ccnovels #318 - The Taoist Priest's 'Doomsday'
#318 - The Taoist Priest's 'Doomsday'
Goal achieved, vertical pupils appear!
Wang Jixuan made the battle puppet lower its head and spit out a mouthful of blood, its aura plummeting, and immediately retreated.
This King-level Blade Beast had already suffered heavy damage, and the surrounding Blade Beasts had already charged in.
"Retreat quickly!"
Wang Jixuan shouted, his voice carrying three parts unwillingness, three parts helplessness, and three parts anger.
A bit of acting necessary for a cultivator traveling in another world.
When he brought Wu Man back to the fighter plane smoothly, the human army on this front had already retreated completely.
Because the King-level Blade Beast suffered heavy damage and needed a lot of time to recover, the Blade Beast swarm gave up chasing forward and guarded near the King-level Blade Beast.
In general, Daoist Priest's second sneak attack still played a positive role.
It's just…
The commander here, looking at the newly received order, was a little confused.
"Even if there is an opportunity, do not kill this King-level Blade Beast for the time being, but continue to maintain efficient killing of the Blade Beast swarm. When it is necessary to kill this King-level Blade Beast, you must be able to kill it in time."
"In order to achieve this tactical effect, the general headquarters will subsequently deploy a terrifying mecha."
"What the hell? Can't kill it now, but kill it when it's necessary? Did the comrades at the general headquarters get kicked in the head? Who issued this brain-dead order? Even if the King-level Blade Beast is paralyzed and doesn't move, the Blade Beasts around it aren't decorations! Oh, the commander-in-chief issued it personally."
The commander instantly shut his mouth and began to carefully consider how to execute it effectively.
On the fighter plane returning to Fortress 76.
Wang Jixuan was having a splitting headache.
The alien soul couldn't be tormented anymore, another torment and it would really crack.
He glanced at the vertical pupil on the top of his head.
Familiar vertical pupil;
Unfamiliar taste.
This thing was really directly marked on the soul, considered a rare 'soul control technique' on the Blade Beast side.
Compared to the situation when he suffered the vertical pupil mark last time, Wang Jixuan was now calm and composed.
"Peony, keep an eye on the intelligence. The Blade Beast side should have movements soon."
The battle puppet rubbed its forehead and said in a low voice:
"I'll let the battle puppet go into a coma for a while, and draw my mind back to the main body."
"This is too uncomfortable… Sure enough, not every soul can be directly refined without any benefit."
"Yes, sir."
Peony hesitated, wanting to say something but stopping.
The Blade Beast swarm was actually already showing signs of restlessness, although it didn't seem too obvious for the time being.
Next, it depends on how much the mark can play a role, attracting how many King-level Blade Beasts to attack 76.
Inside Old Sophie's stone slab.
Wang Jixuan temporarily cut off the connection between the main body and the battle puppet, and gently exhaled.
That's comfortable.
He really didn't want to experience the pain of soul splitting a second time.
…
Half an hour later.
Fortress 76, third floor command center.
Dongfang Zhenghong, who hadn't closed his eyes for more than twenty hours, injected himself with a bit of stimulant.
"Commander, why don't you go and rest for a while."
Zhou Zhengde, who walked over from the side, said with concern:
"We are actually still in the rear here. Only a small group of mimic Blade Beasts and pseudo-spirit slaves have been found nearby."
Dongfang Zhenghong asked: "Have the fortress residents been evacuated?"
"Almost evacuated."
"I don't quite like the description 'almost'."
"Ninety-three percent," Zhou Zhengde said. "There are still seven percent necessary logistics maintenance personnel and medical staff, as well as elderly people over sixty-five years old. The elderly people have voluntarily requested to stay here."
Dongfang Zhenghong nodded.
Zhou Zhengde sat on the empty chair next to him, looking at the information scrolling on the big screen.
The situation of the shrinking battle lines everywhere was already very obvious.
This time, the Blade Beasts seemed determined to completely eliminate humans, and the nine major integrated war zones were all under tremendous pressure.
Zhou Zhengde murmured: "I estimate that the surrender faction will jump out soon."
"The Blade Beasts will not accept surrender, otherwise those people would have surrendered long ago."
Dongfang Zhenghong said calmly:
"We still have a backup plan, a mechanical legion with fully automated production and maintenance."
"But this thing is a Pandora's box. Once opened, no one knows how it will develop in the future."
"The current situation is actually not that bad. No production-type fortresses have fallen yet."
"How long can our firepower last everywhere?"
"In full firepower mode, about six hours?"
"Okay," Zhou Zhengde naturally understood the meaning of this sentence.
After six hours, they would have to selectively abandon some positions and gather their strength to protect key areas.
This was still D5, which was the most well-equipped. The other integrated war zones…
The situation was probably worse.
Zhou Zhengde suddenly smiled, reciting with a bitter amusement: "Fortunately, we made preparations in advance. The entire fortress has been militarized for a while. If we continue to fight a war of attrition, we may not necessarily lose."
"Don't be too optimistic, and don't be too pessimistic either."
Dongfang Zhenghong said simply:
"Respect objective laws and reality. If we lose at the resource level, then it is not the failure of our generation."
"Okay, shouldn't we shout 'Humans will win' now…"
"Commander!"
The technician in the corner stood up suddenly, shouting with wide eyes:
"Emergency military situation! All King-level Blade Beasts on the border have suddenly abandoned their attacks. The Blade Beast swarm is defending in place, and seventy percent of the King-level Blade Beasts have begun to dig into the earth, taking the swarm to hide underground!"
"Huh?" Dongfang Zhenghong looked at the dense red dots appearing on the big screen.
The technician added: "It's… our D5 and the four war zones near D5! The King-level Blade Beasts in this area have suddenly adopted a defensive tactic in place in sync!"
What's the situation?
Dongfang Zhenghong got up and carefully looked at the dense data on the big screen.
In just a moment, the pressure on the human side was greatly reduced!
The human border defense legions, which had been unable to breathe under the continuous attacks of the Blade Beasts, quickly began to replenish their supplies.
Something was wrong, very abnormal. These Blade Beasts must be brewing some conspiracy and trickery.
Dongfang Zhenghong's brain was running fast, and the stimulant had begun to take effect.
However, before he could think of anything, another technician suddenly shouted, and on the big screen, four large red dots among the fifteen red dots near D5 suddenly flashed forward simultaneously.
Ding!
Four King-level Blade Beasts, good at underground assaults, bypassed the human defense line underground, and began to charge with a small group of Blade Beast elites!
On the map on the big screen, the center point was Fortress 76.
At this moment, everyone in the command center clearly saw that the distance between these four red dots and Fortress 76 was reduced by a small grid in sync.
Ding!
The big screen once again transmitted a reminder sound when the information was updated.
Those four red dots moved forward another small grid.
"They're coming for us!"
Dongfang Zhenghong clenched his fist and roared in a low voice:
"Prepare for battle! All units check the firepower system! They couldn't help but rush over!"
Four King-level!
Four!
Dongfang Zhenghong was almost excited to jump up!
This not only represented four huge merits and honors, but also! When these four King-level Blade Beasts began to charge towards Fortress 76, the pressure on the border would be greatly reduced!
And their Fortress 76 had a comprehensive defense system that had been operating for a long time, a magical formation that could trap spirit energy users outside the gate, and even a spirit cultivator sitting in town!
They were completely likely to stop these four King-level Blade Beasts!
The defensive firepower of the nearby fortresses could not be delivered to the front line due to range issues, and could also be directly delivered here later.
This war seemed to have reached a turning point!
Defeat them!
Dongfang Zhenghong's eyes were extremely firm.
A technician next to him suddenly shouted: "Urgent report from D4 Command! Map information has been shared!"
The map on the big screen immediately expanded a section, and most of the D4 integrated war zone came into view.
Three huge red dots were flashing slightly.
Because the map display range was enlarged and the scale was increased, each slight flash of the red dots was actually a clear position shift.
They predicted the forward route, and the intersection point was…
Fortress 76.
On the D4 integrated war zone side, three King-level Blade Beasts, carrying a small number of high-level Blade Beasts, began to advance underground, and the depth of underground movement exceeded two thousand meters.
Four plus three…
"Seven," Zhou Zhengde's face was pale, "Commander, can we hold on?"
"There's a chance. They won't arrive at the same time, but we can't rule out the possibility that they will unify the attack rhythm."
Dongfang Zhenghong was thinking quickly in his mind.
As long as it was like this and like that, they might be able to withstand the impact of the seven King-level Blade Beasts until reinforcements arrived.
If their side had a little more pressure, the brother war zones would have less pressure.
Moreover, King-level Blade Beasts' underground raids must not be able to carry too many Blade Beast swarms, and they themselves would be relatively fragile.
Well, they could hold on…
"Commander! Urgent report from D6 integrated war zone!"
"Urgent report from D7 integrated war zone!"
"Urgent report from D9 integrated war zone!"
"D8… also an urgent report…"
The map on the big screen had already displayed most of the human territory.
The first wave of four, the second wave of fifteen red dots, simultaneously rushed towards the center point of this map from different directions.
Nineteen King-level Blade Beasts of the burrowing assault type;
Nineteen high-level and mid-level Blade Beast swarms following the King-level Blade Beasts' charge.
What the hell!
Dongfang Zhenghong reached for the armrest of the chair several times before finally pressing it down and slowly sitting back.
He was now a little…
Numb.
…
At the same time.
The battle line command centers of the major integrated war zones had already exploded.
"How many? Nineteen King-tier Blade Beasts? Simultaneously charging towards Fortress 76 in the D5 ancient basin?"
"Damn it! These goddamn Blade Beasts! Are they looking down on us!"
"The pressure on us is much less. That side is attracting enough firepower. It should be Fu Jian's intention."
"Fu Jian really has the air of a Supreme Commander of all mankind. In this situation, he actually wants to shoulder more responsibility. What? Sending a telegram of gratitude? How did you even get the position of staff officer? Do you have any EQ?"
"Quickly allocate a batch of reserve firepower! Ask Commander Fu if he needs it!"
"The Blade Beasts are going crazy."
"D5 is now facing thirty King-tier Blade Beasts head-on. If they can win this, this battle will definitely be written into the history of civilization."
"It's impossible to win. Having more than three King-tier Blade Beasts is already very troublesome. Even a super-large mecha has no chance of winning when surrounded by five King-tier Blade Beasts."
"Are the King-tier Blade Beasts starting to use wolf pack tactics?"
"What does the space fortress say? Can they prioritize supporting Old Fu's side?"
"Heh, I'm actually quite curious to see Old Fu's expression right now."
D5 Comprehensive War Zone, somewhere on the border.
Fu Jian stared coldly at the radar image in front of him, raised his hand and rubbed his forehead, without uttering a single syllable for a minute.
Wang Ji Xuan really did it.
Using himself as bait, he successfully attracted the main firepower of the Blade Beast civilization. After these nineteen Blade Beasts began their charge, the other Blade Beast groups began to attack fiercely again.
However, nineteen King-tier Blade Beasts far exceeded the defensive capabilities of Fortress 76 itself.
These Blade Beasts are charging straight at the fortress underground, making it difficult for their surface firepower deployment to be effective, even if reinforcements were sent.
Moreover, the transfer and reinforcement of firepower units takes time.
The effective density of firepower units in Fortress 76 has already reached its limit.
After thinking for a long time, Fu Jian's first contact was not with Dongfang Zhenghong, but with... Mudan.
"Commander," Mudan's avatar appeared in the corner of the radar image, "I am aware of the relevant information. My superior is still resting and will arrive at Fortress 76 in eight minutes."
"What did he say?"
"The superior is not yet aware of this information. Should I wake him up? The superior has suffered some injuries recently."
"Yes, let him know. I need to talk to him."
Fu Jian said in a deep voice.
Soon, a voice came from the other side. Mudan gently woke up Wang Ji Xuan's war puppet and reported the current situation.
[Nineteen King-tier Blade Beasts will attack Fortress 76 in two waves.]
The first thing Wang Ji Xuan asked was: "Have the residents of the fortress been evacuated?"
"They have been completely evacuated, leaving behind only many elderly people."
"Well, thanks to Zheng De's previous efforts in rebuilding Fortress 82."
Daoist Wang sighed quietly:
"Those few Galinos really want me dead."
"By the way, how is the battle situation on the Sixth Pillar?"
"It has become a meat grinder for Blade Beasts," Mudan said simply, "However, as these nineteen King-tier Blade Beasts began to charge, the Blade Beast groups near the Sixth Pillar have begun to retreat."
Daoist Wang smiled: "They've realized that the trap is useless."
Mudan reminded him: "The Commander is online."
"Okay, good," Wang Ji Xuan replied simply.
Fu Jian asked: "What exactly is your plan? The King-tier Blade Beasts have been attracted, what should we do next?"
"There are a bit too many, I don't know if we can handle them."
Daoist Wang said simply:
"This time, it mainly depends on Number Five's performance. Number Five should be able to kill a batch of King-tier Blade Beasts."
"Tell Dongfang Zhenghong and the others to be prepared to retreat at any time. It's best to create an escape route underground."
"This time, I may have to use the Mountain Guardian Formation of Fortress 76 to truly fight the Blade Beasts to the death."
"Fight to the death?" Fu Jian said, "That's not a rational choice."
"I want to fake my death and escape."
Wang Ji Xuan said:
"Continuing like this will never end."
"The number and strength of the Blade Beasts are too strong. The planetary barrier will weaken in three or four months, the interstellar gate will open, and new Pillar Blade Beasts will arrive. If only three come, humans and spiritual cultivators will be completely destroyed."
"I admit that I was too aggressive towards the Blade Beasts before, but I don't think I need to bow my head to them."
"Now, this is the only way. Make the Blade Beasts believe that the Black Storm is dead, reducing the threat level of human civilization, which will give us more time to develop."
Fu Jian: …
He had actually guessed it long ago.
"Okay," Fu Jian said, "I will have them all cooperate with you. Any sacrifices during this process will be martyrs who died fighting the Blade Beasts. The Black Storm will die valiantly in battle."
Wang Ji Xuan smiled.
Nineteen;
Next, it depends on how many he can leave behind.
"Mudan, find Number Five as soon as you land."
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