A new Power is Rising (9/13)

[DAY 79]

A new morning is dawning for humanity on Earth. Another morning in the Apocalypse and another morning in the struggle to survive against the ever-growing Undead.

Essentially, this morning was nothing special at all. The Undead still eat and humans fight against the Undead and other humans, as has been the case for more then two months now. The Survivors secure resources or hold positions and defend themselves against Undead hordes.

But in a certain city, which seems unnaturally empty at first, where even the number of Undead are small, there in this city a bloody fight is currently taking place. As said, fights are nothing strange on the now apocalyptic Earth, but what sets this fight apart from the others is that a strange demonic being leads his Myriad into battle.

On one side is the minority of soldiers who came to town here in the name of Safezone 9 to rescue survivors and secure resources and set up outposts here.

On the other side are soldiers from the same Safezone however know they attack their former comrades in the name of their Master, The Dark Monarch of Abeus.

They have transformed in the course of a few minutes into loyal subjects of their new Master and can be recognized by their purple eyes, which glow slightly in the light darkness of the morning.

Neos Soulless performed a successful surprise attack, breaching the soldiers' first and strongest defenses and drived them back to the last defense line.

The Soulless advance rigth behind the cover of the Mechs, destroying and killing any barricades as well as enemies in their path towards the camp.

In the buildings to their left and right, there are already some Soulless taking over the buildings by killing every enemy inside and afterwards offering support fire from the rooftops.

As all the Tanks and Soulless don't fit on the road, the Myriad split into tow attack forces. Two Tanks are advancinf with around 20,000 Soulless on the street with the Mechs, while the other three remaining Tanks advance with another 20,000 Soulless on the side road.

Meanwhile, the other 10,000 Soulless that Neo sent to the battlefield from Camp One earlier, are currently still hiding on the other side of the camp.

Neo told them to stay hidden and wait for a good opportunity to strike and join the battle.

While his Myriad is fighting and advancing into the enemy camp, Neo is currently in the skies over the battlefield. He enveloped himself in his Miasma and looks like a small dark cloud in the endless sky.

He is currently monitoring the fight and tries to find someone. According to his Soulless, there is a Major here who is a veteran of the Earth Defense Force and has already fought many battles in the past.

With a higher rank, an officer accordingly has more knowledge, knowledge that Neo hopes to have for himself. Firstly, Neo wants to get more information about Safezone 9. Secoundly he wants to know the current situation of the Earth Defense Force and the Separatists.

Why are they cooperating together on Earth? What is the Earth Defense Force major strategy against the Undead? What does the Sol Parliament think of the cooperation with the Separatist they dislike so much?

It should be noted that the Separatists have not been squeamish in the last few years since they started the war. They killed a number of high ranking officers, some generals and countless politicians from the Sol Parliament and their families on Earth.

The Sol Parliament but also the Earth Defense Force developed a personal hatred for these separatists, who kill their people one by one and terrorize the population.

Murdering the innocent in the name of liberty and equal treatment, that was the attitude of the separatists, which is why they are labeled terrorists by the general populace.

How could such a mutual hatred between the Separatists and the Sol Parliament be put aside so quickly? Yesterday enemies and today allies and only because of the undead?

No this can not be. There's more to it than he knows, Neo is sure of it.

There is no way Neo wants to start a war against the Earth Defense Force without concrete information about their situation.

What if he ends up confronting an enemy that is too strong or too powerful for him that he didn't even know existed?

While observing the camp, suddenly an old man with a bald head was just coming out of one of the tents, of which there are a few hundred here and there inside the camp.

The old man wore a gray military uniform that bore some medals shaped like the earth, while others had different shapes and small writing on them.

The old man otherwise had four silver arrowheads on his right shoulder.

All of these military accolades clearly mean that the old man is a Major in the Earth Defense Force and has commanded a number of Cruisers in the past.

Neo knows all this because the Earth Defense Force is basically divided into two large armies. The Planetary Forces wearing green/brown military uniforms and the Space Forces wearing gray military uniforms. The forces then also have different subdivisions, mostly recognizable by the color of the uniform on their right shoulder.

Neo used to be active in both forces. For the first two years he served as a ground soldier for the Planetary Forces, fighting primarily against the Separatists in the North and later, for two years in the Space Force as a space fighter pilot, flying primarily against smugglers and a few Separatist ships.

Therefore, Neo naturally knows the military ranks and recognizes higher officers at a glance.

Although he does not personally know the major in the camp and has never fought under him.

...

"What is going on here Sergeant?" yelled the Major as he emerged from the tent and faced the Sergeant.

"Sir Major, the 3rd regiment launched an attack against our defenses 10 minutes ago, overrunning the 1st and 2nd positions. Currently, 40,000 attackers are advancing in our direction on 4th and 5th streets. They are using heavy weapons and are advancing with a total of 5 Tanks and 2 modified load-lifting Mechs to our position." the Sergeant explained while motioning to some soldiers standing next to him to go into battle.

"So far the third line of defense can still hold them in check, but their Tanks are giving us quite a fire and are already smashing the last defense... Major, can I speak frankly?" the Sergeant asked as he looked at the Major.

"Sergeant, speak frankly," said the Major while being fitted into a GB 2 Military Battlearmor with the help of two soldiers.

"I know many of the attackers, I trained with some of them and have known them for years. They all have family and friends in Safezone 9 or elsewhere. They would never desat and fight against their own troops and against the military! Something is wrong here." said the Sergeant as he watched the Major gear up.

"I know, Sergeant, I think so too. Furthermore, I think that the answer to our question is a real nightmare, like everything in this apocalypse. We need to tell the military and armed forces in Safezone 9 what's happening here, before it's too late." said the Major.

"We've already tried that Major, but our comms gave out before the attack started. An unnatural black fog that we believe has electromagnetically disruptive properties has wiped out all the machines in the comms. We can't make contact with the other Outposts in the city, let alone Safezone 9." the Sergeant explained.

The Major then pulled a red pistol from his holster and shot it in the air.

A red flare then shot into the sky, illuminating the darkness.

"A bit ancient, but that and the shots should be enough to tell the other Outposts about the fight that's happening here. Sergeant, is the Mech ready yet?" asked the Major as he was handed a special gun by a soldier and was now standing in front of the Sergeant fully clad in his white GB 2 Battlearmor.

"The Mech pilots have been missing since the attack and we have yet to find a capable replacement, Sir," the Sergeant said.

"Then quickly, you know how to pilot Mech units, hurry up and aim the heavy machine gun against the Mechs which the dessateurs use to advance!" yelled the Major as he readied his weapon.

A gray precision rifle that fires medium-level laser projectiles and has a bayonet under the muzzle.

"Ehh... yes Major, I'll go immediately." the Sergeant answered hesitantly and made his way to one of the warehouses.

During the entire conversation, all the soldiers of the camp rushed to the defensive line and started firing at the enemy units that were advancing.

But as time went on, more and more soldiers died on the front line, and the soldiers' defenses and morale crumbled, while the attackers advanced with an almost mad zeal.

The Major therefore decided to help the soldiers at the position and began firing on one of the Mechs as far as he was within range.

He fired a few shots at the legs of one of the Mechs, the laser projectiles managed to melt the metal and subsequently immobilized one of the Mechs.

The fall of one Mech caused the other to stop as well, taking a defensive position alongside the others.

As the Mech fell to the ground, the Soulless cover crumbled behind it as well, allowing a few shots to kill some of the Soulless in the following.

The soldiers on the defensive watched with amazement and relief as their Major, their leader, single-handedly stopped the Mechs and enemies advancement.

But their relief didn't last long, especially as the Soulless didn't intend to stop their advance at all, rather they only rallied briefly to then advance in a direct assault on the enemy's position.

They all stood up suddenly and began to advance further under supporting fire from the Soulless on the rooftops.

A massive number of Soulless started running at once and the soldiers behind the cover of the camp suddenly started shooting at the enemies like crazy.

But at that moment the Tank of the Soulless fired, crushing the last barricades and the soldiers behind them.

The Soulless then ran into the open doors of the camp and had now pushed through to the camp on one side.

"Get ready for close combat! USE YOUR KNIVES AND BAYONETS! DON'T LET THE ENEMY ADVANCE!!!" yelled the Major as he blocked the first attacks of some Soulless.

"FIGHT FOR THE DARK MONARCH!!!" cried the Soulless in return as they engaged in bloody hand-to-hand combat with the soldiers.

The Soulless and the remaining soldiers cut each other's throats with knives. They smashed each other's skulls with axes or cut their arms and legs off with swords and bayonets.

After some time, the Soulless on the second street broke through the last line of defense and entered the melee fight against the enemy soldiers.

One of the Hover Tanks of the Soulless was in front and started slaughtering the soldiers near it with the machine gun located on the sides of the Tank.

But suddenly, out of nowhere, a missile shot and hit the Tank.

"BOOM!"

Made the Tank of the Soulless penetrating the defenses when the missile hit.

The missile was fired from a military Mech about which was around 6 meters tall and built for urban combat.

It has his own small generator that powers it, a rocket arm as a weapon and a heavy machine gun on the other arm.

"There you are a Sergeant, I was worried you were killed, haha" the Major said when he saw the Mech.

But immediately after he had finished his sentence, something suddenly shot out of the sky in a nosedive down and collided with the Mech.

A kind of black fog quickly spread in the vicinity of the Mech and only when the fog disappeared after a few seconds did it become clear what was happening.

A demon-like being stood atop the Mech's cockpit and a dark spear smashed into the cockpit glass and blood could be seen on the window as well as on the dark spear.

The Major was speechless for a few seconds when he first saw the demonic creature on top of the Mech, but in the end he pulled himself together and started shooting at the creature while running towards it.

The demonic being, on the other hand, looked briefly at the Major and after the first laser projectiles approached him, two large wings suddenly shot out from the being's back and sat down in front of him in a defensive position.

The laser shots were blocked by the wings, but the hits nevertheless caused wounds.

When the Major was only a few meters away from the demonic being, the being suddenly jumped up and moved incredibly fast in the direction of the Major, dodging some projectiles meanwhile.

A dark broadsword suddenly manifested itself in his right hand, with which the being attacked the Major's arm.

The Major, on the other hand, reacted quickly and was very lucky to counter the attack and, thanks to the help of his GB 2 Battlearmor, was just able to withstand the demon's power.

"AAAAAHHHHH!!" yelled the major suddenly as he pushed the demon's attack aside with a lot of strength and with another attack cut the being's shoulder.

The demon, on the other hand, made a slightly surprised face and slapped one of its legs in the direction of the Major.

The Major blocked the kick with his weapon, which was then slightly dented and then began shooting at the demon's feet.

The Major is a soldier with years of experience and is currently very close to the demon, so despite the demon's speed, he manages to hit it.

The demon made a surprised but angry face when it was hit, but quickly pulled itself together and a Dark Mist formed in front of it, barely protecting it from the laser weapon's attacks.

When the Major broke through the wall and was about to kill the demon in front of him, his weapon suddenly flew into the air without any discernible influence.

But before the Major could ask himself how that could be, he suddenly flew into the air himself and suddenly floated towards the demon.

The demon stood in front of the Major and opened his eyes, in which a dark glow shone and then the demon grabbed the Major's helmet on his head.

However, before the demon could do anything to the Major, the Major pushed a button with his finger inside the suit with the last of his strength, and afterwards the Major's right arm exploded right on the demon's chest, and the demon fell to the ground, just like the Major.

The Major then quickly grabbed his gun, which was a little away from him, and then stood up and shot at the head of the demon, who was on one knee on the ground.

"BOOM"

"BOOM"

"BOOM"

Made it as three projectiles hit the demon's helmet.

The helmet was more or less shot off and the demon's flesh... Neo's flesh was seared underneath.

'I was too arrogant again! I can't fall here yet! Quick what can I do!' thought Neo as he looked into the muzzle of the gun and looked for a way out.

But before the Major could fire another shot and probably kill Neo with it, one of the Tanks shot at the Major.

"BOOM!"

Does it when the grenade hit the Major, but thanks to his Battlearmor he was still alive and standing.

However, this little distraction was more than enough for Neo to charge the Major and rip off his left arm and weapon.

Afterwards, Neo's burned face formed into a huge set of teeth and he bit into the Major's head with his sharp teeth, while his arm pierced through the Major's armor and chest into his heart.

The Major had been killed in a brutal and bloody way and the hard fight at the third camp had ended successfully somehow.

...

Neo didn't stop eating the Major until at the end only bones and pieces of armor were left.

In the end, Neo's armor regenerated and his wounds healed.

"I just almost died again. This proves once again how risky my path is and how, despite my power, humans can still kill me. The technology and the weapons of Mankind and the experience they have gained in wars are no joke. In fact they are more than dangerous and I need to become even stronger in the future to be able to face these dangers." Neo said as he raised his sword in his right hand.

"I can't keep fighting like this without a brain anymore. I need to learn more about fighting techniques and I need to learn how to lead my Myriad better in combat." Neo realized as he looked around the remains of the camp...

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UNDEAD LEGION & SOULLESS MYRIAD STRENGTH:

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LEGIONNAIRES: 1,599,765 -> 1,589,263

UNDEAD LEGION COUNT: 304,414 -> 305,994

SOULLESS COUNT: 1,295,351 ->1,283,269

COHORTS: 416

CENTURIONS : 135

LEGATES: 21

PREFECT: 1 (Aaron)