I simultaneously traverse countless worlds

More than twenty days after the first demon blood sacrifice incident, outside a construction site in a relatively remote former factory area of ​​Belon City, which was being prepared to be rebuilt into a new factory and residential area, the demonic scorpion lion, which had just been summoned by several demon cultists through self-sacrifice, was met with a hail of bullets before it could even understand what was happening.

The war machine that launched the attack was hovering at a height of several hundred meters. It was a large quadcopter military drone, about the size of a small car, equipped with a high-performance battery. It was even equipped with a Gauss machine gun and a multi-guided rocket pod. There were as many as four or five of them, enough to fight a small-scale skirmish. At this moment, it was focusing its fire on the summoned demonic scorpion lion.

This is not the obsolete military equipment used by ordinary security personnel at PMC Company; it is active-duty military equipment. The 5mm Gauss machine gun is standard equipment for heavy infantry, and its power is enough to tear apart 50mm homogeneous steel plates, not to mention the guided rockets originally designed for main battle tanks.

In just a few blinks of an eye, the demonic scorpion lion, which was the size of a medium-sized bus, was severely injured and crippled by the concentrated firepower. The demonic scorpion lion, which was only at the level of a B-grade demon, had its outer carapace shattered into pieces, and its tail was blown off.

Unfortunately, the demonized scorpion lion has the ability to fly briefly. It is good at both offense and defense in melee combat, and it also has spells such as [Petrification] and [Eye of Fear]. The problem is that it really has no way to deal with large military drones. Charging straight at them is suicide, and dodging will only result in being covered by concentrated fire. Moreover, in this old factory area, there are not many people to act as human shields.

The previous demon blood sacrifice incidents resulted in so many casualties in Belon City, not because the demons were particularly powerful, but because Belon City failed to unleash its full strength. Many ordinary people also hindered the summoning of the demons. However, the current situation is different. Belon City has entered a week-long state of emergency, with a large number of elite soldiers working in conjunction with unmanned intelligent combat machinery to enforce the order and dig out the rats one by one.

The few demon worshippers staying in the old factory area actually wanted to immediately perform the demon blood sacrifice ritual, but they had only captured a few security guards from the old factory construction area. They could only use their own lives to complete the sixth demon blood sacrifice. However, the large swarm of military drones that came in pursuit told the newly summoned demon manticore why, in the human world of the Kiss of Contract mixed world, humans were still the rulers.

When the monstrous manticore that let out a mournful howl was blasted into pieces by the brutal firepower, a small squad of elite soldiers who arrived late finally managed to collect the manticore's remains while cursing and using their power armor to clean up the scene!

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Later, this group of "demon cultists" was discovered and they summoned a demon manticore, but they were annihilated by a large patrol of military drones. The relevant information was reported to the municipal government building of Belon City, which was then designated as a temporary command center, and command was jointly taken over by several PMC companies from various countries.

Originally, the countries that actually controlled the military, diplomatic, and logistical channels of [Peron City] didn't want things to get too ugly, which is why Japan chose a suitable puppet mayor to be responsible for the daily affairs of [Peron City] and to be the scapegoat. However, at this moment, [Peron City] might very well be the subject of a major scandal by those "demon cultists," and the countries didn't want to see their financial resources cut off, so they had no choice but to deal with those "demon cultists" as quickly as possible.

When the various countries took things seriously, the elite soldiers of several so-called PMC companies stationed in [Belon City] were mobilized with a large amount of combat equipment. In order to better command and handle various follow-up matters, Da Ming and America allowed Hachisuka Masataka, the current mayor of [Belon City], to stay in the city government building, which had been converted into a temporary command center, so that he could receive news and do some miscellaneous tasks.

In any case, neither my Great Ming nor America would allow the other to completely control [Beron City]. After some competition, Japan sent someone to be the mayor. In reality, he can be understood as running errands for his two godfathers and possibly being a scapegoat.

"General Wang, General Hellington, we are truly grateful!"

Upon hearing the good news that a group of demon cultists had been successfully wiped out, and that even the demons they summoned had been destroyed with very few casualties, Hachisuka Masataka bowed respectfully to the two bigwigs at the temporary command center, displaying an extremely grateful and humble demeanor.

While Hachisuka Masataka's actions may seem humble, they are nothing in Japan. The Japanese culture of honoring the strong and despising the weak is a clear example of their mainstream worship of power. Having been brutally beaten by the Ming Dynasty and America, Japan, a world intertwined with the Kiss of Contract, is incredibly docile in the face of two superpowers. Hachisuka Masataka is no exception. Despite holding the title of mayor of [Peron City], he is nothing more than a nobody compared to the two generals before him.

It's not that my Great Ming and America at least care about their reputation and want to appear more respectable in their actions, but [Beron City] would have been directly governed by the two superpowers and their gangs long ago, instead of still being under the control of Japan, or at least still under their control!

"Mayor Hachisuka, this matter is not over yet. We cannot be certain that all the demon cultists have been eliminated!"

Seeing Hachisuka Masataka's obsequious demeanor, General Wang of the Ming Dynasty didn't mince words. As someone who rose to the rank of general through military merit, and in the golden city of Belon, he naturally understood the dire situation there. He subtly glanced at General Herrington beside him, his tone grave: "Moreover, the Demon Cult's repeated blood sacrifices in such a short time raise serious questions about how they entered Belon and what they intend to do..."

In fact, the Great Ming Dynasty is not to be trifled with. Through comparing the repeated demon blood sacrifice incidents with other demon blood sacrifice incidents discovered in the past, they immediately determined that this was likely an event to open a demon realm portal in [Beron City]. Otherwise, there would not be such frequent demon blood sacrifices.

Even those who become demon cultists for different purposes would not rashly engage in such a one-way demon blood sacrifice unless absolutely necessary. However, under the orders of the great demon or demon lord behind them, ordinary demon cultists cannot refuse such orders. Even if they know that by making such a big move, they may be wiped out by various countries, they still have to carry out this mission that is sure to die.

Otherwise, why do you think the number of devil cultists is never very large? The real madmen and the mentally ill are always a minority. Most people don't think that it's something to be happy about to believe in the devil in exchange for some benefits and then lose their own souls, unless they are truly ambitious or have no other choice.

Our Great Ming's research on the Demon Cultists has been highly fruitful and efficient. They have determined the general target and are also investigating why so many "Demon Cultists" have infiltrated [Beron City].

"Mayor Hachisuka, our next goal is to destroy all threats to [Belon City] and ensure that the city's production is not significantly affected!"

Upon hearing General Wang's pointed words, General Herrington, who looked like a golden gorilla, showed no unusual expression. Instead, he turned to Hachisuka Masataka and directly told him America's and even the Great Ming's demands: that the production of [Orgon Ore] be guaranteed.

"I, I understand!"

Regarding the covert confrontation between my Great Ming and America, Hachisuka Masataka's forehead was covered in a bead of cold sweat. He dared not express any opinion on it, and respectfully bowed again before retreating. He was busy arranging for the mining of the Orgon Ore in Belon City. There could be absolutely no problems in this area, otherwise, before my Great Ming and America could even make a move, the local Japanese forces would have to devour him alive.

As for matters such as demon cultists and demon blood sacrifices, they are no longer Hachisuka Masataka's concern. He can no longer manage matters in Belon City. Even the genuine civilian security companies have become mere henchmen being used!

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The sixth demon blood sacrifice almost failed, which seemed to have improved the situation in Belon City. For several days, nothing happened. However, apart from restoring the mining of the Orgon Mine in Belon City, Da Ming and America did not let their guard down at all. They even carried out an internal investigation.

Having lived with the Demon Realm for hundreds or even thousands of years, Da Ming and America are well aware that those "Demon Cultists" have made such a big fuss that expecting them to back down when faced with danger is simply unrealistic. Moreover, they have clearly gone to great lengths to infiltrate Belon City and cause trouble. It would be strange if Da Ming and America didn't have a traitor among their ranks.

The problem is, while we know the situation, our internal investigation is still underway and we haven't had time to find the moles planted by the Church of Asmodian Demons. The Church of Asmodian Demons has already reacted and carried out the final sacrifice of the seven stars symbolizing the demons.

On the night of the third day after the sixth demonic blood sacrifice, in a secluded community in Belon City, a man who was formerly a high-ranking official of a private security company but had actually become a high-ranking member of the Demon God's Church, grinned maliciously and launched the blood sacrifice:

"Now is the time to offer a grand blood sacrifice for our lord!"

Chapter 37 The Demon Realm Passage Opens!

"Now is the time to offer a grand blood sacrifice for our lord!"

When the high-ranking member of the Demon God Church who had infiltrated Belon City abandoned his disguise and transformed into his demon form, he unleashed dozens of fireballs at the once peaceful neighborhood, creating a frenzied massacre.

Rumble—rumble—!

Those fireballs, each the size of a football, exploded with power comparable to a 155mm modern howitzer upon hitting the ground. Even ordinary battlefield bunkers and fortifications couldn't withstand them, let alone ordinary buildings and villas.

Unless you spare no expense and build those buildings even more solid than ordinary fortresses, turning the villas into steel bunkers, a single high-explosive shell from a modern large-caliber howitzer could send a building flying into the air or turn a villa into ruins. Even if [Belon City] is very wealthy, it's impossible for it to build its city to fortress standards, so it's naturally in big trouble now.

The high-ranking members of the Church of the Demon God, who had transformed into a great demon, laughed wildly and unleashed the simplest and most violent fireball spell. In the hands of a great demon with A-level strength, this series of fireballs was comparable to the normal projectile firepower of an artillery regiment. For the human side, it would be an absolute disaster, let alone a residential area with little defense.

In less than a minute, thousands of ordinary citizens who were originally isolated in the residential area were injured or killed. A large number of people were awakened by the loud noise and fled frantically. At this time, the large military drones in the sky also arrived!

"Whoosh whoosh——————!"

Upon seeing the massive demon soaring through the sky, the controllers behind the military drone swarm did not hesitate at all, immediately initiating a barrage of fire. Several Gauss machine guns, in conjunction with guided rockets, concentrated their fire in an attempt to kill the demon.

The problem is that, compared to the great demons of the demon realm, this follower of the demon god, who was granted the ability to transform into a great demon form by the demon god, possesses higher intelligence and is very familiar with the lethality of the equipment of the current human army. Without hesitation, he waved his bat wings and disappeared from the spot, causing the dense firepower to miss its target and even causing some friendly fire on the ground.

Of course, the operators controlling the swarm of military drones and the officers observing the battlefield through the drone cameras had little reaction to this. Friendly fire was a common occurrence in America. For example, when first- and second-class personnel were providing air support to the front lines, they would often send their own men and the enemy into the air together.

The claim that during the Korean War, America's aircraft provided extremely daring support to the front lines, even bombing and strafing the ground when the two sides were only tens of meters apart, is actually a misrepresentation. America's air force and naval aviation completely disregarded the lives of their soldiers on the front lines. While such close-range air support certainly killed many enemies, the probability of friendly fire was not low at all. However, as a superpower and the victor of the Cold War, America would never reveal this dark history to the public.

In the case of Belon City, the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty and America, disguised as "civilian security personnel," are indifferent to the possibility of accidentally harming civilians. America maintains its unique advantage of low human rights, while the Ming Dynasty is slightly better. On the battlefield, they will not deliberately harm their comrades, but their compassion for those who are not from their own country is quite limited.

Therefore, the operators of several military drones did not care at all that they had accidentally injured some civilians during their attacks. Instead, they quickly searched the surrounding space. However, the super demon with human intelligence did not give them a chance to react at all and prepared to shoot down these nails hovering over Belon City without hesitation.

In the next instant, a military drone was hit by a fireball and turned into fireworks. Another military drone was directly attacked by a high-ranking member of the Demon God Church who had transformed into a great demon, and was instantly turned into a dazzling firework!

"The enemy is a Greater Demon! A-level dangerous target, possessing a certain degree of spatial teleportation ability. The A-level Demon Contractor is not nearby. Prepare to use the third operational plan to restrict its movement range and concentrate fire to eliminate it!"

Seeing that two military drones were destroyed in an instant, the officers in the temporary command center did not panic. After quickly identifying them as Class A demons, they immediately arranged tactics, deploying surrounding military drones and heavy equipment to swiftly eliminate this dangerous demon capable of destroying a city.

That's right, an A-level demon would be called a city-destroying demon in the human world!

Unlike demons and mutated creatures that might not even withstand modern technological weapons and whose magical abilities are often limited, A-level represents a qualitative leap. When enraged, an A-level demon or mutated creature can easily destroy several small cities, and even cities with a population of millions cannot withstand it.

Otherwise, Kisara wouldn't have been allowed to enter Belon City with Ogata Osamu. Besides the fact that both Da Ming and America wanted to see how the contracted demons were doing, the most important reason was that Kisara also had the ability to rebel. Even if he didn't cause heavy losses to the human side, he would definitely become an unstable factor. After careful consideration and discussion, the two superpowers agreed to allow this demon contractor duo to stay in Belon City, but they would keep a close eye on their mental state.

It was thanks to the valuable A+ grade half-demon girl as a test subject, and the previous combat records against other great demons and even demon lords, that the human side knew how powerful A grade demons were. If an A grade great demon like this was determined to withdraw and wage guerrilla warfare, the human side would have to use high-powered weapons for targeted elimination. Otherwise, relying solely on conventional military forces would result in many casualties, even if successful.

The problem is that the situation in Belon City is different. The military forces deployed by our Great Ming and America and other powerful countries in this treasure trove are not the conventional configurations of exoskeleton mobile infantry. Powered armored soldiers, large military drones, and even more powerful weapons are all available in Belon City.

Within a minute of the order being issued by the temporary command center, more than a hundred military drones, along with several large armed gunships, surrounded the area, followed by an extremely dense and brutal attack!

"The Curtain of Darkness!"

Seeing that the enemy had launched such a large-scale attack, the high-ranking members of the Demon God Church, who had transformed into a Great Demon, acted decisively and directly activated the dark magic commonly used by Great Demons. A giant black curtain covered a large part of the sky, concealing its form.

If it were a regular army, they would probably have to stare wide-eyed and wait for powerful anti-aircraft weapons. Otherwise, they would be completely helpless against the darkness that could cover several small towns with just their individual weapons or the armored vehicles accompanying the infantry. Moreover, this kind of supernatural power condensed by the demonic power of the demon realm is basically useless against things like flashbangs and flares. It is completely meaningless unless you hit the real demon.

However, the elite forces deployed by the superpower in Belon City confirmed that the enemy had used this tactic and immediately launched specially designed medium-range air-to-air missiles from their large gunships. More than a dozen of these missiles hit the "Curtain of Darkness" in less than ten seconds, and then bright plasma balls erupted in the sky, instantly tearing the "Curtain of Darkness" to shreds. Even the high-ranking members of the Demon God Church, who had transformed into great demons, almost perished.

Plasma weapons! This is also a high-tech weapon deployed on a small scale in the human world. Currently, only my Great Ming and America possess it. The power of this thing has even surpassed that of low-yield neutron bombs and thermobaric bombs, which are subnuclear weapons. It has an innate advantage against demons. It can be said that it is a weapon developed by the superpowers of humanity after the Tokyo Demon World Passage Incident to target powerful demons.

Now, the plasma weapon has achieved a perfect record as soon as it appeared. Not only was the Dark Veil destroyed instantly, but the high-ranking members of the Church of the Demon God, who had revealed their demonic forms, were now only half a body left and were being focused down by large military drones.

"Wait a minute! This is the seventh demon blood sacrifice?! Don't kill that great demon, we must capture it alive!!!"

At this moment, officers in the temporary command center reacted promptly. While they seemed to have won, the enemy was actually carrying out their seventh demon blood sacrifice. According to the intelligence gathered on the demon blood sacrifice, the numbers seven, thirteen, and sixty-six were key to the sacrifice. Considering the importance of Belon City, no one dared to let the demon cultists experience the consequences of a successful blood sacrifice.

"Unfortunately...it's already...too late..."

At this moment, the high-ranking members of the Church of the Demon God, who had transformed into the form of a great demon, detonated themselves without the slightest hesitation. Their last words, along with the blood mist they had turned into, merged into the demon altar that had appeared on the ground.

In an instant, the locations where the demon cultists had performed six demon blood sacrifices over the past twenty-odd days, the demon altars that should have been destroyed by the humans, reappeared and transformed into beams of black and red light. Then, the seven beams of light suddenly merged together, and many obscure demonic runes turned into points of light, which then merged into the sky of Belon City. The sudden burst of black and red light made the humans who witnessed this scene turn pale.

At this moment, the Seven Stars of the Demon Ritual had been completed. Suddenly, a deafening roar came from the sky above Belon City, and a demonic passage with a diameter of several hundred meters suddenly opened. A large number of demons and demonized creatures poured directly into the human world through the demonic passage!

Chapter 38 The Ferocious Upright Ape

"This is... the highest level of defense alarm?!"

A few seconds after the demonic portal appeared in the sky above [Belon City], Ogata Osamu stared wide-eyed at the sky from the entrance of a luxury residential area on the other side of the city, and heard a shrill alarm that sent chills down his spine.

This is a similar alarm sound that Ogata Osamu heard more than ten years ago!

As a city that frequently encounters demons or mutated creatures, Belon City naturally has an early warning system. However, most of the news that citizens receive in the past is about the lockdown of a certain street, and other citizens can also watch the excitement through the news.

However, this time, Belon City was subjected to a demonic sacrifice by the cultists of the Demon God, opening a spatial passage to the Demon Realm. No matter how frustrated the temporary command center was, there was nothing they could do. They could only immediately activate the highest level of defense alert and order all citizens of Belon City to take shelter. After all, Belon City is an artificial island city that is constantly facing various natural disasters, so it naturally has plenty of shelters, enough for all citizens of Belon City to take emergency refuge.

Hearing the piercing alarm, the city of Belon was in chaos. The citizens who had been asked to stay at home were all panicked as they looked at the dark red sky and the conspicuous demonic passage. Even the members of the PMC company were shocked as they looked up at the large number of demons and mutated creatures emerging from the demonic passage.

If it's just one or two demons or demonic creatures, the ordinary PMC company employees don't really care. Unless they're unlucky enough to encounter a troublesome B-level or higher demon or demonic creature, they've personally killed quite a few C-level and D-level demons or demonic creatures. The problem is that there aren't many demons and demonic creatures left in the sky.

In the sky, a huge number of demons and demonic creatures emerged. In just a few breaths, more than a hundred demons and demonic creatures could be seen rushing out of the demon realm passage. Among them, the lowest level of demons or demonic creatures was C-level combat power!

"Xiu, what do we do?!"

At this moment, Mu ran to Ogata Osamu's side, looking at the strange phenomenon in the sky with some panic. Even if she released her bloodline power with all her might, which could be considered a powerful A+ level combat force, who knows how many demons or demonized creatures were on the other side of the Demon Realm passage? As long as there were A-level demons to entangle her, the other demons and demonized creatures could still destroy the entire [Beron City] just by virtue of their numbers.

"We? Huh? What's that?!"

Faced with Kisara's question, Ogata Osamu, who was equally shocked, finally came to his senses. With a wry smile, he was about to say something when he suddenly stared dumbfounded at the surrounding area of ​​[Belon City]. The rain of bullets and missiles that were exploding in the sky made him unable to help but open his mouth wide.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh—BOOM!!

Upon confirming the appearance of a demonic portal in the sky above Belon City, the temporary command center immediately issued an evacuation alert. Meanwhile, troops were mobilized and defensive fortifications were activated. Numerous defensive facilities deployed in Belon City rose from the ground, unleashing a barrage of extremely ferocious bullets and even more ferocious specially designed missiles into the sky.

One by one, artillery emplacements appeared at key locations in Belon City, activated via elevators and movable alloy armor. Equipped with 10mm twin-barreled Gauss machine guns, they unleashed a hail of bullets. The 10mm alloy projectiles swept across the sky at dozens of times the speed of sound. Unless it was a demon god beyond human imagination, even an S-class demon lord would be shattered into pieces if hit. These were new weapons designed to defend against missiles.

As for the special missiles, there's no need to elaborate. While the expensive plasma warheads might be a bit of a stretch for the entire army, the Ming Dynasty and America might be reluctant to equip them. However, for elite troops and the garrison of important locations like Belon City, they are willing to spend money and have equipped themselves with quite a few special missiles. Now, with this major event of opening the Demon Realm passage, the temporary command center has not hesitated to give those demons and demonized creatures a warm welcome with terrifying upright apes.

The demons and mutated creatures that had just rushed out of the demon realm passage were blasted into a bloody mist by the invisible alloy bullets before they could even react. The 10mm caliber alloy bullets, fired at dozens of times the speed of sound by the Gauss machine gun, could destroy a main battle tank with a single shot. As for plasma missiles, they were even more devastating, exploding into a sea of ​​plasma hundreds of meters in diameter, which would kill even ethereal and intangible enemies.

The terrifying upright ape, which had been fighting and killing countless creatures since primitive times, now displayed its ferocity, letting the demons and mutated creatures from the demon realm experience what high-tech warfare was like. The demons and mutated creatures didn't even have time to scream before they were annihilated by the brutal firepower.

The original dark red sky and the swarming demons and mutated creatures were completely ravaged by the ferocious firepower of the terrifying upright apes. The sky was now empty, with only a few drops of blood mist or some fallen limbs and remains to confirm what had just happened!

"Repair? With this kind of firepower, why did you have us deal with demons and mutated creatures before?"

Together with the citizens of Belon City, they looked up and saw the seemingly ferocious and terrifying demons and mutated creatures being wiped out by the brutal defensive firepower of the human side, leaving hardly any corpses behind. Mu even asked Ogata Osamu with a somewhat blank expression.

Even as an A-rank half-demon girl, Kisara had never actually witnessed the power of the latest military technology on the human side. However, she had now successfully witnessed such a scene. However, looking at the hundreds of demons and mutated creatures that she had been unable to deal with even without fully releasing her bloodline power and using her A-rank demon power, she suddenly began to doubt the necessity of her previous handling of demon-related incidents.

Given the ferocious firepower that Belon City just displayed, most demons and mutated creatures would probably be wiped out on sight. Why bother having civilian security companies go through the trouble of eliminating demons or mutated creatures? Why not just use this new weapon?

"Uh... I think... it must be due to other reasons..."

This question left Ogata Osamu somewhat bewildered. He looked at the creature that emerged from the Demon Realm passage, where any demon or mutated creature could have killed him, yet it was being harvested by firepower like weeds. He could only vaguely say to Kisaragi.

As someone who never did well in school and whose parents and sister were all "dead," Ogata Osamu naturally only wanted to find out the "truth" behind his parents' and sister's deaths. He never considered attending a top university or any other path. Instead, he chose the popular, highly dangerous, but lucrative civilian PMC training courses in Japan, and thus became a civilian security guard.