ccnovels #423 - It's your turn to perform
#423 - It's your turn to perform
These four fellow cultivators are quite easy to fool.
Originally, Wang Jixuan was a little worried that these four people would simply run away after leaving Cloud City.
To this end, he also asked Amina to be prepared to close the interstellar gate in outer space at any time.
But the development of the matter was indeed somewhat beyond Wang Jixuan's expectations.
Not only did these four not escape, but they also cooperated very well with Wang Jixuan's arrangements, hiding wherever they were told to hide, and had no complaints about constantly changing hiding places.
A strong fighting spirit burst out in the eyes of the four!
They really wanted to kill the other group of people!
Daoist Wang pondered carefully.
Next, as long as the other group of people shows up, a lot of information can be mutually confirmed, and he will probably be able to get the truth of these things.
At present, the possibility that the two groups are in cahoots cannot be ruled out.
Wang Jixuan sent a message to Wu Man and the others, telling them to be careful and not to trust strangers easily.
His main body still hid in Cloud City and did not come out. His other soul avatar quietly put on a bunch of magical treasures that he had refined in his second life, and followed beside the four-person team.
—These magical treasures were stored in Cloud City and have not been eroded by time.
The Daoist led them back to the surface and began to think about how to act as bait.
Peony had prepared many secret weapons, but had not used them on the front lines. Today, they could come in handy.
In the central hall of Cloud City.
Wang Jixuan's main body closed his eyes and concentrated, as if he was meditating and cultivating, or as if he was sitting and sleeping soundly.
Ding ding!
Peony's voice sounded: "Chief, the No. 3 passenger transit station has captured spiritual energy fluctuations for the third time. There are a total of fourteen strands. They are hiding among the passengers returning to Earth. Should we directly bomb the space elevator?"
Wang Jixuan asked: "Is there a way to avoid civilian casualties?"
"Currently, there is none," Peony said simply, "A space elevator car only has thirty-six seats. I have locked on two of the targets. If they only gather in one car, the number of civilians killed or injured will only be a dozen. If they are allowed to reach the surface, the disaster they cause may be a hundred or a thousand times greater."
"Isn't it a bit immoral to directly bomb civilians?"
Wang Jixuan clicked his tongue:
"Do you know why the righteous path is sometimes always constrained?"
"Our moral bottom line cannot be too low. We must also look at the nature of things when we do things, and not just look at gains and losses."
"Let them come down, I'll think of a way."
"Let the cities and fortresses that may be affected quietly evacuate and take refuge, and don't make any noise to avoid alerting the enemy."
"Yes!"
Peony muttered softly on the other side of the communicator:
"The wicked kill people, and we kill people in order to kill the wicked, isn't that protecting people?
"The plan with the least loss is the best plan."
"Your little comrade's thinking is very dangerous," Wang Jixuan didn't know how to refute Peony, so he could only joke like this.
With the target roughly determined, the next thing was much easier.
In order to reduce the scope of the impact, Wang Jixuan's other soul took the four people back to the vicinity of the space elevator.
The so-called space elevator is not a fixed rope that extends infinitely into outer space.
It is a flexible segmented pipeline. Each section of the pipeline has a different speed, and precise real-time calculations are used to maintain the smooth flow of the pipeline up and down. 'Candied gourd' shaped elevators transport passengers up and down inside the pipeline.
This is the lowest cost space travel solution.
Here's the bad news: there are often prosperous industrial cities near space elevators, with dense populations and high output value.
If they directly attack the end of the space elevator, there is an 80% chance that it will cause a lot of casualties.
Wang Jixuan can only think of a way to lure the other party out now.
He simply had his other soul go to the vicinity of a military fortress, directly reveal his aura, and walk in the mountains and forests.
Peony mobilized a large number of mechanical bodies to hide in another area.
Wu Man and Zheng Shiduo traveled underground in this mountain forest and began to set up a defensive formation.
The four mysterious guests were also arranged by Wang Jixuan to wait nearby, and would later be投入into the battle as the main force for the ambush.
Only by letting these two groups of mysterious guests fight, Wang Jixuan could profit from it.
To be honest, his fishhook is almost straight.
The main thing is that those who are willing will take the bait.
...
At the same time, inside the rapidly descending space elevator.
Obsidian crossed his arms, closed his eyes, and rested, carefully sensing the changes in the surrounding environment.
He could smell the scent of danger.
Just like now, Obsidian felt that there was a strange atmosphere in the air, as if there was already a pillar-blade beast at the bottom of the elevator, opening its mouth, waiting for them to plunge into it.
Have they been discovered?
If Obsidian's plan was correct, they should have been discovered by now.
Not bad.
The reason why Peony was able to capture their spiritual energy fluctuations three times in a row was actually intentional by Obsidian.
Obsidian actually did not tell this group of mysterious guests how much defensive power the capital of the Inna civilization, Cloud City, actually had.
His purpose was also very simple;
To frustrate this group of people.
Then this group of people would be more dependent on him, so that he could get more technology from them, or increase his own value.
'Look, you can't solve the Black Storm at all. Cooperate with me. I mean cooperate, not just take orders from you.'
That's it.
But Obsidian must now calculate every step that follows.
He can't let these people really die here, otherwise his hard-planned plan will be ruined.
In the past eighty years, Obsidian rarely suffered losses on the stage without the Black Storm.
But when he revisited the old place and arrived at this blue planet again, Obsidian was always a little unsure in his heart.
He was really a little scared.
Suddenly heard.
"That aura is?" The cold-faced woman at the head suddenly spoke.
The nine people behind Obsidian moved almost at the same time.
They stood up at the same time, leaned to the window on the side of the space elevator, frowned and looked out the window.
Outside was a rapidly rising cloud.
The eyes of these nine people lit up at the same time, staring at a certain mountain forest on the ground, locking on to the figure who was walking in the mountains from a distance.
The loudspeaker in the corner reminded the flight attendant:
"Dear passengers, the elevator is about to decelerate. Please sit in your seats and fasten your seat belts. The toilet will stop being used in three minutes."
One of the nine men and women suddenly clenched his fists, about to smash the glass in front of him directly.
"Whoa! Whoa!"
Obsidian's avatar jumped up and shouted in an exaggerated tone:
"What are you going to do?"
"He's right there!"
"We have locked onto this aura," the cold-faced woman said indifferently, "You have completed your mission, and you will be rewarded later."
Obsidian said a little speechlessly: "How can you be sure that it is him? Even if you capture his aura, it may be a trap set by him. He is a very cunning opponent."
Some normal passengers looked at these people blankly.
Several figures appeared behind Obsidian, all of whom were old spiritual practitioners.
The woman at the head snorted: "Trap? Have you ever seen such a simple trap?"
"Everyone, please listen to my advice again."
Obsidian said sternly:
"As long as we reach the surface, enter the nearby city, or we can fly directly over now and enter this large industrial city, using the millions of people in the city as chips. If he doesn't show up, he will kill tens of thousands of people every half an hour. He will jump out soon."
"I also felt the aura you mentioned, and it is indeed the Black Storm."
"But if we rush up like this, it is 100% not as good as the plan I proposed…"
Ping!
One side of the glass shattered instantly.
Screams rang out around, and the whistling wind poured into the room.
The nine men and women just glanced at Obsidian indifferently, and at the same time jumped out, their bodies turned into black light, and shot towards the mountain forest where Wang Jixuan's other soul was located.
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Obsidian spread his hands and shrugged, looking at these 'old partners' behind him helplessly.
An old man smiled and said: "Leader, they don't seem to have confidence in your planning ability."
"Are we still following them, leader?"
"No," Obsidian shook his head, "Prepare to retreat. If they are ambushed later, we will try to save three or four of them. It doesn't matter if we can't save them. Retreat after one strike. Don't lose yourself here."
Several people nodded at the same time.
Obsidian glanced at the passengers who were constantly screaming beside him and waved his hand gently.
These passengers instantly drooped their heads and fainted, their souls quietly evaporated.
"You noisy guys are really noisy."
Obsidian's eyes kept flashing, which showed that his avatar was thinking quickly about something.
The five people behind him also flew out, leaving him standing in front of the broken window with his hands behind his back, slightly lost in thought.
Spiritual energy collisions have already appeared below.
The spiritual energy in the air is boiling.
...
When these nine figures jumped out of the space elevator and rushed towards the mountain forest below, Wang Jixuan's other soul was there.
"It's them!"
Female A shouted in a transmitted voice, with a bit of excitement in her voice.
Wang Jixuan looked up, his other soul was already prepared to take action with all his strength, and several magical treasures were suspended on the edge of his storage ring.
He asked in a transmitted voice: "They have already appeared. According to our agreement, the four of you should also tell us their identities."
"Dark Sect."
Female A explained simply:
"They are members of the Dark Sect. There should be a leader among the nine, and this leader will have at least the strength of the late Integration Realm."
"They are here to catch you."
"That's it?" Wang Jixuan looked at the nine black lights that were approaching rapidly in the air.
Female A sighed: "I really can't say too much. This is the rule we must follow, otherwise we will definitely be punished by heaven."
"Who do they answer to?"
"That's a secret we can't know either," the woman in armor paused, then continued, "I only know that many of them were originally from our organization, but later they willingly degenerated, or for other reasons, defected to the Dark Sect."
Nine streaks of black light were already approaching.
Wang Jixuan's astral soul felt the immense pressure appearing overhead.
He remained composed, merely looking into the distance with his hands clasped behind his back, and asked, "Then, are you guys called the Bright Sect since you're their enemies?"
"Not really," the woman in armor chuckled. "You're quite interesting, still trying to gather information even now… Why not come back with us? Once you return, you'll know everything."
Wang Jixuan smiled and said, "If I go back with you, I'll lose all initiative."
As soon as he finished speaking, the nine streaks of black light arrived.
Wang Jixuan abruptly waved his right hand, which had been behind his back, upwards, and the wide sleeves of his robe stirred up a whirlwind.
A layer of golden light appeared above Wang Jixuan's head.
The grand formation activated!
The nine streaks of black light crashed down directly!
The golden light barrier flickered erratically, and large areas of collapse appeared in the mountain forest below, with even the distant mountains shaking.
The golden light barrier did not shatter, and the nine figures above revealed their identities.
Another mask?
Daoist Wang narrowed his eyes slightly and said in a clear voice, "Fellow Daoists of the Dark Sect! Since you're here, why not join me for a drink or two at my Cloud Top City!"
He thought the other party would exchange a few words with him.
Unexpectedly...
The leader of the group coldly snorted and swept his left hand, forming a sword gesture, towards Wang Jixuan. In an instant, the nine people took out more than a dozen magical artifacts and bombarded the light barrier below.
"Capture him! Alive!"
The corners of Wang Jixuan's mouth twitched slightly, and he turned around and fled directly on the wind.
Boom!
The light barrier exploded with a tremendous sound.
In the shockwave that swept out, large areas of collapse appeared throughout the mountain forest.
The grand formation that Wang Jixuan had hastily set up mainly relied on the terrain. Now that the formation was broken, this suburban scenic spot was directly destroyed.
Wang Jixuan's figure darted away rapidly, his expression anxious.
The nine people swept through the air, and several capture-type magical artifacts rained down on Wang Jixuan, with fishing nets flying wildly and golden bowls flashing.
Wang Jixuan's astral soul flickered continuously like a wisp of lonely smoke, and for a time, he was in a precarious situation.
He suddenly turned around and shouted, "Peony, move!"
Before his voice faded, hundreds of figures suddenly sprang out rapidly from all directions.
The nine people were shocked.
But they quickly discovered that these hundreds of figures were just silver-white robots.
"Bluffing!"
The leading woman coldly snorted and continued to charge forward with the other eight people.
Wang Jixuan's astral soul suddenly stopped, and the corners of his mouth curled into a strange smile.
Those robots suddenly burst out with beams of light.
The surrounding scenery suddenly changed, and layers of mist began to spread. The nine people instantly lost their sense of direction, unable to distinguish even up, down, left, or right.
A trapping formation!
That's right, these robots were not combat robots.
They were individual, mobile formation bases!
Suitable for all terrains, able to automatically replace crystal cores, and able to change shape into self-destruct bombs at any time.
This was the ultimate version of the drone swarm that Daoist Wang had developed back then, secretly researched and developed by Peony and Shen Qionglin.
The Daoist clapped his hands, calmly stood outside the formation with his hands clasped behind his back, and turned to look at the ambush point where the four people were hiding.
The four people were completely stunned.
"Fellow Daoists, it's your turn to perform."