The old, simple Scales of Senescence descended upon the battlefield, quietly floating behind The Disciple as the endlessly swirling dust ca to a halt.
It was as if they were welcoming a monarch who controlled the senescence of all things!
One hand leaning on the Staff of the Dust-Treader, the other carrying An Mo, he stood in the void, his body wreathed in the phantom of a babbling tributary of the River of Ti!
Even if it wasn't the true main stream of the River of Ti, just the phantom of a tributary, a single splash from its waves could reflect a brilliant civilization, from its birth and glory to its final destruction!
Until its Finality!
Under the flow of this ti, The Disciple's face grew ever more decayed, like a traveler who had died countless tis in the river of ti, long forgotten by the Mother River.
Though not a single trace of terrifying pressure spread from his body, everyone felt a sense of heart-pounding palpitation.
Eighth Finger's perception was the sharpest; she actually discovered that the rate at which her life was flowing away was accelerating, and she cried out in alarm:
"The Power of Ti!"
Everyone was horrified.
They had seen branches of the Power of Ti, like History and Decay, but they had never directly faced the true Power of Ti!
Before the vastness of ti, even the world would perish. Even a Deity was incomparably insignificant, let alone a re Mortal!
Of those present, only the Myriad Desires Serpent Mother Tree and the Soul-Snatching Demonic Cloud could remain calm.
Both were demonic beasts born from the influence of a higher-dinsional power of an Evil God. Their lifespans were longer than ordinary pet beasts, and after reaching the Monarch Rank, they could live for thousands of years.
But even so, they could clearly feel a sense of decay in the formless spiritual energy within their bodies!
While powerful, once their spiritual energy fell out of balance, they were also more prone to Aberration than ordinary creatures, descending completely into madness!
So, the two of them subconsciously pulled away!
'So The Disciple… could it refer to a prisoner of the Gate of Ti?'
Sikong was also astonished. He hadn't expected this guy to stay his hand, but when he did act, it was earth-shattering!
But Fan Lü and the Butcher were just two minor characters.
Was it necessary to use the Power of Ti?
What was the difference between this and using a cannon to shoot a mosquito?
Fan Lü and the Butcher also wanted to snark about this point. They just wanted to block his path and stall for a bit, but they never expected The Disciple to use his ultimate move right away!
They looked at each other and understood the other's aning.
"We absolutely cannot sit and wait for death!"
The mask of the Eight-Faced Wrathful Vidyaraja behind the Butcher condensed the Power of Wrath from a combination of eight elents. Just as he was about to attack and interrupt the other, he found…
The Disciple's decaying gaze, which spanned across ti, was looking at him!
Lofty and calm, without anger, it instead carried a trace of pity, like a high and mighty Deity looking down upon the provocation of a foolish mortal!
This gaze deeply pierced the Butcher's heart, and he roared:
"Attack!"
Crack! Crack!
Suddenly, the Scales of Senescence swayed slightly, and the tray on the left sank a little, as if an invisible weight had been added!
'It's bad!'
Alarm bells rang in the Butcher's mind.
He felt an indescribable danger approaching and wanted to quickly retreat from this area, but unfortunately…
It was too late!
Dark gold dust appeared around his body, instantly penetrating him like particles of light. It was a lock from ti itself, impossible to evade!
Rustle!
On the Butcher's handso, middle-aged face, his temples turned white, the color spreading rapidly, turning his black hair snow-white.
At the sa ti, his skin began to age and sag, covered in dense age spots. His robust body also beca stooped.
His boiling spiritual energy also headed towards decay and collapse, and the Eight-Faced Wrathful Vidyaraja Curse Art behind him instantly turned to fly ash.
In the blink of an eye, the Butcher had turned from a man in his pri into an old man!
This wasn't just an external aging; the organs, blood vessels, and ridians inside his body had also decayed, their operational efficiency plumting to rock bottom.
If it weren't for the fact that his physical constitution was stronger than a demonic beast's, he wouldn't even be able to stand right now.
Pfft!
The weakness of his body directly led to a series of chain reactions.
The previously suppressed Taboo Sun curse began to spread again, fleshy tumors growing from beneath his sagging skin, looking exceptionally twisted and terrifying!
A huge fleshy tumor even grew on his back, like…
A Prisoner Who Bears the Sin of the Sun!
Tortured for all eternity!
If it weren't for his pious belief in the 【Benevolent Father】, which allowed him to maintain his reason through the Mark of Truth, all the spiritual energy in his body would have lost control, and he would have entered Aberration on the spot!
This scene directly scared Fan Lü into retreating.
With just a single glance, he had made a Morning Star Rank Butcher step into senescence!
It also sent shivers down the spines of the mbers of the Special Division watching the broadcast via drone.
"No wonder he'd turn traitor and beco the final boss. The Disciple is too terrifying!"
"As expected of a supre law under the Mother River, on par with Fate.
I guess only The Gods can resist ti!"
"You're kidding, aren't the Old Gods just gods buried by ti? Only Taboo can transcend ti!"
"Heavens bless us, I hope The Disciple doesn't beco an enemy. That would be too despairing!"
"Pinning your hopes on the kindness of others is a bit too stupid!"
"…"
The crowd was in a heated discussion.
Many captains, including Zhang Li, felt a suffocating terror. Compared to death, they were more afraid of this kind of aging, living like rotten wood, only able to struggle in pain!
All to win the pity of a high-dinsional being!
Above the Abandoned Urban Area.
"It seems I still underestimated him…" As the Bone Angel An Hai fought, a look of shock appeared on his face.
Unlike the others, he knew the other's true identity.
The infamous Disciple was actually a human youth who had only awakened his Beast Taming Space a little over half a year ago!
Yet, in such a short ti, Lu Yu's ability to possess the strength to stir up the situation in Great Abyss City could already be considered world-shaking.
An Hai had never imagined that the other party also grasped the Power of Ti.
'This guy… could he be a Blessed One of so Great Existence?'
'Or does he have the bloodline of a True King flowing in his veins, containing the Power of Law?'
'Could it be that the Human Race once had a Ti-type True King?'
"What a terrifying guy!"
As for Eighth Finger, Ninth Finger, Sikong, and the others, they saw even more. Their gazes were grave; they didn't think The Disciple was unable to kill the Butcher.
On the contrary, this guy clearly had the strength to obliterate the other, yet he only turned him into an old man to endure the imnse pain of a decaying body!
It was a sign of a truly twisted humor!
'Even thirty years of my lifespan didn't finish him off. The Taboo Sun's curse is still there, yet it didn't cause a corrosion of his reason.
Could it be that the 【Benevolent Father】 behind him granted so kind of blessing?' Lu Yu pondered. As he burned his lifespan, the Decayed One's visage he displayed grew older and more profound.
Like a bottomless abyss!
If soone could see through Lu Yu's disguise, they would find that although his appearance hadn't changed, a few white hairs had appeared among his thick black hair, though they weren't obvious!
The reason he burned his lifespan to use the Scales of Senescence was to display an absolutely crushing strength and make everyone wary!
It was like bidding at an auction, showing off one's aura to scare away all competitors!
Otherwise, if he really fought with Fan Lü and the Butcher for half a day, the alternate identity he had disguised for so long would be exposed. If he showed even a hint of weakness now, it would beco a breakthrough point, inviting the frenzied suppression of Ninth Finger and the Soul-Snatching Demonic Cloud!
At that ti, forget about resisting, he would be instantly killed even with the Star Leaf!
The absolute gap between major ranks was not sothing his current self could bridge!
Therefore, the first target was also chosen after Lu Yu's careful consideration.
After all, Fan Lü, this Green Dragon of life, was famous for its long lifespan. A few hundred years might not be enough to cause it a serious injury, and Lu Yu was reluctant to spend more.
So he decisively gave up!
He could only pick on the Butcher, this soft target, using the Staff of the Dust-Treader, this rule-type secret treasure, at the cost of thirty years of his own lifespan to cut off three hundred years of his opponent's!
He thought it would be a direct kill, but unfortunately…
The Butcher wasn't purely human either, but a Stitched Demon. He had devoured a large amount of Life Essence through the Thousand-Faced Blood-Thread Worm, so his lifespan limit was about a hundred years more than a normal human's.
Subtracting his age, he probably had about twenty or thirty years of life left!
But Lu Yu didn't continue to use the Scales of Senescence.
This guy was already on the verge of Aberration, not worth worrying about!
Besides, he only had a little over one hundred and forty years of life.
Using thirty years was already his limit. He had to reserve a hundred years as a trump card against a Moonlight Rank expert, and he had to keep a portion for himself!
Otherwise, it would be impolite to drop dead on the spot after using the 【Scales of Senescence】!
'But the outco is good!'
Thinking of this, the phantom of the Scales of Senescence behind Lu Yu dissipated.
Leaning on his staff, a large number of Curse Ravens flew out, forming a staircase for him to walk on.
Step by step, he walked towards the Holy City!
This ti, no one dared to stand in his way!
"The Disciple…"
Deep within the Butcher's eyes, clouded by age, there was no fear.
Instead, they were filled with a fanatical belief, supporting this decayed body and maintaining a weak vitality!
He did not fear death, but before he could catch up to the footsteps of the 【Benevolent Father】, he was unwilling to die just like this!
Even if he had to drag his aging body, he would continue to climb, to beco the blade in that one's hand!
"Sigh…" Fan Lü's gaze was complex. She laughed self-deprecatingly, feeling a deep sense of powerlessness.
To act now would just be asking for humiliation!
Eighth Finger, the Soul-Snatching Demonic Cloud, and the Myriad Desires Serpent Mother Tree had no intention of provoking a Senile Monarch.
Boom!
The Bone Angel An Hai blasted away Ninth Finger's attack and quickly arrived by Lu Yu's side.
He folded his wings and subconsciously fell back half a position, following closely.
Like a believer in the Bible, following in the footsteps of God to hear his teachings!
Before, An Hai only felt surprise towards Lu Yu, along with the condescension an ancient angel might have for a mortal.
He just thought he was a rare genius who still needed to grow.
But now, there was a trace of complexity and a sense of seeing him as an equal!
Because the man before him had the potential to beco a True King!
And a King who had mastered 【Ti-induced Senescence】!
Once promoted, he would beco a supre expert who could intimidate the world!
As he was pondering, Lu Yu's voice, filled with the frustration of hating iron for not becoming steel, suddenly rang in his mind:
'What are you waiting for?? I'm walking because I can't fly.
What are you walking for? Before they react, hurry to the Holy City and snatch the Authority!'
Lu Yu really wanted to snark, 'You're the worst angel I've ever had!'
"…" An Hai was stunned for a mont, not expecting Lu Yu to have this contrasting side. Although it lacked a bit of divinity, it had a bit more of a human touch!
He chuckled, then said seriously, "I am at your service, Mr.
Gate!"
After speaking, An Hai condensed a Giant Bone Hand to lift The Disciple. The bone wings behind him vibrated, tearing through the air and creating a terrifying shockwave ring that spread out, arriving before the Holy City in an instant.
Although the Holy City was suppressed by the White Fox, its giant gate, made from the bones of so unknown lifeform, had already appeared!
"May the billions of bones finally find peace!"
An Hai's Eye of Dead Bones spun, and the gate of the Holy City opened!
Rumble—
Along with a huge roar, the gate of the Bone Holy City slowly opened a crack. Dust and smoke flew, and an endless aura of the Netherworld spread out, corroding the surrounding soil and turning it into Nether Earth.
Hum!
Starlight shone, quickly dispelling the darkness. Although it was still a bit dim, for Lu Yu, who had the Eye of Truth, he quickly saw everything inside.
What ca into view was a city-state so massive it was hard to imagine, dominated by the color tones of black, white, and gray. All kinds of bone and corpse buildings stood tall, and while they were grim and terrifying, they also carried a unique artistic atmosphere.
It was just a pity that these magnificent buildings had all been shattered, turned into vast ruins, and were strewn with giant, red-copper-colored gears. Although they were broken, they were still slowly turning, and a large number of pale-skinned humanoid creatures were hung on their protruding cogs.
But they were only humanoid in structure; their appearance was completely different from humans. They had skin whiter than a corpse dead for several days, without fur or hair, as smooth as a loach.
Their heads were more ferocious than a demon's, and they had huge, sharp claws and feet!
Unlike ordinary demonic beasts that relied on their own fur and carapaces, they wore various clothes made of unknown leather, revealing different positions such as priests, commoners, nobles, and so on. It was clear they had a complete civilization's inheritance.
But at this mont… they were pierced through their bodies, hung on the gears to slowly rotate. A portion of their flesh and blood had already been transford into a large number of tiny gears, which made 'kaka' sounds as they continuously turned and interlocked.
Before Lu Yu could speak, An Hai's voice sounded from behind him.
"They are the Corpse-Eating Ghoul race created by My Lord… the Hidden Bones Emperor.
They are the residents of the Holy City. From your human aesthetic point of view, they look brutal and feed on humanoid corpses, a type of demonic beast.
But in reality, they are not brutal. On the contrary, they love art, cherish peace, and possess extrely high wisdom and strength.
Devouring corpses is just an instinct for eating, and it follows My Lord's doctrines, granting eternal peace to the dead.
Corpse-Eating Ghoul cubs blessed by the priests of the Temple of the Hidden Bones Emperor are born at the Commander Rank.
They once created a glorious civilization on this land, with a history even longer than you humans, until the arrival of the Machine Realm…"
An Hai sighed. After all, these had all once been his people.
Although Lu Yu understood, he was not a Corpse-Eating Ghoul and couldn't empathize. He turned and asked:
"Why did the Machine Realm invade? Did it destroy the Holy City?"
Although he had obtained so information through the Eye of Truth, Lu Yu still didn't know why the Supre Gear in the Machine Realm would go to war with the Hidden Bones Emperor.
"The Machine Realm was the main culprit, but that battle was a Pyrrhic victory for the Holy City. It wasn't completely destroyed. But the one who destroyed the Holy City was not the Supre Gear." An Hai shook his head and said with a bitter smile, "Otherwise, how would I have had ti to set up the 【Triple Reverse Ascension Bone Angel Formation】."
Hearing this, Lu Yu's eyes widened as he realized the problem.
It wasn't the Dominator of the Machine Realm—the Supre Gear!
Then who turned the Holy City into ruins?
"It was because…"
Just as An Hai was about to answer, he saw Ninth Finger and the others rushing over.
Although his telepathic communication with Lu Yu had taken but an instant, a few seconds had been wasted waiting for the gate to open.
So An Hai quickly said:
"There's no ti, I'll tell you after we get the Authority!"
As his voice fell, his wings vibrated, carrying Lu Yu and the others into the Holy City!
The target was the only remaining temple!
On the other side, Ninth Finger and the others also arrived at the gate of the Holy City in an instant.
Eighth Finger said with a smile, "I didn't expect we'd all be fooled by Brother Disciple!"
"Hmph!" Fan Lü also snorted coldly, a little annoyed, having already figured it out.
If The Disciple truly had the power to age everything, why didn't he just erase them all before collecting the fruits of victory?
The ability was real, after all, the changes to the Butcher couldn't be faked!
But for The Disciple to use the Power of Ti, there was definitely a price!
So he wasn't as invincible as he seed!
Rumble!
However, just as they were about to enter, a bolt of lightning ca roaring, turning into a crackling electric current barrier that blocked their path!
Sikong took the opportunity to rush in. Although The Disciple had turned traitor, in his eyes, all these guys were opponents trying to destroy Great Abyss City.
The Authority left by the Hidden Bones Emperor must not fall into any of their hands!
Eighth Finger muttered, "Old n are just so outwardly cold. They always like to rush in, but they don't have much to offer.
Don't you think?"
Ninth Finger didn't respond. She reached out her hand and tore a dark fissure in the electromagnetic barrier, leading the Soul-Snatching Demonic Cloud through.
Fan Lü didn't want to bother with this lunatic either and followed closely behind.
"A bunch of boring guys!"
Eighth Finger snarked, not in a hurry to enter.
Instead, she glanced at the Myriad Desires Serpent Mother Tree in the sky, which was preparing to continue its attack on Great Abyss City. It was probably the only "wronged party" still insisting on annihilating the city!
Watching this scene, Eighth Finger suddenly had a great idea and said with a loud laugh:
"Let give you a big gift to make this show even more exciting!"
After speaking, she took out the last jar of Dusk Dust.
The Void Ghost Mask beside her spat out a syringe, injected a mysterious green liquid into it, mixed it together, and then used void transmission to send it to the side of the Myriad Desires Serpent Mother Tree.
Hiss hiss—
The Myriad Desires Serpent Mother Tree looked at the thing that had suddenly appeared beside it, and the Myriad Serpents beneath it casually crushed it!
Bang!
The jar instantly exploded, turning into a cloud of gray-green dust that quickly attached itself to the Myriad Desires Serpent Mother Tree!
For others, it was a form of contamination, but for the Myriad Desires Serpent Mother Tree, a direct servitor of the Mother of Dusk, it was nothing less than a great supplent.
Hiss hiss hiss!
The Myriad Desires Serpent Mother Tree greedily devoured the boon from its great mother contained within, and its aura began to rise.
After all, in the decades it had been suppressed in the Myriad Beast Tower of the Starry Host, it had been worn down by starlight day and night.
It had finally seen hope of being unsealed, but each ti it was suppressed back by the White Fox, which had eaten a food buff. It had been severely injured many tis, causing its strength to be reduced to only sixty percent.
As soon as it got out, it ran into an outstanding person like Sikong and was thrashed all the way,早就憋了一肚子火！
After absorbing it, although it couldn't return to the state where it was evenly matched with the complete form of the White Fox within Great Abyss City, it could recover to sixty-five percent of its strength!
Although it wasn't much, the White Fox had also been weakened. Overall, it had beco stronger!
Moreover, the Myriad Serpents under the Myriad Desires Serpent Mother Tree suddenly let out a hissing sound, tinged with a lodious and lingering quality, as if it were in heat.
It continuously secreted a special dark green liquid.
Its strength rose once again, reaching seventy percent of its peak.
Just as the Myriad Desires Serpent Mother Tree was puzzled, Eighth Finger's voice rang out:
"This is a potion I recently developed, 【Barrier Corrosion Fluid】. It can strengthen large demonic beasts and make their bodies secrete a fluid that has a corrosive effect on barriers.
As for the price… it's very small! Besides having a bit of a reproduction-promoting effect, it only burns a few hundred years of lifespan, which is a piece of cake for you. I hope to see the corpse mountain landscape you've built when we co out!"
Before she finished speaking, Eighth Finger frantically drilled into the Holy City, joining the contention battle for God's Authority!
Any later, and she wouldn't even get to drink the leftover broth!
Hiss hiss—
The Myriad Desires Serpent Mother Tree, which had its lifespan inexplicably burned, really wanted to fly into a rage, but the main culprit had already run off.
It could only vent all its anger on Great Abyss City.
A large number of serpent roots combined together, forming a giant serpent-shaped battering ram, which, under the terrified gazes of countless people, ca crashing down!
Boom!
With a huge bang, the dark clouds in the sky were shattered, revealing the eternally unchanging starry sky.
Hiss hiss!
The entire starlight barrier protecting Great Abyss City began to tremble. A large amount of green liquid dripped onto it, making hissing sounds and corroding it thinner and thinner!
"This is bad!"
This scene made everyone start to panic.
And the White Fox, which was still doing its utmost to suppress the Holy City, felt the external impact again. Its body trembled, and it couldn't help but cough up a mouthful of blood, having suffered a heavy blow!
Hum!
Pale starlight flowed, instantly reversing it, as if a rewind button had been pressed.
The blood flowed back, and it quickly returned to the state it was in before the attack. The starlight barrier also stabilized and quickly repaired the corroded area.
This scene made everyone breathe a sigh of relief.
However, in the next mont, the bombardnt ca again!
The White Fox coughed up blood again, and ti was reversed by ten seconds again!
"Chiu!"
It let out a soft cry, suppressing the Holy City while continuously enduring the bombardnt of the Myriad Desires Serpent Mother Tree, constantly reversing ti!
Even though it could recover from its injuries, each ti was the excruciating pain of having its body torn apart, continuously stacking up on its soul, and even the Myriad Beast Tower of the Starry Host began to tremble.
"Chiu!"
The White Fox's expression was pained, but it did not retreat a single step.
Actually… it didn't know why it was protecting this city.
It didn't owe any human anything either.
It had just been here since its birth.
It quietly watched everyone, watched them live and work in peace and contentnt, felt them grow from children to adults, saw the joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness of their growth, and finally, the painful separation of life and death, the grief of family mbers parting.
And their children would repeat this process again.
It was very confused. Even though everyone's life was very short, they lived with a brilliant radiance that was hard for a long-lived species to imagine.
They worked hard to build the city, pouring their heart's blood into the city's blood vessels, making it grow at high speed like a living being, and through their own efforts, taught and passed on their culture.
They also gave the city a na, calling it Great Abyss City!
They had a collective na that was easy to rember but also carried a hint of contempt…
Mortals!
Even now, when even their bones have turned to dust, they have left an indelible mark on this world.
They never died; they just rged into this land, becoming a part of the concept of 'humanity'!
They will be passed down from generation to generation!
The White Fox didn't understand before, but it recently understood…
This place is its ho!
It was taught by a youth who often cooked for it, because the places where he was were very warm!
Boom boom boom!
The huge hamr strikes fell again. The White Fox once again condensed ti reversal, shaking off its starlight-like fur.
"The White Fox looks like it's in so much pain. Mama, can we give it a painkiller? It won't hurt after eating it!" a little girl with pigtails, held in her mother's arms, said loudly.
Her world was simple; she just hoped everyone could be happy.
"Okay, I'll go find so dicine.
You have to cheer for it too, okay?" her mother said with a sob, her eyes glistening with tears.
"Okay!" The little girl nodded seriously and then began to cheer with all her might.
"You can do it!"
The citizens of Great Abyss City fell silent, looking at the white fox standing at the top of the tower, clenching their fists and silently praying for it.
The mbers of the Special Division were also filled with reverence.
Along with the Cultivator Alliance and other official organizations, they began to do their best to bring suitable spiritual energy supplies. Even the residents contributed their own spiritual energy materials for the Myriad Beast Tower of the Starry Host to absorb!
Doing their part!
Hiss hiss—
However, after hundreds of continuous strikes, the Myriad Desires Serpent Mother Tree also grew impatient.
This thing's life force was too tenacious; it was simply impossible to kill.
But the four eyes on its trunk turned, and it quickly thought of a thod!
The serpent hamr struck again, but this ti, the target was not the sky above, but the ground below!
The area where the giant Holy City and the starlight barrier intersected was struck fiercely!
Boom!
With a huge bang, the White Fox reversed ti again, enduring the severe pain.
Just as it was about to repair the starlight barrier, a large amount of corrosive acid rained down, forcefully corroding a small hole in it.
But that was from the Myriad Desires Serpent Mother Tree's perspective.
From a human's perspective, it was a large hole five ters high and three ters wide. Due to the influence of the Holy City's power, the starlight repair speed was slower than in other places.
As long as barrier corrosion acid was continuously injected, it could be maintained.
Hiss hiss—
Seeing this scene, the Myriad Desires Serpent Mother Tree beca completely excited.
It certainly couldn't get in itself, and it would be easy to get trapped and beaten.
But…
Crack!
Dozens of the myriad serpent roots under the Myriad Desires Serpent Mother Tree suddenly broke and fell to the ground.
Crack crack crack
These serpent-shaped roots suddenly lted, turning into a pitch-black shadow that quickly covered a large area, and from within, a large number of Shadow Earthworms, winged Man-eating Shadowfiends, a Shadow Giant like a huge black shadow, and so on drilled out…
Super-tier skill—Shadow Realm Summoning Gate!
It could sacrifice a part of its body to summon a large number of shadow demonic beasts from the legendary Shadow Eco-realm, turning them into a sweeping Demonic Tide.
Thus, most of these demonic beasts were a vast Sea of Shadow Serpents, mainly of Spirituality Transformation and Commander Rank, and among them were more than a dozen Morning Star Rank shadow demonic beasts!
"Roar!"
They roared, rushing towards the hole in a mighty torrent.
Since it was difficult to break through from the outside, they would just slaughter from the inside.
The Myriad Desires Serpent Mother Tree prepared to use a large amount of human flesh and blood and souls as sacrificial offerings to strengthen its own power, and while at it, kill all the humans the other was protecting, to vent the anger of being sealed for decades!
"Chiu!"
Seeing this, the White Fox was about to condense starlight to clear away the demonic beasts, but the Myriad Desires Serpent Mother Tree struck again, forcing it to be on the defensive!
Otherwise, the Holy City would rise again!
Resisting both the Myriad Desires Serpent Mother Tree and the Holy City had already pushed it to its limit!
And the Myriad Desires Serpent Mother Tree, having tasted success, continued to look for points where the Holy City and the starlight barrier intersected, repeating its old trick, continuously summoning shadow demonic beasts.
It opened five holes in a row!
Dozens of Morning Star Rank demonic beasts, plus thousands of beast swarms, were enough to devour everything!
Seeing this, everyone couldn't help but despair.
Is death really our fate?
"A re demonic beast has scared you like this? Has a long period of peace only made you more cowardly?"
Zhang Li suddenly spoke, and the Sun-Wheel Golden Goat behind her shone with a warm radiance, briefly dispelling the gloom in everyone's hearts and waking them up.
That's right!
The ancient human beast tars were able to fight their way out of a dark age where they were treated as blood food. The Myriad Desires Serpent Mother Tree hasn't even co in.
It's just a few demonic beast tides, what's so scary!
She looked at the crowd, whose fighting spirit had been restored, and continued:
"The White Fox has already done more than enough. Protecting the Human Race is the Alliance's duty, but this next battle will be very difficult.
To protect the ordinary people of Great Abyss City, we need to build a wall with our flesh and blood.
However, the Alliance does not have a mandatory requirent for active-duty beast tars in the Special Division to sacrifice themselves.
Survival is a human instinct, so for those who are unwilling to go, I will not force you. You can choose to lead the people to evacuate towards the edge of the city.
Once the defensive line is broken, please take them away!"
As her voice fell, the mbers of the Special Division and the military looked at each other and fell silent.
"Um, Commander Zhang, I…" In the military, a handso-looking beast tar raised his hand.
A trace of gloom flashed in Zhang Li's eyes. She didn't expect soone to choose to back down so quickly, but she still said with a smile:
"Then you will be responsible for leading ten thousand residents to evacuate…"
"Um… you misunderstood!"
The youth interrupted Zhang Li and said seriously:
"If I unfortunately die in battle, can you give a tombstone? The kind that's officially announced.
If I survive this ordeal, won't I be a hero? The first page of my family genealogy book could be replaced with . Just thinking about that scene is so cool, hahaha!"
Zhang Li was stunned.
She looked at this youth in his twenties, nodded heavily, and promised:
"I definitely will!"
"That's good then, my na is Lin Man!" The youth stepped out of the ranks, waved to everyone, and said with a smile:
"I'm off to bring honor to my ancestors, don't be envious!"
"Wang Shudong!" A silent crew-cut youth walked out, then added: "I don't need a tombstone, a wooden plaque will do."
Lin Man couldn't help but snark, "Co on, man, you have to be competitive even about this!"
Wang Shudong smiled shyly.
"Yan Lichuan!" A girl with pigtails walked out, her gaze resolute.
"Pan Jun!"
"Lü Gaofeng!"
"Huang Zhaoqing!"
"Tan Jingyan!"
"Shu Zhulin!"
"…"
In the Special Division, one person after another stood up.
So had relaxed expressions, so looked grave, so were reluctant to part…
In the end, out of a total of a thousand people from the military and the Special Division, only a dozen chose to stay. They bowed their heads in sha.
However, no one mocked them, because everyone has their own choice!
Zhang Li bowed deeply to everyone, then began to issue orders:
"First, Seventh, and Fourteenth Squads, you primarily use the Beast King System. You are responsible for blocking the insect tide led by the Shadow Worm Queen from the southwest.
You must seal off the slave beast swarm!"
"Second, Fifth, Eighth, and Eleventh Squads, you primarily use the War King System. You are responsible for the decapitation tactic.
First, kill the twelve Morning Star Rank demonic beasts charging in from the northwest hole. The primary target is the Shadow Sea Mad Crocodile.
That thing can create a shadow tsunami!"
"Third, Fourth, and Sixth Squads, you specialize in the Healing and Ritual System. You are responsible for battlefield dical rescue and setting up rituals!"
"Eleventh Squad, search the remaining residential houses for any missed residents and be sure to bring them to the vicinity of the Myriad Beast Tower of the Starry Host."
"Ninth, Tenth, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Squads, and the Great Abyss City military, you will follow to face the main shadow beast tide pouring in from the three holes in the due west!"
"As for the Fifteenth Squad…" Zhang Li was about to issue a mission when she found that Zhou Cheng was already gone.
His best buddy, Sun Jie, scratched his head and said embarrassedly:
"He's been preoccupied from the beginning. He left as soon as the holes appeared.
Just give whatever mission you have!"
The mbers of the Fifteenth Squad looked embarrassed.
The other captains shook their heads and sighed inwardly.
Indeed, the comfortable days had completely corroded his courage.
But a Spirituality Transformation rank really wasn't of much use on this battlefield anyway!
It was good too…
As forr colleagues, they also hoped he could live!
"Is that so… Then the Fifteenth Squad will be assigned to your side."
Zhang Li sighed and didn't say much more.
She turned to the communications officer beside her and asked:
"Have you contacted Joy Street? Are they willing to provide assistance?"
Joy Street had a very good relationship with the Alliance, and it was suspected to have the King of Bliss behind it. Otherwise, it wouldn't be able to operate so openly within the Alliance's territory.
Therefore, so cities could request reinforcents from Joy Street when they encountered dangerous situations. They generally would not refuse, which was one of the reasons for their popularity.
At this critical mont for Great Abyss City, every bit of extra strength was another bit of hope!
However, the person in charge of communications shook his head and sighed:
"That Joy Street has already left the borderlands. We can't contact them at all."
"What?" Zhang Li was a little surprised.
Generally speaking, a Joy Street would stay in a great domain for more than three months.
Why did it leave in less than a month this ti?
Although she received bad news, Zhang Li did not lose her composure.
After instructing the communications officer to send a reinforcent ssage to the Borderlands Alliance, she said to the crowd:
"I'm counting on you all!"
"May my belief be the sword that severs all calamities!" Everyone recited the oath they had taken when they joined the Alliance.
Then, the various squads set off!
Watching their silhouettes head towards the shadow demonic tide, soone in the crowd said:
"They went into the darkness!"
A nine-thousand-word chapter, asking for monthly tickets.
The last sentence was said by Teacher Liu Zhenyun. I liked it, so I borrowed it.
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