The Fourth Disaster: People become gods through high martial arts and gaming

Chapter 354 Are these people?

Forbidden Zone, Frost Sanctuary.

This fortress city is entirely built inside a mountain. The entire mountain has been reinforced over a hundred years. The energy barrier not only covers the entire mountain but also has multiple layers inside. Even if the outermost energy barrier is breached, the other energy barriers can still defend it while waiting for the outermost energy barrier to recover. It is known as an indestructible fortress by many sanctuaries.

At this moment, the multi-layered barriers of the Frost Sanctuary were surrounded by a massive Zerg army, which covered the sky and resembled locusts, numbering over 200,000. They frantically attacked the energy barriers, while the sanctuary retaliated with artillery fire through the barriers.

However, the people inside the Frost Sanctuary did not have their eyes on the more than 200,000 troops. Instead, they were almost all focused on the more than 10-kilometer-long spaceship above the sanctuary, or more specifically, on the people standing on that spaceship.

It was a man over six meters tall who, although he looked like a half-beast, had eyes all over his body, making him look extremely sinister and terrifying.

With the appearance of this man, everyone in the Frostfall Shelter, from ordinary citizens to Grandmasters of the Celestial Realm, became tense. This was especially true for the two men and one woman who were stationed at the shelter's energy tower, their expressions extremely solemn.

"Vanessa, how much energy blood essence is left?" The white-haired, blue-eyed old man in the lead, dressed in dark blue armor, asked the red-haired woman who looked to be about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old.

As the old man asked his question, the dozens of masters present couldn't help but look at the red-haired woman with eyes full of longing and awe.

Because the red-haired woman is not only a beautiful woman with a graceful figure and ethereal temperament, but also the number one genius of the Frost Sanctuary in a hundred years. At less than forty-five years old, she is already a Grandmaster, and her combat level is only one step away from the Realm of All Things. She is already the designated next city lord.

“There are still over ten thousand units in stock,” Vanessa replied, her expression slightly grim.

"Are there only a little over ten thousand left?" the white-haired, blue-eyed old man couldn't help but ask. "When will the next batch arrive from the refinery?"

Before the war began, the Frost Sanctuary had a stockpile of over a million energy blood essences, but in just over two days, only a little over ten thousand remained. The intensity of the battle truly exceeded his expectations.

If the energy and blood essence cannot keep up, the Frost Sanctuary will be breached in less than an hour, and the consequences will be unimaginable.

"The latest batch has just arrived," Vanessa said helplessly. "This includes over ten thousand pills. We'll have to wait another day for the next replenishment..."

Even with the most advanced equipment, it takes a whole day to produce one energy blood essence. Although the Frost Sanctuary has a lot of equipment, it doesn't have enough manpower. Even if the whole city were to refine it, the daily output would only be a little over two thousand, and that's assuming there's an abundance of energy ore.

“Brother Tang, it seems we’ll have to go into battle soon.” The white-haired, blue-eyed old man glanced at Tang Yilong beside him and said with a wry smile, “Otherwise, if we let that legion commander use the combined martial arts again, the shelter probably won’t last even ten minutes.”

"Don't worry, I've almost fully recovered. I should be able to hold out for quite a while this time." Tang Yilong nodded, his gaze solemn as he looked at the terrifying man on the spaceship.

He originally brought people to support Frost Sanctuary, thinking that it would greatly alleviate the pressure on Frost Sanctuary. After all, he and Hank, the city lord of Frost Sanctuary, were both Grandmasters who had reached the Realm of All Things. The two of them working together to suppress a Zerg legion commander in the forbidden zone should not be a problem.

But after actually fighting this Zerg legion commander, I realized how terrifying he was.

For some unknown reason, although this Zerg legion commander's true strength was not as great as the blond unicorn legion commander he had fought before, he was almost unaffected within the restricted area and could unleash 90% of his original strength. His physical strength and speed were far beyond what these human grandmasters could compare to.

According to his estimation, their actual strength definitely exceeded 10,000 tons, which was far beyond what these grandmasters, whose actual strength was only 7,000 tons, could compare to.

If it weren't for the fact that the combined martial arts used by the Zerg commander this time were not powerful enough to shatter the energy barrier of Frost Sanctuary, and that each use of such a combined martial arts required a period of rest, Frost Sanctuary would have been gone long ago.

“Brother Tang, I’m afraid it’s going to be very difficult for us to hold out in Frost Sanctuary.” Hank shook his head. “I will do my best to hold off that legion commander this time. You take Vanessa and the others and break out in a spaceship. If we continue to hold out, we will all be doomed.”

Even if the two Grandmasters of the Myriad Realms could stop their combined martial arts from breaking through the energy barrier in time, they could only sustain the attack for a little over an hour at most.

Once the time comes, without the city's energy barrier and air pressure control, breaking through will only become more difficult.

"Brother Hank, it's too early to give up now. The reinforcements from Obsidian Martial Arts Academy should be arriving soon," Tang Yilong advised, looking at Hank who was determined to fight to the death.

"Support from the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy?" Hank looked at the confident Tang Yilong and didn't know what to say for a moment.

He had never even heard of the name Obsidian Martial Arts School in all his years in the restricted area.

Although he didn't know where Tang Yilong's confidence came from, he was very clear that even if another shelter came to support them, it wouldn't be able to turn the tide of the battle.

The Zerg legion commander on the other side could be said to be able to overwhelm even three city lords.

Not only could that Zerg legion commander maintain his strength in the restricted area, but even more terrifying was his blood and qi defense. He could withstand their full-force attacks and only suffer minor injuries. In other words, their siege could not cause any real damage to the Zerg legion commander. On the contrary, even if they tried their best to deflect the Zerg legion commander's full-force attack, they would still be seriously injured.

Even with one more city lord, the situation won't change much; at most, it will just prolong the time.

Not to mention that the Zerg are not only formidable in terms of their legion commanders, but their massive army is also a major headache.

The weakest members of the Zerg army are all at the initial stage of the Blood Condensation Realm, and each of them has a very high level of combat skill. If it weren't for the fact that the city's Qi and Blood Control Domain is controlled by a martial artist of the same level, they would usually be no match for them. If more than 200,000 troops were to enter the city, it would be a disaster.

Given the current severe energy shortage at Frost Sanctuary, it's not something that can be resolved with the support of just one or two sanctuaries, let alone an Obsidian Martial Arts School that no one has ever heard of.

Just as Hank was about to persuade Tang Yilong, a voice from inside the energy tower interrupted him.

"Lord City Lord, something terrible has happened! A large number of life forms have been detected rapidly approaching from the distant sky!"

As the voice rang out, everyone in the hall turned to look at the large army outside the Frostfire Sanctuary, an army that seemed to be pressing down like dark clouds.

These people were dressed in silver-gray clothing, and they all walked on air.

A quick glance revealed tens of thousands of people... "Is this support from the Zerg?" Hank stared at the dark mass of figures, his face grim.

The restricted area is dangerous, and alien species love crowds. Only the Zerg would dare to act so openly in the wild.

Currently, the shelter is no match for the more than 200,000 Zerg army. After all, the Frost Shelter only has 100,000 Blood Condensation Realm experts. They are already at a disadvantage in terms of the number of Blood Condensation Realm experts. If the Zerg adds tens of thousands more Blood Condensation Realm experts, that would be two or three times their number. At that time, it would be difficult for them to escape.

“These people don’t seem to be Zerg.” Vanessa said with some surprise, looking at the life detector. “I haven’t detected any of the two life patterns on these people. They should all be genuine humans.”

"Genuine humans? So many?" Hank quickly looked at the life detector, wondering if Vanessa had made a mistake.

Although there are quite a few humans in the Forbidden Zone, there are only two shelters that are truly dominated by humans: Frost Sanctuary and Sky Sanctuary. And there is not a single shelter in the entire Forbidden Zone that dares to carry out such a large-scale operation in the wilderness, let alone so many humans.

However, no matter how many times Hank looked at it, the life detector showed that these people were indeed genuine humans, not Zerg puppets.

Just as Hank was wondering where all these humans came from, Tang Yilong, standing to the side, stared wide-eyed at the figures walking through the air in the distance.

"Obsidian Martial Arts School!" Tang Yilong stared intently at the large army, utterly astonished. "Why are there so many of them?"

He had previously entrusted the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy with support, but only wanted to hire the Sky Guard Regiment to take action. So what's with the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy sending out tens of thousands of troops now?

"Obsidian Martial Arts School? Are they the reinforcements from Obsidian Martial Arts School?" Hank heard Tang Yilong's whisper and looked at the approaching army of Obsidian Martial Arts School. He understood somewhat why Tang Yilong was so confident, but he quickly sighed, "What a pity. If they had arrived earlier, or if we had more energy blood essence, that would have been great."

Although the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy has brought a considerable number of people, which largely makes up for the lack of personnel at Frost Sanctuary and allows them to fight against the Zerg army, this is on the premise that Frost Sanctuary can maintain its air pressure control domain.

However, the energy essence of Frost Sanctuary is currently insufficient to sustain even two hours in the event of a battle between the two sides.

Meanwhile, the Zerg army also discovered the approaching Obsidian Martial Arts Academy army and immediately dispatched tens of thousands of troops to meet them in battle, while the remaining troops continued to attack the city's energy barrier.

"Lord, let's go out and meet the enemy!" Vanessa suggested, looking at the divided Zerg army.

"Alright! All Blood Condensation Realm cultivators, leave the city to meet the enemy!" Hank gritted his teeth and gave the order directly.

The arrival of the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy's army, while not enough to reverse the outcome, presents the best opportunity to confront the Zerg. If they wait until the energy barrier is breached, it will be a dead end.

Immediately, Hank and Tang Yilong flew rapidly into the sky on the spaceship and attacked the Zerg legion commander who was preparing for a joint martial arts technique.

Meanwhile, the players from the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy on the other side, seeing the stalemate in front of them, all breathed a sigh of relief, feeling indescribably fortunate.

"It's a good thing we subcontracted the mission, otherwise this mission would definitely have failed." Looking at the unfavorable situation at Frost Sanctuary, Yi Ye Fuyun breathed a slight sigh of relief.

The Zerg army attacking Frost Sanctuary is indeed stronger than that attacking Sky Sanctuary, with nearly 100,000 more soldiers and nearly 400 Grandmasters.

If they were to rely solely on their Sky Guard Regiment of over two hundred Blood Condensation Realm cultivators, the shelter would definitely not be able to hold out.

"Captains, let's proceed according to the previously planned strategy!" Yi Ye Fu Yun couldn't help but look at Luo Wu Chang, Lu Fan Chen, Fang Zhen, Dark Judgment, and others standing to the side.

Luo Wushang and the others nodded and went their separate ways.

Faced with the approaching Zerg army, the first step was to set up resurrection devices in various locations, allowing all players to bind to them immediately. Then, all players in the Bone Forging Realm were divided into three groups of 10,000 each, armed with electromagnetic guns made of C6-grade alloy, and charged towards the approaching Zerg army and Frost Sanctuary.

"Commander Yiye, what are you doing? Why aren't you carrying any proper weapons?" Elder Xingguang stared in astonishment at the players who were holding electromagnetic guns and carrying no other weapons, his heart filled with confusion.

While the use of energy weapons for attacks is not uncommon in various shelters, especially the city-defending energy cannons, a single strike can be equivalent to a Grandmaster of the Celestial Realm.

Even if an individual's energy weapon is powerful enough to reach the Blood Condensation Realm and injure a Blood Condensation Realm expert, it is ineffective against a true Blood Condensation Realm expert due to its rapid-fire capability and range. It is easily dodged and can be closed in. Therefore, people usually carry their primary weapon in battle, with energy weapons serving as secondary weapons at most.

But right now, the people from the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy are all fighting with only guns. If they get into close combat, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Before Yiye Fuyun could answer, the players who charged into the Zerg army began firing their guns. Blazing beams of light burst forth, their penetrating power astonishing, easily piercing the bodies of Zerg Blood Condensation Realm experts. However, the guns' attack methods were too simplistic, and Blood Condensation Realm experts could easily predict the trajectory of the attacks and dodge from a distance, making it incredibly easy for them.

After the player fired a volley, not a single shot hit anyone. Instead, the Zerg's Blood Coagulation Realm expert got close and struck him with a single blow.

boom!
"How can this be!"

Elder Xing Guang, who was watching all this from afar, was completely dumbfounded.

The attack from these Zerg Blood Condensation Realm experts landed on the people of the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy, but instead of splattering blood as expected, the people of the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy simply grabbed their weapons with one hand. Although their hands bled, it was clear that the injuries only reached the muscle level and did not even break the bones. Their bodies were harder than steel.

Before the Zerg Blood Condensation Realm experts could even react with surprise, the people from the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy pointed their guns at them and fired a shot at point-blank range.

boom!
In an instant, tens of thousands of insectoid Blood Condensation Realm experts appeared in mid-air, with large holes appearing in their heads or hearts, falling from the sky like raindrops, each one dead beyond any hope of survival...

Upon witnessing this scene, both the people fighting in Frost Sanctuary and the Zerg army fell silent, staring at the people from Obsidian Martial Arts Academy as if they were monsters.

They all seriously doubted that the Obsidian Martial Arts School members in front of them were even human!
(End of this chapter)