Bombarding Cultivators with Cluster Artillery

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Having suffered the loss of at least one-third, the 11th Division and the 12th Division stepped back, passing the task of constructing the magic tool floating bridges to the 13th and 14th Divisions.

They took out iron blocks resembling Rubik's cubes from large spatial storage artifacts, assembled them together, infused them with mana, and they rapidly expanded, one end deeply driving into the ground.

In the blink of an eye,

a steel floating bridge over a hundred meters wide appeared, and as more cube-shaped iron blocks were added, it extended continuously, moving toward the opposite riverbank.

Not only here, but simultaneously, twelve steel floating bridges were under construction, rapidly extending and taking shape.

Whoosh whoosh!

From time to time, artillery shells flew through the sky, flashing with azure water light as they cast a water-dividing spell, plunging into the wide river, and soon, large splashes of blood surged on the surface of the water.

They were from foundation-building monsters hiding in the water, possessing a strong ability for concealment, having evaded previous detection.

More than ten minutes later.

Thud!

The steel floating bridge that extended over five or six kilometers reached the riverbank and drilled deep into the soil.

Faint yellow magic glyphs flickered on the steel floating bridge, connecting to a certain degree with the energy of the earth's veins, significantly enhancing its sturdiness; it was difficult for Qi Practitioner-level spells to cause any damage.

Even Foundation Building-level spells would struggle to destroy it instantly; it could be repaired with cube-shaped iron blocks and by relying on mana spirit stones.

"From the 13th Division to the 23rd Division, cross the river in order."

Xu Jianian ordered.

Each division heightened their alert to the maximum, the spirit sonar waves scanning over and over, ensuring safety before crossing the river in a matter of minutes and arranging formations on the opposing riverbank.

"Cross the river!"

Xu Jianian felt slightly relieved and led the remaining nine divisions to start crossing the river, but still, he had no intention of dismantling the Second-Order Electromagnetic Wave Formation, leaving one division to stand guard.

The roaring engine sounds and the rushing water by their ears mixed together.

Jiang Ding concealed his figure, silently walking on the steel floating bridge.

Boom!

Suddenly, the earth shook tremendously, and the Second-Order Electromagnetic Wave Formation was destroyed.

Xuanwu Heavenly Plate's nearly Third-Order Concealment Array was also discovered at the same time; within it, more than ten Foundation-building cultivators and over a hundred Qi Practitioners were shattered into pieces by armor-piercing shells.

Amidst the overwhelming pressure, the Heavenly Earth Spiritual Qi burst into chaos, a Rune Golden Spear covered with runes, and a dull gray spike brazenly aimed straight for the central location of the division headquarters.

At the same time,

dozens, perhaps hundreds of pitch-black portals opened in the sky, with countless zombies and evil spirits falling from them, joined by several dozen Foundation Building auras and two particularly strong Foundation Building auras converging on the army, with numerous magic glyphs suddenly appearing.

"Damn it!"

"There really was an ambush!"

Xu Jianian's face turned ashen with anger, mana surging throughout his body, and eighteen stone tablets appeared in sequence, with array patterns emerging in the void forming a Second-Order Vajra Fossilization Formation, shining brightly with golden light.

The downside was that there was a hole in the center of the ten stone tablets, and the flaws were very obvious among the circulating spiritual light.

"Defend!"

Jiang Ding shouted lightly, his voice preemptively reaching the ears of thirty Taoist Soldiers team leaders, prompting them to subconsciously obey and surround Xu Jianian with arrays like the Water Cloud Array, Vajra Formation, and Thick Earth Turtle Shell Formation... one after another, in layers of protection.

Compared to their last encounter, the speed of forming defensive arrays increased by a tenth of a second, a premonition made by sensing a great threat with sword intent.

Spurt! Spurt! Spurt!

Three thousand soldiers set up thirty layers of defense, powerful enough to withstand thirty attacks from early-stage Foundation Building cultivators, yet they shattered in succession under a single golden spear and a gray spike, like bursting bubbles, dimming a great deal of spiritual light.

"Vajra!"

Xu Jianian roared, burning some of his essence blood under the immense threat, making the eighteen stone tablets shine even brighter.

This was a joint strike by two peak Foundation Building cultivators of the Xuanwu Heavenly Palace's core scriptures!

Boom!

Under the strike of the gray spike, the ten stone tablets, already damaged, dimmed immediately and fell, pierced through once again, and the remaining eight tablets also failed to block it, punctured by the Rune Golden Spear.

"Save me!"

Xu Jianian bellowed.

Whoosh!

Without needing his reminder,

a brilliant azure Sword-light sliced through the critical moment, its speed not inferior to the much manipulated magic tools of the two Xuanwu Heavenly Palace Foundation Building core scriptures cultivators, predicting their trajectories and precisely deflecting the spear and the spike just a bit.

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Xu Jianian seized this opportunity to frantically retreat.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

The chief of staff, An Siyan, was terrifyingly confident!

Incredibly, she controlled seventy-two armor piercing bullets aimed at Xu Jianian's position to form a net at the instant he left, dimming the spiritual light of two magic tools embryos, which had been carefully refined by the Foundation-building True Scriptures for a long time, leaving them powerless to pursue further.

At a greater distance,

she still had surplus strength. Tens of thousands of armor piercing bullets ascended, simultaneously targeting the locations where the bodies of two Core Foundation-Building Scriptures cultivators were, while other classmates also instantly responded, shooting a barrage of armor piercing bullets and heavy machine gun fire at everyone in the sky and on the ground.

"Retreat!"

The big-eared youth and the cultivator of the Zhuru Scriptures turned pale, diving into the water and frantically fleeing into the distance.

Failing to complete the decapitation, it was now dangerous for them!

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

It wasn't just An Siyan; apart from maintaining basic defense and attack, nearly ten divisions' tanks, with twenty thousand armor piercing bullets, simultaneously aimed at those two, streaks of white traces locking on for attack across the sky.

Boom!

The explosion took place at the two cultivators' location, scattering countless specks of spiritual light, and in the end, nothing remained.

"Golden Pill level escape techniques!"

An Siyan's expression was icy cold.

At the peak of Foundation Building, and masters of 'Classic' level techniques, they no longer had any amulet tricks left, as their attacks had already surpassed the greatly-reduced power of the amulets.

This was a life-saving technique they cultivated with their own abilities!

"Such techniques won't come without a high cost, they won't be able to show up again in a short time."

Realizing something, An Siyan's expression eased considerably as she gazed toward the sky where more than twenty Foundation-building cultivators were fleeing for their lives, completely exposed under the Second-order Infantry Spirit Radar.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

All nineteen divisions responded, with tens of thousands of cannons firing simultaneously. Under the control of the Second-order War Commanders, they locked onto these Foundation-builders in midair and blasted them into countless pieces of flesh and blood.

After three rounds of simultaneous firing, all of the Foundation-building cultivators had completely lost any sign of life.

The hordes of zombies and Evil Spirits as dense as an ocean also disappeared without a trace under the bombardment of heavy machine guns and grenades.

And there was one more thing.

Clang clang clang!

Amidst the sharp sounds of metal clashing, an Azure Flying Sword was entangled with a dimly lit spike, the spike attempting to burrow into the ground to escape but being thwarted time and time again.

"As expected of the Dari Swordsman!"

"With the loss of their life-bound magic tool shattered, that Zhuru cultivator will be gravely injured for a long time and may even fall to the Quasi Golden Pill level of combat strength."

Impressed, An Siyan exclaimed as hundreds of armor piercing bullets crossed paths, killing off the spiritual light from the grey spike completely, which then fell to the ground.

The Azure Flying Sword scooped it up, trembling with excitement, quite delighted.

"This thing, it really likes it..."

Jiang Ding was surprised, closing his eyes to sense it.

"Xu Jianian, you've made a mistake again."

Having dealt with the opponent's life-bound magic tool, An Siyan's face brightened a bit as she came next to Xu Jianian. Without a glance at his pale face, she frowned and reprimanded him.

"Why didn't you attack those two at the same time while defending, and use some computational power to strike them down? With your seventy-two Second-order spell bullets, those two might have stayed behind."

"Last time, it was the same thing."

"Why not attack at the same moment the opponent strikes? It won't affect your defense, and it would force the opponents to protect themselves with more mana, reducing the power of their attacks on you."

"Why does such a basic mistake keep happening?"

Dissatisfied glances from senior officers were also simultaneously directed here.

They seemed to have understood.

For some reason, Xu Jianian placed an extreme importance on his own safety, even to the point of losing rationality and affecting judgment.

The defense of the Xianmen Sect is the offense, relentless attack!

"What are you doing here? Disrespectful insubordination!"

Xu Jianian was momentarily stunned, then angrily said, "As the highest ranking officer, my safety is the greatest concern, a crucial factor affecting the ultimate victory. My survival equates to victory; there is no mistake!"

The brows of many officers furrowed deeper as they made their decision.