Chapter 70

The latter is tantamount to sending them to their deaths.

Upon hearing Team Leader Yang's words, Zhong Kun's expression darkened further. Yu Hongyuan, who was right next to him, immediately covered his mouth.

Zhong Kun said nothing, not even in his Spirit Sea.

Team Leader Yang's message was quickly cut off; they had already led their team towards the ship.

Feng Yiqiao looked at Li Yang and said uneasily, "Xiao Li, let's retreat... This situation is beyond our control."

No one dared to utter a sound.

Li Yang said firmly, "Our mission is to guard this place, so we will guard this place."

Rushing in recklessly is definitely not a good idea; they might not be able to help, and could even lose their lives in vain.

But it wouldn't be appropriate to just withdraw like that.

Military academy students are already practically soldiers.

Faced with a crisis that could threaten the Huaxia Realm Domain, how could we simply flee in disarray?

Even if no one criticizes them, inner demons will still grow on their future spiritual path!

When Li Yang said those words, she didn't really think too much about it. She just felt that she couldn't leave, she shouldn't leave.

If you don't even have this kind of awareness, what kind of military academy student are you!

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On the giant ship.

This is a cargo ship carrying goods.

At this point, the city was completely controlled by cultists. When the City Defense Army broke through, they immediately clashed with them.

The person in charge of this operation was Xie Junqing, Fifth Grade Star Wielders had returned from the Astral Realm. She was a powerful Star Combat Department expert and had already taken the lead in charging forward, slashing dozens of Third Grade cultists with a single strike.

This greatly boosted everyone's morale.

The City Defense Army charged forward, brandishing their weapons and unleashing a barrage of various Star Skill. Furthermore, Star Wielders of the Star Magic Department were strategically and deliberately sabotaging the ship.

They thought this surprise attack would catch the cultists off guard, but to their surprise, instead of panicking and fleeing as before, they began to fight back in a well-trained manner.

After only one exchange of blows, the City Defense Army realized something was wrong.

Among this group of cultists were some at the Second Grade Realm, and even some at the First Grade Realm. Usually, these cannon fodder would flee in all directions when faced with danger, but this time they charged forward fearlessly, like carefully trained suicide soldiers.

The battle reached a stalemate.

I thought that with Fifth Grade Star Wielders in charge, we could end the battle quickly.

However, the cultists unexpectedly resisted, and several Peak Fourth Grade Star Wielders stepped forward to hold off the Fifth Grade Star Wielders.

In just ten minutes, dozens of people had died.

Blood flowed like a river on the deck, and mutilated corpses and severed limbs floated in the sea in the dead of Late Night. The City Defense Army's star-assistant divisions had no time to carry out a rescue.

The cultists even had assassins specifically tasked with scouting Star Auxiliaries. After stealthily advancing, they swiftly killed two Star Auxiliaries at the Third Grade Realm.

Team Leader Yang happened to witness this scene. Her face turned pale, and she realized that something was wrong with this operation.

These are definitely not ordinary Huaxia cultists; a large number of the Astral Realm cultists have arrived!

Bang!

Team Leader Yang's left shoulder armor was cut off, but fortunately her deputy got up and stepped forward, slicing the cultist who was attacking her in half at the waist.

Team Leader Yang frowned and looked to the left.

She was Star Wielders with the Spirit Department and Star Skill that enhanced her vision. At that moment, she sensed an extremely dense Starlight that exuded an evil aura.

A wave of dizziness washed over her, and blood welled in Team Leader Yang's eyes. She quickly withdrew her mental energy and said, "Contraband..."

"What is that!" The deputy leader also sensed it, but because his Spirit Points was low, he didn't suffer any backlash.

"Something's wrong!" Team Leader Yang shouted, enduring the excruciating pain in his head, "We've been lured away from our base!"

It was too late; the cultists, reckless and desperate, swarmed around them.

Xie Junqing, the person in charge of this operation, also realized that something was wrong.

The cultists who were fighting them head-on had no intention of winning; instead, they seemed to be controlled and Risking Life entangled them.

There was First Grade Realm who, despite having his arms and legs severed, was still desperately biting at the City Defense Army.

Is anyone still in the left aisle?!

"Team Leader Yang from District 13 was originally stationed at the left passage, but he's come to provide support now..."

Xie Junqing felt a chill in his heart, knowing that it would be difficult to stop the contraband this time.

Although she wasn't Spirit Department, at the Fifth Grade Realm, her Spirit Points was very high, which is why she could sense that thing was extremely strange.

Don't let its current Third Grade Realm fool you; it's absolutely a Master- level evil creature in the Astral Realm!

Even if this thing's Realm Domain is suppressed by the boundary, it will still cause a great disaster once it enters the main city.

Team Leader Yang couldn't help but say, "Lieutenant General Xie, there might still be students from the Zhongdu Military Academy over on the left side..."

Xie Junqing shouted sternly, "Didn't you tell them to evacuate?!"

Team Leader Yang said, "I ordered them to retreat, but..."

Xie Junqing said, "Even if they didn't evacuate, it would be of no use; they would only lose their lives for nothing!"

Xie Junqing no longer hesitated and ordered, "Step back! I'll hold them off. You all quickly go to the left passage and retrieve the contraband!"

Xie Junqing possesses extremely powerful area-of-effect Star Skill, but they are unusable in chaotic battles as they could easily injure his own people.

Moreover, her Star Skill has a drawback: it leaves her in a long period of weakness after its release. Even after resolving this matter, she will still need to go into seclusion for a while.

Things aren't peaceful in the Astral Realm, and she didn't originally want to expend too much energy here.

There's no time to worry about that right now.

The City Defense Army was well aware of the abilities of Fifth Grade Star Wielders, so they ceased fighting and quickly retreated.

Xie Junqing hovered in mid-air, the long sword in her hand suddenly growing to tens of meters in length.

He swung the knife down suddenly.

It shattered the deck into pieces, killing countless cult members instantly.

Team Leader Yang and his team had evacuated as quickly as possible, but they were still affected by the aftershocks. Fortunately, they were prepared and activated their self-protection shields, so they were not accidentally injured.

Team Leader Yang said, "Hurry to the left passage!" Hopefully, there's still time.

Meanwhile, on Li Yang's side, they had been waiting quietly when they suddenly spotted a group of cult members hurrying by.

Zhong Kun exclaimed in his Spirit Sea, "Holy crap, finally, one escaped the net!"

Li Yang said sternly, "Don't do anything reckless!"

She only glanced at it, and her Spirit Sea was already shaken.

The system immediately displayed a message: [Spirit Points -20 points].

Li Yang dared not use her mental power to look anymore.

Lin Zhaoqin said, "Their highest rank is only Second Grade..."

Zhong Kun added, "The person in the middle seems to be injured; he's been being supported the whole time."

Li Yang was looking at the person who was being helped.

He was a thin man with a frighteningly pale face, and his abdomen was strangely swollen, as if he were pregnant.

But the fact that he was clearly a man made the scene all the more horrifying.

Lianxin's voice echoed in Li Yang's Spirit Sea: "Fellow Daoist, his abdominal cavity is full of spores."

Li Yang felt a chill run down her spine.

Lianxin explained, "Once these spores spread, they will cause severe pollution to the Huaxia Realm Domain, and all ordinary people who come into contact with them will be parasitized."

Li Yang: "!" What the hell is this?

She remembered He Song had said.

Is this the bizarre, evil Astral Realm creature?

What does tens of millions mean?!

How many people live in the entire Central Capital?

If this stuff gets into Central Capital...

The consequences would be unimaginable!

Li Yang quickly asked Lianxin, "Do you know what to do with this?"

Lianxin said, "There are three minutes left... Just destroy the container before it breaks free."

Although they spoke a lot, it was all through the Spirit Sea communication, and only a second or two passed.

Three minutes!

Li Yang gripped the Shadow Moon sword tightly and quickly addressed the students in the Agronomy Department: "Everyone, do not use your mental power! We need to end this battle within three minutes!"

Feng Yiqiao wanted to say something more.

Li Yang had already rushed out first.

Lin Zhaonan and Fang Chuyun followed closely behind.

Although Feng Yiqiao felt uneasy, he chose to believe Li Yang.

Zhong Kun's mouth moved...

Yu Hongyuan said, "Shut up, bro!"

Zhong Kun: "!"

-

Although Shen Binghua was very unwilling, he still sent a wisp of his spiritual energy to follow Li Yang.

She didn't come in person because she knew that someone from the Zhong Family and Lin Family would definitely be with her.

Moreover, within Central Capital, she can arrive instantly should anything unusual occur.

But this time, something unexpected happened.

This wisp of spiritual energy, while "directly observing" the contraband, also severely backfired on Shen Binghua.

Shen Binghua stood up, his face pale, and cursed under his breath, "Damn it!"

She quickly headed to Tianyang Port.

Chapter 70

There were ten cult members in this group. Apart from the weak man with a bulging belly, the rest were all at the Peak Second Grade Realm.

The Descending Star Cult's plan this time is insane.

They Dao Yi the giant ship docked, it would definitely be ambushed.

So they decided to use this as a pretext, sending out all their main forces while simultaneously brainwashing the lower-ranking soldiers, instructing them to desperately hold off Xie Junqing and the City Defense Army.

Another nine-person team was sent to escort the "Mother Goddess".

As long as the "Mother Goddess" enters Central Capital, the entire Central Capital will be blessed with Divine Descent!

Those ignorant humans will receive divine favor, complete a second evolution, and become a superior new human race!

The reason there are nine people is just in case.

In case there's an ambush here, it'll buy the "Mother Goddess" enough time to descend.

Such a meticulous plan would have been perfectly accomplished if it weren't for the few people from the Agronomy Department staying here.

When Li Yang suddenly rushed out, the cult members reacted extremely quickly.

They were clearly well-trained; they quickly took their positions, surrounding the man with the bulging belly in the center. At the same time, all nine of them bit their fingers and pressed their blood onto a black crystal.