Chapter 488: Airborne Assault
From a height of thousands of meters, the squad initiated their airdrop!
Not only were they required to land with precision, but they also needed to stall the 87th-level Earth Ghost General and destroy Liuli City's entire defense system!
This meant they had to simultaneously deal with the city's garrison!
Damn!
The upper echelons of the Hundred Ghost Fortress had decided to make the newly captained Dragon Kingdom's ninth squad the main offensive force for this battle!
And they were using this siege as a test of the ninth squad's capabilities!
For the members of the ninth squad, this was an immense pressure.
At such a high altitude, the thick, expansive white clouds obscured everyone's vision completely!
This caused many of the third-year students to feel disoriented during the glide descent.
Thankfully…
They had locked onto the lone figure of the non-specialist leading the charge!
With him leading the way, there was no chance of veering off course!
At this moment.
The Dragon Kingdom's ninth squad had descended to 1,500 meters!
Ling Zhan's cold, purple-glowing eyes had already spotted the grotesque ghost slaves gathering atop the walls of Liuli City's defensive fortress.
Simultaneously, the ghost slaves were adjusting large, blood-red anti-aircraft cannons, which looked as if they were made of flesh and were now aiming toward the sky!
Clearly.
Liuli City's aerial defense system had detected the approaching figures of the Dragon Kingdom's ninth squad!
The pulsating, flesh-like cannons, seemingly alive, aimed directly at the descending figures.
A chilling sense of danger suddenly surged through the minds of every airborne squad member!
"This…"
They quickly realized that their presence had been completely detected by the enemy's defense system!
Many of the third-year students, once again, couldn't suppress a surge of panic!
Damn!!
Being shot down by these living anti-aircraft cannons would put them at a severe disadvantage!
"Do not panic."
"Remember my order—follow right behind me."
Just as some members considered altering their trajectory mid-air.
Ling Zhan's calm voice rang out again.
At the same time.
All the members watched in shock as the non-specialist leader pushed his suit's propulsion system to full power!
Boom!!
His figure plummeted through the sky like a meteor speeding toward the ground!
"Roar!!"
The ghost slaves atop the walls of Liuli City's defensive fortress, sensing the approaching human figure speeding up instead of slowing down, let out furious roars!
Stupid humans!
Still thinking of descending upon them?
If this human wanted to die, they'd gladly help him!
At the cruel smile of one ghost slave commander, it gave the order to bombard the human who had dared to rush into their firing range!
Bzzz bzzz bzzz…
Hundreds of grotesque living cannons, made from unknown flesh and still pulsing with life, began charging a crimson light at their barrels!
Within just two seconds.
The devastating scarlet beams, capable of annihilating a level 70 third-tier powerhouse with ease, were ready to fire!
Every airborne squad member felt the overwhelming danger surge toward them!
"Damn it! We're all locked on by these living cannons!"
"What do we do?"
"Should we deviate from our landing coordinates?"
It wasn't just the third-year students—some of the fourth-year members also realized that if they continued their descent, they'd be shredded by these destructive beams before even reaching Liuli City!
"Let me repeat myself!"
"No deviations allowed!"
At that moment.
Ling Zhan, still leading the charge, issued the order once again in his indifferent tone.
This…
Not just the third- and fourth-year members, but even the vice-captain Zhou Xue'er felt concerned!
But on the battlefield.
One must obey the captain's command!
It was something everyone had to follow!
Even if…
The captain's order seemed wrong!!
Damn…
Every member forcibly restrained the urge to change direction, and they all readied their weapons, preparing to use life-saving skills to counter the incoming destruction beams!
Boom!!
The ghost slaves atop the fortress walls wasted no time.
They fired the charged destruction beams from their living cannons!
Like streaks of blood, the crimson beams tore through the sky, hurtling directly toward Ling Zhan and the other airborne members!
Just as everyone prepared to activate their life-saving skills.
Bzzzz!!
Suddenly!
In front of everyone, the space began to distort, forming massive wormholes!
This sight.
Left all the members momentarily stunned.
In that split second.
The beams, which had been aimed straight at them, were sucked into the space-warping wormholes!
None of the airdropping members were harmed in the slightest!
What happened next shocked them even more!
Boom!!
Suddenly.
Before any of them could fully grasp what had occurred, massive explosions erupted below, near Liuli City's walls!!
Looking closer…
They saw that hundreds of spatial wormholes had appeared in front of the city's walls!
The destruction beams, which should have obliterated the ninth squad, had been redirected to the city's walls!
Holy crap!
Spatial redirection!!
Every squad member was utterly stunned by the sight!
This…
This non-specialist even had such a profound spatial redirection technique!!
At that moment.
The squad had descended to 800 meters.
Still leading the charge, Ling Zhan's hand suddenly glowed with a black light.
Next, to everyone's shock, a massive, black war halberd, seemingly capable of splitting the heavens, materialized in his grasp!
At the same time…
Despite the incredible speed of his dive, Ling Zhan managed to stop himself in less than half a second!
The immense inertia should have torn apart his body, yet it had no effect on him!
Using this terrifying momentum…
He stepped into thin air and, defying all expectations, performed a shocking throw mid-air!
Whoosh!!
Every member of the Dragon Kingdom's ninth squad.
And even the bewildered ghost slave defenders on the walls.
Watched in horror as the gigantic black halberd, wreathed in dark flames and growing to over 100 meters long, shot down like a black meteor, carrying immense destructive force straight toward Liuli City!