"Longshan, lay landmines!"

The disheveled Longshan took out a mine-laying device and fired a shot dozens of meters ahead. Small bat mines flew out and then disengaged and entered combat mode one by one.

"Wind Blade, rise!"

With a wave of his hand, Longshan unleashed a strong gust of wind that whipped up sand and dust from a distance. As the dust settled on the landmines, the minefield became a natural camouflage.

"The Allied forces in the North City are truly a walking arsenal. Not only do they carry short-range missiles, but they even bring these uncommon man-portable mine-laying devices!" Jiang Yuan couldn't help but feel envious when he saw the landmines ready to be laid.

After the cataclysm, neither monsters nor holy beasts possessed the intelligence of humans. Therefore, these disguised landmines were extremely effective. Almost as long as one layer was laid, a large number of monsters would step into the minefield and eventually become victims of artillery fire.

It's important to understand that in the early stages of a catastrophe, such methods could save them from taking many detours.

Although monsters killed by external forces do not drop cores, don't forget that monsters still drop Holy Spirit Stones when they die. In the early stages when Holy Spirit Stones are scarce, if you are one step ahead of others, you will have an advantage and achieve the best development in this apocalypse.

After the landmines were laid, two Allied soldiers from the North City quietly left. Jiang Yuan used his Sky Eye to observe their movements and found that they stopped in extremely concealed locations with good visibility and multiple escape routes.

"Sniper?"

Jiang Yuan only had those three words in his mind, but the next second he dismissed them, "Ordinary firearms would be like tickling a Holy Spirit of this level!"

"unless!"

Jiang Yuan recalled the derivative kinetic energy cores he had obtained before; only weapons that combined technology and spiritual power possessed effective lethality.

"I didn't expect it to be an old friend!"

He was just about to continue reading when the identities of these invading Holy Spirits piqued his great interest.

The Holy Spirits that arrived were none other than Qiao Ling's former subordinates. However, in just a few days, these Holy Spirits had all made considerable progress in their strength.

"It seems the battlefield is slowly recovering!" Jiang Yuan said solemnly.

These holy spirits originally possessed powerful levels, but due to the restrictions of the battlefield rules, their strength was constantly suppressed. Now that the battlefield is recovering, the power of these holy spirits is beginning to be unleashed.

If this continues, these Holy Spirits will eventually become a huge problem.

Jiang Yuan seemed to be deep in thought. He wondered, "Why are these Holy Spirits causing trouble for the Northern City Allied Forces? Could they be plotting something?"

Previously, he thought that the Holy Spirit entered this place only for the various inheritances of the Tomb of the Lord of War. Now it seems that it is not that simple. He does not know what is hidden in the inner hall of the Tomb of the Lord of War, but perhaps, as Tianlong and others said before, there is a path to godhood here!

Just as he was pondering this, Longshan and others from the Northern City Allied Forces were already ready.

They first removed Yang Zhehan and the rest of the expedition team, who were accompanied by two soldiers for protection. The remaining people were hidden in the surrounding area.

"Here it comes!" Jiang Yuan suppressed his divine power, his aura completely vanished, and then quietly awaited the arrival of the Holy Spirit.

Just as he expected, a line of seven Holy Spirits appeared in his field of vision.

"My lord, the human race's aura ends right here!" a guard from the Holy Spirit reported respectfully.

"Chase after them! They're with two low-level Spirit Awakeners; they can't have gotten far!"

The leader, a man with a blue feather between his eyebrows, gave the order. The blue feather had a hint of purple in it, a symbol of imperial lineage.

"Yes, sir!"

Several Holy Spirits took the lead and chased after them, but they stepped right into a minefield that had been prepared beforehand.

boom!

The first explosion acted as a catalyst, directly igniting the entire minefield, with a continuous stream of explosions emanating from within.

Thump! Thump!

Amid the commotion caused by the explosion, two bullets trailing trails of spiritual flames silently approached. The Allied forces in the North City chose to strike when the Holy Spirit was in disarray due to the explosion, which was undoubtedly the best opportunity.

As expected, the explosion masked the gunshots, but only one of the two bullets hit Holy Spirit's forehead.

With a bang, Dahao's head exploded. Jiang Yuan's eyes narrowed. This power confirmed his guess. This gun was definitely a product of the combination of technology and spiritual power. Otherwise, it couldn't even break through the defense, let alone smash the head of a Holy Spirit.

The Holy Spirit who was hit in the head fell to the ground on the spot, while the other was more fortunate. Because he was extra careful in dealing with the explosion, he narrowly avoided a fatal blow just as the bullet was about to hit him, but his shoulder blade was shattered by the bullet.

"Enemy attack! There are human archers in the southwest!" the Holy Spirit roared, having been struck in the shoulder. Their knowledge of guns was limited to bows and arrows, so they simply shouted for archers.

"court death!"

The leader, a ninth-tier expert, was furious. With a wave of his hand, he gathered a massive amount of spiritual energy and then blasted it towards the southwest.

"Longshui, retreat!"

At a single command, the exposed Long Shui immediately moved. Rather than moving, it was more like fleeing for his life, because once exposed to the noses of a super ninth-level expert, he, a seventh-level expert, would have absolutely no chance.

"Reporting your location, huh? Then another one will die!"

Having already killed one person, Long Lei steadily pulled back the bolt, shifting his target directly to another ninth-tier Holy Spirit.

Boom! The last explosion in the minefield occurred. Long Lei made his move. With a thud, a bullet was fired. Long Lei immediately got up and fled, not even waiting to see if the bullet hit. Because the opponent was already on guard, once this shot was fired, the opponent's next target would be his hiding place.

Just as Long Lei had predicted, the next move was exactly what happened: as soon as the bullets were fired, the ranged attack of the Super Ninth-Order Holy Spirit arrived.

With a loud bang, a crater five meters deep appeared. If Long Lei hadn't moved, he would have been dead.

Thud! The bullet pierced the head of another Holy Spirit with the same dazzling headshot effect. A ninth-level Holy Spirit died tragically under the bullet. Rather than dying tragically under the bullet, it would be more accurate to say that he died from his own carelessness.

Because regardless of their lineage, all ninth-tier beings possess means of self-preservation. However, the Holy Spirit had never experienced such a battle before and was caught off guard by the North City Allied Forces.

"Tsk tsk, as expected of a regular army, their combat awareness is terrifying!" Jiang Yuan exclaimed in amazement. The three-second minefield explosion not only seriously injured several members of the Holy Spirit Army, but also directly killed two people. This achievement was even better than his own.

The strongest of the North City Allied Forces was only at the eighth rank, and the two who went to snipe were only at the seventh rank. He hadn't expected that they could instantly kill two ninth-rank soldiers.

However, seeing their performance, it wasn't surprising. Whether it was their timing in firing or their decisive retreat after the shooting, both of them were elite.

The thunderstorm subsided, and all the Holy Spirits gathered in a circle, their expressions extremely tense.

"Humans, I will tear you to pieces!"

The ninth-tier Holy Spirit's neck turned red with anger. He pointed ahead and said, "Keep chasing! Before you do, use your psionic energy to scan the road ahead to make sure there are no explosives!"