CSMCDB - Chapter 155
Chapter 155
Wen Yuncheng tossed Xiao Shi'er down. The little fox instantly transformed into a large one and began a rampant slaughter upon entering the enemy ranks. Meanwhile, Wen Yuncheng controlled the five Air Wings and charged straight for the fortress. She raised a hand and summoned a Gale Mech, which unleashed a volley of cannon fire.
[Ding! Kill count has reached 100. You have received an additional 10,000 EXP and 500 points!]
Glancing down, Wen Yuncheng saw Lin Jinyu trapping several Huanling soldiers within a sword formation. She lent a hand by tossing down a stun grenade, momentarily stunning the soldiers who were about to break out together. Then, she followed up with a hand grenade and a flame exploder, instantly killing two of them. Lin Jinyu easily reaped the lives of the remaining, heavily injured soldiers.
"Boom!-" The violent explosion of Star Power made the two generals being held back by the Star Emperors turn pale with shock. One of them instantly unleashed his full power, taking hits from two Star Emperors just to land a palm strike squarely on Chu Han's chest, causing Protector Chu to cough up blood nonstop. Chu Han spat out the blood in his mouth, swallowed a few pills, and charged back into the fight.
"The fortress, the fortress!" The two generals looked anxious. One of them intended to hold off all five Star Emperors so the other could rush back.
"Stop them!" Chu Han violently activated his blood essence, erupting with his full power to block the general who was trying to provide reinforcements.
The explosion of the five Air Wings caused large cracks to appear on the fortress, leaving it on the verge of collapse. The Huanling soldiers grew increasingly flustered, and many wanted to return to repair the fortress. They knew very well what it represented—it was their stronghold! Made from special materials and using compression technology for portability, the Huanling Continent had only produced three such fortresses. This was one of the reasons why, aside from Dragon Island, they had chosen three extremely remote locations on the Starry Sky Continent to open their portals.
"Damn it!" the general roared in fury.
It was time to retreat. Wen Yuncheng was keenly aware of this. She quickly returned to the Star Cannon area, retracting her cannons and Mechanical Barriers one by one. The Air Wings could move on their own, so they weren't an immediate priority. Wen Yuncheng moved swiftly, recalling her Mechanical Throne as well.
"Jinyu, prepare to fall back!" Wen Yuncheng shouted. The moment her voice fell, Protector Chu Han in the sky also gave the order for a full retreat.
She used her Floating Magnetic Disk to fly at a low altitude, closing in on the fortress at full speed.
"Stop her!! Kill her!" The two generals were seeing red, even willing to trade injuries to get back to the fortress. However, the former teacher from Star Academy didn't hesitate, pouring all his Star Power into his Earth-rank Spirit Treasure. The treasure was a small silver bowl, and under the full force of his power, all its potential was overdrawn, causing cracks to appear on its surface. But he didn't stop, slamming the bowl down on one of the generals. "Hold nothing back! We can't let them leave!"
"We know." The Star Emperor seniors from the various sects circulated their energy, swallowed pills, and began to burn their blood essence to fight.
"How dare you, you brat!"
Furious roars echoed from behind Wen Yuncheng. She spared a moment of her attention to confirm Number Two was safe, ordering it to move a little closer to the battlefield just in case. By now, she was already near the fantastical, dream-colored fortress.
Airstrike Support!
Wen Yuncheng wasn't finished. She gritted her teeth and threw out three Mechanical Barriers, detonating them. She instantly activated her G-14 grenade and Flame Exploder skills. The moment she used them, she swapped positions with Number Two and recalled it!
The instant Wen Yuncheng vanished, twenty silver busters fell from the sky and exploded on the fortress. One after another, the busters created a chain reaction of explosions. Amidst the blasts of Star Power, there was also the turbulent airflow caused by the three exploding Mechanical Barriers! The grenades and flame exploders also landed and detonated—the cracks on the fortress were blasted wider and wider!
"What?!" The Huanling expert who had rushed over to stop and kill Wen Yuncheng struck nothing but air, because Wen Yuncheng had vanished!
The general in the sky let out a furious roar. The remaining Huanling soldiers and the experts within the city all watched in shock as the cracks on their fortress spread and extended, and then—with a deafening boom—it collapsed.
"Ahhh!-" The Huanling general was on the verge of madness. He violently spat out a mouthful of blood essence and shattered the silver bowl trapping him with a single punch. But the moment he was free, he saw Chu Han focusing all his Star Power into one finger and aiming it straight at him.
The Star Emperor from Dream Haven Sect fired a signal flare. None of them had expected that although Wen Yuncheng was a bit flashy, she… had actually managed to destroy the fortress. Of course, this was inseparable from the arrogance and overconfidence of the Huanling people.
After swapping positions, Wen Yuncheng reappeared at the city gate, just in time to see the retreating Lin Jinyu. Before she could say a word, Lin Jinyu rushed over and hugged her, then carefully checked her body for injuries, only sighing in relief after confirming she was unharmed.
"Don't worry, I had a backup plan this time," Wen Yuncheng said with a smile. She looked at the distant Air Wings that had yet to return, ordered them to bombard the fortress ruins one last time, and then commanded them to fall back. As for the Gale Mech skill, Wen Yuncheng had no intention of canceling it.
After all, if its health got too low, the Gale could self-destruct.
Host: Wen Yuncheng
Race: Human
Age: 22
Class: Mechanical Overlord
Level: 62
Experience: 58335/83000
Points: 13621
Wen Yuncheng looked at her experience and points. She was only a dozen or so kills away from completing the 200-kill mission tier. It seemed there wouldn't be another chance today… but it wasn't urgent. As long as Huanling didn't retreat, Wen Yuncheng wouldn't have to worry about a lack of experience points.
Not dwelling on the matter, Wen Yuncheng recalled the returning Air Wings one by one. She would have to recharge each of them later, which would probably require drinking a lot of MP potions. But that wasn't an immediate concern. Wen Yuncheng took Lin Jinyu's hand and returned to the city with the soldiers to rest.
"You two are something else!" The lead soldier laughed heartily, his clothes stained with blood—both his own and the enemy's. He held out his left arm for a medic to apply medicine and bandage the wound, but gave Wen Yuncheng a thumbs-up with his right hand.
"Yeah, we were in a stalemate with those guys for so long. I didn't expect you to be so amazing!"
"Hahaha, she walks the path of invincibility, after all. But you two shouldn't be so flashy on the battlefield. Huanling will focus their fire on you."
"That's right, it's the same for the children of the Protectors. Even when they fight on the battlefield, they have to be as low-key as possible…"
The injured soldiers chatted amongst themselves, laughing and joking as their wounds were treated, seemingly unfazed by the pain, as if they were long used to it.
Wen Yuncheng gave a dry laugh. She felt that even if she painted all her mechs the color of mud, she couldn't be low-key. She was a Mechanical Master; her characteristics were just too obvious. Still, she and Lin Jinyu sat and chatted with them for a while. Their goodwill towards her was palpable, and they were all elite soldiers trained by the Empire. Though not as formidable as the Dragon Tiger Guard, they were the kind of men who wouldn't hesitate to sacrifice themselves for the Empire.
However, Wen Yuncheng hadn't been sitting for long when she suddenly sensed her Gale Mech explode. At the same time, she heard the furious roar of that Huanling general. She couldn't help but glance toward the battlefield, but it was too far away to see anything. That… that roar probably had nothing to do with her, right?
In fact, it had quite a bit to do with her.
The fortress was destroyed, and these people from the Starry Sky Continent had sent a signal for reinforcements. Even if the two generals were coughing up blood with rage, even if they feared the punishment for this failed mission, they could not delay any longer. They had to retreat.
They used their reserve resources to reverse-open the portal, allowing the soldiers to escape first, after which they would follow. They would report the situation and then decide on their next move. But just as they were retreating… one general looked at the flying mech in the air, which was foolishly continuing to attack his soldiers, and suddenly struck out. He was a half-step Phantom Saint; dealing with a mech of this level should have been as easy as swatting a fly. However, he never expected that when his palm struck, the mech didn't shatter into pieces but instead exploded violently, leaving behind only a surge of Star Power?!
It wasn't a real mech at all! He had been tricked again!
The Gale's explosion didn't cause him any substantial harm, but it was a vicious slap across his face! Damn it, damn it, he had been tricked! Tricked by a weak youngling…
Why was there no information on this young person?! What kind of intel had those idiots from Fu provided them? They hadn't even mentioned an existence like this!
If Wen Yuncheng were standing before this half-step Phantom Saint, the Phantom Emperor would probably kill her, even if it meant being severely injured himself. She was clearly… just an ant-like existence, yet she had brought too many variables to this battle. The most infuriating part was that she had already run away! No one knew how she had fled or how she had disappeared, but she was gone! If one had to describe this Phantom Emperor's mood, "powerless rage" would be a perfect fit.
The powerlessly raging half-step Phantom Saint sensed the aura of a Star Emperor from the Starry Sky Empire approaching. He didn't delay any further and entered the portal to leave.
The stronghold here had been destroyed!
"The Huanling fortress has been destroyed." Deep within the Demonic Beast Great Forest, several sovereigns gathered once again. "What are your thoughts?"
The one who asked was the Celestial Fox King. He sat on a stone stool, his large tail resting on his lap. He stroked the fur of his tail and posed the question as if making small talk. "Starry Sky, or Huanling?"
The sovereigns fell silent.
The Black Abyss King looked over the other Demonic Beast Kings and sighed inwardly. "Although I maintain a neutral, wait-and-see attitude, in the end, I still stand with the Starry Sky Continent."
Letting a Saint from another continent rule over their own was not a good choice.
"The Huanling Continent is one side. The Empire, Fu, Dragon Island, and the Demonic Beast Great Forest are another," the Celestial Fox King said in a low voice. "My Xiao Shi'er is with the Empire. I may have to leave this place."
If one had to pick a side, it was better to do it sooner rather than later.
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