Chapter 116: Sword Skill Name: Heavenly Thunder Slash!
Chapter 116: Sword Skill Name: Heavenly Thunder Slash!
In the lower sky, the Magnetic Sword gathered all its strength and flew forward rapidly, carrying Wang Che.
The Green Caterpillar looked back and couldn’t help but curl up tighter.
Countless Thousand-Legged Flying Ants were like a swarm of locusts.
Moreover, they were getting closer and closer!
The Green Caterpillar felt that it might not make it today.
It was too scary.
The Soul Power Cultivation of these Thousand-Legged Flying Ants was not weak; most had four to five hundred years of Soul Power Cultivation.
Under the influence of the illness, their combat power had increased another level and became even stronger.
Against one or two, the Green Caterpillar felt it could win for sure.
Against two or three, it could still fight and win.
Against fewer than ten, the Green Caterpillar was very confident.
But with so many…
Even ten of it couldn’t win!
It immediately wilted.
“Sii wuu sii wuu!”
The Green Caterpillar called out to Wang Che twice, as if trying to say something.
“Huh? You said before dying, you want to hear a few chapters of stories… not too many, just ten chapters.”
Wang Che was amused.
This silly child.
“Don’t worry, you can’t even fly yet. Dying like this would be embarrassing for a caterpillar, wouldn’t it?”
Wang Che said.
The Green Caterpillar thought about it and felt it made sense. It suddenly became full of fighting spirit:
“I can’t die!”
A glint flashed in Wang Che’s eyes. He smiled and continued escaping…
——
At the same time.
At a border Military Base on the edge of Rong City.
In a room.
Bang bang bang!
The sound of hands slapping the table came repeatedly.
“Who told you to agree! Tell me? Who told you to agree!”
Zhao He was imposing without being angry, pointing at an officer in front of him. “Who is he, do you know? And you agreed? He’s still a student! A student who just awakened his Martial Soul! You let him go to contain those Ghost Disciples and the Thousand-Foot Soldier Ant swarm?”
“He is Wang Batian, I know.” The officer opposite said solemnly. “It’s precisely because I know, and because he proposed it, that I agreed. He is a Young Hero, a genius, not an ordinary student.”
“Nonsense!” Zhao He was angered to laughter by these blockheads in the military. “No matter how much of a genius, he needs time to develop! Have you even considered what the situation is like?”
As he spoke, Zhao He became even angrier.
He hadn’t been this angry in a long time.
The attack by the Ghost Disciples was known to Xiyue Continent.
They even anticipated the attack on the Maglev Train.
Only the method of attack was something Xiyue Continent had not expected.
“But Senior Li told us that if it was his request, we must fulfill it.”
The officer continued.
“Li, that blockhead, is the biggest fool in your Xiyue Continent Military Department.”
Zhao He was so angry he couldn’t speak. “He was the one who discovered him, and now, he’s the one who sent him away. I told him long ago to send someone to pick him up by special car, and now this happened…”
“Chief Zhao, when Senior Li told us, we also asked.” The officer explained. “Wang Batian said it was his own request.”
Hearing this, Zhao He was slightly stunned. He remained silent for a few seconds, probably understanding.
“Where is that blockhead Li now?” Zhao He asked.
“On another Maglev line. This time the Ghost Disciples were clearly well-prepared… They attacked six complex lines in total. Based on our experience fighting Ghost Disciples and analysis from other War Zones, they only had a few people infiltrating the wild this time. With so few people, we thought they would infiltrate the Maglev Trains to hijack and make demands. So every train had strict security… to prevent them from infiltrating.”
“But we didn’t expect that this time they didn’t do that. Instead, they spread the Dark Blood Disease among Soul Beast groups, using the infected Soul Beast swarms to block and attack the Maglev Trains… Very powerful Soul Beasts appeared in the swarms on several lines.”
“Multiple high-rank Soul Pact Masters are needed for rescue and suppression. Our high-rank Soul Pact Masters here also immediately went to assist… The situation on the Tianxin City line emerged the latest. By the time we got the information, there were no high-rank Soul Pact Masters left here. We had to transfer them from the base headquarters, but that takes some time.”
High-rank Soul Pact Masters refer to those below level 70 and above level 50.
“How long until the rescue arrives?” Zhao He continued to ask.
“The fastest will take twenty minutes.”
The Xiyue Continent territory is vast.
To be precise, the Donghua War Zone spans tens of millions of square kilometers, boundless and immense.
Just the Xiyue Continent alone covers nearly 8.6 million square kilometers.
With thirty-three cities, the area each city covers isn’t large, and the cities are far apart from each other.
So, you can imagine how vast and complex the wild areas are.
Even high-rank Soul Pact Masters need some time to reach the wild.
As for Soul Pact Masters above high-rank, most hold important positions and have crucial duties.
They cannot be easily transferred.
Zhao He’s heart sank.
He knew that in Rong City, there were still city guard troops and city inspector troops.
There was also the special forces of Xiyue Continent, the Lingyue Army.
Among these, there were many high-rank Soul Pact Masters.
But the first two are for city defense and public order.
Rong City is a continent city; these troops cannot be easily transferred. Otherwise, if chaos breaks out in the city, with the power of Soul Pact Masters,
it would be devastating.
If Ghost Disciples take the opportunity to infiltrate, it would be even more terrifying.
The special forces, the Lingyue Army, guard the periphery of the Soul Lands in Xiyue Continent. They have the strongest combat power, with a Heavenly King presiding.
But not to mention the high-rank Soul Pact Masters among them, even the mid-rank ones cannot be casually mobilized.
They all have their respective duties.
Unless it’s a major crisis related to city safety or Soul Land riots.
Otherwise, mobilization is impossible.
How cunning are the Ghost Disciples?
They were very familiar with the rules of the various war zones.
They did not attack all of them; they only attacked six routes.
They knew that by doing this, the level of trouble caused would be such that only the border army bases stationed at the boundaries would be dispatched to deal with them.
They calculated it very clearly.
“Clearly, their ultimate target is still Wang Batian.”
Zhao He whispered, “No, waiting for your base headquarters to send reinforcements is too late! I will go myself.”
As the head of the Martial Soul Research Department, his main duty was researching Martial Souls.
But he was also a high-level Soul Pact Master, and his combat ability was top-notch.
However, unless they were unregistered individuals not listed in the war zone roster, high-level Soul Pact Masters—
Even those from large corporations could not freely enter the wild or participate in combat activities without authorization documents and orders.
“Head, you can do this, but it’s against the rules, and you are from the Martial Soul Research Department,”
the officer said. “Moreover, I believe that Wang Batian hero, who last time thwarted the Ghost Disciples’ plot, will be able to do so again this time.”
“You trust him that much?” Zhao He frowned.
He didn’t know much about the events in the Floating Forest.
The internal situation was said to be very complicated.
Currently, it seemed only Li Da Leng Zi knew the full story, and the information was sealed.
Even he didn’t know the specific details.
“Elder Li trusts him. Not only do we trust him, we also admire and respect him greatly,” the officer nodded emphatically.
Zhao He thought for a moment and decided he still wanted to go see for himself.
If this treasure were lost just like that, he would be heartbroken.
“Zhao He, you don’t need to go.”
At that moment, a figure walked in from outside.
“Minister He? What brings you here?”
Zhao He looked at the newcomer and was slightly stunned.
It was the overall head of the Xiyue Continent Soul Pet Research Base.
“Of course, I came because I knew about this matter.”
The female professor called Minister He was still wearing a white lab coat, her long hair messy, but her voice was loud and clear. “The Black Blood Disease not only causes Soul Pets’ Soul Power cultivation to increase abnormally and rapidly. Wild Soul Pets affected by the disease also evolve easily. After evolution, Flying Soldier Ants gain the ability to fly.”
“I know that. What are you implying?” Zhao He frowned.
“Zhao He, your brain seems to have rusted. What I mean is, if that Wang Che steps forward, given the Ghost Disciples’ anger, he could indeed buy some time.”
“However, either he lasts until the Rescue Team arrives and comes back alive, or you won’t even find his corpse. You going alone is useless.”
“…” Zhao He.
“However, I looked at the list of people traveling together and saw one name.”
“Who?”
“Lin Xi.”
“Her?” Zhao He was stunned, as if he had thought of something.
The female professor continued:
“This young lady is quite interesting. Given her background, the Lieyang Club or the Lin family should have arranged special transport and protection for her. Surprisingly, she didn’t do that. Instead, she traveled with the students from Tianxin City to Rong City on the Maglev Train.”
“You mean the Lieyang Club or the Lin family must have arranged for a powerful expert to protect her in secret?” Zhao He understood, reacting quickly. “So, on that Maglev Train route, there must be at least one powerful high-level or above Soul Pact Master providing protection?”
“What else?” the female professor said with a smile.
“Why would she do this…” Zhao He didn’t quite understand, then a thought struck him, and he looked at the female professor. “Are you saying it’s because of Wang Che?”
“Hard to say. I’ve met this young lady. I checked some records and found she was defeated by Wang Che in the Dawn Cup and had suffered a loss because of him. I guess she might not just stand by and watch Wang Che die. At the very least, she’d want to defeat Wang Che first to prove herself.”
” Hearing you say that, my heart is a bit more at ease,” Zhao He sighed in relief. “But there’s a prerequisite: Does Lin Xi know that Wang Che is Wang Batian? Does she know the Ghost Disciples would attack at this time?”
“Who knows? But she probably can guess some of it, just can’t confirm. Traveling together on the Maglev Train might just be a safeguard. This young lady is very clever.”
Zhao He felt more at ease, a smile appearing on his face.
—
Meanwhile, elsewhere.
The wild fields.
Wang Che had been flying on his sword for over ten minutes.
He was running in the opposite direction; with the relative motion, the time for the Rescue Team to arrive would definitely be a bit longer.
By now, those Thousand-Legged Flying Ants had almost caught up.
They were less than four or five hundred meters away from Wang Che.
If he kept flying, he would be caught up in at most one or two minutes.
The Magnetic Sword was very fast now.
But no matter how fast, it couldn’t compare to the Thousand-Legged Flying Ants, most of which had evolved and had five or six hundred years of cultivation.
The situation was getting more and more dangerous.
“Wang Che! Flying around like a headless fly is useless!”
At that moment, the Ghost Disciple shouted harshly, “Last time you ruined our clan’s great plan! This time, let’s see where you can run! Prepare to die!”
He yelled into the conch, his voice seeming to penetrate several thousand meters.
Like a soul-summoning divine sound, Wang Che heard it clearly from hundreds of meters away.
At a time like this, even if the Rescue Team came, there was no way they could save him!
As his words fell.
The weather gradually turned gloomy, as if symbolizing something…
Wang Che suddenly stopped. He stopped running.
“Indeed, it’s time to die.”
Wang Che nodded.
He looked up at the sky.
Abruptly.
A loud boom was heard from the sky!
The heavy rain came without warning!
Dense raindrops fell from the sky…
The Ghost Disciple didn’t hear what Wang Che said, but seeing Wang Che stop, he knew.
He had probably given up.
After running for so long, without any Soul Power replenishing potions, that Magnetic Sword must have been exhausted long ago.
“Finally, it’s here. The weather forecast is becoming more and more unreliable.”
Wang Che shook his head.
He fumbled for something in his clothes.
He pulled out a Lightning Rod and quickly extended it.
“Silk Spitting.”
Wang Che said to the Green Caterpillar.
The Green Caterpillar swiftly spat out a hot silk thread, connecting to the Lightning Rod.
Wang Che threw the Lightning Rod up into the sky with a swish.
Then he crouched down and patted the Magnetic Sword.
“Today, I’ll teach you an ordinary sword technique. This time, I’ll perform it. Next time, you do it yourself.”
“Zzzzt!!”
The Magnetic Sword expressed excitement.
“Sword technique name: Heavenly Thunder Slash!”
Just as he finished speaking.
Suddenly, a bolt of Heavenly Thunder as thick as a bucket plummeted from the sky…