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Chapter 665: The Slackers
Chapter 665: The Slackers
Emperor Taizong thought for a moment and agreed with Su Yu.
"If we can take the opportunity to eliminate some of the sixth-stage Skrulls, that wouldn't be a bad thing," he said.
At that moment, Senior Sima Yan spoke up in the group chat, "Su Yu, I'm more concerned about something else."
Su Yu: "What is it?"
Sima Yan: "It's been seven hours since we attacked the first spring, the Greater Caucasus Spring. The spatial rift's contraction and oscillation should have disappeared by now, right?"
Su Yu: "Indeed, it has long since vanished."
Sima Yan: "Then what if Plank leaves the Greater Caucasus to support us here? What do we do then?"
Su Yu: "Don't worry, I've already prepared for that.
Once Plank leaves the Greater Caucasus Spring, the spatial rift above it will contract and oscillate for another three hours.
I've been conserving my strength all this time, so I can teleport all the cultivators over when the time comes.
Three hours will be enough for us to occupy the Greater Caucasus Spring!"
Sima Yan: "Oh, I see. Got it."
Emperor Liu Che: "Su Yu, do you have enough mana to teleport all of us? Isn't your teleportation array quite taxing for high-stage cultivators?"
Su Yu: "Don't worry, I have a plan."
After learning about Su Yu's entire strategy, the Great Cultivators became even more confident about capturing the giant spring.
Half an hour later, they successfully arrived at the Lang Mountain.
Seeing the massive Skrull base built on the summit of Lang Mountain, the Great Cultivators emerged from their supersonic fighters.
Su Yu and four other seventh-stage cultivators led the charge, while sixth-stage cultivators formed the "Heavenly Dipper Formation" in the middle, with Chancellor Cao guarding the rear.
They had used this formation many times and were quite proficient with it.
The Skrull army in the spring had been mentally prepared. After all, this was the only one of the four giant springs on the African continent that hadn't been attacked yet. They knew the Earth cultivators would come eventually.
However, being prepared didn't mean much. The seventh-stage commander in the base was filled with anxiety.
As one of the top Skrull warriors, he was well aware of the far-reaching expedition's internal situation.
They couldn't send reinforcements, and their current defenses were insufficient to withstand the earth cultivators' assault. The dozens of distress signals he sent to headquarters went unanswered.
All of this made the commander realize that he couldn't fight to the death; he needed to plan an escape.
Seeing the massive earth cultivator force approaching, he used a telepath to the nearby fifth- and sixth-stage lieutenants:
"Listen up, this spring is different from the previous ones. We might not get reinforcements.
Prepare yourselves. When the force field is about to be breached, follow my orders. We'll abandon the base and return to Skrull."
"Lord Jonathan!" The lieutenants looked at him in shock. Lord Jonathan was actually going to abandon the spring!
But they understood that this was the only way to survive. They could only agree to their superior's orders and start preparing for an escape.
On the morning of December 2nd, the battle over the giant spring at Lang Mountain began.
The earth cultivators were in high spirits.
They had just received a batch of psychic energy replenishment, and this might be the last spring. The sixth-stage cultivators and Senior Yang Jian went all out, launching powerful psychic techniques and heavenly treasures at the force field without hesitation.
Chenxing and Tina worked in perfect harmony, with one casting Star Rainbow Focus and the other unleashing a high-damage piercing combat technique, putting maximum pressure on the force field shield.
Alyssa, as reliable as ever, used her massive ice walls and black holes to block most of the antimatter cannon shells, becoming the most solid shield for the high-level cultivators.
As for Su Yu, he continued to conserve his strength, just as he had done before.
On the other side, the Skrull forces had no heart for the fight.
Commander Jonathan, having made the decision to flee, would not overexert himself in the initial stages of the battle.
His closest subordinates felt the same way.
Fifth and sixth-stage cultivators had a much lower chance of escaping compared to seventh-stage cultivators, especially fifth-stage cultivators, whose flying speed was too slow. Even if they tried their hardest to reach the spatial rift, it would take at least half an hour.
Moreover, they couldn't count on Commander Jonathan to help them escape; in times of crisis, everyone was on their own, and it would be a miracle if Jonathan didn't abandon them outright!
To increase their chances of escape, Jonathan's closest subordinates deliberately lowered their output, conserving their strength even more than Su Yu.
The other high-level cultivators in the base weren't foolish either.
Seeing Jonathan and his subordinates slacking off, the others naturally followed suit, conserving their strength as well.
With all the Skrulls slacking off, the base's overall defensive capability dropped significantly.
Previously, there were three forces that had kept the Blue Star cultivators from breaking through the force field shield: the antimatter railguns, the combat power of the Skrull high-level cultivators, and the shield's inherent strength.
These three forces accounted for roughly 20%, 40%, and 40% of the total defense.
Now that the Skrull high-level cultivators were slacking off, the Blue Star cultivators' offensive efforts became much easier.
Finally, 15 minutes into the battle, the force field shield could no longer hold!
After 15 minutes of continuous attacks, the force field shield had been whittled down to the point where the thinnest part was only 20 centimeters thick, and the figures inside were visible through the shield.
Chenxing's third Star Rainbow Focus had just finished cooling down, and she wasted no time in casting it on the force field shield.
Seeing the familiar white spot appear on the shield, everyone on both sides knew one thing: in 15 seconds, the shield would break!
For Commander Jonathan, if he didn't run now, he would never get another chance!
So he shouted, "Everyone, pay attention! Now is the time to flee from Blue Star! Good luck to all of you!"
With that, he turned and flew toward the spatial rift without looking back, vanishing in an instant.
His closest subordinates had been waiting for this moment.
Before Jonathan even spoke, they had already been using their full strength to fly toward the spatial rift.
Seeing the base's command level flee at the speed of light, the nearly ten thousand ordinary Skrull soldiers in the base were left speechless.
With the commander fleeing, what were they supposed to do?
Try to escape in spaceships now?
It was already too late!
However, these Skrull soldiers were actually fortunate, as the Skrull high command had no intention of abandoning them.
As Chenxing cast Star Rainbow Focus on the force field shield, the god-tier cultivator, Plank, teleported through the spatial rift above.
15 seconds later, as the white spot, now brimming with immense energy, exploded, Plank's blood-red mech emerged from the spatial rift, appearing in the sky above the giant spring in Langshan.
(End of Chapter)
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