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

Chapter 108 The Silver Knight
Chu Xiu's voice, distorted, came from beneath the mask.

As if finally getting a reply, Shen Tu Hu's ecstatic voice came through the walkie-talkie: "I'm about seven kilometers northwest of the central tower! Do you see that fifty-story office building? I'm in that large shopping mall not far from it!"

"Don't come any closer! Go find Ye Junlin and tell him to come save me! Here!"

Before he could finish speaking, a loud bang was heard, followed by the loss of communication. It took a long time for the other end to recall Shen Tu Hu's heart-wrenching scream: "Go find Ye Junlin! Tell him to fly here and save me! I'll give you three hundred million as a reward!!!"

Hearing Shen Tu Hu's terrified screams, Chu Xiu revealed a thoughtful expression.

The walkie-talkies they used had considerable power and a communication range of over 10km. However, in urban areas, the range was reduced to only 3 to 5km due to the obstruction of buildings. At this point, they had not yet officially begun exploring the central urban area, so it was not surprising that only Chu Xiu heard Shen Tu Hu's distress call.

What puzzled him was why this guy was running so deep.
The semi-circular central city area is about 13km from the central tower to the city wall. Although Chu Xiu knew that Shen Tu Hu would go to the central city area in advance, he thought that he was just hunting in the outer area or collecting some information to sell to other forces.

I never expected this guy to go so deep into the wilderness!
And what about all the other Awakened Ones who went with him? Are they all dead?

After a moment's thought, Chu Xiu moved and headed towards the location described by Shen Tu Hu.

He scattered the ghosts to scout ahead, trying to avoid other corpses along the way. He was not far from Shen Tu Hu, and soon a large shopping mall came into Chu Xiu's view.

But before they even got close, a loud explosion was heard!
A silver-armored knight, over five meters tall, charged out and crashed directly into an office building!
Its entire body was covered in bright silver heavy armor, with only a few gaps left on its face, revealing dehydrated skin similar to that of a ghoul. At this moment, it seemed to be chasing someone. Its huge body smashed through an entire wall and rushed into the office building. At the same time, it swung its greatsword. Wherever it struck, a meter-thick concrete wall immediately crumbled, and the steel bars were directly cut through!
Amidst the continuous loud noises and billowing smoke, a streak of blood suddenly appeared in the smoke. After the silver-armored knight rushed out, Chu Xiu discovered that an awakened being had been cut in half at the waist and was lying amidst the ruins.

Suddenly, a grenade was fired and detonated next to the silver-armored knight, the huge shockwave causing him to pause slightly.

But when the smoke cleared, it was discovered that the area covered by its armor was almost unharmed, with only a slight dent. A few shards had pierced through the gaps in its helmet and hit its face, leaving a few bloodstains. But soon, the blood vessels nearby extended and connected to its feet, and with the infusion of blood, the injuries healed at a visible speed.

The next moment, the silver-armored knight emitted a deep hum, as if an invisible wave was emanating from its body and extending outwards. This seemed to be some kind of life detection method, which allowed it to quickly lock onto a new target and rush towards a building!

This scene secretly alarmed Chu Xiu!
This silver-armored knight is definitely a ferocious-level creature! Moreover, the sense of oppression is stronger than any ferocious-level creature he has ever seen before, and it may even be an elite ferocious-level creature!
What on earth did Shen Tu Hu do? How did he manage to provoke such a terrifying guy!

Moreover, Chu Xiu then discovered that the corpses of the dead Awakened Ones, as well as the equipment they had dropped, were being absorbed by the blood vessels that had spread throughout the city and transported towards the tower.

This made Chu Xiu anxious. Shen Tu Hu was a well-known rich second-generation in Jiangcheng, and he must have a lot of good stuff. He couldn't let it go to waste like this.

He gripped the walkie-talkie and asked again, "Shen Tu Hu, where are you?"

This time, Shen Tu Hu didn't reply. Instead, a woman's voice, trembling with sobs, rang out: "I... I'm in the innermost restroom on the third floor of the mall. Can you come and save me? I... I'm afraid to go out. Everyone who goes out dies."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Shen Tu Hu's cursing voice rang out: "Who the hell told you to take over my line? Do you want to die?"

He then asked Chu Xiu urgently, "Have you notified Ye Junlin? So quickly?"

Chu Xiu simply said, "Give me your exact location."

Shen Tu Hu hesitated for a moment: "You don't know the situation here. There's an extremely terrifying guy here. Only Ye Junlin can save me. Anyone else who comes will die!"

Chu Xiu did not answer.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Shen Tu Hu panicked and reported, "I'm on the fifth floor of the mall, and I'm also in the restroom."

After a pause, Shen Tu Hu lowered his voice and added, "In the women's restroom."

Chu Xiu chuckled lightly, said nothing more, lowered his body, and while keeping an eye on the movements of the silver-armored knight, hurried toward Shen Tu Hu's location.

To avoid the silver-armored knights, Chu Xiu deliberately took a long detour, but he was extremely fast and entered the mall in no time.

He was stunned as soon as he entered. There were large splatters of blood everywhere, and the corpses were gone. Only thick blood vessels were twisting and turning, as if they had received a great deal of nourishment. The blood vessels were densely intertwined and bulging, which made people feel nauseous just looking at them.

Chu Xiu pushed off with his right leg and jumped to the fifth floor in a few leaps. The mall was designed with a corridor separating the toilets from the shops, which made the toilets the most hidden area.

As soon as Chu Xiu entered, he heard rapid breathing. He lifted a door panel and saw Shen Tu Hu standing in the far corner with a wary expression. He was wearing armor like that of an ancient Chinese general and holding a broad saber with ancient patterns in his hand.

His burly frame was quite imposing—if one ignored the slight trembling of fear on his face. Upon seeing Chu Xiu, he was first taken aback, then demanded, "Why are you here? Didn't I tell you to go find Ye Junlin? What brings you here?"

But halfway through his sentence, he noticed Chu Xiu walking towards him silently, and immediately realized, "You're a Extreme Path cultivator?! Wait, are you crazy?! If you fight me here and attract that monster, we'll all die!"

However, as soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly found dozens of withered arms gripping his legs tightly. Chu Xiu pushed off with his hind feet and charged towards him like a wild goose!

Shen Tu Hu's pupils suddenly contracted, and in that instant he understood something.

The opponent didn't want to fight him, but to kill him instantly!

Although Shen Tu Hu felt that as a warrior-level warrior with two pieces of [perfect] quality equipment, it was impossible for him to be killed so easily, every cell in his body was warning him. In front of the black shadow rushing towards him, he felt an immense fear from his instincts.

It was as if, in front of that dark figure, he was just an ant that could be crushed at will.

In that life-or-death moment, Shen Tu Hu's mind raced, and he shouted shrilly, "Hidden quest! I've discovered a hidden quest! It's related to a [Legendary] piece of equipment!"

"Shh!"

Chu Xiu's bone spear stopped at the tip of his throat, its sharp point almost slicing through Shen Tu Hu's skin.

"Gulp." He swallowed hard, his usual arrogant and domineering expression completely gone, replaced by a fawning smile: "Don't kill me, I'll give you everything I have! I'll get my dad to give you money! You can have as much as you want! And I promise I won't bother you afterwards!"

"See, I didn't even see your face, did I?"

Perhaps because he rarely showed such a fawning expression, Shen Tu Hu's expression was extremely unnatural.

Moreover, Chu Xiu keenly caught the fleeting, almost imperceptible ferocity in his eyes.

Ignoring Shen Tu Hu's pleas for mercy, Chu Xiu simply asked, "Hidden quest?"

"Yes, yes, one of my men stumbled upon a hidden quest and sold it to our company."

"I came here to complete that hidden mission."

"If you get me out of here safely, I'll tell you about the hidden mission immediately! But if you insist on fighting here, not only will you not get the hidden mission, but I also have life-saving items from my family. You should have heard of my family, right? My dad is the chairman of Yongkang Pharmaceutical, and my mom is..."

Chu Xiu ignored Shen Tu Hu's incessant chatter and instead began to analyze the veracity of his claims.

Chu Xiu completely ignored the promises of life-saving items and future rewards.

But considering that he suddenly decided to lead the people from the stronghold to explore the central city, and went so far in one go, there might really be clues to a hidden mission.

In other words, this guy used the lives of dozens of Awakened to complete his hidden mission, but he didn't expect to run into a tough opponent, and now almost all of them are dead here.

This seemingly fair employment arrangement, however, implies that since the high compensation is received, certain risks must be borne.

But the key point is that Shen Tu Hu completely concealed the fact that he was exploring a hidden mission. Hidden missions are extremely dangerous, and if he had told anyone in advance, no one would have been foolish enough to come with him.

The pools of blood outside, and the dismembered Awakened beings that Chu Xiu encountered, were likely cannon fodder left behind during the exploration.

"His beastly nature is almost on par with mine," Chu Xiu couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

He looked up: "Tell me first, what kind of hidden mission is it?"

Shen Tu Hu opened his mouth, about to speak, when Chu Xiu suddenly narrowed his eyes, stretched out his right hand, grabbed Shen Tu Hu's right shoulder, and pulled him back rapidly!
Almost the instant he left, a huge, silver-white greatsword pierced through the wall and struck the spot where the two had been standing!

The next moment, a fist covered in silver heavy armor smashed the entire wall, and a tall, silver-white figure emerged from it!

(End of this chapter)