182: Chapter 182 Acting in full

Those zombies, illuminated by the Red Lotus, turned a bloody crimson.

They came from all directions, rushing rapidly towards the Red Lotus's location.

800 meters, 600 meters, 400 meters…

They were getting closer and closer. Just as the zombies stepped within 200 meters, something strange happened.

It was as if there was a spell at the 200-meter mark; any zombie that stepped into that range instantly vanished without a trace.

It was as if they were completely disintegrated by those red rays of light.

Even though Weng Peng already knew what was happening, he couldn't help but be deeply awestruck by the scene.

"Too strong! What exactly is that thing buried in the ground? In front of it, those zombies are like ashes that can be easily smoothed away." This was Weng Peng's thought at that moment.

"This… this… this… it truly is a miracle! Under its illumination, all evil has nowhere to hide!" The Holy Envoys watching from the side exclaimed in admiration.

In reality, this was merely the nano-robots released by the Micro Queen Bees performing their decomposition task.

In the past few days, Weng Peng and the 18 Guardians had created noise every night to attract surrounding zombies, all to help the Bee Queen decompose zombies and acquire crystalss. The energy from the crystalss could be used to create more nano-robots.

They were acting entirely according to Oriental Chen's instructions; they didn't fully understand what a Bee Queen or nano-robots were. They only knew that the thing buried in the ground could decompose zombies and protect the stronghold's safety.

Although the 18 Guardians were veterans of the base, it was their first time seeing such a scene up close. They knew Oriental Chen had the ability to eliminate zombies with a flick of his finger, but only after seeing it clearly now did they realize how bizarre and powerful such an ability was.

"What's going on? Why did the zombies disappear?"

"That… that… that… is that really a Red Lotus?"

The Holy Envoys of the Red Coat Sect, who were hiding in the shadows and secretly manipulating the zombies, felt that something was amiss.

They saw a red object floating in the distance, emitting a dazzling red glow. Upon closer inspection, they realized it was a Red Lotus.

The red light emitted by the Red Lotus shone on the ground, and the zombies inexplicably vanished. This situation couldn't help but make people feel that the Red Lotus possessed supreme magical power.

They had no choice but to issue orders to the zombies to stop outside the danger zone and no longer charge inward.

It was now 21:10, and there were still over two hours until the start of the Redemption Ritual, so they could wait a bit longer.

From 20:30 until now, in just 40 minutes, a thick layer of crystalss had been scattered on the ground within a 200-meter radius, centered around the Red Lotus.

"Play the audio," Weng Peng commanded.

Seeing the zombies stop their inward charge, Weng Peng understood that many Holy Envoys were already observing from the periphery. He had experience with this, as he himself had been one of them not long ago.

The Red Lotus aircraft began playing the pre-recorded audio.

"Heaven and Earth are unkind; all things shall perish. Only I, the Red Lotus, can redeem all beings. The Red Coat Sect has stolen my Red Lotus doctrine, acting against the natural order, poisoning living beings; their sin deserves death. You, with your mortal eyes, are unaware of the truth and are temporarily absolved of sin. Do not persist in your delusion, assisting evil, but quickly come to worship and convert to the Red Lotus to atone for your sins!"

The watching Holy Envoys couldn't help but feel uneasy upon seeing this scene.

Compared to the spectacle of the Red Lotus Sect, the Red Coat Sect was indeed worse than dog shit.

This was what a Holy Sect should look like.

This was the power a Holy Sect should possess.

This was the compassion a Holy Sect should have.

They basically already believed that the Red Coat Sect had indeed stolen the Red Lotus Sect's doctrine and created a counterfeit sect. And they, unfortunately, had joined such a counterfeit sect.

"Playing tricks!"

Suddenly, someone shouted loudly, then quickly flew towards the Red Lotus.

This person was none other than the young Holy Son.

"Act!" Weng Peng commanded.

The 18 Guardians, who had been waiting for a long time, flew out together upon receiving the order.

"Clang clang clang ~, bang bang bang ~, crack crack crack ~"

All 18 people attacked simultaneously, each with different abilities and a wide array of moves.

The Holy Son alone could not possibly withstand so many attacks and could only hastily withdraw his hand and retreat backward.

The act had to be complete. These 18 Guardians also wore cloaks, but they were crimson, a more vibrant red than the Holy Envoys' cloaks. To avoid exposing their Combat Suits, they also wore masks on their faces.

The Holy Son retreated 200 meters consecutively before he stopped. At this point, he was still over 400 meters away from the center of the Red Lotus.

"Who goes there? How dare you attempt to steal the Red Lotus Sect's artifact!" Qu Zhengping shouted.

Qu Zhengping's words clearly implied slander. The other party merely wanted to destroy, where was the intention to steal?

However, since they were going to throw dirt on the Red Coat Sect, they might as well go all the way, and the lie came out very naturally.

At this moment, the Holy Son was also feeling depressed:

"Steal? Impossible! I didn't! Don't talk nonsense!"

The Holy Envoys watching nearby were clearly deceived by the scene before them.