The sudden change that occurred with Yang Hengjun might seem lengthy when described in words, but in reality, it happened in just the blink of an eye.
In the eyes of the spectators like Lin Ziming and others, after Mo Lisen roared Yang Hengjun's name, he suddenly puffed out his chest, and his originally shut left eye abruptly opened.
Then a golden light accompanied by a strong wind swept across, and a large hole suddenly appeared in Yang Hengjun's chest, after which he fell to the ground, losing all signs of life.
When the change occurred, the first to react was Patriarch Wei.
Almost the instant Yang Hengjun fell, he swiftly moved to shield Lin Ziming behind him, angrily casting a spell, and a golden light shield appeared in front of everyone.
As the shield appeared, the warriors present also reacted.
Nobody strode forward, pressing gun barrels firmly against every part of Mo Lisen, including his cheeks and temples.
Considering the prior understanding that Mo Lisen's inner sea was already destroyed, the rabbits controlled Mo Lisen's body but didn't impose extreme suppression measures on him.
At the very least, his head was free to move.
Who could have thought that Mo Lisen, theoretically unable to mobilize spiritual energy, seized this opportunity to launch a surprise attack?
Subsequently, Yan Shaohua walked to Yang Hengjun's side, glanced at him, then shook his head:
"His heart is gone, even Elder Xudong coming wouldn't help; notify the service team to prepare for the aftermath."
Lin Ziming nodded to indicate he understood, then asked Patriarch Wei:
"Patriarch Wei, why could he still deploy such a tactic when his inner sea was already destroyed? Could there be any more tricks up his sleeve?"
Lin Ziming's tone was very serious, luckily Yang Hengjun was the one fallen this time, had it been one of their own it would have been a huge loss.
The soldiers certainly are not afraid to die, but their sacrifice should be on the battlefield safeguarding the country, not succumbing to such a trick.
Faced with Lin Ziming's question, Patriarch Wei shook his head and explained:
"Mo Lisen shouldn't have any other tricks left; he has refined his left eye into a magical artifact—not just the eyeball but also the eyelid.
He must have activated this artifact after realizing he couldn't escape. Even though his inner sea was later destroyed, the entire artifact, having been energized by spiritual power in advance, remained functional, just that the eyeball couldn't fire because it was blocked by the eyelid...
Unexpectedly, his target should have been Yang Hengjun."
Lin Ziming and Yan Shaohua heard these words and felt a chill in their hearts.
It's undeniable, Mo Lisen is indeed a ruthless character, playing a move that nobody anticipated.
Turning his eye into a magical artifact isn't something an ordinary person can accomplish.
When someone has the courage to even refine their own limbs, that person is either a fearless warrior or an extremely vicious villain.
Like Mo Lisen, or like Beikas.
Even under the menace of more than ten firearms, with his facial muscles deformed by the gun barrels' pressure, Mo Lisen still viciously stared at Yang Hengjun's corpse.
Lin Ziming had no doubt that if they released the firearms' suppression, he would immediately rush to Yang Hengjun's corpse to perform some indescribable actions.
Ruthlessness and cruelty are deeply etched into the bloodlines of such individuals.
After controlling Mo Lisen, Lin Ziming arranged for several logistics personnel to assist in handling Yang Hengjun's remains.
He then led the assembled group out of Rat Extermination Creek, boarding the vehicles and heading directly toward Sheepback City.
Meanwhile, the troops led by Longxing River had just arrived outside Sheepback City.
This unit was dispatched to the side wings of Mo Lisen and others' flight path two days earlier, hidden in the forest ready to launch.
At a straight-line distance slightly over thirty kilometers to Sheepback City, it was within the standard raid distance.
Upon receiving the start of combat at Rat Extermination Creek, they decisively set forth towards Sheepback City.
This time, Longxing River didn't bring a small number of personnel.
Of course, the majority of the warriors were primarily responsible for post-battle order maintenance, while the main combat tasks were entrusted to airborne units and individual weaponry.
After all, Longxing River's opponents this time are not the ordinary city garrison, but the Mo Clan cultivators.
A single 155mm howitzer shot could easily hurt civilians, which is not the rabbits' habit,
The current airborne unit consisted of three Z-10 helicopters and Wei Mansion cultivators, led by another Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator Wei Shudu and Clan Leader Wei Fan, aside from Patriarch Wei.
Considering flying consumes spiritual power, the Wei Mansion cultivators were arranged inside a Yun-7 aircraft for combat deployment.
This Yun-7 was the first assembled entire aircraft upon the production line completion at the military base repair center, a finished product transporting parts from the mainland and assembled complete in the Damo Realm.
The entire Yun-7 assembly took a total of 216 hours, symbolizing a phased advancement in the rabbits' assembly capabilities.
Without surprises, three to five more transport aircraft will be assembled within three months at the military base.
If all goes well, they might bring in some big players—right now the bachelors at the repair center are eagerly awaiting the arrival of a Chubby Girl.
Returning focus to this raid.
According to the information provided by Yang Hengjun while he was assisting in counting the captives' lists,
The Mo Family still has a Foundation Establishment Second-Layer cultivator named Mo Pinglin stationed at the Yaoque, expected back in over a hundred Damo Days, equivalent to more than two years later.
Aside from Mo Pinglin, Mo Mansion should have five to eight Qi Cultivation Seventh-Layer or higher cultivators stationed in Sheepback City.
They likely possess some talismans capable of threatening mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators, along with a city defense array that could fend off early-stage Core Formation Realm.
Also, at the iron mines, two to four high-level Qi Cultivation cultivators should be garrisoned.
Not considered strong, but neither weak.
The initial command plan was to have the troops stationed at a certain forest awaiting orders, dispatching a special operations team to masquerade as a caravan infiltrating the city, cooperating with airborne forces to execute a decapitation strategy.
To be honest, this idea is quite feasible.
After all, the rabbits have many warriors at mortal realm levels, and the disassembled weapons also possess considerable deceptive power, likely being perceived by Damo Realm castle defenders as kitchenware or iron rods used for fire-stoking.
However, according to the report from Bo Binghui's drone team, Sheepback City is currently in complete lockdown, with patrols being extremely strict and forbidding anyone from entering or leaving.
Therefore, after making contact with the command center, Longxing River decided to implement the second plan:
Forceful attack!
The reason for choosing a forceful attack rather than attempting a false persuasion is simple.
Firstly, the actions of the Mo Family members are almost unforgivable, and the rabbits are bound to settle accounts with them after the war.
At least seventy percent of the Mo Clan Members with the capability to act will face the firing squad.
Therefore, trying to persuade them to surrender at this point would be inappropriate, whether we turn against each other afterward or keep our promises, it would violate the rabbits' sense of justice.
Secondly, the Mo Clan Members guarding the city would not foolishly surrender before seeing Mo Lisen and others captured—Mo Family's model is kangaroo, not Gaul.
As for bringing captured Mo Lisen and others to the city gate to persuade them to surrender, that's even less likely, after all, who knows if this group of ruthless individuals might decide to massacre the city when they realize they can't escape?
If a forceful attack is chosen, as long as the situation remains unclear, these Mo Family members might hold some hope in their hearts, hoping their Patriarch might miraculously overthrow the enemy, cutting them down from their horses.
With this mindset, the Mo Family members inside the city might not immediately consider massacring the city, giving the rabbits a chance for a surprise attack.
Once everything is ready.
Three armed helicopters, along with twelve cultivators from Wei Mansion, soared into the sky instantly, while the ground troops remained hidden for the sake of stealth, since a few kilometers is an effortlessly coverable distance for the rabbits.
The visibility around Sheepback City is very open, so the moment the troops from a few miles away began moving, the city guards naturally noticed.
A soldier on duty hurriedly shook awake his lazy squad leader, who was taking a nap, pointing at the helicopters and said:
"Boss, look to the west, it seems like there's an enemy attack!"
The "boss" the soldier referred to was a skinny man with a moustache, who after being shaken awake, looked to the west with sleepy eyes.
The squad leader was a first-layer Qi Cultivation cultivator, but not a member of the Mo Family, and he easily saw the incoming enemy.
Though the appearance of the Z-10 helicopters was somewhat unusual, flying ship types of vehicles are not unheard of in the Damo Realm, so after a moment of surprise, he focused his gaze on Wei Fan and the others.
"One... five... eight... twelve, only one is truly flying."
Seeing that there were only a dozen or so people coming, he shook his head:
"I guess it's just some small clan coming for revenge again... Old Dog Mo... Master Mo may not be in town, but our city defense formation is still running, do they think they have a chance to breach the city? Very difficult!"
Saying so, he spat on the ground:
"I wish an actual group capable of breaking the city would come, being a dog for the Mo Family is bloody unbearable, they really don't treat people like humans!"
Afterward, he shook his head and sighed, going into the city to report.
The cultivator responsible for guarding the city from the Mo Family is named Mo Daolin, a peer of another Foundation Establishment Realm sixth-layer cultivator, Mo Daoran.
But compared to Mo Daoran's extraordinary talent, Mo Daolin, with just an ordinary three Spiritual Roots, only practiced to the Qi Cultivation Ninth Layer, with no hope of ever establishing a foundation in his lifetime.
Even though his cultivation level is not high, Mo Daolin is strong in experience and handling matters; otherwise, he would not have become the person in charge left to guard the city.
After learning of the enemy's attack heading towards Sheepback City, Mo Daolin quickly rushed to the city wall.
Despite Sheepback City's population being more than double that of Chixian City, its land area is only about ten percent larger than Chixian City's – there really wasn't anything the ancestors could do about it.
"Everyone, get back to your positions, and stop making a fuss!"
Upon reaching the city wall, Mo Daolin first reprimanded the city guard soldiers:
"No matter who the enemy is, with the city defense formation here, we stand undefeated!
It might be that Chixian City has allied with some sneaky folk and used some methods to temporarily trap Master Mo, we just need to guard the city well and wait for Master Mo's return!
The person flying has no signs of a Golden Core, which means he's at most just a Foundation Establishment realm cultivator, they'll never break the city defense formation in a lifetime!"
Once Mo Daolin finished speaking, reality suddenly quieted down significantly, with several juniors looking at him with respect, as if gazing up at a reliable elder.
Seeing this, Mo Daolin snorted coldly, his hands behind his back filled with poise, and he looked at the sky with a calm expression.
Buzz buzz buzz—
The helicopters quickly flew to the city's edge, and leading the group, Wei Shudu raised his hand without speaking to those on the city, casting a spell.
The spell looked powerful, carrying a golden tail flame as it struck heavily on the city defense formation.
Then, with a thud...
The formation remained unscathed.
On the city wall, Mo Daolin pointed to Wei Shudu hovering by a 'floating magical artifact' in the sky, and chuckled:
"See? They can't do anything to us, our city lacks Foundation Establishment strength right now, but as long as we defend the city properly, once Master Mo returns, they will all die!"
Just as Mo Daolin finished speaking, the three 'floating magical artifacts' suddenly moved, flying in three directions while dispersing some white mist onto the city defense formation.
Seeing this, Mo Daolin sneered, thinking: Joke's on them, the city defense formation can isolate any magical artifact, do they really think spreading some poison will affect the people inside the city?
The layer of mist slowly drifted down amid Mo Daolin's sneer, quickly touching the city defense formation.
In the next moment.
The defense formation shattered like glass, golden light scattering everywhere, and then vanished in an instant.
Mo Daolin: "?????"
How did my massive city defense formation just disappear?
Wasn't it said in the ancestral teachings that the chamber of commerce that sold the arrays had vowed, with a pat on the chest, promising that this grand array would last for over two hundred years??
What the hell, refund me!!!!
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