Chapter 1502
Backlash
Chapter 1502 Backlash
In the Loess Plateau, before Antonio's voice recounting the past of Anemocracy had faded, the sky above Silvermoon City was torn apart by a kaleidoscope of colors.
When Impellis emerged from the Crystal City barrier with several thousand beast soul mechs, the Silvermoon people guarding outside were already running around frantically, spreading the news of Crystal City's invasion to every corner of Silvermoon City.
He was ordered by Valerius to rush to the Yellow Earth District to quell the riots—the Silvermoon people could not be allowed to disrupt the established order of the Annemo, and incidentally, to protect the Burning Beasts that had been abducted to Graystone by Adrian.
The Beast Soul Mechs of Crystal City are vastly different from the next-generation products of Silvermoon City. Their more imposing armor is covered in a dark silver, chilling light. The ferocious beast head totem on their chests is clearly the exclusive emblem of the highest legion.
They were in a hurry, just passing through Silvermoon City, but how could the people of Silvermoon know?
These orcs, who had regained some of their senses but had not completely quelled their anger, felt guilty the first thing they did when they saw the Silver Moon Legion mobilize. They assumed the legion was coming for them and turned tail and ran without even asking any questions.
As he fled, he was terrified, and the resentment that had been building up inside him surged up again. The hatred that he had just suppressed earlier began to creep back into his heart.
The people in Silvermoon City, unaware of what was going on, saw a group of their compatriots being chased by a dark mass of beast souls. They instinctively assumed that Crystal Radiance City was about to intervene and suppress them. With old and new grudges combined, their anger instantly flared up.
If we can't get into Crystal City, fighting these Crystal City people will be the same!
In the heat of the moment, who cares about winning? First, they want to vent their pent-up anger—to show Crystal City that the Silvermoon people aren't pushovers.
A burly orc was the first to charge, and suddenly raised his head and roared.
In the instant of his berserk state, his clothes ripped apart inch by inch, and the black mist-like beast soul around his neck exploded, transforming into several mountain-sized phantom bears, carrying a violent pressure, and rushing straight towards the beast soul legion in the air...
Silvermoon City's higher-ups finally managed to contact Valerius, but before they could finish their questioning, they felt a tremor beneath their feet, and a deafening roar erupted outside.
He rushed to the window and looked out, only to find everything suddenly went black; he nearly collapsed.
Countless beast souls transformed into various forms, converging into a colorful torrent that continuously surged towards the beast soul legion in the sky, blocking their path.
The Beast Soul Legion was relatively restrained, immediately deploying the defensive light shields on their arms to defend themselves.
The mechs were almost unharmed, but many Silvermoon people were accidentally injured by the energy reflected back by the light shield, and fell to the ground screaming.
"This is going to be a disaster!" The high-ranking officer stamped his feet and pulled his hair in frustration, yelling at Valerius, "What are you trying to do by sending out the Beast Soul Legion at this time? A war is about to break out!"
Valerius was still furious and retorted, "Then why aren't you letting your men withdraw? I sent the legion to quell the trouble you Silvermoon people caused in the Yellow Earth. Are you just going to stand by and watch a mob destroy the peace of the Annemo? I haven't even asked you yet, what's going on in Silvermoon City? Have you had enough of the good life? You're tired of living?"
"I bother!"
The higher-ups kept telling themselves, "Stay calm and solve the problem," but when this huge burden fell on them, they forgot all about hierarchy and order.
His rational nerves snapped instantly, and he felt an urge to grab Vallejo and beat him up over the communication device.
"What's going on with your Crystal City cutting off my Silvermoon City's energy supply? Do you even know what kind of life the Silvermoon people are living now? Have you asked us even one question?"
"What's going on at Beast God Mountain? Is Lord Beast God really still alive? Or, as the rumors say, was he killed by you just to make the most of him?"
"What's with you people from Crystal Radiance City using human fusion experiments to enhance beast soul genes? We accept that you imitate human life, claiming it's to connect with the interstellar world. But polluting genes like this, diluting the pure beast soul bloodline, isn't that a desecration of the Beast God? Have you told us any of this?"
"Let's talk about now! The Beast Soul Legion is mobilized, even if it's just passing through my Silvermoon and taking a detour to other places, did you even consult me? Huh?!"
"How many times have I looked for you? Don't you really know? You old scoundrel!"
"You don't treat us Silvermoon people as human beings, so why should we respect you?"
"Do you really think we can't do anything to you? You wait, I'll cut off the energy transmission right now. I want to see if your Crystal City can still float in the sky without the energy supply from my Silver Moon!"
"You dare!!" Valerius slammed his hand heavily on the table. "Have you considered the consequences of this? Can you bear them? The millennia-long turmoil of the Annemo Demons was started because of you! The wrath of Crystal Radiance City is something your Silvermoon City cannot bear!"
The Silvermoon leader hesitated slightly, his gaze sweeping towards the chaotic battle outside the window. More and more Silvermoon members were growing in fervor, their roars from the beast souls almost drowning out the entire airspace.
The beast souls wrapped around the mech's outer shell in layers, pulling, biting, and locking it in place. No matter how the legion moved, it was held firmly in place, unable to move an inch.
Impelli made a decisive decision and ordered a counterattack—they had to break through the encirclement and escape as soon as possible.
In just that short time, he could already imagine how frenzied the Silvermoon people rushing towards the Loess Plateau were. If they arrived too late, the Loess Plateau might really be flattened by these mobs…
The Beast Soul Mech's counterattack became the final straw that escalated the conflict.
The Silvermoon people who remained in the city were relatively rational; despite their emotions, they still retained a degree of clarity. But now, witnessing their comrades being attacked and falling to the ground by mechs, all restraint crumbled instantly, and they all rushed forward recklessly.
Those who had just arrived from afar witnessed their own people being defeated by mechs... What else could they say but howl and rush into the battle?
It's all or nothing!
The Silvermoon people are not afraid of those bastards from Crystal City!
Impelli had barely made a breakthrough when he was stopped by a wave of irrational Silvermoon people.
Just as they managed to open another gap, the Silvermoon City mechs had already arrived.
The mechs of Silvermoon City are theoretically under the control of the Beast Soul Legion, but Imperio can't deploy them now—previously, because the mechs were controlled by Crystal City and couldn't leave Silvermoon City, the Silvermoon engineers were so angry that they dismantled the main control system on the spot.
The main control unit has just been dismantled and hasn't even had time to go to the Loess District yet, but instead it has returned to support Silvermoon City.
Although the mechs of Silvermoon City are next-generation models, they are still mechs after all, and their training methods are exactly the same as those of the Beast Soul Legion, only their hardware stats are slightly inferior.
They were far more efficient at intercepting the Beast Soul Legion than the flesh-and-blood Silvermoon Clan.
As a result, the mechs collided violently in mid-air, the deafening sound of metal colliding was so loud it hurt our eardrums.
Without a second thought, the Silvermoon people used their alloy claws to firmly grip the arms of the Beast Soul Mech, using brute force to close in and restrain it, giving it no chance to escape.
In fact, the number of Beast Soul Mechs far exceeds that of Silver Moon Mechs.
However, whenever a beast soul mech tries to rescue its companion, it is immediately attacked by several silver moon beast souls as soon as it raises its energy gun, leaving it unable to protect itself.
The Silvermoon people don't care about one-on-one honors; they only want to defeat the "face" of Crystal City—the Beast Soul Legion.
Knowing the power of the Beast Soul Mechs, they did whatever it took to win: multiple people attacked a single mech simultaneously, and some even cooperated with the Silver Moon Mechs to launch sneak attacks...
This caught the Beast Soul Legion mechs, who had always upheld honor as their faith and held themselves in high esteem, completely off guard. Once entangled, they were at a loss and unable to launch an effective counterattack, let alone escape smoothly.
Looking at the battle outside the window, the Silvermoon executives sneered and completely gave up any hope of salvaging the situation.
"Bring it on! Things can't get any worse than this! There are no cowards among the Silvermoon people! Today, I'll show you bastards what true orc blood really is!"
After saying that, he cut off the communication without waiting for Vallejo's reply.
"Damn it!" Ignoring the continuous flashing requests on the communication screen, the senior executive gritted his teeth and strode outside.
"Jingyao City, get down here!"