Anti-War Game: Starting from Normandy Campaign-Chapter 134 - 117: The Battle of Moscow That Can Be Settled in Advance, Exclusive Story Photos (3.1k)

Chapter 134: Chapter 117: The Battle of Moscow That Can Be Settled in Advance, Exclusive Story Photos (3.1k)

Duan Yu couldn’t help but speak up when he saw the situation:

"Hey, let go of that kid."

He said, shaking the stick in his hand.

The dagger at the tip of the stick glinted brightly against the snowy backdrop.

The burly man across frowned upon seeing this, looking down at the boy who had thrown himself at his thigh.

Bam!

He kicked the boy away again, then turned to Duan Yu:

"Kid, don’t stick your nose into this."

"These two damned guys are thieves."

With that, he took two steps forward, reached the boy who was kicked to the corner struggling to get up, and quickly fished out a pile of change and a wallet.

Grabbing the wallet, the burly man couldn’t help but raise his hand again.

Slap!

"Daring to steal my money?"

He slapped the boy several more times and then looked up at Duan Yu, sneering:

"Kid, be careful where you put your good intentions."

After saying that, he released the child he was holding, cursed a bit, and left with his wallet, while Duan Yu frowned, feeling troubled.

But he had already intervened and couldn’t help it, watching the burly man leave.

Duan Yu slowly relaxed the stick in his hands, lowering the stick with the dagger, and looked at the two kids:

"Are you okay?"

The two rescued kids didn’t speak, their eyes full of fear, quickly shaking their heads.

Seeing this, Duan Yu didn’t say anything further, but turned back to the alley, sat back in the shack, and shoved the stick inside. He spoke to the live stream’s barrage:

"I’ve done enough."

"These things happen every day, being able to protect yourself is good enough."

"Leningrad is increasingly chaotic now."

"The army can’t control it anymore; the fact that these kids weren’t beaten to death is already a stroke of luck."

As he was saying this, footsteps came from behind.

Duan Yu took up the stick he had just placed down and turned around to look.

It was the two kids, and Duan Yu breathed a sigh of relief.

Just as he was about to put down the stick, the boy he had just saved suddenly dashed forward, grabbing the hard bread placed by the fire before Duan Yu could react.

Then he pulled the other child and ran away.

Duan Yu quickly stood up, but due to lack of strength, his vision blacked out, and he staggered without chasing them.

The live stream audience was also baffled.

Just moments ago, the viewers urging Duan Yu to save those two kids felt like a slap in the face.

Duan Yu leaned against the wall with one hand, easing the symptoms of low blood sugar:

"Damn!"

Even if he chased, he wouldn’t catch them.

He could only sit back down and say:

"Sigh... with the current situation in Leningrad, being able to protect yourself is good enough."

He was used to this situation, but just now, because of the audience’s urging, he took a glance, and the two kids didn’t seem like a big deal.

As a result, they turned around and did this, he sighed and continued to huddle in the shack:

"I can’t keep going, better sleep and wait to collect bread in the afternoon."

"Hope they distribute it today."

What nobody knew was...

The predicament in Leningrad was just beginning....

...

The in-game battle continued to progress.

Two days later.

On the Moscow battlefield, the Imperial forces still hadn’t conquered the last few kilometers to Moscow. Instead, they were being pushed back by continuous reinforcements from the Soviet Union.

At this time.

The reinforcement team Xu Jie was part of had already suffered over half casualties.

Not only did workers and students from the militia formations die, but also many from the regular troops assisting them.

As for Kirill, the machine gunner Xu Jie was assisting.

A few days ago, he was saying that the Soviet Union might hold out, but not himself. This indeed turned out true, leaving only his cold corpse lying in the trench.

He was shot in the head by an Imperial sniper.

Before dying, Kirill struggled a bit, pulling out a pocket watch and a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, which fell to the ground.

It seemed he wanted to tell Xu Jie something.

But he didn’t have the chance to speak before he passed away.

Xu Jie was helpless here too.

This stuff was of no use to him, as if he could live to see the end.

He opened the watch to take a look, inside was a girl’s photo. As for who the girl in the photo was, it was obvious...

Seeing the photo gave Xu Jie a toothache; this plot was too classic.

He put away the watch and also pocketed the cigarettes.

Then Xu Jie simply covered Kirill’s body with snow and dirt and took over his position as a machine gunner, blocking the Imperial attack with the main forces for two days.

But now it was unbearable.

Boom——!

Boom——!

The artillery roared outside the trench, the ground trembling.

The false constructions they had set up previously tricked the Imperial army into wasting many shells, but as the attacks continued in recent days, the Imperial forces gradually pinpointed their positions and some trenches.

The artillery strikes were increasingly accurate, and several people had been blown up in the trench in recent days.

But there was no other way.

In this icy land, digging out one trench was already the limit.

With severe human losses, there was no ability to dig a second trench.

They could only pray not to be hit by shells.

Boom——!!!

A layer of snow and soil rushed in, burying most of Xu Jie in the trench. Xu Jie brushed off the dirt, his eyes showing despair:

"Damn?!"

"Could you be more accurate?!"

A machine gun not far away was hit squarely by a shell.

Together with the sandbags beside him, it all vanished into thin air.

Well, that’s it.

The only weapon is gone too.

Xu Jie’s mouth twitched as he looked around the trench. The only things left to fight with were the two "heavy weapons" he had brought from the village, but Xu Jie seriously doubted their power.

Can they really take out a tank?

Boom!

The bombardment continued for another hour.

Slowly, it stopped.

Xu Jie crawled out of the trench, looked at the shattered machine gun and the large crater on his right, and thought... forget it.

He picked up the two "heavy weapons" nearby and cradled them in his arms.

He pulled out the pack of cigarettes Kirill had left behind, struck a match, and lit up, taking a deep drag:

"Hoo—"

In the distance, the tank engines roared, getting closer.

Xu Jie took drag after drag, while the viewers in the live stream could only type question marks.

They asked if the host had gone mad, why wasn’t he running?

Only Xu Jie knew that there was nowhere to run, whether from the front line as a whole or from this battlefield specifically.

Besides, being unarmed, where could he even run to?

Xu Jie listened to the tank engines roaring above the trench, and the tremors in the ground. He took the last drag of his cigarette, and then lit the two bottles in his hands.

He grabbed one each hand and rushed out of the trench, immediately spotting the tank ahead.

The tank and the Imperial Soldiers behind it spotted him too, as Xu Jie hurled the bottle in his right hand at the tank with force:

"Damn it...."

Bam!

Ratatatatatat—

A gunshot rang out, hitting Xu Jie right in the neck.

His body staggered backward a few steps uncontrollably.

Then the machine gun on the tank mercilessly opened fire, and ’crack’!

The burning bottle in his left hand shattered suddenly.

Flames instantly spread around Xu Jie, engulfing him.

The bottle thrown by his right hand landed only in front of the tank, and Xu Jie couldn’t help but curse in his mind:

"Shit...."

Plop!

His body fell to the ground.

The screen on Xu Jie’s side went pitch black, returning to the game’s main screen.

But he hadn’t quite come back to himself yet.

After a while, he rubbed his face before finally exhaling deeply and said with a laugh:

"So, guys, how was it?"

"Wasn’t my last act cool, a heroic sacrifice?"

Looking at the comments, Xu Jie said with a wry smile:

"Run?"

"There was nowhere to run."

"Behind us was Moscow, and if you were really involved in it, seeing people around you getting killed one by one by the Imperial Soldiers, you wouldn’t want to run either."

"You’d just want to take a few down with you."

"Unfortunately, I didn’t hit the tank. I’ll practice grenade throwing next time I start."

"If you throw it right, it’s as effective as a shell."

Saying that.

Xu Jie was about to click on the [Battle of Moscow] again, but a prompt popped up.

[Settle now?]

[Yes][No]

Surprised by the two options below, Xu Jie asked:

"What’s this about?"

While watching the comments, he opened the Polestar Official Website, noting that the Battle of Moscow wasn’t over, so what was the settlement for?

Suddenly, Xu Jie remembered:

"Oh, right."

"Today is the last day of the ’Morning Star Day’ seven-day holiday, isn’t it?"

"Could it be because of that?"

Upon entering the official website, an announcement indeed appeared in front of him.

The viewers in the live stream hadn’t noticed either, and they hurriedly started checking it too.

In the live stream.

Xu Jie looked at the announcement and read aloud:

"Due to the impending end of the ’Morning Star Day’ holiday, but the [Battle of Moscow] still ongoing, an early settlement feature is now available for comprehensive consideration."

"Players can choose to settle now and then continue playing."

"Long-term online players or streamers can select [No] and wait for the [Battle of Moscow] to end for a unified settlement."

"Settlement rewards include ’Earth’ IP series products and exclusive storyline photos."

"Note: Settling does not impede players’ continuation of the [Moscow Defenders Medal] task, which is one of the conditions for players to be inducted into the Hall of Fame."

As Xu Jie finished reading, he understood and said to the live stream:

"Got it."

"Basically, it means working gamers can choose to settle early because the holiday is ending, which allows them to play casually afterward without losing progress."

"Whereas long-term online players can wait for the [Battle of Moscow] to end before settling, all rewards are ’Earth’ IP series products."

"However, maybe those who play long-term get extra rewards at settlement. I really don’t know how long this [Battle of Moscow] will last."

"Then there’s the [Moscow Defenders Medal] task, that mission is practically impossible to pass. I’ll check how other streamers are doing with it later."

"I’ve heard many of the challenging streamers have failed."

"Should I settle?"

Xu Jie felt a bit indecisive, while the viewers egged him on to settle early. Seeing the barrage of comments, Xu Jie gritted his teeth and said:

"Alright!"

"I’ll settle now."

"Guys, don’t forget to follow and wait for my unboxing stream after I get the rewards. Let’s see what rewards there are and what the exclusive storyline photo is all about?"

Saying that, Xu Jie clicked the settlement button.

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