nycdaug Chapter 127 Actions of all parties
Chapter 127 Actions of all parties
In the heart of the southern wilderness, in a barren land.
Everywhere were the remains of ferocious beasts, and a stench permeated the air. Hordes of the Huodou species were carrying out a recycling operation, feasting on the remains.
call--
The Xishui Kingdom's cargo airship slowly landed, and the steps unfolded, extending into the sandy area.
Boom, boom, boom…
Four all-white [Plain Maiden Style] figures descended the steps and were neatly arranged on both sides of the steps. Then, a [Mysterious Maiden Style] figure wearing a bamboo hat and dressed in black made its grand finale appearance.
boom! !
A powerful hand cannon shot was fired from [Mystic Maiden Style]'s hand, driving away the Horde and turning the harmful remains into harmless ashes.
This demonstrates its immense power.
It truly lives up to its reputation as the next-generation machine of the Xishui Kingdom.
Wow!
"your Highness!"
Immediately afterwards, they all knelt down to welcome the arrival of the important person in the cabin.
“Your Highness, this is the Southern Wilderness after all. It would be best if you did not disembark…” a green-haired, one-eyed female general said worriedly.
This person's name is Liu Ning, and his cultivation level is at the mid-stage of the Earth Rank. He is a deputy general of the Xishui Kingdom's garrison in the Southern Wilderness Joint Defense Line and is responsible for protecting the princess this time.
Princess: (ˉ▽￣～) Tch~~
"We've ventured nearly four hundred miles into the Southern Wilderness, and we've encountered fewer than a handful of ferocious beasts, mostly just weaklings around the Yellow Rank..."
The princess shrugged nonchalantly, her bare feet moving swiftly up the steel steps.
Princess Langhuan.
The half-sister of Empress Xishui.
Chief of the Divine Mechanism Academy of Xishui Kingdom.
Leading the design and development of the second-generation mass-produced Star Soul General [Xuan Nu Style] of Xi Shui Kingdom.
She has deep blue eyes, pink and blue gradient hair, and the blue ends of her hair are simply tied with a hair tie, hanging casually on her shoulders and even her chest.
He was dressed in simple gray clothes, the hem of which only reached his upper thighs, and over which he wore a white research coat embroidered with the logo of the [Xishui Kingdom Divine Machine Academy].
suddenly…
Princess Langhuan stopped and looked up at the sky at a 45-degree angle, recalling the golden floating shuttle and the indistinct figure in her mind.
"Could it be that guy?"
"He came ahead of time and cleared out all the monsters along the way?"
clap clap!
"What are you thinking..." Princess Langhuan patted her cheeks, trying to clear her mind. "How is this possible? How can one person slaughter a whole herd of beasts..."
Keep going down.
“Hey…”
Princess Langhuan jumped down the last step, walked to the [Mysterious Maiden Style], and brought up a data panel. Her brows gradually furrowed. "Only one shot was fired? This can't test anything at all!"
As she spoke, she frantically pulled up her fading hair.
"Damn it... are the ferocious beasts of the Southern Wilderness on holiday?"
"No! We must find some even stronger ferocious beasts to test on..."
"Get on the ship!" Princess Langhuan turned and walked up the steps, waving without looking back. "Let's head deeper into the Southern Wilderness!"
"No, Your Highness, His Majesty specifically instructed that..."
Before Liu Ning could finish speaking, Princess Langhuan raised her hand to interrupt, "We don't have much time left. Mi Lun's next-generation machine [Yizhixie] has already entered mass production. War will inevitably break out within three years..."
"We must develop stronger new military equipment as soon as possible, so they understand that if they want to gnaw on my Xishui Kingdom, they'd better be prepared to break their teeth..."
"Only in this way can the balance of power be maintained and their ambitions for aggression be thwarted..."
Upon hearing this, Liu Ning pinched her chin and lowered her head in deep thought.
Speak slowly:
"But we have the [Four Pillars of the Nation], three of whom are still at their peak, plus the rising stars who have recently advanced to the Saint Rank... and that Second Young Master Li with his innate divine strength..."
"What a pity, that Second Young Master Li disappeared a few years ago, otherwise he would be a Saint-level expert by now..."
"A Saint-level expert combined with a Primordial Star Soul General can single-handedly hold off a thousand armies!"
"And we also have the legendary god-level beings..."
buzz~
At this moment, [Xuan Nu Shi] arrived in front of the two via an elevator.
"Even if Miren's next-generation machine is twice as powerful as the old generation machine, what waves can it make? In front of the Origin Star Soul General, a Saint-level powerhouse, isn't it still like an ant..." Liu Ning continued.
He paused for a moment, then added, "As long as a Saint-level expert is willing to intervene..."
However, in reality, high-level combat forces like those at the Saint rank are not easily deployed.
The clashes between mass-produced machines are at best minor skirmishes.
With a Saint-level expert involved, the situation could escalate.
Your side sends out Saint-level warriors, and our side also sends out Saint-level warriors to meet the enemy. The battle is so fierce that the heavens and earth are shattered. But Saint-level warriors value their lives and often don't fight to the death. In the end, it is the civilians around the battlefield who suffer.
This is not beneficial to any force.
"No, you're wrong..." Princess Langhuan glanced at the guard beside her, a subtle smile on her face. "Although we have the [Four Pillars of the Nation] and His Majesty the Holy Emperor,"
"But Mi Lun also has the [Four Generals of the Southern Expedition] and the Ancestor of Peace Heaven, plus the [Eight Generals of Tiandu] and those hidden forces, which form a delicate balance of mutual restraint..."
"..."
[The cabin door is closed; takeoff is permitted.]
boom boom boom…
The engines roared, and the airship gradually rose into the air.
"When the time comes, to stop Mi Lun's ambitions, we can give Tian Du a copy of the Xuan Nu-style data, and incidentally, we can also make a fortune from it, hehehe..."
"After all, the research and development capabilities of the Heavenly Capital Kingdom lag far behind ours..."
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On the other side, within the Tiandu Southern Wilderness defense line.
Eighty li east of Yong'an City lies the ruins of Xiaoling City.
Live-fire exercise field…
Here, many different styles and paint schemes of mobile suits are neatly arranged in several square formations, which is a practical test of the confrontation between the Lü family and the Song family.
In front of the formation of aircraft were important figures from the Luzon family.
The group includes Song Qing, the eldest son of the Song family; Lü Tianlong, the eldest son of the Lü family; the two old men; a certain combat unit; Xu Jiansheng; the stewards of the two families' East Courtyard; Song Yunjin and her brother; and Lü Qingning, the commander-in-chief of the Trapped Camp.
These individuals all possessed a gleaming light in their eyes, except for those whose combat capabilities were clearly evident...
"Today, we are holding our first joint practical test. I hope everyone will give their best to obtain the most accurate data. Don't let the relationship between the two companies hold you back..."
We are currently in the pre-test speech phase.
The Song family:
Several formations including [Shadow Guard Weiyuan Special Forces Type], [Red Phoenix Army Wing Suit Type], [Weiyuan Type Heavy Shield Type], and [Weiyuan Type Heavy Artillery Type].
The art style is relatively uniform, and the quantity is large.
The Lü family:
[Cloud Bat Legion]
This single formation features a remarkably uniform art style, with all the humanoid mechs painted in dark purple, possessing bat wings, and having bat heads on their chests.
However, except for the [Legion Commander], they are all one-eyed to distinguish them.
"Old Lu, is this the only formation your family can produce?" Song Jingzhong asked, a hint of a smile in his eyes.
"What?" Lü Zhongying raised her head, her eyes wide. "You think my Lü family is outnumbered? I only sent this many people because I was afraid your Song family would be dissatisfied if you lost..."
He thought to himself, "My son, Fengxian, why did you only develop such a mass-produced machine? I'm losing face..."
clap clap!
Song Jingzhong patted Old Lu on the shoulder, "Having confidence is a good thing..."
As he spoke, his eyes held only pity, as if he were the victor looking at the loser.
"..."
After a while, the practical test officially began.
"Cloud Bat Legion, form ranks!"
With Ye Lingyun's command, the remaining Cloud Bat Gods, serving as auxiliary units, quickly flew into the sky, stacking up in layers to form the [Cloud Bat Formation]. The soul power of everyone was transferred to the leader's unit through the vice-leader, Ye Xiaozi.
"This power..."
Suddenly, Ye Lingyun, who was originally only at the early stage of the Heaven Rank, saw his cultivation level rise as if he were riding a rocket, thanks to the combined soul power of numerous Earth Rank auxiliary machines and the deputy captain machine, who was also at the early stage of the Heaven Rank.
"Young Master is truly a genius, to have developed such wondrous mechs and battle formations..."
The current commander, Cloud Bat God, has already reached the strength of a half-step Heavenly Peak.
boom!
Just then, a sniper bullet flew in, aimed directly at Night Owl, which was acting as a relay station.
far away.
"While this battle formation is powerful, its weaknesses are too obvious to be used in actual combat..."
On the ruins of a high-rise building, a Shadow Guardian Long-Range Special Operations aircraft, equipped with a large sniper rifle, emits a scarlet glow from its single, specially designed eye.
wow——
"Ascend, switch defensive formation!"
In the blink of an eye, the entire Cloud Bat Legion rose up together, and the commander switched to Cloud Bat Shield mode, converting soul power into the defensive power of his own machine.
boom! !
Despite being bombarded by bullets, the Cloud Bat Shield remained unscathed.
It is impossible to penetrate the protective aura coating.
Kaka…
The other auxiliary machines also switch to Cloud Bat Shield mode. When each machine is attacked, the energy of the Cloud Bat Array is transferred to the attacked machine in a short time to complete the defense.
The entire Cloud Bat Legion is a single entity.
These machines and the Cloud Bat Formation have all undergone more or less improvements, maximizing their advantages and minimizing their disadvantages as much as possible.
"Death Moon Tribulation!"
The next moment, the energy of the Cloud Bat Formation was transferred back to the commander's machine, and all the soul power was instantly converted into the machine's attack power, and a dazzling crescent moon appeared.
Swah——
It sliced through bullets with overwhelming force, hitting the long-range special operations aircraft that had been sniping at it.
Whoosh!
"Temporary storage function, enabled!"
Suddenly, the regimental commander's aircraft broke out of formation and single-handedly entered the Song family's territory, using his near-peak strength to conduct a solo breakthrough operation.
This feature cannot be maintained for an extended period of time.
Such a massive amount of energy, if not circulated, could pose a risk of explosion.
chap!
With a single, powerful strike, he pulled out a heavy-shield-type Weiyuan-style star coffin.
His figure vanished instantly, appearing like a ghost behind another machine. He was about to repeat his trick when he was surprised to find it was a close-combat special type machine.
Bang bang bang!
In the blink of an eye, after several rounds of combat, the Song family's shadow guards' close-combat special machine was defeated.
Although the commander's machine was strengthened by the Cloud Bat Formation and was extremely powerful, it was not good at attacking but was good at protracted battles. Its previous success was entirely due to the surprise attack.
This unit is suitable for counter-attack tactics. When the enemy makes a move, we respond. As long as the enemy shows a weakness or becomes exhausted, we can win in one strike.
Only when connected with the Cloud Bat Formation can it unleash extremely powerful attacks by taking advantage of the formation.
boom!
boom! !
Bang!
Boom! ! ! !
As time went on, the practical test came to an end.
The Cloudbat Legion suffered a narrow defeat...
Night Owl felt it was too uncomfortable to let Night Lingyun show off all by himself, so he couldn't help but leave the formation, disrupting the energy transmission route...
The Cloud Bat Formation exploded!
"Night Owl, I'll fucking kill you today!"
"Brother, I was wrong..."
In front of everyone, the Ye brothers presented a harmonious scene of "brotherly love and respect".
Step, step, step…
The Song family's mech formation began to be rearranged and reorganized.
My back!
"Ouch…"
"Damn it, I almost got blown up!"
"We must write to the young master and get that bastard's deputy commander removed..."
Meanwhile, the Lü family's Cloud Bat Legion lay sprawled out in the ruins, occasionally kicking its legs. It was difficult for them to even stand up, let alone regroup.
"hiss…"
Lu Zhongying took a deep breath and then collapsed to the ground with a thud. He couldn't catch his breath and fainted from suffocation, clearly having "exploded his lungs from anger."
"My lord...my lord..." Lu Chun hurriedly pinched the philtrum.
Everyone else exclaimed in amazement, "That's truly astonishing..."
Besides being shocked by the power of the Cloud Bat Legion, I was also shocked by the power of the explosion.
"So it turns out that young Lu is really skilled in mechanical engineering..." Xu Heming's squinting eyes narrowed even more.
He pulled a Soul General Talisman, its last piece barely intact, from his pocket. "When this kid gets back, I'll make sure he helps me give this old friend a good beating..."
He thought to himself, "Gan Jiang is a good sword, but I can't abandon my old buddy..."
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Somewhere in the southern wilderness.
"This should be it..." Song Yunxiang piloted the hover shuttle over, landing steadily on the sand. He summoned a map and confirmed, "Yes, this is it!"
He found the place where his dream began—the Star Lord's Secret Realm.
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at the same time…
Yong'an City, Yong'an Grand Restaurant, the magnificent and luxurious private room.
At a huge round dining table, Old Master Kong Zheng sat alone on one side, with the words "[Supreme]" behind him, while the heads of the other four major families sat opposite him.
"Brothers, we are all heads of top families in Yong'an City, so it is not easy for us to gather together. This time, we are the most people together we have ever had!"
With that, Kong Zheng raised his wine glass, "Come, come, let's have a few drinks together first..."
goo...
The five heads of the family shared a drink.
Snapped! !
"Alright," the Chen family head slammed his wine glass on the table and got straight to the point, "Old Kong, stop with the beating around the bush. You've called us here for a reason, so just say it!"
Chen Xian is the head of the Zhen family, one of the five top-tier families in Yong'an City.
He had his hair slicked back with a small bun at the back, and a big beard, except for his chin, which was completely hairless.
"Hehehe, Brother Kong specially invited us old folks here, I'm afraid there's some big business to be done, right?" an old man wearing a gold ring said, stroking his beard.
Lu Zinong is the head of the Lu family, one of the five top-tier families in Yong'an City.
A bespectacled, bald man who looked very cultured said, "Let me guess, are you perhaps inviting us to your granddaughter's engagement party?"
Tao Lin, head of the Tao family.
"An engagement banquet? Is it with that brat from the Lü family?"
The one who took over the job was Chu Dasheng, the head of the Chu family, whose face resembled a white-haired lion.
"presumptuous!"
Upon hearing this, Kong Zheng crushed his wine glass, slammed it onto the table, and his face instantly darkened.
"Old Man Chu!"
"If you can't speak properly, then shut up!"
"I warn you all, you must show Young Master Fengxian the utmost respect!"
Let's set aside for now the details of Confucius's lobbying efforts...
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In the Lower Territory Kingdom, there is Shabi City.
Its scale is similar to that of Sand Sculpture City, but its economic pillar is not slavery, but the forging of mechs and weapons, which has even led to the development of surgeries that combine mechs with human bodies...
Here, demons are often used as experimental subjects rather than as slaves for pleasure.
In this city, almost every household has some mechanical skills.
They use self-made mechanical dogs to guard their homes and property.
The remains of Xuanwu's divine status are located about fifty miles away from the city, but they have been almost completely mined out, leaving only a few stubborn "remnants".
"This is……?"
At this moment, Huang Miaoyin was concealing herself, pondering how to uproot the remains, when she discovered something inside. "It seems like there's someone inside..."
"do not care!"
"To save my father, I can't care about anything else..."
boom!
When the Star Soul General Wen Zhong appeared, he held the remains in his hands and pulled them out with great effort. It was not only the size of the one on the ground, but its complete size was comparable to a whole Star Soul General.
"This piece is big enough."
whoosh-
Wen Zhong, enveloped in lightning, transformed into a bolt of lightning and shot into the sky.
Exposure of identity?
No, because all those who guarded the remains are dead...
The plane crashed, killing everyone on board, leaving no trace of their bodies.
The Sand City couldn't even investigate the monitor information of the machine.
"Dad..."
P.S.: This chapter is a bit long.
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