The Professional Rankings, in twelve volumes, each bearing the name of my lord.

The Dark Compass burned most of its remaining primordial soul power, opening an even larger teleportation channel above the entire spatial passage.

Although the teleportation channel is large, its span is small, only connecting Xichuan City to the territory of Glory City.

"Walk!"

Luotong, vortex, compass, and half a hand extending from the vortex, as well as the Dao of Sitting in Oblivion resting on the hand.

This abstract whole cannot be moved.

But there's a way with a compass.

He allowed the teleportation channel he had created in the sky to descend from above, gradually enveloping this abstract whole and forcibly achieving the crossing.

"Boss! What is Compass doing?!"

"Who knows what he's doing! Keep going! Bomb him! I'll explode last, I want to see this Dark Emperor's hand crushed, hahaha!"

"Second-in-command! Do we really have to make it look like we're going to die a heroic death? Even though we don't have many days left to live!"

"A little girl once told me that living means doing meaningful things, and doing meaningful things means striving to live. I think we are doing meaningful things now, so that we can live this life to the fullest."

"What a philosophical statement! But...we don't seem to be human!"

"Oh! I forgot about that!"

"Third Master! Where have you been?!"

"Oh~~ I've become one with this black mist, you can't tell, can you? I'm here, I'm back here again, I'm still here..."

Wan Jianyi still couldn't keep up with the train of thought of the Zuowang Daoists.

But seeing that the compass was about to teleport the entire abstract entity away, Wan Jianyi did not hesitate and rushed in as well.

Wan Jianyi was also teleported away.

The former site of the No. 3 Advanced Research Institute is now just a huge pit with a diameter of six kilometers and a radius of three kilometers.

Everything around returned to the quiet of the night.

However, if you listen carefully, you can hear the sirens of the city in the distance, and the flashes of the explosion appear and disappear intermittently.

Abyssal creatures have been deployed throughout the city, turning the entire city into a battlefield.

……

Glory City, the main city.

After the main crystal shattered, all the abyssal creatures in the entire city, and even the entire territory of Glory City, vanished.

They didn't disappear; they were simply released into the cities of this region.

The subsequent deployments were many times larger than those in Glory City, since they covered all cities in the region.

If the remaining creatures are simply distributed equally among the cities, then the punishment for failing to defend the main crystal is far too lenient.

However, the deployment criteria are as follows: lower-level cities deploy lower-level creatures, and higher-level cities deploy higher-level creatures.

So there's no need to worry that humanity will perish if we fail to defend against an abyss invasion.

But heavy casualties are certain.

While supporting Glory City, major cities also retained half of their forces, all for this moment.

Although no one wanted this moment to come.

At this moment, Glory City is actually the safest place.

The surviving professionals looked around at the corpses, ruins, flames, and thick smoke...

It's like an eternity.

"We survived?"

"All my teammates are dead..."

"The battle isn't over yet. I have family in my city, and I have to go back to help them!"

"This is terrifying, this era is terrifying. Why was I born in this era? If only everyone hadn't changed jobs..."

"The city defense data we painstakingly built up over four years has been completely destroyed in this wave. Now the whole world is facing abyssal creatures, and the final casualties will definitely be extremely high."

"Yes, if we lose the next Ten Clans Battle, we will definitely be unable to defend against the Abyss invasion again, given our poverty and weakness."

"If this continues, what hope is there?"

Less than 30% of the original number of professionals survived in the main city.

Despite feeling fortunate, the thought of another invasion of the Abyss four years from now made everyone feel hopeless.

In addition, the existence of the Dark Star People was revealed last year, along with their use of mutant beasts to harm humans.

Beset by internal and external troubles, the future seems even more bleak.

Unless, in the next Ten Races Battle, Blue Star can win, which would at least alleviate some of the pressure.

Covered in blood, Wang Miao struggled through the ruins, searching for something.

"Xiao Chen! Wang Lin! Ruofan..."

Wang Miao is looking for the team members who came to Glory City with him from Beijing.

Before the main crystal shattered, he was in the city assisting with the city battle command and was unable to take care of his team members.

Now that the battle has suddenly ended, he disregards his injuries and searches frantically throughout the city.

Live to see people, die to see corpses.

Finally, Wang Miao found one by tracking its location on the detector.

"Xiao Chen! Xiao Chen!"

Xiao Chen had already stopped breathing.

His lower body was missing, and the cut was covered with tear marks. Just one look was enough to make it hard to imagine the immense pain he endured to die.

Wang Miao was very sad.

But he felt he should also be angry.

But he couldn't get angry.

What are abyssal creatures?

They are just a bunch of data.

What is the Abyss Invasion?

It's just a gameplay element in the game!

It's only because this damn game merges with reality that such an outrageous tragedy has occurred in real life.

Should we hate those who brought the invasion of the Abyss forward?

Who is he?

He can change the rules, so what's the point of hating him?

"Hahaha……"

Wang Miao gave a bitter, sorrowful laugh.

You should hate yourself.

If I am strong enough, I should be able to protect them.

However, Wang Miao had another thought.

The priest Zhang Erhe who just left, he must have been powerful enough.

But even with the overwhelming number of abyssal creatures and the crazed Dark Gold Seal obstructing them, they still couldn't protect the crystal.

Although the Dark Golden Seal paid a huge price for this, with its host being shattered and its original body being taken away by Zhang Erhe, it will likely be sealed away for decades or even centuries to come.

resignedly.

A deep sense of helplessness.

Even the most powerful people on this planet cannot protect everyone.

What am I lamenting about here?

"Team Leader Wang..."

Wang Miao heard the voice of the commander surnamed Lu who had previously directed the city defense operations from the east gate.

Turning my head, I saw a person whose body had been completely torn off from the left shoulder to the left abdomen, leaving only half of the body, and was still standing and talking.

The weapon in his right hand fell to the ground with a clang, and he collapsed limply to the ground.

"Commander Lu! Commander Lu!"

Wang Miao rushed over, picked him up, and her hands were covered in sticky bloodstains the moment she touched him.

"Team Leader Wang, I didn't desert... You have to testify for me... Later, my compensation should be paid to my wife according to the normal standard..."

"Definitely! Definitely! Everyone will prove that you are a brave warrior!"

"Captain Yue said I was a coward... I, I'll prove him wrong... I, I'm not a coward at all..."

Commander Lu closed his eyes proudly.

Wang Miao's eyes welled up with tears, and her fists clenched tightly.

"Power! I need power! Power stronger than that of a clergyman!"

Not far away, among a pile of dead bodies, Brother Sunflower Seed, seriously injured, sat on the corpses, still insisting on eating sunflower seeds despite his injuries, and took in the whole scene.

Is Wang Sanshui on the verge of turning evil?