High-tech invasion, I can see the future

Chapter 189 You're the Heir to the Throne, Aren't You? Ancient Ghosts

After everyone arrived at the location, the captain of the guards gathered them together.

After giving a brief explanation, he distributed various equipment to everyone.

All sorts of technologically advanced super weapons, including those special cylindrical super-powered grenades, sci-fi super-powered pistols specifically designed to counter spirit monsters, and various heavy weapons deployed in this area.

One of the trainees asked curiously, "Wow! Who are we going to fight?"

The instructor in charge of the introduction narrowed his eyes and asked, "Didn't your instructors tell you beforehand?"

The student was immediately intimidated by the imposing aura, and then stammered, "I mentioned the Gates of Hell, hellish creatures, the undead, and ghosts from the underworld."

Upon hearing this, the instructor's imposing manner subsided, and he said, "Well, tonight, you will witness the legendary Gates of Hell. And you will fight alongside thousands of soldiers here."

"I hope all trainees can be serious and take tonight's battle seriously."

After watching for more than an hour, everyone gained a basic understanding of various weapons.

It's clear that the official team gathered everyone at the training ground yesterday and arranged for them to participate in the Battle of the Seventh Gate of Hell today, which was quite rushed.

Bai Yu, the one who handed over the intelligence, had the clearest understanding of his mission.

"The authorities are really short-staffed right now!"

"And to put it bluntly, tonight's battle is a knockout tournament!"

Those who survive will naturally receive better training.

"The compensation and such will be maximized. After all, ordinary money isn't much of a burden on official finances."

After the official introduction, they assigned tasks to everyone and then didn't interfere much, allowing everyone to move around freely and learn more about the venue.

Bai Yu and the other students naturally gathered together.

After witnessing tonight's scene, everyone felt that it had exceeded their expectations.

Zhuge Ming couldn't help but look at Bai Yu and said, "I've heard that Brother Yu has the ability to divine?"

"It's only half-baked, what's wrong?"

"So, Brother Yu, what are your thoughts on the situation tonight?"

"This is too broad a topic to discuss at the moment."

"Regarding the northern mountain range, based on my observations of the stars, I sense the situation is not good."

Bai Yu was well aware that the situation was not good, but he still tried to have enough trust in the authorities and said, "There's no point in talking about this. We just need to do our own jobs."

"Besides, our current level of cultivation is too low to see anything."

However, Zhuge Ming was clearly somewhat arrogant.

Or rather, he had more faith in his astrological abilities.

"The gates of hell are wide open tonight, and we are now caught in the middle, unable to extricate ourselves. It's always good to discuss this in advance."

"So, what are your thoughts on tonight's match?"

Zhuge Ming stated directly, "We can't hold it."

Bai Yu was taken aback, wondering if Zhuge Ming had seen through something.

After careful consideration, I realized that none of the four intelligence reports today were warnings, and the purple intelligence report had only revealed the enemy's general layout.

Nothing unexpected happened.

But following Zhuge Ming's lead, he asked, "If we can't hold the position, what are our plans?"

"Deserters are out of the question; when the nest is overturned, no egg remains unbroken."

"All I want to say is that everyone here definitely has their own abilities, and if they were to unleash them, they could be equivalent to half of the Spirit Sea."

"Let's all share our secrets so we can coordinate better during tonight's battle."

Bai Yu: Hey! So that's what you were thinking about. I thought it was some kind of bloody disaster or something, it made me really uneasy.

Zhuge Ming raised this question because Bai Yu's performance in the battle of Guta Village was truly... utterly inhuman!

He thought something terrible was about to happen.

Who knew that Bai Yu would have such a burst of power!

"Since I brought this up, I'll just say it directly."

"Have you all heard about the combat simulation equipment that the martial arts team will be preparing soon?"

"I've used all my special moves. My strongest move is a meteor shower released using a treasure fan crafted from star power and star feathers. It has a wide attack range, destructive power of level 32-35, and an energy level exceeding 50,000."

This level of energy clearly belongs to the category of relying on external forces, the power of ancient gods!

"Besides that, my other moves include the Tai Chi diagram, the Eight Directions Squad Formation, and the Heavenly Star Lantern."

During the last battle at Guta Village, everyone was focused on maintaining the formation, so Bai Yu didn't really have a chance to witness Zhuge Ming and the others' skills.

Hearing about the methods used, I was still somewhat shocked.

My brothers are all cheaters!

Once Zhuge Ming started talking, the others seemed to be competing with each other, not stopping until they revealed their ultimate tricks.

Li Zha has quite a few tricks up his sleeve. His three ultimate moves—the spear, the pagoda, and the prayer beads—can all unleash the combat power of a Spirit Sea Realm cultivator.

Yang Fei's main strength lies in his sustained combat power. Secondly, he can use the power of the ancient god to have a brief burst of power, equivalent to a level 30 Spirit Sea.

Sun Yaya's special move is flooding, which doesn't seem to be very effective on this kind of battlefield.

However, she had several other methods, which were not as effective as those of Yu Lizha and others.

What caught Bai Yu's attention was Lei Tao. This guy was also the kind of person with a strong personality who didn't want to be inferior to others. He said, "I mainly cultivate the way of lightning. Although I haven't used ancient god artifacts to cultivate, I still have quite a few tricks up my sleeve."

"The Thunderstone of the God of Thunder, the Thunder Drum made by Kui, and the Mirror of the Goddess of Lightning that releases lightning. These three techniques can unleash the combat power of a Spirit Sea Realm cultivator."

"In addition, I also have the Heavenly Army Banner of General Zhang Jiao, which can summon an army."

"This is something we can work on with Bai Yu. With your cooperation, the Heavenly Banner might be able to summon some unexpected creatures."

On the surface, nothing seemed amiss with the Lei family.

Bai Yu naturally wouldn't show any displeasure, but simply smiled and said, "Alright, we'll see what Brother Lei Tao has to offer then."

After him, it became somewhat difficult for others to demonstrate the methods of the Spirit Sea Realm.

Finally, it was Bai Yu's turn to talk about his abilities.

Bai Yu thought for a moment and said simply, "I have mastered six or seven kinds of thunder-based techniques so far, such as Palm Thunder, Heavenly Thunder Guidance, Thunder Movement, and Thunder Shadow Body. I haven't learned them all yet."

"As for my explosive methods, I used them a while ago and haven't recovered yet, so I probably won't be able to use them tonight."

However, Bai Yu felt that saying it like that wasn't quite right, so he added, "My normal combat strength should be around level 25. I also have three spirit beasts at the late stage of the Spirit Origin Realm."

"Ancient god artifacts can probably summon dozens of combat-capable individuals around level 15."

"Oh right, there's also a treasure related to Xiang Yu, the Hegemon-King, but it's rarely used now."

Although he used it sparingly, he never forgot to nourish himself with blood.

Moreover, his current physique is extremely strong.

If you use it, it should be very powerful!

The others noticed that Bai Yu's earlier statement was concise, but later he claimed to possess level 25 combat power, three late-stage Spirit Origin Realm spirit beasts, and dozens of summoned creatures.

Naturally, there were no objections.

If you want to offer suggestions, you first have to be more capable than others, right?

Li Zha then suggested, "How about tonight, Brother Yu will lead our small team of about twenty people?"

"what?"

"In a battle like this, the worst thing is to fight alone; there needs to be someone to command. We're all proud and arrogant, we know each other well, and our strengths are similar, so none of us are willing to submit to the others. Brother Yu, on the other hand, is quite suitable. I believe that during tonight's battle, no one will be dissatisfied."

Bai Yu had a feeling that this guy was trying to crown him emperor.

But he didn't stand on ceremony, saying, "Alright! Then I won't refuse. I'll just wait for the gates of hell to open!"

After saying that, everyone dispersed, some to cultivate briefly, others to learn more about the situation.

Bai Yu glanced at the elves who were being left out in the cold.

They came to help in human territory, and it wouldn't be appropriate to leave them standing around, so they went over there.

"The battle hasn't even started yet, but I'd like to thank everyone for their help!"

"It's okay, we can help each other out anyway~"

"Then let me show you around here. To be honest, I've never seen many of these military-related supernatural weapons before. This is also the first time I've participated in something like this."

"Hmm? This is your first time too? Aren't you a human prince?"

"??? We don't have any princes."

Freya pouted, tidied her words, and said, "Um, what I mean is, your status among humans should be equivalent to that of a prince, right? After all, you're only at the second realm, yet you have such great strength."

"And those people seem to revolve around you."

"In our world, there are also humans. You are like their heir to the throne, and they are like the sons of lords."

"I'm just an ordinary person at best, I'm just naturally gifted."

"what?"

"What's wrong? Do you feel your status is too low?"

"No, no, no, no, I was just curious, I meant no harm."

"It's alright. The most important thing right now is to prepare for tonight's battle."

"What is the most urgent task?"

"Wait a minute, I'll find someone to connect you to the same channel."

After saying that, a flash of white light appeared, and Bai Ling appeared.

But Bai Ling's big, dark eyes looked at Bai Yu, and she seemed very angry.

"Ahem, look, this little elf is just as cute as you. Cute people always have lots to talk about, right?"

Bai Ling is easily appeased.

And she really wanted to chat with the elf, so the two of them, one human and one dragon, quickly started talking.

While showing Freya and the others around, Bai Yu also surveyed the valley.

He could sense two elven auras emanating from a mountain peak behind him.

Their natural power is incredibly abundant!

"The power of Thor's Eye grants me formidable tracking abilities."

"If this had happened during the old cases, wow, I can't even imagine!"

It was close to 7 p.m.

Sunset and moonrise.

Under the special field, wandering souls began to appear in the dense forest.

Most of these people are dressed in ancient clothing.

These low-level wandering spirits are naturally handled by reserve cadets.

Although it was already the lowest level, it was still their first time encountering ghosts, and everyone was still a little scared.

Zhang Youpeng was considered one of the boldest among this group.

And this kid also formed a six-person team.

Zhang Youpeng mustered his courage and said, "I'll trap it with a net first. If the ghost is strong enough, then you can fire."

"Alright, Brother Youpeng!"

At this time, Qianyu acted relatively bravely and seemed to be the kind of person who was down-to-earth.

He picked up the soul-catching net and threw it at the three ghosts in front of him.

As a result, the air force failed!

"Holy crap! You're using a net-fishing method, aren't you?"

Zhang Youpeng was quite daring; he picked up a specially made cold weapon, the Soul Spear, and thrust it directly at the target.

When the spear pierced the ghost's body, a vortex was created at the point where the ghost was stabbed.

Then, a suction force pulled the soul body, slowly merging it into the soul spear.

But a ghost resembling a farmer raised a hoe and struck directly at them.

Zhang Youpeng tried to draw his spear to defend himself, but there was a tremendous resistance, as if it were trying to lift up the ghost that was being absorbed.

With a "bang~" sound.

A shot rang out!

The bullet struck the ghost precisely in the heart, instantly rendering it temporarily incapacitated.

Upon closer inspection, it was Qian Yu who fired the shot.

Zhang Youpeng urged, "Quick! Use the red spear to stab him and absorb his energy; that's our score!"

The other team members hurriedly eliminated the remaining two soul entities.

Meanwhile, in the shadows, Bai Yu was also observing the process of clearly seeing the ghost.

Zhang Youpeng had a good relationship with him, so naturally he paid more attention to him.

"Captain, there seems to be an item inside this lightning spear that collects souls."

Li Yunbin nodded and said, "Yes! Removing the cold, yin energy from the ghost's body will make it equivalent to a soul-type treasure."

Just then, a commotion arose in the distance.

"Holy crap! Monster! Monster!"

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and discovered that it was a giant wild boar!

This wild boar is about five meters tall, and its tusks are as long as three meters.

Moreover, the hair in the north is like steel thorns.

The aura of the peak of the Spirit Origin Realm!

Bai Yu was shocked. It was only a little past seven o'clock, and such a big monster had already arrived?

At this moment, a formation appeared under the wild boar's feet, and eight chains were thrown out, attempting to imprison the wild boar.

Bai Yu looked over and saw that it was a formal student at the Qi Gathering Realm.

Netherworld attribute!

That's quite rare.

Those formal trainees with some ability definitely want to show off.

Some of them have even entered the Earth-level training rooms, and now they have to protect their positions.

A moment later, a blue bird spirit appeared and pounced over in a flash.

"boom!"

But these attacks are nothing more than a tickle to wild boars.

Bai Yu's eyes flickered; he couldn't let them expend too much energy on just one monster.

He pointed forward with one hand, and three spherical palm-shaped grenades appeared.

"go!"

Three lightning balls, each half a meter in diameter, hurtled towards the target.

"Boom!"

The first explosion instantly impacted the wild boar's soul.

The second one formed a confinement domain.

The third lightning bolt, carrying ten golden bolts, struck directly at the two boar horns that were gathering energy.

"Roar~!"

The wild boar let out a painful and angry howl.

The group of official trainees initially thought it was government personnel who had intervened, but upon closer inspection, they realized it was the first batch of trainees.

A young student with a shaved head said, "No wonder he was able to get a training room directly, it's truly a dream!"

As soon as he finished speaking, several Buddhist fists appeared behind him and charged towards the weakened wild boar.

But the battle here was not over yet when a two-headed giant snake appeared in the distance.

Bai Yu frowned, puzzled, "It doesn't feel like an ancient soul."

Yang Fei, standing to the side, said, "A fierce battle took place here in March."

"The Gates of Hell gather souls from within a ten-kilometer radius; there are quite a few battles taking place in the shadows in these northern mountains!"

"The reason why the authorities attach so much importance to this No. 7 Gate of Hell is probably because there are many powerful spirits that have died in this area."

"I see, then let's warm up first!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Bai Yu transformed into a streak of light and charged directly at the powerful serpent.

The officials watched quietly from the sidelines without taking any action.

(End of this chapter)