Chapter 378 Back to the Third Layer
Davis felt a sudden yet forceful pull on him and the next thing he knew was that his body was traveling in a spatial tunnel, his body felt light as if it was weightless and from the looks of it, he was in an invisible yet visible vortex which told him that tunnel was quite... stable.
He looked around and the scenery was pitch black, or it could be even said as an absence of color, colorless. He didn't know how to describe it as he felt that his eyes were playing dumb.
The next moment, he felt the scenery change and could feel the movement restriction that was cast on him fade away like it never existed in the first place.
When his eyes that were out of focus was able to refocus again, he saw the surrounding scenery awfully familiar to him. The same diagram, the same altar, the same place that sent him to the cultivation world!
'It is indeed the secret temple!' Davis inwardly exclaimed as he turned jubilant.
Earth!
He was really back on Earth!
His eyes were wide open, however, his pupils were seething with excitement.
"W-Who are you!?"
How many years has it been? He couldn't help but turn nostalgic.
However, he now finally knew the reason why the spatial tunnel here was not stable... because it had no freaking energy to support his travel! At that time, his body had been ripped to pieces, no, to be precise, he had been literally disintegrated to dust.
Likely, without Fallen Heaven's help, he would have absolutely faced death in the spatial tunnel at that time.
"You cannot be here! Depart at once or I... I..."
For the complete activation of the spatial formation required 1000 Low-Level Spirit Stones which seemed cheap but here, it was a heavenly resource.
'No, forget heavenly resource, it was non-existent.'
'If so, where exactly did they find the required Spirit Stones to return to the Grand Sea Continent?' Davis inwardly mused as he wondered about his two uncles.
Well, with his current Soul Sense, he guessed that he would be able to find it sooner or later. Even if he didn't find it, he wasn't bothered as it would just be Low-Level Spirit Stones for all he knew.
And as for the idiot at the corner beside the entrance who was threatening him while cowering at the same time, Davis chose to ignore his words. He promptly used his Soul Force and threw him outside the secret temple.
His silhouette flickered and he instantly arrived outside, glancing at the secret temple below him.
Light shone on the decrepit temple, however, it wasn't the bright sunlight but the soothing moonlight. The white rays fell on the futuristic fortifications, perimeter defense with numerous militarized guards, soldiers draped in sci-fi like suits, even drones, which were floating above with propellers.
*Waong~*
"Alert! Intruder detected!"
"Alert! An intruder is within the perimeter! Deploying Offensive Measures!"
The floating drones spotted him and gave out warnings in Chinese one by one. The soldiers below were suddenly startled but they instantly pointed all their futuristic guns at him, ready to open fire. They even wore helmets which provided them with information and location of the intruder.
Davis looked at the futuristic drones and clicked his tongue in wonder and amazement, wondering if they had managed to completely integrate Artificial Intelligence into the entire military network.
Looking at the design of the gun that was attached below the drones and the small linear muzzle, he mused that those were probably lasers.
He wanted to receive their fire and see what would happen to his body but priorities were priorities.
He extended his arm and all the drones, soldiers, unarmed personnel, entrenched artillery, and other military vehicles came under his control with his soul force exhibiting pure pressure.
It was like gravity had been turned against them, crushing them to pieces. The drones exploded into a mess of fire and the soldiers fainted as they felt the pressure from the Soul Force.
Seeing their silhouettes falling one by one, he felt glad that he had held back, otherwise there would be only corpses and blown heads in this place.
"Sorry, but I'm taking this place for myself..." Davis silently muttered as he felt that he was bullying these people.
But life was also fair!
Weren't these indigenous people also bullying people with their firepower and monopolizing this place?
After subjugating the troops in this fortified place, he instantly set up a Mid-Level Sky Grade Defensive Formation which resulted in anyone outside being unable to enter this place.
And as he guessed, they were really monopolizing this place which could potentially take the Modern Era into the Cultivation Era.
Davis saw reinforcements arrive as they fired at the barrier with lasers, bullets, missiles, and explosives, but their firepower amounted to fart when launched at the Mid-Level Sky Grade Defensive Formation.
Even a Mortal Grade Defense Formation could hold against their current onslaught, albeit a peak one. Much less needed to be said about the Sky Grade Defense Formation.
Davis just laughed at the sight and didn't bother to stop them. He returned to the spatial formation and went back.
A minute later, he came back, however, this time, Clara was also with him. They were both able to use the spatial tunnel at the same time, and it looked like the spatial formation could be activated many times as long as one had enough Spirit Stones.
He had wasted 2,000 Low-Level Spirit Stones but that didn't bother him one bit when compared to Clara's safety.
She curiously gazed at the sides of the temple and asked, "Can I use my Soul Sense?"
Davis replied, "Sure, just don't extend it for more than a kilometer."
Clara simply nodded and released her Soul Sense.
The reason why Davis told her to not extend her Soul Sense was that it was night time and a kilometer away was the residential area.
Nothing needed to be said about why he limited her scope of detection but he didn't know that the residential area had been moved and turned into a semi-military zone.
At the next moment, he saw Clara blink as curiosity filled her eyes.
Davis shook his head and thought that the tungsten plated tanks, helicopters, and other military machinery had attracted her attention.
"Brother, who are these mortals? They look so... unique and exquisite?"
Clara could see that the people surrounding this place as they fired at the barrier were mortals. The equipment they were wearing and weapons they wielded caused her eyes to glow, however, she could also see that they were weak, incredibly weaker than the mortals in the Grand Sea Continent.
She had once seen a mortal village when she traveled to the Immortal Inheritance. Even they were strong than these mortals who were present here.
"Ahh, you'll understand that soon enough. For now, let's just leave this place."
Clara nodded as she took her Soul Sense back but she added, "They've stopped what they were doing."
Davis nonchalantly nodded, "They likely realized that they can't do anything to the Defensive Formation."
"Oh, I didn't realize that they were attacking."
"..."
Davis cast her a sideways glance, becoming speechless.
She knew how to make a joke?
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"What is the general situation?" An old yet fit man squeezed his eyes as he asked. He walked on the cemented pathway and entered a tent erected near the secret temple, right around 200 meters away.
It was the middle of the night, and he arrived here as soon as possible from his quarters.
From the moment he heard the alert of the drone, just two minutes had passed but the place had already been completely occupied.
"Yes! Reporting to the general! A mysterious man appeared in the holy land and every personnel within the perimeter mysteriously collapsed while the drones and the artillery were destroyed!"
The man wearing a sci-fi suit silently gulped, "Their life and death are unknown."
The suit he wore resembled the suit from the game Crysis, however, it was hugely downplayed and it looked like a sleek exoskeleton suit which supported the soldiers to have better physical movements and carry types of equipment without being deeply burdened.
The soldiers who were guarding the holy land also wore this type of suit, however, it was even more downplayed.
The man who was known as general squeezed his eyelids even more and asked, "Have those two oldies arrived?"
"We have!"
Suddenly, two figures entered the tent and stood solemnly straight, their eyes emitting an imposing radiance.
One of them had a long black beard and the other had a bald head. However, they didn't look old but looked middle-aged.
"Old Priest, Old Monk, do you..."
"We don't know..." Both replied at the same time, not bothered about the names they were called. In truth, they were indeed old when considered from a mortal's perspective.
The general sighed and signaled the man to continue.
"We have used all our firepower and used all of the energy cartridges but we can't seem to open a hole in the transparent barrier!"
The general's chest heaved as he took a deep breath wondering why this would happen after the country has completely secured this place with the military.
The external threat had been neutralized, however, a threat came from the other side as soon as Senior Viktor left. What was this supposed to mean?
"If only Senior Viktor left us a means to deal with this existence..." The Old Monk; the one with the bald head spoke, his tone slightly sounding rueful.
"I don't think so... I saw the pictures of the intruder sent by the drone. The clothes that man wore looked similar to the one where Senior Viktor wore..." The general shook his head and pressed the slim physical watch on his wrist a few times.
A hologram was projected above and Davis's figure appeared, making the other two blink their eyes in surprise.
"He looks so... young?" The Old Monk blinked his eyes in astonishment.
The picture the drone took was in high definition, so they could see the appearance of Davis quite clearly. The drones were equipped with lenses that could capture gigapixel images after all.
The interesting expression on his eyes as well as his face was also projected and it was just taken before the drone was destroyed.
The general moved his fingers to the side, and the picture changed, showing many angles of Davis.
Old Monk and Old Priest were also looking at the pictures with an expression of interest and curiosity.
Anything that concerned the other side was a mystery and it was precisely the abyss of the unknown that attracted their interest.
The general stood up from the seat and went to the open field as he looked at the sight in front of him.
Numerous tanks, helicopters, drones, and soldiers surrounded the periphery of the ancient temple and pointed their weapons and cannons at them, waiting to resume their fire.
Another man with an even more dazzling sci-fi armor and equipment ran towards the general and reported, "General! The situation is beyond our control! I would suggest using ballistic and continental missiles to wreck this barrier of unknown nature!"
The general looked at the commander as if he was looking at an idiot.
Although the commander's words made sense if the missiles were released, wouldn't this place turn into a war zone?
This would allow other countries to take part in this attrition or interfere as well.
The general had the situation and the good of the country in his mind. He had already seen what the people on the other side can do, and Senior Viktor was a prime example.
The other party also seemed to be extremely powerful, and so in his mind, there was only one thing to do...
Negotiation! Diplomacy!
See if the other party is up for a peaceful talk to engage in negotiation and diplomacy or the worst-case scenario would undoubtedly be that the other party came to exterminate them!
'Or, the young man would just ignore us, not even bothering to spare a glance.' The general calmly mused as he saw the deteriorating situation.
"General! Time is of the essence! We need to save the people inside the holy land as soon possible!!" The commander shouted again as if he was eager and raging to save the people inside.
But the general sneered as he thought inwardly, 'Just to get an achievement for breaking this mysterious barrier, you're going to sacrifice the life the people inside?'
If the barrier was really taken down, wouldn't the resulting explosion take out the people inside as well?
"No need, all should be on standby and wait for orders. Anyone who disobeys this command will be shortly executed under the effect of the special military zone laws!"
The general shouted and took a step forward, walking towards the barrier along with the two old men.
The barrier was 200 meters away from them, and when they were halfway to the destination, the three of them along with the commander suddenly froze.
They saw two figures emerging from the entrance of the ancient temple. The two figures walked on the surface for a few steps before gradually floating into the air.