111: The devastating nuclear cannon fire startled the enemy; deep exploration of memories resolved the crisis.

Chapter One Hundred and Fourteen: The Core-Breaking Cannon Shakes the Enemy, Deep Memory Excavation Resolves the Crisis

Among the mountains of the southwest border, the barrels of the Railguns pierced through the morning mist, glinting with a cold metallic luster under the rising sun. The Apocalypse Tank Division deployed along the ridgeline, their treads crushing gravel and leaving deep ruts in the ground; Bear Country's winter war god mechas crouched behind the positions, heavy energy cannon muzzles pointed toward the border, thrusters emitting faint blue flames, ready to charge at any moment.

The soldiers' faces were covered in dust, but their eyes burned with the fire of determination. Images from the skynet satellite showed that the evolved God Devourers had arrived at the Indochina Peninsula ahead of schedule and were racing toward China's Southwest Defense Line, expected to reach the battlefield in two hours.

"All units attention! Dual-Effect Anti-Core Bombs have been loaded, energy cores charged to eighty percent!" The voice of a weapons operator came through the communicator, carrying a hint of imperceptible tension. "Targeting God Devourer multiple cores, preparing for saturation strike!"

Lin Zhou stood in the temporary command tent, staring at the red dots approaching on the holographic sand table, his fingertips lightly tapping the tabletop. The Research Team's extreme R&D had finally yielded results—the Dual-Effect Anti-Core Bomb fused the chain detonation of magnetic storm energy with Anti-Resonance Technology. After the shell hit the first core, it would split into several secondary energy beams to simultaneously attack other multiple cores, theoretically capable of destroying the God Devourer's energy source in one go. But this was only theory; no one was certain how it would perform in actual combat.

"Notify the Research Team to perform a final check on the shell parameters to ensure the precision of the chain detonation!" Lin Zhou ordered in a deep voice. "Additionally, have the vanguard units fall back to avoid unnecessary casualties from an encounter battle. We will lure the God Devourers into the pre-set positions and annihilate them with concentrated firepower!"

The orders were issued, and the apocalypse tanks of the vanguard slowly retreated, leaving an open kill zone in front of the positions; the energy cores of the Railguns lit up again, the eerie blue light growing more intense as the air filled with the pungent smell of ionization.

Two hours later, a deafening roar echoed from the distance of the Southwest Defense Line. The ground began to tremble violently as five fifty-meter-tall behemoths appeared at the edge of sight. Their scales shimmered with dark purple energy, and the multiple crimson crystals atop their heads flickered with an eerie light, each step kicking up clouds of dust.

"It's the God Devourers! They're here!" the roar from the observation post came through.

The leading God Devourer threw its head back and roared, the sound waves making the gravel in front of the position dance. Dark purple acid sprayed from its mouth, hurtling toward the Railgun positions. The acid hit the ground, instantly corroding deep pits that emitted white smoke, melting the gravel into black sludge.

"Fire!"

Lin Zhou's command fell, and twenty Railguns roared simultaneously. The Dual-Effect Anti-Core Bombs trailed long plumes of flame, streaking across the sky like meteors and accurately striking the main core on the head of the leading God Devourer.

"Boom—!"

After a violent explosion, a blinding white light enveloped the battlefield. The shell exploded at the main core and split into four secondary energy beams like silver lightning, simultaneously hitting the other four multiple cores. The God Devourer let out a shrill roar, its massive body suddenly stiffening as the crimson crystals on its head instantly dimmed and the energy luster on its scales began to fade.

"Did it work?" a soldier asked instinctively.

But before the words could settle, a bizarre scene occurred. That God Devourer's multiple cores suddenly lit up again, the light even more frenzied than before. Its body swelled abruptly, scales cracking to reveal wriggling granulation inside as several new cores were rapidly generating.

"Not good! It's undergoing a second evolution!" the Research Team Leader's voice came through the communicator, filled with despair. "The energy from the Dual-Effect Anti-Core Bomb didn't completely destroy the cores; instead, it stimulated the proliferation gene fragments!"

The God Devourer after the second evolution was even more frenzied. A massive claw swept across, smashing a Railgun to pieces. The other four God Devourers took the opportunity to charge, breaking through the fire net of the pre-set positions and rushing toward the Apocalypse Tank Division.

"Apocalypse Tank Division, counterattack!" Zhao Shanhe's roar came through. The command tank fired first, and another Dual-Effect Anti-Core Bomb shot out, only to be deflected by the energy reflection layer on the God Devourer's scales, leaving only a shallow scorch mark.

The defense line instantly fell into chaos. Soldiers fired frantically with Magnetic Storm Rifles, but they couldn't penetrate the God Devourers' defense at all. The winter war god mechas charged, their laser cutting blades striking the scales only to leave fine scratches before being entangled by the God Devourers' tentacles. The mechas' armor plates were instantly torn apart, and the fires of explosions rose across the battlefield.

The Southwest Defense Line was in imminent danger.

Just then, a breakthrough message came from the interrogation room at the East Sea Barrier Base.

The interrogation team had utilized the red alert system's 'Deep Memory Extraction' technology to forcibly break through Zhulong's consciousness defense. From his deep memories, they found the decryption code for the proliferation gene fragments—they needed to use 'God Devourer larvae gene energy' as a neutralizer, injected into the Dual-Effect Anti-Core Bomb, to completely inhibit core proliferation and destroy the energy source.

"Commander! The decryption code has been found!" the Research Team Leader's voice was filled with ecstasy. "We can use the larvae specimens recovered earlier to extract gene energy and modify the Dual-Effect Anti-Core Bombs! The modification is expected to be completed in two hours!"

Hope instantly ignited in Lin Zhou's eyes. "Modify them immediately! At the same time, order the troops on the Southwest Defense Line to hold off the God Devourers at all costs! Hold on for two hours, and we can bring out the true killing weapon!"

The soldiers' responses came through the communicator, their voices weary but exceptionally firm: "We will defend to the death! No retreat!"

On the battlefield, the soldiers engaged in a life-and-death struggle with the God Devourers. A Magneto Shock Trooper clutched an explosive pack and rushed beneath a God Devourer's feet, pulling the fuse to perish together with the monster. An apocalypse tank was entangled by tentacles, and the driver didn't hesitate to activate the self-destruct sequence; the massive explosion overturned the God Devourer's body, buying a moment of respite for other units. The winter war god mecha squads formed a defensive formation, using their bodies to block the God Devourers' charge; their armor plates were torn and energy cores exposed, yet they continued to fire.

Blood stained the ridgelines, and artillery fire tore the sky. Humanity's persistence seemed so fragile in the face of absolute power, yet so tragic and heroic.

Two hours later, at the Research Center of the East Sea Barrier Base, the modified Dual-Effect Anti-Core Bombs were loaded onto transport planes and raced toward the Southwest Defense Line. Inside the transport plane's cabin, researchers stared intently at monitoring instruments as the larvae gene energy flowed slowly within the shells, perfectly fusing with the magnetic storm energy and Anti-Resonance Technology.

On the battlefield of the Southwest Defense Line, the surviving soldiers had retreated to the final ridge. The God Devourers' multiple cores flickered with frenzied light as they approached step by step, the shadow of death looming over everyone.

Just then, the roar of transport planes came from the sky. Three modified Dual-Effect Anti-Core Bombs were airdropped, landing precisely in front of the positions.

"Load the Modified Core-Breaking Shells! Targets locked!" the weapons operator roared, shoving the shells into the Railgun.

Lin Zhou watched the approaching God Devourers on the screen, took a deep breath, and issued the final command:

"Fire!"