Chapter 136 Death Mark

Wang Jixuan’s hair stood on end.

As a cultivator in the early stage of the Returning to Truth Realm, the middle to late stage of the Foundation Establishment Realm, and whose Yuan Soul quality is slightly stronger than that of an ordinary Core Formation Realm cultivator, it is naturally impossible for him to experience auditory hallucinations.

Everyone was running towards the control panel;

They didn’t hear the voice.

The voice came from a Blade Beast, a powerful Blade Beast, many times stronger than that young King Insect.

King-level Blade Beast?

Wang Jixuan’s mind quickly flashed through the many scenes he had seen in Fu Jian’s memory;

The feeling of being watched became increasingly clear;

He could almost hear low, heavy breathing…

Wang Jixuan slowly turned his head to look at the wall behind him. His gaze seemed to travel through time and space, and he saw the huge vertical pupil floating in the air at the edge of the Sari Desert.

Her vertical pupils stared at him.

He stared into the vertical pupils.

In a daze, he saw a giant bladed beast that resembled a giant fish. It was in a dark underground cave. The beast was lying on a mountain of glowing stone pieces. Its body was covered with extremely thick scales. The mouth of its head was wrapped in a golden membrane, on which was a terrifying vertical eye with intricate spiral patterns.

A King-level Blade Beast of the ‘Bug’ type?

Guh—

The membrane in front of its mouthparts trembled again.

After a while, Wang Jixuan heard that ‘difficult,’ slow, and strained voice again.

“die……”

The scene suddenly vanished, and Wang Jixuan’s pupils dilated and contracted. Before him, the simple cement walls of the studio had returned to normal, but there was still a strange feeling above his head.

He looked up slightly, and Zheng Shiduo’s exaggerated voice rang out from the side.

“Head! Brother Wang’s head! Big eyeballs!”

The crowd gathered at the control panel all looked over at the same time. A small vertical pupil, about the size of a fist, appeared above Wang Jixuan’s head. The pupil had intricate spirals around its edges and was staring down at Wang Jixuan.

Without saying a word, Ling Tong strode forward and shoved Wang Jixuan to the side.

Vertical pupils follow you like a shadow.

As soon as Wang Jixuan regained his footing, Ling Tong swung his mechanical arm and threw a punch at the vertical-eyed creature.

Vertical pupils have no substance; a fist passing through them has no effect.

To avoid running headfirst into Wang Jixuan’s arms, Ling Tong turned slightly, her ponytail lashing out at Wang Jixuan’s face. She then collided squarely with his back. Master Wang raised his hand to steady her arm and helped her to the side.

Sister Wan said, “Physical attacks are useless; this is just a marker.”

Ling Tong frowned and shouted, “Uncle Tai! Block all biological signals!”

“yes!”

The studio immediately sprang into action.

Wang Jixuan tried various techniques to remove the vertical eye mark three feet above his head, but after using all the skills he could, it had no effect.

This matter quickly alarmed Fu Jian.

The giant vertical pupil above Fortress 82;

Wang Jixuan’s small vertical pupil;

All the details of the two correspond to each other, and the meaning it conveys is also very clear.

【Death Mark】.

The strategic objective of this horde of Blade Beasts is now clearly visible.

…

After a busy day, Wang Jixuan successfully… abandoned the idea of ​​getting rid of the vertical pupil.

Uncle Tai’s studio is busy again.

Wang Jixuan moved to the newly established Lingtong Supply Station at the surface military camp. Two research teams moved into Uncle Tai’s workshop, and under Mudan’s guidance, improved the production progress of the Demon-Slaying Dagger and the Eight Trigrams Plate.

— Nominally a research group, but in reality, they are high-end laborers.

Several large furnaces have been set up at the new supply station, and dozens of tons of ore have already been transported there. Wang Jixuan plans to have his three most familiar humanoid mechs, Ling Tong, Chi She, and Shen Hai, assist him.

The pace of preparation must not be disrupted.

Right now, his whereabouts are only being tracked by the Blade Beast.

The breakthrough to the next realm is complete. The next step is to forge more magical artifacts, create more talismans, repair the previously damaged array base, and prepare more methods for setting up arrays.

Blade Beast is targeting him, but the entire D5 Integrated War Zone stands behind him.

This is the clash of two iron fists.

The atmosphere in the adjacent tea room, where the room temperature was steadily rising, was somewhat oppressive.

Wang Jixuan sat on a simple sofa, looking at the relevant research data sent from the front line.

Ling Tong was explaining the data to him.

Wu Man sat in the wheelchair behind, staring intently at the vertical pupil on Wang Jixuan’s head, still pondering how to erase it.

Wang Jixuan came up with a solution himself, acquiring a follower drone to carry the black box and cover the vertical pupil.

This provides some psychological comfort.

“We searched through classified databases in all war zones, and this giant eye is the sixth time it has appeared.”

Ling Tong said quickly:

“The first five times all occurred at the end of the Golden Age and the beginning of the Fortress Age.”

“Every time the giant eye appears, it is above a super-large human city or super-large fortress, and then the horde of Blade Beasts launches a massive offensive, relentlessly attacking without regard for casualties.”

“Furthermore, a large number of special mimicry blade beasts will carry out suicide attacks, releasing large amounts of poison gas after death, destroying all life and creating no-man’s-land.”

“Of the five instances of the giant eye appearing, the result in four of them was the destruction and occupation of the city. Only once did we kill the king-level blade beast that set up this vertical eye, causing the vertical eye to disappear and the blade beast horde to retreat.”

“That victory was the result of the Commander-in-Chief piloting the terrifying mechs to bring victory to humanity.”

Wang Jixuan nodded: “In other words, killing the King-level Blade Beast that marked me will make the mark disappear.”

“Yes, there’s an even more complicated situation.”

The projection screen from the Lingtong robotic arm flickered continuously, and several photos were posted online:

“Based on the form of this King-level Blade Beast you drew, we also found some ancient information. This is not the first time it has been marked, nor is it the first time it has appeared.”

“The third appearance of the vertical eye was related to it. Its specialty is underground breakthrough, which can withstand the strong pressure of the earth and open up a solid temporary passage in the earth’s crust, leading a small group of blade beasts to cross our defense line.”

“Moreover, it is the seventh independent King-level Blade Beast clan. None of the six King-level Blade Beasts we monitored before were in this form.”

“It’s very targeted.”

The Taoist priest spoke with a smile, while his mind was filled with deep thought.

Deep Sea asked, “So what do we do now?”

“Has the evacuation of Fortress 82 begun?”

“It started a long time ago; high-value production equipment and technical personnel had already been transferred beforehand.”

Deep Sea said in a deep voice:

“However, our rear transport capacity is limited, and almost all resources have been transferred to the front lines. The strategic significance of the outer defense line is even greater. It will take about six more days to transport everyone away. The attack by the Blade Beasts is predicted to begin in four days.”

“According to our wartime evacuation laws, children, scientific researchers, women of childbearing age, highly skilled workers, and ordinary industrial workers are given priority for evacuation in that order.”

“Therefore, when the Blade Beasts launch a full-scale offensive, Fortress 82 will leave behind some of the industrial population and lower-town residents.”

“In addition, at the Uptown Sanatorium, 89% of the elderly residents signed a voluntary fortress-guarding document and applied for final relocation.”

Wang Jixuan: ……

Ling Tong added, “What we’re more worried about now is that the seventh King-level creature will directly attack you or Fortress 82. They might identify you as a spiritual cultivator, their nemesis, while Fortress 82 is your lair.”

Shen Hai added, “Also… the activity level of the main blade beast horde has increased by nine percentage points.”

Wang Jixuan remained silent.

He had previously thought that if he couldn’t stay in the fortress any longer, he would fly far away and have a good, unbridled survival adventure in the wilderness.

But looking at it now…

‘The wilderness is too dangerous; I should stick with human civilization.’

Even without the Black Storm being mistaken for a spiritual cultivator and the human civilization searching for the Brain-Eating Worm, as long as he hunts Blade Beasts for crystal cores, the Blade Beast horde will eventually notice him. His various cultivation methods are remarkably similar to those of the spiritual cultivation civilization.

Ling Tong, worried that Wang Jixuan was under too much pressure, stepped forward and placed her slender mechanical hand on Wang Jixuan’s shoulder, whispering:

“Don’t worry too much. The Commander-in-Chief has decided to activate some of the trump cards reserved for wiping out the ruling faction in the Psionic City. We can win this war, and humanity will win this war too.”

“Yes, thank you for the encouragement, sir.”

Wang Jixuan laughed:

“I was actually thinking about how to kill this King-level Blade Beast.”

“This time, a large number of Blade Beasts are attacking us from the outside. As long as we withstand this attack, won’t the environment in the D5 war zone be much better?”

“These are all interconnected.”

“This time, we can actually make use of this.”

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He pointed to the following drone and black box above his head.

“Use it?” Deep Sea was somewhat puzzled.

“When it comes to fishing, I am the bait. The big fish has already taken the bait; it’s just a matter of whether we have the ability to swallow it.”

The Taoist priest, supporting himself on his knees, stood up, clapped his hands casually, and looked at the three people in front of him.

Ling Tong, Wu Man, Shen Hai.

“Time is of the essence. Let’s assume that the Blade Beasts will attack once they have assembled, and that the seventh King Beast will launch a surprise attack on me and Fortress 82 after D5 has entered a state of war. So let’s use all the firepower and resources we can mobilize to ambush and defeat them.”

Ling Tong murmured a few times: “It’s not easy to fight. The D5’s terrifying mechs can only guard the front line. Why don’t we go to the front line and just abandon Fortress 82?”

Shen Hai explained, “The safety of the front line is related to five local war zones, sixteen super-large population strongholds, and more than forty industrial strongholds.”

“Since we don’t have terrifying mechs, then we’ll use… spiritual cultivation technology, the principles of which I can’t reveal to you yet!”

Wang Jixuan almost laughed at himself.

The identity of a spiritual cultivator is quite useful; with the endorsement of the Blade Beast, human civilization can quickly accept it.

“Wu Man, you now have half an hour to learn how to make this kind of paper talisman. This is an important attack method of the spiritual civilization.”

“Brother Deep Sea, you and Red Serpent will be working with me to forge more weapons. We need to speed up the production of more crystal core weapons, which are different from the non-crystal core psionic weapons that Uncle Tai and the others are working on.”

“Ling Tong, sir, I will teach you how to adjust these array plates.”

The three nodded in unison.

Wang Jixuan said solemnly, “These things should have been taught to you after I became more powerful, because if they fell into the hands of psionicists, they would cause disastrous consequences.”

“Don’t worry,” Shenhai laughed, “our robotic arm is like a miniature nuclear bomb, capable of self-destruction.”

Wu Man also said, “I have applied to have a self-destruct chip installed on my neck.”

Wang Jixuan: ……

“It doesn’t have to be this serious…”

“This is a necessary backup plan.”

Ling Tong’s delicate face was filled with seriousness:

“I will dedicate my life and faith to protecting this hope for human civilization.”

The door to the workshop next door opened, and the battle maiden Red Serpent, wearing only a bikini, walked out, frowning as she looked at the group and complaining:

“How long are you guys going to keep discussing this? Everything’s ready here! Do you really want me to do all the hard work by myself? No way!”

“Hey! Wife!”

Deep Sea leaped up, quickly took off his short-sleeved shirt, and put it on Red Serpent.

“Hey, what are you doing? I’m just dressed normally for the beach!”

“This isn’t a beach!”

“It’s incredibly hot inside!”

“Then I’ll go move an air conditioner over!”

“How unsophisticated you are,” Red Serpent rolled her eyes and turned back to continue processing the ore.

Wang Jixuan and Ling Tong exchanged a glance. He subconsciously glanced at Ling Tong’s figure and quickly moved away.

Well, it’s fine as long as she doesn’t publicly wear such normal beach attire.

“Wu Man, come with me first. I will teach you how to make two kinds of paper talismans that will be used in large quantities later. This involves the use of qi.”

Half an hour later, the sound of hammering echoed through the workshop.

Within the D5 theater, a large amount of resources are converging on Fortresses 76 and 82 in the Middle Ages Basin theater.

The vertical eye above Fortress 82 coldly watched over these remaining corners of humanity.

…

Ji Xiao woke up with her eyes swollen from crying.

He huddled in the corner of the cell, sobbing and wailing, suffering torture as if a thousand ants were gnawing at his heart. All the past events turned into sharp blades that kept piercing his heart, making him suffer terribly every moment.

Bang!

Ji Xiao slammed into the alloy wall again, blood spurting from his forehead.

Outside the cell, Shen Hai, who had rushed over and was covered in dust, frowned at Ji Xiao, his facial muscles twitching a few times.

Shen Hai looked at the soldier beside him: “He’ll crash into us as soon as he wakes up?”

“Hit it as soon as you wake up!”

The soldier swallowed hard.

“He was like a madman, constantly slapping himself and crying loudly. I even heard him say that he was a scoundrel, a real bastard, and that he had seduced so many respectable young women…”

Shen Hai raised his hand and rubbed his temples.

The continuous blacksmithing had taken a toll on his mental strength.

Deep Sea has begun to doubt whether Wang Zheng is even human.

Wang Zheng didn’t rest for a whole day and night!

Whenever Wang Zheng gets tired, he sits cross-legged and meditates for a while, at most half an hour, and then he becomes energetic and lively again!

As a married half-human mech, Deep Sea was initially quite worried. He meant, hypothetically, if Wang Zheng married his little sister Ling Tong, would Wang Zheng be able to keep up with Ling Tong’s stamina? Now…

Shen Hai was already worried that Wang Zheng’s stamina was too strong and that he might go out and mess around, thus hurting Ling Tong’s feelings.

However, for the humanoid mechs, love is just a seasoning; their ultimate destiny lies atop the mountain of Blade Beast corpses.

Bang, bang, bang!

Ji Xiao kept slamming into the alloy wall, blood spurting out and flesh becoming a bloody mess.

“Sir?” the soldier asked, “Should we stop it?”

“Knock him out, then inject him with a sedative to calm him down quickly.”

Deep Sea Low Voice:

“The war is about to begin. If we can completely subdue this A-level psionicist, he will be a good asset. At worst, we can deliberately let him die in the Blade Beast Tide to make him atone for his sins.”

The soldier asked a question he knew he shouldn’t have: “Why would he do that, sir?”

“Because he is good.”

Deep Sea patted the warrior on the shoulder:

“Keep an eye on him, make sure he doesn’t actually commit suicide. I’m going back to being a laborer.”

What connection could the word “laborer” possibly have with a cyborg commander?

The soldier had several more question marks on his forehead, but he really didn’t dare to ask any more questions.

As they returned to the workshop from the deep sea, they happened to hear a clear, melodious sword cry, along with Red Serpent’s somewhat exaggerated praise.

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