180 Counterattack! (1/2)

Wang Baole spoke softly, then raised his right hand and pressed it on the Fire God Cannon. Spirit Qi surged out of his body and flowed into the Fire God Cannon. He inspected inscriptions on each and every one of the Numinous Treasures within and tried his best to stabilize the cannon.

Standing beside Wang Baole, Chen Yutong looked at him and was moved. He remained quiet for a few moments, then laughed. There was resolve in his eyes as he stepped forward and, together with Wang Baole, gave his all to repair the inscriptions.

Wang Baole saw what Chen Yutong was doing. He looked over, and when their eyes met, they laughed. Amidst the swarming beasts, against a sky shaking with the thunderous roars of beasts, that moment was immortalized in the hearts of the warriors around them.

Everyone could see reason, and everyone was afraid of death, but sometimes the value of action triumphed that of thought!

Less deliberation and more action didn't mean one was rash; it spoke of a genuine pure-heartedness!

”Senior Brother Chen, let me handle the inscriptions. I'll hand over the repairs and replacement of materials to you!” Wang Baole's eyes shone brightly. He spoke calmly as they continued their repairs.

Chen Yutong nodded and didn't question further. He immediately withdrew his Spirit Qi from the inscriptions and poured his energies into inspecting damaged materials, dismantling them from the cannon and replacing them swiftly.

As for Wang Baole, he stilled his breath and focused his mind. His brain ran the simulations from the formula at top speed. His grasp of the internal machinery and workings of the Fire God Cannon had been refined to perfection during the period when he conducted repairs on the cannons. He knew that the Fire God Cannon was composed of hundreds of Numinous Treasures and that every Numinous Treasure acted like a component of the composite machine, making the Fire God Cannon a weapon of immense intricacy.

Each Numinous Treasure contained one to a few hundreds of thousands of inscriptions. The combined number of inscriptions found in the Fire God Cannon was incredible.

The bat's ultrasound wave attack sent an aural quake through the Numinous Treasures within the Fire God Cannon, inflicting fractures on their inscriptions. As the Fire God Cannon continued operating, the inscriptions, no longer able to withstand the activity, would shatter in great numbers and lead to a breakdown in the cannon.

Their previous approach to repairing the cannon was akin to sketching—Spirit Qi was used to ink over the fragmented inscriptions so that the inscriptions could continue to support the Fire God Cannon. But as more and more inscriptions suffered fragmentation, the effect of this traditional approach weakened. The fractures were too numerous and were found on a quarter of all inscriptions.

That was why Chen Yutong had concluded bitterly earlier that the cannon was beyond repair.

Chen Yutong was right. If they had applied the traditional method, the cannon would indeed be irreparable. The only way left for Wang Baole to repair the Fire God Cannon… was to refashion the inscriptions!

Not to restore, but to apply different inscriptions and refashion the fragmented inscriptions within the Fire God Cannon—to a certain extent, it could be seen as a reform!

To reform the Fire God Cannon was something that was beyond even the ability of a Dharmic Armament Soldier; it would be an unimaginable feat for a Dharmic Armament Disciple.

Even if they had complete knowledge of the inner workings of the Fire God Cannon, they weren't the original creator and didn't have the core recipes for crafting the cannon. They might be able to attempt an imitation, but modifying the inscriptions inside would prove too great a challenge. Had it been another time and place, the military would have forbidden them from trying, as any failure might result in instability and the collapse of the Fire God Cannon.

However, there was no one around to stop them. What's more, the inscriptions within the Fire God Cannon were largely shattered. Even if Wang Baole failed in his modification, it wouldn't trigger an explosion. The worst that could happen was a complete breakdown.

Regardless, he was left with no other choice!

Wang Baole steadied his breathing, and determination shone in his eyes. Based on his grasp of inscriptions and inscription system he had, in order to modify the damaged inscriptions and refashion them, he would need to choose amongst the numerous inscriptions available.

For example, Wang Baole had to replace a damaged segment containing extremely complex inscriptions with a series of simple inscriptions to allow the part to carry on running.

There were also shattered inscriptions that were no longer functioning and couldn't be used; Wang Baole had to add in a few inscriptions so that the part could be activated again to some extent. Such adjustments couldn't be done in isolation, because the Fire God Cannon was an elaborate and intricate piece of machinery—a tweak to a single part could affect the whole!

The deductions he would have to run were too immense and completely unprecedented!

Chen Yutong seemed to realize what was going on the moment Wang Baole started modifying the Fire God Cannon. His pupils contracted, and he gave Wang Baole a deep, long stare, deciding to place his faith in Wang Baole. He left Wang Baole undisturbed, took out various materials, and started replacing and repairing them furiously.

The pair combined their efforts as the surrounding Armament Soldiers stood guard amidst anxiety and steely-eyed determination. Thunderous roars resounded throughout the battlefield, and beasts threw themselves upon the Golden Bell Shield ceaselessly; the Golden Bell Shield was on the verge of collapse… Wang Baole and Chen Yutong threw all that they had into the cannon.

They worked free from distraction and immersed fully in the repairs on the cannon. It was at that moment, wrought with anxiety, that the Golden Bell Shield shattered with a blast. It created an explosive force that swept outward, decimating great hordes of beasts in a blink of an eye. As the warriors howled in rage and held off the beasts that came charging…

The Fire God Cannon thundered. Wang Baole shouted and slapped the cannon, and a gigantic blast of light shot out from within, directly at the swarm of beasts approaching from ahead.

The heavens shook, and the earth quaked. The blast seemed to punch a hole in the sky, and waves of inscriptions rippled outwards. Where the light passed, beasts were torn apart by an invisible giant hand—wiped out.