Simultaneous travel: City, infinite evolution

Chapter 378 The Abilities of the Nathan Guards [Bonus Chapter for Monthly Tickets]

“Senior, the Divine Tree is the foundation of Nathan Island, and we will never allow you to harm it,” King Nathan stated his position.

"It's just a study, it won't harm the divine tree. Maybe with me here, it can even evolve a bit more," Chen Hong stated his purpose.

King Nathan considered the matter carefully and consulted with the nine Nathan Guards, and they reached a consensus.

“Senior, this is too risky. The Divine Tree is far too important to us and to the thousands of people of Nathan Island.”

We regret that we cannot agree to that.

Chen Hong sighed, "Then we have no choice but to fight."

"Use whatever means you have, don't say I'm bullying a child."

"I'm standing right here. If you little brats can make me back a step, then you've won."

King Nathan and his nine Nathan Guards exchanged a glance and made a decision.

"Let's see what our senior has up his sleeve."

With a thought, Chen Hong unleashed a beam of azure light from the Life-Giving Divine Power outside and a beam of golden light from the Golden Light Mantra inside. These two layers of defense were far too much for these mere barbarians to break through.

"I'll come first!"

"Precious Metal" Marcelo Garcia is an alchemist who uses human transmutation to transform his arm into a silvery-white metal and twist it into an extremely sharp sword, which he then slashes towards Chen Hong.

With a sizzle, it cut into the blue light shield, but without causing a ripple, it was completely unharmed.

Marcelo's expression changed, and he transformed his arm into a cutting machine. The saw teeth spun and roared, but he still couldn't cut through the thin layer of blue light, as if it were harder than a steel plate.

Helpless, Marcelo transformed one of his legs into a battle axe and slammed it down, as if a giant axe were splitting a mountain.

Surprisingly, the enormous force not only failed to cleave the protective shield, but also sent the person flying due to the recoil, crashing to the ground in a spectacular fashion, leaving a trail of sparks on their backside.

If he hadn't turned his buttocks into metal, they would be rotten to pieces by now.

Marcelo was unwilling to give up, so he went all out and transformed his entire body into a ball of silvery-white metal, which enveloped Chen Hong's protective shield and squeezed it hard, making a cracking sound that made people's teeth ache.

Unfortunately, he was still unharmed. Marcelo, on the other hand, couldn't stand the pressure and had to let go, returning to human form.

Marcelo glanced at the flawless protective shield, then at Chen Hong's feet, which seemed to be unaffected by it, and his eyes darted around.

If I can't crack your turtle shell, can't I at least find a loophole?
So Marcelo fused with the alloy at a special frequency and traversed through it, trying to launch a surprise attack from underground, bypassing the protective shield.

With a loud thud, Marcelo crashed into the protective shield on the ground, was jolted back to his original form, and returned to the opposite side.

"It's a pity that this protective shield even covers the underground area; it's truly impenetrable."

Marcelo had no choice but to retreat back to the team.

Chen Hong kept his observation technique active the whole time. This technique, formed in the Qin Dynasty world, was created by integrating the ability to observe words and expressions into his ability to see through walls. It allowed him to easily perceive the energy flow routes within other people's bodies.

As a result, Chen Hong quickly learned Marcelo's "Human Transmutation Alchemy," which enabled him to transmute the human body into various metal alloys.

Furthermore, the method of fusing with the alloy at a special frequency and moving through it is somewhat similar to the Metal Escape in Chen Hong's Five Elements Great Escape, except that the methods are different; one is frequency, and the other is Qi.

Therefore, Chen Hong combined the two concepts and methods, and updated and sublimated his [Golden Escape Technique].

After Marcelo tested the strength of Chen Hong's protective shield, the other Nathan Guards also made their move.

Elijah Jones pulled out his alchemical revolver and fired alchemical bullets, which he could control at will, attacking Chen Hong from all sorts of tricky directions.

Chen Hong watched all of this with great interest, and quickly analyzed its alchemical methods and principles, learning how to make bullets curve.

Erica Joukina, the bespectacled old woman, used her power—[Hell].

Erica released a misty field, and those who were not authorized within the field would have viscous fluid flowing from their mouths and noses, corresponding to their respective thoughts.

The mucus covering the entire body restricts movement.

The more thoughts you have, the heavier the phlegm becomes.

The other Nathan Guards and Nathan King were so frightened that they quickly left the area, not daring to touch such a disgusting place.

Unfortunately, the mist was blocked by Chen Hong's blue light and had no effect on him whatsoever.

Chen Hong, on the contrary, analyzed this fog field and learned this [Hell] technique, which can be described as an excellent method of disgusting and tormenting people. It is worthy of the name Hell and has a special effect on schemers, villains, and mortals with complicated and numerous thoughts.

Seemingly realizing that her methods were ineffective against Chen Hong, Erica withdrew her mist domain.

In the instant the fog dissipated, "Sword Saint" Mochizuki Satoru drew his twin swords and unleashed the pinnacle strike of his lifelong conviction.

The icy, sharp blade light, resembling a crescent moon, struck Chen Hong's azure shield, producing a crisp "ding" sound.

Unfortunately, it still couldn't break through that thin layer of blue light.

A hint of disappointment flashed in Mochizuki Satoru's eyes as he realized the vast chasm between them. His gaze returned to calm, and he began to cultivate an even stronger belief and fighting spirit.

He said nothing, stood calmly to the side, and stopped interfering, intending to challenge Chen Hong, this powerful figure, when he became stronger.

He possessed no special abilities or techniques, only pure swordsmanship and talent honed through extensive training. Immediately afterward, "Divine Intervention" Besdia also made her move.

He was the previous leader of Paradise, defeated by the Hanging Man. After the death of the previous Guardian, he was chosen by the Divine Tree to become the only Guardian who "did not even originate from Nathan Island".

Besdia are descendants of a surviving polytheistic civilization. They were chosen as divine warriors because their souls and bodies are the best, and they coexist with the "vengeful god who perished in the Dead Lake".

The vengeful god who perished in the Dead Lake is Rao, the god of anger in Mayan mythology. He was a war god whose body was torn apart and buried in the lake, with only his head remaining on the surface of the lake searching for his remaining limbs.

Besdia was once taken away for research, but after escaping, she was placed on all the wanted lists for people with superpowers. After landing on Nathan Island, she used her powers to become the master of Paradise.

Besdia activated the Dead Lake of the Burial Gods, and colorful qi emanated from his body, resembling lake water. He transformed it into a large, colorful hand and slapped it towards Chen Hong.

He wanted to use his immense strength to send Chen Hong flying, even if it was just a single step, so that Chen Hong would lose and he could save the divine tree.

boom!
A large, colorful hand slammed onto the blue light shield, producing a dull rumble.

A powerful force whipped up a strong wind, sending sand and stones flying.

A tremendous force of recoil came, and the colorful hand collapsed, passing through Chen Hong's protective shield and turning into a ball of colorful Qi.

Besdia used her colored Qi to conjure the colorful skull of the God of War, and bit down on Chen Hong's blue light shield.

There was a click.

The tooth is broken.

The poor God of War showed a pained expression and almost jumped out of his skin. A sense of irritability and resentment raged in the air.

"What a weak god."

Chen Hong's complaint only made the already irritated War God Nu Shen Lao, who had been brutally dismembered in life, even more agitated.

Chen Hong immediately saw through the true nature of this incomplete version of the God of War parasitizing humans. It was a deity born from the faith and will of all living beings, formed from the beliefs and will of a tribe.

They can only act according to the divine duties bestowed upon them by mythology. In their heyday, they might even possess things like divine status. Through the power of faith and will, they could distort the rules and laws to achieve miracles.

Unfortunately, he is now severely disabled and his consciousness is not clear. He only has a little instinct and an obsession with finding a body.

It's simply not too miserable.

Through this thing, Chen Hong glimpsed a corner of the ancient mythological era of the human world.

Chen Hong doesn't think much of this kind of belief in gods. It's a belief that binds and implicates even the self, making or breaking them.

However, Chen Hong also had to admit that the faith and willpower of all beings truly possess great power, originating from the magnificent essence of the true spirit of all beings.

This power can even distort the laws and rules of reality, fulfill wishes, achieve miracles, overcome hardships, trials and disasters, and help ancient ancestors survive in harsh environments.

Faith and willpower are extraordinary forces with great potential, applicable to all realms and environments, and useful even to immortals and gods.

Chen Hong naturally couldn't ignore it, and he kept analyzing the essence of the Dead Lake of the Burial God, the Wrath of the God of War, and the composition of faith and willpower, accumulating knowledge and understanding.

Unwilling to accept defeat, Besdia conjured a large, colorful hand, grabbed Chen Hong's azure shield, and attempted to drag Chen Hong underground to launch an attack.

Thus, by leaving his original spot, Chen Hong could be considered to have lost.

Unfortunately, no matter how hard the colorful giant hand tried, it still couldn't grab Chen Hong's small shield.

It was as if Chen Hong was anchored in space, nailed to a spatial node, and no matter how much force pulled him, he could not be shaken in the slightest.

Having no other choice but to give up on Chen Hong, Besdia could only do so.

"God descendant" Anthony made his move, unleashing lightning inherited from Greek mythology. The terrifying lightning struck Chen Hong, with bolts of lightning flashing across the sky and electric snakes dancing wildly, yet it still could not harm Chen Hong.

Anthony gathered lightning and transformed it into a lightning spear, as if Zeus from mythology had personally intervened.

"what!"

Anthony made a throwing motion and hurled the thunder spear out with all his might.

This single strike of the Thunder Spear is enough to shoot down an armed helicopter.

It struck Chen Hong's azure shield, but was thrown away, spinning and crashing to the ground, scattering countless bolts of lightning.

Chen Hong analyzed it with great interest, integrating this Olympic thunder into his own thunder magic to enhance its power and application.

Anthony is a descendant of gods from Mount Olympus. In addition to lightning magic, he also possesses an extremely strong physical body.

Seeing that the lightning could not harm Chen Hong, he used physical techniques to continuously strike the blue light shield. When he realized that he could not shake it, he had no choice but to give up.

The Valkyrie Guna Altlind wears Valkyrie armor and uses runes.

The countless runes constantly changed their order and combination, exerting various effects, such as increasing strength, healing, or defense, and so on, adding various buffs to everyone.

The Nathan Guards attacked in unison, unleashing a barrage of attacks under the buff of Guna's runes.

(End of this chapter)