Two Realms Shuttle Gate: Don't Call Me a Demon!-Chapter 492 - 322: The Might of the Rocket

Chapter 492: Chapter 322: The Might of the Rocket

When the war began, the first to engage were the Secret Realm Elders high above in the sky.

Elder after Elder either flew on their own spiritual power or rode on Flying Poisonous Insects and Flying Spiritual Beasts, their Combat Spiritual Waves ripping through the clouds. Countless Magic Artifacts crisscrossed and collided in the sky, with the aftermath spreading far and wide, staining the sky in mottled colors.

From time to time, a figure would plummet from the sky.

Even in the Secret Realm, it was easy to meet instant death in such a widespread group assault.

The inner disciples followed closely in engagement.

These inner disciples acted alone, each locking into duel-like combat with one another. Their battles, while not as exaggerated as those of the Secret Realm, were more gruesome, with a very high death rate.

The Outer Disciples, on the other hand, mostly formed into battle formations, clustering together like communal animals huddling for warmth, in order to maintain their combat effectiveness.

Otherwise, a single charge from an inner disciple would certainly lead to heavy casualties.

With their numbers increased, the inner disciples also had to be cautious; if they were not careful and went too deep into the array, they would be surrounded and gradually whittled down to death.

Meanwhile, as the war erupted, the disciples of the Puppetry Hall also sprang into action from behind the battlefield.

They removed the covers from the rocket artillery launch vehicles and, with the help of a large number of disciples with Yunling First and Second Level Cultivation, lifted and loaded the rockets into the launch tubes.

The Rocket Teams made fine adjustments, aiming their muzzles at where the Outer Disciples of the Righteous Sects were forming their battle formations.

At this moment, Su Jie had already fallen back to this position, swallowing elixirs to recover his spiritual power while commanding the rocket artillery’s launch operations.

“Is this the new Puppet invention you’ve come up with in Puppet Hall? It doesn’t look very impressive.”

A voice came from the side as Ning Xinyue, the slacker, came over to Su Jie’s location, curiously staring at the bustling launch site.

These rocket artillery pieces looked somewhat ordinary and unremarkable compared to the humanoid Combat Puppets that seemed more intimidating.

“Puppets are not about looks, they just need to be practical. Just watch.”

Su Jie knocked Ning Xinyue’s head and looked at the others, “Are we ready?”

“Hall Master, please give your command.”

Zhu Zhangqi responded loudly, his gaze fixed on the launch site, his eyes filled with both tension and excitement.

He was well aware that these seemingly simple War Puppets would be terrifying in their lethality once they launched a full assault.

“The first launch battalion is ready for adjustment, ready to fire at any time.”

“The second launch battalion is ready for adjustment, ready to fire at any time.”

“The third launch battalion…”

Several responses came through, with five hundred rocket artillery divided into five launching grounds, each aiming at the forces of the Golden Sword Sect, Guan Chao Pavilion, Dragon and Tiger Sect, Purple Mist Sect, and Miao Yin Temple.

They were all cultivators, so the loading speed was much faster than that of ordinary soldiers.

A 220-millimeter caliber rocket weighing around three hundred kilograms could be carried by two low-level cultivators without the need for any machinery assistance.

“Prepare.”

Su Jie raised his right hand, and the disciples of the Puppet Hall placed their hands on the firing ropes.

“Fire.”

Following Su Jie’s command, the Puppet Hall disciples decisively pulled the firing ropes.

In a sharp buzzing sound, the cold steel vehicles shook, with thirty-two cold launch rails arranged in a 4*8 array. One rocket after another lit up with a scorching tail flame of spiritual power, propelling the heavy projectile.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

One rocket after another soared into the sky through the thick smoke, and in less than half a minute, a rocket artillery could finish firing all thirty-two rockets.

This time, a full five hundred rocket artillery fired simultaneously, sending a whopping 16,000 rockets into the sky, like a rain of fire, their trailing sparks covering the field of vision.

The many Righteous Disciples engaged in battle looked up, some puzzled by the sight, and others, although they had never seen rockets before, could tell that anything crashing down on their heads was very dangerous.

Many disciples tried to dodge, but there were far too many rockets, and it was not easy to escape their coverage area.

In short flight, the folding fins on the rockets maintained stability, ensuring that most of the rockets landed at the designated bombing sites.

An disciple from Guan Chao Pavilion saw a rocket land about a dozen meters away. It was his first time seeing such a Magic Artifact, rolling and cylindrical in shape.

“What’s this…”

Before the disciple could finish speaking, he suddenly saw the cylinder burst open, splashing black liquid all around.

Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah!

When the liquid touched his body, the disciple let out an inhuman scream.

His flesh was dissolved by the corrosive acid, revealing stark bones and internal organs. In an instant, he collapsed to the ground, smoking, with only half of his mutilated body remaining.

Similar scenes unfolded simultaneously across the battlefield.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Rockets landed and burst open, spraying acid in all directions.

A single rocket could cover an area the size of a soccer field, its devastating effect of destruction unmatched. The ground was corroded into a pockmarked landscape, resembling the surface of the moon.

As for the disciples, without any protection, one by one the Righteous Disciples howled in agony as their flesh dissolved under the acid, rendering them battle-incapable in a short time even if they weren’t killed outright.

And this was merely one form of attack; the rockets were loaded with more than just the acid of human-faced moths.

Boom!

A cluster of rockets fell onto the territory of the Purple Mist Sect, and out from the shattered casings emerged Poisonous Insects that resembled fireflies, their tails flashing green lights. They seemed beautiful from afar, but upon nearing a cultivator, they’d self-destruct, scattering a shower of green phosphorous flames.

These phosphorous flames were like white phosphorous incendiaries, burning on contact with flesh and using the victim’s body as fuel, gnawing through the flesh like a scorching worm until they burned a hole right through.

Bang!

In the area of Miao Yin Temple, many female disciples fell to the ground with faces twisted in pain. The rocket that had landed carried a multitude of spider-like Poison Insects. Upon impact, they quickly leapt onto people. One bite was enough to cease the flow of qi in lower Cultivation disciples in just moments.

Then, these spider Poison Insects would lay their eggs on the still-warm corpses to cultivate their nests.

Minutes later, more tiny spider larvae emerged, ravenously gnawing at the corpses for nourishment. After devouring the bodies down to their bones, they would attack more Righteous Cultivators, starting a new cycle of egg-laying and hatching.

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Dozens of different rockets were a contribution from various Elders of Ghost Ridge Palace, enhancing the power of the rockets and ensuring a varied attack to avoid being countered by the enemy.

The lower-leveled disciples faced the rocket’s rich and powerful onslaught. If they were within the blast radius, they were bound to be killed or wounded.

Only those Inner Disciples above the Sixth Level of Yunling were able to effectively dodge and resist.

The Rocket Team was relatively slow, making it easy to dodge and destroy in advance, or they could simply activate a shield of Spiritual Power to fend off the attacks; they had plenty of methods at their disposal.

But the Outer Disciples, for the most part, lacked such means to deal with the attacks.

A total of 16,000 rockets brought almost apocalyptic destruction.

Countless Righteous Disciples became the first victims under the rockets’ debut, with mangled corpses strewn everywhere due to the blanket bombing; it was a horrific sight to behold.

With their vast killing range and number, the rockets’ carpet bombing caused staggering casualties; these were the ‘Supermen’ in the eyes of Blue Star, yet they were slaughtered en masse, leaving dead bodies everywhere.

It wasn’t just the ordinary Outer Disciples who were terrified, even the Inner Disciples panicked, and even the Secret Realm Elders, who were battling high above, began to cast concerned glances.

“This… these Puppets are too horrific, as if they were born for war,” Ning Xinyue gaped in shock, her mouth forming a cute ‘O’ shape.

The rocket artillery, which seemed quite ordinary just moments ago in her eyes, had instantly transformed into a weapon of slaughter.

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Even the disciples from Ghost Ridge Palace, where the rockets were highly classified and many had never seen them before, were stunned by their power. Questions arose on when the Puppet Hall had become so formidable, and following this, morale surged once again.

“That’s why I say! It’s not always the most expensive Puppets that are the best, the cheap ones can be very practical too,” Su Jie chuckled softly, turning his head to order, “Hurry and prepare for the second round of loading and firing.”

“Understood!”

Zhu Zhangqi’s face flushed with excitement as he turned to command the operation.

Like Zhu Zhangqi, many disciples of the Puppet Hall, seeing their own handiwork killing so many enemies in one go, felt a surge of pride and excitement that banished all traces of fatigue. They were driven to promptly reload the rocket artillery.

Minutes later, the second round was loaded and decisively fired in another round of blanket bombing.

The sky once again showered down a meteoric downpour of fire, prompting Su Jie to mutter, “It’s literally like throwing money away, war really does burn through funds!”

Each rocket cost five Spirit Stones; Su Jie sold them to Ghost Ridge Palace for ten, meaning a single barrage cost a total of one hundred sixty thousand Spirit Stones.

But the resulting carnage was indeed substantial. Despite the Righteous Disciples preparing for the second volley by destroying some of the rockets with Flying Swords and talismans, the sheer number of rockets and the vast coverage of their destruction overwhelmed them.

No matter how the Righteous Disciples intercepted and scrambled to evade, the rockets still caused massive casualties.

And with most of the sixty thousand-strong army of the Righteous Sects being Outer Disciples, if the rocket artillery continued to fire round after round, perhaps after a dozen or so barrages, the ranks of the Outer Disciples of the entire Righteous Alliance Army would likely collapse.

While the loss of Outer Disciples might not decide the outcome of the war, they were all Sect members, and being slaughtered like chickens and sheep en masse, amounting to a potential break in the Sects’ lineage, which many could not bear.

Just as the rocket artillery was preparing for a third barrage, trouble arrived.

A massive Magic Boat cloud-hopping across the sky moved through the void, its spirit pressure causing the air to sing.

Onboard were many Elders from various Sects, all united with the sole purpose of destroying the rocket artillery launch site.

The huge shadow cast by the Magic Boat was cause for concern for everyone except Su Jie. The Puppet Hall disciples began to panic.

The next second, layers of array patterns glowed on the Magic Boat, and streams of fiery beams rained down, targeting the rows of rocket artillery.

Body Worm Focusing Method!

A dense shield of Human-faced Moth Insect Cloud formed, standing against the fiery beams plummeting from the Magic Boat. Every moment saw vast numbers of moths vaporized, and it wouldn’t be long before Su Jie’s supply of moths was exhausted. But the Magic Boat could afford this loss, with plenty of Top Grade Spirit Stones to sustain it.

Yet the time Su Jie fought for was enough. A Thousand-Handed Centipede took flight from the ground and collided head-on with the massive Magic Boat.