Free Web NovelChapter 2310: Chapter 2312: Divergent Battle Strategies
Among the obsidian, compared to language knowledge, the knowledge on the technology side is relatively less organized and somewhat chaotic.
However, in Feng Jun’s view, this is related to Yi Jue’s knowledge system.
For example, weapons are categorized by Yi Jue into Electric System, Fire System, Martial Cultivator System, Ice System, Capture System, and so on.
Electromagnetic guns are in the Electric System, plasma cannons are in the Fire System... This kind of categorization is indeed somewhat unreasonable.
Especially Yi Jue’s recording of basic knowledge is truly limited, with most descriptions focused on various effects and phenomena.
Even many specialized terms have some translation issues.
But no matter what, this is about Yi Jue storing her consciousness in the obsidian, which means she meticulously organized it. A small digestion brings immediate utility, saving the process of learning and analysis.
The most remarkable aspect is the direct storage of consciousness, a method that is not only advanced but also consumes a significant amount of soul.
Yet Yi Jue replied indifferently, "It doesn’t matter; I’m preparing to emerge my soul from my body, and exercising the soul benefits me."
Alright, even if you say so, Feng Jun didn’t want to dwell on those thoughts, but he does cherish the friendship with Yi Jue, nodding, "Regardless of what you say, it’s you who went through the trouble; I acknowledge this favor."
Yi Jue then proactively changed the topic, "Have you finished recuperating?"
"Not much of an issue," Feng Jun casually responded, without further explanation. However, this wasn’t a lie – there were minor issues; after all, more people are coming to know the attributes of his transport tool, and even True Sages are considering keeping that retreat option open.
Yi Jue swept her fringe aside casually, stating, "Then you should rest for a while longer."
"I’m worried about you all encountering unexpected situations," Feng Jun replied casually, "Even when resting, my mind isn’t at peace."
This was indeed true; this time he teleported seven portals with eighteen paths and fifty elite members, from True Sages to True Ones. If he delayed and any losses occurred, he would unquestionably be to blame.
The corner of Yi Jue’s mouth subtly lifted before she seriously spoke, "Two True Sages suggested you retreat beyond twenty million miles; are you aware?"
"I’m aware; I originally didn’t want to retreat," Feng Jun answered gloomily, "But both True Sages stated it’s a race war, I can’t be too headstrong, making it hard for me."
"They’re correct," Yi Jue said in a serious tone, "I also support their suggestion... You can’t afford any accidents."
"I feel that hiding in my place is enough," Feng Jun couldn’t help expressing his real thoughts; he indeed shouldn’t get involved in this war, but retreating beyond twenty million miles felt really excessive, "It’s not too late to teleport away once there’s an incident."
Yi Jue tilted her head and thought for a moment, then nodded, "You’re also making sense... why do you need to be close to this galaxy?"
Feng Jun didn’t want to deceive her; honestly, for things he couldn’t do, he hoped she’d assist, "Firstly, the arrogance of the insect race bothers me, especially since the harm is to the human race. Secondly... I’m quite interested in the mundane matters of this world’s human race."
Yi Jue paused for a moment before nodding, "I figured out; I’ll help you collect the mundane items you need since it’s convenient to do so anyway."
Feng Jun laughed, "That would be much appreciated. Of course, if we could collect items like warships, that would be even better."
Yi Jue paused, then asked, "Warships? These are strictly controlled, even wrecked ones are hard to get... primarily to avoid being discovered."
"I just mentioned it casually," Feng Jun chuckled, "Having them would be nice; if not, that’s fine too."
"Understood," Yi Jue nodded discreetly, "Now... shall we take a trip to Xiajing? There are more of the insect race there."
Xingzheng Main Star’s air defense network hasn’t shattered, though the invading insect race is increasing; she suggests the area around Xiajing seems to be a principal breakthrough point for the insect race, where battles are quite intense.
"Then let’s take a look," Feng Jun nodded, "I can only roam around today, the two True Sages won’t allow it afterward."
Without a word, Yi Jue teleported him twice, locating a well-hidden transfer matrix plate, "The human race of this world possesses impressive technology, managing not only flight; even teleportation might be detected through spatial fluctuations."
The two entered the hidden formation, activated the plate, and the next moment teleported tens of thousands of miles away, where it was afternoon, and the sun was glarefully bright.
Yi Jue led Feng Jun further for about a thousand miles, finally arriving at a spot in Xiajing’s suburb.
Here, thousands of the insect race were fiercely bombarding several outpost fortresses in the suburbs; visibly, a dozen Golden Cores of the insect race flitted around, occasionally attacking downward.
More than twenty miles away, another intense battle was unfolding, yet another swarm of Zergs, no fewer in number than here, and similar battlefields were scattered in at least seven or eight nearby locations.
Feng Jun frowned, not because he thought the Zerg numbers were overwhelming, but rather in puzzlement, "Wasn’t the defense network supposed to block out a lot of the Zergs? How did almost hundreds of thousands slip through?"
"Not just hundreds of thousands slipped through," Yi Jue responded in a somber voice, her face expressionless, "First, the defense network has its limits; the Zergs attack with such intensity that it’s normal for them to break through. Secondly... letting some in can actually get more people involved in exterminating the Zergs together."
Hearing this, Feng Jun looked at her in surprise, "Did you come up with all this? I imagined you wouldn’t be the kind to bother with such matters, allowing the commoners to join the battle... that shouldn’t be in your consideration, right?"
In his mind, Yi Jue was cold and arrogant; perhaps she wouldn’t care about the commoners’ lives, but the idea of "using commoners to fight the enemy" was something she would definitely disdain to consider.
"Of course, I didn’t come up with this," Yi Jue replied assertively, "It’s the strategy here called ’Everyone as Soldiers.’"
Everyone as Soldiers? Feng Jun’s mouth twitched violently, then he nodded, "This notion sounds brutal, but when facing extinction, indeed everyone should resist... even if some people are truly too weak."
"Exactly," Yi Jue nodded upon hearing this. She truly lacked a Holy Mother’s compassion, subscribing more to a strong individual’s mindset. Although the strategy of ’Everyone as Soldiers’ hadn’t occurred to her, it was because she was accustomed to solving problems on her own, never relying on others.
In fact, this was the common mindset among Tianqin’s cultivators—My fate is determined by me, not by heaven.
Thus, she nonchalantly stated, "Such a battlefield isn’t friendly to commoners, but it’s precisely our chance to fish in troubled waters."
Just as Yi Jue finished speaking, a group of three-meter-tall wasps broke through a fortress, dragging out a few struggling people.
Wasp was an insect in the Earth Realm that liked to lay eggs inside caterpillars, hence the term ’caterpillar children.’
But in this Insect World, calling them wasps was perfectly fine; they were the same slender-waisted wasps, parasitizing their eggs inside prey—similar to allure butterflies, except they don’t control their prey as puppets.
Feng Jun couldn’t hold back; he couldn’t watch as humans became containers and fodder for insect eggs. frёewebnoѵel.ƈo๓
At this moment, the surrounding gunfire suddenly intensified, targeting the wasp group. Evidently, the human warriors knew what these insects were about and couldn’t tolerate their own being captured like this.
Then there was a flash of white light; a human self-detonated. It was a frail woman holding a child, clearly unwilling to let herself and her child become the Zergs’ meal.
Unfortunately, the grenade she detonated wasn’t very powerful, blowing herself and her child to pieces, but the wasp in the Nascent Soul stage only sustained light injuries, losing two legs, with a small crack in its abdomen.
This wasp retreated, but then a green light flashed across it, its abdominal wound visibly healing.
"Is there a healer too?" Feng Jun reached out, his face dark, "Give me a momentum laser gun." freēwēbnovel.com
Although Yi Jue had the mentality of a strong person and had never had children, she was, after all, a woman. Witnessing the mother and child perish, even though she was used to seeing life and death, she couldn’t help showing a bit of maternal instinct, "You might not even know how to use it!"
Before she finished speaking, she fired a shot, hitting the wasp right in the abdomen, causing an explosion at the point of laser impact.
This shot couldn’t instantly kill the wasp; after all, insects had a tenacious vitality. If another green light descended, within half a day, that wasp might be lively again.
After firing a shot, she fired two more consecutive shots, then teleported with Feng Jun more than ten miles away, "We can’t stay there; not only will the Zerg search, but humans will also investigate... we must avoid both sides."
Feng Jun noted that Yi Jue’s three shots hit three wasps; the first shot had good results, but the latter two... while they hit, the effectiveness was indeed average.
So he couldn’t help but ask, "Can you take out that healer?"
The healer was at the Golden Core stage; if he wasn’t afraid of exposure, he could handle it himself, but he couldn’t interfere with the overall plan of the Tianqin cultivators, so he had to ask Yi Jue—her takedown of the Golden Core blue light moth earlier was quite impressive.
"Hard to lock onto," Yi Jue shook her head and replied coldly. She was a natural cultivator, able to remain calm in such situations, "I’m not that proficient with a momentum laser gun, but I can lock onto targets. However, the healer’s speed is too fast."
Feng Jun realized; her hits on the blue light moth and wasps, all consistently accurate in three shots, were due to her divine sense lock, not shooting skills—of course, she’d never practiced marksmanship.
However, there was another reason for Yi Jue, "Besides the Zerg, human observation is also quite formidable... It’s hard to assist."
Feng Jun pondered, then asked, "What if they can’t notice?"
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