The scale of the explosion was terrifying, with black smoke billowing straight into the sky, as if connecting heaven and earth.
Flames surged outwards and, after several minutes, gradually dissipated.
Within the dissipating flames, the demonic seeds were instantly wiped out, utterly annihilated with no remains. Simultaneously, two figures emerged.
One tall, one short. One large, one small.
Bai Ye glanced at them and murmured, "Demonic seed bloodline and robots?"
The shorter figure was about 1.5 meters tall, with fiery orange-red hair, beast ears, and a cat-like tail. They were clearly a hybrid of demonic seed and human.
As for the taller figure, nearly three meters in height, it was not human but a robot, its body crafted from metal and jade. Or, in the parlance of the Heroic Realm, the term "robot" might not be entirely accurate; the precise term would be "automaton."
"These shouldn't be among the Chosen, right?" Bai Ye mused, then his eyes lit up. "Bomb Cat and Shield Mountain?"
Among Meng Lan's elite squad, Bai Ye had only met Kai and Shou Yue. However, the elite squad comprised more than just three individuals.
Bai Ye hadn't encountered the others because they were on missions outside the Great Wall. Still, Shou Yue had described them to Bai Ye.
One was an automaton that had existed since the age of gods, dedicated to building the Great Wall. Though it couldn't speak and its offensive capabilities weren't formidable, it served as the Great Wall Guard's most steadfast shield. There was even a rumor that it was Shou Yue's stove; when Shou Yue cooked using it as a stove, the food's deliciousness increased by 100%.
Another was a son of the Great Wall, who had lived and grown up on the Great Wall for generations, ultimately returning to it and joining the Great Wall Guard as a mechanist. However, unlike other mechanists who tinkered with automatons, this short, demonic seed hybrid only enjoyed tinkering with bombs. Due to its cat-like ears and tail, the elite squad had nicknamed it Bomb Cat.
Bai Ye stroked his chin. Meng Lan and Kai's father were nowhere to be seen, and Shou Yue was also absent. But finding Bomb Cat and Shield Mountain seemed acceptable?
As he pondered, Bai Ye watched the distant explosion flare up again. He finally made his decision, spread his hands, and the Fire God Gatling melted into a puddle, re-entering Bai Ye's body. Then, Bai Ye sprinted along the parapet.
"Hey, hey, where are you going?"
"Bro, don't leave!"
"Yeah, we need to earn merits!"
...
As Bai Ye ran, the surrounding Chosen cried out.
This person was a powerhouse. Bai Ye would sweep with his Fire God Gatling, and the others would follow up with damage. Since merits were awarded to the last person to kill a demonic seed, everyone followed Bai Ye, hoping to pick off any survivors. Any demonic seeds not obliterated by Bai Ye's Fire God Gatling would become their hard-earned merits.
Most importantly...
Bai Ye's standing-and-shooting speed was too fast. With Bai Ye present, the demonic seeds died quickly.
The faster the demonic seeds died, the more followed behind. Wasn't that how merits would increase faster and in greater numbers?
Therefore, no one wanted Bai Ye to leave. Some even stealthily pushed through the crowd, intending to follow Bai Ye, to go wherever he went.
Then...
This group of people suddenly looked stunned.
Bai Ye ran along the parapet for over ten meters, and then...
He jumped off!
The crowd around was aghast. Many leaned over the parapet to look down, and then they saw Bai Ye plummeting rapidly. Just as he was about to hit the ground...
Bai Ye's clothes inflated like a balloon, turning into a giant sphere. Upon impact with the ground, he bounced repeatedly, dissipating the force of the fall.
Soon, the Steel Slime reverted to its Black Order uniform appearance.
Bai Ye stretched his limbs, marveling at how useful the Steel Slime truly was.
Meanwhile...
The surrounding demonic seeds went mad, charging towards Bai Ye, intending to tear him to shreds.
Bai Ye casually extended a hand, and the renowned blade Bloodthirst materialized. Then...
He swung his blade!
With a *swish*, accompanied by a flash of blade energy, a large amount of blood splattered.
The demonic seed that had leaped up was cleaved in two by Bai Ye's single strike.
After the blow, Bai Ye quickly formed a hand seal and beckoned forward with a finger.
"Yin-Yang Talisman!" Bai Ye hooked his finger upwards and said, "Form array!"
In the next instant, a large patch of red light appeared amidst the demonic seeds. A Yin-Yang array pattern manifested on the ground, and a beam of light shot up into the sky.
Wretched screams echoed continuously.
The demonic seeds within the light beam struggled as their bodies were relentlessly annihilated.
To be honest, the Yin-Yang Talisman, though a green-quality item, possessed decent power, comparable to the offensive might of a blue-quality item.
However, its drawbacks were quite apparent: it was a fixed-point, directional area attack with a limited coverage radius of about three meters. This was effective against swarms of demonic seeds where they had no space to dodge. In a normal one-on-one combat scenario, if it hit, it would likely only be because the opponent was foolish enough not to evade.
But why bother with so many considerations? As long as it was useful now, that was enough!
Clearing a space, Bai Ye began to move forward, heading directly towards Bomb Cat and Shield Mountain.
However, it wasn't that easy.
The demonic seeds before him were densely packed, and the lowest-level demonic seeds, lacking intelligence, acted purely on beastly instinct, charging forward madly to tear everything apart.
But precisely because of this characteristic, the demonic seeds were fearless. The space Bai Ye had just cleared was quickly refilled by the demonic seeds behind them.
"Goodra!" Bai Ye, seeing the demonic seeds surge towards him again, decisively threw out his Poké Ball and commanded, "Meteor Mash!"
"Yaa~"
The Poké Ball glowed with a white light, and then Goodra appeared, spreading its arms.
An invisible force rippled outwards.
*Boom, boom, boom!*
The ground rumbled and began to crack. Then, chunks of rubble shot up into the sky, hovered for a moment, and began to fall back towards the ground.
The surrounding air suddenly grew scorching hot. The falling rubble began to burn, wreathed in flames, transforming into massive meteors that plummeted towards the ground.
Then...
A thunderous roar shook the surroundings. Each falling meteor struck the ground, creating a deep pit.
Fierce flames raged.
Layers of distortion appeared around them, and terrifying shockwaves pushed outwards, like a typhoon passing through, sweeping away all the surrounding demonic seeds.