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

Chapter 176 Traps and Ambushes

"call out--"

A strong gust of air swept across his face as Chu Xiu, aided by the Vampire Earl's Wings, soared through the sky, looking down at the rolling mountains below.

The deep pit is located on the largest mountain in the area, which is 6,000 meters high. Together with the surrounding peaks that stand like soldiers guarding it, it looks like a magnificent group of giant pyramids when viewed from above.

In the world of ghouls, sealed away by the abyss for countless years, the interior of this boundless mountain range has long been carved out by corrupted inhabitants, resembling a complex and enormous anthill.

Chu Xiu lowered his gaze and found a hole five meters high in the middle of a mountain.

At this moment, armored vehicles carrying a large number of artillery pieces are entering.

To maximize the effectiveness of their firearms, the Awakened Alliance opened up three passageways, all of which led directly to the vicinity of the deep pit, and even the narrowest part could accommodate at least two armored vehicles side by side.

Every few kilometers along the passage, large "defense outposts" are created by utilizing the mountain caves.

A dozen or so support classes that had reached the Fierce Rank, along with other low-cost support classes, created a large number of defensive fortifications, trenches, automatic machine gun turrets, etc., within just a few days, which could maximize the weakening of enemy firepower and give full play to their own firepower advantage.

The core of the defensive stronghold consisted of several rapid-fire artillery pieces deployed in the center, firing 155mm howitzers. Their powerful firepower could completely block the enemy's offensive routes.

In fact, even though this terrain has been widened as much as possible, it is still considered "narrow" compared to open field terrain. The shock wave generated by the grenade explosion alone is enough to shatter the internal organs of an ordinary person.

The plan was to rely on these defensive strongholds and the corrupted creatures to fight, use firearms to deal with the enemy's large numbers of troops, and have the high-ranking awakened ones take the task of eliminating the enemy's elite forces at specific locations.

If the opponent plays defensively and doesn't attack, then advance step by step until you reach the deep pit.

For ordinary awakened individuals, this is indeed the best course of action. If they venture out alone, they will be worn down and killed by the surging corrupted creatures once they are entangled by the enemy's high-level combat power.

The blood of these creatures can corrode metal, and even awakened kings will have their strength constantly depleted by them.

As Qin Xiang mentioned before, there was a King-level being who looked down on these low-level creatures and entered the deep pit alone. In the end, he had to use his trump card to save his life in order to barely escape.

Even if Chu Xiu's strength increases dramatically again, he will not be arrogant enough to think that he is stronger than a King-level Awakener!
But he still chooses to act alone because he has an advantage that other awakened beings do not have.

That means he currently has four pieces of [contaminants] on his body!
Simply taking it out of the storage space would immediately be sensed by the calamity underground, and Chu Xiu didn't believe the other party wouldn't be tempted.

This means that Chu Xiu can choose to fight on his home turf and lure the enemy's troops out of the pit.

There is a limit to how fast troops can be reinforced. As long as they don't actively step into the encirclement, the sheer number of enemy troops will be greatly reduced.

Even if the opponent sends out a large number of high-level enemies that Chu Xiu cannot defeat, he can still retreat back to the stronghold with the help of many life-saving trump cards.

Chu Xiu made many preparations for this, such as having Su Jinyu set up rune formations in advance to cover his retreat.

After recovering some of her talents, this woman's combat power was greatly enhanced, and she could barely play a role.

Of course, the calamities underground aren't stupid either. They might not fall for this obvious trap.

However, as Qin Xiang said, the calamity has a strong control over the situation near the pit. Even a King-level Awakener cannot sneak in. Therefore, once it confirms that Chu Xiu is the only one, the probability of it sending out troops is not low.

Chu Xiu planned to take advantage of the opponent's misjudgment of his strength in order to launch a massive attack!
While Chu Xiu was pondering, he had already ventured deep into the passage and arrived at the first defensive stronghold.

At this time, many awakened individuals were already stationed here, debugging their weapons in preparation for the upcoming great battle.

The next stronghold has not yet been armed, because advancing rashly could lead to an ambush by the Calamity and heavy losses.

Although there were no weapons or personnel, basic defensive facilities had been built, so Chu Xiu chose it as the main battlefield for the battle.

However, just as Chu Xiu was about to continue forward, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he turned his head sharply to look behind him. About a hundred meters away from him, a tiny fly was hovering.

A cold glint flashed in Chu Xiu's eyes as he continued forward without making a sound, while the fly, seemingly flying erratically, actually followed him closely.

Once he had fully penetrated the passage and was some distance from the stronghold, he suddenly pushed off with both feet and burst out, shooting back at a speed almost imperceptible to the human eye. In the blink of an eye, he had covered a distance of a hundred meters and rushed to the fly, grabbing out with his large hand!
The fly dodged to the side with extreme speed, but it was still no match for Chu Xiu and was caught in his hand. With a gentle squeeze, he did not feel flesh being crushed in his palm, but instead heard a sharp metallic scraping sound.

When Chu Xiu released his hand, all that remained in his palm were the flattened electronic components and the metal casing.

"interesting."

Chu Xiu carefully examined the object in his palm; it turned out to be a tiny, fly-shaped flying monitor!

Making a monitor so small is not easy in itself, but it is even more difficult to keep up with Chu Xiu's speed while being so compact!

Even though Chu Xiu wasn't unleashing his full power and was just traveling normally, his speed was still far beyond what ordinary awakened individuals could achieve.

Furthermore, within this space, smaller than a little fingernail, there was an extremely fine, concealed restriction inscribed to mask its energy fluctuations.

That's why Chu Xiu never noticed.

If it weren't for the fact that the surrounding distractions decreased significantly after entering the passage, his divine sense might not have been able to notice this tiny object.

"This prop is definitely worth a lot of money. I wonder who is curious about my whereabouts."

"Wang Jie, who harbors ill intentions towards me? Or Qin Xiang? To ensure my safety? Or perhaps the Extreme Dao who attacked me before?"

Chu Xiu's expression turned slightly serious, but he showed no fear.

He squeezed his fingers hard, crushing the monitor into dust, then used his divine sense to thoroughly search the surrounding area.

After confirming that there were no objects being monitored within his spiritual sense range, he flickered and disappeared into the passage.

This time, Chu Xiu unleashed a burst of speed, and even if there were surveillance cameras observing from a distance, he would still be able to leave them behind.

Because of this little incident, he temporarily changed the ambush location.

Soon, Chu Xiu arrived at the second stronghold on the other passage.

This is a large karst cave with an area of ​​5,000 square meters. There are two passages leading forward, both of which lead to a deep pit.

The support classes further expanded the perimeter and cleared away the uneven rocks inside the cave, creating a wide and flat area. They also dug five trenches one meter deep, as well as special pits for placing artillery and mortars.

These extra rocks were not wasted. They used the local materials to set up numerous obstacles in front of the passage to slow down the enemy's advance and also reinforced the mountain to prevent the cave from collapsing under artillery bombardment.

With these arrangements, even though the large cavern was still somewhat cramped, it could still be used as one of the battlefields.

Chu Xiu waved the Hundred Soul Banner, and countless ghosts surged out, densely filling every trench. Looking down, one could see their transparent souls huddled together.

If all these ghosts were to materialize, this cavern wouldn't be able to hold them all! If they were to unleash their spells simultaneously, the firepower would probably be greater than that of several artillery battalions combined!
The two ghost generals stood guard at the cave entrance like two towering deities.

But Chu Xiu did not stop. He waved his hand again, and the eight flags of the [Eight Desolate Netherfire Array] were inserted into the corner of the cave.

At the same time, he took out the seed of the [Heaven-Reaching Blood Vine] and placed it in the center of the cave. As soon as it appeared, it seemed to have sentience, automatically burrowing through the rock and deep underground.

Chu Xiu raised his hand and dripped a few drops of blood wine onto the seed.

This was blood wine he had made in advance using Rasputin's stomach, by melting down some equipment that was difficult to sell.

He couldn't openly sell the equipment and props on Lin Wanyue and the others, as that would easily bring trouble upon himself. This was the perfect opportunity to put them to good use.

This woman has [Supreme] quality equipment, and the blood wine she dissolves is of extremely high quality.

Before long, a large number of blood-red vines broke through the soil, and a seedling one meter long grew out.

Despite being only one meter long, Chu Xiu could already sense the powerful restorative force contained within it. Moreover, as the battle progressed, the vine would rapidly grow by devouring the flesh and blood of corrupted creatures.

Only after doing all this did he stop, satisfied.

The only regrettable thing is that the refined corpse in the spirit flesh storage bag has not yet been born, and the amount of flesh and blood needed is much more than Chu Xiu had imagined.

But this also made him even more eager to see the combat power of these two reanimated corpses.

Without further thought, Chu Xiu, having made thorough preparations, raised his hand and waved it, instantly causing all four pieces of [Contaminants] to appear in his hand. At the same time, a jet-black demonic blade condensed in his right hand.

Chu Xiu casually put the contaminants into his pocket, sat down on the spot, and waited calmly.

Fifteen minutes later, there was still no movement.

Chu Xiu remained calm and continued meditating to maintain his state.

Another quarter of an hour passed, and still there was no movement. Not only was there no sign of the enemy, but there wasn't even a sound of movement.

"Oh? You're so calm?"

Chu Xiu was somewhat surprised. As expected of an old monster who had lived for countless years, even though he was alone deep inside, the other party did not fall for his trick.

However, Chu Xiu was prepared for this.

He patted the spirit and flesh storage pouch, and Rasputin's figure appeared in the cave.

As soon as he appeared, he knelt down in front of Chu Xiu with a "plop" and let out a terrible wail: "Lord! You finally remembered me! Do you know how bored I was all alone in that tattered bag! You wouldn't even let me eat a single piece of flesh or blood!"

"My lord, I have dutifully obeyed your orders and dared not overstep them in the slightest. From now on, please allow me to stay by your side! I will certainly... Huh? Where is this?"

Rasputin, who was halfway through his howl, seemed to suddenly sense something, jumped up, and looked around warily.

"If the Awakened One responsible for scouting the terrain is correct, this is about seven kilometers from the deep pit," Chu Xiu said calmly.

Upon hearing this, Rasputin instantly showed an expression of extreme fear and screamed, "Your Majesty, you've gone mad! How could you come to such a dangerous place alone?"

Seeing his reaction, Chu Xiu smiled, knowing that he must have guessed correctly.

Rasputin possesses a great deal of secrets, which were even bestowed upon him by the Boundless Blood Pool as a special reward. There is no doubt that this guy is of a very high rank. Chu Xiu had asked him about it once before, and judging from his evasive attitude, Chu Xiu suspected that he was among the top-ranking beings in the Blood Demons.

His ability to absorb other Blood Demon parts to reshape his body and continuously evolve made Chu Xiu realize that perhaps Blood Demons could also devour each other to increase their power.

In other words, Rasputin might be more valuable to other Blood Demons than [Contaminants]!
And this guy's fearful behavior confirmed that.

Chu Xiu glanced at him indifferently and said, "Stay put and I will keep you safe. But if you try anything funny, I will cut off your hands and feet and trade you with the calamities underground for money."

"I think the other party will definitely be very interested in this deal."

Chu Xiu's words dispelled Rasputin's last glimmer of hope, and he sat down again, looking around nervously.

Less than three minutes later, Chu Xiu felt a slight tremor beneath his feet.

"So fast? It seems Rasputin's allure is even greater than I imagined!"

Chu Xiu's lips curled slightly, and the entire ghost army aimed at the two passages in front of them, ready to attack.

The tremors grew more and more intense, and a cacophony of sounds filled the air: the sounds of running, roaring, and the clatter of stones hitting rocks. The sounds grew louder and closer!

Suddenly, a large number of corrupted inhabitants appeared simultaneously in the two passages in front of Chu Xiu! They were like waves of living beings, filling almost every corner of the passages, jostling and pushing each other, roaring as they surged toward Chu Xiu!
Chu Xiu's expression remained unchanged as he pointed forward.

The next moment, countless dense slashes composed of yin wind blades slashed forward, and with a series of "plop plop plop" sounds, broken limbs fell to the ground! Before they could even rush out of the passage, their bodies were cut into pieces!

More than three thousand ghostly creatures unleashed their Yin Wind Blades, creating a terrifying storm of slashes. Any living being would be instantly torn to shreds in the face of this storm!
The two narrow passages were completely transformed into a meat grinder of life. In just a few breaths, the ground was covered with broken limbs. More corrupted residents stepped on the corpses of their own kind and continued to charge. The next second, they were relentlessly slashed into pieces, falling to the ground like puppets without strings, becoming part of the blood and flesh scattered on the ground.

The blood pooled together and flowed into the cave like streams.

In less than half a minute, thousands of corrupted residents were slaughtered! The corpses littered the ground, almost blocking the passageway!
Chu Xiu's ghost army had only just begun to exert its power.

Under his command, the ghosts were divided into more than a dozen teams, launching attacks in batches at intervals. This allowed them to save every bit of energy and defend the cave entrance with great efficiency.

"It is absolutely impossible to break through the defense line by relying solely on these low-level creatures to charge in."

However, Chu Xiu knew that since the other side had made up their mind to attack, it would not end so easily. Let alone a few thousand corrupted residents, even if it were hundreds of thousands! They wouldn't care about the underground calamities!

"Then come on, let me see what other tricks you have up your sleeve!"

As Chu Xiu waited expectantly, a series of cracking sounds suddenly rang out. Under the continuous slashes of the Yin Wind Blade, the rocks near the passage could not withstand the pressure and fell down, causing the cave entrance to widen considerably.

However, the "clicking" sound did not come entirely from the cave entrance; it came from even deeper into the passage!

The earth began to tremble, but this time the commotion was far greater than the previous charge of the underground inhabitants, and it continued to grow louder! The enormous sound was as if someone was vibrating an electric drill right next to Chu Xiu's ear!
Not long after, to Chu Xiu's astonishment, the top of the cavern above his head suddenly exploded, and a huge piece of engineering machinery rushed out!

It was a large tunnel boring machine with a diameter of ten meters. At this moment, it had merged with dozens of corrupted creatures. Its terrifying power instantly shredded the hard rock and drilled a large hole in the ceiling!
However, they actually managed to carve out a passage directly from another route!

The next moment, countless corrupted creatures rained down from the sky!

At the same time, a figure appeared like a ghost and rushed towards Chu Xiu!

Chu Xiu's pupils contracted slightly as he instantly recognized the rapidly approaching figure.

Colonel!

However, Chu Xiu showed no fear in the face of this powerful creature. Instead, he excitedly licked his lips, and a strong fighting spirit rose in his eyes!
He roared and swung the Sinful Demon Blade upwards, instantly unleashing its destructive power into countless slashes that hurtled towards the sky!

(End of this chapter)