第1325章 兽王之威，兵临城下！

    于夜幕之下。

    上万辆重装坦克，发出野兽般的轰鸣声。

    夜幕降临，天空渐渐黑了，星光像diamondsliketinydiamondsscatteredacrossthesky.Theairwaselectricwithtensionasthesoundofthunderechoedthroughthevalley,growinglouderwitheachpassingmoment.Itwasasiftheverygodsthemselvesweregatheringtobearwitnesstoaspectacleofunparalleledscale.

    BeforethearmiesoftheEastlayanunbrokenlineofsteelandfire,anunstoppablejuggernautthatwouldleavenothingbutscorchedearthandshattereddreamsinitswake.Thebehemothsofwar,knowntoallas“TankKing‘sLegion“,movedwithdeliberateslowness,theirtreadameasuredbeatthatseemedalmost...almosthuman.

    Eachtankstoodlikeagiantsentinel,itsarmorafusionofblackandgreymetalthatseemedtoabsorbthelightaroundit,makingitallbutinvisiblesaveforthetinysparksthatdancedacrossitshullasitmoved.Theairwasthickwiththesmelloffuel,oil,andsmoke,theacridtangofwhichhungheavyintheairlikeamiasma.

    Andyet,despitetheoverwhelmingpresenceofthesemechanicalgiants,therewassomethingalmost...familiaraboutthem.Asenseofhistory,oftradition,thatlingeredbeneaththesurfacelikeawhisperedsecret.TheEasthadalwaysbeenalandofwarriors,andnowitseemedasiftheveryfabricoftheirsocietyhadbeendistilledintothesemachines.

    TheCommander,perchedatophimandcenterlikeakingonhisthrone,gazedoutupontheseaofsteelwitheyesthatburnedlikestarsinthedark.Hewasthemasterofthisdomain,theonewhowoulddecidewhetherornottheEastwouldfalltotheWest‘sonslaught.Hishands,stainedwithbloodandsweat,graspedthearmsofhischairasiftheymightbeabletoanchorhimtoreality.

    Toeithersideofhimstoodthegenerals,theirfacessetingrimdetermination.Theytoohadseenthedepthsofwar,thehorrorsthatitwroughtuponthehumansoul.Buthere,onthisday,theywereallone:brothersinarms,unitedintheirquestforvictory.

    Asthelastlightofdaydied,leavingonlydarknessandshadow,theCommanderraisedhisvoicetobeheardabovethedinofbattle.“Today,“heroared,“westandatthecrossroads!Wecanturnbacknow,orwecanpushforwardintotheunknown!Chooseyourpath,East!“

    Amurmurranthroughtheranks,awaveofuncertaintythatseemedtoebbandflowlikethetide.Thegeneralswatchedwithbatedbreathastheirmenhesitated,theirfaceslitbyflickeringtorchesandlanterns.

    Andthen,inaninstant,itwasallover.AburstofcheerseruptedfromtheEast‘sarmy,echoingthroughthevalleylikeatidalwave.Theyhadchosentheirpath;theywouldfighton!

    TheCommandersmiledgrimlyashewatchedhistroopsrisetotheirfeet,theireyesshiningwithafiercedetermination.Thegamewasonnow;nothingwouldstopthembutvictoryitself.

    Withthatthought,theTankKing‘sLegionbeganitsrelentlessmarchforward,anunstoppablejuggernautdrivenbyaburningneedforconquestanddomination!