Chapter 457 Reinforcements Arrive!

The overwhelming swarm of aircraft arrived from the horizon, the roar of their engines reverberating across the entire battlefield.

On the city walls, the defenders, who had been on the verge of despair, stood rooted to the spot, dumbfounded by the sight.

Even Chu Xiong stared wide-eyed.

He hadn't expected the Northern Border Legion to receive reinforcements under these circumstances!

"Reinforcements have arrived!"

"The Federation and the Supreme Commander haven't abandoned us!"

Excited, exhilarated shouts erupted from the city walls, as everyone's eyes welled up with tears of joy. They felt as if an invisible force had been injected into their exhausted bodies!

Just minutes ago, every soldier in the Northern Border Military Region had believed that Li Tianran would not send any more reinforcements.

Because compared to eliminating the two Apostle clans in the Gorun Nuur Great Desert, the Northern Border Legion, and even the entire human world, seemed less important.

From a strategic standpoint, even if all the living humans inside the human world died, it wouldn't significantly impact the strength of the allied forces led by Li Tianran; it would actually save resources.

Eliminating those two Apostles was a different story.

If they could concentrate their forces and eliminate the two Apostles in the Gorun Nuur Great Desert, it would have immense strategic significance, greatly weakening the power of the Ancient Civilization.

Any commander in their right mind, after weighing the pros and cons, would likely choose not to send troops to support the T-119 defense line. Instead, they would focus their forces on rushing to the Gorun Nuur Great Desert, striving to end the war there as quickly and safely as possible.

It was cruel, but it was the truth!

Just moments ago, everyone in the Northern Border Legion had believed that the human world and Li Tianran had abandoned them.

But now, seeing the warplanes bearing the familiar banner soaring in from the horizon, the unexpected surge of emotion in their hearts was almost overwhelming!

"Finally… finally, they're here!" Chu Xiong, despite his age and countless brushes with death, couldn't help but shed tears of relief.

Although he didn't know if the arrival of these reinforcements would change the course of the battle, their presence at least proved that… the Federation hadn't forgotten them, and Li Tianran hadn't abandoned them!

That was enough!

For a soldier, life and death were not their greatest concern; what they cared most about was "I treat the nation as I treat you, will the nation treat me the same?"!

Now, Chu Xiong and the soldiers of the Northern Border Legion who had held out until now had received their answer.

This order from Li Tianran finally earned him, the "Supreme Commander of the Human Allied Forces," the respect of these Federal soldiers, not because of his military advantage, but because of his compassion.

These soldiers were content and satisfied!

Da da da!

Whoosh!

The aircraft were incredibly fast. They were initially visible only on the distant horizon, but in just three seconds, they had arrived directly above the giant city walls.

Without any hesitation or communication, the machine guns and cannons on the warplanes instantly opened fire, weaving a dense net of bullets and shells that swept frantically across the beast tide below the city walls.

"Awoo!"

A sea beast that had already climbed onto the city wall was instantly blown apart, letting out a miserable screech.

Large patches of fire erupted within the beast tide, creating swathes of empty space!

"Concussion bombs, high-explosive bombs… a volley!"

"Firing complete!"

"Prepare for the second volley!"

Inside the warplanes, the pilots were expressionless, communicating only through their communication devices, their fingers pressed tightly on the missile launch buttons, unleashing all the anger in their hearts.

Before arriving at the defense line, these reinforcing troops had only heard that the Northern Border Legion had suffered heavy losses, but they didn't understand the specific situation. Now, however, as they looked at the devastation on the battlefield, at the bodies of soldiers wearing the same uniform as them covering the ground, at the few surviving soldiers on the city walls still fighting bloody battles against the densely packed sea beasts…

The visual impact instantly brought the anger in the hearts of these reinforcing soldiers to a boiling point!

They now had only one thought in their minds.

That was to kill! Kill all these hideous, monstrous beasts!

With the sudden addition of powerful firepower, the defense line, which had been on the verge of collapse, was temporarily stabilized. Many sea beasts that had already climbed up were pushed back down, and the beast tide fell into disarray, retreating a short distance.

"..." The Star Apostle stood in the beast tide, watching the sudden arrival of human reinforcements. He wasn't surprised or panicked, just smiling radiantly. "The resistance is becoming more and more intense!"

The Ocean Apostle, who had been silent all along, turned her female head and spoke after seeing the arrival of the human support troops.

"The Night Apostle and the Gale Apostle are in danger…"

The Apostles' invasion of the T-119 defense line was intended to force Li Tianran to bring the Kunlun Battleship back to defend, thereby reducing the pressure on the Gorun Nuur Great Desert.

But now, it wasn't Li Tianran's Kunlun Battleship that had come to support them, but a Federal army, which meant that their plan had failed. Li Tianran wasn't following their lead.

"If Li Tianran doesn't return to defend… the not-fully-revived Miracle Architecture cannot withstand the firepower of that battleship." The Ocean Apostle twisted her head, her voice sinister: "The two of them may die!"

Under the current circumstances, the Apostles certainly didn't want any more clans to perish like the Sky Apostle clan.

If something happened to the Night Apostle and the Gale Apostle, even if technological weapons were revived in the future, the Ocean Apostle and the Star Apostle wouldn't have the confidence to crush Li Tianran!

"Perhaps we haven't given him enough stimulation!" The Star Apostle stroked his eyebrows, his tone becoming serious: "The weight of a Northern Border Legion is not enough to make Li Tianran give up his advantage on the Gorun Nuur battlefield… In that case, we'll give him some more stimulation."

"Step over this giant city as quickly as possible and destroy the entire human world!"

"Crush their cities, devour their civilians, kill their children…"

The Star Apostle was like a madman, his delicate face now looking ferocious and terrifying.

...

A plane landed on the giant city's landing pad. As soon as it came to a stop, Zhang Shoucheng led a group of people running down.

Chu Xiong also withdrew from the city walls and met Zhang Shoucheng. After grabbing the other man's shoulders tightly and briefly describing the situation, Chu Xiong asked, "Old Zhang, how many people did you bring this time? How much heavy firepower? What are the specific combat plans?"

Chu Xiong asked with a trembling voice, his eyes full of hope.

Zhang Shoucheng looked at Chu Xiong's gray hair, feeling something stuck in his throat. After a moment of silence, he shook his head and said, "There are no specific combat plans."

Chu Xiong was stunned.

"There's not enough time, and with the current battle situation… no combat plan can be implemented." Zhang Shoucheng pointed to the chaotic battlefield and the dilapidated city walls, then looked at Chu Xiong very seriously and said:

"Old Chu, we're not here to save the Northern Border Legion."

"We're here to die with you!"