Chapter 178: Heartless Cannon! Blow Them Up!
Even when they received the news that there were thousands of kobolds in this castle, most people thought that those were just imaginary numbers and paid it no mind.
After all, the strongest mythical race currently known to humankind in the wasteland were the taurens.
There were only 700 of them.
Now they suddenly discovered a clan whose number and strength completely exceeded the taurens, leaving everyone shocked!
At the same time, an inexplicable sense of fear surged alongside the shock.
If there were so many kobolds that suddenly emerged, did it mean that there were a lot of other powerful races that had yet to be discovered by humans, or that the humans who discovered them were already dead?
“What is the future of humankind?”
After the first few such viewpoints appeared, immediately, the joy of watching the live broadcast was no longer there, and everyone in the chat channel panicked.
No one wanted to die, especially those who were in a group. They dared not think about the heavy topic of “death”.
Looking at Su Mo’s figure on screen, for the first time, the mentality of those who were watching changed.
Their perspectives s.h.i.+fted from simply watching a show, not caring for the outcome, to thinking about the dangers and safety of Su Mo’s group, a connection that arose from their “common destiny” was manifested for the first time in the apocalyptic world.
If one of their kind was prosperous, then everyone would be prosperous; if one was doomed, then everyone would be doomed.
Su Mo, as humanity’s strongest, if he fell during tonight’s live broadcast, it would be a “violent” blow to all humankind!
In a partially-collapsed house somewhere in the wasteland, a mother and daughter were huddled together in a nest. They were trembling in the cold, and were so hungry that they had to clutch their stomachs in agony.
Even so, their faint but extremely firm cheering sounds slowly floated out in the wind!
In a big pit, five or six older children hugged each other for warmth, trembling. As each gust of wind blew, they came closer and closer to death…
Although their voices were extremely shaky, the words “hang in there” could be distinguished.
In a large-scale shelter that had been destroyed by a foreign mythical race, the faint sound of cheering could also be heard.
In a dim but warm shelter, among the crowd of people, a girl was feeling very touched, but observing the strangers around her with caution, she tried her best to blend in and not stand out.
Amidst the unanimous cheering sounds, the girl clenched her clothes tightly. If there was a lip reading expert there, they would be able to distinguish the words that were being mouthed…
Big brother, hang in there!
After the first shot was fired, the war would not stop…
Even among the people who were initially not optimistic, there were only two words left in their hearts at this time…
Come on!
Everyone was cheering for Su Mo, who was fighting against another race under such harsh weather conditions. Everyone was worried about the first turning point in the fate of the human community on the wasteland.
Su Mo was stunned and dazed when he heard the excited voice of Chen Shen.
“Big brother Su, many, many people are cheering for us…”
Lying on the ground, without Su Mo’s instructions, everyone quietly watched the kobold castle in the distance restlessly.
After the initial panic, with Su Mo leading them, the small team that had been put together began to gain cohesion as time pa.s.sed.
If the flags do not fall, then the morale shall not fall!
If the generals do not die, then the brave men shall not fall!
Standing in the center of the venue, Su Mo’s figure rose infinitely in everyone’s eyes.
On one side was the kobold castle, and on the other side was Su Mo, who was the representative of thousands of humans.
There was an extremely disparate contrast between the number of people on both sides. The scene left a strong visual impact and, as Su Mo’s gestures changed, everyone on the ground suddenly became excited.
“Brothers!”
“It’s time for the flames of humankind to burn!”
Turning his head and looking at the iron barrels that had been rooted into the ground, Su Mo took out sixty cheap lead wires he had exchanged from the system and put them on the ground.
“Everyone, connect the lead wires to the rear end of the propellant, and turn the barrel northward. The downward inclination angle is 180, and the upward inclination angle is 220. Then fall back 15 meters!”
Using a lead wire to ignite the heartless cannon was the correct and also the safest way to operate it.
At Su Mo’s order, everyone moved quickly. Through the subjective lens of the viewers, the team looked no worse than those who had received training before!
Three minutes later, when the last lead wire was connected, Su Mo looked at the bustling kobold castle in the distance and yelled, “What s.h.i.+t kobolds? What garbage magic? In the eyes of the human race…”
“Technology is magic and bombs are the truth!”
“Everyone, light the fire, aim them at a crowded place, and blow them all up!”
Crackle, crackle, crackle!
The eight lead wires were all ignited at the same time, making a unique fizzing sound.
It was like a fire snake. In the blink of an eye, the burning wire reached the heartless cannon and, immediately, before everyone could react…
Boom! Boom! Boom!
…
Suddenly, eight sounds that shook the world echoed loudly and, under the stormy night sky, the explosives flew straight toward the kobold castle like an arrow released from a bowstring.
‘So cool, a beautiful parabola…’
While Su Mo was thinking such thoughts, suddenly…
It became bright!
Eight picric acid explosives. .h.i.t the walls of the kobold castle, suddenly bursting forth with a light bright enough to light up the sky for a whole three seconds!
Snowflakes!
Storm!
Flame!
Followed by… the howling of the kobolds!
The surroundings rumbled and the intense light pierced Su Mo’s eyes, but he still continued staring at the outer wall of the castle where the smoke was about to dissipate.
There was a strong wind blowing and, when the outer wall reappeared in front of everyone again, the small team and the major chat channels suddenly cheered.
“It exploded, it exploded, it really exploded!”
A large hole was visible, alongside the charred corpses of the kobolds, and yellow liquid dripped off the walls.
This round of bombing was not enough to cause the kobold castle to collapse but, at this moment, the arrogant barking sounds from the kobolds were gone.
“Everyone prepare for the second round!”
After quickly communicating with Zhong Qingshu, Su Mo kept going and commanded everyone to ignite the second round of lead wires.
Taking advantage of the situation, before the kobolds could react, the team bombarded the city wall another three times, showcasing the power of the heartless cannon.
Four rounds of the bombardment occurred in just three minutes.
Before the fifth round began, the kobolds could no longer sit still in their seemingly “st.u.r.dy” castle to avoid the a.s.sault.
The thick wooden door that was riddled with holes was quickly pushed open by two small teams of kobolds. From the gap, the red-eyed mad dogs finally rushed out.
“Bombardment team, continue to prepare the explosives. Gun team, wait until they’re 100 meters away, and then fire at will!”
Su Mo replaced his rifle while looking at the kobolds who were rus.h.i.+ng out. He took out the Type-80 machine gun from the storage s.p.a.ce, and licked his b.l.o.o.d.y cracked lips excitedly.
The kobold castle was finally messed up, and Zhong Qingshu’s opportunity arrived!
Despite the darkness, countless kobolds found their positions after several rounds of sh.e.l.ls had been fired.
As they rushed out of the castle gates, they saw that Su Mo and his party had not reacted yet. Many kobolds ran wildly across the snow, hoping to tear everyone up.
Two hundred and forty meters.
Two hundred meters.
One hundred and fifty meters!
As the distance closed, after seeing Zhong Qingshu’s “OK” message in the chatbox, Su Mo released the machine gun’s safety, raised his head, and shouted,
“Linear array shooting formation. Fire at will and kill them all!”
The group, who had been waiting for Su Mo’s command on the ground for a long time, pulled their triggers in unison.
Tat tat tat…
Da da da da da da!
The unique sounds of the automatic rifle and the Type-80 machine gun suddenly echoed, playing the b.l.o.o.d.y melody of death amidst the snowy night.
The fiery red muzzle flames constantly flashed, spewing out bloodthirsty bullets with extremely terrifying power.
The kobolds who had defied the “fear of death” were stupefied after being hit by the barrage of firepower for the first time!
Compared to the firing rate of a rifle, a general-purpose machine gun had a firing rate of 800 rounds per minute, which was akin to a bone-eating wind, licking the flesh off the kobolds crazily.
“Wow!”
“Ahhhhh”
The kobolds who had just rushed out were stunned by the scene before them.
In the distance, the scene was like a fiery snake attacking countless kobolds. They were riddled with bullets into a sieve, with blood spurting from every part of their bodies.
The pure white snow, under the b.l.o.o.d.y baptism, was stained an eerie black and red color.
Daring to rush forward?
Still daring to fight?
When the first kobold mage tried to release a fireball, it was. .h.i.t by a bullet as soon as he shot it, causing a large explosion…
The kobold castle had been bombarded!
The kobolds in front wanted to flee madly, but the kobolds at the back were still at a loss. They were encouraged by their captains, continuing to charge forward.
Trampling, roaring, gunfire, and a hail of bullets…
More and more kobolds fell amidst such a chaotic scene and, even as bullets continued to fly, a more terrifying melee battle broke out within the kobold castle.
In order to return to the castle, the mages frantically used fireb.a.l.l.s, trying to forcibly clear a path.
At this time, the clueless kobold squad panicked even more, and the chaos continued to intensify.
“Su Mo, I’m on the second floor. Continue to create some chaos! Create an opportunity for me!”
Hearing Zhong Qingshu’s voice, without thinking about it further, Su Mo got to his feet and ran directly to the barrel to adjust the angle and direction of the iron barrel.
“The angle is 175, the direction is northwest. Everyone, aim at the door and blast it through!”
After five rounds of explosives, the remaining balance at this time was enough for another two rounds of bombardment.
When eight packs of explosives flew toward the castle gates one after the other, the world finally turned quiet.
The kobolds behind could finally step on the corpses of their kind and rush out to admire the h.e.l.lish battleground outside the castle.
Similarly, when looking at these kobolds and the few broken iron barrels on the ground, Su Mo stopped waiting.
“Everyone, carry the packs of explosives and walk forward to the position fifty meters outside the castle to cover my charge!”
“Our target is to wipe out the kobolds!”
After several rounds of bombardment, boxes of different colors were already lying on the ground.
The people who at first thought it would be a dangerous fight, looked at the scene in front of them and wiped their eyes with disbelief.
“We won?”
“We already won?”
Not only were the team members shocked, but the two billion people who were watching the entire battle on the live broadcast were also shocked!
“Almighty Su is going to win! Humans have won this battle!”
“It’s so cool! Explosions and big blasts, the kobolds must have been blown up silly.”
“What kind of lousy magic is that? Our explosives are just that good. Like I said, what are you guys afraid of, just wait till our weapons are created…”
Under the fierce a.s.sault of these weapons, the kobolds were like pigs and sheep to be slaughtered, unable to muster even the slightest resistance.
Before the steel hailstorm started again, Su Mo’s footsteps were ceaseless. In an instant, under the cover of the people behind him, he successfully rushed into the kobold castle.
Seeing Su Mo enter the castle, everyone under the outer wall relaxed and began to rest on the ground.
However, in a blind spot, a kobold in a white robe appeared silently on the five-story city wall.
The white robe kobold was expressionless. Aside from the distinctive robe on its body, in terms of its body shape and appearance, it looked no different from other kobolds.
However, the next action taken by such an ordinary kobold made Chen Shen, who had been watching the comments screen in the live broadcast room in amazement, stand up abruptly.
“This is bad. Get away!”
As he raised his head, Chen Shen would always remember this scene.
Above the kobold castle, a fireball the size of a basketball court fluttered through the air.
The blue fireball did not look all that scary, and even had a touch of beauty about it.
At the center of the fireball, there was a giant image of a foreign dragon swimming in it comfortably.
Every time the dragon swam, the fireball expanded by one point.
Before everyone could run away, under the control of the white-robed kobold, the fireball arrived directly at the position of the iron barrels outside the city wall!
Boom!
The scorching sun was rising, and the huge impact caused half of the kobold castle to collapse.
At the same time, everyone who had not had time to run far was also pushed out by this impact!