Chapter 960: Chapter 960
Chapter 960: Chapter 124: Retreat Now
Duolu River, first half.
The gray sky filled with smoke, the main control boat smashed through the firmament like a giant whale, two rows of cannon fire continuously tearing through the sky, igniting the night and fog completely, countless gray shadows were shattered, bursting into a blood mist, then falling down.
Under the powerful firepower suppression.
The captains scattered across the river immediately became aware of the “main boat’s” position, and understood Osmond’s combat plan. Dozens of figures appeared, flying swiftly from both banks of the main river. These extremely elite Transcendents broke through the encirclement of the bone-winged creatures under the bombardment and quickly returned to the source energy boats!
Lin Lin, responsible for linking the fourteen source energy boats, suddenly felt a huge relief. Follow current novels on NoveIＦire.net
The fleet maintaining uniformity swiftly swept across this river, the barrage of gunfire making the scene even more intense than the first expedition!
They were facing, not the elusive “Black Hole,” but flesh-and-blood extraordinary creatures!
The internal link between the main control boat and the captains was restored, showing the real-time condition of each source energy boat on the screen.
The door of one of the airships opened, and a blood-soaked blond man’s voice roared like a lion.
The man wasn’t there yet, but his voice preceded him.
Subsequently, Zhong Yuan and assistant leader Yuan Yuan appeared on the screen, each supporting an action member who was severely injured during the recent operation.
The usually gentle and refined Zhong Yuan turned angrily to the two Commanders on the main control boat: “These things have intelligence, they can understand commands!”
None of the blood on him was his own.
Fourth-order Transcendents can unfold domains to completely crush these extraordinary creatures.
But third-order is different.
They must rely on their reaction speed and abilities to find a way to escape under the siege of these bone-winged creatures.
Even if they are among the best of the third-order, being surrounded usually spells doom.
The recent escape operation, although supported by substantial firepower from the main boat, still resulted in injuries.
This information is extremely important.
“They can understand commands?” A foreboding rose in Osmond’s heart.
“Deep Scale Team requests a link!”
Another airship also transmitted important information.
Behind the [gate] they discovered, intelligent extraordinary creatures appeared and severely injured the Deep Scale Team leader, Fisher!
This news made Osmond’s expression extremely grim.
“Is there a ‘person’ directing them?”
At this moment, as the link between the main control boat and the sub-boats gradually restored, all the dispatched teams had returned, his Spirit Sea relaxed, but he suddenly discovered a terrifying fact.
Once the main control boat set in motion, there was no turning back.
Previously, all source energy boats were docked at the entrance of the Duolu River Disaster Realm… but once the decision was made to ascend and rescue the stricken, countless bone-winged creatures began to gather with the main boat’s advance, completely blocking the airship’s return path, forming a “black cloud” that stretched endlessly. Despite the cannon fire tearing apart these creatures’ encirclement, in reality, the main boat had no choice.
And the end of forward… is the Black Snow Mountain!
Lin Lin’s eyes flickered with shadow.
He looked at Osmond, word by word: “These things, their real purpose is not to directly kill us, but to drive us to the Black Snow Mountain…”
The Eye of the Legion stood silently.
Except for “Fisher,” all other captains had returned. After encountering these [Old World] creatures, the elite members of the restarted mission were injured but not dead. At this moment, the fourteen sub-boats and the main boat cooperated seamlessly, forming a seamless fire assault circle, the current push seemed promising.
Even if they advanced to the Black Snow Mountain… what could they encounter?
He moved to the outer edge of the cabin window, observing the main boat’s rear, the massive blocks of “black lead cloud,” tens of thousands of bone-winged creatures densely combed together, like a gigantic wave before a tsunami… you can only see the first wave, but can’t see how many more are beyond. Firing cannons in this situation can’t open a retreat path; facing a tsunami head-on only ends one way.
Within this wave, Osmond saw several particularly special entities, humanoid “tall beings” whose eyes seemed to harbor human-like emotions, their lips slightly curled.
It was disdain, derision, mockery.
Clearly, they were the “intelligent extraordinary creatures” the Deep Scale Team encountered.
The only good news is, they don’t seem to be many in number, a few observed so far.
Lin Lin turned around, finding Osmond, who previously advised calm, now stood at the window, quietly wiping a long blade alone.
“Commander?” he exclaimed, startled.
“Don’t worry, I’m not impulsive.”
Osmond reassured expressionlessly.
His lone eye swept across those intelligent creatures in the black cloud, his voice unprecedentedly cold: “I’m just looking for that bastard who severely injured Fisher…”
His relationship with Fisher was very close.
When [Living Fish] was weak, Osmond noticed and personally brought him back to the North Continent, carefully nurturing, a mentor-pupil, almost father-son bond, Osmond watched this little fish grow bit by bit into the North Continent’s “Great Shark.”
But now, the Deep Scale Team leader is entirely out of contact, suspected to be devoured by bone-winged creatures.
This is actually an unbelievable message—
Because Fisher’s strength, even among many team leaders, was outstanding, wearing the seventh-order source armor custom-made for his Titled… other members of the restarted mission returned successfully, only receiving varying degrees of attack. He shouldn’t just fall .
“Sir, perhaps Captain Fisher is still alive,” Lin Lin consoled: “He is an Undead, not so easily…”
The shattered signal leapt out again.
This time, it was a Spiritual Link initiated by Lu Zhe!
Logically speaking, Black Snow Mountain is an “Broken Chain Zone,” where signals aren’t established, so there shouldn’t be any signal.
Lin Lin and Osmond exchanged a glance.
Lu Zhe stood at the mountain top, beneath him was blood splattered wide.
The captain fully unveiled his domain.
He extended his palm, gently gripping the communication device… to be precise, the communication device at the mountain base, his palm reaching across thousands of meters to grasp the device, freezing its snow-covered surface.
Before Lu Zhe entered Black Snow Mountain, he placed this communication device outside the Broken Chain Zone.
This action was essentially gambling with fate, as no one knew what might occur in this unstable Land of Calamity—it might be buried by black snow, or the Source might violently expand the Broken Chain Zone.
But as it stands now.
His luck was quite good.
This “little trick” successfully connected to the main control boat.
“I am Lu Zhe.” Lu Zhe stated concisely, conveying intelligence: “The Transcendent creature that struck Fisher down has been handled by me… what’s the status of the main control boat?”
The message returned to the main boat.
Osmond, wiping his long blade, paused slightly.
No wonder his abilities couldn’t sense “that person” earlier; evidently, they died on Black Snow Mountain… He bowed slightly, placing the long blade back on the rack, calmly saying, “The main control boat is in control of the situation, all teams have completed recovery, heading towards Black Snow Mountain. Is your mission finished?”
“If you’re referring to the ‘scavenger’ task…”
Lu Zhe glanced at the blood-soaked mountain path, softly said, “It’s done. The Extraordinary Aura of this Black Snow Mountain has been completely erased by me. The main control boat can move in at any time without facing attacks, but I do not recommend entering.”
“Not recommending… What’s the reason?”
Osmond looked at the endless, growing tide of bone-winged creatures behind the main boat.
Currently, neither the main control boat nor the entire team have better choices.
“I have a premonition that, behind Black Snow Mountain, at the latter half of Duolu River… a stronger presence will descend.”
Lu Zhe placed both hands on his hovering knees.
The wind blew through.
His hair fluttered, his robe rustled loudly.
Below Black Snow Mountain’s ridge lies a boundless Black Sea.
Even as the mountain’s front witnesses fire tearing the sky, the grey firmament crumbling, this side remains tranquil—a tranquility that chills to the bone… True great terror always gestates in deathly quiet.
“I intercepted the spirit fluctuation of that intelligent creature before its death.”
Lu Zhe spoke one word at a time: “They intend to deliver a special gift to our world… I think, that thing is there.”
There is the end of the mountain, the end of Duolu River.
There… might be the [gate] Her Majesty the Empress truly seeks.
“If you turn back now, I will attempt to break through Black Snow Mountain within the allotted time, complete a round trip, retrieve Mu Wanqiu, Gu Shen, and war criminal Meng Xiao behind the Nether River…”
Lu Zhe earnestly said, “Then we will escape together. As for the Transcendent creatures blocking the main boat, I can deal with them, kill as many as needed.”
“Are you treating yourself like Gu Changzhi?”
Osmond chuckled, “There are ten thousand, can you handle them?”
“Young man, I know you’re strong, but don’t overestimate yourself.”
Osmond remained composed, analyzing, “Even if you somehow summon Gu Changzhi, retreating is tough. You cannot imagine how many of these wraiths there are, and the main boat is presently encircled, unable to move an inch. If we fire at full force to turn around… we might be trapped halfway.”
“What’s on the other side of the mountain… worse than here?”
Osmond’s retort left Lu Zhe thoroughly silent.
He frowned deeply and sighed.
In the air of Black Snow Mountain, came a bizarre, intense vibration.
Roaring from beyond the mountain and sea suddenly intensified tenfold, dozens of times.
A crimson sky beam descended from the other side of the mountain!
Vast and vicious, it swept hundreds of miles, scouring the Disaster Realm!
Lu Zhe’s cheeks bulged with wind, eyes unable to open.
On the other side of the mountain, the main boat shook violently.
Osmond, standing by the porthole, his pupils rapidly contracted as the crimson beam descended from the distant sky, and when the torrential shockwave swept in seconds later, the porthole glass he tried hard to keep intact shattered—
What terrifying power is this?!
And that beam, continues to expand!
“Turn around! Retreat!”
In that instant, Osmond reassessed the danger levels of both sides, then angrily and indignantly issued a new order: “Retreat now!”