Industrial Cthulhu doesn't believe in the end times.

Chapter 197 "Xiao Zhenru, where are your drones?"

To enter the secret realm at this time, one would truly have to fight one's way through. It wasn't that Su Xun didn't want to go in later, but the situation didn't allow for delay.

More threats are looming, and the real tidal wave of marine mammals may have already set off from the depths of the ocean. Many problems should be solved as soon as possible.

Su Xun took the lead, followed by the rest of the group, who formed an arrowhead formation with artillery fire clearing the way ahead.

Everyone felt as if they were sailing through raging waves, with surging and chaotic spiritual energy bursting forth all around them. The explosives in the cannonballs had also been modified, making them incredibly powerful.

The strongest force came from Su Xun, whose boundless spiritual power almost carried the two hundred or so people forward together.

The alien species are no longer unfamiliar opponents. Alien species of the same level are even slightly weaker than mutated beasts or even zombies, although they are often of a higher level.

Fortunately, there are no beings of the sixth rank or above in front of us. Each rank is a huge threshold. Even among the Twisted Species, high-ranking beings are not commonplace.

As another massive wind blade whipped up a gale, two more Tier 5 alien species fell to the ground. The violent airflow cleared away the smoke and cleaved open a fissure in the mountain of corpses, through which many extraordinary beings passed.

Now is not the time to train others. Any alien species that appear in his field of vision are basically killed on the spot by Su Xun.

This also caused the team behind Su Xun, especially the high-level superhumans, to become increasingly silent.

How can someone who has just broken through to the fifth rank kill others of the same rank as easily as cutting vegetables?

"It must be because the mutant species is too weak." Lin Hai and Xu Zhao secretly communicated on the flank of the formation.

"I feel the same way, I think I could do it too!"

The two agreed wholeheartedly, except for Yin Danyi, who shook her head slightly, giving them the look of someone looking at a fool.

And so, the group rushed into the fog almost without stopping for a moment.

Inside the secret realm, everything was still shrouded in mist. Upon entering, the scenery was no different from that of Haiqu. The land was barren, and occasionally some twisted and disordered buildings could be seen on the distant mountain peaks. After rushing in, the number of alien species around actually decreased.

Su Xun dealt with several more nearby alien creatures, led the team to a relatively safe place, and turned to speak to the others.

"Now we're going to move deeper. Everyone stay close and don't fall behind!"

"Set up cognitive anchors along the way, and avoid high-level alien species if possible. We are not here to exterminate alien species, so try to stay hidden as much as possible!"

"understand!"

The technology of cognitive anchors has now reached a preliminary stage of maturity. The alien species, which are not very intelligent, are not very interested in such things, so they are not so easy to destroy. Placing them now will lay the foundation for further exploration in the future.

At this moment, Tao Yue had been put down by Xiao Zhenru. The oracle bone in her hand shone even brighter after entering the secret realm, and the flowing patterns had already faintly pointed out a direction.

This direction was naturally the same as the goal of Su Xun and the others. Su Xun had him stay by his side to guide the team.

Now that he has at least level two stamina, there's no need to keep carrying him around unless it's an emergency.

They were told to be careful to stay hidden, but Su Xun still managed to cleave all the alien creatures they encountered along the way in one swift stroke, leaving their corpses behind. They didn't have much time to collect spiritual energy crystals. Soon, they arrived at the sea area that was tinged with a faint red hue, and encountered their first sixth-tier alien creature, a giant beast resembling an octopus, which was lying on the shore, not making any move for the time being.

Faced with a sixth-tier mutant, Su Xun showed a long-lost caution and stopped in his tracks at a distance.

"What should we do? Go around it?"

Yin Danyi came to Su Xun's side and asked him a question.

"Why go around it?" Su Xun shook his head and looked at Xiao Zhenru: "Where are your floating cannons? Give them a couple of hits."

On that day in Haiqu, using nuclear weapons to deal with the sixth-order aliens was a last resort, but also a foolproof strategy. The spiritual energy jets could not be resisted by anyone below the seventh order, so it was just right for this situation.

"..." Su Xun's words were perfectly reasonable, but the group of extraordinary individuals were speechless for a moment.

Your caution and my caution seem different?
So, Commander-in-Chief, are the high-level alien species you just mentioned up to the seventh level?
This is one of the few times Su Xun has led an exploration like this, and the group of extraordinary individuals are not very familiar with his style.

In Su Xun's previous life, many high-level extraordinary individuals like him shared a similar characteristic: they possessed both necessary caution and adventurous courage. Su Xun, in particular, had earned his opportunity for a transformation in strength in his previous life by fighting for it himself within the secret realm.

In response to their doubts, Su Xun rarely showed a helpless expression. He nodded and said, "That's right. We really can't beat a seventh-level opponent in a short time. If you see one, you must run fast."

"We can't outrun them..." Yin Danyi sighed, "With our current level, how can we possibly outrun a seventh-tier mutant? Just seeing them means certain death."

"It's not that scary."

Su Xun smiled and said, "We'll be lucky to encounter a few sixth-tier beings along the way. Even if there are seventh-tier beings, unless we're extremely unlucky, they won't be interested in us."

After a long silence, Lin Hai suddenly spoke up: "Commander, if we really encounter a seventh-tier opponent, you must run as fast as you can. We'll risk our lives to hold them off for a while!"

These words startled Su Xun slightly. He suddenly realized that he was no longer fighting alone. Many people were willing to fight alongside him, and he no longer had to risk his life for a little opportunity like he had in his previous life.

He was deeply moved, so he patted Lin Hai on the shoulder and said frankly, "You can't do that. You're too weak. You can't hold them off. If you see them, just run away."

Lin Hai opened his mouth, speechless. Yin Danyi, who was next to him, burst out laughing first, followed by a low, suppressed laugh from the group.

Beside her, Xiao Zhenru was already prepared. Her floating cannons had been further improved compared to a few months ago, although their appearance was still somewhat similar to the previous ones.

Jet weapons generally have a range of only a few hundred meters, and individual rifles powered by the superhumans themselves have an even shorter range. Their greatest advantage is that they can continuously inflict damage on matter within their entire range.

In other words, this could be described as a long sword with a sharp blade several hundred meters long, which made it possible for them to kill giant individuals like sixth-tier mutants.

When they made the decision, they were still a little far from the giant beast. After all, it's easy to see a mountain, and this giant beast, which was as tall as a mountain, could be spotted from tens of kilometers away if the view was good. Even in the secret realm, they saw it from a distance far enough.

A group of people stayed behind to wait. Those who participated in this operation were mainly Su Xun and several fourth-tier individuals.

(End of this chapter)