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Chapter 153 Human Engine
Brian's arms were bulging with muscles, each one as hard as granite, veins popping out, as he pressed his hands against the cold rear armor of the tank.
"Crunch—crunch—"
A sickening metallic scraping sound rang out.
To the astonishment of all the soldiers around him, the steel behemoth that had come to a standstill was actually pushed forward by him all by himself.
"It moved! It moved! It moved!"
"My Lord! Lord Brian is pushing that metal lump forward!"
The surrounding friendly forces gasped in disbelief.
The hatch on top of the tank opened again, and the gunner excitedly poked his head out, shouting commands down below:
"Lord Brian! Well done!"
"There's a Tier 3 heavily armored soldier ahead, just kill it!"
"Good!" Brian growled, his legs suddenly straining to increase his speed.
The heavily armored demon soldier had just crawled out of the pile of his comrades' corpses and hadn't yet understood what had happened.
The next second, they were rammed head-on by a steel behemoth radiating holy light.
Under the restraint of holy light magic, it exploded like a smashed watermelon.
"Excellent! My lord! A little to the left! Yes!"
"There's a huge pothole ahead! Stop! Stop right now!!"
Brian braced his feet firmly against the ground, carving two half-meter-deep furrows in the mud and gravel.
The tank, which was charging forward at high speed, was brought to a sudden stop, with its tracks only a few centimeters from the edge of the crater.
"Alright! Keep pushing!" the gunner shouted excitedly.
Brian: "No problem!"
This comical yet incredibly shocking scene left the riders driving infantry fighting vehicles and assault vehicles nearby in awe.
A rider driving a Mengshi assault vehicle noticed out of the corner of his eye that his own fuel level was also starting to run low, and suddenly it dawned on him.
"Hey guys! I got it!" He slapped his thigh and abruptly turned off the engine.
"Why do we need oil? That stuff is expensive and scarce, and we have to buy it from the Bactrians!"
"We have plenty of strength!"
After saying that, he jumped off the car and, imitating Brian, ran to the back of the car, stretched out his hands, and began to push the car with all his might.
"Heave-ho! Heave-ho!"
The companions in the car instantly understood, one person took charge of the steering wheel, and the other leaned out to operate the machine gun while acting as a "navigator".
"Shoot them to the right! Yes! Ignore those few lesser demons, just push them over!"
"Well done, man!"
Soon, a spectacular scene unfolded on the battlefield.
One by one, the tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, and assault vehicles that were covered in holy light shields all shut down.
Behind them followed a knight radiating holy light, pushing the cart forward with a chugging motion, at a speed not much different from when it was driven by the engine.
Driven purely by human power, powered by a biological engine, steering and braking are all done by shouting, highlighting a completely haphazard and out-of-place style.
Furthermore, they discovered that the tank's massive weight allowed it to completely ignore demons below the third tier and simply crush them.
The holy light on the vehicle's surface has a restraining effect on demons; if you run over them, they will either die or be severely injured.
If it's a large animal, just use speed to smash it away, then the people in the vehicle can finish it off with a few machine gun bullets, or if that doesn't work, bombard it with artillery—it's very efficient.
And so, road menaces emerged.
Over here, a fourth-tier knight was pushing a combat vehicle weighing over ten tons at breakneck speed.
He even had the energy to shout to a fourth-tier companion next to him who was pushing a Mengshi cart:
"Hey John! Let's see who gets to that hill first!"
"Let's go! Whoever loses buys rum tonight!"
"It's a deal!"
Thus, amidst the terrified, bewildered, and confused gazes of countless demonic creatures, several steel constructs shimmering with various magical halos were pushed by high-ranking warriors, rampaging across the battlefield in a manner utterly devoid of magic.
A unique "rider cart race" was staged.
The battle came to an end at dusk.
Despite the Holy Humans boosting their morale with Great Xia equipment, the demon army displayed a devastating force far exceeding the capabilities of the equipment, routing the demons and causing them to flee in disarray.
However, no matter how strong the Great Xia's equipment was, it was only a small part of the force and could not pose a significant threat to the hundreds of thousands of demons.
Even with four thousand pieces of Great Xia equipment, no matter how powerful they were, they could only kill forty or fifty thousand. Compared to the hundreds of thousands of demons in the army, this could only be considered a local defeat, but it did not affect the overall situation.
But morale is a different story.
Morale can boost the combat effectiveness of all soldiers by 200%, and I'm not kidding.
The 120,000 warriors unleashed double their fighting power, and with the Holy Light's restraining effect, the demons fought with great hesitation.
In the end, the demons were left with corpses scattered all over the ground, and finally collapsed.
The Holy Humans pushed back relentlessly, achieving a swift and decisive victory, and successfully recaptured a crucial frontline stronghold.
A thunderous cheer erupted from the army ranks.
This was the most exhilarating victory achieved by the Holy Human Race in its war against the Demon Race in the past two hundred years.
The casualty ratio even reached an astonishing one to ten.
Kane's figure slowly descended from the sky.
His armor was damaged in several places, but his aura remained as steady as a mountain.
His gaze fell on the tanks and armored vehicles that the knights were excitedly pushing back to the camp, his eyes filled with complex emotions.
He strode over to Renault and spoke in a tone that was a mixture of excitement and shock.
"Renault, I take back what I said earlier."
Renault grinned, revealing eight pearly white teeth.
"Knight Commander, I told you long ago, you would like them."
"Yes, I like it!" Kane shook his head, then happily patted Reno on the shoulder.
"This is art! It's a great alchemical invention!"
He pointed to the assault rifles that the soldiers were carefully wiping.
"This thing doesn't require extensive training or extraordinary talent. Any able-bodied person can use it to unleash destructive power comparable to a first-tier warrior!"
"We have an army of 100,000, but the number of attendants and ordinary people responsible for logistics and transportation is as high as 300,000!"
"If each of them were equipped with this weapon..."
Kane didn't continue, but Reno already understood what he meant.
That means the Holy Human race will suddenly have an extra 300,000 troops!
"And that big guy!" Kane's gaze shifted to the tank that Brian and several knights were examining, his eyes burning with intensity.
"Its attack is enough to threaten a fifth-tier demon!"
"Its defenses, enhanced by our holy magic, are even troublesome for sixth-tier demons!"
Renault nodded emphatically, recalling that absurd yet efficient scene on the battlefield, and added in a tone of solemn discovery:
"Furthermore, Lord Kane, I have discovered a tactic that is superior to that of the Great Xia people."
"Oh?"
"They need to consume that expensive fuel called 'diesel' to power these war machines."
"And we... only need one knight!"