All Realms and Worlds: The Lost Home

Led by Karen, the brave team steadily evacuated along the winding tunnel.

Lia, holding a longbow, walked at the front, her glassy eyes scanning the darkness on both sides warily.

The arrow was always pointed in the direction of any possible movement, and no one dared to relax their vigilance for even a moment.

Doron, carrying a giant axe, stood guard at the rear of the group, the clanging of his heavy armor echoing through the tunnel.

That dull thud became the team's last line of defense.

Allen stayed close to Sabella, his staff shimmering with blue light.

Defensive magic was on standby, and eyes were fixed on the surrounding movements.

Sabella slung the black and red musket across her body, the white nun's habit contrasting sharply with the dark gun.

She could clearly feel the gun's slight vibrations, as if it were responding to some unknown force.

Karen walked in the center of the group, her eyes sharp as an eagle's, her aura completely restrained.

He kept a close eye on the energy fluctuations around him, especially the divine spear.

Deep in his eyes lay an unspeakable doubt.

After trekking for half an hour, a faint light finally appeared ahead.

The tunnel exit was bathed in sunlight, and fresh air filled my nostrils.

It completely replaced the damp, fishy smell of the underground city, and was refreshing.

As the group emerged from the tunnel, they discovered they were in the mountains outside the main city of Hammer.

The outline of the main city is clearly visible on the distant horizon.

Tall blue stone walls surround the entire city, and golden lion flags flutter in the wind atop the city towers.

Smoke rose gently from the chimneys within the city, creating a scene of peace and tranquility.

Doron put down his giant axe and stretched out a big yawn.

A relieved smile spread across his rugged face, and he said in a relaxed tone, "Finally back!"

"The main city is still the most comfortable place. The dungeon is such a suffocating place, it's hard to breathe."

Allen pushed up his glasses, which weren't even on his nose, his eyes brimming with excitement.

"I must study that divine spear when I get back; it can actually block my detection magic!"

His tone was full of curiosity and curiosity about the sharpshooter.

Lia put away her longbow, her tone still wary.

"Don't get too excited yet, the dungeon monsters are unusually restless."

"Something big might be about to happen; we need to get back to the main city as soon as possible to report."

Karen nodded slightly, agreeing with Leah's assessment.

"Go and return quickly. Also, don't make a fuss about the sharpshooter for now."

"Take it back to your residence and keep it safe until we find out its origin."

His gaze fell on the divine spear on Sabella's back, his doubts deepening.

The closer they got to the main city, the stronger the sense of familiarity emanating from the divine spear became.

Without another word, the group quickened their pace and headed towards the main city.

Another half hour passed before we finally arrived at the main city gate.

The guards were checking people coming and going in an orderly manner, and merchants and travelers were coming and going in a steady stream.

The sounds of vendors hawking their wares and the laughter of people chatting created a bustling scene.

Upon seeing Karen, the guards bowed respectfully: "Captain Karen!"

Karen nodded slightly, signaling everyone to show their identity tokens.

After the guards verified that everything was correct, they immediately allowed passage.

"Captain, the city lord asked about you yesterday and told you to go to the city lord's mansion immediately upon your return."

"I understand," Karen replied, leading her squad into the main city.

Shops lined both sides of the street, offering a wide variety of goods, and ordinary people strolled among them.

But Karen's brows furrowed, and a strange feeling arose in her heart.

While the guards were not strict in the past, they would never have been this lax.

It is highly unusual that many pedestrians are allowed to pass after their identities are simply checked.

What bothered him even more was the presence of many unfamiliar faces on the street.

These people were dressed plainly, but their eyes were unusually sharp, and their movements were elusive.

He frequently glanced towards the key points of the city's defenses and the city lord's mansion.

"Everyone be careful, something's wrong," Karen warned in a low voice.

"There are too many unfamiliar faces on the street, and their behavior is suspicious. I'm afraid something's wrong."

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately became more vigilant.

Leah instinctively gripped the longbow, her gaze quickly sweeping across both sides of the street.

Doron gripped his giant axe tightly, his aura instantly tensing.

Allen held his staff across his chest, ready to cast a spell at any moment.

Sabella gently pressed the divine spear on her back, her expression turning solemn.

The closer you get to the city center, the more unfamiliar faces you'll encounter.

The air was thick with a sense of oppression, which clashed with the apparent prosperity.

Just then, a man dressed in coarse cloth walked out of the alley.

He seemingly bumped into Karen unintentionally, but his eyes held a strange glint.

Karen reacted quickly, dodging to the side while simultaneously grabbing the man's wrist with her other hand.

Panic flashed in the man's eyes as he struggled desperately to break free.

Karen probed with her fingertips and instantly sensed a faint, chilling demonic aura.

He's a demon spy!

"Who are you?" Karen asked coldly, her eyes sharp as knives.

She stared intently at the man, trying to extract information from him.

The man's face was deathly pale, but he gritted his teeth and refused to speak.

Black blood suddenly spilled from the corner of his mouth; he had committed suicide by poisoning himself on the spot.

Karen released her grip, and the man's body fell heavily to the ground.

Upon seeing this, pedestrians gasped and retreated, plunging the street into chaos.

"They're demon spies!" Karen said in a deep voice, her unease growing stronger.

"They've already infiltrated the main city! Quick, to the city lord's mansion!"

The group immediately rushed towards the city lord's mansion.

Just two streets later, a loud "boom" suddenly rang out.

A violent shockwave swept in, overturning roadside shops.

Gravel and wood chips flew everywhere, and screams of civilians rose and fell.

Thick smoke billowed from the direction of the city lord's mansion, and flames shot into the sky, clearly indicating an explosion had occurred.

"Oh no!" Karen's heart sank, and she quickened her pace again.

Before they could get close, more explosions rang out in succession.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!" Loud noises echoed throughout the main city.

Fires broke out simultaneously in the four directions of east, west, south, and north, and thick smoke obscured the sky.

The sunlight was completely blocked, and the main city was instantly plunged into darkness and chaos.

"It's a magic bomb!" Allen exclaimed in surprise.

"Demon spies have planted bombs throughout the main city!"

The streets instantly descended into chaos, with civilians fleeing in panic.

Some people were hit by falling buildings, and others were pushed down by the crowd.

The sounds of wailing, crying, and explosions mingled together.

The once bustling main city has been transformed into a living hell in an instant.

Karen looked at the scene before her, her eyes filled with anger and self-blame.

They were too late; the demons had already laid a trap.

Karen quickly issued the order, her tone both calm and urgent.

"Lia, go to the city wall and inform the guards to organize a defense and evacuate the civilians!"

"Doron, take Allen to the west gate to intercept the monsters and hold the line!"

"Sabera, come with me. We need to go to the city lord's mansion to investigate and find the demon teleportation array!"

"Understood!" everyone responded in unison, and immediately split up to take action.

Leah leaped onto the roof and sped toward the city gate.

With a longbow in hand, he accurately shot and killed two spies who took advantage of the chaos.

Doron, carrying a giant axe, led Allen towards the west gate.

Along the way, Allen killed several spies who tried to stop him, and continued to use magic to clear the path.

At the same time, they protected the fleeing civilians, preventing them from falling into the hands of the monsters.

Karen, with Sabella in tow, charged toward the city lord's mansion.

Avoiding collapsed buildings and rubble, the knight draws his sword and slays the spies lurking in the shadows.

The two sped along and finally arrived at the city lord's mansion.

The city lord's mansion was in complete disarray, with most of the main hall collapsed.

Flames soared into the sky as the guards fought desperately to extinguish the fire while battling the spies.

Karen's eyes scanned the area quickly, and she soon noticed something amiss.

In the center of the square, intricate runes were carved on the ground, shimmering with black demonic energy.

It's a teleportation array for the demons!

Runes faintly shimmered in the four key locations of the main city.

Clearly, the demons have set up teleportation arrays everywhere, their intentions are obvious.

"They're going to use the teleportation array to lure the Demon King's army into the city!" Karen said coldly.

His eyes flashed with murderous intent as he ordered Sabella, "You guard this place."

"Prevent anyone from getting close to the teleportation array; I'm going to destroy the other teleportation arrays!"

Sabella nodded slightly and took the divine spear off her back and gripped it tightly.

"Don't worry, Captain Karen."

A faint, holy light emanated from her, resonating with the power of the divine spear.

An invisible barrier enveloped the teleportation array, and any spies who approached were burned.

The spies screamed and retreated, none daring to step forward again.

Karen said no more and turned to speed toward other teleportation arrays.

But at that moment, black light suddenly erupted from teleportation arrays throughout the main city.

The runes spun faster and faster, and demonic energy surged out like a tide.

With a deafening roar, countless demons surged in through the teleportation array.

Werewolves, bat demons, ogres, and demon soldiers swarmed in densely packed formations.

Like a tidal wave, it swept through the streets and instantly submerged the main thoroughfares of the city.

The Demon King's army has reached the capital of Hammer!

At the west gate, the battle had reached a fever pitch.

Doron wielded his giant axe and fought a deadly battle against several ogres.

The giant axe fell, each strike splitting the ogre's head open.

Black blood splattered all over the armor, yet the monsters continued to swarm in.

He gradually lost his strength, and his breathing became rapid.

Allen continuously cast spells from the side, with blue and red lights intertwining.

He froze many monsters, but his magic power was greatly depleted, and his face turned pale.

His magical power is gradually diminishing.

"Damn it! How come we can't kill all these monsters!" Doron roared.

He swung his axe again, killing another ogre, but three werewolves pounced from behind.

He instinctively raised his hand to block, but the wolf's claws gripped his armor.

Three deep marks were left, which made his arm go numb.

"Watch out, Doron!" Allen exclaimed, immediately unleashing a fireball.

A fireball struck a werewolf in the back, and the werewolf screamed as it turned and lunged at Allen.

Ignoring his own safety, Doron charged forward and slashed the werewolf with his giant axe.

But he was scratched on the back by another werewolf, and his armor was stained with blood.

On the city wall, Lia moved nimbly between the rooftops and the city wall.

The longbow kept firing arrows, each one hitting the demon's forehead.

However, the number of demon soldiers was too great, and the guards suffered heavy casualties.

The defenses were on the verge of collapse, and Leah's quiver was completely empty.

She could only draw her short sword and engage in close combat with the demons.

In the city lord's mansion square, Sabella, wielding her divine spear, engaged in fierce combat with several demon mages.

The holy light collided with the black magic, producing a series of loud noises.

She gradually fell into a disadvantageous position and was suppressed by the combined forces of the mages.

A mage seized an opening and unleashed a black, corrosive spell.

Sabella instinctively swung her gun to block, and the gun suddenly burst out with dazzling golden light.

The golden light annihilated the corrosive magic, causing the demon mage to stagger backward and cough up blood.

Sabella's eyes flashed with surprise, and she instantly realized that the divine spear had been activated by demonic energy.

She gripped the divine spear tightly, and its holy light grew even stronger.

He charged towards the demon mage, the tip of his spear flashing with golden light.

It pierced the chest of a demon mage cleanly and swiftly.

Karen is currently attempting to destroy the teleportation array at the south gate.

The teleportation array was guarded by dozens of demon soldiers, led by a general in black armor and scimitar.

Karen, wielding a knight's sword, engaged in fierce combat with a demon general.

Sword light and demonic energy intertwined, sparks flying as they collided.

Karen is a master swordsman and can make a leader's body as hard as iron.

The knight's sword struck him, leaving only a faint white mark.

"Human knights, not bad, but it's all in vain," the demon general sneered.

The curved blade, imbued with intense demonic energy, slashed towards Karen's neck.

Karen dodged to the side, her scimitar striking the ground and sending up pebbles.

He seized the opportunity to counterattack, thrusting his knight's sword straight into the general's chest.

But the other party blocked it with their arm.

With a "thud," the knight's sword pierced the general's arm.

Black blood gushed out, and the general roared in pain.

He slammed a powerful punch into Karen's chest.

Karen was forced to retreat repeatedly, spitting blood from her mouth and turning deathly pale.

He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his eyes still sharp.

He gripped his knight's sword tightly and charged forward again, determined to destroy the teleportation array.

Battles have intensified throughout the main city.

Civilians evacuated to a safe zone behind the guards.

But the monsters were too fast, and many civilians were caught up with them, letting out miserable screams.

Flames soared into the sky, thick smoke billowed, and the sounds of fighting and wailing echoed throughout the city.

Sabella, wielding her divine spear, weaved through the monsters, and wherever the golden light passed, the monsters fell to the ground.

However, her strength was rapidly depleted, and her holy light gradually dimmed.

The golden light of the divine spear also diminished considerably.

Three bat-like demons swooped down from the sky, heading straight for her back.

Sabella turned to block, but was a beat too slow due to exhaustion.

The bat demon's claws scratched her shoulder, staining her white nun's habit with blood.

At the west gate, Duolong was covered in wounds.

His armor shattered, revealing gruesome wounds beneath, and he leaned against the city wall, panting.

The giant axe was stuck in the ground, barely supporting his body.

Countless demons swarmed around, their eyes filled with greed.

Allen stood in front of Dorron, his staff emitting a faint blue light.

Gritting his teeth, he unleashed the final ice wall, temporarily halting the monster's attack.

On the city wall, Lia, wielding a short sword, fought a desperate battle with two demon soldiers.

Despite his agility, he was outnumbered and his arm was slashed by a sharp blade.

Blood was flowing freely as she leaned against the city wall, gasping for breath.

His eyes were filled with despair as he watched the monsters pouring in.

Is Hammer, the capital city, really about to fall?

Karen's fierce battle with the demon general continues.

He was covered in wounds, and every time he swung his sword, it caused him excruciating pain.

But he never gave up, his eyes growing increasingly resolute.

With a sudden burst of strength, the knight's sword, imbued with all his power, pierced towards the general's brow.

The general's expression changed, and he quickly raised his hand to block.

The blade pierced his arm, still approaching his brow.

Just then, the teleportation array erupted with dense demonic energy once again.

An even more powerful aura swept over, accompanied by a majestic roar.

A tall figure emerged from the teleportation array, clad in black dragon-patterned armor.

Holding a massive demonic sword, his body surged with demonic energy, exuding immense pressure.

With just one stop, the atmosphere on the entire battlefield froze.

Karen's expression changed drastically as she instantly recognized the other person.

This is a high-ranking officer in the Demon King's army, whose strength far surpasses that of all the previous demons.

The demon's gaze swept across the battlefield, finally settling on Karen.

A glint of disdain flashed in his eyes: "Insignificant humans, how dare you block His Majesty the Demon King's path?"

He raised his hand and waved it, sending a surge of dense demonic energy toward Karen.

Karen instinctively raised her sword to defend herself, but was instantly blasted away by the demonic energy.

He fell heavily to the ground, spitting out a lot of blood, and was too weak to get up.

The powerful demon walked step by step toward Karen, slowly raising his demonic sword.

Prepare to completely eliminate this troublesome human knight.

At the critical moment, a golden light rushed from the direction of the city lord's mansion.

It struck the demon warrior's back with pinpoint accuracy and tremendous force.

The powerful demon roared in pain and turned around abruptly.

Sabella, gripping the divine spear, stood unsteadily a short distance away.

His shoulder wound was still bleeding, but his eyes were unusually determined.

The tip of the divine spear still gleamed with a faint golden light.

"That nun is in the way." A murderous glint flashed in the eyes of the demon powerhouse.

He turned and walked towards Sabella, his demonic energy surging.

Clearly enraged by this sudden attack, they were determined to eliminate the threat completely.

Sabella gripped her lance, ready for battle.

However, she was already exhausted and had no chance of winning against such a strong opponent.

Lydia on the city wall, Doron and Allen at the west gate all witnessed this scene.

His eyes were filled with anxiety, but he was completely unable to escape.

Monsters continued to pour out of the teleportation array, and the defense line was on the verge of collapse.

Even stronger demons have appeared, plunging everyone into an unprecedented crisis.