"Splat…splat—!!!"
One,
Two, three!
All hit their mark, and sticky egg liquid coated Raymond's face. Raymond, who had just tried to wipe the grime from his face with his sleeve, hadn't even had time to open his eyes yet.
He was quickly hit in the eye by another egg, and this happened three times, causing the already short-tempered Raymond to fall into an uncontrollable frenzy. The white-haired gnome simply stopped wiping the disgusting, sticky egg liquid from his face and hysterically shouted orders:
"Except for Ashley Graham…"
"Kill everyone else! Leave no one alive, you damned commoners—!!!"
Raymond's roar echoed throughout the palace.
At the same time, the Red-robed Goat Head High Priests on both sides shook their staffs, releasing the Chains that bound the Claw next to them.
The heavy iron chains snapped quickly, and a deafening roar erupted. Two Claw, like wild oxen, shook their heads and prepared to charge directly towards Javier and the others.
At the same time,
"Thump, thump, thump—!!!"
"Thump, thump, thump—!!!"
"Thump, thump, thump—!!!"
Urgent footsteps began to resound throughout the palace.
The surrounding doors were burst open, and nearly twenty servants and cultists poured in, carrying shields, crossbows, scythes, axes, and other weapons. It seemed they intended to cooperate with the Claw to besiege Javier and the others.
Not only that,
Even Pesanta the Houndsman, the butler guarding Raymond, was stirring, intending to join the battle and quickly capture Javier, Leon, and the others in one fell swoop!
"What should we do…?"
"Those two wild oxen are charging! The other cultists and servants are manageable; we can slowly deal with them. But the difference is those two wild oxen. If they get close, they'll disrupt the whole situation!"
Seeing so many enemies pour into the palace, Ada's expression was slightly grim. Her MP5 submachine guns didn't give her much sense of security, so she quickly turned to Javier and asked.
Among these enemies,
The most troublesome and difficult, without a doubt, were the two Claw. Like two rampaging rhinos, if they got close, they would instantly disrupt everyone's formation. So, these two big problems had to be dealt with first before they could calmly deal with the other servants and cultists.
"It's alright…"
"Leon, use the Lee-Enfield Rifle to take care of the Red-robed Goat Head High Priest. They'll make those cultists and servants enter a Exploding Bug state. You deal with them first. Luis…suppress them with machine gun fire; don't let those guys get close. As for these two ferocious wild oxen, leave them to me. I'll deal with them!"
"Ada, keep an eye on the black-robed monster next to Raymond. It's likely a troublesome guy, similar to the Executioner Verdugo we encountered before. Ashley! Stay back and try to hide behind Leon; don't let them capture you."
Facing the sudden ambush,
Javier remained unusually calm, as if he had long anticipated such an event. He quickly and efficiently laid out the plan. With Javier's command, everyone no longer hesitated and immediately threw themselves into their respective tasks.
Leon raised his Lee-Enfield Rifle, immediately aiming its dark muzzle at the Red-robed Goat Head High Priest in the distance. Then he quickly pulled the trigger, preparing for a lightning-fast assassination!
Meanwhile, Luis, carrying his PKM, began to suppress the approaching servants and cultists with a barrage of fire.
Bullets furiously struck the wooden shields, quickly shattering them into splinters, preventing the servants and cultists from using them as cover to approach.
Upon hearing Javier's words, Ada's gaze was fixed intently on Pesanta the Houndsman, the black-robed butler on the high platform.
If this monster was on the same level as the Executioner Verdugo, then it was even more imperative not to let it act freely. She had to be vigilant at all times!
As for the two neglected Claw, resembling wild oxen, Javier pulled out his long-unseen Barrett M82A1.
Against behemoths like the Claw, incendiary armor-piercing rounds were the best weapon to deal with them, capable of eliminating them instantly—!
Chapter 70: Backward Nobles
"Boom—!!!"
With a loud bang,
The V-shaped muzzle brake of the Barrett M82A1 recoiled violently, white smoke billowed from the dark muzzle, and an incendiary armor-piercing round, thicker than a thumb, shot out instantly, aimed squarely at the wild ox-like Claw charging from both sides!
Normally speaking,
These two Claw were specially enhanced, as their bodies were even more terrifying and robust than the one Javier had encountered in the dungeon. They were covered in grotesque muscles, like a ferocious ball of flesh, truly indistinguishable from wild oxen.
The Claw Javier had met in the dungeon were more like starving vagrants. Therefore, in terms of defense, these two wild oxen should have been even more formidable.
But unfortunately,
Even if these two Claw played dress-up and wore large horned ox helmets, it was useless. Because with the power of incendiary armor-piercing rounds, it was easy to penetrate the heads of these two wild ox-like Claw.
This was the domineering nature of modern, new thermal weapons…
Incendiary armor-piercing rounds could easily penetrate two-centimeter thick steel plates, let alone these thin horned ox helmets. The power of the Barrett M82A1 was simply worlds apart from the impression of a common sniper rifle.
"Roar, roar, roar—!!!"
A furious roar came.
Watching the bullets fired from the Barrett in Javier's hand, these two wild ox-like Claw didn't realize something was wrong at all. They continued to roar furiously, one raising its thick, steel-like giant Claw and spinning it like a mad top.
The other raised its giant axe high, like a king of barbarians, leaving cleaving marks wherever it passed, as if any creature in its path would be savagely split in half.
But the next second…
"Pfft—!!!"
"Clang!"
Before these two wild ox-like Claw could get close, a cloud of blood mist exploded on their foreheads. The incendiary armor-piercing round first erupted a scorching spark on the horned ox helmet, then the melted helmet was embedded by the hidden armor-piercing round, wildly churning inside their heads.
Reddish-yellow, mixed brain matter immediately flowed down. The head beneath the horned ox helmet looked as if it had suffered some inhuman torture; the entire robust brain was squeezed into fragments and dangled down from the neck.
And the heavy horned ox helmet crashed to the ground. The wild ox-like Claw also stopped its charge in astonishment, as if wondering why its head had suddenly disappeared.
Both wild ox-like Claw were in the same posture, their heads blown off, leaving them to stand frozen in place.
Suddenly losing the control of their heads, their entire massive bodies appeared extremely stiff, like a car missing a wheel.
"Pfft—!"
But the next second,
Something miraculous quickly happened.
Just when everyone thought these two troublesome wild ox-like Claw were dead, their thick, muscular backs suddenly burst open. Red muscles tore apart, and from inside, two yellow Plaga parasite, covered in pus, quickly emerged.
Yes,
Both wild ox-like Claw had two Plaga parasite growing on their backs, one more parasite than the Claw in the dungeon. No wonder they grew so strong…
And once the weaknesses of the two Plaga parasite were exposed, these two wild ox-like Claw reverted to their previous ferocity, continuing to raise their massive steel Claws and axes to attack Javier and the others.
Having their heads blown off…
Seemed to have no effect at all.
"They're not dead yet?"
"It seems I'll have to blast their chests too. These monsters are almost like Regenerators; if the Plaga parasite aren't dealt with, they'll continue to attack like walking corpses!"
Javier watched the two wild ox-like Claw, who had stiffened for a moment and then charged again, his eyes narrowed, showing no mercy.
He continued to raise his Barrett. If two bullets couldn't solve it, then four, eight, until the bodies of these two monsters were shattered. He refused to believe they wouldn't stop—
"Boom—!!!"
Another two incendiary armor-piercing rounds.
With a loud bang,
The strong chests of the two wild ox-like Claw were immediately pierced. Before they could react, two torn blood holes appeared in their chests, the wounds several times thicker than a fist.
And the originally menacing Plaga parasite instantly vanished, as it had been torn into countless pieces of flesh by the high temperature and cavitation effect of the incendiary armor-piercing round.
"Bang…"
And so,
Under Javier's gaze,
The two powerful Claw, like wild oxen, collapsed with a crash, lying lifelessly on the ground, without a single movement, as if they were completely dead.
Such an outcome,
Caused the Red-robed Goat Head High Priest controlling them from afar to freeze, looking at the scene before him with some disbelief.
He couldn't believe that such ferocious Claw had been so easily dealt with. They were powerful berserkers that dozens of servants and cultists couldn't take down!
"…"
"Death is life, life is death (La vida es la muerte, la muerte es la vida.)…"
"A donkey is still a donkey…"
Upon seeing his strongest subordinates perish tragically,
The Red-robed Goat Head High Priest appeared extremely enraged. He raised his scepter and began to sway and chant, softly reciting the doctrines of The Illuminados. The chilling sound of the incantation filled the air.
Upon hearing these incantations, the expressions of the servants and cultists throughout the palace suddenly changed. Their bodies instantly stiffened and began to tremble.
"Damn it…"
Leon cursed under his breath, seeing the situation.
He quickly raised his Lee-Enfield Rifle for a high-precision sniper shot. Two or three bullets successively headshotted the chanting Red-robed Goat Head High Priest, killing him. Javier had just instructed Leon to quickly shoot these Red-robed Goat Head High Priests.
But Leon was busy being vigilant against the two wild ox-like Claw, so he missed one Red-robed Goat Head High Priest, which led to him raising his staff and chanting.
Now it was too late…
Even if he had shot him, it was basically useless.
Because the incantation had already sounded, the Plaga parasite already inside these servants and cultists had been completely awakened. Like werewolves and Vampire seeing a full moon, they would be unable to control the boiling blood within them and transform, simultaneously falling into a terrifying frenzy—!
"Hoo hoo hoo…"
"Pfft…Pfft…Thump—!!!"
The next second,
Heavy breathing sounds came.
The servants and cultists who were originally approaching with various cold weapons, at this moment, all threw down their weapons, opened their mouths wide, tilted their heads back, and lifted their chins.
And under Luis's astonished gaze, the heads of these servants and cultists exploded, countless pieces of flesh and blood splattering.
Before he could react,
The Exploding Bug state was immediately complete.
Their entire heads vanished, replaced by ugly and grotesque insect brains, wildly flailing tentacle scythes, huge turbellarian mouths like carnivorous plants, and ant heads with steel-blade-like mandibles. These guys were all various forms of the Plaga parasite after Exploding Bug transformation.
"Hoo hoo hoo…!!!"
And the moment they entered the Exploding Bug state,
These servants and cultists seemed to have been injected with adrenaline, falling into a frenzy. Their attack speed quickened, and they wildly charged towards everyone, their posture bizarre, like a group of incredibly hungry cannibals.
"Damn it…"
Luis's expression instantly changed upon seeing this. He quickly clamped the cigarette in his mouth, took a deep drag, the burning ember intensifying as a large amount of smoke passed through his lungs.
Luis comfortably rotated his neck, his brain stimulated and excited. As he exhaled smoke from his nostrils, he didn't hesitate to pull the trigger of his PKM.
"Tat-tat-tat-tat-tat-tat-tat—!!!!"
"Da-da-da-da-da-da-da—!!!!"
Instantly, A massive amount of bullets poured out.
The muzzle continuously spat fire, and bullets sprayed out like rain. Fueled by the stimulating nicotine from the cigarette, Luis's mind was highly exhilarated. He furiously attacked these servants and cultists who had entered the Exploding Bug state.
And in terms of accuracy, with the cigarette buff, it became exceptionally precise. A large number of bullets accurately hit areas above the neck.