Chapter 723: Chapter 722: Give Up Holding Out to the Death
Amidst the rolling flames and the sky filled with smoke, four figures dashed out from the summit, seemingly unharmed.
In the sky, dozens of helicopter pilots watched this scene, all displaying expressions of shock.
Surviving such a massive bombardment, were these four still human?
"The blast radius was still too small, for most in the Innate Realm, such a level of bombardment might not even be fatal, let alone for them who are at the peak of Divine Travel Realm," Duanmu Gong sighed and shook his head as he watched the escaping figures through the monitor.
Chu Tianxing was somewhat stunned.
Flying Swords intercepting micro-missiles, escaping unscathed from dozens of artillery shells, is this the power of a super Martial Artist from a Hidden Sect?
He even began to doubt that if they couldn’t trap these people in a specific area, unless he used worldwide banned nuclear weapons, it would be difficult to kill such super Martial Artists.
"Forget about them for now, bomb the teleportation gate, and send a message inside first. Our warriors haven’t been back for too long and might not have left yet. They are still at the Zhuge family. If they get the news, they will definitely come out to investigate. Only when they come out can we suppress powerhouses like Helian Zhan and Wang Chunyang," Duanmu Gong advised Chu Tianxing.
Chu Tianxing decisively ordered the continuation of firing shells at the teleportation gate.
He didn’t dare to activate the large missile systems, only daring to use the micro-missiles loaded on helicopters for the bombardment.
If this teleportation gate were to be damaged, that would be a complete loss. The most important thing was to alert the people inside that something was amiss here.
Boom!
A shell hit its target directly.
In the sky, that shell automatically exploded after entering a certain area, the space where the energy was disordered was instantly hit hard, causing the entire void to shake violently.
"Did that work?" Chu Tianxing asked.
Duanmu Gong didn’t know if it would work, but he felt that such an intense explosion should trigger some response inside. If the bombing continued, they might risk tearing apart the teleportation gate, which really would be a complete loss.
"Let’s observe for a while and stop bombing for now," Duanmu Gong pondered slightly before stating, "If the people of the Zhuge family sense something, they should send someone to investigate."
Chu Tianxing nodded.
While the two were talking, suddenly a helicopter across from them lost control and was falling toward the mountain.
"Boom!"
Flames shot into the sky and an explosion sounded, hitting the mountain from dozens of meters up, blowing up the helicopter.
"What’s going on?" Chu Tianxing exclaimed in shock, raising his voice.
"I don’t know, -13 suddenly lost control, it seemed to lose all manipulation," someone responded.
"Boom!"
Another explosion sounded at that moment.
A helicopter exploded directly in midair.
Soon, a shout came through the communications device, "Fuck, everyone be careful, increase the flight altitude, that guy can use Flying Swords to kill,—15’s fuel tank was hit, it exploded on impact."
"Yes, I saw it too, it’s terrifying, at least a sixty-meter distance, that man launched his Flying Sword,—15 just blew up," another voice came through, full-toned with deep fear.
"Kill them!" Chu Tianxing roared in anger.
After witnessing the terror of these super Martial Artists, he was shocked and deeply frightened, but at the same time, he was extremely angry.
His side was armed with so many military aircraft loaded with a plethora of weapons and held absolute air supremacy—could they let four men armed with cold weapons scare them away?
This was his first operation since taking office, and failure was absolutely not an option. He had to make an impact.
In truth, without Chu Tianxing’s orders, all the helicopters that saw those four figures began locking onto their shadows. The Gatlings on board roared wildly, firing large caliber bullets like money was no object towards the swiftly moving figures on the mountain.
Apart from Gatling fire, snipers also quickly locked onto their targets, and heat seeking missiles were launched continuously.
Da Da Da...
Boom, boom, boom...
The sounds of gunfire and artillery were densely erupting, and the entire mountain was suffering a catastrophic disaster.
On the helicopter, Duanmu Gong watched the live footage with a racing heart.
If it were him in that situation, it seemed he could only frantically flee for his life, completely unable to mount an effective counterattack.
If there were only one or two planes attacking, he was confident in fighting back. But in the current situation, he had no courage to resist, and whether he could even survive was still an unknown.
The weapons of the mortal world were indeed powerful and not to be underestimated.
If cultivators from the Hidden Sect World were to massively enter the mundane world, facing the well-prepared mortal armies, it seemed they had no advantage. Most would be killed under gunfire and artillery, only those above the Innate Realm might survive.
In the dense forest, Yang Fei was frantically moving his body along with Helian Rong.
The terrifying power of the Gatling was enough to break through his Protective Gang Qi.
It wasn’t that a single bullet could penetrate his defense, but the bullets fired by the Gatling were too dense. Under the barrage of numerous bullets, his Protective Gang Qi was not very effective. If his body hadn’t already attained copper skin and iron bones, he would have been seriously injured earlier while protecting Helian Rong.
Even without being seriously injured, the impact of several bullets hitting him caused him an aching pain.
He pulled Helian Rong with one hand and waved a black wooden stick with the other. To his surprise, the toughness of the Fusang Wood exceeded his expectations. It could deflect large-caliber bullets without leaving any marks on it.
Helian Rong was not entirely useless either. Her own strength was in the Innate Realm, and with her mastery of the Poison Technique, she was an extremely dangerous figure even in the Hidden Sect World.
However, in such a battle scenario, her abilities in poisoning were utterly useless.
The enemies were merely soldiers similar to ordinary people, but they controlled modern weaponry. Their long-range attacks were dense and powerful, preventing them from even getting close to the enemy.
Helian Rong felt somewhat stifled.
This was the first time she encountered such a situation, and she had gained a certain recognition and understanding of mundane weapons. She no longer dared to underestimate the energy of mundane mortals.
"Kid, we can’t hold this place any longer," Helian Zhan’s voice entered Yang Fei’s ears.
Yang Fei’s heart sank.
If they couldn’t hold it, the enemy would be able to go in and send a message.
If the Zhuge family’s opposing forces were still there, they would definitely come out right away, so if Qin Yanyang’s side attempted a counterattack, it would be like walking into a trap.
"But I promised my wife that I would hold this place," Yang Fei reluctantly said.
"Foolish. The enemy’s firepower is too strong, staying here would make us live targets. But if we flee, break out of the enemy’s encirclement, and monitor this transport channel from the outside, we can still watch every move here." Helian Zhan said harshly.
Yang Fei suddenly realized.
Yes.
Defending this place would only make them live targets, but if they escaped, as long as the enemy couldn’t pinpoint their position, and with themselves in the dark and the enemy in the light, it would cause the enemy to panic and be restless.
The greatest advantage of the superpowered in such a situation was their high mobility, which needed to be fully utilized.
As for the enemy gaining control of the channel and sending someone into the Hidden Sect to communicate, it was an unavoidable situation now.
He just hoped that the superpowered from the opposing forces had already left the Zhuge family.
Now, what both sides were fighting for was merely a matter of timing!
"Alright, let’s leave first, escape from the enemy’s sight," Yang Fei thought quickly and made a decisive decision, hurrying with Helian Rong towards the outside of Meishan Mountain.
At the same time, the eastern, southern, and western combat zones mobilized one after another, pressing into the areas controlled by the central and northern combat zones.
The creation of public opinion followed suit, with Divine Continent Official and various self-media outlets fervently reporting the relevant news.
The main message of the public opinion was just one:
"Reject warlord separatism, restore the great unity of Divine Continent!"