Chapter 46: T3 Forces
Before embarking on the mission, ostensibly for rescue but in truth a bait operation, Gu Hang emptied his savings.
Originally, the Grace Points he had earned from the battle at Manban River Valley Manor were exhausted on drawing technology and training the 3rd Battalion.
However, a few days ago, when Yan Fangxu led a team to burn down the hatchery nests in the mutant forest, Gu Hang gained 1-2 Grace Points for each nest destroyed, depending on its size.
After burning seven nests, Gu Hang accumulated 11 Grace Points.
He invested these points into 11 Marine Squad soldiers.
These elite assault soldiers, who had disembarked from the starship, looked entirely different from regular soldiers.
Clad in deep brown integrated combat suits, wearing masks, and equipped with high-quality gear, they left no skin exposed during battle.
The seemingly lightweight combat suits, when fitted with ceramic steel plates, were even more effective than bulletproof vests.
These were elite troops of the Imperial Marines, essentially special forces.
Their training level was rated T4 by the system. To upgrade their training level to T3, it cost 1 Grace Point per soldier.
1 Grace Point could train a hundred regular people into an entire company of soldiers equivalent to the Imperial regular army’s level.
But when training T3-level soldiers, it was enough for just one soldier’s upgrade.
To further train to T2 would require 10 Grace Points per person, which was enough for Gu Hang himself to level up in the ‘Hero’ interface.
However, despite the high cost, the value was extraordinary.
At that time, he singled out the 11 Marine Squad members and conducted some mysterious training exercises.
The exercises were fabricated by him, but he claimed they were blessings from the God Emperor, derived from his special training methods.
Ordinary people might find it hard to believe, but it was different coming from Governor Gu Hang.
These Marine soldiers had witnessed the transformation of peasants into competent soldiers in an incredibly short time.
How could they not believe?
The Marine soldiers were overjoyed!
The 11 men meticulously and devoutly followed the Governor’s instructions and completed the exercises.
Then, they truly felt a monumental change within themselves in a very short time.
They became stronger, almost to an inhuman degree.
They could run faster, had greater strength, and increased resilience.
Even slightly weaker bullets might not penetrate their skulls; their strength was nearly two to three times what it used to be. Previously immovable large stones now seemed almost easy to lift.
Their reflexes also became faster; birds flying by seemed like slow-moving paper planes to them.
Their military skills received a significant boost in a short period, transforming them from mediocre marksmen into sharpshooters.
They also felt they had mastered highly efficient close combat techniques, and with their short knives, they could easily eliminate five or six of their former selves in close-quarters combat.
Experiencing these profound changes, they felt like they were dreaming.
How could this be? It’s so unscientific!
But it was real.
They could only attribute it to the blessings of the God Emperor and the Governor’s miracles.
These soldiers, now enhanced to T3 level, were one of Gu Hang’s trump cards for this mission.
At this moment, these reinforced T3 soldiers were fulfilling the role Gu Hang had envisioned.
Eleven electromagnetic rifles targeted the falling heretical priests.
They didn’t need verbal communication; three soldiers focused on each target.
The metal spikes, as if guided by a lock-on mechanism, rarely missed despite the soldiers running and the targets being in free fall.
Meanwhile, Gu Hang continued to meddle.
The opponents were strong, and Gu Hang didn’t want to waste his limited psionics indiscriminately. But just like he severed the heretical priests’ control over the storm eagles earlier, he could make critical, strategic interventions.
This time, his interference was to disrupt and sever the priests’ control over their wind shields.
Although the Marine Squad soldiers were enhanced to T3 level, their rifles were not.
The ‘Eagle’ electromagnetic rifles they wielded saw no upgrades.
The metal spikes they fired were all blocked by the wind shields of the three heretical priests.
Breaking the wind shields purely with the power of their bullets was difficult; it would require the targets to stand still and be fired upon for a considerable time.
However, the continuous shooting did have some effect, weakening the wind shields’ strength and forcing the priests to divert their psionics to maintain the shields.
This gave Gu Hang an opportunity.
He only needed to apply a slight force, not requiring much effort to entirely shatter the wind shields, just enough to make them more unstable.
For the falling priests, whose wind shields momentarily weakened and developed gaps, this was fatal.
The weakest among them suffered the most. In mid-air, at least five or six metal spikes pierced through his body.
The immense power of the electromagnetic rifles was beyond what a human body could withstand.
That priest was instantly torn apart in the air, and by the time he hit the ground, he was no longer recognizable as a human, just a heap of shattered remains.
The other two were in better shape.
In Gu Hang’s vision, he could see that the strongest one was barely affected. When his wind shield faltered, he quickly rectified it, avoiding being hit.
The other, while responsive, was clearly less adept; he ended up taking two shots, losing an arm and a leg.
Once they hit the ground, the two remaining priests took action.
The strongest one, who was almost unscathed, suddenly sprouted a pair of white storm wings from his back.
The wings, resembling turbines, propelled him forward with jet-like speed in an instant.
He ignored the approaching Marine Squad soldiers and targeted Gu Hang directly.
The Howling Wind Emissary had not forgotten his mission; his primary objective was to kill the Planetary Governor.
The plan was to use the storm and the white mist to disrupt the soldiers’ lines, allowing the abscess monsters to overrun them and wipe out the troops.
After that, it would be a matter of dealing with the Governor, who would be hiding in the infantry fighting vehicle.
But unexpectedly, the Governor had left the protection of the vehicle.
Moreover, the Governor possessed psionic abilities and was using advanced techniques, which greatly surprised him.
His plan had gone awry.
The Governor’s actions not only halted their disruption of the human soldiers’ positions but also placed him and his two subordinates in a perilous situation.
Yet, he still had a chance.
As long as he could kill the Governor on the spot.