In the end of the world, I become an immortal alone.

Chapter 237: Counterattack
"Don't let this battle footage spread."

Tai Shenggang's voice was still echoing in Meng Jin's heart. This was the advice he received when he went to Tai Shenggang alone to report two hours ago.

He showed the six elders the battle that broke out between Xing Dian and the others.

Although doing so would also expose Meng Jin's current actual combat power, this is not necessarily a bad thing...

"Meng Jin, Meng Jin?"

Meng Jin was in a trance, but immediately recovered from his distraction and bowed to Tai Shenggang, who was sitting at the main seat at the conference table, with an apologetic look on his face.

"Sorry, Mr. Tai, I'm not in a good state. I'm a little distracted."

"Well," Tai Shenggang nodded, "Thank you for your hard work this time. It's not your fault that we failed to take back the No. 5 stone tablet. Don't blame yourself too much."

"Thank you for your understanding," Meng Jin responded calmly.

Tai Shenggang continued to preside over the meeting:
"You have a general understanding of the current basic situation. It is becoming increasingly obvious that Fu Jian is going to take action against us.

“You may have always thought that Fu Jian was weak before. We are constantly eroding the military and political power of major comprehensive war zones, and are close to actually ruling half of the human world, so we are strong.

“It’s actually quite the opposite.

"Fu Jian has already demonstrated two of his three trump cards: autonomous mechanical clusters and half-human mecha overload mode. The third one is his extensive influence on major war zones.

"Now, Fu Jian has received technical support from Black Storm, weapons that can autonomously utilize psychic energy, combined attack tactics that can utilize psychic energy to gather combat power, and a drug that we have just heard of but have not yet confirmed, which can restore the health of the old half-human mecha's brain.

"The cold winter has arrived in the Psychic City, and this is no joke.

"We must take the initiative and launch a strong enough offensive. We cannot let Fu Jian fully prepare before we take the initiative."

The middle-aged men and women present were all silent.

One person asked: "Mr. Tai, have we always been the weaker party?"

"This is relative. You may not realize the real advantages of us high-level psykers."

Tai Shenggang didn't like to keep people in suspense, so he asked and answered his own questions, speaking slowly:

“It’s lifespan.

"The reason why we were so strong before was because Fu Jian was about to die. We all knew that he was going to detonate the nuclear bomb here before he died, and take the six of us with him.

“But what happens after the nuclear bomb explodes inside the Sphere of Silence?
"Over the past few decades, we have moved a large number of manpower from the vicinity of the Sphere of Silence to various areas, and built a large number of defensive fortifications inside and outside the Sphere of Silence. The six of us have obtained some means to deal with nuclear bombs.

"After the nuclear explosion, even if the six of us cannot escape and die, there will still be SS-level psychics who stand up, and there will still be a large number of S-level psychics appearing in major war zones. It is not an empty talk to destroy the remaining high-level officials of D5, and the human world will still have the Psychic City as its capital... This is our general trend! The individual strength of ordinary humans cannot be compared with that of psychics!
"Therefore, the major war zones are essentially wavering. They must consider the future, the future without Fu Jian... Even Fu Jian himself has to consider this issue. He had already shown a tendency to soften and wanted to preserve the flame of humanity.

“Now, Fu Jian has gained more life.

“The attitudes of the major war zones have become ambiguous.”

Someone asked: "Is it possible that this is fake news deliberately released by Fu Jian?"

"No," Tai Shenggang said, "We have accurate information from sources. Except for the commanders-in-chief of the D2 and D3 integrated war zones, the old commanders of other war zones have recovered their health and can live at least ten more years."

"this?"

"real or fake?"

"How did they do it? Without the infusion experiment, how could they use psychic energy to strengthen themselves? Even if they used psychic energy to strengthen themselves, it would probably reduce their lifespan instead of increasing it."

Meng Jin asked: "Could this also be caused by the black storm?"

"From the current perspective, it is highly likely that it is, but we still cannot rule out the possibility that a spiritual practitioner gave them some new technology that we are not aware of. The spiritual practitioner's civilization is too powerful."

Tai Shenggang nodded slowly:
“Compared to nuclear bombs, changes in the political environment are the real threat.

"The ecology that has lasted for the past fifty years has been broken. We must eradicate the black storm as soon as possible!

“Only by ensuring the monopoly of psychic energy and the guiding role of psychics in human society can we ensure the continued glory of the Psychic City!

"I know you all have your own little thoughts. Once you are far away from the Sphere of Silence, it is easy for your ambitions to grow slowly. Just like Xing Dian, I thought he was a prodigal son who had returned to the right path, but I didn't expect him to be an ungrateful person who wasted our precious S-level material."

Meng Jin lowered his head and thought, then said in a deep voice: "Then why not try to obtain the Black Storm's technology?"

Tai Shenggang asked back: "Do you think Fu Jian will miss this opportunity and make us stronger?"

"Of course not, but Fu Jian and Black Storm are two different people."

Meng Jin said quickly:
“As long as they are two people, their demands will be biased.

“Besides, our situation is not that bad. D5’s biggest trouble right now is not us, but the group of blade beasts around them.

"They had previously attacked various fronts and indeed achieved some results, which was very inspiring and made the major war zones more confident in Fu Jian, but it also angered the Blade Beasts, and they will definitely accumulate strength to retaliate against D5.

“Even if Fu Jian wants to attack us, we will actively defend and hold out for this period of time. When the blade beasts attack D5 in large numbers, we will be able to turn defense into offense. Moreover... using D5 to consume the blade beasts’ strength is also a good thing for us.

"If D5 can't survive the Blade Beast tide, we will take the initiative to propose conditions and ask them to hand over Black Storm, or persuade Black Storm to choose a better tree to roost in."

Everyone at the conference table was thinking about it.

Tai Shenggang said slowly: "You can say such naive words, which shows that you still don't know Fu Jian well enough. Meng Jin, you are still too young after all."

"Tai Lao, I don't understand."

"Fu Jian has considered all of what you just said. Fu Jian was a staunch supporter of the population control policy before, just to prevent the blade beasts from aggressively attacking the human reservation."

Tai Shenggang sighed:
“But now, it is obvious that Fu Jian’s all-round fight against the blade beasts is to create a political environment that is conducive to his uniting the major war zones.

"Temporarily repelling the blade beast is just a process, what is his purpose?
"Next he will definitely attack us and make us bow our heads!

"The best scenario at that time is that all psychics will have self-destruct chips added to their brains, and psychics will be completely managed by the major war zones!
"The worst case scenario is that they will raze the Psychic City to the ground... Believe me, Fu Jian will definitely do that!"

Meng Jin wanted to say something but stopped himself.

He saw the warning in Tai Shenggang's eyes.

Someone asked: "Mr. Tai, what should we do next?"

"We can't let Fu Jian and the others make any more moves."

Tai Shenggang said slowly:

"When the situation is favorable to him, the chance of him pressing the nuclear bomb button is almost zero, so you don't have to worry about what will happen to the six of us old immortals. We also have certain means to avoid the explosion.

“Spiritual practitioners always stand with us.

"Next, the Investigation Team, Judgment Team, and Destruction Team of the Spirit Management Council will each mobilize a group of elite troops. I will set up a command center headed by... Meng Jin?"

Meng Jin stood up immediately: "Tai Lao!"

"Well, you are the head of the Judiciary and have made outstanding contributions to maintaining internal stability... Who do you think would be a better person to be in charge of this command center? I'd like to hear your opinion."

As soon as these words came out, Meng Jin's expression became a little more unnatural.

Many people at the conference table smiled.

Meng Jin said, "Tai Lao, can I apply not to participate in the operation this time? I was seriously injured in the previous fight with the rebellious Xing Dian, and now I feel a little unwell... Excuse me."

He bowed briefly and turned toward the elevator.

There was a bit more whispering around the conference table.

A woman said coldly: "Who do you think you are? If it weren't for your grandfather, you wouldn't be where you are today?" "Okay, stop talking."

Meng Jin didn't look back. He lowered his head, entered the elevator, and went up with a smile on his face.

Tai Shenggang said simply: "Okay, let's continue the meeting. You all nominate a person to be in charge of the operation."

……

Two hours later.

Fortress No. 76, seventh floor, in the courtyard of Uncle Tai’s studio.

The courtyard was filled with wooden boxes, each containing high-level crystal cores without the remaining souls of blade beasts.

Wang Jixuan was grinning from ear to ear as he busied himself with counting.

Not only did they dig out crystal cores in the subspace left by spiritual practitioner No. 4, they also found a bunch of precious materials that could be used to refine weapons.

Plus the treasures obtained in the previous battle to annihilate Jialinuo;
Wang Jixuan suddenly realized what it meant to become rich suddenly.

Previously, he had overlooked another use of the war puppet...

When he refines Xing Dian into a stable war puppet, won't he have a Jindan-level tool refiner? He can directly refine some low-level magic weapons!

When cultivators fight, the increase in combat strength caused by important weapons and formations, and magic weapons should not be underestimated!
He can't wait to make his own war puppet.

Too bad, I still have to attend a meeting.

Mudan, who had changed into a maid outfit, called out from the second floor: "Sir! Everyone is waiting for you!"

"Here I come," Wang Jixuan tiptoed and floated straight into the second-floor window.

Mudan handed over the helmet. Wang Jixuan thought about it and didn't put it on. He walked to the sofa in the corner and sat down.

Mudan and Wu Man stood behind him, one on each side.

More than a dozen split screens appeared on the projection screen in front. Fu Jian was in the upper left corner, the situation on Wang Jixuan's side appeared in the upper right corner, and Dongfang Zhenghong appeared in the lower right corner.

In addition to several senior generals of the same rank as Black Shell, there are also the Commander-in-Chief and Chief of Staff of D7/D8/D9.

This meeting was also chaired by Fu Jian himself.

When he saw Wang Jixuan's true face appear on camera, a smile appeared on his face, and he said in a deep voice:
"Everyone, let me formally introduce you to King Zheng of the Black Storm."

Taoist Wang nodded calmly: "Hello, everyone."

A group of old generals immediately smiled brightly and greeted each other one after another.

The He Yuan Dan alone is enough to win their respect.

Fu Jian cleared his throat and the video conference soon became quiet.

He said, "This meeting is to give a brief report on the events that happened in D2. A small-scale conflict occurred there. Wang Zheng led the team to eliminate Xing Dian's forces, which dealt a heavy blow to the Spirit Management Committee of the Psychic City. Five S-level psychics were killed and one was captured. The important resources controlled by Xing Dian have been transported back to us."

The generals were in high spirits.

Fu Jian continued, "The harm of the Psychic City has been proven repeatedly over the past fifty years, so there is no need for me to elaborate. This conflict has already aroused the contradiction between us and the Psychic City to an irreconcilable point. It is expected that the Psychic City will retaliate..."

Fu Jian briefly introduced the situation, and then changed the subject:
“I propose that we launch a short, fast-paced offensive operation to contain the counterattack of the Psychic City and further strike at the forces of the Psychic City.

“Our goal should be to return the Psychic City to its original position and become a part of human civilization, rather than being above human civilization.

"Unifying the Psychic City is a necessary step for us to fight against the Pillar-class Saber Beasts and the main Saber Beast groups."

"agree."

"agree."

"Agreed... Do we have a specific target to attack?"

"Yes," Fu Jian said, "We must set up the battlefield outside our controlled area, in an area closer to us, at Fortress No. 3 in Xingrui Plain in the D012 Integrated War Zone."

A detailed topographic map appeared in front of the projection screen.

Fu Jian briefly introduced: "This fortress is very close to D5. The previous sneak attacks by the Psychic City on us were all transited from this fortress. There are three institutions of the th Institute of Biology nearby, and a military base controlled by the Psychic City. It is one of the few points where they have accumulated more strength besides the Psychic City..."

Fu Jian began to introduce the subsequent combat plan. The overall idea was to surround the point and attack the reinforcements.

This was also the plan that Fu Jian had prepared before, and now it is announced to be a joint operation with the new Third War Zone.

After listening for a while, Wang Jixuan thought the plan was good and wisely began to act as a mascot.

He probably doesn't need to take any action in this kind of operation, and he will have just enough time to practice and refine war puppets.

The meeting lasted only forty minutes, but the time for action and the resources to be mobilized were basically determined, and plans and steps for mutual support were formulated.

Their only concern is that the blade beasts may counterattack prematurely.

Therefore, even if we use local forces to attack the Psychic City this time, we must also make overall preparations for war.

"Everyone," Fu Jian summarized the meeting, "As long as we win this battle, we will be able to establish our advantage in counterattacking the Psychic City! The blood debt accumulated over the past fifty years can only be washed away with blood! The lessons taught by the Beast God are already extremely profound! You are all soldiers who grew up under my watch. I don't want anyone here to be timid, fearful, or timid. The future of mankind is built on our blood!"

"Yes!"

Wang Jixuan stood in awe, secretly gave a thumbs up, and continued to think about the plan of refining the war puppet.

Behind him, Wu Man seemed to be touched, and the boy's gaze became even hotter.

As soon as the meeting was adjourned, Wang Jixuan immediately jumped to the side and breathed a long sigh of relief.

Meetings are such a torture.

"Wu Man, write a summary of the meeting! I'll get back to work!"

"Ok sir."

"Sir," Peony asked, "Aunt Dragonfly wants to invite you to lunch. Do you want to accept?"

Wang Jixuan asked, "Does she have any serious business?"

"There should be."

"Then call Beta. I haven't been intimate with Beta for a long time," Wang Jixuan said with a smile, "I will have to trouble Beta's hair later."

Mudan blinked and looked at Wang Jixuan jumping back into the yard. She couldn't help but muttered, "Who would have thought that the one who could threaten Lieutenant Colonel Lingtong's position would be a male tree man."

"What?" Wu Man asked in confusion.

"Children, don't ask questions."

Wu Man smiled bitterly and shook his head.

However, Wang Jixuan's journey to refine a war puppet was destined to be bumpy.

He had just finished counting the harvest in the subspace when No. 5's exclusive spirit slave, the somewhat timid young girl, followed Zheng Shiduo and came over.

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(PS: I deleted the manuscript again. I was scratching my head. After much thought, I decided to describe the rivalry between Meng Jin and Tai Shenggang in detail to enrich the overall plot. The next chapter will also be late, but it should be updated before 10 pm. I will inform the group and the book review area in time if the update is late.)
(End of this chapter)