Chapter 132: If Possible, Skin Him Too

“It’s the blessing of a god! Those beastmen have all received the blessing of a god!”

Anna’s face was filled with terror. How could such a thing exist?

What kind of place was this? Why was there a divine blessing here?

And not just any divine blessing—the blessing of the Beast God.

Weren’t they beastmen? Half human and half beast?

What on earth was going on?

In her world, the gods had been gone for five thousand years.

The God of the Demon Realm had been missing for nearly six thousand.

“What divine blessing?” Lin Mu asked, staring at Anna in confusion. He had no idea what she meant.

“The gods! The omniscient and omnipotent gods! That layer of flame covering their bodies is a symbol of divine power. Ordinary weapons…”

Anna suddenly stopped.

That was right. Ordinary weapons should not have been able to deal with them. But Lin Mu’s weapons clearly were not ordinary.

Or perhaps his weapons could rapidly wear away that layer of divine power?

Lin Mu stared at the screen, deep in thought.

No wonder the laser weapons had been so ineffective. It was because of the divine power.

In that case, there was only one option left: electromagnetic cannons.

It was a pity, though. Would they reduce all the things those enemies had brought with them to dust as well?

“Do beastmen have spatial rings? Or any kind of supplies?”

Anna’s mouth twitched.

Good grief! Was this really the time to be asking about supplies?

Shouldn’t they be focused on destroying the enemy first?

“They… probably don’t. Beastmen are all very poor.”

“Then I can rest easy.”

Lin Mu picked up the radio. “Everyone, put away the other weapons. Use only the laser cannons and traction artillery. You don’t need to kill them. Just stop them from advancing.”

“Understood.”

If all they had to do was hold them back, things would be much simpler.

Hundreds of cannons roared without pause.

In the area west of the city, near the defensive formation, huge craters appeared one after another.

The beastmen were not injured, but their advance was indeed halted.

Even so, some of them had already reached the defensive formation.

Under Lin Mu’s watchful gaze, they raised various weapons and began smashing them against the formation.

Seeing the formation’s energy level fall, Lin Mu breathed a sigh of relief. At this rate, there should be no problem.

“Report! The crocodile-men on the east side are two kilometers from the designated position.”

“Report! The humans on the southern side are three kilometers away.”

Well, they were moving quite quickly. Everyone had arrived this time.

“Same arrangements for the southeast. Let them in and fight them there. Handle the rest as you see fit.”

For now, he had to deal with the thing directly in front of him.

But while he had the time, he might as well build three more electromagnetic cannons and withdraw the useless traction artillery.

One cannon for each direction would be perfect. He would prepare three generators as well and upgrade whatever needed upgrading.

Seeing that nearly one-thousandth of his supplies had vanished, Lin Mu’s heart ached.

If he failed to recover the cost, there was nothing he could do.

Four enormous electromagnetic cannons were soon ready. Three were aimed at three separate directions, while the fourth stood by to provide support wherever necessary.

…

“Holy crap!”

A blank corridor suddenly appeared in the middle of the human ranks on the southern side.

“How the hell are we supposed to complete this mission? How are we supposed to fight something like this? What medieval army has weapons like these?”

“Exactly! The mission rating is definitely wrong. We have to report this game.”

“We might lose our equipment this time. We’re finished.”

The human forces were on the verge of giving up. There was simply no way to fight.

Five minutes later, another empty passage was blasted open.

“Spread out! Spread out! Don’t stand together! Listen to me—we don’t have to stay in one place, and we don’t have to break through from the same point. We only need to destroy the barrier!”

Everyone realized that he was right.

Thus, under Lin Mu’s gaze, the humans on the southern side scattered in all directions.

Lin Mu smacked his lips. “As expected of the human race. They react quickly.”

He had anticipated this situation long ago.

Although these people were not from the same planet, the equipment they carried clearly showed that they were not from any primitive age of cold weapons.

If he had been outside, he would have chosen to spread out as well.

They might not succeed, but at least the chances of being targeted would be much lower.

However, had they forgotten about the laser rifles?

Lin Mu picked up the radio. “Everyone who scattered on the southern side, greet them with laser rifles. The southern and western sides will bombard the beastmen. The eastern and northern sides will bombard the crocodile-men.”

The crocodile-men’s defenses were somewhat weaker than the beastmen’s. Laser rifles could not pierce the scales covering their bodies, but laser cannons and artillery shells could.

The outcome of the defense was already decided. From this point on, Lin Mu only needed to fire one shot every five minutes.

Three hours later, the defense ended.

Countless corpses lay piled up outside the city.

【Ding! Congratulations, player, on successfully defending the city. Basic Supplies Gift Pack x1, City Development Gift Pack x1, Map Fragment x1, Victory Dinner x1】

Lin Mu glanced at the notification, then picked up the radio.

“Send people to inspect the three races. See if they have any supplies. Dismantle and collect everything that can be removed.”

“What about their clothes?”

“Strip the humans. Forget the other two races.”

The beastmen and crocodile-men were wearing nothing but a few scraps of cloth. There was no use in taking them.

“Oh, right. If possible, skin the crocodile-men. Their hides look like they’d provide excellent protection.”

Anna’s mouth twitched violently.

The poor creatures were dead, and he still refused to leave them intact.

Now he wanted to skin them as well. Even bandits were not as ruthless as he was.

The people below followed his orders obediently. If he said to skin them, then skin them they would.

As a result, the crocodile-men received the largest workforce—eighty people in all.

Each carried a broad-bladed knife and began cutting away the scales.

It was somewhat disgusting, but this material could genuinely save lives.

By seven in the evening, darkness had fallen.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

One high-powered lamp after another lit up, flooding the surroundings with brilliant white light.

Anna’s mouth twitched again. How long had they been working already? Were they really not going to let the dead rest?

Of course Lin Mu would eventually let them rest, but first they had to finish the day’s work.

“Testing… testing…”

A loudspeaker mounted on top of an iron pole in the town center carried Lin Mu’s voice across the area.

“It’s seven o’clock. Everyone, put in a little more effort. We’ll start preparing dinner at eight.”

Hearing this, everyone worked even harder.

Lin Mu sat in his chair and looked at the Victory Dinner in his inventory.

He had assumed it would not contain much, but in reality, there was enough food inside to feed all of them for four or five meals.

Perhaps the city-defense game calculated the rewards according to the town’s population.

Judging from the amount of food in the dinner, the town’s standard housing capacity was five hundred people.

As for the remaining rewards, they were simple enough.

The Basic Supplies Gift Pack contained five hundred thousand units of every basic material. Even gasoline was provided in an amount of five hundred thousand liters.

Just the gasoline alone was astonishingly generous.

As for the City Development Gift Pack…