Chapter 81 Riding Alone into the Rain of Steel <TOC> Chapter 83 Dalopitda’s Book of Extinction
Translator: SumTLMan
Before the Cataclysm, although the awakened had already begun to emerge as a force to be reckoned with, the main force of humanity, which caused the most damage to the kin, was always the modernized army with well-trained soldiers and advanced equipment.
Ordinary awakened were only a part of the army and were assigned to corresponding combat positions based on their abilities.
Their main task was only to destroy the black membranes on the surface of the descenders, which could be easily eliminated by heavily armored combat vehicles with powerful firepower.
Only those powerful descenders with a third-level or above ability needed to be specifically restricted by awakened individuals of the same level.
After the Cataclysm, the original social system of humanity quickly collapsed, at least in the South Asian continent.
A powerful army cannot exist alone; it must rely on an efficient, well-structured, and highly productive government behind it.
So far, the only armies in South Asia that maintain combat effectiveness are probably the several main mechanized infantry regiments of the Xingdu Federation and the troops of East Xia, whose quantity and equipment are unknown.
The remaining various private armed groups and provincial armed groups have the greatest role in maintaining control.
Even the Soul Sect, a large and longstanding organization, cannot build a combat-capable army.
The thorough rise of the awakened has become a symbol of human military power.
Awakened individuals like Li Mu can scatter hundreds of untrained troops by themselves.
He charged back and forth among the armed cultists, focusing on attacking the cultists. No one could stop his thrusts.
Larimore controlled the evil bloodworms, trying to make them fly up and bite.
The combat power of the evil bloodworms was not weak. Their shells were very hard, their fangs were sharp, and a light bite could tear off fist-sized chunks of flesh from a human body.
But their slow flying speed simply couldn’t catch up to the lightning-fast Dao Lei.
Suddenly, he felt an extremely domineering consciousness take control of all the evil bloodworms. All the evil bloodworms gathered together and formed a ball of worms, slowly floating in front of him.
“No…no!”
Larimore shouted in horror and turned to run. He felt the insatiable hunger of these evil bloodworms.
The ball of evil bloodworms exploded and turned into a cloud of worms, enveloping him.
A moment later, Larimore turned into a pale skeleton.
All of the two titled cultists within the party perished. The surviving armed devotees completely crumbled, discarding their armor and scattering into the wilderness.
Li Mu dismounted and sat directly on the grass, massaging the stiff muscles in his legs.
After reaching maximum speed, the thief nearly capsized.
Li Mu had no doubt that it could directly snap the bones in a rider’s legs.
“The battles between Awakened in the manipulation system are this cruel. If the psychic being or combat vehicle relied upon for battle is controlled by the enemy, there is almost no power to resist and one can only submit to the execution.”
Shen Luoyan walked to the side of Larimore’s remains, speaking with an indifferent tone.
The evil blood worms in the sky fell like raindrops. They landed on the ground, stomped their feet, and then remained still.
She manipulated all of the evil blood worms to commit suicide.
Larimore was already far inferior to her in the mastery of the manipulation system. After obtaining a secret book on manipulation, Shen Luoyan has been silently taking control of these evil blood worms.
She was dressed in a blue printed long skirt, her hair was like clouds, her skin was white as snow, and she stood on the battlefield full of limbs and arms, somewhat out of place.
Li Mu stood up, supporting himself on his legs.
Not far away, Li Mei carried a gun and escorted Susanto over. She kicked Susanto in the back with a somewhat bad expression, causing him to lie on the ground like a toad.
Susanto looked up and the first thing he saw was the savage head of a Ghost Owl Cultist on the ground.
He was so frightened that his liver and gallbladder were torn apart, thinking that this was the end for him.
“We meet again, Mr. Susanto.”
Li Mu took out a water bottle and took a drink.
Susanto shuddered and his lips quivered, unable to speak.
“This time I won’t kill you. You go back and maintain the order of Orin Town. Report any activities of the Soul Sect to me immediately.”
In the wilderness, the transfer of power is cruel. Killing Susanto now would only plunge the jurisdiction of Orissa into chaos.
Hearing that he could live, Susanto stopped shaking and his face reddened.
“Thank you, Lord Marauder, thank you, Lord Marauder.”
Li Mu didn’t explain, just nodded, allowing him to leave.
“What’s next? An institute has been completely destroyed and the Soul Sect should completely go crazy.”
Shen Luoyan raised a finger and wagged it, then said.
Li Mu shook his head and retrieved a document from the Exile Realm, handing it to Shen Luoyan.
Shen Luoyan accepted it and upon glancing over it, discovered that it was a stack of mundane paperwork.
Among them were several material receipt forms.
The cultist, reserve cultist, and armed faithful in the monastery consume vast quantities of supplies daily, so the Soul Sect purchases a batch of supplies and delivers them to the monastery approximately every ten days to half a month.
Three months prior, the person who signed for the supplies was a bishop named Baselomo, but it was later changed to Noe, also known as the Ghost Owl Cultist.
There were also several letters for routine communication with other Soul Sect strongholds, all written approximately three months prior, with the recipient having changed.
From bishop to titled cultist.
Li Mu discovered a multitude of documents in the monastery, which the Qing Feng and Ming Yue in the Exile Realm organized.
From them, numerous useful pieces of information can be gleaned.
“Three months ago, the Soul Sect underwent a massive personnel reshuffle. Third-level bishops were all transferred away and their whereabouts are unknown.”
At important locations such as the monastery, the Soul Sect typically assigns a bishop to preside over it.
Although there are many subpar titled cultist among the Soul Sect followers, those who can advance to the third level are undoubtedly tough nuts to crack.
“Does this mean we don’t need to fear the Soul Sect at all?” Li Mei was eager to try: “Then we can go pick another Soul Sect stronghold.”
“What are you thinking? After such a great loss, the Soul Sect will definitely send a bishop to exact equal retaliation.”
Li Mu rubbed the smooth shaft of his iron spear and said.
Tippolava Momo only controlled Mahadev to kill several council members who had joined the Soul Sect, and it brought on a pursuit. What they just did was far more excessive than that.
“However, this is also a good opportunity.”
A bishop-level awakened individual must have an intimate understanding of the Soul Sect’s plans.
The documents he found in the monastery only contain vague whispers, and it is impossible to guess what the Soul Sect is actually up to.
Chapter 81 Riding Alone into the Rain of Steel <TOC> Chapter 83 Dalopitda’s Book of Extinction