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When the translucent barrier disappeared, the Astra Militarum saw the other party. It was a burning creature.
"Flame Beast," Sebastian recognized it.
Prokopy had sent him a lot of information about other freshmen, which also included the supernatural species created by them. It was a beast called the Flame Beast, almost its whole body was on fire.
"It's a Flame Beast," the scientists immediately evaluated.
"How does the Flame Beast compare to the Flame Giant?" Allard asked.
"Their physical strength is inferior, and the flames on its body should not be more powerful than the fire of the Flame Giant," a scientist replied.
Allard nodded slightly and immediately ordered, "Full firepower, quickly solve this first battle. Don't let the other units look down on us."
Among the five companies of the Astra Militarum, there was a lot of competition, especially since the position of Lord Commander Militant of the Imperial Guard was vacant.
The Flame Giant, during the Glory War, could only be effectively countered by the Schwerer Gustav. But now, it was not a threat.
In these past years, there had not only been improvements in technology, but weapon upgrades were also immense. A variety of special weapons against the supernatural had appeared.
Leland's modifications to Starfall Iron and Vibranium had created a qualitative leap in improvements in molecular structure, taking the power of ammunition to the next level.
After Leland, another research group developed a new powerful type of ammunition. It could even pierce through tank armor made of Star Vibranium Alloy. This ammunition was the famous armor-piercing shell.
Sebastian paid close attention; its structure was similar to armor-piercing projectiles on Earth, but the material was different.
The armor-piercing projectiles on Earth mainly used steel alloys, depleted uranium, etc. They relied on ammunition power, weight, and speed to penetrate armor. They could penetrate thick armor exceeding 700 mm at 2 kilometers. The materials used by the Astra Militarum were an improved Star Vibranium Alloy, so their power was even greater.
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While the Astra Militarum observed the Flame Beast, on the opposite side, Wright was also watching them.
"There are a lot of them, but each of them seems to be similar to ordinary creatures, and the weapons in their hands are unique to these people!"
Wright's vision and intelligence were not low; he saw it all. The biggest threat from the Astra Militarum came from the dark weapons in their hands.
"Long-range attack? They shouldn't be very good in melee combat. Just rush over quickly, and I can break it." Wright immediately thought of a way to deal with them and let the Flame Beast charge at full speed.
More than 6,000 Flame Beasts charged forward, causing the ground to shake.
"Use artillery and machine guns to stop them. Don't let them come within 500 meters," Allard ordered.
BOOOM! WHHEEOOOOSHHH... KA-BOOOOM!
BOOOM! WHHEEOOOOSHHH... KA-BOOOOM!
Thirty artillery pieces fired. This artillery, called BS-3, was stronger than the one in the exam. Shells hit the charging Flame Beasts, killing and injuring dozens on the spot.
Wright frowned slightly but understood that facing ranged enemies, a few casualties at the beginning were inevitable. The main force of the Astra Militarum was not the cannons.
It was a series of machine guns in fixed positions. This was the newest quadruple-barreled heavy machine gun, the ZPU-4. Numerous improvements over the years have finally led to the creation of this terrifying weapon. It could fire four shots simultaneously, and importantly, the ammunition was armor-piercing.
One hundred ZPU-4s covered all positions at various locations and angles, and these 100 ZPU-4s fired simultaneously. Due to the size of the playing field, the coverage of the ZPU-4 was almost entire.
Upon seeing that the caliber of the ZPU-4 was relatively small, Wright and the Flame Beasts didn't care. However, they soon found something was wrong. Numerous armor-piercing projectiles were fired and penetrated the bodies of the Flame Beasts.
The Flame Beasts couldn't dodge quickly enough, so most were hit. In addition to the destructive power of armor-piercing, the alloy bullet itself inherited energy absorption traits, causing the flames on the Flame Beasts to diminish little by little.
The dozen or so Flame Beasts rushing to the front were riddled with bullet holes. If not for their physical toughness, they would have been killed on the spot. But with so many armor-piercing attacks, it was only a matter of time before they died.
The firing from the ZPU-4 continued, and the Flame Beasts that rushed forward couldn't be stopped. What followed was the same fate: they were shot by a rain of armor-piercing bullets. Among them was a large Flame Beast in front; it was hit by dozens of bullets. Not even a scream escaped it before it died.
BRRRT-BRRRT-BRRRT!
BOOOM! WHHEEOOOOSHHH... KA-BOOOOM!
The entire arena was filled with the bombardment of BS-3 and ZPU-4, along with the roars of the Flame Beasts! It was like a weird symphony, eliciting goosebumps from those who listened.
More than 6,000 Flame Beasts had rushed forward, but in less than 3 minutes, hundreds had fallen. Not one managed to approach within a kilometer of the Astra Militarum's position.
On-site and in the spectator room, there was silence. No one thought it would turn into a David vs. Goliath situation, where the collision between geniuses became one-sided.
Wright, in the war room, was even more dumbfounded. He had not even realized the intensity of the battle; nearly a thousand Flame Beasts he had worked so hard to develop had fallen!?
In any other situation, he might have held on for a while longer to see if there was a chance to overturn the defeat. But since this was just an irrelevant challenge, he saw no need to pay more.
"I surrender." Wright took a deep breath and chose to surrender. Immediately, he stood up. Looking in Sebastian's direction, he clenched his fists and said, "Sebastian, right? I will remember you."
"3 minutes and 7 seconds." With Wright admitting defeat, the first battle of this challenge was over.
To everyone's surprise, the battle between Sebastian and Wright, who had been thought to be evenly matched before the fight, resulted in what felt like a child against an adult, with Sebastian pressing Wright to the ground.
"Mr. Prokopy, what kind of civilization did this Sebastian create to have such fearsome weapons!?" a teacher asked.
"It is said to be an unknown civilization: the Astra Militarum and that creature is called a Guardsman," Prokopy replied.
"The Astra Militarum?" Many teachers were slightly taken aback.
About this civilization, no one had heard of it.
"Guardsmen wield a weapon called a firearm. The levels of firearms are Ordinary, Elite, King, etc. What you just saw should be a King-Level firearm."
Prokopy knew about Sebastian's creation as it was introduced to the public previously. These concepts had been recognized by many experts, and everyone agreed with the brand new supernatural civilization and the corresponding level division of Guardsmen.
"Cough cough." A teacher nodded.
"And what about the larger-caliber firearms?" another teacher asked curiously.
"They're not called firearms; they're called artillery, and only a few Guardsmen called Artillerymen can wield them," Prokopy explained.
"A very powerful civilization, then." Another teacher sighed with emotion and immediately asked, "I wonder how many kilometers the diameter of this planet is. It shouldn't be too small."
Others also turned their heads to look! For a Level 1 Planet, everyone was accustomed to using the diameter of the planet to assess talent. Sebastian's Guardsmen were so powerful; it couldn't be an ordinary 500 kilometers.
"Well..." Prokopy said with some uncertainty, "It should be more than 500 kilometers."
Prokopy couldn't help but think of inquiring about the staff from the examination at that time, but the other party said it was not allowed to disclose candidates' private information.
At that time, Prokopy hadn't thought too much of it; he merely assumed that the responsibilities were in place. He also closely observed Sebastian's performance during the examination. But compared to that time, even the 30 Flame Giants felt troublesome; the strength of the Astra Militarum was now stronger, not just a little bit.
Prokopy thought of another possibility: that the examiner had issued an order not to let Sebastian's information leak.
"It shouldn't be possible." Prokopy didn't delve into it further. Unless Sebastian's planetary diameter exceeded some incomprehensible limit, perhaps that was what they were trying to conceal.