506: Severely damage the sea creatures

Countless beams of light flashed from the laser cannon ports protruding from the roofs of the vehicles. At the moment they appeared, their attacks had already landed on the locked targets!

That’s right, it meant hitting simultaneously. Since the speed of light is so fast that the naked eye cannot distinguish the sequence, the moment the laser beams appeared, their attacks landed on the targets in sync. This speed holds true even within a range of 300,000 kilometers, showing that the terror of laser cannons is beyond the imagination of ordinary life... Qi Jiang didn't even have time to notice an attack appearing before several charred holes mysteriously appeared on his body. These holes were instantly cauterized after being burned, so not even the blood inside his body flowed out!

However, after his body was pierced by the lasers, his skin, muscles, organs, and bones suffered catastrophic burns. The inside of his body had been scorched into a mess, and his internal temperature was still rising frantically, as if it were going to burn him to ashes!

"Aaaaaah—" A series of screams rang out before abruptly stopping. The entire battlefield suddenly fell into an eerie silence... *Thud, thud, thud...* One after another, people collapsed where they stood, rolling frantically on the ground. Those who could scream let out wild roars, while those who couldn't twisted their bodies silently, performing various high-difficulty contortions that left onlookers dumbfounded!

Arrow Soar, who was in the air, also couldn't escape the laser cannon's attack. He wailed and crashed heavily from the sky, creating a large pit in the ground with a "bang"... After an unknown amount of time, Qi Jiang slowly opened his eyes and sat up with difficulty. Looking around, he found the surroundings filled with the Sea Clan powerhouses he had brought over—a total of thirty to forty people, not a single one missing!

His body was still in excruciating pain, but he was relatively lucky. The laser beams hadn't hit his vital spots, allowing him to retain a bit of mobility. He stood up with immense difficulty and looked around, finding about ten others on the ground who could still move, including Nian Kuo and Arrow Soar. He called them to flee toward the ocean while simultaneously issuing a retreat order. He didn't dare stay here for another moment... Inside the lead vehicle of the first detachment, Qian Xiaosen, Tao Yaoyao, and Tan Xinmin watched this scene with disbelief in their eyes. They hadn't expected the vitality of these Sea Clan powerhouses to be so tenacious that they could still flee after being hit by laser beams. This outcome was a real eye-opener for them!

Qian Xiaosen shook his head and said, "It seems our operations still need improvement. We only locked onto the targets earlier but didn't lock onto their vital points; that's why they had a chance to survive! Additionally, the power of the laser beams just now only corresponded to fifth-rank Sea Clan members, but people like Qi Jiang, Nian Kuo, and Arrow Soar have already reached the seventh rank or higher, so it's normal they didn't perish..."

Tao Yaoyao hesitated and asked, "Chief, are we really just going to let them go? Should we attack again?"

"Yeah, no matter what, we should make them stay, right?" Tan Xinmin said fiercely from the side.

Qian Xiaosen pondered and said, "Forget it. They've lost their combat effectiveness and are no longer a threat. Besides, we need someone to carry the news of our strike capabilities back to the Sea Clan. That way, if the Sea Clan wants to attack our Great Ming again, they'll have to think twice!"

"The Chief's idea makes a lot of sense!" Tao Yaoyao said, enlightened.

"What about the remaining Sea Clan in the underground battlefield?" Tan Xinmin asked. Currently, the Sea Clan on the surface battlefield had retreated in panic, but the Eel Clan and Snake Clan in the underground battlefield were relatively scattered. They had no idea their leaders were heavily injured and were still advancing toward Shanhai Pass according to the established plan... Qian Xiaosen smiled and said, "The strong experts of the Eel Clan and Snake Clan above the fifth rank have already been heavily damaged. If the soldiers of Shanhai Pass still can't handle the rest, it would be inexcusable. Therefore, we can let the Sea Clan through and also let the soldiers of Shanhai Pass kill some Sea Clan members to rack up some merits!"

"Alright! Oh, and Chief, what about those Fusang People? They left the battlefield halfway through just now and weren't locked onto by the laser cannons. Seeing the fate of the Sea Clan powerhouses, they've probably vanished by now!" Tao Yaoyao exclaimed.

"Fusang People? They can't stir up much trouble. Didn't that Yokota Ichiro say he was going to attack the Sun Kingdom? Let them fight each other like dog eat dog!" Qian Xiaosen quipped.

"So what do we do now?" Tan Xinmin asked urgently.

"Now? Clean up the battlefield. Don't forget the Young Lord's instructions. These Sea Clan corpses and items are high-energy waste that can be turned into treasure for our base. We must collect all of them and hand them over to the Young Lord for processing!" Qian Xiaosen snorted.

"Oh, right!" Tan Xinmin and Tao Yaoyao exclaimed in realization.

"We were in a hurry when we came over earlier and didn't collect the high-energy waste from Linhai City; I've already reported that to the Young Lord! As for here, let's complete the task as quickly as possible while they're focusing their energy on dealing with the Eel Clan and Snake Clan!" Qian Xiaosen said.

"Yes!"

Both convoys soon received their missions and immediately drove into their respective assigned areas to clean up the battlefield. Their operation was simple: Soul Warriors would sit around "Soul Power Amplifiers," gather Soul Power, cast Soul Nets, and move the high-energy waste into their vehicle's storage space. These spaces were part of the Heavenly Dao Space, and they would be handed over to Long Yuan to move them collectively later... At this time, inside the War Readiness Hall of the Shanhai Pass tower, Xu Yanran, Master Qing Yuan, and Liu Xihe, Sect Leader of Kunlun Sect were all staring tensely at the images on several light screens. However, the image quality here couldn't compare to those in Long Yuan's tent; it was very blurry and had a limited range, only locking onto small areas outside the various city gates. Consequently, the information they could obtain was minimal, and they were still unaware of the startling changes occurring on the main surface battlefield.

However, because their cameras had been mainly focused on that group of Great Ming citizens earlier, Xu Yanran still noticed some clues. She wondered, "Where are those Great Ming citizens? Weren't they supposed to be used as meat shields? Why can't I see them now?"

A look of suspicion crossed Master Qing Yuan's face as he pondered, "The screen suddenly flickered just now. Could there have been an issue with the information transmission in between? When it switched back, those citizens were gone!"

"Is that so? Let me ask Teng Yi!" Realizing this, Xu Yanran immediately contacted the defending general, Teng Yi.

"Commander, those citizens have indeed disappeared! I've been watching, but something seemed to happen in between, and they suddenly vanished collectively!" Teng Yi replied with some uncertainty.

"What? Could they have been wiped out by the Fusang People? Oh my god, wait, let me check the international network live stream!" Xu Yanran immediately pulled up the international network feed, which had been focused on those Great Ming citizens. She looked closely, and after a moment, her pupils suddenly constricted, and she cried out in alarm!

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