Several hours later.
"Blast that gate open!"
The Sixth Incarnation stood before a hidden stronghold in the valley and gave the order to the rogue cultivator Old Hong and the others.
They still felt somewhat unaccustomed to this, but just then, Li Chen's military main brain, Heavenly Authority, came online in time and repeated the instruction to obey. Only then did they hurriedly comply.
Over this period, they had already developed the habit of using the information-based combat platform. Almost all orders from Heavenly Authority originated with Li Chen, allowing him to exercise direct control through a flattened command structure.
At present, Old Hong and the others possessed six Strongman Three-Star Battle Puppets, two Yaksha war mechas, two Violent Apes, three simplified sets of Battle Master War Armor, two simplified sets of Heavenly General War Armor, and two human puppets refined from Outer Dao experts from the Other Continent. All told, they had a staggering seventeen units of Foundation Establishment-level combat strength. In a rush, they charged through the blasted-open gate and headed straight for the residences of several important figures of the Heavenly Dragon Gate.
"What are you doing?"
Elder Zhu, who wielded almost as much authority as a deputy sect master, was staying at this stronghold to help the Centipede Daoist hold the rear. Hearing the crash outside, he came to investigate, only to discover that the newly arrived Strongmen were destroying the gate.
Puppets of this kind were exceedingly rare in the Guangyun region; these could only belong to the batch that had just arrived. Elder Zhu knew about them and assumed someone had secretly taken them out for a trial run.
Upon seeing him, the Sixth Incarnation immediately identified him. "That is Elder Zhu, one of our targets. Kill him first!"
Heavenly Authority also confirmed the