Chapter 365: The Beast God Cult's Sneak Attack

"How is this possible?"

Lawashi could barely suppress the riot of Spirituality within his body; only at this moment did he regain his clarity, wanting to retreat temporarily.

However, Airui Laya clearly would not give him this opportunity.

"Where do you think you're running to?"

Airui Laya, wearing a Mask on her face, blocked Lawashi's path; from some unknown point in time, the miasma that had originally permeated the entire underground space had been compressed to the extent that only the mass in front of her remained.

"Tsk, the Faceless Fool Airui Laya, is it?"

The miasma in front of him writhed, gradually restoring its original form.

Lawashi looked somewhat disheveled, but even though his path was blocked by Airui Laya, who was also of the Legendary rank, there was not much of a panicked expression on his face.

With no intention of communicating verbally, Lawashi took a deep breath and spat a mass of thick, green miasma with extremely poor visibility toward Airui Laya.

Airui Laya stood in place, Immovable, and the thick green miasma automatically split to both sides before it even touched her.

"Cough—ah!"

Airui Laya turned her head to look to her side; accompanied by a scream, Lawashi, who was attempting to escape past her, was instantly sent flying.

The enemy was attacked?

When? Yun Mu, who was watching the battle from behind the two, was somewhat surprised, failing to see at all how Airui Laya had attacked the opponent.

That feeling was a bit like a Mental Shock, but it didn't seem right.

Because she had not sensed the slightest fluctuation of mental power.

Of course, it could not be ruled out that Airui Laya's control over mental power was extremely exquisite, causing not a single bit to leak out.

It was just that Yun Mu felt it was unlikely; after all, no matter how exquisite the control over mental power was, the moment it hit the enemy, the collision of mental power between the two sides would still leak out some aura.

But she had sensed nothing at all.

"Damn it." After failing a few more times to break through from Airui Laya's side, Lawashi's complexion became quite ugly.

One could tell from the name prefix on the Game Panel that he was a Transcendental who excelled at using sickness to attack others.

However, the germs he had previously used to poison Yun Mu had all had their control seized by her, leaving him with no decent germs to attack Airui Laya with now.

Furthermore, because the control had been forcibly seized, it caused the Spirituality within his body to riot... If he dragged it out here any longer, he would really die! He had thought that since they were both Legendary Transcendental, as long as he only thought about running away, it would be impossible for Airui Laya to stop him alone... But why? The opponent only looked at him, and he had a feeling of being hit as if he had run into a giant hammer? Although Lawashi did indeed look like he possessed a physical form, in reality, his body had always been in a state of miasma-transformation.

Any physical or impact-type attacks should have been unable to harm him.

Even if he received magical damage attacks, he should have had eighty percent resistance.

Could it be a mental attack... No, that solid tactile sensation coming from his body was just like being hit by some physical object; it could never be a mental attack.

What on earth is it? "Are you afraid?" Airui Laya, guarding in front of the elevator, suddenly spoke up.

"Hm?"

Before Lawashi could react, an inexplicable Fear surged from the bottom of his heart.

"Urgh—ahhh—"

An unbearable cramping pain came from his heart; Lawashi widened his pupils and knelt on the ground in pain.

The next second, his body dissipated into miasma, and he flew toward Airui Laya with all his might!

"Whoosh!"

As if sliced apart by some kind of Blade, Lawashi's body, transformed into miasma, split in two in front of Airui Laya and flew toward her back.

This time, Lawashi truly felt it.

Some kind of invisible solid object blocked his path; even his miasma body found it difficult to break through.

This was his first time clashing with Airui Laya; the intelligence was too scarce, and there was no way he could have a chance of winning if things continued like this.

So, he decisively followed the force that had split him apart and flew toward the elevator Gate that Airui Laya was guarding behind her.

Just—as long as he could reach that place—the writhing miasma drilled through the gap into the elevator, yet the next second.

"Ahhhhhh!"

Blazing flames suddenly burned out of thin air; a heart-rending Howl came from the mass of gathered miasma. In just a few seconds, Lawashi's body was burned clean, not even leaving a pile of ash behind.

"Hmph, your mind was full of thoughts of running away, which exposed all your flaws." Airui Laya gave a light hum and took off the Mask on her face once again.

【Heart Flame】

This was a spell that could burn using emotions as a medium, and Airui Laya possessed the ability to amplify the emotions in the enemy's heart; with the two working in tandem, it could cause considerable damage.

After amplifying Lawashi's fear of her unknown means of attack, the opponent had transformed his body into miasma in an attempt to escape.

First, he feigned a desperate posture, then used the cover of the miasma and the advantage of his miasma body to bypass her side.

Afterward, he even drilled into the elevator shaft, only one step away from a successful escape.

Before he died, this guy probably still thought that Airui Laya had failed to react in time and was gloating in his heart.

Little did he know that all of this was merely Airui Laya's scheme.

At the moment he was about to escape, all the emotions ignited in Lawashi's heart ultimately turned into the flames that burned his body to nothing.

"It was only to this extent." After briefly explaining the battle process just now to Yun Mu, Airui Laya concluded in a relaxed tone: "As long as one provides appropriate guidance, for someone like me who can manipulate emotions, it is nothing more than the simplest thing."

"So that's how it is..." Yun Mu had been wondering how the opponent had suddenly started burning; she hadn't expected it to be a flame capable of burning emotions.

However, there was one thing she was quite curious about that Airui Laya had not mentioned.

That was the ability she used to defend, as well as to attack Lawashi... Hmm, she really wanted to know what it was.

But since Airui Laya wouldn't say, then so be it.

It just so happened that she had nothing to do right now, so she would study the three types of germs she had just snatched from Lawashi's hands.

After thinking for a moment, Yun Mu took out cardboard from her bosom and sealed the three types of germs into three pieces of cardboard respectively.

As for why she didn't throw them into the Painted World—did that even need to be asked? This kind of thing was dangerous no matter how one thought about it!

Approximately 10 hours later, on the morning of the second day after the Feiluoka Energy Shield was shattered.

The Federation's councilors finally 'united'.

"Is everyone ready?"

The gray-templed Crocodile Scale Species councilor sat before the council table, his sharp gaze sweeping over everyone present.

Every councilor who was looked at by him eventually crumbled under his gaze, lowering their heads to avoid eye contact.

"Ahem, everything is ready." The Bear-kin councilor, who had previously acted quite arrogantly, gave a light cough at this moment and said, "The number of people participating in the operation is one hundred thousand; besides that, there are one hundred and fifty thousand logistics troops. Driving the enemy out of Feiluoka should be no problem."

"Only one hundred thousand?" The Crocodile Scale Species councilor frowned, then waved his hand and said, "Do not underestimate those mechanical bodies from the Old Days. Even though they are products from a thousand years ago, their technological content is not a bit inferior to ours."

Have the young people of today already forgotten the threat of the Old Legion?

Watching the indifferent councilors, the Crocodile Scale Species councilor sighed imperceptibly.

He could only hope that those guys from the companies would take the initiative to step up just as planned after seeing them launch the cleanup. Thinking about it carefully, it was actually a good thing that the young people did not know about the threat of the Old Legion.

At least those guys from the companies would not completely give up on fighting out of fear.

Thinking of this, the Crocodile Scale Species councilor opened his eyes: "When can the operation begin?"

"At any time!"

The one who answered him this time was a young captain of the Guard Court. According to the bureau chief of the other party, his ability was relatively outstanding, making him more suitable to attend the meeting.

In fact, anyone with a discerning eye could see that this young man was nothing more than a poor scapegoat pushed out by that bureau chief to help him withstand the pressure.

But in fact, the Crocodile Scale Species councilor quite appreciated the other party.

Although he had some naive ideas, he still had some ability, and was much stronger than that incompetent bureau chief.

If he were carefully cultivated... Hmph, after this matter was over, it would be about time for the bureau chief of the Guard Court to be replaced.

And these councilors as well as those guys from the companies... It was one thing to let them run wild usually, but now that the Old Legion was suddenly showing abnormal activity, he could no longer let things go on like this.

A glimmer of cold light flashed in the old councilor's eyes, and then he decisively ordered: "Start the operation!"

"Boom!!"

As soon as the words fell, a tremor came from the floor beneath everyone's feet, and along with the tremor came that deafening explosion.

"What happened!?"

Ninth Councilor Kuoluomajisi stood up in a panic. Under the protection of the Energy Shield, it stood to reason that they could not possibly be attacked here.

Could it be that the Energy Shield had already been breached!?

Thinking of this, the expressions of everyone present changed.

If the Energy Shield were breached, it would not be so safe here! "Do not panic!"

At the critical moment, the Crocodile Scale Species councilor hurriedly steadied everyone: "The sound came from downstairs. This is an explosion that occurred inside; the Energy Shield should be fine!"

"Quick, go check what happened!" he said to the somewhat dazed Guard Court captain beside him.

"Yes!" The other party reacted immediately, then left the conference room without hesitation.

After thinking about it, the Crocodile Scale Species councilor felt somewhat uneasy, so he also stood up from his seat and walked quickly toward the direction where the explosion sound came from.

Ninth Councilor Kuoluomajisi hesitated for a moment, then hurriedly got up to follow.

Leaving only the remaining councilors in the room looking at each other.

A moment later, about two minutes passed.

Several gunshots suddenly came from outside, scaring the Bear-kin councilor who had just stood up in the room back under the table.

The other councilors saw this scene, their mouths twitching slightly, but they did not mock the other party.

After all, their appearance at this moment was not much different from his; it was nothing more than the difference between lying on the ground and lying under the table.

And downstairs, the mood of the Crocodile Scale Species councilor was extremely bad.

Those attacking the Council Building were members of the Beast God Cult.

These lunatics with heads full of the Beast God did not know what method they used to actually pass through the Energy Shield and mix in.

They were fearless of death, and some even had their bodies strapped with bombs. Besides that, there were even some Priests who used God Bone to obtain Supernatural power.

It was truly very troublesome... However, this was not the main reason why the Crocodile Scale Species councilor felt bad.

"Hurry up, shoot them down from a distance!"

"Keep your distance, you bastards, don't fire randomly!"

Almost directly proportional to the difficulty of the enemy was the combat proficiency of the Federation side.

Did these guys from the City Defense Department and the Guard Court really have the ability to defeat those mechanical bodies from the Old Days? Looking at the chaotic scene below and the terrible performance of the Federation side, the Crocodile Scale Species councilor only felt that his already high blood pressure was nearly exploding! A rabble!

This was the evaluation the Crocodile Scale Species councilor had for them.

They didn't even count as new recruits; at least new recruits had received complete training.

Look at these guys below... exactly how many were just slacking off every day? And those squad leaders, damn it, don't let him find out how much bribery that fat guy had taken!

"Shooting, shooting!"

"Maintain the formation!"

The Crocodile Scale Species councilor's throat was almost hoarse from shouting. At this moment, he wished he were thirty years younger. Fuck it, younger my ass! "Give me the gun!!"

He shouted at a guard beside him.

"Ah?"

That guard was stunned, but under the status of the other party as a councilor, he still obediently handed the rifle in his hand to him.

Skillfully holding the gun, checking it, then loading and aiming, the Crocodile Scale Species councilor stood on high ground and fired a shot at a member of the Beast God Cult in the distance.

"Bang!"

The bullet crossed a distance of nearly five hundred meters and accurately hit the other party's eye, making the eyes of the guard beside him go wide.

"For the Beast God!"

"Oh oh oh oh!!"

The Priests of the Beast God Cult raised the Scarlet beast flags in their hands at this time and began to chant spells in unison.

Seeing this scene, the Crocodile Scale Species councilor decisively ordered: "Hurry and stop them!"

Having said that, he raised his hand and fired another shot.

However, this bullet only struck a Beast God Cult Priest on the shoulder, merely slightly affecting the opponent's spellcasting speed.

"Tsk, am I getting old?" After saying a sentence that made the Guard beside him sweat profusely, the Crocodile Scale Species councilman fired again, successfully hitting the Beast God Cult Priest in the forehead and killing him.

However, there were still many remaining Priests; besides the guy he had dealt with, only two Priests had been hit by the chaotic Shooting.

The next second, the Beast God Cult Priests finished their spellcasting.

Almost all the Beast God Cult members' bodies suddenly expanded by a circle, and the wounds on their bodies healed rapidly.

The firearms that were originally capable of causing large-scale damage could now only leave small holes on their bodies, which healed quickly under that astonishing recovery ability.

"Do not be afraid!" Seeing that morale was about to drop, the Crocodile Scale Species councilman hurriedly stabilized the troops, saying: "Those with good marksmanship, aim for the eyes and fire!"

"The rest of you, try your best to inflict damage!"

"This is an evil art that Overdraws life force; they won't be able to hold on for long!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he raised his hand and fired a shot into the eye of a strengthened Beast God Cult member; after a brief Struggle, the opponent collapsed to the ground after a short while.

(End of this chapter)