"It's Ethan bro!" One soldier replied.
"Who's Ethan bro? From which squad? How come I've never heard of him?" Commander Miller looked completely bewildered.
Unforeseen Reinforcement
Meanwhile, not far away, both the train conductor and the turret operator on top of the third carriage also seemed bewildered.
"Are the Iron-Armored Rhinos flying?" The train conductor rubbed his eyes.
"Conductor, there's only one more chance for the laser cannon to fire!" the operator suddenly said.
Three laser cannons, only one more shot left, meaning, there are only three shells left!
"Don't fire now, continue aiming at the battlefield. Only fire at the critical moment!" The Conductor instructed. The operator, drenched in sweat, nodded. The launch of the laser cannon would generate a massive amount of heat, and the operator had not left his seat on the turret for one moment.
However, even so, this operator was completely oblivious.
The Conductor hopped down from the top of the carriage and asked several guards about the surroundings.
"A few Iron-Armored Rhinoceroses that ran away from the herd charged over, but, we have all killed them."
"The special enrollees from Apex Academy had no issues, all of them stayed quietly in the cabin."
A few guards reported.
Upon hearing this, the Conductor seemed a bit surprised. "These kids actually didn't panic?" Saying this, the Conductor walked towards the number five carriage.
At this moment, inside the fifth carriage, a short-haired girl was standing with several special admissions students of a military background around the car, looking at everyone half in comfort and half in warning.
Pfft!
The sound of a jet echoed, the car door opened, and the Conductor walked in.
"Conductor!"
Seeing the Conductor come in, everyone stood up.
"Kids, you've done very well! In about fifteen minutes, the support troops from the base should arrive! Please be patient and wait!"
The Conductor said with a smile, completely unlike his flustered demeanor on top of the coach just a moment ago. Upon hearing this, the spectacled boy adjusted his glasses, chuckling as he watched the Conductor.
"If there's anything you need, feel free to bring it up to me, I'll try my best to meet your needs! If there are any issues, report them to me!" The Conductor soothed.
Hearing this, everyone indeed seemed much more settled. After all, they were a bunch of kids raised protected and couldn't discern the worry hidden deep within the Conductor's eyes.
"Conductor, I have a matter to report to you!"
At that point, the short-haired girl who was waiting with Ethan at the Sterling City station stood out.
"One of our men has escaped, his name is Ethan Hayes, he ran away as soon as the battle began."
The short-haired girl said coldly.
The Conductor's face turned rather unsightly.
Ethan's Rampage
"Brother is powerful!"
"Brother is brave!"
"Brother take it easy. Don't get hurt!"
At this time, amidst the Ironclad Beast horde, Ethan was navigating around the team relying on his extraordinary physical fitness and terrifying strength. Wherever the defense was weak, he would strike. Even Commander Miller admired Ethan with the utmost respect.
And with Ethan's help, they quickly regrouped with the scattered troops. Among the team of more than seventy, about half of them were seriously injured, with several in a coma from severe wounds. Ethan expressed deep concern for this.
Commander Miller and the other warriors were so moved that they regarded Ethan as hero.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Ethan swung his axe, taking down three Iron-Armored Rhinoceroses. Behind him, warriors immediately joined in to finish off the beasts. Ethan found that as long as he brought the Iron-Armored Rhinos to their last breath, and the warriors delivered the finishing blow, he still received all the experience points!
Buzz!
A layer of gold light, visible only to Ethan, rose from his body. Ethan received a notification, his gene awakening level had reached Level 9! The frenzied killing of Iron-Armored Rhinos caused Ethan's experience points to skyrocket!
Only one more level, and his awakening level would reach the maximum 10 out of 10!
"Oliver and the others, follow me back to protect the train!"
Ethan lifted his blood-soaked Sky-Cleaving Great Axe, called out, and charged forward once again.
Boom, boom, boom!
The sound of collision echoed continuously. Ethan, his distinct muscles bulging, charged forward like a muscle-bound tank that stops at nothing!
"Fall back!"
"Follow Brother Ethan in the charge!"
The group of warriors was exceedingly spirited. It was mainly due to Ethan's apparently robust physique and extraordinary strength, as he led the charge like a heavy-duty tank.
Even Warlord-class Iron-Armored Rhinoceroses that stood in his way would be sent flying with a single nudge from Ethan.
These warriors only needed to follow behind Ethan and strike the finishing blow.
In all their battles so far, they had never encountered such an easy fight.
At this moment, feeling that his axe was swinging too slowly, Ethan put it aside and carried it on his back.
Then, with his fists swinging at full momentum, he charged forward.
Boom! Boom!
Ethan's rapidly swinging fists were like a pair of fans, raising a massive cloud of dust in the arena. All Iron-Armored Rhinoceroses hit by Ethan's fists, whether they were Warrior or Warlord class, were immediately knocked over.
Pfft! Pfft!
Commander Miller and several other Warlords swiftly followed up, thrusting their alloy long knives into the necks of the Iron-Armored Rhinoceros.
Initially on the verge of disintegration, the team, under the leadership of the powerful reinforcement Ethan, charged headlong, scattering the herd of over ten thousand Iron-Armored Rhinoceroses!
In the cannon tower, the operator, sweating profusely and keeping a constant watch on the battlefield, was stunned to see this scene.
"Who... Who is that?"
The operator was stunned as he watched Ethan, whose muscles were bulging all over his body, height towering to two meters, and skin suffused with a faint golden hue.
Meanwhile, dozens of miles away, three individuals clad in alloy battle suits, their slender wings spread wide behind them were hurrying towards the battlefield at high speed. They had come from the nearest Sky-Tower base.
The three champions exuded an imposing aura. Besides, with the nearly three-meter-long wings spread out behind them, they bore a resemblance to divine beings from a distance.
The person leading had a pair of black wings, each feather shimmering with a metallic sheen.
He had a grim expression on his face.
Upon seeing the flare fired by the train conductor, the base immediately contacted the nearby train stations. Only to discover that they all had lost contact with every station in the Sky-Tower area.
The base knew right away something went seriously wrong in the Sky-Tower area!
A disaster was unfolding right under their nose. It was like a slap in their face!
Moreover, he heard that apart from the Subterranean Army soldiers, there were also more than twenty special recruits from Apex Academy on that train.
If anything should go awry, they would definitely be held accountable by those higher-ups!
The trio flapped their wings vigorously, a piercing sound echoing in the sky as they tore through the air.
Ten minutes later, they were nearing the battlefield.
In the sky, they immediately spotted the troops below, who were fending off the monster tide, and the three compartments in the center of all that chaos.