Chapter 182: Black Magic Assault! 【Seeking votes at the end of the month~】
“Target trajectory locked.”
“They are moving very cautiously, probably crawling close to the ground at high speed. Their psionic signals are being shielded, making direct detection by instruments impossible.”
“Artillery positions are ready, and the drone swarm is ready to launch at any time!”
The third-floor command center of the fortress was filled with a tense atmosphere.
Wang Jixuan and Zhou Zhengde sat in a corner, while Mudan took Shen Qionglin to rest in the adjacent tea room.
—This was a deliberate attempt to prevent Shen Qionglin from accessing D5's core intelligence.
Wang Jixuan flipped through Shen Qionglin's notes, reading with great interest.
“Commander Dongfang!”
Black Shell proactively asked:
“Should we just drop a nuclear bomb on them? A small-yield nuclear landmine would suffice, treating them like a Bladebeast swarm.”
“Instructor Black Shell is right.”
Dongfang Zhenghong said quickly:
“We shouldn't be considering whether we can capture anyone alive at this point; the security here is paramount.
“Order the Second Artillery Battalion to use cluster bombs for the first wave of attack, followed by the smallest yield tactical nuclear weapon at twelve-second intervals. The initial attack coverage must be over 200%!
“Missile Squads Four and Six, stand by!”
“Yes!”
The messenger quickly issued instructions to the corresponding battalion commanders, and several rocket launchers that were already prepared immediately adjusted their positions.
The radar system of the rocket launchers could not detect the psionicists six or seven kilometers away, but the command headquarters had given them an area, and they only needed to aim at the center point of that area.
The missile silo slowly opened, and a precious tactical nuclear warhead was ready to launch.
The operator placed his thumb on several buttons, fully focused and waiting for the commander to issue the attack order…
“Target lost!”
“The enemy suddenly collectively burrowed underground!”
“Weak psionic reaction! They are entering the underground very quickly!”
“Attack!”
Dongfang Zhenghong's voice rang out, and the operator decisively pressed the button. The screen in the command center showed the launch of the rocket launchers.
However, the area they attacked only left dozens of slanted holes.
“Commander, should we launch the nuclear warhead?”
“Let's save it,” Black Shell frowned, “They are submerging very quickly, and the tactical nuclear warhead has limited power.”
Dongfang Zhenghong resolutely said: “Sound the alarm, the fortress is entering Level One combat readiness. Lower the gates on each level, and the surface military camp will construct a fire defense line!”
“Yes!”
In the rear corner, Wang Jixuan closed the notebook in his hand, his eyes slightly flickering.
Zhou Zhengde smiled beside him: “Don't worry, the fortress isn't that easy to break through.”
“It's not worry, it's just that something feels off.”
Wang Jixuan locked onto everyone in the command center with his spiritual sense, carefully probing everyone's brains, and didn't find any traces of Mind-Devouring Worms.
He muttered, “The timing of their diving underground is too subtle, as if they saw that we were going to bomb them.”
“Mind-Devouring Worms?”
“There aren't any here, I just checked,” Wang Jixuan closed his eyes and focused, carefully searching the surface military camp.
He didn't find any traces of Mind-Devouring Worms there either.
That is to say, the enemy most likely has other means to monitor the movements of the human military camp.
“Crap!”
Zhou Zhengde suddenly said:
“The minefields near the fortress are all designed according to the size of Bladebeasts, ensuring that they can kill large burrowing worms! If they can also burrow underground, and are only the size of ordinary people, won't they just pass through the gaps between the mines?”
Wang Jixuan: …
Black Shell turned to look at them: “Xiao Zhou, you need to learn some military common sense. Today's mines are not the old pressure-triggered ones. They all have biosensors now. They will detonate as soon as they sense an object moving nearby.”
“Then it's nothing,” Zhou Zhengde spread his hands, “I'm not very good at technology.”
Wang Jixuan smiled without saying a word.
He extended his spiritual sense to the maximum distance. After about three to five minutes, figures finally broke into the edge of his spiritual sense.
This group of enemies was rapidly advancing in the underground, more than ten meters deep.
Dozens of Mimic Bladebeasts…
No, they seem to be a combination of Mimic Bladebeasts and Burrowing Worm Bladebeasts?
They have the characteristics and iconic thin wings of Mimic Bladebeasts, but their body structure is similar to that of Burrowing Worms, and they can use their abdomens as drills…
Amitabha! (Expression of surprise)
There are even hybrid Bladebeasts!
These Mimic Bladebeasts are frantically burrowing, creating dozens of passages. Behind them are one hundred thirty to forty psionicists, and hundreds of ordinary Mimic Bladebeasts.
Among these Mimic Bladebeasts, there are many mid-level and high-level Evangelists, but it is clear that those one hundred plus psionicists are the main focus…
They all have crystal cores in their bodies!
All of them have A-level or higher theoretical strength!
Among them, there are also three modified S-level powerhouses, and a dark shadow whose psionic energy Wang Jixuan cannot estimate with his spiritual sense.
This dark shadow has a King-level Bladebeast crystal core in its body. Just looking at the amount of psionic energy it contains, it is far above Fire Melt.
Wang Jixuan's heart sank.
A former S-level psionicist who has also undergone Bladebeast modification.
His Mountain Guardian Formation has only prepared a quarter of the formation base and cannot be used yet.
The Buddha Hall Squad has already been sent out.
“Mudan!” Wang Jixuan stood up and shouted, “Have the Valkyrie Squad immediately equip the highest-level armor!”
Black Shell asked in a deep voice: “Are the enemies very strong?”
“Very strong.”
The Daoist deliberately made it sound a little more serious:
“More than a hundred A-level psionicists, three pseudo-S-level psionicists, hundreds of Evangelists, and a shadow close to SS-level, a former Beast God Sect S-level psionicist.
“We don't have enough single-soldier combat power to use. They are very likely to directly attack the main body of the fortress.”
Black Shell decisively said: “Immediately use burrowing bombs! Spare no expense to force them out! Dongfang! The third-floor launch exit prepares high-speed aircraft! If we can't hold it, immediately transfer important targets!”
“We've been preparing all along,” Dongfang Zhenghong frowned, “But Instructor Black Shell, I am the commander here now. Are you going to take over command?”
“No, I'm going to prepare equipment.”
“Okay,” Dongfang Zhenghong responded, “All units deploy burrowing bombs, permission to use poison gas bombs.”
With each response, the ground forces quickly reacted.
The atmosphere in the command center became increasingly tense.
The enemy was rapidly approaching underground.
The drone swarm quickly arrived at the designated area and dropped burrowing bombs in advance. Dull explosions quickly came from underground, causing the enemy to become more dispersed and not submerging deeper.
They couldn't burrow into the rock layer below.
Black Shell, in his second-generation demi-human mecha, quickly equipped himself. It was a special four-meter-class mecha designed specifically for psionic energy.
A few minutes later.
This old demi-human mecha, who had followed Fu Jiandong on his eastern and western expeditions, stood on the roof of a building in the surface military camp, wearing black armor, and stared down at the deep night.
Bombs fell like rain into the ground, and the ground began to flicker with fire.
This no-holds-barred bombardment was effective. The number of Mimic Bladebeasts sharply decreased, and more than twenty enemy psionicists were killed or wounded.
Soon, behind Black Shell, seven of the latest generation of demi-human mecha had completed their equipment and stood in the second row.
Around the building, members of the Special Forces, who had undergone general enhancement surgery, wore various types of armor, numbering about one hundred and forty.
Of course, these were not enough.
But it didn't matter, Black Shell had already activated the 'Purge Type III' protocol.
Hundreds of autonomous mechanical bodies, which had just hidden in Fortress 76, had been activated simultaneously and would protect the surface military camp and the third floor of the fortress.
These autonomous machines were equipped with laser cannons and light blades and were very good at close combat.
Black Shell was the leader of the demi-human mecha project and a member of the D5 High Command's strategic advisory group. Although he trusted Dongfang Zhenghong's command abilities, he was still uneasy and sent Dongfang Zhenghong a text message.
【If necessary, Fortress 76 can be abandoned, prioritize protecting the primary target.】
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【Understood. However, based on my understanding of the primary target, he will participate in the battle later.】
Black Shell paused, and his eyes flickered with the battle reports and video recordings he had seen. The corners of his mouth twitched into a slight wry smile.
Since that's the case, then let this old bone destroy this trash!
A former S-level psionicist who has accepted Bladebeast Civilization modification is an extremely rare opponent!
“You bastards! All of you, get your spirits up!”
He shouted in the demi-human mecha and Special Forces command channel.
At the same time,
Inside the command center on the third floor of the fortress.
Wang Jixuan suddenly hesitated, then closed his eyes and listened.
He had been staring at the enemy with his spiritual sense, constantly adjusting his method of probing. After using a segment of the incomplete 'Beast Taming Incantation', he actually…
Heard their communication!
The elder of the Sutra Depository was right, learning more skills is really useful at critical moments.
Unfortunately, the Beast Taming Sect is a righteous sect and has never been wiped out by the orthodox factions. The Beast Taming Incantation obtained by Wangxiang Valley is only a fragmented copy circulating on the market. Otherwise, Wang Jixuan would have used it on the Bladebeasts.
…
The enemy's communication was mainly a man's voice chattering incessantly:
“These bastards actually found us! Damn it! Luckily, I was smart, resourceful, and prescient, and made everyone advance in a combination of underground and aboveground… Disperse! Disperse as much as possible! Just rush forward like this!”
“Bladebeast brothers, hang in there! Dig a few more holes! When we break in later, we'll give you more human hearts to eat and replenish yourselves!”
“Damn it! Faster! Don't they have to pay for their bombs!”
“Bastard! I will definitely kill everyone here! Everyone!”
"Remember this! First, clear out the fighting forces here. You few, pay close attention! Try not to kill that traitor. The master wants to bring it back for research, to see what exactly went wrong with it, why it would be loyal to weak humans! If you can't bring it back, kill it directly! Bring back its crystal core!"
"Woohoo! We're almost at the military camp! Come to me, everyone, come to me!"
Boom!
Boom boom!
A series of tremors came from underground, as the shallow minefield near the fortress was triggered.
This group of Beast God Sect psionicists immediately suffered more casualties, with more than half of the mimic blade beasts responsible for burrowing underground lost in a matter of seconds.
"Damn it!"
The strongest, most talkative psionicist roared:
"Charge up! Kill them all!"
Wang Ji Xuan's Xuanling vision could see:
That black shadow seemed to suddenly spread two pairs of wings, surrounded by black gas, enveloping all the Beast God Sect psionicists and forcefully dragging them towards the ground.
Wang Ji Xuan immediately said, "They're coming out!"
On the big screen, the earth suddenly cracked open, and a giant eagle formed from black gas rushed into the sky with sand and dust. The surging black gas turned into shockwaves, causing the drone swarm in the air to fall like raindrops.
The giant eagle spread its wings and soared into the sky!
The surface military camp unleashed a sky full of fire, with the long-awaited destruction cannons and powerful laser cannons firing simultaneously, and rapid-fire cannons pouring out firepower at an extreme rate!
But it was useless.
A black energy shield formed around the giant eagle's body, blocking a series of explosions. Even if a destruction cannon could tear through the shield, it would only penetrate the giant eagle's ethereal body, and the black gas would quickly re-coagulate.
The giant eagle charged straight into the sky, with an unstoppable momentum, diving towards the military camp!
"Open fire freely."
Dongfang Zhenghong's calm voice was transmitted to each combat unit on the surface.
Not only the main military camp, but also the surrounding extended area fire bases were firing at full power at this moment. The energy shield around the giant eagle's body constantly shattered and re-condensed, and the psionic energy in the air and on the ground surged towards it like a tsunami.
In a sense, this powerful being transformed into a giant eagle had infinitely approached an SS-class existence in terms of the 'quantity' of psionic energy it controlled.
The giant eagle was about to strike the surface military camp!
Inside the command room.
Dongfang Zhenghong was calculating the specific losses that the detonation of a nuclear warhead at the surface military camp would inflict on their side.
Wang Ji Xuan had already begun to put on his X-armor.
He was a little worried about the head instructor of the semi-human mecha.
If the other party's goal was to seize or kill Crimson Snake, then this matter could be considered to have some karma with him.
Crimson Snake was Deep Sea's wife, although she was relatively large now, Deep Sea acknowledged this wife.
And both Crimson Snake and Deep Sea were friends that Wang Ji Xuan had recognized.
If he didn't even care about Crimson Snake, how could he claim to be a righteous hero?
Moreover, Wang Ji Xuan didn't plan to attack head-on. He now had flying swords and could launch sneak attacks when the opportunity arose. If Peony and the Peak Maid Corps joined the battle, it could greatly alleviate the pressure on the front lines.
Rumble!
The giant eagle crashed headfirst into the southwest corner of the military camp, and dense black gas spewed outwards. Within it, hundreds of figures exploded out, each using their own methods and displaying their psionic powers, like tigers entering a flock of sheep, beginning to slaughter these ordinary people.
The friendly special forces members immediately organized a counterattack, and heavy firepower continued to pour out.
Without the protection of the giant eagle, these psionicists immediately suffered casualties.
Just then, the giant eagle's body collapsed, and strands of black smoke instantly condensed into a giant egg. The giant egg grew legs, arms, and a head with only an outline, transforming into a giant more than twenty meters tall, roaring with its head raised.
That S+ Beast God Sect psionicist was now in the giant's chest!
With his hands and feet spread, his body was covered with scales exuding a dark, cold light, two horns protruded outwards from his forehead, and four black wings spread out from his back, the wings seeming to seep black blood.
Still the most troublesome type of psionicist among the four types: a mutated psionicist...
The giant began to run wildly, charging straight towards the hangar where Crimson Snake was located.
Crimson Snake, who had been preparing for a long time, held a high-level destruction cannon that had already completed energy storage in its mouthparts, waiting for the moment the hangar was smashed open!
The human counterattack had begun!
Black Shell Instructor launched a surprise attack!
He piloted that four-meter-class special mecha, flying close to the ground in the military camp. Approaching the black smoke giant, the mecha suddenly rose, and thirty-six rings appeared on the steel wings spread out on its back, each ring brewing with a beam of destruction, locking onto the mutated psionicist in the giant's chest!
The beams fired simultaneously!
This powerful mutated psionicist had no time to dodge. At this moment, he roared with his head raised, and a strong psionic energy erupted from his body, condensing into dozens of layers of transparent crystal walls!
Layers of crystal walls were shattered, but the energy of the destruction beams was rapidly consumed!
The wings on the back of the Black Shell mecha detached on their own. The mecha extended a shield with its left arm and charged its destruction cannon with its right arm, crashing headfirst into the giant!
In a corner slightly away from the battlefield, an elevator door opened, and Wang Ji Xuan, wearing silver-white armor, stealthily entered the darkness, followed by eight loyal drone mechs wearing black armor, launching a synchronized attack.
"Commander?"
Third floor command center of the fortress.
Dongfang Zhenghong turned his head to look at Shen Qionglin, who was speaking behind him. The latter asked very casually, "Can you give me a set of armor? I don't want the most valuable research subject to have any problems."
"Yes, research personnel... bring over a set of high-level individual armor!"
