Chapter 429: No Gods Within the Borders (Part 2)
“Screech—”
The blood-stained sword tore apart the black, furry, rod-like arm, erupting with blood that mixed with the rain. Immediately, a figure flashed by, enveloped in flames.
The low sound of the sharp blade cutting through flesh echoed terrifyingly in the rain-soaked, blood-scented night, causing the eyes of the shallow believers to tremble slightly. Someone asked:
“Is he… an envoy of God?”
“He is no envoy of God…”
As they marveled, the slim monkey shadow outside chuckled like an onlooker. Then, with its hands like claws and its facial muscles tensed, it suddenly laughed heartily, “He is a demon who will hinder you from entering God’s embrace. This trial is to test if there are any demons among you. Those tall monsters outside are the envoys of God.”
“Demons??”
The shallow believers cast their gazes upon Twelve, involuntarily taking two steps back. But then they looked at the demon tiger continuously and violently striking the energy shield and their bodies trembled involuntarily. Their faith, which was already maintained by material things, slowly collapsed.
“Don’t be deceived by those Ancient God Sect bastards. Are there any priests? I need healing.”
Twelve lowered her head and spoke hoarsely. Blood streaks appeared in her eyes, and with a ferocious expression, she looked through the gaps in her hair at the black fists descending like meteorites. She gripped her right wrist tightly with her left hand, continuously maintaining the energy shield, and drops of blood slipped from her fingertips.
“Drip! Drip!”
The shallow believers exchanged glances again, still making no move, only watching fearfully. Twelve took a deep breath, trying her best to appear less fierce, and said with ragged breaths, “I am a member of the government’s National Security department. It is now a matter of life and death. I hope someone can help me…”
A moment later, someone finally alighted from the car. It was a young girl. She looked at Twelve fearfully, then at her surroundings, and whispered, “I am a university student. My strength is only at the intermediate stage warrior level, and I only know the minor healing arts… Is that okay?”
“Yes, just use it on me.”
Twelve grunted, forcing a smile, her mouth and tongue a little dry as she responded. She seemed unable to hold on for another ten minutes; her excessive use of skills made the blood in her body seem to boil.
“Thank you for your protection. I only intended to come and improve my strength to deal with the final exams, but I didn’t expect to encounter something like this…”
Hearing Twelve’s voice, the girl looked fearfully at the demon tigers and spoke softly. A faint green light flickered at her fingertips, slowly channeling healing light towards Twelve.
“Xiaolan, are you crazy? The envoy of God will surely settle accounts with you later.”
“Wang Erma, don’t talk about Xiaolan. If the energy shield breaks, we will all die. Those monsters are not envoys of God.”
“Are there any other priests? Everyone saw Zhao’s condition just now. Don’t do anything foolish!”
The other shallow believers still looked at the girl and Twelve with fearful expressions. There were many voices of disagreement, but more were the rational voices facing death.
“Roar—!!!”
Outside the energy shield, after several rounds of fierce fighting, the intermediate stage war general level tiger demons had exhausted most of Mr. Glasses’ stamina. The high-ranking battle general level tiger demons that had been watching from the sidelines also let out furious roars at this moment!
In mid-air, a violent energy explosion suddenly sounded. Everyone inside the energy shield looked up, and then saw Mr. Glasses being repelled by a dark glint. Based on the situation, he might not be able to hold on much longer.
Mr. Glasses slid nearly ten meters on the ground, splashing water all over himself, before stabilizing his form and wiping a trace of blood from the corner of his mouth.
“Even without a bishop-level figure, I probably wouldn’t be able to hold on until the team leader arrives… Damn it.”
He glanced at the three high-ranking battle general level tiger demons that had surrounded him again. He clutched his chest, which had caved in considerably, and tightened his grip on the sword in his right hand. Blood drops mixed with rainwater dripped onto the water surface as his aura seemed to be continuously weakening.
“Heh heh, you dragon country lapdog, I advise you not to resist stubbornly. Daring to sneak into our base, you won’t survive.” Looking at Mr. Glasses, who had been repelled, the slim monkey shadow still had its hands in its pockets and sneered.
Facing the voice of the slim monkey shadow, Mr. Glasses did not pay much attention. His gaze swept over the other tiger demons furiously bombarding the energy shield. Through the energy shield, he could see Twelve already fighting with all her might to maintain the energy shield. The low-level healing arts were not of much use.
With Twelve’s strength, if she were to maintain a personal energy shield to escape, it would be no problem. However, protecting these civilians was not enough. After all, their mission was infiltration, and they were not high-combat units themselves.
Looking at Twelve’s appearance, Mr. Glasses felt it was the most difficult infiltration he had ever undertaken. Feeling the rain washing over his scaled cheeks, he felt his vision blurring, unable to see clearly.
How much time is left…
“Twelve! If you have a chance, you must run fast! Run without looking back!”
Exhaling a breath of stale air, Mr. Glasses suddenly shouted, his gaze sweeping towards the tiger demons still striking the energy shield, those of slightly lower levels.
Duty was duty, but he was her brother. He wished she could live…
“Incinerate…”
Coughing dryly, he transformed into a flaming arc, dragging his steaming sword, like a deadly warrior, towards the humanoid tiger demons, his sword light as dense and long as spider silk.
As Mr. Glasses made his move again, explosive sounds of energy erupted outside the shield, becoming increasingly loud. Beneath the thunderous sounds, the shallow believers were all heart-palpitating, afraid that an energy fluctuation would suddenly blast into the energy shield.
“Sir, you won’t run, will you?”
Some people looked at Twelve with uncertain expressions, tentatively asking, fearing that the other party would abandon them.
“Brother, if you use this skill, you won’t have a chance to advance further in the future.”
But Twelve did not answer. She looked at Mr. Glasses outside, who was like a stream of light and sword shadows, with a sad expression. Bloodshot eyes seemed to reflect the firelight.
The siblings had both been admitted to police academy and were once outstanding students. After entering society, they chose not to join high-paying organizations like the Law Enforcement Hall or the Dragon Hunters, but instead joined the National Security Bureau, which required them to remain anonymous.
The reason was that the brother was a bit chuunibyou, wanting to be an unnamed hero, and the sister indulged her brother…
“Brother, Team Leader Lin and the others will be here soon! Hold on!”
Gritting her teeth, Twelve swallowed a mouthful of undigested blood. She did not choose to retreat, but instead, her gaze swept past the fearful glances behind her and continued to maintain the energy shield. Her external Qi was actually only twenty percent.
Have they reached a dead end now?
As time passed, the sound of tearing flesh gradually weakened, but there were still dozens of black shadows surrounding them, and the members of the Ancient God Sect watched menacingly.
“If there really are gods, they should show their divine power by now, damn it?!”
However, just as those inside the energy shield were praying, a “bang!” shattered the hearts of countless shallow believers.
Mr. Glasses was heavily slammed onto the energy shield by a demon tiger much larger than the others. This tiger demon attacked from the sky. If he hadn’t used a skill that burned his potential, he would have been finished.
His face was extremely pale, and with a “噗嗤” sound, he spat out a mouthful of blood mist, leaning against the energy shield. He raised his head slightly, looking at the “figure” ahead that was taller than the abandoned buildings, his eyes filled with horror as he muttered to himself: “Battle King Level… Ghost Tiger Demon.”
“Brother!”
Mr. Glasses’ defeat made Twelve’s heart tremble violently.
“Humans…”
Like a voice from a cave on a mountaintop, an incredibly terrifying voice seemed to explode like thunder in the rainy night.
“You have completely angered this King. I can feel that my kin have been slaughtered by you!”
Feeling the ground tremble, she mechanically looked up at the mountain-like figure. Her mouth parted slightly, then she suddenly gritted her teeth and roared, turning her head, “Later, all of you run back! Save whoever you can!!”
“Sir, what about you?” Behind her, the female college student exclaimed in a panic.
“To buy you time.”
Removing the energy shield behind her, Twelve looked at the dozen-meter-tall leader of the Ghost Tiger Demon, a trace of helplessness and despair flashing in her eyes. Could she really block it, even for a moment?
“How did it appear? Didn’t the Bishop arrange with it not to appear casually and attract human attention before?”
The slim monkey shadow was somewhat surprised by the appearance of the giant tiger demon, but soon his surprise turned into a cold smile.
Raising his hand as if to form a trumpet, he shouted towards the shallow believers, “You still have a chance to escape now. All of you run over to my side. Those who are slow will be trampled to death!”
“This King will eat them all! If you dare to stop me, I’ll eat you too!”
Before the shallow believers could respond, the Battle King Level tiger demon glanced at the slim monkey shadow, then a cruel smile spread across its face. Its hand, like a Titan’s fist, continuously gathered power towards the energy shield, the pressure enveloping the entire ruin.
“I’m just kidding.”
The slim monkey shadow chuckled dryly, inwardly puzzled why the Bishop hadn’t arrived yet. If all these people died, it would be difficult for them to report back.
Gazing at the giant fist in mid-air, the shallow believers had no time to run. Under the oppressive force, they completely collapsed on the ground, softly chanting their usual scriptures. Under this inexpressible pressure, they could only pray for a miracle.
“We probably can’t escape.”
Mr. Glasses leaned against the energy shield, looking at the sky with a self-mocking smile, and murmured.
Twelve met his gaze, pursed her lips, and said softly, “At least we tried, right?”
Just as countless people were in a daze, the rain in the sky suddenly seemed to grow colder. There was a sound of footsteps. Everyone looked in the direction of the sound, only to see a petite figure approaching. The rain fell on her hair, dripping from the ends to the puddles.
“Yo, it’s quite a big one!”
And amidst a casual remark, the pressure from the Battle King Level tiger demon’s charged fist instantly collapsed like a landslide!
