Chapter 1239: Corpse Looting Team
Chapter 1239: Corpse Looting Team
Battles were happening more and more frequently on the left front!
At every moment, there would be explosions in different locations, like flashing sparks!
Although the scale was not very large, and most of them were around a thousand people, judging from the scope, it seemed like they were spreading out!
War was a whole, and it was to serve a purpose!
Therefore, whether it was a large-scale battle or a small-scale battle on the left front, they all had their own purpose!
If these goals were all achieved, then they would form the final trend, and the biggest goal would be achieved!
This was the essence, and also a game!
Just as Xu Qing and the others had guessed after gathering all the information, the left front was set up!
Then, when the arrangement of the left central battle zone was completed, the purpose behind the frequent skirmishes between gods and cultivators on the frontline was very clear!
Whether it was gods or cultivators, they were using these frequent small-scale battles as a cover.
At this moment, among the many sparks of war between the fourth and fifth star rings, there was an area filled with asteroids!
There was a bloody battle going on between two sides.
From a distance, there were rumbles echoing, collapsing, and shattering. Astral matter and Immortal spiritual energy were constantly clashing!
One side wanted to invade!
The other side was trying to stop them!
It was extremely intense!
On the periphery, on a large number of asteroids, there was a group of people looking at the battlefield in the distance!
Most of them were wearing gray and black clothes. There were nearly 100 of them, and they were like vultures. Their eyes were bright as they looked around, paying attention to the direction of the battlefield. It was as if they were prepared to retreat if things went wrong!
There was an old man among them, and he was talking to the cultivator next to him!
"This old man was right. The battlefield at the front can't be finished so quickly. According to this old man's estimation, it will continue for at least another hour!"
"If I hadn't seen you a few months ago, knew your origins, and sensed your tokens, this old man wouldn't have called you here after you arrived!"
As the old man spoke, his gaze swept across the dozen people in front of him. He felt the murderous aura coming from them, and he was shocked. Especially when his gaze fell on the leader of this group, the murderous aura was even stronger!
"Speaking of which, you are very famous now. You can actually cross the central battle zone and come to the front line. However, since you have chosen to join the search army, there are some things you need to know."
These dozen over people were naturally Xu Qing's group!
After they took the initiative to ask for orders, they followed the instructions of the mission and came here four hours later. However, before they could get close to the battlefield, they were stopped by the old man guarding the periphery!
Both of them recognized each other's identities. They were both Corpse Looters!
The old man also recognized the origins of Xu Qing and the others, so he expressed his goodwill and invited them to come along!
Hearing the old man's words, Xu Qing, Xing Huanzi, and the others exchanged glances before cupping their fists and humbly asking for guidance!
The old man nodded slightly and continued speaking.
"Although our name is 'Looting', since you've chosen to join us, I'm sure you have some understanding of it. To put it nicely, we're here to clean up the battlefield. To put it bluntly, we're here to search corpses."
"As for cleaning up the battlefield, we naturally have to wait until the battle is over before we can go over!"
"Otherwise, it wouldn't be a matter of looting a corpse, but a battle!"
"You have to remember that fighting is something that those military cultivators have to do. We won't easily get involved. What we need to do is to wait for them to finish fighting before we enter."
"Because … our participation may affect the formation of our military cultivators. At the same time, we also have a mission, which is to leave an escape route for the military cultivators at the front if they are defeated."
At this point, the old man's expression became much more solemn!
When Xu Qing and the others heard this, they nodded slightly with solemn expressions!
In reality, they didn't really intend to enter the battlefield. They just wanted to get closer so that it would be easier for them to collect the Origin Substance!
After all, they believed that collecting Origin Substance was their forte!
Ever since they became members of the Resource Division, they had done this many times. Not only did they complete the task of collecting Origin Substance, but they also secretly kept a lot for themselves!
However, in the past, they had only collected Origin Substance in the most active manner. This was the first time they had collected Origin Substance from the corpses of Gods!
Seeing that Xu Qing and the others had listened to his words, the old man's solemn expression dissipated, and he coughed!
"Just listen to the words above. In reality, we don't need to guard the escape route. Entering the battlefield is unlikely to affect the military formation!
These words are for outsiders. What's next is for us to know. Remember, we can't go too early. Because if we go too early, it's hard to say whether we will live or die!
"Wait until the battle is over before entering. That's the safest way. Besides, it's a war, the outcome is unpredictable. So we have to be prepared to retreat quickly if those military cultivators lose!
"You guys are still too young. If I hadn't stopped you just now, I wouldn't have stopped you.
If you had gotten too close, a few of you might have died by now!
"There's one more thing you need to know. That is, don't get into conflict with the military cultivators!"
Before the old man finished speaking, Xu Qing's expression suddenly changed. He, Xing Huanzi, and the others all looked up at the battlefield in the distance.
However, the old man also stopped talking and suddenly turned his head!
On the battlefield in the distance, the immortal spiritual aura suddenly surged. There were also waves of cheers that spread in all directions!
They could vaguely see a Dao banner being erected there!
"We won."
The old man's eyes lit up. He couldn't be bothered to explain the rules to Xu Qing and the others. His body shook violently as he shouted to the surroundings!
"Everyone, let's get to work."
As his voice echoed, the old man had already charged forward. His subordinates also flew out. They licked their lips and spread their wings like vultures as they charged forward at full speed!
Xu Qing and the others also immediately moved forward!
Just like this, in a short period of time, everyone charged into the center of the meteorite like a sharp blade and saw the battlefield up close!
They saw that this large area was filled with corpses and blood. Broken limbs and broken treasures could be seen everywhere!
There were also many corpses of earth cultivators!
The army of cultivators had already left, but some military cultivators were left behind to clean up the battlefield and collect the origin substance!
The old man and his subordinates seemed to be used to this.
They didn't even look at the corpses and went straight to where no one had collected them yet!
Corpses!
Some were cutting, some were collecting, and some were storing. They worked together perfectly and their speed was astonishing!
They were extremely skilled!
In just a few breaths of time, they had cleaned up a lot. Everywhere they went, there was nothing left!
The gods had been collected, and the cultivator corpses had been placed there without any blasphemy!
When Xu Qing and the others saw this, their pupils shrank. Especially Zhou Zhengli and the others, their hearts were filled with respect!
It was because the old man and his subordinates were even more skilled than them when it came to collecting.
Especially their speed, it was astonishing!
"This group of people is good at collecting corpses. They are different from us."
Xu Qing and the others looked at each other, then immediately charged into the battlefield and began collecting!
But it had to be said that even though they were from the Resource Division, compared to the old man, their collecting speed was much slower, and it wasn't as clean as the old man's!
In addition, when collecting corpses, because the gods were dead, the origin substance left behind wasn't active, and the amount was much lower than when the gods were alive. Therefore, even after a lot of hard work, the amount of origin substance obtained was still a drop in the bucket!
But fortunately, there were a lot of corpses!
Therefore, if they wanted to obtain enough origin substance, they would have to deal with more gods!
The corpse-collecting team seemed to have their own rules. Once a godly spirit's corpse was collected, even if it was still in the process, the others wouldn't fight for it!
Xu Qing and the others soon discovered this and followed this rule!
But still, there were still snatchers!
It wasn't the corpse-collecting cultivators, but the military cultivators who had been left here!
They were often very domineering. Whether the corpses were collected or not, they would come in a rude and unreasonable manner. Their expressions were more or less filled with disgust and helplessness!
This was understandable. After all, it was their division that had killed the gods. But all the materials of war, including the spoils of war, were coordinated, so they had nothing to say about it!
However, in order to maintain their composure, each division would leave some people behind to collect the corpses after the war, even though the main army had retreated!
This was also tacitly allowed!
The corpse-collecting team led by the old man was obviously used to this. They would give up the moment they encountered a corpse and rely on their collecting speed to find the next target!
It was just that Xu Qing and the others' first time collecting corpses, so their speed was obviously slower. Therefore, they became the main targets of the military cultivators!
Just like that, a few hours later, this originally large battlefield area had almost become invisible!
All the cultivator corpses were placed very well!
They were taken away by the military cultivators!
As for the gods' corpses, the corpse-collecting team led by the old man took almost sixty percent!
As for the military cultivators, they took thirty percent!
The last ten percent was obtained by Xu Qing and the others!
Therefore, after the cleaning was completed and the military cultivators left, Xu Qing and the others were more or less a little hesitant!
Seeing this, the old man, who was full of loot, walked over with a smile!
"Everyone, are you feeling a little helpless and a little angry from being robbed?
You have to get used to it. After all, they were the ones who killed the gods. It's normal for them to take it away!
"You'll get used to it when you practice your collecting speed more!"
After saying this, the old man bade farewell. He turned around and waved his hand, leading the corpse-collecting team away from the battlefield!
Even after everyone left, Xu Qing and the others continued to ponder in the central area of the meteorite!
The old man's judgment was obviously wrong!
Xu Qing and the others' pondering was not because they were helpless or angry!
After all, the gods here were killed by the military cultivators. It was only right that they took the corpses. In fact, if they were in their shoes and others came to collect the corpses of the gods they killed, they would not agree either!
Therefore, they were pondering … their speed was inferior to the corpse-collecting team, and they had no reason to fight with the military cultivators!
"Then, since the corpse-collecting team only entered after the war ended!"
"If we entered the battlefield early!"
Xu Qing and the others pondered and raised their heads to look at each other!
They saw the strange glint in each other's eyes!
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