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#1099 - Chapter 1099: The Battle in the Earth-Destroying Drill
Clang!
With the sound of clashing weapons, Omen, who thought he was about to be stabbed to death, was surprised to find a steel saber engraved with the imperial insignia in front of him.
Then, the voice of the Imperial veteran Hans Albert directly calmed Omen's extremely tense heart.
"Fall back!"
"Quick!"
After saying this, Hans Albert, a veteran of the Empire, directly held the steel saber with both hands and charged towards the elf.
It was at this moment that Omen understood how the elf had reached them.
It turned out that just as Omen and the other workers were speeding along beneath the surface using the Earth Destroyer drill, they had unknowingly arrived near the roots of the World Tree.
Although, in theory, the roots of the World Tree would not be able to catch up with this giant steel machine, the problem was that Omen and the others' destination was too close to the roots of the World Tree.
Therefore, after the World Tree sensed the vibrations of the Earth Destroyer drill, it simply released its roots near the drill and successfully intercepted it.
The vibrations that Omen and the others had felt before originated from this.
Moreover, and more importantly, due to the bond between the elves and the World Tree, after the World Tree intercepted the Earth Destroyer drill, the elves could use the roots of the World Tree to enter the inside of the drill.
However, although these elves had entered the interior of the Earth Destroyer drill, if they wanted to stop the drill from advancing further, they still needed to deal with their biggest problem, which was the Imperial veterans hidden inside the drill.
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After intercepting the elf's first attack, the veteran Hans Albert immediately roared.
At the same time, the elf who had entered the interior of the Earth Destroyer drill immediately launched a fierce attack.
He easily repelled the veteran Hans, then waved the silver rapier in his hand again, stabbing towards Omen next to the veteran Hans.
In less than a second, if there was no obstruction, Omen would die directly.
Just like the rumors said, ordinary elves often displayed extreme advantages when facing human warriors.
After all, the elves were absolute long-lived species.
Over the long years, any elf could use their long lifespan to hone their martial skills to the extreme.
This gap was difficult for humans to make up for with talent.
However, although so much had been said, elves were not invincible.
Because humans also had their own advantages.
That was the advantage of numbers!
"Reinforcements, quick!"
Along with the veteran Hans' roar.
"Kill him!"
Just as Omen and the other workers were once again in danger, several Imperial soldiers who had recovered from the previous impact rushed in.
Although the interior of the entire Earth Destroyer drill had been infiltrated by elves, the problem was that the number of elves was still far less than the number of Imperial soldiers inside the drill.
Therefore, in the interior areas of the Earth Destroyer drill, the number of human soldiers was far greater than the number of elf warriors in all places where elves had invaded.
Swish!
Seeing the arriving reinforcements, the elf soldier directly changed his target, fiercely flicking the rapier in his hand and instantly killing an overly reckless Imperial warrior on the spot.
Although the second Imperial warrior successfully seized this opportunity, rushing in front of the elf soldier and launching his own attack.
The problem was that the elf only sneered, directly dodging the opponent's attack and, with an extremely graceful posture, killing the warrior again.
Immediately afterwards, before all the warriors could react, the elf warrior's third and fourth attacks directly killed one warrior while also piercing the veteran Hans' arm, instantly causing the most elite warrior to lose his combat power.
Then, he turned his gaze to the last of the Imperial warriors.
But just as the elf was preparing to kill this last Imperial warrior, the veteran Hans grinned hideously, using his still intact left hand to firmly grab the rapier in the opponent's hand.
No matter how hard the elf tried, the veteran Hans remained unmoved.
Spitting blood, he stared intently at the elf in front of him with bloodshot eyes.
"In the name of the Human Empire, go to hell, you trash!"
After saying that, in the elf's despairing gaze, the last surviving Imperial soldier directly chopped off its head.
Thud!
Along with the sound of the elf's head falling to the ground, the veteran Hans fell heavily to the ground.
Countless bright red bloodstains splattered all over his body.
However, just as the surviving soldier and Omen wanted to help the veteran Hans up, the veteran Hans glared fiercely at the two of them, saying loudly.
"Don't mind me!"
"Quick, Omen, start the machine and break free from the World Tree's restraints!"
"We must reach the predetermined location before the specified time!"
Hearing the veteran Hans say this, Omen, with a pale face, quickly climbed to the position of the operating table, restarting the engine of the Earth Destroyer drill, allowing this war machine to start up again.
Rumble, rumble.
As the engine of the Earth Destroyer drill started up again, the process that had originally stopped started again.
However, Omen's heart was beating violently.
Because although the Earth Destroyer drill had broken free from the World Tree's restraints, the problem was that at this time, he could still hear the smell of blood filling the entire Earth Destroyer drill.
Moreover, in another room not far away, Omen could still hear the sounds of fighting.
Even the end...
This situation all indicated that he was not safe at this time.
There were still elf warriors alive inside the entire Earth Destroyer drill!
"Cough cough cough."
"Cough cough."
But no matter what, in the veteran Hans' coughing blood, Omen still successfully started the machine, making everything "better."
After hesitating again and again, Omen said to the veteran Hans next to him.
"Um, thank you for saving me."
Hearing Omen's words of gratitude, the veteran Hans smiled wryly and waved his hand.
"There's nothing to thank me for."
"We are all citizens of the Empire, and it is the duty of us soldiers to save the citizens of the Empire."
Hearing the other party say this, Hans, who was completely indifferent to the Empire, suddenly felt a sense of emotion.
Omen, whose mood gradually calmed down, said to the extremely weak veteran Hans.
"Yes, we are all citizens of the Empire."
"Speaking of..."
"After we drive the Earth Destroyer drill to the predetermined location, we can go home, right."
"At that time, your injuries should be healed."
"And I can see my family."
Feeling the photo in the pocket of his chest, Omen said with a smile.
However, just as Omen was full of hope and continued to operate the Earth Destroyer drill forward, the veteran Hans' words instantly chilled Omen's heart.
"Go home?"
"No."
The veteran Hans leaned against the wall and said indifferently.
"We can't go home anymore."
"All of us."
The rumbling mechanical control room suddenly fell silent.
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