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

Chapter 318 The tragic battle
"Om-"

Amidst a deafening roar, the chariot composed of black spires absorbed the power of the horned demons within, condensing the surrounding black mist into a tangible cannonball, which was then launched with tremendous force!

Although the shell was composed of mist, it transformed into an indestructible sphere harder than steel due to its extraordinary properties!
With a loud bang, the sphere crashed into a load-bearing beam, easily piercing through the reinforced concrete pillar. Then, like a shotgun blast, it exploded into even more tiny spheres, continuing to destroy the pillars behind it with undiminished force!
With just one shot, the entire first floor of a building covering thousands of square meters was completely destroyed!
"Rumble--"

The immense stress difference caused the metal to groan. The steel supports, as thick as an arm, twisted and broke without a doubt under this terrifying gravity, followed by the complete collapse of the building, like a giant beast howling as it fell. In less than a minute, amidst the tremendous noise, a ten-story residential building was completely reduced to rubble.

The horned demon's chariots rolled over the ruins, steadily advancing towards the defensive line.

A look of surprise flashed in Chu Xiu's eyes from afar. He hadn't expected that even in the extraordinary realm of war, they would still have to deal with things like clearing obstacles and demolishing houses.

However, upon closer examination, it does make some sense.

In theory, superhuman individuals are not afraid of street fighting and would rather avoid direct combat.

On the main battlefield, a hundred warriors can overwhelm a single ferocious warrior, but in street fighting, these warriors will be hunted down one by one by the ferocious warriors!

However, the current situation is an exception. The Chinese government has made too many preparations in Shenzhen. From the first day of the Abyss invasion, the insecurity of having to deal with the invasion of Abyss creatures at any time has led the government, citizens and capital to spontaneously arm the city.

This weaponry is not just about technological weapons; a great deal of extraordinary power is also deeply integrated into it!
The defensive plants, explosion-resistant runes, and fusion-armed puppets of the transcendent evolution world have filled the vast city with traps that can threaten even general-level powerhouses.

Not to mention, the army had already made preparations and, taking advantage of the terrain, would surely pay a price for rashly attacking the Horned Demon!

As Chu Xiu predicted, the heavy chariots had only advanced a few hundred meters when they encountered more than a dozen trap attacks. Various explosive traps and automatic weapons were continuously activated. Without the protection of the chariots, even a general-level horned demon would be injured!
However, these traps are not powerful enough now. To damage those chariots, you would need at least a King-level energy output.

This level of attack is only achievable with a few modern technologies.

"These guys probably have plenty of experience in the extinction of civilizations."

A look of seriousness flashed in Chu Xiu's eyes. He let out a soft breath, withdrew his gaze, and devoted himself wholeheartedly to refining the essence.

The horned demon's steady and methodical attack reduced its own losses, but it also gave it extra preparation time.

Four hours later.

The once bustling suburbs of Shenzhen have become ruins.

Areas that had not been affected by the alien warships' bombardment were completely destroyed and demolished. Green grass turned to ashes, and rivers dried up under the high temperature. As far as the eye could see, there was no trace of life.

Over the past four hours, the Horned Demons have advanced more than five kilometers on all fronts. Looking down from the sky, a clear dividing line can be seen: on one side is a city that is dilapidated but still has color, and on the other side are only gray ruins.

"boom!"

Another massive cannon shot blasted, destroying a quarter of the foundation of a 100-meter-tall office building. Like a lame old man, it was slowly collapsing. As the building completely lost its balance, the speed of the fall increased, and finally, with a deafening roar that shook the earth, it crashed heavily to the ground!
"Boom!"

Smoke and dust billowed hundreds of meters into the air, and debris flew everywhere.

However, just as the horned demons were about to continue their advance, a figure suddenly rushed out from the thick, completely invisible dust!
He was carrying a weapon that resembled a rocket launcher, but the difference was that the caliber of this rocket launcher was significantly larger than that of an ordinary rocket launcher! And it was covered with dense inscriptions!
The next instant, a high-explosive rocket shot towards the tank in the distance!

Inside the chariot, a horned demon used magic to intercept, but the rocket was specially enhanced to ward off magic, and the attacker was extremely close. After piercing through a layer of defensive barrier without any hindrance, it crashed heavily onto the chariot!

In an instant, a massive explosion swept across the entire battlefield. The anti-magic runes dissipated the tank's surface defenses, and then the metal jet at the center, with a temperature and pressure far exceeding that of ordinary rockets, melted a large hole directly in its armor!
"boom!"

The metal jet, like a fiery serpent, pierced through the armor and ricocheted throughout the entire carriage!
Although these scattered jets could only cause minor injuries to the horned demons at the general level, their demon-dispelling power severely damaged the internal structure of the chariot, rendering it paralyzed.

A cold snort rang out from inside the chariot, and one after another, horned demons fearlessly rushed out of the chariot and pounced on the attackers!
As the bravest warriors of the extraterrestrial demons, they are not cowards who give up the fight just because their armor is damaged!
Before the high-rise building was destroyed, this raiding squad had used the terrain to ambush them from a distance many times, making these horned demons long harboring a lot of anger.

These powerful creatures of the general rank broke the speed of sound in less than two seconds. They were like phantoms shuttling through the streets, catching up with the attacking squad in just a few breaths!

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

This squad had clearly planned their retreat route in advance. The path the horned demons pursued was filled with various traps, including bursts of fire runes, eerie devouring plants, and fully automatic heavy artillery turrets.

However, after losing four horned demons, the remaining horned demons still caught up with the team. Even though they fought desperately, they were ultimately defeated by the horned demons, who broke their necks amidst their desperate and unwilling roars!

This squad had done its best. On average, they were only at the Fierce Rank, with only the attacker being at the General Rank. Yet, they had killed four General Rank Horned Demons and disabled a chariot. From a cold, objective standpoint, this exchange of humans was advantageous.

Similar situations occurred in every corner of the defensive line, where the horned demons' advance encountered unprecedentedly fierce resistance.

But the problem is that humanity simply can't afford to replace it!
Chu Xiu, who was in the distance, opened his eyes, a heavy look flashing across his face.

Right now, humanity is using its most elite soldiers to fight!
Every soldier in these armies possesses an extremely strong will to resist and is a fearless warrior! However, ordinary awakened individuals could never possess such a strong will.

Once these elite troops are depleted to a certain extent, the entire defensive line will begin to crumble!
It could be said that what appears to be just a defensive line on the edge of the city, where even if it were breached, there would still be a large area of ​​urban land for street fighting, is in reality a decisive battle line from which there is no way to retreat!

"Boom!"

At this moment, a muffled sound came from afar, indicating that a fierce battle had broken out in the sky, with three heroic spirits and horned demons hunting down a human heroic spirit!
At this moment, the heroic spirit was covered in wounds and was fleeing in panic in the corridor. Meanwhile, the horned demon of the heroic spirit was unleashing its power without any restraint. Even if the attack did not hit the heroic spirit, it could destroy a large number of houses. The soldiers who could not escape in time were melted into basic particles by the heroic spirit's terrifying power before they could even put up a fight!

This made the heavy look in Chu Xiu's eyes even more intense.

Even a high-level human combat force is being suppressed!
Furthermore, because it is on human territory, enemy Heroic Spirits can unleash their power and launch large-scale attacks without restraint. Conversely, the ambushes set up by humans can only kill ordinary Horned Demons and cannot possibly harm the existence of Heroic Spirits!
Not to mention, the enemy's heroic spirits also have a significant numerical advantage! And the demigods on both sides are holding each other back, neither daring to make the first move!
Under these circumstances, the situation will only worsen!
Just when Chu Xiu was about to lose his composure, his communication bracelet suddenly lit up, and in the next instant, Ella and Chen Yuan appeared behind him at the same time.

"The support mission has been assigned."

Chu Xiu nodded, and with a wave of his hand, the Thousand Soul Banner and the Spirit Flesh Storage Pouch were put away.

At this moment, these two treasures are emanating an astonishing aura!
Thanks to the four hours gained by the frontline soldiers' valiant fighting, Chu Xiu's monster army has once again undergone a qualitative change!
Although it is far from being fully refined, it is enough! Next, it will be tempered in the flames of war!

Chu Xiu moved, and a powerful energy surged around him. In the next instant, he broke the sound barrier and disappeared from the spot!

The government sent them to the area where the battle lines were most severely damaged!
The Horned Demons have concentrated a large force here—a full 30,000 Horned Demons and hundreds of war chariots! Looking down, a gap has been torn in the defensive line, like a blown bubble, and more Horned Demons are pouring in and spreading outwards!

If this place is breached, the horned demons that have stormed in can then surround and cut off the forces in other areas, causing the entire defensive line to be completely torn apart!

Even more seriously, the horned demons had already approached the outermost sanctuary!

"boom!"

A giant two-meter-long arrow shot out from the building, piercing the body of a horned demon before continuing its trajectory into the chariot behind it, triggering a series of explosions!

This is a skill from a King-level Awakener, and a high-level King at that!
On the other hand, the attacks of the Horned Demon Chariots were blocked by layers of shields.

This is a shopping mall with only seven floors, but it was selected by the government as a key defense and renovation facility. It has state-of-the-art shield generators, superb building materials, dense heavy weapons, and a core energy storage facility in the center of the mall, covering thousands of square meters and three floors deep!
In the past, this terrifying energy would have been enough to briefly power a city, yet this large shopping mall still had two-thirds of its shield generators remaining after being bombarded by alien warships!
This made it an important fortress in the government's defense design, where a large number of powerful people gathered, and the corpses of horned demons and wrecked war chariots could be seen everywhere around it.

The horned demons had been attacking fiercely for almost half an hour, but still failed to break through, leaving behind a large number of corpses.

However, now is the best opportunity. A new round of reinforcements has brought the ratio of heroic spirit-level combat power here to eleven to five!

"Blast open the nearby shelters and force these people out!"

The cold command was given, and the horned demon, receiving the order, did not hesitate at all; instead, a cruel light rose in its brown pupils.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Powerful horned demons, like drilling rigs, destroyed nearby shelters and dug deeper and deeper! Faced with the overwhelming power of the general-level demons, the metal plates were as fragile as tofu, and soon ugly craters appeared on the ground.

"boom!"

With another bombardment, terrified screams echoed from the bottom of the crater.

The horned demons laughed excitedly and threw another punch. Instantly, the already crumbling ceiling collapsed completely, and countless fragments of stone mixed with the horned demons' violent energy fell down, turning the collapsed area into a blood-red mess!
"Cowards! Come out and fight us head-on! Otherwise, the bloody celebration will begin!"

The Horned Demon Captain's arrogant laughter echoed throughout the city, clearly penetrating the shield and reaching inside the mall.

The mall was silent; no one knew what the awakened ones inside were thinking.

If we don't go out to fight, we'll have to watch tens of thousands of our compatriots die tragically. But if we rashly attack and our stronghold is breached, even more people will die!

"coward!"

The horned demon captain spat and grabbed a man out.

The man's face was filled with terror, and his body was constantly surging with spiritual light; he was actually an Awakened One!
However, it was clear that he did not have the courage to fight and hid in the shelter like an ordinary person. Moreover, he was only a warrior-level warrior, so no matter how much he struggled, he could not shake the horned demon in the slightest.

"Click."

The horned demon captain crushed his spine as easily as if he were crushing an ant, then lifted him up like a trophy and shook his arm.

Seeing that there was still no response from the stronghold, it tossed the man's corpse aside like a rag, and then grabbed another person.

This time, it was a female awakened individual, who, as before, was brutally tortured and killed after her demonstration.

Afterwards, it brutally killed several awakened individuals, but there was still no response from the stronghold, which made it increasingly impatient.

With a cold snort, the Horned Demon Captain once again mobilized his spiritual power to transform into a giant hand and grab downwards, this time grabbing a mother and daughter!
These two were not Awakened Ones, but two ordinary people with no power to resist! The mother looked to be under thirty, and the little girl in her arms was still breastfeeding!

Although the child didn't know what was happening, he still sensed something was wrong and started crying loudly. The woman's face was filled with despair and fear. She looked at the child in her arms with tears in her eyes and whispered in a sobbing voice, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid."

The horned demon glanced at it and clicked its tongue in annoyance: "Damn it, how come I only managed to capture two mortal-level warriors? Have I captured all the valuable warriors?"

However, just as he was about to kill the two and capture another, a furious roar came from inside the mall:

"stop!"

The horned demon looked up in surprise, and soldiers burst through the shield, roaring as they charged toward its location!

(End of this chapter)