Using the MC system to pretend spiritual revival

Chapter 161 The Fire Technique of Burning Souls and Refining Spirits

After killing the man in the vest, the others dispersed and formed their own groups.

I stayed away from those people with gloomy eyes and strange behavior.

The scattered group of independent cultivators immediately became clearly divided.

Aside from the few who looked hesitant and unsure of what to do, the scene was clearly divided into those who wanted to evacuate and those who wanted to hold out.

Although most of these people who dared not surrender were people with murder or serious crimes on their hands, they were generally strong and willing to kill.

However, the number of people was too small, less than a hundred.

Most of them are still independent cultivators with clean backgrounds. Although their strengths vary, their unity has made both sides hesitant to make a move.

Fortunately, the evacuation time given by the authorities forced the independent cultivator groups, who were eager to leave, to take action first.

Of course, there was someone who took the lead and made the first move; the tall man holding a shovel stepped forward.

He raised his hand, appealing to the people around him.

"Everyone should have heard what the Special Bureau people just said. I haven't done anything wrong, and I'm sure everyone else is too!"

"Time is of the essence. Let's dismantle the bunkers together and then leave through the opening in the encirclement!"

"Does anyone have any objections?!"

After speaking, he turned and looked around at the people around him. Finding that no one spoke, he nodded.

His expression immediately turned cold as he looked at the others gathered outside the crowd, huddled together in twos and threes.

He pointed directly to the mangled corpse on the ground not far away and said this.

"As for you, I don't care whether you're like him or not, but you've all seen what happened to him!"

"If you don't want to end up like him, then don't block the way, or you'll have to bear the consequences. My shovel isn't exactly useless either!"

There was a brief silence after he said that.

Many people, their faces covered and afraid to show, began sweeping back and forth between the gathered crowd and the corpses on the ground.

In the end, he silently lowered his weapon and retreated away from the defensive line.

This seems to have triggered a chain reaction.

The people who were standing in twos and threes around them also began to retreat into the dense forest, clearing the area of ​​the defensive line.

The tall, burly man felt many cold, piercing gazes sweeping over him, but he merely smiled dismissively.

Seeing that the situation was about right, he turned around, picked up his shovel, and leveled the mound of earth in front of him in a few strokes.

Then he continued.

"Let's clear the cover first, then leave this dangerous place together."

"it is good……"

"I'm coming too!"

……

With people stepping out of the ranks to echo their support, the bunkers were quickly dismantled.

Some of the giant trees that had been thrown onto the road were also lifted aside by a group of powerful awakened demon beasts.

Overall, from the beginning to the end of the incident, it only took a few minutes.

Standing a hundred meters away, the six squad leaders who had come to negotiate watched in amazement at what was happening before them.

The burly, half-bull man with a pair of bull horns couldn't help but give the leopard man beside him a thumbs up, praising him sincerely.

"Moo~ Not bad, leopard. I didn't expect you to be so capable. You've taken them down to pieces with just a few words."

Upon hearing this praise, the leopard man raised his paw and awkwardly scratched the back of his head.

"I'm just a regular soldier, how could I possibly come up with this idea? This is a plan that just came from headquarters, and I'm just responsible for making the announcements."

After giving an awkward explanation.

He glanced at the direction of the defensive line again, which had been almost completely dismantled, and began to call out to everyone.

"Alright, everyone, let's get back to the group. It seems we've done enough persuasion. Let's get back to the vehicles. I reckon there will be a tough battle to fight once we get into the mountains."

The words fell.

At the leopard man's signal, everyone turned around and prepared to retreat to the troop transport convoy in the distance.

However, the next moment.

Just as everyone turned around, revealing their backs.

A faint whooshing sound suddenly came from the air.

The leopard man, with his keen hearing, twitched his ears and instantly rolled to the side.

Then came a loud "thump"!
When he came to his senses and turned around, he saw an arrow stuck in the ground where he had just been standing.

The arrow was still burning fiercely, and even now that it was stuck in the soil, it showed no signs of going out.

This sight caused the leopard man's vertical pupils to contract involuntarily.

"There's a fire-wielding sorcerer! Take cover!"

The next moment after the shout.

Some members of the Special Operations Bureau who had protective equipment quickly constructed shelters and soon took cover in an orderly manner.

Once everyone was in position, they listened to the continuous whooshing sounds as the air was pierced by the wind, and everyone held their breath in suspense.

At this moment, the leopard man leaning against a stone pillar was breathing heavily, his eyes filled with terror.

It's not surprising that they were so scared.

In the awakening of extraordinary beings, besides the physical body and magical artifacts, there is also a very small number of beings who control the elements of earth, wind, water, and fire.

All other elements, whether metal, wood, water, or earth, emphasize defense over offense. Only fire magic is exceptionally fierce and terrifyingly lethal.

Those who awaken the fire magic are extremely rare, one in a hundred or even one in a thousand.

However, once awakened, it possesses extremely strong destructive power.

Regardless of the form of fire magic, ordinary superhumans would die upon contact or be injured if they got too close.

Only those who have awakened the bloodline of demonic beasts can resist to some extent with their powerful bodies, but if they are hit by several blows head-on, they will not escape death.

The archives of the Special Operations Bureau's Data Center Network record several instances where a small number of attacks were launched against the evil cultivators of the Fire Method, resulting in a near 1:100 casualty ratio and heavy losses.

Everyone who survives an encounter with such dangerous fire magic develops an extremely cautious attitude towards any fire magic.

Unfortunately, the leopard man was one of them.

He had personally witnessed a physically weak and powerless individual, theoretically the lowest level of awakened being, throw out a ball of fire when being bullied by a group of people.

Subsequently, the entire factory area was reduced to ashes, with both reinforced concrete and rubble burning.

The Special Operations Bureau, which rushed to the scene, found it extremely difficult to get close.

It was only later, when two men appeared out of nowhere and released a torrent of water from the sky to extinguish the factory, that the surrounding urban area of ​​buildings was saved.

Unexpectedly, what was initially thought to be a group of weak, ordinary supernatural beings that the Special Operations Bureau wouldn't even bother to recruit actually included a terrifying fire cultivator. This completely changed the situation, as the surrounding area was filled with tens of thousands of acres of forest and mountains.

Judging from the methods used to attack him just now, the fire cultivator in front of him clearly didn't rely on ranged attacks like arrows, which made things even more troublesome.

If this person is crazy, they might just set the entire forest on fire.

Forget about a rescue; Director Li and the others who are stuck in the mountains will probably be completely dead by then.

"Damn it!"

Thinking of this, the leopard man hiding behind the tree slammed his fist on the ground and cursed under his breath.

At this time, the other side.

On the command vehicle at the rear.

The old man, sitting there with a full head of white hair and beard, had bloodshot eyes filled with anger as he stared intently at the screen inside the vehicle that was transmitting images from the front lines.

On the screen, one after another, flaming arrows flew out from various parts of the distant forest.

The overall scene was chaotic and disorganized, clearly indicating haphazard firing, yet the terrifying power of the arrows forced people to dodge and hide.

As can be seen on the screen, many unlucky cultivators were accidentally shot in the hands and feet.

The person burst into flames, screaming as they fled in all directions. Within seconds, they were reduced to charred remains, their ashes scattered across the ground.

And such scenarios are becoming increasingly common.

The assembled group of independent cultivators gradually lost control and began to flee desperately toward the gap they had left open.

As this action was performed, the flaming arrows seemed to follow, shooting out with a constant whooshing sound.

As the rioting rogue cultivators approached the convoy, some arrows even reached the lead troop carrier, less than a hundred meters away.

Upon witnessing this scene, both the enraged old man and the others were filled with anger and suppressed emotions.

"What are we waiting for?! Shouldn't we fight back?! Do they really think our Special Operations Bureau is a pushover?!"

The enraged white-bearded old man turned around angrily and looked at the young commander-in-chief of Xuzhou sitting in the back row.

The young commander did not react to his angry gaze, but simply frowned as he looked at the screen.

The composure he had just displayed was gone.

After a moment of silence, all he could do was sigh.

At this moment, everyone realized that they were being used as pawns, and had no choice but to follow the other side's rhythm.

"Ugh…"

"...Let's move out. Let the air superiority units suppress the enemy first and cover the ground squads' dispersed advance."

"...I was really careless..."

The standard order was quickly issued with the other five people seconding it.

As the emergency response mission was relayed down the chain of command, the leading vehicles that had almost made contact with the fleeing group of cultivators started up one after another.

They bypassed the running crowd and rushed towards the woodland in a fan shape.

As air superiority units, there are some aliens with flight capabilities and helicopters.

They had already taken the lead, swooping down over the vast expanse of lush forest and immediately beginning a barrage of fire.

"Da da da!"

One after another, the metallic bullets tore through the air, severing the thick tree trunks.

Several helicopters seemed to transform into chainsaws, sweeping down trees one after another, raising dust as they shook, and causing them to fall to the ground, stirring up flocks of birds and animals.

Those with the ability to fly bypassed the center of the fire network and patrolled the perimeter.

Before the attack arrived, several dark figures fled into the woods.

Clearly, the strange beings hiding in the dense forest also sensed something was wrong and quickly distanced themselves from the area.

However, some who reacted slowly or were too slow were caught in a hail of bullets before they could get very far.

After struggling for a few moments, he was broken in half at the waist, and blood mixed with sawdust scattered all over the ground.

Some people with powerful defensive magic items survived the first round of fire and were exposed among the broken wood.

The flying aliens that had been patrolling nearby would swoop down quickly, outnumbering the enemy, and could usually capture or kill them in a dozen or so exchanges.

The sheer scale and efficiency of the advancing army were palpable as the entire front advanced.

Every unit works closely together, and anyone who is discovered or hiding will be quickly found, and then the stronger units will surround and eliminate them.

The entire process proceeded without any obstacles.

Although some positions suffered counterattacks and some damage, it did not cause any significant disruption to the overall encirclement.

It can be said that these weak superhumans are completely powerless to resist the attack by the now-formed military formation.

Even escaping is a luxury.

Even though it was going so smoothly.

However, none of the six mid-level commanders sitting in the rear base vehicle and advancing alongside them looked relaxed.

They all had serious expressions and were staring intently at the screen.

The footage is being shot from an overhead view by a helicopter.

The entire battlefield was almost entirely dominated by one side.

Like waves at high tide, the small bumps and obstacles on the beach are smoothed out by repeated washing.

Occasionally, small sparks would appear in the vast scene, but they would quickly quiet down amidst the subsequent roar of gunfire.

But those staring at the image knew that the real obstacle had not yet appeared.

Those masters who can single-handedly form an army are rare among independent cultivators.

However, the endless bounty rankings on the data network also tell people that they should not underestimate anyone.

At least the cultivators who had just used fire magic disappeared after the formation was activated, clearly having already fled beforehand.

Otherwise, given the power of fire magic, the losses incurred during the initial advance would have been several times greater.

While the group was tense and focused on the battlefield,

Sure enough, the next moment.

In the center of the forest that has been leveled, a striking blue color suddenly appears.

The azure color then rapidly expanded, eventually covering an area of ​​several tens of meters in radius.

They directly stopped two eight-wheeled troop carriers that were advancing at full firepower.

This obvious change was immediately noticed by the six people who were paying close attention to the battlefield situation.

"……This is?"

"……water?"

(End of this chapter)