy. Being merciful to the enemy is the greatest cruelty to ourselves. Within an hour, our 1st Division will kill four-fifths of the resistance."
Speed is of the essence in war, so Li Chenglong did not order the troops to stop at noon. They ate the Dawn City K1 combat rations they carried with them. Dawn City currently has five types of military rations, the most common of which is the K1 combat ration, which contains a self-heating high-grade Dawn Rice, a serving of braised pork with exotic beasts, a serving of vegetables, a tea bag, a beverage packet, and other items such as water purification tablets and a simple alcohol stove.
At 1 p.m., Li Chenglong ordered a 20-minute break, during which he quickly ate a meal. Yang Liu and the special forces soldiers took turns using the restroom at the back of the command vehicle before coming over to receive his instructions. Li Chenglong casually reclined in his chair: "Yang Liu, you'll be the driver from now on. I need to get myself into top condition. At our current pace, we should arrive before midnight. Then, under cover of darkness, we'll deploy all our troops and immediately begin shelling and bombarding their core area. This will also give us time to evacuate the civilians on the periphery."
Yunlan said from the side, "After the shelling and bombing are over, Captain Li and I will lead your special forces team to rush in first. We will head straight for their core area and completely wipe out the headquarters of this wave of rebels. The rest of the enemy troops will be handed over to the 1st Division of the Dawn Army. The soldiers have not participated in combat for so long, and some of them are really pent up. Let them vent their frustrations. Out of humanitarian considerations, we will give the civilians half an hour to make announcements before the shelling and bombing."
As soon as Yunlan finished speaking, the assembly whistle blew. Yang Liu jumped into the driver's seat, and the command vehicle sped off first, with Wu Gang's command vehicle following closely behind. Last month, Li Chenglong used over a dozen level 9 crystals to upgrade his multi-functional tactical command vehicle. Although it now appears smaller from the outside, only about the size of a medium-sized RV, the interior space has been significantly increased due to the upgrade and the use of some spatial technology. With the increased space, the various facilities inside have also become more complete, greatly improving the riding experience.
Not only did he upgrade his own vehicle, he also used his stored crystals to arrange a multi-functional, all-terrain tactical command vehicle for Yunlan with the exact same configuration. However, Yunlan usually doesn't drive it and keeps it in the storage area of her psionic space.
At 7 PM, because military operations would commence immediately upon arrival at their positions, there was no time for the soldiers to eat or rest. Li Chenglong specifically allowed the entire army a 50-minute rest. The 20 Tyrannosaurus Rex fighter jets remained on standby over Beihu Province; they had already returned to Shuguang City once, fully loaded with various weapons. It's worth mentioning that after Wang Shuang and Wu Ruilan recovered from Li Xue's treatment, they strongly desired to participate in this operation, and Li Chenglong agreed after a brief consideration.
Inside the command vehicle, all officers of the 1st Division of the Dawn Army, at the regimental and deputy regimental levels and above, gathered to eat while listening to Li Chenglong's instructions. Thirty-nine special operations soldiers stood behind, also listening to the operational details. After the officers left, Li Chenglong solemnly addressed the special operations soldiers: "I'm temporarily assigning Zhao Liying, Han Xiaoling, and Li Xue to your special operations team. I have only one request: fight the enemy to the death!" The forty-two soldiers saluted in unison: "Yes, sir!"
At 00:15 on March 25, 2026, Li Chenglong led the 1st Division of the Dawn Army to the outskirts of the Rebel Army base. The sentries, both visible and hidden, had already been eliminated by Zhao Liying and her men. Wu Gang deployed his troops around the Rebel Army base as planned, while the four battalions of the 1st Regiment of the Rocket Force began setting up crystal beam cannons in the four cardinal directions, pointing them towards the heart of the Rebel Army base.
After the army was deployed, Li Chenglong personally addressed the crowd through loudspeakers set up around the area. The sleeping civilians initially didn't react, but upon hearing the message, some fled outside without even putting on their clothes.
During this time, Li Chenglong used dimensional travel to reach the north gate of the resistance base and took away Zhao Yan's body and head. Some ambushing enemies tried to take advantage of the situation, but Li Chenglong swung his right fist, turning all those superhumans into mincemeat. He carried Zhao Yan's body to the command vehicle and said sadly, "Yang Liu, Wang Shuang, clean her up. I'll take care of the rest later."
The two nodded, their eyes red, and carried Zhao Yan to the back restroom. Thirty minutes later, an autopsy table was set up in front of the command vehicle. Li Chenglong, needle and thread in hand, personally sutured Zhao Yan's head and body, which were already fully dressed. With each stitch, the 40 crystal beam cannons positioned in four directions around the resistance forces fired simultaneously. Once the crystal beam cannons cooled down, the Tyrannosaurus Rex fighters began their bombardment. In no time, the middle circle of the resistance forces was engulfed in flames, while the inner circle, protected by advanced ability users, suffered less damage.
After the stitching was completed, Li Chenglong, Yun Lan, and everyone present solemnly saluted Zhao Yan's corpse. He then summoned the Emperor's Sword and charged forward. Three signal flares were launched simultaneously, and the other troops also began their attack. Between the inner and outer perimeter was a city wall, presumably built to defend against zombies. Li Chenglong, braving the relentless fire from heavy machine guns and machine guns, wielded his sword and charged swiftly towards the city wall.
"Spatial Conversion!" Li Chenglong formed a rectangle with his thumbs and forefingers pointing towards the city wall. A red light emanated from the rectangle, and the city wall vanished. As soon as the wall disappeared, over a hundred ability users rushed out, their levels varying, the highest being level 10. They unleashed their abilities and attacked Li Chenglong. Li Chenglong neither dodged nor evaded, wielding his Emperor Sword and beginning his slaughter.
As a level 12 SSS-rank Holy Dragon Body Awakener, his current attributes are more than double those of the level 10 ability users. Coupled with his superior combat abilities, none of these resistance ability users could withstand a single round against him. Yun Lan had already led her special forces team up behind him, shouting as they charged into the battlefield.
At this moment, several hundred more superhumans and thousands more ordinary resistance fighters rushed forward. Li Chenglong ordered everyone to retreat behind him, waved his hands forward, and floated into the air: "Dragon Emperor Dimension!" Instantly, a black vortex appeared above the heads of the resistance fighters, sucking them all, whether ordinary or superhuman, into the air and gathering them together. The black vortex spun faster and faster, and the people shrank smaller and smaller.
Cries of pain, screams, and howls rose and fell, but Li Chenglong remained unmoved. A small black vortex appeared in his right hand, gradually transforming into a small black sphere. With this transformation, the more than a thousand rebels, due to the black vortex above their heads, coalesced into a massive ball of flesh. Li Chenglong clenched his right fist suddenly, causing the black vortex to explode, followed by the flesh ball bursting open. The more than a thousand rebels were reduced to a pulp of flesh and bone.
In order to prevent the flesh and blood from contaminating himself and the special forces behind him, Li Chenglong specially deployed an energy barrier to block all the scattered flesh and blood.
As the main forces from other directions gradually advanced, Li Chenglong separated from the fighting ranks. With Yun Lan and Li Xue, two level 11 awakened beings, and more than a dozen level 11 ability users, there was nothing to worry about on the front lines. Now he needed to find the leader of this resistance army, Yu Wenxun, a level 12 B-grade vampire mosquito spirit awakened being.
While he was fighting, he had already seen Yu Wenxun's location through his left eye. There was another level 12 being around him, but he was neither an Awakened nor a Superhuman. His energy looked more like that of an alien.