Light Fortress

Chapter 1786 - 422: Escape and Counterattack

"Accusation of murdering a general, and betraying humanity?!"

When the wanted notice for [Deep Sea] appeared in front of the people in the monitoring room, everyone had only one thought in their minds.

Impossible!

What Gu Shen has done for the North Continent, others might not know, but the warriors of Cicada Wing City know very well.

However, the images from the Source Energy Boat were transmitted to the screen, and there were only two people on the returning airship... Gu Shen and Bai Xiu, with the Silver Fox General who went with them not being in the airship!

"Attention all units, the ’Umbrella Defense Line’ will close in ten seconds and initiate an attack."

The cold announcement echoed in the Cicada Wing City Fortress.

Everyone received the wanted notice from [Deep Sea], as the mechanical countdown voice sounded, the floating boards of the Umbrella Defense Line began to tremble violently, and the world outside the giant wall of Cicada Wing City entered a state of alert, a defensive measure taken when facing a large-scale Source Material invasion.

The floating boards of the Umbrella Defense Line were equipped with Green Silver Cannons.

Massive firepower could effectively prevent the Storm invasion... However, at this moment, those floating boards retracted their smooth sides, revealing jet-black barrels, with brilliant green light already brewing and converging in the barrels.

"The Green Silver Bombs are loaded! Who the hell authorized this?!"

An enraged voice cut into the monitoring room.

The image of Wei Cheng appeared on another screen. As the current temporary guardian of Cicada Wing City, he was flying over the city with snow-white Source Armor. When the alarm from [Deep Sea] sounded, he hastily connected to the monitoring room network.

To him, this wanted notice was truly ridiculous!

Murder a general? Betray humanity?!

A few days ago, Gu Shen was giving lectures at the Dojo in Cicada Wing City, attracting many promising young talents from the Northwest frontier because of his influence!

"Lord Wei Cheng, it’s an emergency spontaneous procedure."

The monitoring room manager’s voice was hoarse, his expression pale: "[Deep Sea] has autonomous counterattack rights for the ’Umbrella Defense Line’. When it determines that the frontier giant wall may be encountering a Source Material invasion, it can mobilize the defense line firepower for attacks on its own."

In the key locations of the Northwest frontier, the authority held by [Deep Sea] is already very limited.

The reason is simple.

Compared to [Deep Sea], the Silver Fox prefers to trust the generals under him... but some authority still has to be granted. After all, every corner of the Five Continents is now covered by the Spirit Network. To establish the Umbrella Defense Line, this lowest-level authority must be granted. At the time, the so-called ’autonomous counterattack rights’ didn’t seem like a big deal, as the only things reaching the giant wall of Cicada Wing City from the [Old World] were Source Material Storms and outsiders.

No one expected this authority to be triggered in such a way today.

"Stop!"

Wei Cheng connected to the main system network of Cicada Wing City with spiritual power, angrily commanding [Deep Sea]: "I, as the temporary guardian of Cicada Wing City, order you to stop the Green Silver Cannon attack now!"

"Sorry. Your authority is insufficient."

Even now, the voice of [Deep Sea] remained calm: "The authority grant agreement clearly states that when the official guardian encounters an ’accident’, the main system only obeys higher-level authority commands. To prevent betrayal and chaos... I need an order from the highest seat to stop this action."

"What did you say?!"

Wei Cheng’s flying figure froze in the air.

The voice of [Deep Sea] sounded again.

"Mr. Wei Cheng, a special reminder, your recent actions are considered indirect assistance to the ’betrayer’, which has already exceeded the boundaries of federal law. Please do not issue a ceasefire order again. The main system is undergoing an upgrade, which will focus on reviewing the existence of suspected ’betrayers’."

Wei Cheng’s face was very dark.

He wanted to say or do something more, but it was too late.

Countless floating boards slowly opened, the Green Silver Bombs were loaded, and everything happened too quickly. Less than thirty seconds after the wanted notice was issued, a roaring sound erupted outside the giant wall, [Deep Sea] blocked the noise from the Old World, and in the vision of those in the monitoring room, the entire world became silent for a moment.

Hundreds of Green Silver Bombs exploded in the void.

The brilliant green firelight swallowed the scorching brilliance refracted from the iceberg.

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At the moment the floating board began to turn, Gu Shen realized the danger.

A strong premonition of unease surged in his heart.

He hurriedly connected to the cockpit with spiritual power, ascending upward, then performed a one hundred eighty-degree inversion in the air. The bottom of the Source Energy Boat turned upward, completing its climb and turn, and raced away from the direction of the Umbrella Defense Line... Despite his fast reaction speed, the volley of Green Silver Bombs still arrived.

"Boom boom boom!"

The brilliant green light flickered for a second before the giant wall of the Umbrella Defense Line.

Like countless stars blinking.

In the next moment.

They came straight to the rear of the Source Energy Boat.

Gu Shen and Bai Xiu stood on the ground, their bodies upside down, with Fire Spirit and Thunder Realm Walker simultaneously appearing at the rear of the Source Energy Boat, two domains unfolded, the impact force of the Green Silver Bombs was extremely powerful, as it was originally designed to resist the "Source Material Storm".

The scholars from the Beizhou Research Institute never imagined that these thousand Green Silver Cannons would be used to bombard humans.

When at the [Ice Sea Ruins], the crossfire of two Source Energy Boats, under the condition of full firepower, could stably suppress "Red Shadow", the highest level of technology in the human world, could easily crush most Titled entities.