ccnovels #319 - The Beast is at the Gate
#319 - The Beast is at the Gate
When Wang Jixuan found Number Five, she was packing her luggage.
Smart as she was, she had already guessed that Wang Jixuan was going to relocate, but she didn't expect that Wang Jixuan didn't want to take her with him this time.
"I will be going to a secret area to cultivate in seclusion later."
Daoist Wang said simply:
"It will probably be a year or two before we can meet again."
"What are your plans?"
"Although I would also like to continue discussing academic issues of spiritual energy with you, the place I am going to next is somewhat dangerous and I really can't take you with me."
Number Five frowned and said, "Are you going to the Earth's core? Or to the ancient ruins of Gao Huating's previous life?"
Wang Jixuan smiled: "I still want to entrust Gao Huating to your care."
Number Five leaned against the stone slab with her hands behind her back, carefully looking into Wang Jixuan's eyes.
Daoist Wang was using his main body to move around at the moment, and it was rare for the two of them to have an unobstructed face-to-face encounter.
After a while, Number Five nodded slowly: "Alright, I'll listen to your arrangements."
"Well, don't worry about me," Wang Jixuan said, crossing his arms, "Being restricted everywhere due to insufficient strength, the large-scale appearance of pseudo-spirit slaves has given us even greater pressure, I can only hide to reduce the pressure on humans."
Number Five's voice became softer: "What do you need me to do next?"
"Nineteen King-level Blade Beasts are rushing over, divided into two groups."
Wang Jixuan asked:
"The first group has four, the second group has fifteen, coming from all directions."
"I will find a way to kill the first group directly, don't take action to avoid them sending more King-level Blade Beasts."
"When the second group arrives, you directly attack, kill as many as you can."
Number Five pondered slightly: "If I am exhausted by them, I will also be in danger."
"Don't worry, humans will suppress them with firepower, and I will also take action, there is also the Mountain Protecting Formation here."
Wang Jixuan gently curled his lips:
"My battle puppet will be killed here later."
"This time is different, if I don't bleed a little, I'm afraid it will be difficult to overcome the current crisis."
Number Five reminded: "Blade Beasts are not so easily fooled, although they probably don't understand your strange alien soul methods, they should have a set of judgment criteria."
"Let's try it," Wang Jixuan said, "Faking death to escape is a method used after the battle, if we kill a few more of these King-level Blade Beasts that have left the Blade Beast group, wouldn't the Blade Beasts suffer more losses?"
Number Five raised her eyebrows slightly: "If we only look at this planet, then your statement makes sense, although the Blade Beast tide is terrifying, the number is limited, but if it is placed in the entire star field..."
"Don't consider that far for now, the reason I want to use the trick of faking death is also because of the Blade Beast's Star Gate."
"Alright, I'll go prepare. To deal with King-level Blade Beasts, my advanced spirit slaves can also come in handy, I'll go awaken a few and give them some spiritual energy."
"If there are not enough crystal cores, let Xiang Tiantian go to Zhou Zhengde directly, I will say hello to them."
"Thanks."
Number Five turned into a black butterfly and flew away, not forgetting to say before leaving:
"Nineteen King-level... not too big of a threat, it's not like it's nineteen Pillars."
Wang Jixuan: ...
Nineteen Pillars, the Earth's surface would be directly reshaped by them!
Tsk, easier said than done, tricking Blade Beasts, how can it be so simple.
I can only let Mudan make more action plans.
......
Inside Fortress 76, it was already very empty.
Wang Jixuan's spiritual sense swept over, not finding much human presence, the originally crowded Middle City was already empty, and the neon signs on the forty-sixth floor of the Lower City were all extinguished.
Only a small number of residents gathered in the Upper City, not leaving, and everyone took up weapons.
Wang Jixuan specifically asked Mudan to ask whether these people voluntarily stayed or were forced to stay, and the result was that the former accounted for the vast majority, and some elderly people felt that everyone else had stayed, and they would have difficulty raising their heads in the future if they were greedy for life and afraid of death, so they simply stayed together.
Most of these elderly people gathered together, guarding their weapons, talking and laughing, saying goodbye to their friends and encouraging each other.
They all knew that when a full-age range resident transfer was carried out, this fortress would eventually be unable to be defended.
When Wang Jixuan looked at these elderly people, he couldn't help but feel a bit of emotion.
Passive transparency is also transparency;
He was not as transparent as these elderly people.
Time passed by, and Wang Jixuan also seized the time to do the preparatory work for the battle, and by the way, arranged for everyone's next destination.
He asked Ling Tong to take Uncle Tai's family and Beta to leave first, and let the Tree Man Beta temporarily follow Uncle Tai's family.
This is the 'Innate Tree Ancestor', which is considered the most precious resource in the world, and no amount of protection is too much.
Ling Tong wanted to stay and fight very much, but she understood Wang Jixuan's personality and knew his inherent machismo and strength, so without much hesitation, she took Uncle Tai's family and the Tree Man Beta and boarded the transport plane to the General Headquarters first.
At the time of parting, Ling Tong sensed something, and in full view of everyone, she took the initiative to hug Wang Jixuan's neck and kissed him domineeringly for half a minute.
Many young people blushed when they saw it.
Then there was Chi She's destination.
Wang Jixuan was interested in taking Chi She with him to cultivate, but Chi She's own goal was also very big.
After thinking about it, Wang Jixuan called Shen Qionglin, who was about to retreat, carefully instructed her a few words, and then called Chi She to his side.
"Chi She, you will protect Professor Shen Qionglin closely later, and be responsible for coordinating resources for her."
"Yes!" Chi She raised his hand and gave a military salute.
Shen Qionglin's exquisite figure was wrapped in a combat suit, and she tilted her head slightly and asked: "Are you arranging your affairs before death?"
"Don't say it so badly," Daoist Wang said a little helplessly, "Although it's almost the same... Don't worry, it's impossible for me to play myself to death."
Shen Qionglin smiled and said: "I never doubted that."
Wang Jixuan said solemnly: "But we probably won't be able to meet for a while, Professor Shen, I know you don't have much concept of the collective, because I'm the same, but later I still hope that you can temporarily focus on how to help humans defeat the Blade Beasts, relying on your intelligence and academic research, you will definitely be able to play a huge role."
"Is this praising me to death?"
"At most, it's just putting a high hat on you."
"Then you are overthinking it, boss," Shen Qionglin shrugged lightly, "I will try my best to ensure the survival environment of my laboratory and the safety of my employees."
"This is for you."
Wang Jixuan handed over a storage bracelet:
"Inside are some crystal cores and pills, that notebook is something I wrote casually when I was idle, a little research on Blade Beasts and souls."
"I hope you can continue to study those topics."
"The luminous stone fragments found in the Young Insect Nest, the real secret of Blade Beast mining, and where the souls of Blade Beasts come from."
"Okay."
Shen Qionglin nodded in agreement, and for once cared about Wang Jixuan: "Don't really risk your life, I don't want to change another boss."
"Take your good words."
After Shen Qionglin and Chi She left, Wang Jixuan called the Buddhist Hall squad and asked them to listen to the commander-in-chief's dispatch later and try to protect their own safety.
The Buddhist scriptures and talisman-making and pill-refining techniques that Wang Jixuan had taught them before were enough for them to digest for several years.
Zheng Shiduo was inexplicably a little sad, he pulled Daoist Wang to the corner and whispered:
"Brother Wang, you know me, although people are a bit perverted, I will never shrink my neck when something happens."
"Do you still remember our tactics when we had two sets of X armor?"
"Remember, what do you want to do?"
"Change people," Zheng Shiduo looked at Daoist Wang affectionately, "I'm willing."
"You're willing to do what!"
Wang Jixuan almost gave him a Tathagata Palm.
Zheng Shiduo smiled hehe: "My life is worthless, pretending to be a black storm and hanging up, there is no loss to humanity as a whole, if Brother Wang needs it, just say a word, I, Lao Zheng, will never hesitate!"
"Forget it."
Wang Jixuan looked at the Buddhist Hall squad waiting over there, raised his hand and patted Zheng Shiduo's arm:
"I know, many times perversion is just your camouflage color, you are a upright, cheerful and responsible man in your bones."
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Zheng Shiduo: ...
Eh? No, why are you suddenly talking like this.
Wang Jixuan sighed and continued: "I can actually understand you, a kind soul who is in pain and struggling but cannot hate the world, can only obtain a certain amount of relief by distorting yourself... Lao Zheng, you are a good person."
Zheng Shiduo: ...
Scold him a few words!
These words are more uncomfortable than cutting his flesh with a knife!
"Alright, go."
Wang Jixuan waved his hand: "Go prepare for battle first, don't hesitate when it's time to retreat, today is my battlefield."
"But... alright," Zheng Shiduo sighed, "Then Brother Wang, look at our performance later, we will try to kill a King-level Blade Beast!"
Daoist smiled without saying a word.
The current configuration of the Buddhist Hall squad can also be considered luxurious, and with the Seven Star Sword Formation, they can fight a King-level Blade Beast head-on.
It's just that there is also a group of high-level Blade Beasts around the King-level Blade Beast, it is not so easy for them to win.
After arranging everything properly, Wang Jixuan continued to prepare for battle.
He took out silver needles, used the secret method of medical Taoism to stabilize the alien soul, so that the battle puppet could explode with complete combat power;
He also found the two sets of classic black storm suits he had worn before, found the humanoid robot prepared in advance, left more than one hundred milliliters of blood in it, and then let the robot prepare for self-destruction mode.
Everything was being promoted intensely;
In the command headquarters, technicians in most positions have been replaced by autonomous machines.
Dongfang Zhenghong and Zhou Zhengde, as well as the high-level officials of Fortress 76, have not left yet, they will fight to the end.
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When the four King-level Blade Beasts were only half an hour away from Fortress 76, Wang Jixuan's preparations were complete.
His main body hid within Old Sophie's Slate Subspace, entrusting Peony to store the slate, and shifted his consciousness to the battle puppet, standing atop the hangar of Fortress 76.
All weapons and equipment were activated.
Hundreds of thousands of autonomous mechanical bodies stood in formation, awaiting orders.
Tens of thousands of human warriors, palms sweating, sat inside armored vehicles.
Wang Jixuan raised his hand and dispersed the cloud above, revealing the vertical pupil marking him to the King-level Blade Beast.
The vertical pupil was still quietly watching him, a sight that was somewhat eerie.
They're coming.
Wang Jixuan could feel four immense spiritual energies rapidly rushing towards him from the depths below.
The earth seemed to tremble, and the air gradually became somewhat solidified.
On the seventh level of the fortress, Zheng Shiduo gripped the jade talisman, staring alongside Peony at the stone tablet controlling the Mountain-Protecting Grand Formation.
Peony possessed complete knowledge of the grand formation's controls; if Zheng Shiduo forgot how to activate the Killing Formation and Trapping Formation, she would directly seize the jade talisman.
On the third level of the fortress, Number Five had transformed from a blonde loli into an icy beauty with long, deep blue hair, sitting on a sofa in an empty room, flipping through a comic book for amusement.
On the twelfth level of the fortress, seven or eight old men, so aged they could only sit in wheelchairs, formed a circle in the nursing home's courtyard, singing popular songs from the production lines of their youth.
Several transport aircraft were leaving Fortress 76.
Gao Huating, gazing through the porthole, watched the back of Wang Jixuan's battle puppet standing tall atop the hangar, gently pursing her lips.
In the reflection of the porthole, the woman with the overly long neck was saying something softly.
Gao Huating simply shook her head, not wanting to trouble her superior, and obediently evacuated with everyone else.
Sister Peony had previously instructed her:
The Spirit Practitioners' purpose in coming to Earth was to seek the ancient civilization represented by her past life.
Now, the Black Storm was the greatest uncontrollable factor in the eyes of the Spirit Practitioners, while this woman of ancient civilization was the greatest treasure.
Therefore, she could not risk any exposure.
Gao Huating sighed softly, clasped her hands together, and lowered her head in prayer.
The transport aircraft flew further and further away, and the footsteps of war drew closer and closer.
For survival.
To continue to survive on this land.
Zheng Shiduo on the seventh level of the fortress wiped the sweat from the jade talisman, took several deep breaths, and a battle intent ignited in his eyes.
Wei'er Aimina Tuke, on the third level of the fortress, having finished reading a comic book, silently took out a long spear, her fingers caressing the fine纹路纹路 on the spear.
On the twelfth level of the fortress, the seven or eight old men finished their song, picked up the shotguns beside their wheelchairs, and shared their insights on the use of firearms.
Above ground, hangar, rooftop.
Wang Jixuan's battle puppet stood proudly against the wind, the vertical pupil above his head swaying slightly.
Closer, the four King-level Blade Beasts that had rushed here first were constantly transmitting information underground, adjusting their charging speed in order to synchronously impact the fortress.
They chose to crash straight through from underground.
Rumble—
Explosions began to sound from a relatively distant area.
Even nuclear landmines, when detonated underground, would have most of their energy consumed by the rock strata, insufficient to inflict sufficient damage on the King-level Blade Beasts, so these King-level Blade Beasts advanced unhindered, recklessly.
Like terrifying behemoths cruising in the deep sea, wantonly devouring the fear of the insignificant.
Flames began to appear on the ground;
It was somewhat similar to the earth fire that had appeared during the Heavenly Tribulation;
Wang Jixuan closed his eyes, his spiritual consciousness spreading out, waiting, waiting for the four giant beasts to intrude into the range of his spiritual exploration, waiting for them to wade through the underground minefield and have their exoskeletons blackened by the explosions, waiting for…
The Mountain-Protecting Grand Formation suddenly shone brilliantly!
A transparent azure light membrane, ignoring the earth's obstruction, enveloped the entire Fortress 76!
The earth vein energy was mobilized, and a large number of crystal cores stored near the various formation bases were vibrating!
The four King-level Blade Beasts were like four giant bell hammers, breaking through the soil underground and crashing heavily into the Mountain-Protecting Grand Formation!