Behind these archers and crossbowmen were several experts at the Golden Core Stage.
Xu Long looked at the images on the screen and discovered that there were two familiar faces among them.
The Nether Emperor of the Death Temple, and Maitreya of the Rebirth Temple.
After being brutally beaten by Xu Long in the Prelude of Lotus Lantern, these two learned their lesson and their cultivation improved rapidly, eventually reaching the Golden Core Stage.
At this moment, the two were on high alert, as if they were about to start a fight at any moment.
Xu Long didn't go down; instead, he projected a projector the size of a fist.
"Careful!"
A creature covered in black fur, looking exactly like Black Bear, let out a cry and instinctively tried to stomp on it.
However, he was stopped as soon as he lifted his leg.
"This is a projection device; it shouldn't be dangerous."
As expected, Xu Long's image appeared immediately after the projector was placed on the ground.
"Long time no see, you two!"
Xu Long said with a smile, which left the Nether Emperor and Maitreya completely stunned.
They still vividly remembered their humiliation back then; Xu Long's terrifying aura had terrified them, and they ran away after only a few exchanges.
It's embarrassing, but it's better than death.
"It's you?"
Upon seeing Xu Long, the Nether Emperor and Maitreya had very complicated expressions.
They were fighting tooth and nail the last time they met, but this time they might be going to work together.
That's just how unsolvable things are in the Divine Hall; personal grudges often can't outweigh the mission of the Main God.
"You should know why I'm here. Let's join forces; the enemy is stronger than you think."
Xu Long didn't waste any words and immediately extended the invitation.
He hasn't had any contact with that god yet, but he can roughly guess what kind of power he possesses.
If he were easy to deal with, Zhang Sanfeng and Dong Tianbao wouldn't have shown themselves, much less come looking for him.
Even these two powerful beings, who have reached the limits of this world, found it troublesome; that god must be extraordinary.
"You must be Xu Long, the wanted criminal from the Mad Beast Temple!"
Before Maitreya and the Nether Emperor could speak, the Black Bear spoke first.
Their attitude was extremely unfriendly; they immediately started by slapping a huge accusation on me.
Xu Long has a significant conflict with the Mad Beast Temple. He first seized the World Core in the Resident Evil world, and then killed the White Ape. It's normal that he is viewed with hostility.
If Xu Long manages to kill Maitreya, the Rebirth Temple will likely blacklist him.
"A wanted criminal? Ha! With your beastly Divine Hall?"
Black Bear spoke rudely, so Xu Long naturally wouldn't hold back either.
However, Xu Long wasn't entirely wrong; the Mad Beast Temple was filled with all sorts of animals, so calling them beasts wouldn't be wrong.
Oh, to be precise, he should be called a beast!
Birds and mammals!
"You're asking for it!"
Upon hearing Xu Long's words, the Black Bear flew into a rage and raised its foot to stomp on the projector, intending to smash it to pieces.
"Don't rush."
Maitreya stopped the Black Bear and said to Xu Long, "This time we plan to deal with that thing one by one. Let's rely on our own abilities."
"That's right, with our strength, we don't need to join forces with you."
The Nether Emperor snorted, seemingly still harboring resentment over being frightened away back then.
"In that case, good luck to you."
He was resolute in his stance when they met, and Xu Long wouldn't try to curry favor with him.
Life and death are left to fate; anyway, he's already completed his main quest, so if he can't win, he can just run away.
"Did the talks break down?"
Dong Tianbao frowned, finding it utterly unbelievable.
With a powerful enemy at our side, why not join forces to deal with them, and instead just sulk?
Are these people mentally ill?
In their time, humanity was more united than ever before. Apart from a very few traitors who willingly stooped to lowly status, all humans fought for the survival of their race, and there was absolutely no possibility of such a situation of fighting alone.
"The negotiations broke down. Of the three experts on the other side, I've beaten two of them, and I killed the companion of the third."
Xu Long said something, feeling a bit of a headache.
Zhang Sanfeng: "..."
Dong Tianbao: "..."
This is fucking awful!
Of the three in charge, two had been beaten, and one still harbored a grudge.
Is this a discussion of cooperation, or is it a provocation?
"Go back. Once they've witnessed the horror of that thing, they'll come crying to me."
Xu Long sighed and piloted the spaceship southward.
He needed to assess the situation over there; it would be even better if he could locate the enemy.
The spaceship was very fast, and within minutes it passed through the Western Allied Army led by Chen Youliang and arrived near the Southern Allied Army led by Zhang Shicheng.
However, Xu Long did not go inside, but instead parked the spaceship at the edge.
The surroundings were deathly silent; there were no animals, and all the plants had withered.
Xu Long opened the spaceship's hatch. The air was filled with a damp and fishy smell. Even though they were still thousands of miles from the sea, it felt like they were on an island.
"The situation here... is very bad..."
Xu Long frowned. The environmental issues were minor; what troubled him was the palpable sense of madness in the air.
Ordinary people and animals will immediately go berserk once they step into this area.
They fight and devour, more Beast beasts than Beast.
"Is this the power of that god? Soul-based, with a mad characteristic."
Xu Long was in a bad mood because he knew very well just how powerful the soul truly was.
If he wanted to, he could drive countless ordinary people mad in an instant.
However, its coverage area is far from reaching that of a deity, and it wouldn't leave so much residue in the air.
"Send out robots to investigate."
As Xu Long gave the order, countless miniature robots rushed out of the spaceship and flew forward.
However, things took an unexpected turn. The miniature robots had barely flown a hundred meters when they began to fall like Chiaotzu being dropped into a pot.
What happened?
Xu Long was extremely surprised. Ever since he obtained the Red Queen, the power of technology had been invincible, but he never expected to fail this time.
"A very peculiar energy is permeating the air, causing strong interference with the electrical current. Analysis is underway..."
The Red Queen was very fast, and she got the result in about twenty seconds.
"This force is constantly changing and cannot be shielded with current technology. To deal with what's inside, we can only launch weapons into the sky and then use gravity for non-targeting bombardment. However, most of the weapons carried by the spaceship are energy weapons, so without a target lock, it's like looking for a needle in a haystack."
"No need, save the ammunition and send it to Japan."
Xu Long sighed, feeling that the situation was more difficult than he had imagined.
The ever-changing energy interferes with the operation of electric current, and technology is built on the foundation of electricity.
If electricity is disrupted, technology will be rendered useless.
Solving this problem is not impossible; it involves developing energy technology.
However, without relevant data for reference, it is too difficult to study the energy in the human body alone.
There's still a long way to go before we can produce a finished product.