Chapter 142 Killing Two Birds with One Stone
On the other side, Jiang Tao received a message from Xia Ke through an encrypted channel, which startled him.
This mission is extremely low in danger; it's just about exploring an unknown metal. That's why he dared to send his newly recruited darling, Xiao Zuo.
Considering that the three teams were already quite strong, and with Xia Ke and the other three third-tier ability users providing close protection, there was absolutely no way anything could go wrong.
But only two days after setting off, Shak immediately started sending messages through an encrypted channel, which clearly meant something serious had happened!
Jiang Tao had already prepared for the worst. If Comrade Xiao Zuo was seriously injured, he would have no choice but to resign or be sent to a military court by his superiors to await judgment.
After taking three deep breaths, he finally opened the message.
But what he saw surprised him. Jiang Tao grinned and smiled silently.
He led a hundred elite members of the superpowered group, under the pretext of a small-scale zombie horde outside the city, to meet the third squad.
On Yu Shan's side, three earth-type ability users moved the spiritual vein from a depth of 100 meters underground to the surface.
The three of them exhausted their superpowers, collapsed on the ground, drenched in sweat and panting.
Both superhuman strength users and ordinary special forces soldiers picked up pickaxes and dug the vein out of the hard granite.
Earth-type ability users can only move spiritual veins, but they cannot separate spiritual veins embedded in thick rock layers from the rock layers.
The rock strata enveloping the spiritual vein were too large to fit within Tang Tianhua's spatial storage.
Therefore, even after the rock strata are raised and moved to the ground, the excavation process is still necessary.
However, surface mining is much easier than underground mining, saving time, effort and safety.
When two-thirds of the spiritual vein had been excavated, the warriors were exhausted.
Apart from the three strength-type ability users, the rest of them could barely lift their arms.
Without hesitation, Feather Fan took a pickaxe and continued digging.
Xia Ke hurriedly said, "Grandma, this kind of rough work is not something you should be doing."
“My physical fitness is definitely better than yours. Don’t forget that I used to be a marathon runner, while you are just a civilian staff member in the command department,” Yu Shan said with a smile.
Xia Ke was speechless. Seeing this, Qin Fen, the third detachment leader, and Lu Yuan, the deputy detachment leader, quickly stepped forward and took the pickaxes from the soldiers who were too tired to lift their arms.
They now admire this national treasure-level female comrade to the point of having the utmost respect.
I originally thought she was a delicate girl who needed special protection, but it turns out she not only has strong superpowers, but also strong combat abilities.
Even this kind of rough work, he condescended to do it voluntarily.
The reason Yu Shan did this was mainly to save time, as she was worried that things might go wrong if she waited too long.
After all, this place is remote and in the wild. If someone covets the treasure and comes to rob it, these people probably won't stand a chance.
Two days later, they finally managed to extract all the mineral veins and store them in Tang Tianhua's spatial storage.
Yu Shan breathed a sigh of relief and casually asked Xia Ke, "How much longer until Commander Jiang and the others arrive?"
“It’s a half-hour drive,” Xia Ke said.
The next second, they saw a rocket flying toward them in a parabolic trajectory.
Soldiers with a little common sense could observe the rocket's trajectory and work backward to pinpoint its launch location.
They were only about 500 meters away.
Qin Fen's first reaction was to lunge at Yu Shan and shield her with his body.
At this moment, the person closest to her is Xia Ke, a delicate and soft-bodied psychic, while Qin Fen is a second-tier fire attribute user.
Although his defensive abilities are not strong, putting aside his special abilities, he is considered a strong and healthy man among ordinary people.
His idea was that even if he were blown to pieces, at least he could save her life.
At the same time as Qin Fen rushed over, Peng Qi, a second-tier metal-type ability user, also rushed over.
After awakening his metal-based superpower, he gained a skill that allowed him to instantly cover his body with metal.
However, his ability level was too low, and even with his body covered in metal, he couldn't withstand the rocket attack.
His only thought was to block most of the attacks and save Comrade Xiao Zuo's life.
Of the four guards, He Wenli was already exhausted and lay in the distance, unable to get up.
Tang Wenhua is quite far away and can't possibly make it in time.
Fang Jiajia immediately unleashed her strongest fireball to intercept the rockets falling from the sky.
Shak, on the other hand, went all out, setting up a mental protective net ten meters above the head of the feather fan.
However, neither of them was entirely confident that they could intercept the force of the rocket attack.
However, with Qin Fen and Peng Qi forming two layers of human walls, even if Comrade Zuo is injured, it will probably only be a minor injury.
At this moment, Yu Shan activated her spiritual eyes and immediately locked onto the launcher of the rocket.
Two days ago, she successfully guided Qi into her body. Using her spiritual eyes, she examined her body internally and found the Wind Spirit Root in her dantian.
As a holy maiden of the Holy Witch Clan, she possesses a considerable number of magical spells.
Since she possessed a wind spirit root, she mobilized all the wind spirit power she had just stored, which was just enough to condense a wind cone.
The wind cone met the falling rocket, pierced through the air, passed through the rocket before it exploded, and flew towards the person who launched it.
The ordinary soldiers of the three detachments were all looking at the rockets falling from the sky with horror, and had no time to react at all.
Those with superpowers who are far away don't have time to react.
Of all the people, only Shak sensed the wind cone, sensed it passing through the rocket and flying into the distance.
The rocket finally collided with the fireball launched by Fang Jiajia in mid-air, and then broke through Xia Ke's mental energy network.
The three interceptions caused it to explode when it was still three meters away from its intended target.
At this height, the explosive force was reduced by at least 30% compared to what was expected.
However, when the force of the explosion reached Peng Qi, the first person in the human wall, he immediately sensed that the power of the explosion was much weaker than he had expected.
His metal protective layer was blown off; he only suffered burns to his back and was not penetrated as expected.
Qin Fen, standing in the second layer of the human wall, only felt the scorching heat in the air; not even a scratch was broken on his skin.
However, one thing terrified them: the target of this attack was none other than their most important person to protect—Comrade Xiao Zuo!
Therefore, it can be concluded that there must be a traitor among those present.
Just as Shak realized this, he saw one of the ordinary special forces soldiers suddenly leap up.
Before anyone could react, a sharp dagger was pressed against Tang Tianhua's carotid artery.
When danger struck, all the soldiers in the Third Detachment thought of protecting Yu Shan.
But everyone overlooked Tang Tianhua, a space-type ability user who possessed all the mineral veins.
"So, they were planning to kill two birds with one stone. Now that the assassination attempt failed, they've resorted to seizing the mine," Xia Ke suddenly realized.
"Xia Ke, please tell Commander Jiang that even if I have to self-destruct my superpowers, I will not let the enemy succeed," Tang Tianhua shouted, his neck stiff.
When other types of ability users self-destruct, their meridians will be damaged, rendering them useless.
However, if a space-type ability user self-destructs, in addition to becoming a cripple, their space will also shatter.
Once the space is shattered, all items stored within it will be destroyed along with the space and flow into the unknown void.
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