area51novel Chapter 247 Antibodies Developed
Chapter 247 Antibodies Developed
"It's been cut off. Not only has the signal connection been severed, but the positioning soul guide will also self-destruct within ten minutes."
Compared to Teacher Ye, whose understanding of soul tools was merely at the average level of the Shrek Academy's Martial Soul Department, Zhang Lexuan, the senior sister of the inner court who had long been exposed to many ingenious soul tool techniques along with Long You, clearly possessed a much deeper understanding of soul tools. The instant she realized the positioning soul tool had been placed in an uninhabited environment, Zhang Lexuan had already ordered the Panlong AI to cut off the signal transmission. The image currently displayed on the screen was actually just a frozen frame of the previous detection footage.
Moreover, Zhang Lexuan has ordered the Shrek to dive again and move to a new position underwater as quietly as possible.
This silent movement lasted for eight hours. After repeatedly confirming that there was no shadow of the Sun Moon Empire's soul-guided warship above its head, nor any humanoid creature, the Shrek Academy began to surface. The telegraph machine worked well, with sufficient communication range, but that didn't mean it could transmit signals across a hundred or two meters of seawater.
Eight hours is too long. If Zhang Lexuan and the others cannot send out the latest information by then, the Shrek Academy's Title Douluo reinforcements will arrive soon.
The telegraph machine quickly received a reply: a simple message. Ignore all that. If the Sun Moon Empire wants to act now, Shrek Academy will fight back with everything it has. If the Sun Moon Empire wants to run, we will definitely catch them.
Yes, it's that simple. Shrek Academy possesses combat capabilities comparable to the Sun Moon Empire, and its smaller size makes it more agile. Whether it's war or peace, Shrek Academy can act as it pleases.
Okay, the scale of a national war is too grand; it wouldn't benefit ordinary people at all, and besides, it's not going to happen now. So, leaving aside the Sun Moon Empire, which exists on the original continent and can't escape, let's just talk about this soul-guided warship adrift at sea.
Shrek Academy can't track this soul-guided warship anymore, but so what? It's been no more than ten hours, okay, let's say twelve. How far can a warship that can only float on the sea go, even with the speed of an eighth-level flight soul-guided device?
A vehicle capable of cruising at Mach 10 could find it in a few hours. Let alone diving, in pursuit of high speed, the Sun Moon Empire's soul-guided warship was a modified version of the original vessel. From its fundamental design, the possibility of the Sun Moon Empire's soul-guided warships diving like the Shrek Academy was eliminated.
Rewind to before the Sun Moon Empire began its search for Zhang Lexuan and the others, at the control room of the Sun Moon Empire's Soul Guidance Warship.
“I recognize the Tree of Life at Shrek Academy, and I also recognize the crescent moon. The black fire phoenix is a bit unfamiliar, but there’s no doubt they come from Shrek Academy.”
What's even more certain is that there are indications that these three individuals have been tracking us for some time. Considering that these three are highly skilled and valuable combatants, I have reason to believe that our purpose and objectives have been leaked.
I don't know who to suspect? Everyone on the ship is fine; after all, we have a Super Douluo who's proficient in the Dao of Souls. So, do we really need to contact our hometown?
Considering the difficulty of piloting a soul-guided warship capable of long-distance ocean voyages, the command of the Sun Moon Empire's soul-guided warships ultimately fell into the hands of the Mingde Hall, with the group of evil soul masters from the Holy Spirit Cult merely serving as a guarantee of the warships' combat strength.
"The situation has become complicated."
A calm voice, hidden beneath a black robe, rang out in the control room.
In their quest to find a new continent, there were no fools on the Sun Moon Empire's soul-guided warships. When the warship commander asked the question, everyone understood the reason.
"Based on the information we have, Shrek Academy undoubtedly possesses long-distance communication capabilities as well. Perhaps they are similar to us, requiring multiple relays to contact their homeland, or perhaps even more advanced. But these details are not important. What matters is that the people of Shrek Academy have suffered losses, and they will seek help. Shrek Academy, located far away on the original continent, will certainly dispatch its high-end combat forces to ensure the safety of their own people. This means that we will face at least two Title Douluo from the Sea God Pavilion of Shrek Academy."
Perhaps the two Title Douluos won't have a significant impact on our team, but what about next time? Shrek Academy has a deep foundation; as long as we can't eliminate them all immediately, Shrek Academy will definitely wear down our 'lone army.'
Although everyone on the warship was intelligent, the warship commander's words were not empty talk; he made everyone present clearly aware of their current situation.
"One suggestion: conduct a full scan of the entire soul-guided warship to determine exactly what caused our location to be exposed. Be careful not to be misled by anything that has just 'boarded' the ship."
Then, we need to buy time and send all our manpower to hunt down those three guys. Even if Shrek Academy's reinforcements arrive quickly, it will still take more than ten hours. During this time, if we can kill those three, our chances of disappearing directly from Shrek Academy's tracking range will be much greater.
Even if we can't eliminate them, deterring them from making any rash moves and buying ourselves time to relocate is entirely feasible.
Evil Soul Masters are known for their eccentric personalities, but those who can grow into Title Douluo are certainly not simply prisoners of power.
The scanning of the Soul Guidance Warship can be handed over to the Soul Guidance Warship Engineer of Mingde Hall. In addition, all Soul Masters and Soul Guidance Masters above level 70 on the entire warship are mobilized to spread out and search in the direction where Zhang Lexuan and others had previously retreated.
This is why Zhang Lexuan and the others had to hide in the deep sea in such a sorry state. Now, the timeline has returned to normal, which is the same time that the Shrek Ark surfaced.
The Sun Moon Empire's soul-guided warships continued sailing in their designated direction, and the control room was once again filled with the ship's high-end combat forces.
"It's been ten hours. Haven't the Shrek Academy people caught up yet?"
"It shouldn't be. In the past few hours, I've roughly reviewed the detection records of the soul-guided probes since we set sail. Although there aren't any obvious traces, if you look carefully, you can still detect some regular detection fluctuations."
According to the logic of the soul-detecting device, this level of soul power fluctuation (due to the great distance and other detection methods) is judged as a normal soul power fluctuation in nature, so it will not trigger an alarm. Our soul-detecting device has not captured the specific image of the Shrek Academy members who are in stealth mode, so all along, it has only been a matter of intuition that someone is monitoring us, without any concrete evidence.
I've modified the alarm logic of the soul power fluctuation detection soul tool. If the Shrek Academy students don't change their concealment methods, they will definitely be detected by the soul tool as soon as they get close, thus triggering the alarm.
"That's good. As long as it's not a sneak attack, even if Shrek Academy's reinforcements arrive, we are confident that we can make them leave empty-handed."
Given Shrek Academy's consistently arrogant nature, the fact that they've even sent three members of the Sea God Pavilion this time is already a sign that they value us. If we handle things properly, not only will we not need to contact our home base, but we can also seize the opportunity to teach Shrek Academy a lesson and completely rid ourselves of them.
There were quite a few evil spirit masters dressed in eerie black robes in the room, but the one who spoke was always that one who sounded quite gentle. Clearly, this person was the commander-in-chief of the Holy Spirit Cult's operation.
After the gentle yet ruthless voice fell, the command room fell silent. If they could shake off Shrek Academy's pursuit without the help of their hometown, then the New World...
"We can't be careless. Shrek Academy's soul tool technology has developed too rapidly in recent years. That positioning soul tool was something Shrek Academy couldn't have made before. Although I eventually cracked the manufacturing principle of that positioning soul tool, when I tried to use the signal transmission of this positioning soul tool to lock the exact location of the Shrek Academy people according to the plan, I failed as soon as I got started. Obviously, Shrek Academy was on guard against this move."
Therefore, Shrek Academy might not have been unaware that we would be discovered when they approached again. If the Shrek Academy members approached in a different way (actually, using a different concealed soul tool), our detection soul tools might still fail to detect them.
As the actual controller of the entire soul-guided warship, although the cultivation level of the leader of Mingde Hall could not match that of these evil soul masters of the Holy Spirit Cult, Mingde Hall was the authority when it came to soul-guided devices.
"Don't worry, I will keep a close eye on things from now on. The Shrek Academy people don't have much patience. As long as they can still find us, they will definitely make their move immediately. Considering the speed at which Shrek Academy reinforcements arrive and our movement speed, two days will be the dividing line."
Two days have passed, and the Shrek Academy people haven't caught up, so we can say we've completely shaken them off. If they do catch up within two days, and we can't inflict any significant damage, then we might have to contact our hometown.
The conversation on the Sun Moon Empire's soul-guided warship temporarily ceased, and attention shifted back to the Shrek Academy. About an hour and a half after making contact via radio, Xian Lin'er, along with Elder Gong, Elder Shi, Yan Shaozhe, and Cai Mei'er, arrived at the soul-guided warship, which was still in stealth mode.
As Ma Xiaotao's mentor, Yan Shaozhe immediately checked her injuries. At first, Yan Shaozhe's expression was relatively relaxed, but when he used the soul detection technique that Long You had given him, his expression immediately darkened.
"This time, the Sun Moon Empire sent a demonic soul master with special abilities related to the soul?"
"We can't be sure. Xiaotao suddenly lost control during the battle. We didn't detect any signs of soul invasion before that."
"It's another method of influencing the soul that can't be detected normally. It seems that the Holy Spirit Cult has roughly organized these strange evil soul masters into factions, so they can be considered to have a lineage."
Yan Shaozhe was still determining Ma Xiaotao's soul condition and did not speak. The one who responded to Zhang Lexuan was Elder Shi, the Sea God Pavilion Elder who guarded Shrek City.
"Alright, old man Shi, that's not the point right now. The point is, where did those bastards from the Sun Moon Empire go? They hurt our academy's people, so they have to pay the price."
His martial soul is a fire dragon, and Elder Gong's personality is also quite fiery. Since his own people are not in immediate danger, eliminating the enemy is the most important thing.
"Don't be impatient. The Sun Moon Empire is very powerful, and we need to learn more. If you really have nothing better to do, you might as well choose a direction and go for a walk. With the tactical goggles produced by the Soul Guidance Department, you can lock onto a target from five kilometers away. Even if you're not very good at hiding, five kilometers is not enough for the Sun Moon Empire to lock onto you."
Although Xian Lin'er is the dean of the Soul Guidance Department, she is still a young person in the Sea God Pavilion. She doesn't need to show too much respect to the elders, but she also doesn't need to deliberately ignore the etiquette of talking to elders.
Speaking of which, Xian Lin'er is now the captain of the Shrek Academy volunteer team. As for the two elders, they are essentially Shrek Academy's retainers and rarely take action. They are not weak, but when it comes to commanding battles, Elder Shi might be better, while Elder Gong, who spends most of his time in the Beast Fighting Zone, can't compare to Xian Lin'er, who frequently leaves the academy to carry out missions.
Logically speaking, there was nothing wrong with Xian Lin'er's arrangement just now. Since Elder Gong couldn't stay idle, he should go out and eliminate the wrong options first. However, Zhang Lexuan stopped Elder Gong, who was about to turn around and leave.
"Elders and Deans, please don't be impulsive. It's no longer certain whether our stealth soul tools will still allow us to approach the Sun Moon Empire's soul-guided warships silently..."
Zhang Lexuan didn't waste the hour and a half. Since the three people on the Shrek couldn't fully analyze why she was exposed, Zhang Lexuan didn't mind asking someone knowledgeable.
Without a doubt, this knowledgeable person was Long You. Given the battle taking place thousands of miles away, Long You couldn't offer much constructive advice, but he did suggest some hypnotic techniques and also reminded Zhang Lexuan that the Sun Moon Empire might have developed an "antibody" to the invisible soul tools deployed by Shrek Academy.
This was hardly good news. However, Zhang Lexuan didn't inquire about the specific reasons why the Sun Moon Empire had developed "antibodies" against their invisible soul tools. She knew very well that she wasn't an expert in soul tools; knowing that it existed was enough. Delving into the underlying principles wouldn't significantly help the current situation. Of course, Zhang Lexuan didn't leave everything unasked. She asked Long You what to do, but Long You's answer was another piece of bad news: there was no way to proceed without a complete adjustment to the invisible soul tool's parameters.
"In other words, a surprise attack is unlikely, and we also need to be careful not to get too close when searching for those brats from the Sun Moon Empire?"