An invasion from the Abyss? I, a demonic cultivator, laughed.

Chapter 102 The King of the Night
Chu Qin's words made Chu Xiu secretly click his tongue in surprise.

The so-called Dark Ages refer to the period when the abyss had just descended.

Human society at that time was not prepared for this, and only a few daring explorers ventured into the abyss and eventually returned by sheer luck.

Of course, these lucky ones also received the rewards of the abyss.

Thus, the first group of people who gained extraordinary power from the abyss began to try to use it to make a profit on Earth. At first, they barely stayed within the limits of the law, but as they tasted the benefits, their bottom line was gradually lowered. After the number of awakened individuals increased dramatically, a dark age descended.

In that era, all the order that humanity had once been proud of collapsed. It was not only the oppression of the unawakened by the awakened, but also the mutual plunder among the awakened. The once peaceful world turned into a dark forest of mutual slaughter.

The awakened ones at that time were divided into two factions: one faction enjoyed this dog-eat-dog environment, while the other faction wanted to restore the order that existed before the abyss descended.

Finally, after a long struggle, under the leadership of the "Eight Heavenly Kings," that dark age came to an end, and people built a new order on the ruins.

Chu Xiu, of course, was not interested in this kind of "justice triumphs over evil" story. In his view, it was nothing more than a battle between two interest groups, with the winner taking all and the loser being condemned.

Regardless of which side wins, a similar order will be established with the aim of better exploiting those who come after, further widening the gap between ordinary awakened people and the ruling class, so as to prevent the rule of the eight heavenly kings from being shaken.

For example, the policy of prohibiting the trading of causal points can certainly be said to be to prevent the price of causal points from being maliciously inflated, causing social collapse. After all, for those awakened individuals of extremely high rank, money has no meaning for them. If the control is relaxed, causal points can be easily inflated to more than 100,000.

At that time, the number of people entering the abyss will increase dramatically, leading to a large number of social problems, such as population decline, labor shortages, and inflation. Everyone will be exploring the abyss, so who will still farm? Food will not grow from the ground just because you have money.

To some extent, strictly prohibiting causal transactions does indeed help maintain social stability.

On the other hand, it can also be seen as the exploitation of the lower class by the upper class.

It's a very simple principle: where did the cause and effect of low-price recycling go? And who will distribute the profits?
Of course, Chu Xiu had no interest in overthrowing exploitation. Since he didn't sell causal points, they couldn't be exploited on him anyway. The current order was actually helpful for his development, since with his unparalleled strength among his peers, he could maximize his benefits within the rules.

If we went back to the Dark Ages, who knows if we'd encounter a powerful figure who would massacre the city and wipe him out along the way?
"Normally, a few of these forces emerge every year, and they are completely unrelated to us, but..."

Chu Xiu thought of the six-pointed star symbol and asked:

Are all the members of this yakuza group human? Could there be forces from other worlds involved?

This question startled Chu Qin, and it took her a while to say, "Do you mean that this extreme sect might possess something like a token of evil gods? No, I think they are quite different from ordinary cult organizations."

Chu Xiu didn't ask any more questions. It seemed that Chu Qin knew nothing about the connection between the Extreme Path and the extraterrestrial demons.

As they were talking, the stronghold came into view. Just then, the two who had returned happened to run into Shen Tu Hu leaving with a group of people.

Chu Xiu didn't intend to cause trouble, but Chu Qin frowned and asked, "Where are you going?"

"Mind your own business." Shen Tu Hu said in an unfriendly tone, and with a wave of his hand, the others followed him away.

Chu Qin grabbed the bespectacled, refined-looking young man at the back of the line: "Song Zhiwen, what's going on?"

Song Zhiwen glanced cautiously ahead and whispered, "Because his nest is gone, he wants to explore the central city ahead of schedule. I can't stop him."

Upon hearing this, Chu Qin immediately flew into a rage, exclaiming in disbelief, "Has he gone mad?!"

According to the normal plan, it would take two days to digest the nest and the warrior-level, and then send high-level awakened individuals to conduct preliminary exploration and research on the central city from the outside. After detailed analysis, then organize manpower to enter.

For someone as reckless as Shen Tu Hu to go in like that is extremely dangerous!

He certainly wouldn't take that risk himself; instead, he would force others to be cannon fodder and scout ahead!
Chu Qin tried to get up, but Song Zhiwen pressed her down: "Sister Qin, you're already like this, so don't try to stand up for yourself. Everyone who went with him did so voluntarily."

"Don't you all know the risks? But Shen Tu Hu is offering extremely high prices. If you take this gamble, you'll be set for life."

Hearing this, Chu Qin felt helpless.

Chu Xiu, naturally, wouldn't meddle in other people's business. After settling Chu Qin in, he returned to the rooftop of the office building and waited silently.

After waiting patiently for a while, his expression changed, and he suddenly looked in one direction.

There, faint wisps of gunpowder smoke were rising.

A smile involuntarily appeared on Chu Xiu's face beneath the mask.

"It finally begins."

At the same moment, in front of a shopping mall 15 kilometers away from Chu Xiu, the roar of heavy machine guns resounded through the sky.

The hideout was located in the underground parking lot of a large shopping mall. At this moment, three heavy machine guns firing .50 caliber armor-piercing rounds were placed in a staggered manner, forming a dense network of interwoven fire, firing hundreds of bullets every second!
Countless ghouls surged out of the lair entrance, only to be shattered into pieces by the immense kinetic energy of the bullets. The terrifying energy of the heavy machine gun bullets even caused large plumes of blood mist to erupt from the parts of the ghouls that were hit!
Even after the bullet shattered the ghoul's body, it still carried a lot of kinetic energy and flew backward as shrapnel, causing even greater shrapnel damage!
These fragments seemed to transform into a metallic storm capable of tearing everything apart, completely sealing off the entrance to the lair.

Even if some ghouls managed to break through, they were surrounded by the Awakened Ones who had been waiting in advance. Outnumbered and outmatched, they were completely unable to cause any trouble for the Awakened Ones' team.

"set fire!"

During the lull in the heavy machine guns to cool down, incendiary bombs were thrown near the nest. Flames followed the liquid and quickly formed a sea of ​​fire, the stench of burnt flesh and blood could be smelled hundreds of meters away.

Then another awakened being brought high-explosive grenades, which landed in the sealed-off lair, causing massive casualties.

Hearing the pleasant sound of experience points increasing constantly ringing in their ears, all the awakened ones present smiled from the bottom of their hearts.

With the support of a large number of lethal weapons, dealing with these low-intelligence ghouls was a complete one-sided slaughter. Moments later, no more ghouls rushed out of the lair entrance, only mountains of corpses remained.

Lin Yang, the Awakened Warrior in charge of this stronghold, shouted, "Everyone, don't let your guard down! The real tough stuff is yet to come!"

"We need to head deeper into the lair!"

"Just like we rehearsed before, remember these four words: scorched earth! We must not be reckless. Only after completely clearing out one layer and establishing a new defensive line should we move on to the next layer!"

"Everyone, remember this: our goal is to remain unharmed!"

“Yes!” the other awakened ones responded excitedly.

"Alright!" Lin Yang was in high spirits. He drew his long sword from his waist and was about to lead the team into the lair.

But just then, someone suddenly noticed something, pointed sharply to a rooftop, and cried out in a terrified voice, "Boss, look there!"

"Hmm?" Lin Yang looked up, his pupils suddenly contracted, and his expression changed drastically!

His unusual behavior drew the attention of the other awakened ones, who saw a hideous "corpse demon" standing on the roof of a residential building not far away!
This ghoul was much larger than ordinary ghouls, and its sharp claws, as sharp as ten long knives, gleamed with a chilling light in the sun.

"It's a new type of ghoul! Could it be... could it be that the 'Night King' has arrived?"

All the awakened ones panicked. Even Lin Yang's face turned grim as he shouted, "Don't panic! There's only one! Perhaps..."

However, before he could finish speaking, a low horn sound interrupted him!

"Woo——"

Like the roar of an ancient behemoth, it clearly rang in the ears of everyone present. The awakened ones felt as if their hearts were being gripped tightly by an invisible hand, and a huge sense of fear surged up!

At the same time, new types of ghouls appeared all around them!
These ghouls had a bloodthirsty glint in their eyes, like leashed wolves, waiting for their master's command to pounce and tear them to shreds!

Even more terrifying is the emergence of even more new elite ghouls! Each one exudes the powerful aura of a warrior-level creature!
"One, two, three, four, it's over, it's over, I'm going to die here today!"

Lin Yang's face grew paler as he counted. In just a few breaths, there were more than ten of these warrior-level creatures, and who knew how many more were hiding in the shadows!

The others were all deathly pale, some of the more timid ones even collapsed to the ground, muttering, "The Dark Night King, it really is the Dark Night King, he's here!"

They seemed to see death beckoning to them, their minds frozen in terror!
Suddenly, a voice rang out from the crowd: "Left! There don't seem to be any ghouls on the left!"

These words were like a wake-up call. Everyone looked in the direction mentioned and indeed found that the encirclement of the horde of corpses did not seem to be fully formed yet!
Lin Yang was overjoyed and roared, "Everyone grab your gear! Follow me and break through!"

He charged ahead towards the gap, followed closely by the others. Soon, not a single Awakened could be seen in the vast square.

Chu Xiu slowly emerged from the shadows, glancing speechlessly at the direction in which the group had fled.

"Dark Night King? What idiot came up with that name? It's so corny!"

Unable to resist making a complaint, Chu Xiu shook his head, walked to the nest, and activated Perfect Refinement.

The burning corpses of the ghouls began to be refined and integrated into the bone armor. The remaining souls in the air that had not yet completely dissipated were also captured and turned into nourishment for the ghoul army.

Before long, all these resources were absorbed. Chu Xiu wasted no time and waved his hand, sending out a large number of ghosts in succession, surging deeper into the lair.

On the other side, Lin Yang and the others who had managed to escape were still patting their chests with lingering fear.

Lin Yang didn't know why, but after hearing that strange horn sound, he suddenly lost all fighting spirit and all he could think about was running away.

After regaining his senses, he glanced back at the direction of the nest, a look of resentment flashing in his eyes.

"We never expected to be so unlucky as to run into the Dark Night King, the boss of the outer city!"

"Send messages to other outposts immediately!"

"Yes!"

What Chu Xiu didn't know was that, because of his terrifying strength, all the strongholds had already tacitly recognized him as the final boss of the outer city.

The boss, of course, must be hunted down, and the group cannot simply allow him to continuously plunder the resources of the awakened ones.

Yesterday, a large number of analysts worked all night, not only revising plans and speeding up the pace of action, but also strategizing how to take a bite out of this "big piece of meat"!
"The ultimate boss in the wild! If you can kill a monster of this strength, it will almost certainly drop [Perfect] quality equipment, and there's even a chance it will drop [Legendary] equipment!"

Excitement flashed in his eyes.

Unfortunately, he also knew that he couldn't take down this piece of meat by himself. All the strongholds had agreed that once there was news of the Dark Night King, they would immediately broadcast it across all frequencies and concentrate their forces to surround and kill him!

At that moment, the analyst's voice rang out beside him:
"Boss, someone responded!"

"Ye Junlin is on his way here!"

(End of this chapter)