Chapter 512: Rainforest Ambushed
In the World of Avatar, due to the diversity of life forms and a plethora of oversized creatures, it was practically a paradise for Aliens.
Although three Pioneers from the Floating City had already taken up permanent residence, along with a number of Senior Partner-level strong figures who came using Teleportation Devices, they could only say that the situation was stabilized without letting the Alien population get out of control.
The three Pioneers from the Floating City, Treya and Cheng Yu, were from the Legitimate Line of the Suns and were among the young pioneers who had come this time.
Their powers both fell short of a World Breaker by some margin.
However, Treya, thanks to her exceptional Talent in Martial Arts, had successfully commenced training with the highly challenging Sword Canon of Mercy and had begun to form a rudimentary understanding of its Artistic Conception.
Though it wasn't as profound as a Grandmaster's Artistic Conception, combined with Treya's own abilities, it did bring her considerable enhancement, and she was expected to establish her own Domain and integrate all she'd learned within half a year.
It was very possible that she could use this opportunity to leap forward and become a World Breaker!
For a young Pioneer whose Talent had awakened less than two years ago, this was an exceptionally fast speed.
Even for a descendent of the Floating City, this applied.
After all, not every Floating City descendant had the Talent and resources like Sun Shiyu and her peers.
But at this moment, due to new developments in the neighboring Desert World, Treya had left with the borrowed Kisame, Hikariya Yo squad, and a few other Pioneers to check out the situation at the Harkonnen Family.
Leaving behind the temporarily entrusted Cheng Yu and the Shaman to oversee the bigger picture...
In the Superconductive Mine area, the massive industrial machinery's excavation made loud roaring sounds as if the very earth was trembling.
The whole mining zone was filled with an immense sense of machinery and industrial grandeur.
Yet on these gigantic machines, one could often see several thick arrows stuck to them.
These arrows, much larger than human size, as thick as a small arm, looked akin to bolts from a ballista.
Swoosh swoosh~
Two more swiftly flying arrows shot out from the dense forest, nailing themselves onto the outer mining truck cabin, their tails still quivering.
But the two inside the cabin seemed to have grown accustomed to this, merely complaining,
"Oh, those Na'vi are absolutely insane, no idea what they're after."
"They've always been a bit eccentric, even protecting Aliens, they'll get themselves killed someday."
The other Pilot, in a driving cabin as spacious as a room, walked to the refrigerator at the back and took out two cans of beer, tossing one to his partner,
"Now I don't even know what those Pioneers are thinking, they never seem to go all out against the Na'vi, do they still want to turn them into labor force?"
"It's possible, Pioneers' strategies are pretty long-term, you can tell by their life spans."
"Maybe it's just the upper class that lives longer..."
While the two engaged in their idle chat, one hand holding a beer can, the other occasionally making adjustments in the highly automated driving cabin,
Suddenly, a warning came through their Communicator from the command center,
"There's a giant Alien coming, stay in the cabin and don't move, watch your safety."
"Damn it!"
Compared to the earlier arrows that could not pierce the armor to enter the cabin, hearing about the giant Alien caused the two to become genuinely nervous.
This was something that could actually tear through their defense and enter the cabin.
But fortunately, most of the vegetation in the mining area had been cleared, and the presence of Aliens could be easily spotted in advance by drones and other devices, far easier than in the dense forest.
So usually, it wasn't much of a problem.
Accompanied by a deafening sound of autocannons outside, it seemed the Alien had been dealt with by airborne units.
However, it was at that moment, a sudden violent explosion made both of them feel a shake inside the cabin.
"What's happening?"
"Where did the explosion occur?"
"Are there many Aliens...?"
The two quickly began to inquire over the radio, but only a sizzling static came from the other side.
Afterward, the pair couldn't help but exchange a look of alarm.
It's over, the command center was hit by an explosion!
What on earth happened? How could the Na'vi possess such weapons...
...
Meanwhile, at the mining area command center, it had already sunk into a thick blaze.
Plumes of black smoke were billowing into the sky.
Some engineering machinery was nearby, spraying thick jets of water into the heart of the flames, but the effect seemed minimal.
With his once pristine white robe now somewhat blackened, Shaman appeared somewhat disheveled and stood before the raging fire with an iron-blue complexion, seemingly furious.
Despite the flames being so close and the heat rolling in waves, he didn't retreat by an inch.
"Lord Shaman, it seems that the oxygen supply has spiraled out of control, and it continues to burn,"
a helmeted technician in charge of firefighting reported from a distance to Shaman,
the nearby high temperatures preventing him from approaching any closer.
The atmosphere of the World of Avatar is primarily composed of methane, but the oxygen that escapes from the oxygen supply can still ignite, although the flames do not spread easily and are confined to the command room.
Moreover, the explosive concentration range of methane is very narrow. Such a violent explosion must have been caused by a bomb or something else.
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Lord Shaman is a World Breaker!
His power is astonishing, and yet he couldn't stop this attack, which indicates the difficulty of the situation.
"If we can't control it, then don't bother controlling it... sigh..."
Shaman seemed to sigh before clusters of snowflake-like white specks began to condense around him.
At first glance, it looked like snowflakes forming in the extreme heat.
But as these specks became denser, and with a push of his hand, a terrifying roar instantly rolled towards the fire, only to feed the flames even more!
Those snowflake-like specks of light seemed to be not an icy ability but rather a violent means of destruction.
Boom~
With a more intense explosion and the complete collapse of the oxygen supply, the flames gradually disappeared, the conditions of the fire scene being utterly different from an oxygen-enriched atmospheric environment.
It was then that Cheng Yu, who had been elsewhere, quickly rushed over on a flying skateboard and jumped off, landing beside Shaman.
"Uncle Shaman, what exactly happened?"
Cheng Yu looked at the scene before him, his expression also turning ugly. Treya had just left with her people, and then such a disaster struck, leaving him feeling disgraced.
Even though the facility could be reconstructed, it would take a considerable amount of time.
Immediate communication problems would become much more troublesome, and they would have to make do with temporary tents and a few strung wires for now.
He had just gone to Fuyuki City to check on the situation when the accident happened. There, the electric facilities were partially restored, and the residents were cultivating abilities to use. He had been inspecting the categorization of the laborers when he turned around to find his hometown had been breached.
"Ah, Brother Cheng, this is also my fault for being complacent. Please rest assured, I will take responsibility for this. The attackers must be that force that has always been secretly hostile to the base. They came too suddenly."
Shaman sighed, looking as if he, too, felt humiliated.
"They... it seems they are taking some kind of action; they have indeed been quite active recently.
"I'll get in touch with Treya, and Uncle Shaman, you reach out to the base and explain the situation. Raise the mine's alert level to stage two. Afterwards, I'll go and oversee the mine, and you, Uncle Shaman..."
Cheng Yu said, seeming a bit hesitant, as if unsure of what arrangement to make.
"I'll go and track down the leads; we need to patch this hole up."
Shaman volunteered, which made Cheng Yu nod his approval.
Actually, that had been his intent as well, but it felt wrong to demand Shaman to investigate and take the risk.
Even though a World Breaker is strong, he is not invincible and could be countered by various underhanded tactics.
Now that the other party had taken the initiative to suggest it, it could not have been better.
Treya and he were from the legitimate line that had grown up in the New Development Zone, whereas Shaman was a World Breaker who had been teleported from outside, simply on a mission.
Although in terms of authority, Treya ranked the highest, followed by himself, with Shaman more like an honored consultant, it was Shaman who was the strongest in terms of power.
He was the safest choice for conducting the investigation...