136: The Elders' Defeat

"Great Elder!"

Seeing their strongest combatant—the Great Elder, who usually commanded immense prestige and possessed unfathomable strength—shot down right before their eyes, his fate unknown, the other Elders' faces instantly turned ashen.

Their previously composed gazes were now filled with terror and panic, completely devoid of the arrogant disdain they had shown earlier when facing the Imperial Fighter Jets.

Meanwhile, in the Command Room of the fleet, Li Yang watched the scene of the so-called "Great Elder" being shot down on the projected view, his face showing no surprise whatsoever.

In his eyes, all of this was within expectations, as this annihilation beam was incomparable to the ordinary laser energy from before.

This annihilation beam was the crystallization of Imperial technology, containing extremely special energy attributes. Any matter touched by the annihilation beam would, as its name suggested, be directly erased from existence, and this erasure was permanent and irreversible.

This was the fundamental reason why the Great Elder, no matter how hard he tried to circulate his cultivation technique, could not heal his wounds.

The Imperial Fighter Jet Squad, seeing the significant effect of their attack, were greatly encouraged. They continued to fire annihilation beams without hesitation, targeting the other Elders.

Deep, black beams of light shot towards the Elders, and wherever they passed, space itself seemed to be swallowed.

"Quick, dodge!"

Having witnessed the terrifying power of this strange beam, the remaining Elders knew its might well and no longer dared to underestimate it in the slightest.

At this moment, they didn't even dare to think about blocking the beams; their minds held only one thought—to desperately dodge.

However, at the astonishing speed of the annihilation beam, dodging was easier said than done.

Several black beams of light flashed like lightning, and several Elders who were too slow to react were instantly struck by the beams.

Accompanied by a few screams, they, like the Great Elder, plummeted straight down from the sky, their fates unknown.

"Who exactly are you? Why are you trying to annihilate our Qingshan Sect!"

Seeing their side completely suppressed by the enemy with no ability to fight back, and the situation precarious, one of the Elders, anxious, couldn't help but loudly question them.

His voice trembled slightly, containing both fear and a hint of a desperate desire for survival.

He hoped to find a glimmer of hope through communication with the other party, as at this rate, all of their Elders would eventually be slaughtered.

Due to the Elder who was dissected earlier, the AI had successfully recorded their language.

Therefore, the Imperial Fighter Jet Squad naturally understood the Elder's question.

However, even if they understood, they had no intention of responding.

The pilots remained stern-faced, continuing their attacks methodically.

For no other reason than that the order they received was to slaughter these people and bring their bodies back.

Military orders were absolute; leaving survivors was not within the scope of the mission.

Seeing that the enemy had no intention of answering him, and instead continued their attacks, the Elder who had questioned them grew even gloomier, his face so dark it seemed it could drip water.

He knew in his heart that these bizarre beams were extremely fast and incredibly lethal; dodging them was incredibly difficult. A single misstep and being hit would mean following in the footsteps of the Great Elder and the others, reporting to the underworld.

"Everyone, hold on! I'm going to find the Sect Master."

At this critical moment, this Elder suddenly shouted loudly.

As soon as the words left his mouth, he didn't wait for any response from the other Elders. He abruptly channeled the spiritual energy within him, and his entire being shot away like a blue meteor, rapidly fleeing into the distance, disappearing from everyone's sight in the blink of an eye.

"Damn it, he's clearly just scared and trying to escape..."

The other Elders' faces instantly turned extremely ugly. They gnashed their teeth in anger, unable to help but curse under their breath.

Who in the Qingshan Sect didn't know that their Sect Master had been in seclusion for over a decade, striving to break through to the First Incarnation Realm?

For more than ten years, there had been no news. Whether they could awaken the Sect Master and have him emerge at this critical moment was truly an unknown.

They believed this Elder was merely using the excuse of finding the Sect Master, when in reality, he was abandoning his post to save his own life.

Meanwhile, seeing an Elder flee in a panic, the Imperial Fighter Jet Squad Captain reacted quickly, making an immediate decision to dispatch one fighter jet to pursue and kill him.

In his mind, Li Yang's orders were like golden rules and must be strictly followed. The complete slaughter was a death order. If any of these people escaped, it would undoubtedly be his dereliction of duty, and the mission would not be perfectly completed, which was something he absolutely could not accept.

Seeing one of the original five fighter jets split off to pursue the fleeing Elder, the remaining Elders exchanged glances, and a certain understanding was instantly reached in their eyes.

Almost at the same moment, they each utilized their movement techniques, scattering and fleeing in different directions.

They all had the same calculation in their hearts: as the saying goes, "where there's life, there's hope." So what if the Qingshan Sect was lost? After all, they were just Elders. The most important thing at the moment was to find every possible way to save their own lives.

Seeing everyone scatter like startled birds, the Imperial Fighter Jet Squad Captain was momentarily in a dilemma, unsure of what to do.

After all, they only had five fighter jets in total, but there were more than a dozen enemies to pursue. Their forces were stretched thin, making it impossible to cover all bases.

"Alright, bring back the bodies of those who were killed first."

At this moment, Li Yang saw all of this clearly through the real-time footage transmitted by the fighter jets.

Upon seeing this, he didn't mind the remaining people escaping.

In his view, the fate of these people was already sealed; taking the orbs (precious items) from their bodies was only a matter of time, so there was no need to rush.

After a careful count, the Imperial Fighter Jet Squad confirmed that they had successfully killed 11 Elders of the Qingshan Sect.

The tattered corpse of the giant snake also lay quietly to the side, its massive body still exerting an inexplicable pressure even in death.

Because the giant snake's corpse was too enormous, even a landing craft would have difficulty loading it directly.

Therefore, the Gene-Modified Warriors, upon receiving orders, quickly sprang into action.

Wielding various tools, they methodically dismembered the giant snake's corpse.

Under their mechanical and efficient movements, the giant snake's body was divided into moderately sized portions, ultimately allowing the landing craft to successfully package and transport these bodies, including the remains of the Qingshan Sect Elders, back to the fleet.

And those Gene-Modified Warriors who had completed the dismemberment task, upon receiving new instructions, began to expand outwards.

Since all the Elders of the Qingshan Sect had fled, Li Yang naturally intended to unceremoniously claim this so-called Qingshan Sect for himself.

For him, this was merely a small achievement on the way to completing his mission; many more targets awaited him to conquer...