Chapter 861: Chapter 861

But this is just a temporary fix.

Blade Beast meat can be used for emergencies, but long-term consumption is likely to cause various issues.

Fu Jian constantly pondered.

The Commander was also somewhat conflicted.

For the Fortress, due to the technology of artificial synthesis of starch, energy and food are almost synonymous.

The current level of food production by humans is just sufficient to sustain the current population, whereas Spiritual Ability City hasn’t managed to establish a complete food supply and usually survives by siphoning from various combat zones.

This is actually a good opportunity to dismantle the existing system of Spiritual Ability City.

From a political standpoint, support shouldn’t be provided;

From a humanitarian perspective, support should still be provided as much as possible.

Fu Jian is not just a mere politician; he also retains empathy for other humans;

But he equally does not wish to take food from the D5 Combined Combat Zone to sustain those who can’t contribute to industrial output.

Fu Jian looked at the avatars of those few old fellows in the communication list.

If he speaks, a small amount of food would naturally be shipped from D1/D2/D3 to Spiritual Ability City.

After a silent three seconds, Fu Jian didn’t send any communication, closed the communication list quietly, and began concentrating on maintaining the mech.

Everyone is a commander, so there’s no need to interfere with each other.

[Time until D8 Combined Combat Zone’s destruction: 18 hours.]

Before the central grand hall of the Cloud City in the Inner Earth World.

Zheng Shiduo and Ji Xiao paced back and forth anxiously.

The two beams of light above the grand hall had already started to spin continuously, like tail flames from planetary engines shooting towards the sky.

The Spiritual Energy across the entire Cloud City was now in a highly active state, with countless flows of Spiritual Energy surging into the grand hall from all directions every moment, then emanating from these rapidly twisting beams, spreading to all corners.

Anyone could see that Wang Jixuan and Amina’s cultivation had reached a crucial moment.

"Can’t we really call out to Wang Brother?" Zheng Shiduo asked with a frown.

Mu Dan decisively shook her head: "The officer said if he doesn’t leave seclusion, we can’t go in; if the sky falls, let the tall Mr. Nierdamon bear it."

The burly man flipping through a magazine in the nearby hall chuckled and shook his head bitterly.

He’s become the laborer.

Zheng Shiduo continued: "Then let’s head back first, I’ll go up with Ji Xiao and Wu Man."

"Without Amina’s guidance, it’s troublesome to move in and out; we need the Guardians here to escort us."

"Don’t worry, Red Snake and the Half-human Mecha Team have already successfully reached the surface.

"They’ve smoothly integrated into the battle sequence, let’s wait till the officer comes out of seclusion and go together to support."

Ji Xiao muttered: "Blade Beasts suddenly switched from strategic contraction to offensive; obviously those three new old spiritual cultivators are up to something! This enemy is really challenging! Pillar Blade Beasts and spirit cultivators, how do we fight this!"

Wu Man, who was deep in thought by the side, chimed in: "Just afraid there are more than just three old spiritual cultivators."

"How did they manage to get here?" Zheng Shiduo was a bit frustrated, "The planetary barrier is activated, it’s difficult to locate."

"They utilized ancient civilization’s space technology."

Mu Dan murmured again with implication:

"Based on the information I obtained, the situation is still extremely severe, Blade Beasts this time have become smarter by concentrating their advantage forces to attack one relatively weaker Combined Combat Zone on our side.

"The Military Alliance and Spiritual Ability City are still tugging each other, Spiritual Ability City pledged support, but there’s yet to see a single S-level shadow, all are groups of B-level and C-level freeloaders.

"I think Spiritual Ability City is really looking to self-destruct."

"Do they still think they qualify to be opponents of my officer? My officer has long surpassed their level."

Just after Mu Dan finished speaking.

"I’ll head back first."

Nierdamon’s voice echoed, his figure had already vanished from the grand hall.

"Kindly inform Wang Zheng that once he exits seclusion, I’d like to spar with him on the art of combat."

Mu Dan smiled happily.

How wonderful, this fellow understands human language.

Zheng Shiduo quietly asked: "Mu Dan, did you say this on purpose for him to hear?"

Mu Dan responded calmly: "Based on character profiling, Sabina is indecisive with limited vision, while Nierdamon is more principled."

"Is it useful for him to go back?"

"It should have some use," Mu Dan turned her head to glance at the great hall.

Her spiritual body could vaguely sense that the two figures inside the hall were spinning like a spinning top.

Mu Dan calculated in her heart.

[Time until D8 Combined Combat Zone’s collapse: 14 hours.]

Nierdamon’s return was silent, but the effects were evident.

Transport planes took off from the Satellite City of Spiritual Ability City, carrying dozens of S-level Spiritual Ability Users and hundreds of A-level Spiritual Ability Users, aiming for the D8 Combined Combat Zone.

A large number of awakened Spiritual Ability Users were present in the area.

Clearly, after the battle in space, Sabina was not idle, and was actively recovering from her injuries, preparing for the next war.

The human military quickly responded.

Tit for tat, the three oldest combined combat zones dispatched large supply units, providing Spiritual Ability City with thousands of tons of inferior compressed starch.

Though it was inferior compressed starch, when mixed with other nutrients, it could sustain quite a few people.

The representatives sent by Spiritual Ability City negotiated further with the military, attempting to restore trust and rebuild food transport channels.

The military’s response was...

Finish this battle first, then talk.

The second and third batches of high-end combat forces from Spiritual Ability City were continually gathering.

However, the military believed that Spiritual Ability City couldn’t withstand the pressure, unaware that it was Nierdamon directly intervening behind the scenes.

The Spirit Slaves were unable to resist their master’s will.

If the full aid from Spiritual Ability City counted as good news;

then the following news was nearly all bad.

In the underground outskirts of the D8 Combined Combat Zone, the number of Blade Beasts had already exceeded the human side’s expectations by thirty percent.

Two newly awakened Pillar Blade Beasts had begun to slowly move across the surface;

Their mountain-like bodies taking light steps without many High-level Blade Beasts, deliberately consuming humans’ airborne firepower.

Meanwhile, the other four freely active Pillar Blade Beasts maintained a synchronized pace, pressing on human defensive lines in different directions.

Huge pressure, like a mountain calling the sea, surged towards the military in all major battle zones.

The commander of D8 had already issued preliminary evacuation orders, forcibly transferring a large number of scientific research talents, senior engineers, high-precision equipment to other combined combat zones.

The most deadly was humans detected a large number of Fake Spiritual Slaves, numbering around one and a half million.

And among these Fake Spiritual Slaves, there were some Advanced Spiritual Slaves of unknown origin mixed in.

The spiritual energy reactions of these Advanced Spiritual Slaves were unmistakable.

Fu Jian had not publicly disclosed that the Blade Beast side might have three new Spirit Cultivators joining, but major combined combat zones had already caught some clues.

’This battle won’t be easy.’

The generals calculated in their hearts.

But during meetings, whether online or small face-to-face ones, they were always full of fighting spirit, their eyes firmly believing victory would belong to humanity.

[Time until D8 Combined Combat Zone’s collapse: 9 hours.]

Feelings of anxiety spread from the surface to Cloud City.

Just as Zheng Shiduo and the others were almost unable to resist returning, the raging spiritual energy within the great hall suddenly calmed down.

It was as if a sea raging with storms and winds suddenly welcomed a clear sky.

The barrier of the great hall disappeared, moonlight spilled down, and Amina in a fishtail skirt gracefully descended, emanating a strong oppressive force that made everyone almost afraid to look directly.

She felt the power at this moment, a slight smile forming at the corners of her mouth; she nodded slightly to everyone and said in a clear voice:

"The battle on the surface is about to begin, let’s hurry back to provide support."

Everyone visibly breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, their attention was drawn to Daoist Wang strolling out from behind.

Compared to Amina at this moment, exuding obvious pressure, Wang Jixuan looked somewhat... ordinary, like a sunny big boy stepping out after staying home for a long while.

Not even the slightest hint of spiritual energy surrounded him.

Wang Jixuan chuckled, "Why is everyone looking at me? Have you never seen a Nascent Soul Middle Stage cultivator? Let’s go quickly, this time the enemy is not just Blade Beasts."

Next to them, He Ruli’s voice came.