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

Chapter 301 Siege
The domain of the extraterrestrial demons has isolated the entire city of Pengcheng!

Jiang Lingfu's words made Chu Xiu's face turn extremely ugly, and a thought involuntarily arose in his mind that he did not want to accept but could not avoid.

"Is the extraterrestrial demon doing this to completely destroy Pengcheng and turn this place into a dead zone?"

But Jiang Lingfu's answer shattered his last shred of hope.

"You guessed right. The Black Death Domain is the domain of extraterrestrial demons, but each time it is used, a huge price must be paid. It usually only appears when extraterrestrial demons conquer or destroy civilizations."

"In addition to its isolation effect, it can also merge the space in the Black Death Prison with the world where the extraterrestrial demons reside."

"You should know that after the invasion of the Abyss, the area of ​​Blue Star expanded a lot, right? This is because it merged with the world fragments that were floating in the Abyss. The descent of extraterrestrial demons is based on a similar principle."

"Once the fusion is complete, the extraterrestrial demons will send their billions of troops to descend and completely transform Pengcheng into another world!"

"The world inhabited by extraterrestrial demons is filled with death energy. They have adapted to this death energy and can absorb it and convert it into their own energy, but to ordinary people, it is a deadly poison!"

A massive army! A death aura domain!
Both of these words sent chills down Chu Xiu's spine. He looked up and saw that more than 100,000 horned demons had emerged from the abyss rift. Each of them was wearing sharp armor, just like 100,000 demon soldiers and generals!
Among them, the weakest are all generals, and elite kings are everywhere! And every commander is a heroic spirit!

Is this terrifying power really just the vanguard?

This gave even Chu Xiu a feeling of despair.

"Then what should we do? Can Pengcheng's defenses withstand such a terrifying army?" Jiang Miaoyin's voice trembled slightly.

Jiang Lingfu's expression was solemn. After a long while, he slowly said, "The appearance of the law fragments has attracted many powerful figures. Theoretically, there should be eleven demigods who have come, and nearly two hundred heroic spirits. But the premise is that none of them escaped during the current disaster."

Eleven demigods and two hundred heroic spirits!

If such a powerful force exists, the situation might still have a chance to turn around.

"What about those who reported their location to the government?" Chu Xiu pressed.

Jiang Lingfu shook his head with a wry smile: "Less than half."

Upon hearing this, Chu Xiu's glimmer of hope was extinguished once again.

They had less than half their strength, and their enemies included the horned demons in the sky and the powerful Daoists within the city, all lurking in a menacing manner.

On the other hand, the government not only has to fight against the extraterrestrial demons, but also has to protect millions of citizens. Without external support, Chu Xiu sees no possibility of victory.

But he was still somewhat unwilling to give up and asked, "Brother Jiang, is there really no way to escape?"

Jiang Lingfu smiled wryly, "Our understanding of the Black Death Domain is not deep either. We only found this sentence on a desolate, civilized planet: 'When the black mist descends, the city will be sealed off for three years. When the mist dissipates, the land will become a dead domain, undead creatures will emerge, and the end of civilization will arrive.'"

"Three years of lockdown, the end of civilization..."

Chu Xiu looked up and indeed found that the demons did not rush to attack, but instead spread out to the surrounding borders like a well-trained army. After reaching the edge, they began to manipulate the black mist to build defensive fortifications such as city walls!

This intensified Chu Xiu's despair. Despite having an absolute advantage, the opponent remained unhurried, giving no chance to anyone in the city, and instead intending to trap them all to death!

Chu Xiu didn't even dare to imagine what kind of hell it would become if Pengcheng were truly locked down for three years and lacked external food supplies!

At that time, Pengcheng will collapse on its own without these horned demons even needing to lift a finger!

At this moment, a sentence suddenly appeared in Chu Xiu's mind:

"If your forces are ten times stronger, surround them; if they are five times stronger, attack them; if they are twice as strong, fight them."

"So, in their view, their forces are at least ten times ours?" Chu Xiu couldn't help but smile bitterly.

“Perhaps more than ten times,” Jiang Lingfu murmured, looking at the sky. “Once the Death Domain is fully formed, the extraterrestrial demons can descend in their true forms. Without the Heavenly King, there is no way to fight against such terrifying creatures.”

Hearing this, Chu Xiu finally understood why Jiang Miaoyin had been so terrified before, and the last glimmer of hope in Chu Xiu's heart was extinguished.

Those high-level beings from beyond the realm could probably crush me with a single finger.

At this moment, only bitterness remained in his heart.

That's what real disaster is like. It comes without warning or preparation, suddenly appearing just when you think you have enough power to control your own destiny. Then it destroys all your pride with overwhelming force, making you deeply aware of your own insignificance and weakness.

Before coming here, Chu Xiu never expected that he would encounter such a thing, and even thought he was being clever by bringing his parents over.

Seeing Chu Xiu's gloomy expression, Jiang Lingfu was the first to recover from his low mood. He thought Chu Xiu was regretting that he hadn't escaped in time, so he comforted him, "Brother Qin, don't think about it anymore. Actually, even if you had tried to escape, you wouldn't have had a chance to get out."

“We are too close to the forbidden. This is where the Black Death Prison first formed. By the time we realized the Black Death Prison had appeared, it was already too late.”

"You don't think that half of the Awakened Ones are so noble as to be willing to risk their lives to stay and protect the civilians, do you? I bet if it weren't for the restrictions of the Black Death Prison, the high-level forces in the city would be reduced to less than one-tenth by now."

"I'm not afraid you'll laugh at me. Let alone others, even I'm not sure if I have the courage to stay, haha."

Jiang Lingfu's words made Chu Xiu shake his head with a wry smile. He wasn't thinking about this at all. However, he also realized that at this moment, neither despair nor complaints could change anything.

He let out a long breath and looked up, saying, "Brother Jiang, courage is not just empty talk, but stepping forward in times of crisis. You don't need to belittle yourself."

"Please don't worry about me. I'm not one to complain or blame others. Everything is still up in the air, and we still have a chance!"

Chu Xiu's words made Jiang Miaoyin's expression brighten, and she said loudly, "Brother Qin is right. If even we give up on ourselves, then Pengcheng will completely lose hope. It was my lack of willpower that caused me to lose my composure. I am ashamed."

After saying that, he pointed to a document with his bracelet and said, "The arrival of the Dead Zone is not a simple matter. The first thing to do is to establish a completely fixed abyssal rift. If I am not mistaken, this should be the real purpose of the Supreme Path coming out in full force this time."

"To achieve this, we need to set up anchor points in various locations throughout the city." "The people outside won't abandon us; they will try every means to break through the Black Death Prison. We still have many trump cards: the Heavenly King, high-yield hydrogen bombs, the ultimate weapon secretly developed by the military, and so on! Inside the city, there are also demigod-level experts stationed there! If we can destroy the anchor points in time and hold out in the Black Death Prison long enough, we might be able to escape!"

"If we give up now, not only will we surely die, but all the millions of citizens of Pengcheng will perish here, and Pengcheng will become an outpost for the invasion of the abyss! At that time, the entire China, and even the entire human civilization, will be in danger of destruction!"

Jiang Lingfu seemed to have found a reason to fight, and his eyes became firm again.

Chu Xiu nodded solemnly.

A fixed abyssal fissure is a fissure that can exist continuously.

Currently, these creatures only exist on Mars and the Moon. In order to stop the endless stream of abyssal creatures emerging from these two rifts, countries around the world are sending large quantities of weapons and soldiers to these two planets every year, paying a huge price.

If a fixed abyss rift were to open on the territory of China, it would mean that humanity would have to face the abyss head-on, with no longer any protective barriers, and perhaps they would repeat the mistakes that led to the destruction of civilizations.

Even if he were to abandon his parents and escape alone, once the fixed abyss rift is fully formed and Blue Star is breached, he will become a lonely wanderer without a home, only able to roam the abyss.

Having fully realized the seriousness of the situation, Chu Xiu stopped talking and turned to Jiang Lingfu, asking, "What about the government's instructions?"

After checking the communication bracelet, Jiang Lingfu said, "Prioritize protecting civilians. You should be able to receive information about the areas that need to be defended soon. The Investigation Bureau is currently trying every means to contact the outside world. The heads of the Law Enforcement Bureau, the Regulatory Bureau, and the military have also met and are discussing the next steps."

"There is some good news, though. Black Death Prison has incorporated a military base, which contains a large number of advanced weapons that can relieve our defensive pressure."

"Furthermore, the government has issued a mandatory order to directly requisition all weapons and equipment from all businesses. You can temporarily use the weapons you need to arm yourself. You have very high authority, with the authority to allocate resources for a full one million causal points! You have also been allocated 840,000 direct causal points!"

The former means he can get one million karma points worth of equipment, which the government will cover after he escapes! Of course, if he can't escape, then there's nothing more to say. The latter means the government will temporarily allocate the currently idle and unused karma points in Pengcheng to Chu Xiu and others, allowing them to urgently improve their strength at the last moment.

These causal points are only distributed to awakened individuals trusted by the government. It is highly likely that Jiang Lingfu and Shenwei Daoren made special arrangements for him. Awakened individuals who deserted during previous battles, no matter how strong they are, will not receive any points from the government.

This reassured Chu Xiu somewhat. Without saying much, he immediately flew towards the temporary stronghold established by the central government.

He also understood that the most important thing now was to do everything possible to arm and strengthen his own power before the extraterrestrial demons launched their attack!

On the way, he quickly swiped the communication bracelet on his wrist. The government's speed was unbelievable. In less than a minute, a temporary command network was set up, as if similar contingency plans had been prepared in advance.

The screen displays the combat readiness status of various regions, as well as contact information for emergency contacts.

Chu Xiu immediately dialed the auction organizer's number and, without wasting any time, quickly said, "Please help me contact the seller of the divine meteorite! I'll use one million karma points paid by the government to buy the item from him!"

Given the current situation, the liaison at the auction venue no longer cared about keeping the client's information confidential and quickly contacted the seller for Chu Xiu. Fortunately, the seller had not yet left.

Chu Xiu had an impression of this person. After the battle started, he fled to a distance of 10,000 meters and then used a bow and arrow to provide long-range fire support. The bow and arrow were not very powerful, so it was obviously not his usual way of fighting.

Judging from his escape speed, he is not weak and is probably a senior Heroic Spirit. Otherwise, he would not have such rare materials. It can be seen that this person is the type who has some responsibility but not much.

But that's enough. As long as it's not a completely inhuman heroic spirit, Chu Xiu felt that he could trade with it.

However, Chu Xiu naturally rejected the proposal that it required a substantive exchange of causal points, rather than empty promises from the government.

He seemed to know that in this situation, having more strength meant having a better chance of survival. No one would trade karma points, so he could only say helplessly, "I still have 400,000 karma points saved up. I originally planned to use them for the private trading event later, but now I have to use them immediately."

"During the period when I'm consuming the causal points, I'll sell this item at a low price to exchange for causal points that I can obtain immediately. If it hasn't sold after three days, then we'll do as you said, provided that we can hold out until then."

Chu Xiu agreed, and at this moment he flew to the government's command center, which was a tall building of 800 meters. It was originally a landmark building in Pengcheng. A huge shield generator formed a barrier in the sky. All the glass of the building was sealed with steel plates and replaced by anti-aircraft cannons that flipped up.

Chu Xiu landed on the rooftop and saw Shenwei Daoren's figure in the distance. There were no obvious injuries on his body, but his aura was still much weaker than before, indicating that he was seriously injured. At this moment, he was seriously discussing something with the other two through telepathy.

The two people exuded extremely powerful auras, clearly indicating that they were both demigods!

Upon seeing Chu Xiu arrive, Shenwei Daoist's serious expression softened somewhat. He said to the other two, "This is Qin Yu, an overseas Chinese who recently returned from abroad. He is quite strong, and most importantly, he did not desert his post. Lingfu said he can be trusted, so I allocated 840,000 karma points to him."

A tall, square-faced man next to Shenwei Daoren nodded and, without saying a word, tossed a cloth bag to Chu Xiu.

Chu Xiu took the document and examined it, then clasped his hands in a fist and asked, "Comrade, what are the government's current plans?"

The square-faced man glanced at him and said calmly, "Just focus on guarding your area. Leave everything else to us. Whether it's communicating with the outside world, finding escape routes, or scouting enemy weaknesses, we have professionals to handle all of these. We will notify you as soon as we have any news, and please trust the government's capabilities."

Upon hearing this, Chu Xiu said no more, clasped his hands in a salute, and flew toward the area he was to guard.

The defensive assignments seemed to follow the principle of proximity, with Chu Xiu being responsible for the area where the auction house was originally located, which was also where his parents were.

At that time, his parents were hiding in the underground parking lot of a mid-to-high-end hotel nearby.

Chu Xiu looked up at the sky, which was completely covered by black fog, with no sunlight in sight. The entire city was plunged into darkness, with only a few streetlights barely lit.

With a thought, Chu Xiu sent out his Blood Demon Avatar at lightning speed, and soon arrived beside his parents.

After doing all this, Chu Xiu took out all of his current 1.2 million causal points.

On his way here, he had already chosen the inheritance he would prioritize cultivating.

Without the Great Freedom Heavenly Demon Body, this mere 1.2 million is insufficient to elevate this skill to the next level.

He chose the technique that could most quickly improve his combat power and was the most effective for his current stage!

He took a deep breath, and a book gleaming with golden light appeared in his mind.

This is the core technique of the magic weapon inheritance of the Duobao Demon Lord lineage.

It is called "The Secret of Returning All Things to Their Source"!
(End of this chapter)