As Chen Luo stepped into the central tower of Kowloon Walled City, malevolence from beyond the world descended upon the human realm.
The spatial fragmentation of the nine great battlefields was merely a prelude. At the former sites of the deserts, grasslands, and oceans, the battlegrounds were now submerged under tidal waves of monsters.
As if needing to vent long-suppressed fury, these otherworldly creatures began their mindless destruction the moment they invaded this world.
The monsters slaughtered everything they could see within their vision, the tides of destruction leaving behind a trail of devastation.
Oceans turned into stagnant waters,
Continents became barren wastelands.
If Chen Luo were present, he would have seen that within the eyes of these frenzied monsters, there was a darkness akin to that which enveloped the giant tower.
Unlike the monsters that invaded Chen Luo's home world, these creatures, swept in from the void, had completely lost their sanity.
Guided by an unknown will, their sole desire was to annihilate everything in this world.
And they indeed possessed the ability to do so.
Among the tidal waves of monsters were beings of Nightmare and even Purgatory class.
Occasionally, amidst the throng, one could even spot some first-tier Abyssal class monsters, which represented the world's limit.
Normally, the descent of even one or two Apostle-class monsters would have been a major headache for Kowloon.
Yet, at this moment, the Abyssal class monsters descending from the rifts of the nine great battlefields were far from few.
These included invading races subservient to Great Lords, as well as independent species unique to the myriad void realms.
But at this moment, their only commonality was the will to destroy all life.
Monsters from below the abyss ravaged everything in this world.
And these monsters, known as Apostle-class in this world, were originally engaged in the task of destruction.
However, the instant Chen Luo shattered the central giant tower, the dark shadows in the eyes of the Apostle-class monsters flickered slightly.
Mountainous beasts, blood-red knights, berserk orcs, flying dragon beasts...
These apex beings among the monsters suddenly abandoned their current targets and headed directly towards Kowloon Walled City.
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However, this anomaly was not confined to the former sites of the nine great battlefields.
As these Abyssal class monsters began their heedless advance towards Kowloon Walled City, countless rifts started appearing in all directions of the Ninth Game World without any obstruction!
The new city where the resistance forces were stationed.
Within the city, a void-like shimmering rift flashed and vanished.
The next moment, a lava three-headed dog, as tall as a skyscraper, burst forth from the rift.
BOOM!!!
The metal-constructed buildings instantly shattered under the three-headed dog's charge,
Before the debris could even fall, it was incinerated into molten iron by the orange flames that enveloped the three-headed dog!
Between the streets, countless humans cultivated by Kowloon were fleeing in panic.
As the molten iron rained down, numerous fleeing humans were struck by it.
Their flesh and blood instantly ignited, and these humans, who should have welcomed a new life, turned into blackened skeletons amidst their shrill screams.
"ROAR!!!" Smelling the scent of burning flesh, the lava three-headed dog let out an excited howl.
BANG!
An energy projectile slammed heavily onto the central head of the howling three-headed dog.
The moment it hit, the blindingly white energy projectile exploded,
Flames instantly engulfed the three-headed dog's head.
In the distance, an S-class Soulheart user of the resistance forces, clad in battle armor, stared furiously at the monster that was slaughtering humans.
But, the next moment!
Three gaping maws broke through the explosion's flames and bit fiercely towards the ten-meter-tall resistance battle armor!
And the energy projectile, which was powerful enough to shatter buildings, had merely caused the three-headed dog's fur to curl slightly.
Deep within its three pairs of crimson eyes, dark fluctuations lurked. The lava three-headed dog's heart was filled with savage joy at the prospect of tasting flesh and life!
"Ah!!! Monster!!!"
Within the battle armor's ultra-high-speed camera, the three-headed dog's speed remained as swift as lightning.
Death was imminent, but this resistance warrior felt only rage in her heart!!!
Energy cannons continuously bombarded the biting giant dog!
The warrior no longer sought a way to survive; she only wished to inflict more damage on this monster before she died!
Amidst the continuous explosions of flames, the giant dog's head, unscathed, lunged forward!
The skyscraper-sized giant dog, with its mouth agape, could easily swallow the ten-meter-tall S-class battle armor!
Not to mention the ordinary people crying and fleeing on the ground.
The same scene was not only occurring here but throughout the entire city.
Countless spatial rifts were constantly tearing open, and the tidal waves of monsters gave humanity no time to react.
Slaughter, death, despair!
Humanity was so fragile before the descending monsters!!
Even the Soulheart battle armor, which wielded extraordinary power, was now facing a crisis of life and death!
"Beast!!!"
HUM!
A furious roar echoed through the sky.
A spear condensed from pure light descended from the heavens!
The lava giant dog, with its mouth open to tear at its prey,
The next moment, it was struck in the torso by this light spear falling from the sky and impaled firmly onto the ground!
"ROAR!!!" Amidst its shrill cries, large quantities of orange-yellow lava dripped from the three-headed dog!
The hundred-meter-tall monster instantly created a scene of despair with lava eruptions all around.
The resistance battle armor, which should have been saved, was about to be submerged by the lava!
But Fang Xue would not allow it!
"Battle Armor Skill! Shield of Light!"
Streams of light cascaded from the heavens, and thousands of divine swords forged from pure light formed a shield of pure light, pushing back the falling lava towards the giant dog's body!
The hundred-meter-tall lava giant dog, possessing first-tier Purgatory class strength, was now completely suppressed by the light, along with its struggles!
The S-class battle armor, having narrowly escaped death, stared in horror at the cinematic battle unfolding before her eyes.
All that had happened so suddenly, from the monster tide that appeared in the city to the light armament that descended from the sky, felt like a dream.
But the voice of her daughter coming through the communication channel made Luo Xue realize she was not dreaming:
"Mom! You go and regroup with the others! My senior sisters and I will clear out all the monsters in the city immediately!"
Luo Xue, the former lord of Haijiao City and Fang Zheng's wife, stared blankly at the hundreds-of-meters-tall hovering battle armor in the sky and nodded subconsciously.
Fang Xue, who had rushed over piloting the True Guard class battle armor "Radiant Light," finally relaxed her worried heart upon seeing her mother safe.
However, gazing at the three-headed dog, sealed by the light and still struggling, and at the countless tragic corpses and wailing ordinary people on the ground, a surge of anger ignited in the young girl's heart.
In sync with its owner's will, the pure white battle armor, born from the power of the Great Source, abruptly flew higher into the city.