Chapter 98: Teleportation Successful
Yu Lie knocked on the table. Once everyone turned to him, he solemnly said, "Since the Zombie King is an Xingtian Warrior, we should be even more proactive in resolving this without causing any casualties. We should believe that this hero would never want his remains to harm anyone."
Xiao Cheng nodded. "Yes. Director is right. We should approach this with the determination to never let a hero's glory be tarnished and do everything in our power to settle this hero's final concerns."
Yu Xian clenched his fist. "I can try teleporting the Zombie King to the outskirts of the city, but I can't guarantee a hundred percent success."
Chief of the Pharmaceutical R&D Department, Cheng Caitian said, "Although the Zombie King is immune to sunlight, fighting during the day will still weaken it by at least ten to twenty percent. I believe ten o'clock tomorrow morning would be the best time to act."
Xu Hebai gave Yu Xian a thumbs-up and smiled. "Give me ten hours. I will lead everyone in the Support Department and set up the formation as quickly as possible. If Little Fish's teleportation fails, I can guarantee that the Zombie King won't cause too much damage to Silver City."
Hua Qiang immediately added, "As it happens, two generals are returning from the Abyss tonight. They can be called upon tomorrow and join the battle as well."
Yu Lie nodded. "Excellent. Then tomorrow, we will act together to send this hero off and free him from his lingering concerns!"
After that, everyone discussed the various details of the plan. It took them half an hour to refine the operation. The operation was codenamed "Honor the Fallen, Defend Their Glory." Yu Lie would personally lead it, and all the higher-ups would participate.
Yu Xian took on the role of a courier. First, he transported supplies to Silver City. Then he sent the members of the Support Department over one by one. He remained busy until past three in the morning. Only then did he get time to rest.
Yu Xian returned to the Public Security Bureau in the Southern District of Silver City. On the streets, armed police officers were evacuating large numbers of civilians toward other districts. Quite a few supernatural beings stood atop nearby buildings, watching everything unfold and guessing what had happened.
The Support Department was setting up the formations. Ether was flying back and forth through the air at astonishing speed. Yu Xian observed for ten minutes. Everything was proceeding smoothly. He flew high into the sky and closed his eyes to rest and conserve his strength.
Tomorrow would be the real main event. If he could teleport the Xingtian Zombie King out of the city before the battle began, the damage to the city could be reduced by at least ninety percent. He had to give it everything he had and make sure the mission succeeded.
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At nine in the morning the next day, after the formations were activated, beams of light rose one after another, centered around Green Lotus Pond.
A massive web of formations, including the One Origin Formation, Two Polarity Formation, Three Talents Formation, Four Symbols Formation, Five Elements Formation, Six Harmonies Formation, Seven Stars Formation, Eight Trigrams Formation, and Nine Heavens Devil-Sealing Grand Formation, enveloped both sky and ground.
Yu Lie and the other higher-ups teleported over one by one through Yu Xian's bubbles. With these spatial bubbles, they could travel back and forth from Yanjing to Silver City in an extremely short time, which was why they had the leeway to intervene in this matter. Otherwise, faced with a situation like this, they could only sit anxiously at headquarters. This alone showed just how important Yu Xian was to Qilin.
Yu Lie turned to Yu Xian. "Little Fish, come here. These two are General Gao Wei and General Xu Ao. Teleport the two generals to the other battlefield. If you successfully send the Xingtian Zombie King there, they will be responsible for holding it back."
Gao Wei was very tall. He had a square face and a pair of eyes that conveyed a sense of authority even when he was not angry. Perhaps because he had just returned from the Abyss, there was a murderous aura about him. He nodded at Yu Xian without saying anything.
Xu Ao, on the other hand, smiled. Standing at only around 168 centimeters, he was the exact opposite of Gao Wei, short and slight. A pair of thin, catfish-like whiskers grew from his upper lip, giving him a distinctly shrewd and slippery look.
Yu Xian released a bubble and enlarged it before saying to the two generals. "Generals, please enter this bubble. I will teleport you over."
Gao Wei and Xu Ao had already experienced this once when they were teleported over from headquarters, so neither of them hesitated. They walked straight into the bubble, instantly teleporting to a stretch of wilderness dozens of kilometers away.
Xu Ao smiled as he looked at the surrounding trees. "Old Gao, why don't we warm up first?"
Gao Wei nodded. "Fine. Let's clear the battlefield first."
Xu Ao was surprised. "You really believe that kid can teleport the Zombie King here?"
Gao Wei calmly replied, "I trust Director Yu. He has never misjudged a person. When it comes to Erlang Shen's Estate legacy, if he ranks second, no one would dare claim first." [1]
Xu Ao thought about it. Indeed, Yu Lie was the one who had discovered most of Qilin's talents. Among the many disciples of Zhang Daoqin, Yu Lie could be said to resemble Zhang Daoqin the most. Both of them had proteges everywhere.
He nodded and laughed. "All right. Let's do it!"
The next moment, he transformed into a giant dragon and soared into the sky. Then he controlled a massive amount of water, shaping it into blades that came crashing down. The blades cut down the surrounding trees one after another, inflicting a devastating blow on every supernatural creature hiding among them.
Gao Wei made his move too. A layer of golden light covered him. Immediately after, he began to swell, transforming into a golden Giant Spirit God. [2]
Reaching into his spatial ring, he pulled out a long-handled Xuanhua Battle-Axe. With a single sweep, he unleashed a terrifying gale that tore across the surroundings. The shockwave violently blasted countless trees and animals into the air, their flesh and blood dissolving into nothingness before they even hit the ground. [3]
With only two attacks, the two of them cleared out a vast stretch of open ground. In the distance, countless creatures sensed danger and fled for their lives in a frenzy.
Meanwhile, Yu Xian and other personnel had gathered at the edge of Green Lotus Pond. Yu Xian created a bubble five meters in diameter and slowly sank it into the pond. He had closed his eyes. All his senses were focused on that spatial bubble. Everyone around him remained silent, not daring to disturb him.
The spatial bubble continued sinking deeper. As the spatial bubble touched the bottom of the pond and sank through the soil, Yu Xian could sense the shape of every single grain of dirt.
Suddenly, the bubble enveloped strand after strand of hair. In that instant, he felt as if he had fallen into a sea of flames.
The Xingtian Zombie King had undergone the Yin-Yang Reversal. On the day it emerged, the land would be scorched for five hundred kilometers, and everything in its path would be consumed by fire.
Legend had it that an ordinary human would burst into flames just by looking at it. For Yu Xian to envelop the Xingtian Zombie King with a spatial bubble was equivalent to embracing it with his consciousness. One could imagine the degree of danger involved.
However, Yu Xian had been conserving his strength, and he had long since steeled himself. Enduring the sensation that his skin and blood were about to ignite, he gritted his teeth and controlled the spatial bubble as it continued descending.
The next second, he burst into flames. When Yu Lie saw this, he immediately formed a hand seal with one hand and shouted, "Water Dragon, come forth! Obey my command without delay!"
A dragon-shaped stream of water appeared in the air and rapidly descended toward the bubble. Yu Xian was still conscious, so he allowed it inside, and soon he was submerged in water.
However, he had been charred black by this point. Still, he opened his mouth and exhaled a puff of white smoke, then gave Yu Lie a thumbs-up from inside the bubble.
When Yu Lie saw that signal, his spirits lifted. He said to the others in delight, "Good, good, good. The teleportation succeeded."
On the other side, Gao Wei and Xu Ao had already cleared out a battlefield. Suddenly, a bubble appeared with a burly corpse inside it and burst apart. The moment the corpse touched the ground, the surrounding landscape was scorched black. Terrifying heat distorted the air, spreading outward in every direction.
Whether it was Gao Wei or Xu Ao, when they saw the Xingtian Zombie King, their pupils constricted slightly and their expressions turned grave and cautious.
1. Erlang Shen is a warrior deity in Chinese mythology, often associated with justice, demon-slaying, and extraordinary martial power. He is commonly depicted with a third eye on his forehead, sometimes called the "Eye of Heaven", which allows him to see through disguises, illusions, and transformations. ☜
2. 巨灵神 (Jùlíngshén) is a prominent deity in Chinese folklore and Daoist myth, serving as a high-ranking vanguard general of the Heavenly Court under the Jade Emperor. ☜
3. Xuanhua Battle-Axe or 宣花板斧 (Xuānhuābǎnfǔ) refers to a type of ornate broad-bladed axe, traditionally associated with the Giant Spirit God in Journey to the West. The name suggests a decorative or flower-patterned battle-axe with a broad, imposing blade. ☜