Thump, thump, thump—
"Hmm? What's that sound?"
Suddenly, a slightly faint tremor was keenly sensed by the two Class 9 Soul Engineers. They then pinpointed the source of the faint tremor: it was coming from directly beneath the sea.
At this moment, they instantly realized something was wrong!
"This is bad!"
"All forces, turn around!"
Obviously, the explosion from the Volcanic Island's defender had not only caused the entire island to collapse completely but had also agitated the edges of the seabed's tectonic plates, leading to another undersea volcanic eruption!
The only thing this would bring was the destruction of this stretch of sea.
Rumble, rumble, rumble—
However, before they could completely evacuate this sea area, the faint tremor beneath the sea grew stronger, even beginning to emit a continuous roar. The originally calm sea surface was instantly stirred into waves.
In a matter of seconds, the waves turned into a tsunami, which, as it swept forward, crashed against the warships' soul barriers.
This time, it wasn't just the two Class 9 Soul Engineers who felt it; even the ordinary soldiers sensed that something was wrong.
"There's no time to retreat!"
"Even if there's no time, we have to get out!"
The faces of the two Class 9 Soul Engineers were grim. If the undersea volcano erupted, their entire fleet would be finished.
To bungle an affair of such importance to the Empire, even ten thousand deaths would not be sufficient to absolve them of their guilt!
In an instant, the two made their decision.
No matter what, even if they were heavily injured or even killed, they had to protect the ten warships. Otherwise, the Empire's losses would be immeasurable, and it might even cause the Evil Monarch Soul Engineer Legion to be completely bogged down in the quagmire of the Tian Hun Empire. If that really happened...
And so, the two Class 9 Soul Engineers shot into the sky. After the ten warships roughly converged into two groups, one Class 9 Soul Engineer took charge of each group. As the warships began to sail away, they enveloped them with their most potent defensive soul barriers.
A moment later, RUMBLE!!!
The undersea volcano erupted in an instant, and even an undersea earthquake was triggered at this very moment. The sea's surface changed dramatically. If the previous tsunami were compared to this one, it would be like a child.
The tsunami swept across, the great earth trembled. Before the mighty power of nature, the ten warships on the sea's surface seemed perilously close to capsizing. Wrapped in their soul barriers, they were like two balls being lifted by the waves, where a single careless moment would see them overturned into the sea.
Fortunately, just at that moment, Swoosh— swoosh—
Two rays of silver light instantly descended, as if echoing the bright moon in the sky. At the same time, a pillar of light fell from the high heavens, plunging directly into the center of the already-destroyed Volcanic Island.
In just a moment's time, the ten warships were stabilized.
Seeing this, the two Class 9 Soul Engineers immediately looked up.
Instantly, both of them were overjoyed. "Elder Kong!" they cried in unison.
They saw Kong Deming high in the sky, piloting his personal flight soul device and hovering above. The two rays of silver light and the descending pillar of light were all his doing.
Now, facing their slightly surprised cries, Kong Deming paid them no mind. The most important thing at the moment was to lead these ten warships away from this turbulent sea area.
For the Silver Moon Douluo, whose mastery of soul tools gave him the combat power of a Limit Douluo, this was no difficult task. Soon, the ten warships left this sea area.
After confirming they were mostly safe, the two Soul Engineers quickly reorganized the soldiers on the warships. Originally, there should have been 1,000 men per ship. But now, it was reduced to 900 per ship.
After this, Kong Deming's arrival replenished the fleet's firepower, and they then continued their advance towards the Tian Hun Empire.
Now, speed was of the essence!
***
Meanwhile, within the territory of the Tian Hun Empire.
"So that's how it is."
A letter was clutched in Du Busi's hand. With a rough scan, he understood the general objective of the Evil Monarch Soul Engineer Legion.
Apparently, after the analysis at the Chen Junting's Pavilion, they had said the message would be delivered to the Tian Hun Empire, but in reality, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had delivered the analyzed information to Du Busi.
After all, the Body Sect's relationship with the Tian Hun Imperial Family was not ordinary; they had even become the protector sect of the Tian Hun Empire. Therefore, compared to the various complicated departments of the Tian Hun Empire, Du Busi and his people acted more decisively. In the current situation, what was needed most was time.
"Since you've come, then none of you will be leaving!"
Du Busi clenched his large hand, and the letter instantly turned to fine dust.
The Evil Monarch Soul Engineer Legion. The Hand of the Nation's Protector? A Beast King-level Soul Engineer Legion? Since this soul engineer legion was the Sun Moon Empire's elite force, then today, he, Du Busi, would chop off this hand! No matter what, he would make the Sun Moon Empire feel the pain first.
Thinking of this, Du Busi let out a great shout.
"Old Jin!"
Hearing Du Busi's call, Jin Peng also came to his side with a solemn expression, cupping his fists and saying, "Sect Master!"
"You lead the men to Haibo City! I will go on ahead!"
"Yes!"
As his words fell, Du Busi immediately tread on the void, as if transforming into a dark green pillar of light that shot into the sky, soaring away. Like a dark green meteor, he streaked across the gradually brightening heavens.
...
"Haibo City is just ahead."
After a long trek, the Evil Monarch Soul Engineer Legion had bypassed several cities and the blockades of the Tian Hun Empire's garrisons and armies, and was about to reach their designated rendezvous point.
Looking at the near-at-hand Haibo City ahead, Regiment Commander Wang's vigilance was raised to its highest. Now, the garrisoned army in Haibo City had been transferred away, leaving only the original defensive troops.
As long as they could successfully take Haibo City, then the strategic plan formulated by their Sun Moon Empire would be half successful.
Regiment Commander Wang's gaze was like a torch as he locked onto a direction.
He then ordered, "We move out!"
However, just at this moment, an abrupt change occurred.
"Heh heh, leave? Where are you going?!"
A cold laugh, as muffled as thunder, suddenly came from the distant sky and exploded in the ears of everyone in the Evil Monarch Soul Engineer Legion!
And in the very instant the voice exploded, the originally cloudless sky suddenly gathered large masses of dark green clouds.
As the wind rose and the clouds surged, an aura swept out! It was the release of this aura that caused the weather to change abruptly! Countless bolts of lightning flashed continuously within the clouds, letting out enormous rumbles.
The world seemed to be enveloped in dark green at this moment. The heavens, the earth, and the great sun all seemed to dim at this time. It was as if a giant palm was pressing down horizontally, making it difficult for the living beings beneath the firmament to breathe.
The dark green clouds swept across, forming a giant vortex. The occasional flashes of thunder tore apart the sky, and the intermittent light illuminated the terrified and pale faces of the crowd.
And the Evil Monarch Soul Engineer Legion's Regiment Commander Wang, after feeling this terrifying aura and seeing the suddenly changed weather, felt his pupils contract into fine needles and the hairs on his body stand on end.
Right now, he had only one thought in his mind:
This is bad!!!
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