Chapter 1278 - 1138: No Holding Back

Chapter 1278: Chapter 1138: No Holding Back

What the Supreme meant by saying do not hold back was not to kill indiscriminately.

He still wanted to capture some alive, to ask questions he desired to know.

After all, the Supreme’s life force is extremely resilient, so even if our people give their all, it’s unlikely anyone would be left uncaptured.

Of course, after the interrogation, eliminating them would still be inevitable.

The Supreme gave his order, and his subordinates seemed invigorated, instantly increasing the frequency and intensity of their attacks.

Their attacks were already fierce, and with this overdrive, the attack power was truly terrifying!

Fortunately, the Five Elements Battle Array’s defense was astonishing, temporarily holding off these attacks.

However, it was clear that just enduring and not retaliating wouldn’t last long.

After using "Meteor Shower," the Supreme did not plan to continue attacking.

The advantage was already in his hands; turning it into victory was only a matter of time.

Simultaneously, due to the relentless bombardment of the Camp-level Ship, various buildings of the base collapsed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The collapsing buildings also lifted a large amount of smoke and dust.

The high temperature released steam, which almost instantly condensed into a white mist, enveloping the scene in smoke.

Fortunately, Qu Jianlei and his people had mastered the use of Divine Sense, so their positioning and cooperation were not affected.

Especially in the previous period, everyone not only practiced the Battle Array but also discussed battlefield cooperation strategies.

In such low visibility, their defense and attack strength remained unchanged.

Attackers were at a disadvantage; apart from the four Supremes able to sense and attack, even the Attack Ships couldn’t track the enemy Supreme’s trajectory.

However, the Camp-level Ship locked onto the base’s various buildings and continued its attack.

With the advantage already established, everyone performed their duties, attacking step by step was enough.

As the opponent, Qu Jianlei was very worried about Claire’s safety.

The little girl had already hidden in the basement, operating the backup control system, but the basement wasn’t very deep, was it?

Now he could perceive that the collapse of the base buildings was getting closer to Claire.

But even so, the time until the little girl was buried underground was only a matter of seconds.

Such a situation left him no choice but to become anxious: since he formed his team, none of his teammates had died on the battlefield.

Many thoughts flashed through his mind, causing him to steel himself, realizing that he couldn’t hold back anymore...

The spiritual power of the Nutrient Injection was also very formidable; besides evading, fighting, and observing opponents, he deliberately split a trace of Divine Sense to watch the leader’s movements and reactions.

Qu Jianlei’s momentary anxiety was noticed by him.

Forget it! The Nutrient Injection sighed inwardly, at this moment, holding back was really not an option anymore!

In the next moment, a powerful pressure rose from his body—it was time to get serious, and he couldn’t restrain it anymore.

Almost at the same time, he released an impressively powerful spiritual force, striking heavily towards the opposing Supreme.

He wasn’t unaware of the "focus on defeating weaker enemies first" strategy, but this Fake Nascent Soul posed a tremendous threat to his side.

The key was that the opponent hadn’t acted yet, only observing everyone’s battle.

In such a situation, even if he could kill one or two Supremes, it would only force the opponent to intervene.

If that’s the case, then it would be better to directly target this person, catching him off guard, wouldn’t it?

As for choosing a Spiritual Attack? It’s because he was still cooperating with the Five Elements Battle Array and didn’t want to disrupt its operation.

If there was even the slightest alternative, he would have preferred stealth tactics, but at this moment, the leader was almost losing control.

However, this wasn’t entirely a bad thing; he had always been troubled about how to communicate openly with the leader.

Well, now that he revealed his true cultivation to relieve the team’s troubles, it would be much easier to explain.

Of course, he chose a Spiritual Attack because he had immense confidence in his spiritual power.

If it really came down to this, there weren’t many in the entire Imperial he regarded as formidable.

Not to mention, he had also learned the Divine Sense Skill, which significantly enhanced the power of his Spiritual Attack!

As soon as he released his aura, the opposite Supreme was instantly shocked, "Turns out to be..."

He truly hadn’t expected that the opponent’s team also harbored a Supreme.

In his previous investigations, he also suspected that the opposite team had connections with some Supreme.

However, having connections doesn’t imply deep ties; if a conflict occurred, a Supreme might not intervene.

He himself was a Supreme, clearly understanding the mindset of strong beings of the same realm.

Therefore, he decided to use the Military to lure people here and then catch the opponent off guard.

Once he completed his tasks, even if there was a Supreme backing them, so what?

He didn’t believe any Supreme would stubbornly confront him over a few dead people.

He assured himself that his series of considerations were logical.

Admittedly, such operations were somewhat risky, but... the weight of this commission was heavy indeed.

It wasn’t just the substantial monetary compensation; the pressure on the personal relationships aspect wasn’t light either.

Anyway, Awakened actions typically didn’t demand a hundred percent certainty; being mostly assured was enough.

If you don’t dare to take such a risk, then you’re too timid, and people will laugh at you if it gets out.

But he never dreamed that the other side not only had ties with the Supreme, but this Supreme was hidden in the team!

This relationship is much closer than his relationship with the client!

It’s important to know that, as a fellow Supreme, he could never coexist with any team for long.

Whether he had time was one factor, the disparity in status was another, and consideration of backlash was also important.

If a Supreme encounters a problem and dares not take action, what would others think?

This is the burden of a great reputation!

He believed he was such, and other Supremes should be the same; there was no way they could mingle long-term with low-level crowds.

So at this moment, he was truly as surprised as he could be.

However, before he could finish speaking, he felt a sudden shock in his head, as if a large hammer had heavily struck his skull.

"Hiss~" he inhaled sharply, almost crouching down in pain, "What the...?"

He really hadn’t expected that this Supreme’s spiritual power would be even stronger than his own.

In an instant, countless thoughts flashed through his mind, with one strongest obsession standing out.

You’re so strong, yet you choose to mingle in low-level teams; this is simply a trap...

Unfortunately, in his dizziness, he didn’t have time to think further before another spiritual attack slammed into him.

It was the same short guy again, the one who was very sneaky and had hidden his Supreme identity.

His head hurt even more.

He endured the pain and took out a headband, raising his hand to slap it onto his forehead.

This was a piece of equipment to prevent spiritual attacks, which he always carried with him but seldom used.

One reason was that his spiritual power was already strong, and there were barely a dozen people in the entire Imperial that could force him to use such protective equipment.

Once people found out he had to use it, they’d either doubt his strength or question his courage.

Neither type of doubt was to his liking.

Secondly, this time they were secretly contacting the opponent, trying to quietly observe first while paralyzing them.

If he wore the headband and someone accidentally discovered its origin, it would not be worth the loss.

When the headband was snapped onto his head, the third spiritual attack quickly followed; this time... well, it was slightly better.

However, despite being slightly better, he had still suffered three continuous spiritual attacks.

The intensity of the third attack was much less, but it still accumulated from the first and second attacks.

The pain wasn’t as great as the previous two times, but that didn’t mean he hadn’t endured this attack!

The Supreme was suffering here, and others weren’t necessarily having a much better time.

When the Nutrient Injection launched his first spiritual attack, the Paranoid noticed: Hmm? I can do that too!

Before the Nutrient Injection joined the team, the Paranoid’s spiritual power was second only to Qu Jianlei.

Seeing the Nutrient Injection’s methods, the Paranoid followed suit, launching a spiritual attack.

He chose the Wind Attribute Supreme, and the reason was simple; the Wind Attribute’s body technique was too elusive.

Their own teammates could use Instant Flash, so there was no worry about getting entangled by this guy.

But with such an elusive body technique, hitting the opponent was far from easy.

Spiritual attacks, being fast enough, would just target this guy, saving teammates trouble.

A spiritual attack was launched, the Wind Attribute Supreme groaned and crashed directly to the ground, as fast as ever.

"Isn’t this one tough enough?" The Paranoid couldn’t help but be a bit stunned; I haven’t even tried hard yet.

But no matter how one says it, paralyzing an opponent’s top combat power feels pretty good.

He wanted to keep the momentum and target another Supreme in the same way.

At this moment, a muffled sound came from the sky again; another Attack Ship was hit and lost speed.

Immediately after, the third ship also lost power in an instant.

Actually, the malfunction of the third Attack Ship wasn’t entirely due to artillery, but mainly because Little Lake successfully seized control.

However, the control of the Camp-level Ship is rather difficult and, under the premise of ensuring secrecy, requires some time.

But these two Attack Ships being destroyed made the Paranoid, who was about to launch an attack, pause.

— Why do I feel something’s not right?

Next moment, he realized: Got it, it’s that the boss’s reaction is off.

When it comes to Divine Sense Attack, the boss is even stronger than me and reacts quickly, so why hasn’t he shown any action?

The Paranoid usually has a "Heaven first, me second" attitude.

Even though he just realized the Nutrient Injection might be a Supreme, he didn’t think much of it.

— Even if you’re a Supreme, aren’t you still dedicated to pleasing the boss?

Only Mu Yu knows that the senior is most respectful of only one person, and that is the boss.

At this moment, the Paranoid is puzzled: I already figured out how to follow suit, what are you doing, boss?