Building a sect from scratch.

Chapter 105 Before the Birth of Truth

Beside the rocket launcher pile, the scapegoat giant, having finished recording the data, shouted loudly, "Next batch! Are there any gunners volunteering for the next batch?"

"Yes, yes, yes! I want to play too, you pro!"

"Me too!"

"Please, could you give me a spot? I really want to try!"

A crowd of players jostled and pushed their way through, with some even going so far as to hug the leg of the scapegoat giant.

“Hey... classmate, get up first. You'll definitely have a chance. There are still plenty of rocket launchers left,” the scapegoat giant, startled by the players' enthusiasm, added, “Two of the three rocket launchers in the next batch don't have a secondary propulsion design, and... they don't have any spirit-guiding margin either. They're basically instantaneous, so it's a bit dangerous. You might die if you're not wearing protective armor in the game…”

"It's okay! I'm not afraid to die! I'll die three times a day!"

"I've just died three times already!"

"I've died six times!"

"Do you eat fried dough sticks or not? Why are you even comparing this?!"

Ma Lou from the lab advised, "Let's set up three launch sites first. If you want to experience it, you can take turns!"

Upon hearing this, a military enthusiast immediately and enthusiastically moved some stones to set up a launch pad, while also trying to make his presence known: "Please save a spot for me, sir!"

Soon, the players had haphazardly arranged four or five launch pads. The Giant of the Palace, unable to bear it any longer, began to adjust the placement of the stones one by one, and finally directed the players to place three rocket launchers with special markings in the "launch pads".

The three selected players happily squatted down next to the various rocket launchers, while Ma Lou in the laboratory began to evacuate players who were too close together, quickly clearing out an area.

"Everyone is in his place——"

"preparation--"

"put--"

The Jade Emperor, with his loud voice, volunteered to take command. As he finished speaking, two seconds later, a series of somewhat disjointed "bangs" rang out, and three rockets hurtled into the battlefield, illuminating the sky once more.

Seconds later, three more mushroom clouds exploded in the pile of corpses and demons.

However, the damage from this explosion was less than the last one, and the mushroom cloud that rose up was visibly smaller than the last one.

Since there was no actual launcher or support, nor any protective shield, the shockwave from the rocket launcher knocked the three players to the ground, and they appeared to be seriously injured.

A military enthusiast gamer, half-paralyzed on the ground, roared, "Quick! Kill me and let me revive! I can't move!"

The onlookers rolled their eyes: "Attacking a green-named player will get you banned! If we kill you, we'll all get banned too! You might as well just kill yourself!"

Thus, under the complex gazes of the elders and disciples of the Zhu Guangcheng Sect, the three players slit their own throats, their speed and ruthlessness utterly incomprehensible.

The scapegoat giant and the laboratory's Ma Lou were discussing the recorded observation results again: "The psionic secondary propulsion design will not reduce the power of the rocket launcher, and may even increase its power... Hmm, it remains to be discussed, but at least it will not reduce the power."

"Designing a margin for spirit attraction is necessary; otherwise, without armor, it would be like hurting the enemy ten thousand while losing eight thousand of your own—a losing proposition!"

"But why were the effects of both experiments much weaker than we expected?"

"Perhaps the spiritual energy in the air affected the rocket launcher? For example, by creating a kind of 'resistance'?"

"Very likely, we need to find a way to verify it!" "Let's prepare to test the third group first, and go straight for the maximum power!"

In the laboratory, Ma Lou made the final decision, instructing the players to position the five rocket launchers.

"and many more!"

The Jade Emperor suddenly said, "Let's try targeting that BOSS! He should be within our attack range, right?"

The scapegoat giant frowned and said, "Yes, yes, the place he's standing is less than two kilometers away from here, but rocket launchers have very low accuracy. Even if you aim, it's hard to hit that spot exactly. It's all down to luck."

The Jade Emperor persisted: "Let's leave it to luck then. In any case, it's best to aim for the BOSS and attack, just in case."

"Then let me try!"

As the scapegoat giant spoke, he readjusted the angle of the rocket launcher.

This test involved three rockets that could fire instantly and two that had some reserve energy for summoning spirits, so the area around the launch site was still cleared.

Just as the area was being cleared and final launch preparations were underway, Zhu Fukun, nearly two kilometers away, remained silent with a gloomy face.

Zhu Fukun also witnessed the second attack using the same method. Although he was always arrogant and conceited, he was not without brains.

The initial reason for causing trouble for Guangcheng Sect was indeed because he had his eye on the female disciple who had amazed everyone with her talent in alchemy at the Penglai Immortal Gathering. He wanted to stage a drama of forced marriage and then use a secret method to strip her of her aptitude and cultivation.

The use of the Immortal Extinction Banner was merely a show of force to the Guangcheng Sect, not a genuine intention to destroy them. After all, this was Central Continent territory, and they couldn't act too recklessly, lest they cause trouble for the Taiyi Sect.

But he never expected that such a small, insignificant sect would actually be able to put up a fight, and even had some powerful methods hidden. This made him wicked and he had the idea of ​​destroying the sect. As long as he did it cleanly and refined all the cultivators into Yin Corpses and ghosts and put them into the Immortal Extermination Banner, even if it was the Taiyi Sect, they couldn't do anything without evidence!
Moreover, whoever faces the Misty Immortal Sect, wouldn't they all have to give the Misty Golden Immortal some face?
But now, seeing that this sect is becoming increasingly troublesome, Zhu Fukun simply released his secret technique again, releasing the Ghost General from the Immortal Extinction Banner!
A giant, standing three meters tall, emerged from the Immortal Extinction Banner. The giant wielded two broadswords, wore dark armor with thick black mist emanating from the gaps in the armor, and wore a ferocious multicolored mask under its helmet. Not only did it look incredibly intimidating, but the pressure it exuded was also close to that of a Nascent Soul stage cultivator!

Elder Hu became even more anxious—if this thing were to attack the mountain-protecting formation, the formation probably wouldn't even last ten minutes! He urged the disciples around him to seek help again, but then looked expectantly at Fang Xianyu, whose expression had become even more grave.

Fang Xianyu was also aware of the critical situation. For the first time ever, she took the initiative to say to the players, "Send a few to aim at the Ghost General. Once he gets close to the mountain-protecting formation, I'm afraid we won't be able to hold out for long!"

"Roger that!"

Ma Lou from the laboratory was the first to jog over to a rocket launcher and begin adjusting the angle.

The Jade Emperor also spammed the world chat: "Players who aren't afraid of death, hurry up and hold off that biggest ghost general! The sect leader told us to attack it first!"

Even the Master, who was resting after exhausting his stamina and mana from a battle, received a private message from the Jade Emperor: "Master, you have the best equipment right now. Can you find a way to delay the Ghost General, or at least keep it in a certain position? Our rocket launchers are aimed at it! The sect leader said that if it gets close to the mountain-protecting formation, we'll all be in trouble!"

"Okay! I'll try my best! You guys just aim for my position!"

Master readily agreed, called over his teammates with whom he had just worked together seamlessly, changed into the best gold equipment he had acquired at great expense, and walked out of the mountain-protecting formation with high spirits.

Let me explain the content of the recent chapters.

First, let me elaborate: I'm a useless art student, the kind who fails math, physics, and chemistry.

Secondly, I researched information about 107 for a long time. My first encounter with it was in "That Rabbit," but unfortunately, I couldn't find any detailed close-up shots or descriptions of its power after it exploded (including the degree of vaporization). Therefore, all my descriptions are based on my personal imagination, because I was afraid of writing something like "The Empress Making Pancakes." I even consulted several readers who were much better than me but still didn't know much about it, and I watched many related videos repeatedly. But I'm still worried about making a fool of myself in an area I don't understand.

So, I welcome knowledgeable experts to join the group and challenge me, so I can write more smoothly, hehehe.

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