Chapter 181 The Battle of Pejite (Part 5)
Above the City of Pejite, illuminated by the firelight, nearly a hundred pairs of pale golden wings unfolded almost simultaneously before retracting.
Heavy thuds echoed Yupa's Mercenary Corps of the Wind Squad successfully parachuted in.
He jumped off the broad back of Ashta, the vice-captain of the mercenary group, and landed steadily.
"Thanks for your hard work."
As the only ordinary person in the group who hadn't received the blessing, he could only temporarily rely on this large creature as his "mount."
Ashta patted his chest, grinned, and indicated that he felt no pressure.
"Group according to pre-arranged plans, locate targets, and find opportunities to deliver messages."
Yupa didn't waste any more words. The light from earlier must have attracted the attention of the Dorok soldiers, and they had to leave immediately.
The group of over a hundred people quickly split into four groups and disappeared into the shadows of the streets and ruins.
Although these "unofficial" Blessed, transformed from explorers of the Sea of Corruption, did not undergo the military training of the Valley of the Wind warriors, Yupa's words were the truth to them.
In the world of exploring the Sea of Corruption, no one is unaware of the legendary experiences of "Master Yupa," and they are all fans of Yupa.
Three teams of thirty men each headed to the already explored ruins and mines. Their mission was to secretly clear out enemy troops along the way and find an opportunity to inform the locals of the allied forces.
By the way, the map was kindly provided by Asura.
Besides flying and machines, the Little Prince's third greatest hobby was exploring mines, a hobby that gave the King and his ministers a real headache, making him practically a carbon copy of Nausicaä.
Then, Yupa, along with Ashta and several other of the mercenary group's strongest fighters, chased after a group of Dorok soldiers they had observed before landing.
There was no entrance to the ruins in that direction, nor any important facilities; the Dorok soldiers' route was very strange.
Yupa's intuition was accurate; after tracking for less than 500 meters, the Dorok soldiers entered a somewhat dilapidated metal smelting plant.
Using the pile of scrap metal to climb over the wall, he found, as he expected, a secret underground entrance that wasn't marked on the map, with a faint light shining through it.
Soldiers, under the command of robed monks, were carrying supplies and lining up to enter.
"Clear out the guards, but remember to leave that monk officer alive," Yupa whispered.
Several explorers nodded in agreement; they were eager to demonstrate their prowess before Yupa, the legendary master of combat.
The battle broke out very suddenly. Yupa lightly touched the top of the wall with both feet, and with his cloak fluttering, he launched an attack from mid-air!
"Who's there?! Intrusion!"
As Yupa landed, the two pale white swords forged from the Ohmu's shell transformed into two intersecting arcs of light, instantly shattering the armor and splattering blood.
The two soldiers who had just issued the warning had already become victims of the sword.
The surrounding warrior monks reacted quickly, drawing their longswords and charging forward. The opponent was only one person, so the advantage was in our hands!
But they soon realized that sometimes quantity cannot compensate for quality.
Yuba drew Yupa swords simultaneously, transforming them into a swirling Storm of white blade light.
The Dorok soldiers blocking his way, whether raising their guns or wielding their swords, would often only see a flash of light before their weapons and hands were shredded, and with another flash of light, their consciousness would be plunged into boundless darkness.
Without the blessing of golden light protecting him, without the release of energy through Incantations, he fought solely by relying on his honed physical strength, perfect power techniques, and his legendary weapons that had drunk the blood of countless enemies.
His movements were efficient and concise, and he reaped the enemies so quickly that Ashta and the others who were preparing for a big battle behind him were unable to get a chance to intervene.
The group stared in disbelief, their confidence, which had swelled due to their acquisition of extraordinary power, once again being crushed by this "mortal" master.
After quickly dealing with the group of about twenty guards, Yupa approached the monk official who was standing motionless beside the entrance to the passage.
"Who are you! How dare you attack me—ugh!"
The longsword, which had just reaped more than a dozen lives without being stained with any blood, was pressed against his throat; the slightest movement would take his life as well.
"I ask, you answer; I don't have much patience."
Seeing the monks nodding vigorously, Yupa began to inquire about information.
It turns out that the area they are in is a "shortcut" that a wealthy businessman secretly discovered, leading to a specially marked area deep underground.
The end of the passage was guarded by other monks, but he had no idea what they were specifically guarding.
"I... I know I've told you everything, there really is no other information!"
Pfft!
A smooth, bald head fell to the ground, a look of relief still lingering on it.
Yupa mercifully granted him a death without feeling, because the cut was so smooth that enemies slain by the Ohmu Twin Swords often felt little pain.
"Perhaps this is what His Highness was referring to—let's go in and take a look."
Time was of the essence, and they had no time to deal with the prisoners.
If the Dorok ' target really is the Giant God Warrior, they must find it before the Dorok do.
The group picked up torches for lighting and entered the passage, descending the roughly carved rock steps.
The deeper you go, the more complex the surrounding environment becomes. The passageway is constructed of Ceramic Steel and ceramic rock layers. The remains of ancient machines of unknown purpose lie on both sides of the passageway. The bottomless vertical shafts are like giant mouths, with cold air constantly blowing from the depths.
Countless forks extend in different directions, and each fork further branches into countless more paths.
Without the map seized from the monk, getting lost in such a place could very well mean never finding your way out, as the Pejite often say.
As they continued deeper into the area, the number of Dorok patrols noticeably increased.
The group moved slowly, stopping and starting, repeatedly dodging or quickly eliminating small groups of enemies, advancing silently towards their target.
Finally, after avoiding another patrol, they found a relatively open underground space near the location indicated on the map.
Yupa gestured for everyone to be quiet, then climbed up the pipe alone and looked down through the ventilation shaft.
Compared to the ventilation shaft where the group was hiding, the interior of the space felt warm and humid, with thick metal pipes winding along the walls.
The first thing that caught his eye was a large number of mechanical devices he had never seen before, which were connected to pipes on the walls and emitted warm steam.
laboratory?
Yupa's heart tightened. Had the Dorok people already found the Giant God Warrior and established a research outpost here?
His self-illuminating light continued to move, sweeping over the busy, white-robed Dorok technicians and the armed, vigilant monks.
Then, his pupils suddenly contracted.
In the very center of the laboratory, there is a huge cylindrical transparent culture chamber filled with a pale green nutrient solution.
And in the center of that solution, floated a creature—
The creature was over two meters long, with a translucent amber-colored shell, and its outline already showed signs of ferocity.
Multiple segments of the body are curled up beneath it, two rows of compound eyes are clearly visible on its head, and tiny, newly sprouting thorns are on its back.
Although his body was far from mature, Yupa would never mistake his unique physical features.
A living Ohmu larva!
Behind him, Ashta, who had been waiting for a while, couldn't contain himself and came closer.
When he saw the scene inside the laboratory, the burly man's eyes widened instantly, and he almost cried out in surprise, but fortunately Yupa covered his mouth in time.
But Ashta's thick arm still accidentally bumped into a loose pipe support next to him.
creak-
A faint metallic scraping sound rang out clearly in the silent underground space.
In the laboratory below, several guarding monks looked up almost simultaneously.
"Damn it, we've been exposed!" Yupa jumped off the pipe without hesitation. "Retreat!"
The team members reacted extremely quickly, immediately retreating along the path they had come from.
The sharp, Dorok language was already ringing out from below, and the sound of armor scraping against each other was converging from multiple directions. Judging from the footsteps, there were at least a hundred people gathered nearby.
There were only six of them. These hundreds of soldiers might not be a match for them, but once they were entangled, more enemies would keep coming, eventually exhausting their strength.
Retreat is the wise move.
Fortunately, the Dorok soldiers didn't seem to dare to spread out too much in the maze-like mines, which gave Yupa's squad a chance to escape.
Using the complex terrain, they quickly shook off their pursuers and retreated back to the passageway they had come from before the encirclement closed in.
In the passageway, several people sat cross-legged on the ground to rest for a while.
Although less than thirty minutes had passed, the journey felt as thrilling as if it had taken years.
"Master Yupa, what was that just now—" Ashta still couldn't believe what he had just seen.
"That's right, it's Ohmu," Yupa affirmed.
He did not blame Ashta; anyone who witnessed that scene would be shocked.
Even someone as seasoned as him felt a chill run down his spine.
As an explorer of the Sea of Corruption, he knew that the Ohmu was an absolutely inviolable superior being. How could the Dorok have the ability to create the overlord of the Sea of Corruption?
What exactly are they trying to do, and how does all this relate to the attack on Pejite?
Just then, a mental link between the Blessed rippled, and a message came from a small team that had been sent out earlier.
"Master Yupa, we've found Pejite King's Army! They've established a temporary outpost deep within Ruins Three, and the king himself is there!"
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The news came at just the right time; Yupa believed it was essential to unite the troops and capture the laboratory.
A laboratory of that scale couldn't have been built in just two days; the Dorok had already infiltrated the area long ago.
What they want is far more than just finding the Giant God Warrior.
"Let's go, let's meet up with King Pejite!"