Chapter 87 A Battle of Magic Across Distance, the Greatsword Displays its Power

The aircraft weaved through the air above the sand dunes;

Countless mechanical spiders crawled densely into more than a dozen underground tunnels;

Explosions could be heard coming from all over the desert.

Human soldiers used various methods to dump military products into underground tunnels 100 to 200 meters deep, while the control terminals in the hands of technicians continuously connected to new drone swarms.

The battlefield for annihilation is divided into three layers.

The outer forces are responsible for blasting any new underground passages that may appear, while the main firepower points in the center are waiting to eliminate the horde of Blade Beasts rushing out from underground. The dozen or so entrances and exits of the passages are the most dangerous combat areas, which are the main battlefields for drones.

Master Wang sat comfortably in the command vehicle, carefully observing the battlefield and also closely observing the human generals.

These are all unprecedented experiences.

Dongfang Zhenghong’s eyes were calm and deep, without any emotional fluctuations, as he continuously issued precise battle commands.

Wu Man, sitting in a wheelchair, was pushed by Zhou Zhengde to stand next to Dongfang Zhenghong.

Dongfang Zhenghong asked, “Are you ready?”

“Hmm,” Wu Man nodded gently.

“Turn on the amplifier, adjust the band, and determine the underground propagation range.”

“The amplifier is working properly.”

“The underground route has been confirmed.”

Dongfang Zhenghong looked at Wu Man, his voice softening, and said, “Try to get them out.”

Master Wang had already checked his backpack, equipping his armor with as many miniature high-explosive grenades as possible.

This thing, when stuffed into the mouth of a Blade Beast, is quite effective at killing it.

Wu Man put on the helmet handed to him by the technician next to him, took a few deep breaths, and slowly closed his eyes. His handsome young face gained a sense of holiness.

He interlaced his fingers as if in prayer, and hummed softly from the tip of his nose.

Wang Jixuan immediately sensed the spiritual energy fluctuations emanating from Wu Man.

Within minutes, shouts began to erupt from all around.

“The underground swarm of insects has begun to move!”

“The marked swarms 13 to 16 and 23 to 28 have moved! They make up one-sixth of the total number of this Blade Beast horde and are charging up the path we’ve prepared!”

Dozens of images of bladed beasts moving appeared on the projection screen, rolling or crawling in a stable passage with a diameter of three to four meters.

Outside the command vehicle, a large amount of smoke and fire appeared in the desert, the pre-buried mines were triggered, and the human army began to bombard the area with fire.

The ground trembled slightly, and many sand dunes collapsed.

The sound of the explosion came a while later, and the shockwave from the explosion turned into waves.

A few minutes later, a total of seven or eight thousand Blade Beasts rushed out of the ground and were met with a direct attack from the human firepower network that had been waiting for them!

This small, sporadic horde of Blade Beasts was practically a way for the warriors to rack up battle records.

Dongfang Zhenghong remained calm, staring at the sand table in front of him, ignoring the light and shadow outside.

About ten minutes later.

A report came from the command vehicle: “The first wave of Blade Beasts has been annihilated.”

“Replenish firepower in all units,” Dongfang Zhenghong ordered again, then turned to look at Wu Man.

Wu Man nodded: “I can send messages again, probably three more times, before I fall into a coma.”

“Take a 15-minute break,” Dongfang Zhenghong ordered, picking up the walkie-talkie. “Get ready in 15 minutes.”

“Wu Man?”

“gentlemen!”

Wu Man immediately turned his head, and the electric wheelchair automatically turned half a circle to look at Wang Jixuan in the corner behind him.

Master Wang beckoned, and Wu Man immediately moved closer.

“What’s wrong, sir?” Wu Man asked somewhat nervously.

Wang Jixuan thought for a moment, then asked the female technician next to him for a piece of white paper and wrote a series of syllables on it.

This is a calming mantra. Ordinary people can fall asleep peacefully and relieve stress by reciting it. For spiritual beings like Wu Man (classified as psychic beings), reciting this mantra can quickly eliminate fatigue and restore mental energy.

“Read and then burn.”

Wang Jixuan instructed:

“Our proprietary technology must not be shared with outsiders.”

Wu Man immediately looked to his left and right, and all the soldiers around him turned around at the same time. Only Zhou Zhengde came over to take a few glances.

Soon, Wu Man burned the paper with a lighter, closed his eyes, and moved his lips. When he opened his eyes again, a glimmer of light appeared in them, and his body was surrounded by a faint fluctuation. The mottled aura in his body had been slightly depleted.

A wisp of spiritual energy swirled around him, making him even more excited.

Wu Man’s slight excitement didn’t last long before he immediately realized something.

This is a completely new path for developing psionic abilities.

The young man gazed at the handsome face before him, a hint of emotion in his eyes, and whispered, “Thank you, sir. I will protect this secret with my life.”

“No need to be so formal. Here’s a little trick… When you use this ability a second time, you can imagine yourself as one of them.”

Wang Jixuan suggested:

“You could try not to give commands, but instead… send out a distress call.”

“A call for help?” Wu Man’s eyes were full of confusion.

Wang Jixuan crossed his arms and said with a smile, “Is it hard to understand? These basic blade beasts can’t tell where the orders they receive come from. So if you change the order you issue to a distress call, it will be like a general-level blade beast is calling for help. The basic blade beasts should be more eager to come out and die.”

“Okay,” Wu Man replied, “I understand.”

A moment later, Wu Man made a prayer gesture again, and the signal light on his helmet flashed rapidly.

‘Help…me…’

The desert remained quiet for a few minutes.

Then, several technicians on the command vehicle shouted simultaneously:

“12, 34, 56, 36, 15… so many are rushing towards the surface!”

“All six passages are filled with Blade Beasts! All thirty-five non-core beast groups have moved!”

“The Blade Beasts have rioted!”

“Energy fluctuations have appeared in the underground cavity where the young queen beetle is located! It has awakened!”

Outside the command vehicle, in the desert, flashes of light and shockwaves from various explosions were intensely visible!

Wang Jixuan pondered carefully, picked up a talisman with his left hand, folded it neatly, and walked behind the boy.

He had barely stood still for a dozen seconds.

‘Coo-coo-‘

A familiar spiritual call.

The call carried a hint of weakness, clearly indicating that the young queen beetle’s long-range attack on the rhombus child had greatly depleted its strength.

Wu Man’s face suddenly turned pale, and he felt a stinging sensation on his forehead.

A large hand pressed on Wu Man’s shoulder, and a cool breath flowed into his forehead, making Wu Man feel warm all over. The blurry and torn scene in front of his eyes was instantly shattered.

The technician quickly broadcasted the news!

“Some of the animal herds have begun to retreat underground!”

“Two-thirds of the beast horde has turned back! Should we pursue them?”

Dongfang Zhenghong shouted, “Unleash the full firepower!”

For the same destructive power, underground firepower costs far more than surface firepower.

Wu Man said, “I can do it again.”

He immediately closed his eyes, and a wisp of sound entered his ears. Wu Man followed these syllables, opening and closing his lips, and a faint blue light appeared around him.

‘Coo-coo-‘

A technician nearby shouted, “The Blade Beasts are surging out again!”

“Firepower coverage!”

Two minutes later, the young king beetle issued another command, and some of the blade beasts retreated again.

Master Wang narrowed his eyes.

He was also furious, and pointed his sword at Wu Man’s neck, directly using the “Divine Assistance Technique,” a rare cultivation method in the cultivation world.

This method was originally a healing and rescue technique, specifically designed to stimulate the potential of injured souls and spirits, allowing the spirit to recover in time after being injured.

The current situation is just right.

Wu Man was in high spirits, even a little excited, and issued another command, with the intensity of his mental fluctuations increasing by 30 to 40% compared to before!

The cooing sounds from both sides continued, and the horde of bladed beasts seemed like headless flies, circling back and forth between the underground passage and the surface.

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Human armies have never seen anything like this before!

When have the soldiers of the D5 war zone ever fought such an easy battle!

Dongfang Zhenghong has even begun to consider saving firepower costs, since saving a little here will allow him to support the front line more, kill more Blade Beasts, and reclaim more lost territory.

After exchanging blows remotely for four or five rounds, Master Wang became truly enraged.

He pulled a handkerchief directly from his jacket pocket, opened it, and inside was a set of silver needles he had worked on overnight.

If Wu Man couldn’t hold on any longer, he would use silver needles to stimulate Wu Man back to his senses and open a temporary channel for “nourishing the spirit with qi” for Wu Man!

With the mottled aura within Wu Man’s body, combined with his assistance, they could wear down that young king worm to death!

Today he will show the young king insect the all-around abilities of the sect’s number one genius in a thousand years!

“Uh,” Zhou Zhengde looked at the silver needle in Wang Daozhang’s hand and whispered, “The energy index of the young king worm is constantly decreasing. Now only the core beast group around it is left underground… Should we play it safe?”

Master Wang then put away the silver needles and patted Wu Man on the shoulder.

“Well done.”

Wu Man smiled slightly: “Yes, thank you, sir.”

Zhou Zhengde and Dongfang Zhenghong both breathed a sigh of relief.

Wang Jixuan walked back to the corner and calmly sat down. Under Wu Man’s misleading influence, the horde of bladed beasts continued to rush towards the surface, and human firepower easily reaped the benefits.

Dongfang Zhenghong looked at Wang Jixuan and muttered softly, “Zhengde, I’m starting to understand how you feel.”

“What?”

“Alien treasure,” the commander shook his head, then focused on the sand table in front of him, accurately allocating every bit of firepower.

After a fierce battle lasting more than half an hour.

Eighty percent of the beasts in this horde rushed onto the ground, leaving a layer of black, broken limbs and remains covering the desert.

The ferocious bladed beasts, on this morning, became lambs in the slaughterhouse.

…

Zi.

Wang Jixuan, who was resting with his eyes closed, heard Ling Tong’s voice in his earphones.

“My unit is preparing to launch an attack. Connect to the commando channel.”

The voices of the Red Serpent and the Deep Sea rang out simultaneously.

Three humanoid mechs detached from the surface combat mechs and entered a dedicated underground mech more than three meters high.

First, a large number of drones cleared the way;

Then, one by one, soldiers wearing full-coverage power armor adapted to the Blade Beast Passage, carrying various individual high-powered weapons, entered the Blade Beast Passage.

Then came the Ling Tong, the Red Serpent, and the Deep Sea three-half-human mechs.

Red Serpent exclaimed, “This youthful version of the Beast Speaker is so useful! I can’t even imagine how powerful the real Beast Speakers are, and… why they don’t use this ability to help us?”

“The Beast Speaker’s abilities will be treated as a King-level Blade Beast’s betrayal,” Deep Sea said quickly. “That would trigger the awakening of the main beast horde. A report I saw before stated that Wu Man’s abilities were only considered as General-level Blade Beasts.”

“Alright,” Red Serpent exclaimed softly, “Tongtong, why are you carrying a melee weapon?”

Ling Tong said, “The new equipment is still being tested.”

“Will this thing even work?” Red Serpent clicked his tongue in disdain. “I have more faith in the Destruction Cannon on my mechanical arm!”

“Narrow terrain should be able to work,” Ling Tong replied, though with some uncertainty.

Three humanoid mechs were chatting, while a dozen or so logistics members from three teams listened attentively.

An explosion sound came through the headphones.

Master Wang raised an eyebrow slightly; he sensed intense fluctuations in spiritual energy.

On the command vehicle’s large screen, it could be seen that the number of assault team members was rapidly decreasing, with the data updated every ten seconds, showing a reduction of ten to twenty people.

The final battle against the young queen beetles has begun!

Fighting underground, through the passages opened up by the Blade Beasts, the humans have no advantage whatsoever.

Dongfang Zhenghong has now stopped issuing orders, and the commando team is now commanded by the half-human mech Deep Sea.

Wang Jixuan, on the other hand, was able to hear firsthand information. Chi She’s voice was a bit exaggerated, Ling Tong remained calm and composed throughout, and Shen Hai was very steady.

They began to act as the spearhead of the vanguard, advancing rapidly to engage small groups of mid-tier blade beasts.

Red Serpent suddenly swore: “What the hell! What kind of new weapon is that?!”

Ling Tong said coolly, “Follow me, provide cover fire.”

“Provide her with cover fire!”

“Why weren’t you notified me about the equipment update!” Red Serpent shouted through gritted teeth. “I want a greatsword that can unleash shockwaves too! Uh, psionic energy, crystal cores! Crystal core weapons! I want one too! Ling Tong, can I use it for a bit? I’ll definitely return it to you! Wow! I want one too! Honey! Think of something!”

Shen Hai also said, “Incredible! Crossfire support allowed her to charge into the horde of beasts!”

Upon hearing this, Master Wang’s lips curled into a faint smile.

He could almost see Ling Tong dancing with a sword amidst the beasts.

Yes, mechs.

We could make an enlarged version of the greatsword, capable of carrying more crystal cores and adapted for use with mechs.

I’ll get her two mecha versions later!

Being a logistics officer and just coasting along isn’t so bad. Watching your own combat girls kill enemies with weapons you’ve crafted actually gives you a real sense of accomplishment.

However, Master Wang’s laughter soon faded.

With Ling Tong’s exceptional performance, the underground advance went smoothly, but a minor problem still arose later.

“The young queen has activated a mental interference field! Do not approach; the anti-interference patches we are using are ineffective against this level of mental interference!”

A deep-sea voice immediately came from the command vehicle:

“Commander, we need psionicists, psionicists who can resist mental interference.”

“These accompanying psionicists can’t hold out.”

“We are only 300 meters away from the cavity where the young queen beetle is located. We need to send the tactical nuclear missile there, but they have reinforced the rock layer in front of us and we can’t blast it open with firepower. There are also some blade beasts blocking the way, so no spider can get through.”

Dongfang Zhenghong thought for a moment: “Is Captain Zheng okay? He’s the strongest psionicist on our side. The fighting on the front lines is fierce, and we can’t mobilize other psionicists in the war zone for the time being.”

Shen Haidao: “Let him give it a try. If it doesn’t work, we’ll have to force it or open up a passage from another direction and try to complete the construction within a day.”

“Will the young queen beetle recover?” Dongfang Zhenghong asked worriedly.

“cough……”

Just as Master Wang was about to speak, Zhou Zhengde rushed forward and covered Master Wang’s mouth.

Dongfang Zhenghong turned his head and looked over, while Zhou Zhengde gazed at him with a smile.

“We made a promise, Uncle, you absolutely cannot let him do such a dangerous job!”