Chapter 696

Chapter 696: Biochemical Bomb

On the Fangzhang Continent, at Tianya Mountain Base.

Inside the base, there are many positions, such as operators for drones, robots, various engineering tools, vehicles, etc., all of which can be controlled using artificial intelligence.

But for safety reasons, most tasks still require manual control by operators.

Today, Commander Shiyi personally came to control a whole fleet of drones deep into the territory of the demon clan.

"Warning, warning, signal interference detected, the first team is about to lose control…"

As the drones delved deep into the demon clan’s territory, they received a warning from artificial intelligence. Shiyi was furious because the demon clan had received help from the remaining humans in the Fangzhang Continent and learned many weaknesses, such as how certain magnets could disrupt signals. The demons had placed many magnets in various locations and even had some early anti-drone weapons.

"Sir, should we drop the bombs early?"

"Yes."

Seeing that the drones were about to lose control, Shiyi quickly gave the command to drop the bombs. The fleet of drones began releasing the bombs they were carrying, and in the video feed, flashes of fire appeared in the demon clan’s territory.

These air raids happen almost every day, causing great harm to low-level monsters of the demon tribe. The demons often retaliate, as those Demon Insects are like free gifts to them.

"Sir, a massive army of Demon Insects has appeared. The radar shows at least a billion, dominated by Spirit Devouring Demonic Ants, Poison Bees, and Illusionary Powder Butterflies. Same old tactics."

"Prepare the biochemical bombs."

Shiyi said that after each large-scale attack, the demon tribe would counterattack proactively, and this time they had a big surprise in store for them.

Shiyi gave the order. Inside the base, five heavy drones were already prepared. Protected by hundreds of other drones, they flew out of the base, ready to strike the Demon Insects.

Before the drones arrived, attacks began from within the ranks of the Demon Insect army. It was ambushes by other monsters hidden among the Demon Insects, showing that the demon tribe had learned to use mixed forces in combat.

Ordinary attack drones kept falling. They had become expendable. On the front lines, an average of three hundred drones fell every day. At times, several thousand could fall in a day, but the heavy drones were well-protected at this moment.

"Fire!"

Shiyi gave the order again, and the five heavy drones immediately launched ten specially designed bombs. The bombs exploded within the swarm of Demon Insects, creating a colorful smoke cloud.

"Oh no, it’s a bio-bomb."

Among the group of Demon Insects, a booming sound erupted, it was the hidden Demon King, a tactic commonly used by the demon clan to sneak up on the human clan by using Demon Insects as cover, then launch a surprise attack. Since the demon clan has many more Demon Kings of fourth rank or above compared to cultivators of Nascent Soul rank and above, this trick is very effective. Once they get close, a large number of humans are at risk of being instantly killed.

Amidst the spreading smoke, many Demon Insects fell to the ground. Under the control of the Demon King, a large number of Demon Insects began to retreat, trying to escape from the smoke-covered area.

However, it didn’t take long before those Demon Insects got back up. During their retreat, the Demon Insects suddenly went mad and started attacking the other nearby Demon Insects, even more ferocious than the regular ones. They kept on biting and tearing apart, even if their bodies were nearly torn apart.

The whole group of Demon Insects instantly turned chaotic. More and more Demon Insects were contaminated by the smoke, becoming frenzied. The other hidden demon beasts among them were also under attack, and the pressure from the higher-ranked demon beasts was no longer effective at this moment.

"Sir, the hidden demon beasts have appeared."

"Take them down, don’t let a single one escape."

"Yes, sir."

"Prepare the strike team, today we need to eliminate at least ten thousand demon beasts."

Shiyi laughed and said. The Demon Insects are all done for. Without them as cannon fodder, other monsters will have to be the cannon fodder. We’ll have to wipe out tens of thousands of monsters at least today.

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"Bang"

Inside the Demon God Temple, the Demon Queen, upon hearing the news of the demise of the Demon Insects, was so angry that she smashed everything in front of her.

"Heavenly Fox Demon King, you are the wise one of the demon tribe. I hope you can come up with a way. Without the Demon Insects, we demons will have to charge into battle. No matter how many of us there are, we won’t last against several rounds of firepower."

The Demon Queen angrily said that although the demon tribe had a large number, they had relied on the Demon Insects as cannon fodder in recent years to recuperate. However, she knew very well about the fierce firepower of the human tribe. No matter how many demons there were, they wouldn’t withstand several rounds of firepower.

"Demon Queen, as long as the mother insects of the Demon Insects army are not lost, they can quickly replenish their numbers. The biochemical weapons of the human tribe are not invincible. If used too many times, the remaining Demon Insects will develop immunity. We should cultivate higher-level Demon Insects."

The Heavenly Fox Demon King immediately said. Most of the Demon Insects in the army have just transformed into demons and have not advanced in rank. They can be fully trained into first-grade, second-grade, or even third-grade Demon Insects army.

"Alright, let’s follow your plan. Also, I want to hear good news about your human captives. I can’t wait any longer."

"Yes, Demon Queen, I will command them to attack the human industrial area and send more captives over there."

Heavenly Fox Demon King said. This is retaliation for venting anger. The Demon Insect army of the demon clan was destroyed, like losing an arm. So, the demon clan also needs to retaliate equally. After all, it’s just human captives who died, not even worth as much as pawns.

"Send high-ranking Demon Kings to attack, kill all the human ants in our territory, send the sea demon clan to attack, I want to see results."

Demon Queen said fiercely, "Although these methods cannot truly destroy the human race, it’s disgusting to them, at least it vents some anger."

After giving the orders, Demon Queen sent Heavenly Fox Demon King to handle it. She herself went back to her room to meditate. Demon Queen also realized that the demon clan needed to change the situation. Besides more Demon Emperors, they also needed more powerful experts. For example, if she broke through the Disaster Crossing Period, she could directly go to Shen Continent and wipe out all the enemies.

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"Drip, drip, drip····"

Two thousand miles outside Haigang City, in a certain coastal outpost, a piercing alarm sounded. The outpost commander saw the alert on the radar and remained calm, as such attacks had happened many times before.

"This is Outpost Number One in Haigang City, other outposts please report your status."

"Haigang City Outpost Number Two is safe."

"Outpost Number Three is safe."

"Outpost Number One in the South is safe."

"Outpost Number Two in the South is safe."

"Dozens of outposts reported one by one. Soon, all outposts activated their formations almost simultaneously. Beams of light burst from the tops of the outpost towers, connecting to form a dam-like formation, preventing sea monsters from creating tsunamis."

"Defense."

"After the first wave of tsunamis, many sea monsters appeared on the outpost’s radar. The outposts began to defend and counterattack. Anti-submarine aircraft took off, radars were launched, cultivators were mobilized, engaging in combat with the monsters."

The battle scenes outside of Haigang City quickly reached Lin Jiang’s office. While Lin Jiang didn’t pay attention to other places, Haigang City was his stronghold and he had to stay vigilant, prepared for the monsters’ decapitation strategy.

"Observe the energy fluctuations. The highest-ranking monsters that have been mobilized are of fifth rank, likely the new generation of sea monsters."

"Then I don’t have to go."

Cao Ying said that at only the fifth level, she didn’t want to go out anymore. Just killing for the sake of it had lost its meaning for her.

"No need. You guard the city. The people under your command have uncovered many spies. There’s a group in Huaxia that hasn’t been found yet. Prevent them from causing any harm."

"Don’t your people have many experts in counterespionage? How come they haven’t caught them yet?"

"Evil grows where good shows. Spy technology is constantly evolving. They are not foolish."

"Okay, I’m leaving now."

Cao Ying nodded in agreement. The level of espionage is also constantly improving.

After Cao Ying left, Lin Jiang watched the battles on the video. This was not a movie or TV show; it was a real battlefield. There were various perspectives: from drones, combat cameras, and satellites.

Overall, the personnel at each outpost were highly skilled in combat. The demon race was also formidable, especially the sea demons, with very large individuals whose massive bodies were their weapons.

Moreover, there are many fourth-rank sea monsters among the sea clan, much more than on land. Even with constant attacks from the human clan, their numbers are still high, not to mention they also have fifth-rank sea monsters.

To be honest, without the dormant cultivators like Lin Jiang, the human clan would have no chance of winning after recovering spiritual energy. Without Lin Jiang and his group, there wouldn’t be as many cultivators or skilled fighters, and they would hardly have any spiritual energy weapons. Regular technology weapons would not be very effective against the sea clan, and they might even have to use nuclear weapons as a last resort, leading to a mutual destruction scenario.

This is the advantage of the sea clan, perhaps even a blessing from the heavens. Unfortunately, the variable lies with people like Lin Jiang. Currently, the sea clan doesn’t actually have the upper hand, even though Lin Jiang and his group are also unable to deal with them.

"Sir, we have received news from Jingdu City that the arms factory and research institute were attacked."

Shortly after, Lin Jiang received the news that Jingdu City had been attacked.

"What is the extent of the damage?"

"Not significant, just some peripheral damage and a few casualties."

"Where are the attackers?"

"They are currently being pursued."

"Don’t let anyone slip away, make sure the people guarding Jingdu City protect the important facilities well."

Lin Jiang said, this doesn’t matter to him, Huaxia is vast and rich in resources, even if a few factories and research institutes are destroyed, they have enough reserves. Lin Jiang hopes to take down all those spy organizations through this.

"The sea demons are retreating, send someone to salvage them from the sea demons, give the soldiers an extra meal tonight, they can have seafood."

Lin Jiang saw in the video that the sea demons were retreating quickly, they probably don’t want to be mere cannon fodder. Tonight, the soldiers of Haigang City can enjoy seafood.

Currently, the sea demons dominate various sea areas, deep-sea fishing industry is almost wiped out, nearshore aquaculture is also severely affected, seafood has become very expensive, ordinary people can’t afford it, let alone the flesh and blood of those sea demons.