High-level martial arts: Starting with a heart of steel, stats crush everything.

"I knew that if we rashly took action against these cult bastards, we would definitely be met with a counterattack."

Shi Jinshi sighed and gently patted his chest.

"But so what? It's just the prey's last struggle before death."

......

From the deep chasm of the mountain city, five strangely shaped giants, exuding a terrifying aura, crawled out of the Road of No Return.

Many weaker martial artists fainted the moment they saw these abyssal demons, and some never got up again.

These abyssal demons had a very clear target: Chen Mo, who was located in the shallow abyss level six zone.

At this moment, Chen Mo was unaware that he had been marked. He was holding the head of a level six abyss beast and explaining hunting techniques to the students of the Mountain City Martial Academy.

"You must be careful, the Abyss Beasts have extremely strong vitality, so don't treat them like you're going to kill someone."

"Even if their arteries are cut, these creatures can still survive for more than three days. Only by twisting off their heads can they be killed completely."

"But that's not entirely true. There are some abyssal beasts that you can't kill even if you twist their heads off."

"At this point, we need to be careful; finding the weaknesses of the Abyss Beast is our top priority."

"Of course, if you can smash an Abyss Beast into mincemeat with a single punch like I can, then none of these things matter..."

Just as Chen Mo was getting into his story, the terrifying pressure from the Great Demon of the Abyss finally reached this place.

The two weaker warriors in the group fainted instantly, without even sensing the terror of the Abyss Demon.

"What is that?"

Pulling the head of the level-six abyss beast out of his hand, Chen Mo frowned and looked at the source of the oppressive aura.

"He Miao!" Ma Wanglin caught the unconscious He Miao in her arms, and Gu Feng and Yang Zuo also noticed that something was wrong.

The group turned around at the same time and saw the twisted giant less than 100 kilometers away from them.

"Holy crap! The Abyss Demon!"

Gu Feng, whose brain was not working well due to studying, instantly woke up. He yelled, picked up the two unconscious martial artists, and ran away.

"Don't just stand there! Run!"

"That's an Abyss Demon, a monster even more terrifying than the Abyss Demon!"

"I can see that!" Chen Mo's pupils contracted, and he grabbed the unconscious He Miao and ran away.

He had just glanced at the basic stats of the Abyss Demons; even the lowest-ranking Abyss Demon had a life value of 3 billion and a defense value of over 100 million.

Its attack power is terrifyingly high; simply put, it's the kind of thing that would kill you if you touched it even once.

Fortunately, the Abyss Demons were not fast; they moved rather clumsily, occasionally letting out a few dizzying low growls.

These abyssal demons were extremely large, each at least a hundred meters tall, with arms so long they could reach the ground.

"What the hell is going on? Why does everything I do end up in trouble?"

Chen Mo gritted his teeth and cursed under his breath. The Southern Island Abyss encountered the Abyss Mother Tree, and the Mountain City Abyss encountered the Abyss Demon, which was even more terrifying than the Abyss Mother Tree.

Aside from the deep abyss in Kunlun Mountain, which remained untouched, any abyss rift he spent a long time in was guaranteed to cause trouble there!

"I can't be the kind of person who's always unlucky, can I...?"

Looking back at those abyssal demons, Chen Mo could only sigh.

He could no longer handle an opponent of this caliber; he could only wait and see when Qiu Wushuang would arrive.

Or perhaps a supreme master will descend from the sky and instantly kill those abyssal demons.

"By the way, System, can the 'Amazing' skill be used to select those Abyss Demons?"

Chen Mo suddenly remembered that he seemed to have the strength to fight, but only for that one moment...

[Abyss Demon...in progress...]

The Abyss Demon is not untargetable and can unleash the "Amazing" skill.

"Gulp." Chen Mo swallowed hard. He wished he had Thresh's or Berserker's passive ability right now.

Putting everything else aside, there were hundreds of thousands of abyssal beasts charging towards him alongside the abyssal demon. With a single breathtaking attack, his defense and attack speed would increase by hundreds of thousands...

"Tsk, save up some money, maybe do a ten-pull later..."

Chen Mo sighed, heartbroken at missing such a good opportunity.

Inside the mountain fortress, the only garrison commander stood on the city wall, gazing solemnly at the distant abyss demon.

"When will Governor Qiu arrive?"

The garrison commander roughly estimated the time; only one minute had passed since he requested reinforcements, and he was already under immense pressure.

"Commander Xu, if you ask me, those abyssal demons won't arrive for a while. Let's deal with those companion abyssal beasts first."

The deputy general beside the garrison commander frowned and called for the warriors inside the fortress to gather on the city wall.

"I understand. The Abyss Steel Ballista has been authorized. Immediately begin the interception!"

Within the abyss rift, apart from blood and energy particles that can serve as energy sources, all other forms of energy are ineffective.

Therefore, the human race also developed its own ranged weapons.

That is a ballista powered by the qi and blood of a martial artist, whose power is in no way inferior to that of a rocket.

Furthermore, this type of ballista does not require a certain level of cultivation from the user; as long as there is sufficient qi and blood, it can be used.

Soon, rows of ballistae were pushed up.

"Every time I see a scene like this, I think it's a spectacle."

Many elderly martial artists who witnessed this scene sighed in admiration.

Outside, skyscrapers rise high, but inside the deep rifts, a defensive battle is raging, much like in ancient times.

Aside from cold weapons, they only had bows and crossbows and couldn't even use the most primitive fire attacks.

"On your marks! Ready to launch!"

At the command of the garrison commander, all the warriors in the abyss rift of the mountain city voluntarily went up to the city wall and poured their blood and energy into the crossbow bolts made of abyss steel.

"Balloon number one is fully charged!"

"Balloon number two..."

One after another, the ballistae were fully charged, and the bolts emitted a bright red glow.

"emission!"

Boom boom boom boom!

The Abyss Steel Crossbow, infused with vital energy, is no less powerful than a rocket, and may even be significantly stronger.

Abyssal beasts below level five were reduced to minced meat under the barrage of crossbow bolts, and their offensive power was visibly weakened.

"Prepare for the next round!"

Unlike the Abyss Mother Tree, which can produce powerful Abyss Beasts on its own, the Abyss Demon only attracts a large number of Abyss Beasts to follow it.

The strongest abyssal beasts in the shallow abyss are only around level seven or eight. In reality, the biggest threat is still those five abyssal demons!

All they could do was try their best to stop the abyss beasts, while the abyss demons could only be left to grandmasters of the same level.