140: Chapter 140 Indiscriminate Attack! Terror Descends!

Throughout the entire forest area, there were almost no traces of large groups of people gathering.

General Erik was stunned. They had originally assumed the enemy forces would be easy to locate, but he hadn't expected the final result to turn out like this.

Not a single trace of the enemy could be found in the entire forest area.

"Could it be that the enemy has already fled?" General Gemu couldn't help but ask.

General Erik shook his head. "That is impossible. In such a short amount of time, a five-thousand-strong unit carrying so many heavy weapons and five hundred thousand kilograms of star crystals—how fast could they possibly run!"

"The opposing side must have some hidden method to eliminate their tracks! Since the drones are ineffective, General Gemu, it seems you and I will have to go personally to scout this forest area first!"

General Erik and General Gemu were both masters of the Heaven and Earth Realm. Apart from those in the Martial God Realm, almost no one could pose much of a threat to them, so they planned to search the forest area themselves first.

Sometimes technology is not as reliable as seeing things with your own eyes!

"Everyone, listen up. You are to wait here for now; General Gemu and I will go take a look! Once we return, everyone is to enter the forest and conduct a carpet search!"

"Yes!"

With that said, General Gemu and General Erik immediately took to the air and headed toward the vast forest area.

Soon, Li Mo and the others, who were scattered throughout the forest, saw the two Heaven-Earth Realm martial artists overhead.

"Damn! It's actually someone from the Heaven and Earth Realm!" Xu Feng exclaimed in surprise. For them, a martial artist of this level was absolutely overwhelming.

They had almost no power to resist!

Originally, everyone had been happy that Li Mo's plan to break into smaller units had allowed them to evade the enemy's drone reconnaissance, but now, seeing the two Heaven-Earth Realm martial artists hovering above, they were immediately broken out in a cold sweat.

"Do not make a single sound!"

"Don't cause any commotion, everyone get down!"

"This forest is very dense; they won't be able to find us! Stay hidden!"

The captains of all the squads began to instruct their team members, and they didn't even dare to breathe too loudly.

Fortunately, there were quite a few exotic beasts in this forest, which masked the presence of the Vanguard Battalion brothers scattered throughout.

Otherwise, they would likely have been discovered by these two Heaven-Earth Realm martial artists very quickly!

With everyone hiding as best they could, General Gemu and General Erik circled above the forest area, but the final result was the same as the drone search.

Nothing found!

This left General Erik even more puzzled. With the opposing side carrying so many heavy weapons, plus hundreds of thousands of kilograms of star crystals—such a large target—unless they had tunneled directly into the ground, it was impossible for them not to be discovered.

Little did he know, Li Mo had long since sent people to transport all the star crystals and heavy weapons back. Now, all the brothers of the Vanguard Battalion were only carrying the simplest individual combat equipment. Combined with the plan to break into smaller units, hiding in this forest was simply too easy!

General Gemu sighed, then glanced at the towering trees in the forest area and said, "Forget it, I think the Vanguard Battalion has probably already escaped back. Let's go report to Marshal Morpheus!"

General Erik was still not reconciled. He said in a deep voice, "We brought an army of one hundred thousand out here; we can't just go back empty-handed, right? How would we explain this to Marshal Morpheus? This Vanguard Battalion first wiped out our medical unit, and then destroyed our mining area! I don't think they would go back that easily!"

General Erik looked down at the forest area beneath his feet, having already guessed part of Li Mo's plan.

"I believe they are definitely in this forest. Let me try something!"

As he spoke, General Erik suddenly paused. Runes began to flow across his black skin, and the very next second, he struck the forest below with his palm.

Boom!

A thunderous roar was heard, and immediately after, a palm print spanning dozens of kilometers appeared in the forest below!

Within the area covered by the palm print, all birds and beasts perished!

Even that entire dense forest was directly obliterated!

Reduced to flat ground!

This was the power of a Heaven-Earth Realm martial artist!

The reason it is called the Heaven and Earth Realm is that martial artists who reach this stage can already draw upon the power of heaven and earth. In terms of attack capability alone, Heaven-Earth Realm martial artists are actually very close to the Martial God Realm.

Many Heaven-Earth Realm martial artists fail to reach the Martial God Realm because their spiritual cultivation is insufficient. Breaking through to the Martial God Realm requires a sudden enlightenment—as the saying goes, "If one learns the Dao in the morning, one can die without regret in the evening."

Many Heaven-Earth Realm martial artists do not have such an opportunity, which leads to them remaining at this stage for their entire lives.

However, although their spiritual cultivation cannot advance, their vitality cultivation can continue to accumulate.

That is to say, their base attributes—many Heaven-Earth Realm martial artists have base attributes already comparable to those in the Martial God Realm, so their attacks can also produce effects similar to those of a Martial God.

General Erik is actually one hundred and thirty years old this year. He reached the Heaven and Earth Realm at the age of ninety and has remained there for over forty years, which is why his attacks are so powerful.

Seeing this scene, everyone was momentarily dumbfounded. They hadn't expected the enemy's Heaven-Earth Realm martial artist to actually use indiscriminate attacks!

Just now, under General Erik's palm strike, at least fifty brothers from the Vanguard Battalion had died. Li Mo said in a low voice, "These two Heaven-Earth Realm martial artists are not easy to deal with!"

While Li Mo was speaking, General Erik struck out with several more palm attacks in all directions. Large swathes of the forest were destroyed, which also meant that many brothers died at General Erik's hands.

Faced with this situation, all the brothers of the Vanguard Battalion remained silent, not showing a shred of fear. They would rather die tragically than expose their position and let the enemy become aware of them.

General Erik was also feeling frustrated. "Could my intuition be wrong? Is the Vanguard Battalion really not here?"

As he spoke, General Erik launched his final palm strike.

As luck would have it, the direction of this final strike was exactly where Li Mo was located!

The strongest blow from a Heaven-Earth Realm martial artist was about to strike, and everyone revealed looks of terror.

"Everyone, get out of the way!"

At this moment, Li Mo immediately stepped forward. If he didn't react, all the high-ranking officers of the Vanguard Battalion would likely be wiped out by General Erik just like that!

Li Mo soared into the sky and leaped onto a large tree. Facing General Erik's invincible palm wind, Li Mo made a bold decision.

He definitely couldn't withstand General Erik's attack head-on right now; even with the armor of the heavenly emperor, his head would be shattered by this invincible palm wind.

So, Li Mo made a bold decision: he took off the armor of the heavenly emperor and threw it into mid-air, using it to intercept General Erik's attack.

Immediately after, a miraculous scene occurred. General Erik's terrifying palm strike this time failed to achieve any effect, and the forest area he attacked remained completely intact.

General Erik was completely dumbfounded. He didn't even understand what had blocked his attack. He was just preparing to move closer to take a look when, in the next second, a beam of golden light suddenly shot towards him from the direction he had attacked!