Chapter 204: Pseudo-Interstellar Gate!
Qian represents Heaven, and Kun represents Earth. Therefore, Qiankun often refers to Heaven and Earth, and in the cultivation world, it is used to describe the concept of 'space'.
Wang Jixuan had just sensed spatial fluctuations similar to a teleportation array when, less than ten seconds later, an urgent alarm came through his earpiece from Mudan:
"Red Serpent under attack!"
"Commander! Unusual energy surges have suddenly been detected near the Red Serpent convoy. Biological radar has suddenly detected hundreds… thousands of targets!"
"These targets have split into two small groups to attack Red Serpent, while the majority are heading towards the agricultural fortress dozens of kilometers away!"
Daoist Wang looked at the Soul-Seizing Talisman flying back to him.
Perhaps, the Beast Speaker's memories contained relevant clues.
"Have the planes descend. We'll leave here first."
Daoist Wang did not take command on his own, as there were more professional people to handle these matters.
Although he was somewhat worried about Red Serpent's safety, he clearly remembered that Fu Jian had also hidden some combat power on Red Serpent's side to deal with possible ambushes.
A certain second-generation mecha, resurrected by the Crane Essence Pill, was leading a group of autonomous machines, hiding within Red Serpent's convoy.
If no King-level Blade Beasts teleported over later, Red Serpent should be able to hold out until reinforcements arrived by fleeing desperately.
Moreover, that was the D5 camp's hinterland, and their reinforcements would arrive faster.
The two transport planes adjusted their engine angles and quickly descended vertically.
Before they had fully landed, Mudan brought two more bad news.
"Commander, Blade Beast swarms on all borders are rioting, attacking our border lines like mad."
"In our direction, the three King-level Blade Beasts have begun to accelerate. They have abandoned most of their clans, leading a small number of high and mid-level Blade Beasts, rapidly maneuvering through underground tunnels towards this area."
Wang Jixuan immediately said, "Draw out their routes and find the intersection point."
The transport plane was about to land when Wang Jixuan leaped in.
When he returned to his seat, Mudan had already marked the intersection area of the three King-level Blade Beasts' paths on the map.
The marked area was more than two hundred kilometers away.
It perfectly corresponded to the area where Wang Jixuan had sensed the spatial fluctuations!
"Commander, Chief Commander Fu Jian is calling urgently."
"Mm," Wang Jixuan responded, and Mudan had already connected the call.
Fu Jian stood in front of a wall of screens, his mechanical face showing a hint of solemnity, and said slowly:
"Your operation has already shown initial results. The King-level Preacher has not appeared, which is also within our expectations. Now, immediately retreat and construct a defensive line. Do not take any risky actions."
Wang Jixuan asked directly, "When will the reinforcements for Red Serpent arrive?"
"They are being deployed. Fortress 39 on Huangli Highlands is facing a greater threat, and the nearby firepower is being prioritized to support that fortress."
Fu Jian asked:
"The reason for contacting you suddenly is to ask, do the Blade Beasts have spatial teleportation technology? Or do Spirit Practitioners have this technology?"
"Yes, don't forget how the Blade Beasts came to this planet, the Interstellar Gate."
Wang Jixuan shook the Soul-Seizing Talisman in his hand:
"I will report to you later if I have any information. Please support Red Serpent as much as possible. I can't get there in time. Besides, we can't retreat now."
"Can't retreat?" Fu Jian frowned and asked.
"The King-level Preacher is most likely in this area."
Wang Jixuan pointed to the flashing red light on the map.
He said quickly:
"The Beast Speaker was attacked, and the King-level Preacher's escape direction is this way.
"I sensed spatial fluctuations here just now, very strong fluctuations.
"It's very likely that a large Blade Beast facility is hidden here. The three King-level Blade Beasts are all converging here. It's hard to guarantee that they aren't rushing to the teleportation array to teleport directly to our hinterland.
"So, to be safe, we must go there!"
Fu Jian immediately said, "Okay, Black Shell will lead the team to investigate. You come back."
"I can help," Wang Jixuan said, "The underground situation is complex. You don't know how long it will take to deploy probes, and… if we find this teleportation gate, supporting Red Serpent and that Fortress 39 will be faster. It's only two hundred kilometers away."
The hesitation in Fu Jian's eyes lasted only three seconds.
"Alright, I accept your suggestion, but you must obey Black Shell's orders from now on."
"No problem, I definitely won't mess around."
Wang Jixuan made a gesture and hung up the communication himself.
Without him saying anything, the transport plane formation had already received orders, directly changing direction and leading the massive air fleet towards the area marked by Mudan.
Wang Jixuan took off his helmet.
He breathed a sigh of relief, sat in his seat, closed his eyes, and meditated, his spiritual sense spreading far and wide.
He didn't have time to count how many benefits he had gained from the Beast Speaker's death. Now, he had to use his unique spiritual sense.
He could clearly see the crowded Blade Beasts in the underground tunnels, also converging towards that area.
This corroborated his guess.
Mudan constantly gathered information from all sides and told Wang Jixuan quickly.
The return of Daoist Wang made Mudan feel very close and gentle, without the previous coldness and oppression.
Mudan liked the Commander like this now.
… …
"The first batch teleported over were Beast God Sect Spirit Practitioners and several hundred Preachers. Most of them rushed towards that fortress."
"A large number of Blade Beasts have appeared subsequently, all high-level Blade Beasts. The number is constantly increasing, now there are more than a thousand… already increased to two thousand… Their main focus of attack is that agricultural fortress…"
Ten more minutes passed.
"Red Serpent is seriously injured. The first batch of our reinforcements has arrived and is engaged in fierce fighting."
Mudan reported quickly by the side:
"A large number of Terror Wyverns have been discovered in the air, about dozens, divided into six groups, flying towards us from the hinterland of the Blade Beast occupied area. Our side has increased the deployment of fighter jets to support."
"The space fortress is deploying twelve nuclear bombs to intercept the three King-level Blade Beasts rushing towards here, as well as the rioting King-level Blade Beast swarms everywhere. But they also remind us that the current weapon-grade nuclear raw materials are severely insufficient, and it will be difficult for them to sustain this scale of battle support for too long."
"Commander, Commander Ling Tong's side has already achieved results. Target Number One, the King-level Blade Beast, was seriously injured and escaped underground. Our side is organizing earth-penetrating nuclear bombs for bombing."
"Instructor Black Shell is mobilizing the Half-Human Mecha team to support our side."
"A terrifying mecha from the rear has moved forward to take over and suppress the King-level Blade Beast… They say we need more power here."
"Okay."
Wang Jixuan agreed and was about to speak when his eyebrows suddenly twitched wildly.
"All fighter jets, pull up and evade! There is an attack below!"
"Yes!"
Mudan directly issued the order in the command network, using Wang Zheng's authority.
The air fleet immediately pulled up into the high sky.
Dense, dark green light spheres suddenly floated out from the ground below.
High-level Blade Beast attack!
Overwhelming and sun-obscuring, these light spheres were extremely corrosive.
The response was simple.
A large number of fighter jets released interference smoke, and drones surrounded the manned fighter jets, intercepting the green light spheres that could break through the smoke screen.
Even so, explosions and flames still began to appear in the sky.
Approximately one-tenth of the air fleet was directly destroyed or suffered damage and had to make an emergency landing.
Zheng Shiduo's voice came through the helmet's earpiece:
"Damn! Look at the radar! The area in front! Damn it! We've found their nest!"
Their two transport planes advanced side by side, and at this moment, the radar interface in front of Wang Jixuan was also very clear.
A decapitated mountain appeared in front. The entire decapitated mountain had been hollowed out, and there were tunnels opened up by earthworms inside. The tunnels were densely packed with mid and high-level Blade Beasts.
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These Blade Beasts seemed to be waiting for an opportunity to pour out of the earth and attack the human sneak attackers.
Wang Jixuan's spiritual sense had not yet been able to focus on this area, but soon…
Comets fell from the sky!
Dozens of earth-penetrating missiles flew from behind the air fleet, half of them landing on the decapitated mountain.
Among these earth-penetrating missiles, one of the missiles' warheads was an unconventional weapon!
A dozen seconds later, the missile cluster struck the decapitated mountain.
The high-performance warheads exploded, causing continuous local collapses in the mountain, and the number of red dots inside was greatly reduced;
Another half minute later.
Accompanied by a powerful electromagnetic shock, the lights inside the transport plane flickered erratically. A significant collapse occurred in the mid-section of the Broken Head Mountain range. The mountain crumbled amidst violent shaking, and plumes of air surged from the cracks in the earth.
A high-yield nuclear weapon detonated underground!
On the bio-radar interface, clusters of red dots vanished, and countless Blade Beast tunnels collapsed within the earth.
Broken Head Mountain was reduced to three isolated peaks!
The aircraft formation swept through the sky, heading towards the area flashing red.
Wang Jixuan suddenly felt a sense of pressure.
This raid, whether in terms of direction or overall decision-making, was essentially his responsibility.
Every missile expended represented resources painstakingly saved by the residents of the fortress from their meager rations.
While the missile barrage was spectacular, the post-battle accounting would be shocking.
Wang Jixuan felt the urge to administer another Heavenly Gate Secret Technique to himself.
If they found nothing, their retreat would inevitably be met with a Blade Beast siege…
Huh?
A spatial distortion!
Wang Jixuan's spiritual awareness detected a distinct spatial distortion at its edge!
This distortion was occurring approximately five hundred meters underground.
As the transport plane sped forward, Wang Jixuan rapidly extended his spiritual awareness deeper into the earth.
He saw it!
Five kilometers ahead, eight hundred meters underground, there was a massive, semi-circular space.
A dome with a diameter of three kilometers was inverted underground.
Around the perimeter of this space, numerous Blade Beasts emitting a blue glow were lying prone, shielding the area from human radar detection.
But Wang Jixuan's spiritual awareness was a skill beyond the comprehension of Blade Beasts and spiritual cultivators!
Free to come and go, seeing everything!
In the center of the dome was a colossal stone殿 (dian - hall), surrounded by dozens of passages. Countless Blade Beasts surged forward through each passage, with General-level and Sub-King-level beasts lined up at the rear.
At the center of the stone hall, a towering gate stood, and the King-level Evangelist stood before it!
Groups of Blade Beasts marched into the light membrane of the gate and disappeared.
Found it!
Wang Jixuan breathed a sigh of relief, grabbed the arm of Mu Dan beside him, and pointed to the map, saying quickly:
"Mark this area! The teleportation gate is below, eight hundred meters underground! Tell them to send some nukes!"
"Yes!"
Mu Dan immediately synchronized the information with Fu Jian.
The aircraft formation began to circle, not daring to land directly. Instead, they deployed drones and various bombs downwards.
To eliminate the King-level Evangelist, this strike force carried a large number of high-damage weapons, which now came in handy.
Approximately seven or eight minutes passed.
Several stealth bombers flew overhead, an aviation fleet dispatched from the space carrier, releasing seven earth-penetrating missiles downwards.
Of these seven missiles, six were decoys, and only one was equipped with a nuclear warhead.
The strike force immediately maneuvered to the left and right to avoid the tragedy of aircraft destruction and casualties caused by strong electromagnetic interference.
A dense sonic boom suddenly echoed from the forest below.
Wang Jixuan's spiritual awareness saw:
A group of strangely shaped Blade Beasts appeared in the forest. They spread their six bladed limbs, and tadpole-like symbols lit up on their bodies. Simultaneously, they shot their bladed limbs towards the sky.
The bladed limbs blotted out the sky. Everywhere one looked was the glint of blades, moving with extreme speed and enveloped in dense spiritual energy.
A new type of anti-aircraft defense evolved by the Blade Beasts?
The seven missiles had no chance to evade. Their bodies were riddled with bladed limbs, which exploded in mid-air, directly disintegrating the seven missiles.
Wang Jixuan's Dao heart tightened.
He had been worried that the nuclear warhead, which was supposed to be detonated underground, would explode in the air.
As a prospective intermediate mechanic, Wang Jixuan had some common sense. If a nuclear weapon detonated in the air, the high temperatures and powerful shockwaves would cause damage over a wide area.
He had his X-Armor, and the peak-level Maid Corps and the Buddhist Hall Squad should also be fine, but the strike force would probably be destroyed.
Fortunately, the nuclear warhead only crashed into the forest below. The missile's propulsion system exploded, but the warhead itself did not detonate.
The nuclear safety mechanism.
Buzz!
Several holographic projections flashed simultaneously in front of Wang Jixuan.
Fu Jian, seated at the command center far away, Black Shell on a nearby transport plane, and the Buddhist Hall Squad on the adjacent aircraft all appeared.
Fu Jian frowned and asked, "Is the intelligence confirmed? The teleportation gate is underground in this area?"
"I have already provided a marker accurate to the meter."
Wang Jixuan said quickly:
"Do we need to send a nuclear warhead down there directly?"
"Black Shell,"
Fu Jian said in a low voice, "Spare no expense. Also, Wang Zheng is not to participate in the upcoming battle. Retreat as soon as possible."
"I refuse. We have Wu Man."
Wang Jixuan immediately summoned his flying sword:
"I have a way to send a nuclear warhead down there remotely to destroy this teleportation gate, but I now doubt whether a nuclear weapon can destroy this thing.
"There are many restrictions similar to those used by spiritual cultivators on the gate, and many of them have not yet been activated.
"This involves space, and a distorted space has appeared around it… Perhaps, we can only clear the Blade Beasts near the teleportation gate. My suggestion is to send me to the ground first, give me a nuclear warhead, and I can try to send the nuclear warhead down there to see the effect, using this sword.
"Moreover, I have discovered a large number of extremely valuable mineral deposits below. I would like to try to collect them, if conditions permit."
— The last sentence was fabricated by Wang Jixuan. His spiritual awareness had not had time to explore the area. What he really had his eye on was that gate.
Fu Jian said, "Black Shell commands."
He hung up the communication directly, not saying much more to Wang Jixuan.
Daoist Wang turned to look at Black Shell, a faint smile curving his lips.
"Understood, together."
Black Shell clicked his tongue, then turned his head and roared at the top of his lungs:
"All units! Provide full fire support to our area! Let the second echelon accelerate their advance!
"All semi-human mechs in my team! Use your best armor! Don't lose to our newly unsealed advanced mechanical body!
"I'll give you half a minute to write your wills! Keep your identity tags with you, don't make it harder for the brothers collecting corpses!
"Three minutes later! My team will launch an attack on the area below! Kill these Blade Beast idiots!"
