Chapter 406: Chapter 200: Confidential_2
What should have been the prosperous and scenic territory of East Japan, filled with towering skyscrapers, was now a kingdom of Exotic Beasts.
Ruins and rubble were everywhere, with shattered beams and broken pillars. Aside from the Exotic Beasts, there wasn’t a single trace of human life.
Countless skeletons, both human and Exotic Beast, littered the ground.
The sight was chilling to the bone.
Gui Xu was enormous; Blue Star was tiny in comparison.
It was no wonder these Exotic Beasts couldn’t stay docile while trapped on such a small island.
Zhao Rui looked toward the other Eastern Japan Islands next to the Exotic Beast Island. He saw that they were all surrounded by strange, tall, grey towers.
These towers seemed to either repel the Exotic Beasts or cloak the space within their perimeters.
None of the Exotic Beasts gave these areas a second glance, acting as if they were completely invisible.
And within those perimeters, East Woguo was perfectly orderly. The entire nation had not fallen into chaos; on the contrary, it was developing at high speed in a well-organized manner.
Countless factory smokestacks belched black smoke, and an endless stream of transport vehicles snaked along the roads like a long dragon.
’This...’
Zhao Rui felt as if he were witnessing a crazed war empire gearing up for action.
’What in the world are these guys up to?’
Zhao Rui leaned forward slightly and flew toward the skies over East Japan. Before he could even get close, the towers along his path shot a dazzling beam of purple light straight at him.
Relying on his keen Spiritual Sense, Zhao Rui hastily dodged, but several more purple beams immediately shot toward him.
Zhao Rui didn’t dare test his luck and had no choice but to retreat.
’They’re that powerful?’
He hadn’t expected the towers to be this formidable. If Huaxia had something like this, they wouldn’t have to fear harassment from Exotic Beasts.
At the very least, ordinary Exotic Beasts wouldn’t dare get close.
’Where did East Japan get this kind of technology?’
Unable to find an answer, Zhao Rui could only take to the sky and head back toward the East Sea Coast.
BOOM!
He had been flying for no more than twenty minutes when the sound of a massive explosion reached him from the distance.
Zhao Rui focused his senses. The sound seemed to be coming from the northeast.
He immediately sped off in that direction.
When he arrived, he was shocked to find that the craft crashing into the sea was the Huaxia fighter jet he had encountered earlier.
He quickly dove down, searching for the pilot.
Fortunately, since he also cultivated the Illusionary Sound Demon Technique, he was extremely sensitive to sound. In just a moment, he spotted the pilot who had fallen into the water.
Zhao Rui quickly flew over.
The pilot was desperately trying to open his parachute when he suddenly heard the sound of something slicing through the air and quickly looked up.
Seeing an expert hovering in the air, he was startled.
He scrambled to dive underwater and hide.
Zhao Rui extended his Great Sumeru Buddha Hand and scooped the man out of the water as if he were catching fish in a river.
"What happened?"
Zhao Rui asked in a low voice.
The soldier, who was struggling frantically, froze when he heard the Dongqi language. Then he said urgently, "We were attacked."
"By the Eastern Woren."
"One hundred and forty nautical miles to the north..." the soldier said hastily.
After hearing this, Zhao Rui immediately used his Sword Light Rainbow Transformation Skill and sped north.
His speed was incredible. In just an instant, he heard the sound of an aircraft cutting through the air.
Zhao Rui hurried to catch up and saw a strange aircraft chasing after a plane from the Central Plains Court.
Flanking the transport plane were two more of the same strange aircraft.
They were flying dangerously close. This kind of escort flight was extremely hazardous. Clearly, they were trying to force the transport plane to slow down and land.
These aircraft didn’t look like conventional planes. They had only a single tail wing, and their fronts resembled swifts. They were clearly not any model currently on the market.
Zhao Rui didn’t dare hesitate and immediately rushed toward the two Woguo aircraft.
Before he could even get close, the two aircraft detected his presence and simultaneously fired two laser beams at him.
The lasers were incredibly fast. Zhao Rui hastily condensed a barrier of ice in front of him to deflect the high-temperature beams.
Zhao Rui’s fine control was simply exquisite.
Not only did the lasers fail to harm him, they were reflected right back at the aircraft.
Black smoke immediately billowed from the surfaces of both aircraft.
Not giving them time to react, Zhao Rui closed the distance rapidly. Once he was near the aircraft, he instantly transformed into his True Dharma Body, which stood over a hundred meters tall.
He grabbed the aircraft’s tail with both hands and hurled it downward.
The aircraft’s engine erupted in fierce flames as it desperately tried to stabilize itself.
Zhao Rui used its momentum, spun, and threw it again.
The aircraft shot toward the water’s surface like a spinning dart.
The combination of the two forces instantly overwhelmed its stabilization system.
With a BANG, it slammed into the water and erupted in a massive explosion.
Seeing this, the other aircraft quickly peeled away, simultaneously firing several lasers and missiles at Zhao Rui and the Huaxia transport plane.
"Damn it!"
Zhao Rui cursed under his breath. With a flicker, he appeared in front of the transport plane, shielding it.
The massive explosion blasted his Dharma Aspect to shreds, causing the entire form to become faint and illusory.
However, this illusory state was only temporary. Within a single breath, Zhao Rui had solidified his True Dharma Body once more.
He then teleported, instantly catching up to the aircraft as it engaged its afterburners to flee. He struck out with a Dragon Subduing Palm, and several bursts of Dragon-shaped True Qi, writhing with immense Energy, shot toward the craft.
It blasted the aircraft into a brilliant firework display.
In the distance, the East Japan aircraft pursuing the Central Plains fighter saw what happened, immediately turned tail, cranked its afterburners to maximum, and fled in an instant.
Zhao Rui wanted to give chase, but it was already too far away for him to catch up.
Seeing the East Japan aircraft flee, several figures appeared in the cockpit window of the transport plane, thanking Zhao Rui profusely.
Zhao Rui pointed toward the East Coast. The crew understood immediately, turning the plane and flying toward Rishi’s airport.
Zhao Rui, meanwhile, flew back to where the soldier had fallen, fished him out of the sea again, and then headed for Rishi.
「An hour later.」
Zhao Rui descended slowly alongside the transport plane as it landed at the airport.
The airport had been temporarily taken over by the military and was being used exclusively for military aircraft.
Military personnel, notified by the transport plane’s crew, were already waiting at the airport.
Zhao Rui slowly descended from the air and set the pilot he was carrying down.
"Thank you."
As soon as the pilot was on the ground, medical personnel came forward, placed him on a stretcher, and carried him away for treatment.
"Might you be Zhao Zhenren of the Qingcheng Sword Sect?"
The officer in charge of the reception detail walked up to Zhao Rui and asked.
"And you are?"
"So it really is you, Zhao Zhenren..."
The officer introduced himself. His name was Captain Lu, and he was part of the Dongqi Group Army.
He was currently in charge of front-line command in Rishi.
The two exchanged a few pleasantries, and then the passengers from the transport plane began to disembark.
There were five of them in total, elderly men and women with snow-white hair. A single glance told you they were veteran researchers.
Perhaps due to the frightening ordeal, all five were in poor condition. They came over to thank Zhao Rui before being sent to the hospital, just like the pilot.
They didn’t reveal anything about their mission or what had happened.
Since everyone had returned safely, Zhao Rui saw no reason to linger. After exchanging a few more words with Captain Lu, he took a military vehicle back to the residence Master Qingyang had arranged for him.
「The next morning,」
Zhao Rui was meditating and cultivating his Qi in his room when Master Qingyang knocked and entered. He said that some people from "up top" had arrived and wanted to see him.
Zhao Rui paused for a moment, then immediately understood. ’It must be about what happened yesterday.’
A few minutes later, two young men in special uniforms strode into the room.
They introduced themselves as members of Special Ops Team One and said they were here to get a better understanding of the situation.
"Excuse me, how did you discover our military aircraft? What was your destination?"
"We need you to provide the precise location and a detailed account of what happened. This is very important, so please cooperate with our work."
Zhao Rui frowned slightly after hearing them. Perhaps because he was so used to being respectfully addressed as "Zhenren," the two young men’s cold, business-like attitude took him by surprise.
’What gives them the nerve to question a True Dharma Master like this?’
Despite his arrogance, Zhao Rui still answered their questions and briefly recounted what had happened.
"Why were you going to East Japan? We heard you were missing for a while. Was that related to East Japan?"
"No comment."
Zhao Rui was getting annoyed.
"Please answer the questions seriously. Do not resist this investigation."
Zhao Rui sighed, speechless. With a wave of his right hand, he prepared to send the two men flying out of the room.
