The Tokusatsu Era: Starting with Orphnoch

Chapter 120: On the Verge of Explosion!

Upon hearing this, Director Zhong's originally serious face instantly became filled with a conflicted expression, and he slowly said, "If that's really the case..."

"So, the only combat forces we can currently mobilize are the garrison troops from the Harbin Military Region and the Special Operations Bureau..."

After saying this, he sighed softly, his eyes revealing deep worry.

Hong Tao, who had been standing silently to the side, slowly turned his head and stared intently at the huge command screen in front of him, as if he were completely immersed in it and lost in thought.

After a while, Director Zhong seemed to have made up his mind. He patted Hong Tao's broad shoulder forcefully and said in a firm tone, "Since things have developed to this point, the temporary camp will be entirely in your hands!"

"I believe you have the ability to handle everything!" As soon as he finished speaking, Director Zhong turned around without hesitation and strode hurriedly towards the outer perimeter.

Before long, about two-thirds of the garrison troops in the temporary camp had quickly assembled.

They also sensed the different atmosphere; everyone stood together with serious expressions, waiting for Director Zhong to give further instructions.

Just as Director Zhong was gazing at the soldiers in front of him in a daze...

Ma Mingzhe and Qin Xiao also quickly walked out of the tent not far away.

When the two men approached Director Zhong, he couldn't help but look up and noticed that both Ma Mingzhe and the other man looked rather pale, clearly not having fully recovered.

For a moment, Director Zhong didn't know what to say to them.

It was Ma Mingzhe who broke the brief silence first. He forced a faint smile and looked at Director Zhong, saying, "We both applied voluntarily. Dr. Hong neither explicitly objected nor directly agreed..."

Upon hearing what the two men said, Director Zhong immediately understood their meaning.

A hint of guilt appeared on Director Zhong's weathered face. Without hesitation, he raised his large, strong hands high above his head and gave Ma Mingzhe and the other person a respectful military salute in a very standard and solemn manner.

Immediately, Director Zhong turned around and gave the order to the garrison troops who were standing by behind him to set off.

The soldiers of the garrison boarded the armored vehicle convoy, which was already prepared, in perfect unison.

Accompanied by the deep, powerful roar of the engines, armored vehicles slowly started up, their wheels kicking up clouds of dust as they sped towards Harbin.

Hong Tao, who remained at the command center of the temporary camp, was intently watching the satellite monitoring footage displayed on the large screen.

The image on the screen clearly showed the armored convoy gradually disappearing into the distance.

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Meanwhile, in the outskirts of Harbin, an elite company from the Harbin Military Region had already arrived and was working tirelessly to build a solid temporary defensive line.

They stood ready, their eyes fixed on the front, silently awaiting the appearance of the Orphnoch.

Time ticked by, and the atmosphere grew increasingly tense and heavy.

Just then, a cloud of dust suddenly rose from the distant horizon, obscuring the sun. Everyone looked closely and saw hundreds of strangely shaped, ferocious-looking Orphnochs surging towards the company's defensive line like a tidal wave, carrying endless killing intent and madness.

Faced with this sudden threat, the unit commander remained calm and decisively issued the order: "Attention! Prepare to engage the enemy!"

Before the words were finished, a series of deafening roars erupted from the artillery positions behind the troops. Powerful shells, trailing long plumes of flame, streaked across the sky like meteors, hurtling straight toward the heads of the Orphnochs.

However, something unexpected happened.

Just as the numerous shells were about to hit their targets, a dark shadow suddenly flashed through the air, and the King of Orphnoch appeared out of thin air!

With a blank expression, he raised his hand and casually waved it. The originally menacing shells instantly seemed to lose control, exploding one after another in the air, forming dazzling fireballs.

Immediately afterward, a cold glint flashed in the eyes of the King of Orphnoch, and he swung his arm again, sending out a beam of light containing terrifying energy that hurtled toward the artillery positions behind him with lightning speed.

With a deafening roar, the energy blast struck the artillery position with perfect accuracy.

In an instant, flames soared into the sky and thick smoke billowed, and the entire artillery position was completely destroyed in a flash.

Before the company could recover from this astonishing scene, the Orphnoch below, having witnessed the immense power displayed by the Orphnoch King, became even more excited.

They let out piercing screams and launched an even more frenzied attack on the troops' defensive lines.

Time passed by, and after about half an hour, the entire company's position was deathly silent, and no more gunshots could be heard.

At this moment, the King of the Orphnochs stood on high, looking down at the newly born Orphnochs below.

He slowly extended a hand, which seemed to possess endless magic power, instantly controlling all the Orphnochs.

He then issued a command, and the controlled Orphnochs surged toward the city of Harbin like a tidal wave.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Director Zhong, who had just successfully joined forces with the Harbin Military Region troops, was in the operations room with General Zhang of the Harbin Military Region, discussing with serious expressions how to strengthen the defense of Harbin's urban area.

Just then, a communications soldier suddenly rushed to the door of the operations room like a gust of wind and shouted, "Report!"

Upon hearing the shout, Director Zhong and Lieutenant General Zhang both looked up simultaneously.

The communications soldier looked anxious and, before the two could even ask anything, hurriedly said, "General Zhang, Director Zhong, there's an emergency report from the front!"

"Just ten minutes ago, the entire company that was sent out on the interception mission was wiped out!"

"The remaining hundreds of Orphnochs are now aggressively advancing towards our outer defenses."

"Based on images transmitted back by military satellites, it is estimated that they will engage our forward troops in fifteen minutes!"