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

Chapter 194 The Trump Card of Calamity

"It was you? You betrayed us too?!"

Qin Xiang revealed a look of surprise and anger. A murderous aura gathered in his hand, and he shattered the sneak attacking shadow with a single palm strike. However, after the shadow shattered, it merely turned into a shadow and returned to Wen Feiyan's feet.

Meanwhile, the pitch-black toxin was spreading along Qin Xiang's wound, making his face look extremely pale!

He was prepared for Li Zhan's attack, so he easily blocked it, but he didn't expect that two King-level figures would betray him at the same time!
Wen Feiyan had somehow hidden her shadow within Li Zhan's shadow, and calamity was also assisting them in launching an attack simultaneously. Under these circumstances, even if Qin Xiang was strong, he would have difficulty reacting in time!

"You're actually cooperating with a calamity? Are you really that confident you can take all the resources?"

Qin Xiang shouted in a deep, stern voice.

However, faced with his questioning, Li Zhan and Wen Feiyan seemed completely unfazed, turning instead to Mu Wu and asking, "Mu Wu, you should be aware of the current situation, right? Will you choose to cooperate with us or..."

However, before he could finish speaking, Mu Wu suddenly transformed into a streak of light and turned to run away!

Even before he fled, Chu Xiu had already driven the flying corpse to rush towards the cave entrance!

"That's decisive." Li Zhan chuckled and said, "Miss Wen, you hold off Qin Xiang, and leave that kid to Brother Wu and me to deal with."

After saying that, a demonic wolf rose from beneath Li Zhan's seat. The Daoist who had previously ambushed Qin Xiang with a gun leaped down from the Buddha statue's chest and onto the demonic wolf's back. Then, the demonic wolf transformed into a streak of black light, carrying the two of them as it sped off in the direction Chu Xiu had left.

Just as Qin Xiang stood up to stop them, eight shadows rose up beside him, each exuding the aura of a king!
"As expected of an S-rank professional [Shadow Master]," Qin Xiangqian said coldly, looking at the shadow blocking his way. "But I'm very curious, what kind of interests give you the audacity to offend a regional head of the Investigation Bureau? Aren't you afraid of incurring the wrath of China?"

Wen Feiyan said with a charming smile, "Brother Qin, don't be so aggressive."

"Of course I know that every agent in the Investigation Bureau is among the best of their class. As the head of the region, you even have high-level artifacts personally made by that Venerable One whose status is no less than that of a Heavenly King. Not to mention that the Investigation Bureau is backed by the government army, which always seeks revenge."

“If you were at your peak, Brother Qin, no matter how high the price they offered, I would absolutely not dare to provoke them.”

"However, for now, I advise Brother Qin to remain calm and avoid unnecessary conflict."

Upon hearing this, Qin Xiang laughed instead of getting angry: "So you think you've got me cornered?"

“I don’t have that confidence. I’m just doing this for money and I don’t want to risk my life,” Wen Feiyan chuckled. “What I mean is, there’s no point in fighting between us.”

As she finished speaking, a shadow emerged from beneath her and moved into a section of the mountain wall to the side of the Buddha statue. In the next instant, a dense shadow gathered in her hands, transforming into a large hammer, which she smashed against the hard rock wall.

With a loud bang, a large boulder was smashed, revealing a piece of silvery-white metal hidden behind it.

Even though only about half the size of an infant's body was exposed, it still caused Qin Xiang's expression to change drastically, and even his voice trembled slightly: "This is..."

“This is what you’re thinking of.” Wen Feiyan leaped onto the Buddha statue’s shoulder and uttered two words slowly and deliberately.

"Nuclear bomb."

Upon hearing this, Qin Xiang seemed to instantly understand something, and his already unpleasant expression immediately turned ashen.

“How could a military shelter that carries all of humanity’s hopes not contain nuclear weapons?” Wen Feiyan chuckled.

"In fact, eight nuclear warheads are buried near this cave, and this is the calamity's last trump card."

"The chains that bind calamity are built upon the entire mountain and can transmit power from this vast, undulating mountain range."

"Therefore, there are only two options to escape: one is to use corrupting creatures to destroy the entire mountain through the wear and tear day after day and year after year; the other is to use the high temperature and huge energy impact at the center of a nuclear explosion to melt and destroy these chains directly."

"The plan to destroy the mountain has become impractical due to your interference, so we have no choice but to use the nuclear bomb as our trump card to escape, even though it will severely damage the power of the calamity."

Upon hearing this, Qin Xiang finally understood.

The golden body on the Buddha statue, composed of numerous corrupted Buddhist followers of the Rank 9 Ferocious level, was not for combat at all, but to withstand the impact of a nuclear explosion! It was there to ensure that the calamity hidden at the center of the Buddha statue could survive the nuclear blast!

The fact that so many Buddhist followers have become corrupted must be due to the continuous accumulation of this calamity over hundreds of years, and the immediate mobilization of all its power to catalyze it after obtaining the [pollutants].

Qin Xiang had found it strange before that these corrupt Buddhist followers had completely abandoned everything else in order to specialize in defense. What use would it be if more and more of these creatures were created? They could not pose any threat to King-level Awakeners and could only become resources for their growth.

So that's what it was all about!

The plan of the calamity is to use these corrupt Buddhist followers who only know how to take a beating and not fight back, and can almost be regarded as free resources, as bait to attract as many high-level awakened people as possible to this place, and then use a nuclear explosion to wipe them all out at once!
By then, even if it is also severely injured, the high-level combat power of the Awakened side will have been almost completely wiped out, and the [Location Anchor Points] will have been exhausted long ago. It will be at least one or two months before the next [Location Anchor Point] becomes available. If Chu Xiu dies, it will take even longer! Taking advantage of this opportunity, he has already broken free and absorbed a large amount of other [Contaminants], growing to an unknown level of power.

At the very least, they can recover to the peak of the King rank, or even become a Heroic Spirit!

After that, this calamity can monopolize the world's resources and advance all the way up, then the Shiki world will be completely out of human control!
"It's a pity that Mu Wu is clever enough, otherwise he could have wiped out all the King-level combatants here."

"However, letting one escape won't hurt. I might as well tell you that the 'calamity' you speak of has already reached a soul pact with you extraterrestrial demons. Once it escapes, its growth rate will far exceed that of any awakened one. In six months, no, at most three months, it will be able to recover the power of a [Heroic Spirit]."

"Don't even mention one Mu Wu, even if ten of them came, they would be nothing but ants," Wen Feiyan said with a light laugh.

"So you're from the 'Extreme Path'," Qin Xiang sneered. "I'm really curious, just how much profit could make you choose to completely abandon your human identity and work for the extraterrestrial demons?"

“It’s very simple,” Wen Feiyan said calmly, “just a safe enough opportunity to become a [Heroic Spirit].

Upon hearing this, Qin Xiang said no more. He knew that if it were just an assassin from the Mountain Outer Tower, there would still be room for negotiation. But since it had become the "Extreme Path," it meant that the other party had even abandoned the human race, so there was nothing to talk about.

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"If that's the case, what are you waiting for?" Qin Xiang's expression returned to calm.

In response to Qin Xiang's question, Wen Feiyan chuckled again: "Agent Qin, is there any need to test us now? We are naturally waiting for Li Zhan to bring back that arrogant brat's head."

“You should know how valuable he is. His talent and profession are priceless, not to mention that he also carries several pieces of [Contaminants] and a resurrected Blood Demon.”

"Both we and the calamity are extremely envious of that kid. If we detonate a nuclear bomb directly, wouldn't all his great resources be wasted?"

"Of course, don't think you can use this to blackmail us. We're not going to risk the bigger picture for such a small gain. If anything goes wrong, Calamity will detonate the nuclear bomb without hesitation." "So you should be very clear about the current situation. Fighting is pointless. The best option for you is to pray that the kid can stall for as long as possible. If he can hold out for ten minutes, the poison in your body should be completely neutralized, and then you'll be in top condition to face the nuclear explosion."

Wen Feiyan stroked her chin: "A level 9 King-rank Awakener can rush over a hundred meters in a second. The large amount of rocks here will reduce the power of the nuclear explosion. As long as the defense is activated in time, there is still a chance to survive the nuclear explosion, although the chance is not high."

"and."

A mocking smile flashed in Wen Feiyan's eyes: "I'd bet my entire fortune that the kid won't last a minute."

"We should see him return soon."

After saying this, Qin Xiang fell completely silent. After a long while, he said with some bitterness, "Is Li Zhan also an Extreme Daoist?"

"What do you think?" Wen Feiyan raised an eyebrow.

Qin Xiang stopped speaking. His face remained calm, but his heart sank deeper and deeper into the abyss of despair.

He knew Li Zhan all too well. As an Awakened One who had climbed up from the bottom, he was a deep and ruthless man who would never give Chu Xiu any opportunity to take advantage of him just because Chu Xiu was only a Fierce Rank. Moreover, he himself was a King Rank 5, a powerful Awakened One with rich experience.

Not to mention, after becoming a supreme being, one will also receive various blessings from extraterrestrial demons!
In this situation, saying that Chu Xiu could hold out for even a minute is an extremely conservative estimate.

More likely, they will be instantly killed the moment they are caught up!

Suddenly, Qin Xiang dashed to the side, simultaneously raising his communication device and sending a message at top speed: "Run!"

However, before the message could be sent, a shadow from the side pierced out precisely, destroying the prop in Qin Xiang's hand.

"Agent Qin, please don't do such pointless things. Your strength is only slightly better than mine. You are now seriously injured and poisoned by the deadly poison I prepared in advance. Only by using the trump card that the Venerable One prepared for you will you have the right to fight to the death."

“However, I believe you are a smart person and can make the most reasonable decision. I also don’t want to fight to the death with you, a powerful Awakened One,” Wen Feiyan said calmly.

Qin Xiang finally couldn't hold back his anger: "You won't even allow those low-level Awakened to retreat? They won't interfere with your plans, will they?"

Qin Xiang knew that after the nuclear bomb was detonated, although the shockwave would be much less when it reached the other Awakened Ones, it would still cause earthquakes and landslides. There was absolutely no chance of survival for ordinary Awakened Ones, and even warrior-level Awakened Ones would have to rely on their fate! It was estimated that only those at the fierce level and above would be able to escape unscathed.

That's hundreds of lives!
However, Wen Feiyan remained indifferent, her alluring eyes showing no ripples: "I don't want to add any variables to the plan. At our level, you should understand that we only resemble ordinary people in appearance; we are no longer the same species, right?"

Upon hearing this, Qin Xiang remained silent. As an agent of the Investigation Bureau, he understood the psychology of these kinds of people all too well.

Many awakened individuals lose their original nature after gaining immense power. Think about it: when you can destroy skyscrapers with a wave of your hand and easily crush tens of thousands of ordinary people, how could you possibly still respect human life? How could you possibly care about the opinions of ordinary people, whether they live or die?

The only chance for the surface awakened ones to survive is if Chu Xiu can hold out long enough until the defenses break down and the awakened ones begin to retreat.

But that will take at least five minutes.

Battles between awakened individuals are often decided in the blink of an eye, with life and death decided within seconds.

How could Chu Xiu, a fierce-level awakened being, possibly last five minutes against Li Zhan?

Thinking of this, Qin Xiang was utterly desperate.

But he was helpless. The enemy's plan was flawless, and they must have made meticulous plans before taking action.

Now, all he can do is pray that Chu Xiu can hold on for longer.

At the same moment, Chu Xiu, who was everyone's hope, was completely unaware of what was happening deep inside the cave. He simply sat on the flying corpse, quietly gazing at the rapidly approaching figure behind him.

The black wolf beneath Li Zhan was completely shrouded in shadow, as if it were walking in another dimension. Although it was stepping on rocks, the theoretically immense recoil force of at least a thousand tons did not cause any damage to the rocks beneath its feet, like a ghostly phantom.

"Such a fast movement speed! Faster than my flying corpse! I'll be caught up in at most three seconds!" Chu Xiu was shocked, his mind racing.

"However, aren't the enchanted arms of a magic swordsman only capable of casting basic and destructive spells? What's the deal with this wolf?"

"Could it be."

Chu Xiu's gaze shifted to the mysterious figure behind Li Zhan, who was holding a huge sniper rifle, and he immediately understood many things.

"It seems that this King-level expert is also at the extreme level. This demonic wolf should be one of the blessings given to him by the extraterrestrial demons."

"If I'm not mistaken, the mysterious man wielding a gun, as well as the shadow that ambushed me earlier, should have been among the first batch of Extreme Path members to enter. After discovering the calamity, Extreme Path spent a great deal of money to urgently send in King-level members."

"I just don't know how that shadow died."

However, Chu Xiu didn't think too much about it. There could be many reasons, such as being accidentally killed by corrupted creatures, or even dying at the hands of his own people. After all, even humans are constantly fighting among themselves, so the extraterrestrial demons are certainly not a united front either.

Chu Xiu didn't waste his energy on this, but instead turned his attention to more important matters.

"Therefore, when I fight him later, I must consider the possibility that he has other means, and I cannot hastily formulate an action plan based solely on the characteristics of the [Magic Swordsman (A)] class."

In less than half a second, Chu Xiu made a judgment and began to think about the battle ahead.

He was acutely aware that Li Zhan was the strongest enemy he had encountered since entering the abyss, and there was no way he could easily defeat him as he had in previous battles. He had to be cautious!
Chu Xiu unleashed his powerful computing ability to the fullest, instantly devising more than a dozen battle plans.

Just then, a sharp whistling sound rang out behind him!

Chu Xiu turned around abruptly, only to meet a pair of cold, emotionless eyes.

The next instant, a long blade descended from the sky, carrying unparalleled power, and slashed towards Chu Xiu's head!

(End of this chapter)