Chapter 142: An episode that’s both ordinary and explosive.

Uncle Tai was urgently summoned to Fortress 82.

When he arrived above Fort 82, the fighting there had not yet completely ended. The mopping-up forces were clearing out small groups of bladed beasts inside the fort and urgently repairing the holes in the fort.

When he looked out the window of the transport plane, he could see endless, ravaged sandy land.

The shell craters are the kisses of artillery shells on the earth, and also humanity’s powerful counterattack against the Blade Beast civilization.

The mountain of blade beast carcasses were either loaded into shipping containers or burned on the spot.

A massive, king-level blade beast corpse lay across the sand, surrounded by the corpses of several general-level blade beasts. A large convoy of vehicles was on the periphery, cutting up the giant blade beast.

Um?

A smoke bomb was placed over an area below, and the thick smoke obstructed Uncle Tai’s view.

Is there a location that needs to be kept secret to avoid being detected by satellites?

Uncle Tai’s gaze was drawn to the space carrier slowly sailing into the distance, his eyes filled with admiration.

Space carriers represent the highest level of human technology and industrial integration capabilities. Only space fortresses can produce them. In the past few decades, they have been hailed as the ultimate weapon for human civilization to counterattack against the beasts.

It’s expensive to build and has a very low energy efficiency ratio.

The transport plane began its vertical descent, and Uncle Tai soon realized that he was being sent into a smoke-filled area.

He looked at the empty cabin, unsure of who to ask, and his confusion grew.

“Why did you have to call me over here?”

“Is it because my academic abilities have reached the level that I can afford a private jet? No, not at all. Although I have prepared all those papers on psionic weapons, I haven’t dared to publish them. And even if I had, I would only be the third author.”

“What’s going on here?”

A few minutes later, Uncle Tai got the answer to the question.

Wang Zheng called him over.

Because he was one of the few engineers Wang Zheng could trust, a top 3 expert in the psionic weapon category, and a participant in many previous studies.

Looking at Wang Jixuan’s tired face, Uncle Tai felt a surge of honor.

Let’s go then!

No matter how difficult the topic, no matter how new the field, Lao Tai simply says two words:

We must take it!

Inside the makeshift camp tent, Uncle Tai tossed his travel bag aside and asked earnestly, in a low, serious voice:

“Teacher Wang, what is the research project I’m going to participate in this time?”

“It’s very simple.”

Wang Jixuan pointed to another direction of the tent:

“A completely new psionic energy utilization system in which the human soul controls the body of the blade beast.”

“Holy crap…what?”

Uncle Tai was a little dazed, and his eyes became blurry.

Following the direction Wang Jixuan pointed, he walked to the other end of the tent, lifted the tent flap, and could see two general-level bladed beasts covered by huge canvases not far ahead.

The bodies of the two general-level blade beasts were wrapped with more than a dozen beams of light, and two illusory azure dragons circled around them.

Both of these enormous general-level bladed beasts are mature forms with considerable combat power, and they are of two different types: 【Battle Hammer】 and 【Thorn Flower】.

The former is a general-level combat power that the Blade Beast transformed into in order to break through the human fortress. It is bulky and huge, and it is not too difficult for humans to deal with it. Usually, the legs are blown off first.

The 【Thorn Flower】 has a slender appearance, somewhat resembling a ‘headless human body’, with a body structure completely different from that of humans.

Compared to other general-level bladed beasts, the Thorn Flower has a smaller body, with a standing height of no more than twenty meters. It possesses a powerful ability to quickly break through defenses and usually has a long, thin tail.

Both general-level blade beasts were alive, but severely injured and controlled by that strange beam of light.

Uncle Tai didn’t know that this was a dragon-binding formation set up by Master Wang, but Uncle Tai was pretty sure that this thing must be related to Master Wang.

Just then, Uncle Tai suddenly heard a somewhat familiar shout.

That voice still echoed in his heart!

“Old Tai…I died so tragically…Waaaaah…”

Uncle Tai’s hair stood on end, his face turned deathly pale, his jaw trembled uncontrollably, and his neck creaked and groaned as if it were a mechanical bearing that hadn’t been lubricated.

He saw the huge crystal core on the table, and the red serpent’s soul standing with its hands on its hips inside the crystal core, its presence revealed by the Soul Manifestation Talisman.

“Big sister, don’t scare Uncle Tai.”

Wang Jixuan frowned and smiled bitterly:

“Uncle Tai, there are a few things I need you to do here.”

“In order to reduce the risk of exposure, we must hurry up and do some simple experiments first. I have found some souls of soldiers who have just sacrificed their lives.”

“You assist me. Later we’ll try to see if the warriors can enter the crystal cores of ordinary blade beasts and then conduct a crystal core transplantation test.”

“All of this was done with the consent of the warriors’ souls.”

“OK!”

Uncle Tai nodded vigorously, quickly getting into work mode, taking off his coat and tossing it aside, and carefully studying the experimental procedures.

Inside and outside the camp, everyone was busy at work.

…

About half an hour later.

When Fu Jian received Dongfang Zhenghong’s highest-level encrypted letter, he was stunned for several minutes.

What hasn’t this devilish commander-in-chief, who has fought against the Blade Beasts for countless years, seen?

I’ve never seen anything like this before.

Fu Jian was completely stunned when he heard the news about the Red Serpent.

After returning from near Fortress No. 82, Fu Jian had many thoughts running through his mind.

He had considered that Wang Zheng would use a storm of psionic weapons and crystal core weapons to deliver the technology of the spiritual cultivator civilization to humanity, helping humanity enter a new era of all-out counterattack.

He had also considered how to ensure Wang Zheng’s survival if his side was unable to protect him under pressure.

For example, Wang Zheng could secretly travel to the City of Spiritual Energy, where Fu Jian has many partners. Although the Natural Faction is suppressed, their strength should not be underestimated, and they can also play a trick of keeping things under wraps.

Fu Jian even considered…

As long as Wang Zheng remains friendly towards humanity and continues to promote the development of psionic technology, Fu Jian will reserve a place for him in the’successor team’.

But Fu Jian never expected this.

After psionic weapons and crystal core weapons, Wang Zheng has surprisingly made another move, this time in a somewhat obscure and niche field.

【A feasibility study on using the soul of a half-human mech to control the body of a Blade Beast and create a bio-mech】.

Upon seeing this thing, Fu Jian’s mechanical heart almost skipped a beat.

What does this mean?

Human soul, controlling a bladed beast?

Fu Jian was both confused and deeply shocked!

However, there are still sporadic battles on various fronts, so Fu Jian cannot pay too much attention to this matter.

Fu Jian simply replied to Dongfang Zhenghong, instructing the latter to allocate all resources to fully cooperate with Wang Zheng, and to request additional resources at any time if necessary.

In the seventh battlefield where Wang Zheng was stationed, the seventh King-level Blade Beast was defeated at the cost of two severely damaged secondary-level terrifying mechs and the deaths of more than 7,900 soldiers.

This looks like a resounding victory.

The exhilarating effect of this victory has spread throughout the war zone.

In addition, neighboring theaters that were originally hesitant about whether to provide substantial support to the D5 theater, such as the D3 and D6 theaters, have proactively increased their firepower support.

The ruling faction in the psionic city, who were secretly observing the war, were naturally greatly disappointed.

Fu Jian is now pondering how to seize this opportunity to eliminate another King-level Blade Beast. If he can manage to do so, the D5 war zone will experience its most relaxed situation in thirty years.

Once the pressure on the front lines eases, Fu Jian will be able to focus on dealing with the ruling faction in the Psionic Capital.

Fu Jian’s mechanical fingers tapped lightly on the armrest of the seat.

Because of Wang Zheng’s appearance, he is no longer in a hurry.

‘If those six idiot old geezers knew I had another ten years to live, wouldn’t they go crazy?’

Hehehe.

‘Wang Zheng was marked too suddenly this time. I didn’t expect that these vertical pupils could mark not only cities and fortresses, but also individuals. We must find a way to prevent this from happening again.’

‘The Brain-Eating Worm has been discovered, and the Blade Beasts are starting to panic? That’s quite interesting.’

The old commander kept thinking, and the corners of his mouth couldn’t help but turn up.

In six battlefields, the Blade Beasts have completely retreated, and the human forces are taking this opportunity to launch a frenzied attack, desperately trying to weaken the Blade Beast horde.

The only concern in the D5 war zone right now is whether some of the main Blade Beast hordes will awaken.

Fu Jianxi remained silent, deep in thought. Time ticked by as he rapidly processed the information gathering from various locations, arranging pursuits and deployments.

“commander!”

A guard rushed over and saluted Fu Jian.

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“Encrypted report! From the Eastern Commander!”

“Okay,” Fu Jian said, holding the button-shaped memory chip in his hand, his fingers resting on it, searching, performing security checks, and retrieving information, while leaning back.

Wang Zheng acted very quickly.

However, the experimental results were not as expected.

They used several methods, such as first stuffing the warrior’s soul into the blade beast’s body in advance to kill the blade beast’s soul as quickly as possible, trying to get the warrior’s soul into the crystal core, or directly processing the crystal core inside the blade beast’s body.

They kept adjusting the variables, but all their attempts failed.

Human souls cannot exist within the Blade Beast Crystal Core; psionic energy will directly tear human souls apart.

In his report, Dongfang Zhenghong wrote:

Wang Zheng suggested that similar experiments should no longer be conducted, as the souls of the fallen soldiers deserve to rest in peace, and our experiments are essentially inhumane.

Furthermore, Wang Zheng raised the suspicion that the souls of psionicists might be able to undergo similar experiments, since the souls of psionicists have already undergone the psionic baptism during the infusion ritual, and might be able to directly enter the Blade Beast Crystal Core.

The actual experiments are being arranged intensively here. Please grant your approval.

Fu Jian approved it without hesitation.

The Crimson Serpent’s soul is trapped within the crystal core of a King-level Blade Beast. If this crystal core can be successfully transplanted into a General-level Blade Beast, it will be able to truly control a General-level Blade Beast…

The political value behind it is immense!

After examining the battlefield in all directions of D5 for a few minutes, Fu Jian found that there was no possibility of a large-scale war breaking out for the time being, so he delegated full command authority to the various front-line command posts.

Incidentally, he sent a text message invitation to Dongfang Zhenghong, and the two of them created a separate channel.

Dongfang Zhenghong began to describe the progress of the experiment over there in written form.

…

【Wang Zheng told everyone to step back, and I was allowed to stay. He then began to act.】

【He manipulated the King-level crystal core to begin modifying target number one (the battering ram).】

【He sliced ​​open the back of his opponent’s neck with his greatsword; he seemed to hesitate.】

【He made his move! He directly sliced ​​open the exoskeleton of the general-level blade beast with his crystal core weapon. It wasn’t deep enough; the blade beast began to struggle, but a strange light bound it. Wang Zheng called this light the array of the spiritual cultivation civilization.】

Black smoke appeared from Wang Zheng’s hands, and a lot of black smoke gathered together.

【The soul of the general-level blade beast was expelled by black smoke! Lightning flashed, striking, and the soul was dealt with!】

【The crystal core has been inserted! I can vaguely see the shadow of the Crimson Serpent. Wang Zheng pulled her out of the crystal core, and she’s starting to fuse with the body of this general-level blade beast? I don’t quite understand.】

Several minutes passed.

【The No. 1 General-level Blade Beast exploded!】

【The body of the general-level blade beast suddenly exploded, and Wang Zheng was injured… but not seriously.】

【Wang Zheng protected the Crimson Serpent’s soul and placed it back into the King-level Crystal Core.】

【Thankfully, he had the X-armor; Wang Zheng was only thrown away by the explosion.】

【Wang Zheng said he already knows the details, and he will try his best to convey them to you, as he doesn’t understand many of the technical terms.】

【The Crimson Serpent’s self-destruction was essentially the preparatory step for the psionic infusion ritual. She blasted open the flesh and blood inside the King-level Blade Beast, allowing herself to be nourished by the beast’s power—a process of receiving a psionic baptism. At this point, the Crimson Serpent had essentially been transformed into a powerful psychic, but only her soul remained. Her soul would normally have been directly devoured by the Blade Beast’s soul, but Wang Zheng intervened in time, destroying the King-level Blade Beast’s soul. The crystal core automatically recognized the Crimson Serpent’s soul as that of the Blade Beast.】

That’s about it.

I performed a simple extraction:

①The soul of a psionicist is almost equivalent to that of a blade beast.

②The crystal core of the Blade Beast was specially designed. Wang Zheng suspected that it was related to the Spirit Cultivator Civilization, which should be related to the Spirit Energy Capital.

③ We can continue now, and we are 60% confident that we can complete the fusion of the Crimson Serpent, the King-level Crystal Core whose power was weakened by the explosion, and the Thorn Flower General-level Blade Beast.

④ Wang Zheng said he suffered a great loss, losing a King-level crystal core just like that, and he wanted several General-level crystal cores as compensation.

…

Fu Jian rubbed his temples with his large hand.

Such an important moment!

Wang Zheng was bargaining with him!

He agreed to all my conditions, but insisted on paying in installments!

【yes.】

Then, Fu Jian began to wait somewhat anxiously.

Battle reports from various regions continued to arrive. It was estimated that more than 400,000 Blade Beasts were killed in this battle. Twelve local positions in the D5 war zone were breached. 19,000 soldiers died. The civilian deaths were mainly due to the breach of Fortress No. 82. Ammunition reserves were also greatly damaged.

Annihilate one King-level Blade Beast;

One sub-king-class Terpterodon;

One ordinary King-class Blade Beast;

The general eliminated thirty-two Blade Beasts and captured two.

Four hundred and twenty-six of the second-class Blade Beasts were eliminated.

It was indeed a great victory, a victory initiated by the Blade Beasts, defended by humans, and launched by the Blade Beasts with all their might, but ultimately the Blade Beasts’ offensive plan failed.

So the problem now is…

How can we protect Wang Zheng and prevent him from being targeted again?

Ding ding!

The communicator vibrated slightly, and Dongfang Zhenghong sent a clear photo.

Under the cover of a blue tarpaulin, the headless giant with a long tail slowly knelt up. Wang Jixuan, wearing X-Armor, hovered above the giant’s head, his raised left hand slowly pointing forward. The terrifying mouthparts on the headless giant’s neck were constantly contracting and closing, and white conjunctiva appeared on them. Outside the conjunctiva, a blurry face emerged with black dots of light.

They’ve merged!

They really did merge!

The second and third photos appeared simultaneously.

The headless giant stood up, covered by a tarpaulin, its exoskeleton faintly emitting a seven-colored light.

The headless giant, enveloped in seven-colored light, began its pupal evolution under the impetus of a king-level crystal core, and had the potential to advance to the sub-king level.

“it turns out……”

Fu Jian raised his hand to hold the armor covering his mouth to prevent himself from laughing.

Wang Zheng, that little guy, really knows how to surprise him. He actually managed to create a half-human mecha, a fusion of a general-level blade beast’s body and a king-level blade beast’s crystal core… Unfortunately, this kind of thing can’t be replicated.

It’s not that it can’t be copied; you can use psionicists as materials.

Fu Jian’s eyes flashed with a cold light.

【Commander-in-Chief, it’s a success! However, Wang Zheng asked me a question, and I don’t know how to answer it.】

【What’s the problem?】

How are we supposed to explain to Deepsea that his beloved wife is now an 18-meter-tall, near-King-class Blade Beast?