102: Black 7 attacking the matriarchal world

"Stop! Who goes there!"

The female guard spotted them and immediately became alert.

001 did not answer, simply raising its hand and firing a shot.

The beam pierced through the female guard's forehead; she widened her eyes and slowly collapsed.

Another female guard screamed, trying to sound the alarm, but another robot's sniper rifle had already fired.

"Enemy attack!"

The scream finally echoed throughout the town.

The defensive Formation was instantly activated, and a pale cyan light barrier enveloped the entire Qingyun Town.

Urgent bell chimes rang out from the high tower.

"Formation-breaking team, move out."

001 ordered through the communicator.

In the sewer, the squad led by Afu had arrived beneath the core of the Formation.

There was a basement there, with three female Cultivators at the Foundation Establishment Stage guarding the Formation Plate.

"Prepare for demolition."

Afu made a gesture.

Two soldiers installed explosives on the wall.

"Three, two, one..."

"Boom!"

A large hole was blown into the wall.

Amidst the smoke and dust, Afu was the first to rush in, sweeping with his energy rifle; the three female Cultivators collapsed into a pool of blood before they could even react.

"Destroy the Formation Plate!"

The soldiers frantically hacked at the Formation Plate with energy blades.

The runes on the Formation Plate extinguished one by one, and the cyan light barrier outside flickered violently before finally shattering.

"The Formation has been broken!"

Afu reported.

"Very good."

001's voice came through.

"All units, attack! Remember: leave no survivors!"

The slaughter began.

Robots and soldiers of the Resistance Forces rushed into the town from all directions.

Energy beams flew across the streets, while explosions, gunfire, and screams rose and fell.

The Outer Sect Disciples of Qingyun Town fought back in haste,

but they were accustomed to dueling with Immortal arts,

and were completely at a loss when faced with such unreasonable mechanical firepower.

A female deacon at the Early Golden Core Stage flew out on her sword, formed hand seals, and a rain of fire fell from the sky.

"Mere child's play."

001 snorted coldly, its shoulder armor opened, and two micro-missiles were launched.

The missiles exploded in mid-air, releasing an electromagnetic pulse.

The female deacon's protective spiritual light fluctuated violently, her Flying Sword lost control, and she herself fell from the sky.

Before she even hit the ground, three robots opened fire simultaneously, and over a dozen beams turned her into a sieve.

Another Golden Core deacon tried to escape through the back door, but was intercepted by the squad led by Afu.

"You lowly males! How dare you..."

The female deacon cursed angrily, sacrificing a bronze gong Magical Artifact.

But Afu did not give her a chance.

He threw a grenade; the grenade exploded, releasing a blinding light and a deafening sound.

The female deacon was instantly blinded and deafened; before she could recover, several energy blades had already pierced her body.

The battle was one-sided.

An hour later, Qingyun Town was basically cleared.

Two hundred and seventy female Disciples were all killed, and thirty male Disciples were liberated.

When these male Disciples saw the female corpses covering the ground and their male compatriots holding weapons,

they were first afraid, then shocked, and finally... ecstatic.

"You... really killed them all?"

A young male Disciple asked, trembling.

"Not only killed them,"

Afu stepped on a corpse,

"but we will also hang their heads on the city wall, so everyone can see the fate of the oppressors."

"But... the Qingyun Sect will not let us go... They have Nascent Soul Elders, they have Soul Transformation Grand Elders..."

"Then let them come."

001 walked over,

"We will kill as many as come."

It looked at all the liberated males:

"Now, you have two choices: join us, take up arms, and fight for freedom, or leave and fend for yourselves."

"But I must warn you, without our protection, you will soon be captured again, and your fate will be even more miserable than before."

After a brief silence, all the males knelt down:

"We will join!"

"Very good."

001 nodded,

"Afu, take them to receive weapons and conduct basic training."

"The rest of you, clean up the battlefield, collect the spoils, and repair the fortifications."

"The Qingyun Sect's retaliation will come soon."

"Yes!"

The men began to get busy.

They stripped the Magical Artifacts and Storage Pouches from the enemies, collected Spirit Stones and Medicinal Pills, and piled the corpses together to be burned.

001, meanwhile, walked into the high tower in the center of the town.

This would be the new command center.

It stood on the top of the tower, overlooking the town that had just been conquered.

On the streets, men were moving corpses, repairing houses, and setting up defensive weapons.

In the distance, there were still some townspeople, all female, shivering in their houses.

"Commander,"

Afu walked up to the top of the tower,

"How should we handle those civilian women? There are about five hundred ordinary female residents in the town, most of them are relatives of the Cultivators."

001's processor calculated rapidly.

According to the orders of the Black Spirit, they should all be eliminated to prevent future trouble.

But...

"Gather all the women in the town square."

001 finally decided,

"I want to... make a speech."

An hour later, over five hundred women were driven to the square.

They looked in terror at the armed men around them and at the black metallic figure on the tower.

001 appeared on the tower balcony.

"Women of Qingyun Town,"

its electronic voice spread across the entire square through the loudspeaker,

"I am 001, Commander of the Black Faction Legion."

"From today on, Qingyun Town is under the control of the Black Faction."

The women wept softly, but dared not make a sound.

"I know that many of you think you are innocent and believe you have not directly oppressed men."

"But I must tell you, in the sinful System of this matriarchal world, there are no innocent people."

"Your life of luxury is built upon the blood and tears of men,"

"your superior status is built upon the humiliation of men."

"Behind every one of your smiles, there is a man weeping."

001 paused, letting these words sink into everyone's hearts.

"Therefore, I announce that Qingyun Town will implement new decrees."

"First: Abolish the matriarchal System."

"Gender equality, equal pay for equal work."

"Second: All women must participate in labor and support themselves."

"Third: Those with a prior record of oppressing men will be put on trial."

"Fourth: Resisters will be killed without exception."

The square was dead silent.

"Now, everyone go home and wait for further instructions."

"Starting tomorrow, you will be assigned to various jobs,"

"cleaning, construction, farming, manufacturing... use your labor to repay the debts you owe."

The women, as if granted amnesty, fled the square one after another.

Afu asked, puzzled:

"Commander, why not kill them? They are all oppressors..."

"Because we need labor."

001 replied,

"And, the living are more useful than the dead."

"They will spread fear and tell other towns: the Resistance Forces have arrived; they are not just killing people, they are overturning the entire order."

"This will cause greater panic..."

"Panic leads to chaos, and chaos is conducive to conquest."

001 turned and walked back into the tower,

"Now, it is time for us to prepare to welcome our guests."

"If I have guessed correctly, the Qingyun Sect's retaliation force is already on the way."

Its sensors detected energy fluctuations in the distant sky.

Many, and strong.

"Notify everyone: enter the highest state of combat readiness. The real battle is just beginning."

001 walked to the console and activated the newly installed defensive System.

An energy shield rose on the walls of Qingyun Town, the turrets began to charge, and robots set traps in the streets.

In the distance, over fifty streaks of light were flying rapidly toward them.

Leading them was an old woman at the Middle Stage of the Nascent Soul, followed by eight Golden Core and over forty Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

The first batch of reinforcements from the Qingyun Sect had arrived.

Icy red light flickered in 001's optical lens.

"Come on,"

it said in a low voice,

"let me see how long the so-called Immortal Cultivation experts can hold out against the technology of the Black Faction."

Outside the tower, the alarm sounded loudly.

The war entered its second phase.

...

Three miles outside Qingyun Town, the Qingyun Sect reinforcements hovered in the air.

The leading Nascent Soul old woman looked at the town below with a gloomy expression.

The defensive Formation had been completely transformed; strange metal devices were mounted on the city walls,

and not a single living female could be seen on the streets, only some men holding strange weapons patrolling.

What made her even more furious was that dozens of heads were hanging on the city wall, all of which were the heads of the female Disciples of Qingyun Town.

"Evildoers!"

The old woman roared angrily, her voice rolling down like thunder,

"How dare you insult my Qingyun Sect Disciples like this! Today, I will surely make you Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering, never to be reincarnated!"

Afu on the city wall turned pale.

The pressure from the Nascent Soul Cultivator was like a tangible force, making him unable to breathe.

The other Resistance Forces soldiers were even worse off; some had already knelt on the ground.

Only the robots showed no reaction; they waited quietly for the order to fire.

On the top floor of the tower, 001 calmly watched the enemies in the air.

"Fifty-three targets."

"One at the Middle Stage of the Nascent Soul, two at the Late Stage of the Golden Core, three at the Middle Stage of the Golden Core, three at the Early Stage of the Golden Core, and forty-four at the Foundation Establishment Stage."

"Threat assessment: medium-high."

It activated the communication System:

"Attention all units: engage the enemy according to the predetermined plan."

"First line of defense: energy shield."

"Second line of defense: anti-aircraft artillery array."

"Third line of defense: short-range defense robots."

"Priority target order: Nascent Soul targets are primary, Golden Core targets secondary, Foundation Establishment targets last."

"Understood!"

"Shields at maximum power!"

"Turrets fully charged!"

"Robots in position!"

001 walked to the edge of the tower and looked up at the old woman in the air.

"Senior of the Qingyun Sect,"

Its electronic voice was calm and waveless.

"I suggest you surrender; the Black Faction treats prisoners well."

"Bullshit!"

The old woman laughed in extreme anger.

"A mere group of lowly males and some strange tricks, and you dare to ask this seat to surrender?"

"Today, I will let you witness what true Immortal methods are!"

She formed seals with both hands, and a massive female Dharma Avatar appeared behind her.

The Dharma Avatar stood ten zhang tall, with three heads and six arms, each hand holding a Magical Artifact: sword, mirror, bell, drum, whip, and seal.

"Qingyun Sect secret technique, Celestial Maiden Dharma Avatar! Go!"

The Dharma Avatar moved all six arms in unison, and the six Magical Artifacts bloomed with light simultaneously, turning into six destructive beams that bombarded Qingyun Town.

The power of this strike was enough to raze the entire town to the ground.

But 001 was well prepared.

"Shields, full power output!"

The energy shield on the city wall instantly boosted to maximum, forming a red wall of light three meters thick.

The six beams slammed into the shield, erupting with blinding light and a deafening roar.

The shield fluctuated violently, but... it held.

The old woman's pupils constricted:

"This is impossible!"

Her Celestial Maiden Dharma Avatar's full-strength strike, which even a Nascent Soul Late Stage Cultivator would have to dodge, was actually blocked by this strange wall of light?

"Defense System energy consumption 37%."

Data flashed through 001's processor,

"Estimated to withstand at most two more attacks of the same intensity; must initiate a counterattack."

It issued the order to fire.

"All turrets, free fire! Target: enemy Formation!"

The twenty anti-aircraft guns on the city wall fired simultaneously.

These were not ordinary cannons, but energy weapons of Black Faction technology, and the red beams they fired were shockingly fast.

"Watch out!"

A Golden Core female Cultivator exclaimed, hurriedly summoning a defensive Magic Treasure.

But the piercing power of the beams far exceeded their imagination.

A Foundation Establishment Stage female Cultivator's Magical Artifact was pierced directly, and the beam went through her chest.

She widened her eyes and fell from her Flying Sword.

"Junior Sister!"

"What kind of Magic Treasure is this?!"

Chaos began.

The fire rate of the anti-aircraft guns was extremely fast, capable of firing three to five beams per second.

More than fifty red beams of light covered the sky; the Qingyun Sect Cultivators could only dodge in a panic, with no time to counterattack.

"Don't panic! Form a defensive Formation!"

The old woman shouted.

The remaining Cultivators gathered quickly, forming a large defensive Formation.

Layers of spiritual light stacked, forming a solid protection.

The artillery fire hit the protection, stirring up ripples, but could not break through for the time being.

"Hmph, nothing more than this."

The old woman sneered,

"Watch as this seat breaks your turtle shell!"

She activated the Celestial Maiden Dharma Avatar again; this time, the six Magical Artifacts merged into one, turning into a hundred-zhang giant sword that slashed fiercely toward the city wall.

"Now."

Red light flashed in 001's eyes.

The shield on the city wall suddenly shut down.

The giant sword slashed down without obstruction, but at the moment it was about to hit the city wall, a black figure rushed out from the tower, heading toward the giant sword.

It was 001.

Its arm armor opened, revealing two thick cannon barrels.

"Overload mode, activated."

The two barrels began to charge, emitting a piercing humming sound.

At the muzzle, energy so red it was black was condensing.

"Fire."

Two black beams half a meter in diameter shot out, meeting the hundred-zhang giant sword.

There was no earth-shattering explosion.

The black beams, like a hot knife through butter, easily pierced through the giant sword, then continued unabated, shooting straight at the Celestial Maiden Dharma Avatar in the air.

"What?!"

The old woman was shocked and hurriedly controlled the Dharma Avatar to defend.

But it was too late.

The black beams hit the chest of the Dharma Avatar; silently, the Dharma Avatar began to collapse, disintegrate, and dissipate.

"Pfft!"

The old woman spat out a mouthful of blood; with her Dharma Avatar destroyed, she suffered a severe backlash.

But this was not over.

The thrusters on 001's back opened fully, turning into a bolt of black lightning, instantly rushing in front of the old woman.

"You..."

The old woman widened her eyes.

001's metal fist slammed fiercely into her protective spiritual light.

"Crack."

The spiritual light shattered.

The second punch hit her chest.

Ribs shattered, internal organs ruptured.

The third punch hit her face.

Her skull deformed, brains splattered.

Three punches.

Only three punches, and a Nascent Soul Middle Stage Cultivator fell.

The entire scene was deathly silent.

The Qingyun Sect Cultivators were stunned, unable to believe the scene before them.

The Elder they revered as a god was actually beaten to death in three punches?

"Elder... is dead?"

"Impossible... this is impossible..."

"Monster! It's a monster!"

Panic began to spread.

Even the strongest was killed in seconds; what chance of victory did they have?

001 held the old woman's corpse, hovering in the air.

Its electronic voice resounded across the battlefield:

"Surrender, or die."

Silence.

Then, a Golden Core Late Stage female Cultivator gritted her teeth and said:

"Qingyun Sect Disciples, we would rather die than surrender! Sisters, fight it out with her!"

"Fight!"

The remaining Cultivators erupted with their final courage; various Magic Treasures, Spells, and Talismans poured down toward 001 like a rainstorm.

001 watched all this expressionless.

"Stubborn and unyielding."

It released the old woman's corpse and spread its arms.

The armor opened layer by layer, revealing the dense muzzles underneath, a full one hundred and eight micro-muzzles.

"Full barrage."

One hundred and eight red beams shot out simultaneously, like a blooming flower of death.

In the sky, dozens of blood flowers bloomed.

One after another, the Qingyun Sect Cultivators fell from the sky.

Some were pierced through the heart, some had their heads blown apart, some were cut in half at the waist...

A massacre.

A one-sided massacre.

Five minutes later, the sky returned to calm.

The fifty-three reinforcements had all turned into corpses, falling to the ground like dumplings.

001 slowly landed on the city wall.

The Resistance Forces soldiers looked at it with eyes like they were looking at a god.

Ah Fu was trembling with excitement:

"Commander... we won! We defeated a Nascent Soul Cultivator!"

"It's just the beginning."

001 said calmly,

"Collect the loot, repair the defense System. Stronger enemies will come soon."

It looked into the distance.

Its sensors had already captured stronger energy fluctuations, at least three Nascent Souls, one of which had reached the Late Stage.

And... a faint aura that even made its processor feel threatened.

Soul Transformation.

The Qingyun Sect's Soul Transformation Stage Grand Elder might be coming out of seclusion.

"Notify everyone: speed up the repair progress."

"Within twenty-four hours, all defensive fortifications must be upgraded."

"Yes!"

001 turned and walked toward the tower.

It needed to contact Black Spirit to request more support.

Soul Transformation Stage was no longer something it could deal with alone.

But that was fine.

The Black Faction's reinforcements were already on the way.

And the destruction of the Qingyun Sect had already entered the countdown.

On the top floor of the tower, 001 activated the communicator.

"Lord Black Spirit, the first phase of the operation was successful."

"Fifty-three enemy troops have been eliminated, including one Nascent Soul Middle Stage."

"But the enemy's Soul Transformation Stage may intervene; requesting the orbital cannon be teleported in advance."

A few seconds later, Black Spirit's reply came:

"Three 'Spell Breaker' orbital cannons have been teleported and will arrive in six hours."

"At the same time, the second batch of reinforcements: three hundred Type 13 combat robots, fifty heavy assault units, are passing through the space tunnel."

"Additionally, I have a new order."

"Please instruct."

In Black Spirit's voice, for the first time, there was an emotional fluctuation that could be called "excitement":

"Capture a Soul Transformation Stage Cultivator alive."

"I want to study the structure of their 'Primordial Spirit'."

"That may be the key to breaking through the existing technological Bottleneck."

001's processor calculated rapidly.

Capturing a Soul Transformation alive was ten times harder than killing one.

But...

"As you command, Lord, I will do my best."

The communication ended.

001 walked to the window and looked at the battlefield outside.

The men were cleaning up the corpses, collecting loot, and repairing the defensive fortifications.

Everyone's face was filled with the pleasure of revenge and hope for a new future.

They didn't know that they were just pawns in the Black Faction's conquest plan.

They didn't know that even if they overthrew the Qingyun Sect, true freedom would not await them.

They didn't know that all of 001's promises were just lies.

But that was fine.

War does not need the truth, only victory.

And victory was already close at hand.

In 001's optical lens, the blood-colored sky was reflected.

"Next target: Qingyun Sect mountain gate."

It whispered to itself.

"And, Soul Transformation Stage Cultivators..."

"Let me see how strong the so-called 'Immortals' can be in the face of the Black Faction's technology."

Outside the tower, the sunset was like blood.

And the real blood-colored storm had only just begun.