Traveling through the second dimension, the joy system encourages me to laugh heartily!

If he has no other means and can only use hydrogen bombs to eliminate the demons, just like he did in the Cross Star Forest last time, then he will not hesitate to use hydrogen bombs this time as well.

In any case, these survivors were all destined to die in the original story anyway.

Fortunately, Chen Ming now possesses the S-rank skill [Sword Saint's Blessing], which allows him to deal true damage and kill anything that cannot be killed when attacking with his sword.

Now that there are better options, these survivors have a chance to live.

As for how to force the demons to show themselves, Chen Ming had already come up with a plan:

As far as he knew, the demons' purpose in killing humans was to collect a massive number of human souls to condense the Fruit of Life. Offering three Fruits of Life would allow them to resurrect the Demon King...

The rampaging demon race is currently in the process of condensing the fruit of life.

Chen Ming only needs to rescue a large number of humans out of the city. If the number of human souls is insufficient, the condensation of the life fruit will fail.

At that point, all the efforts made so far will be in vain. Will this demon still be able to remain calm?

Having been provoked to this extent by Chen Ming, if this demon still chooses to hide in secret, then he can indeed live a life of temporary survival.

However, the demons are burdened with the mission of resurrecting the Demon King, and they will inevitably repeat their tricks in other cities. This guerrilla tactic is very effective against the native heroes of the other world because of poor communication and inconvenient transportation. It often takes several days for the heroes to arrive at the scene, which provides the demons with an opportunity to take advantage of the situation.

Chen Ming had long ago established a global surveillance satellite network, which was the nemesis of guerrilla tactics. He could detect the demons' actions in time and then teleport there instantly to destroy the demons' efforts once again.

After this cycle repeats several times, the demons, whose plans have been thwarted time and again, will eventually reach their limit of patience and appear in a fit of rage.

Of course, in fact, Chen Ming did not want to drag things out with the demons like that.

It would be best if the other party couldn't help but jump out today!

With his thoughts returning to normal, Chen Ming began to rescue the people.

His figure suddenly disappeared from the sky above the city, then instantly moved into the fleeing crowd, grabbing two people who were about to be bound by vines with each hand, and teleporting them to a safe area outside the city.

This process may seem complicated, but it is actually very short, and you can teleport back and forth several times in just one second.

Soon, Chen Ming had sent most of the survivors out of the city.

The demons finally couldn't hold back any longer and showed themselves, letting out angry roars from afar: "Gahhhh, you wretched human! Look what you've done! You actually... you actually ruined my plan to condense the Fruit of Life! It was so close... it was so close to condensing! I'll kill you! I'll kill you!"

That's understandable, since this demon didn't know Chen Ming could kill it, so it was still very arrogant because it was immortal.

Unless a brave warrior attacks, there is no possibility of avoiding their attacks.

Now that humans dare to disrupt its plans, it will naturally choose to strike hard.

Upon hearing the roar that echoed throughout the city, Chen Ming immediately grinned. Instead of running away, he stood still and waited for the demons to come to him.

As far as he knew, all the trees in the city were the demon's eyes and ears, so there was no need to worry about the demon not being able to find him.

Of course, Chen Ming wasn't just standing there dumbly. He used [Multiple Chanting] to simulate countless "chanting engines" on a mental level, silently chanting countless auxiliary spells from World 2—some to increase strength, some to increase speed, and some to increase defense...

Before long, the demons appeared before him, rampaging and crashing into him.

call out!

Because of its extremely high speed, the wind pressure it generates shatters buildings along its path.

The opponent was a humanoid demon with black horns and green armor, resembling a hernia. Its upper body was covered with thick, sharp-angled armor, making it highly aggressive, possessing a combination of defense, strength, and speed.

They are a terrifying enemy to humankind.

However, for Chen Ming, he could already declare victory in this contest.

Because he had already discovered the enemy.

Then, the rest is simple: just kill it and that's it.

The beetle demons shared the same idea as Chen Ming, and without saying a word, they immediately threw a punch at him.

Snapped!

However, this seemingly sure-fire punch was blocked by Chen Ming's palm.

The shockwave from the collision shattered all the surrounding buildings and trees...

If Chen Ming only relied on his battle qi cultivation, he wouldn't have been able to handle it so easily. However, with the addition of countless auxiliary magics from World 2, and the two close-combat divine skills, [Fountain of Life] and [Iron Body], Chen Ming felt that he was terrifyingly powerful at this moment!

Although he is a glass cannon who specializes in magic, this only applies to enemies of his own level!

When bullying the weak (anyone below the planetary level is weak to him), his melee ability is still quite strong!

Today, he's going to fight seriously and prove himself—he's not a super squishy character! He definitely won't be instantly killed the moment his shield breaks! He can withstand damage for more than a microsecond!

That's perfect, since melee combat is also required to use [Sword Saint's Blessing] to kill demons.

Seeing that his punch had been blocked by Chen Ming, the beetle demon was secretly astonished by Chen Ming's strength. He withdrew his fist and grinned ferociously.

"Hehehe, human, your strength is quite good, so killing you will definitely feel more exciting. Don't worry, the battle will be over in a moment, and you won't feel any pain."

The beetle demon's gaze fell on Chen Ming, its eyes filled with excitement, like a seasoned drinker who had spotted a peerless wine.

"Stop with the nonsense and just make your move."

Chen Ming wanted to prove his melee skills, so apart from support and defensive magic, he didn't intend to use any offensive magic. He simply beckoned him over with a slight gesture.

Since offensive magic cannot truly kill demons, the ultimate solution is to rely on the true damage of the longsword to finish them off.

"Arrogant fellow!"

Upon hearing Chen Ming's words, the beetle demon roared in fury and pounced on Chen Ming with lightning speed.

shhhhhh...

It must be said that the speed of the Hercules Demon Clan is extremely fast. Its super-fast movement easily broke through the sonic boom cloud, showing that its speed with its physical body alone has long surpassed the speed of sound.

Spinning around Chen Ming a few times, the voice of the beetle demon was like a full surround sound due to its super-fast movement: "How about it? Hahaha, you can't catch up with my speed, can you?"

After toying with him, the beetle demon increased its speed again and punched Chen Ming in the head.

In the minds of the beetle demons, this punch should have caused Chen Ming's head to explode like a watermelon.

However, just as the beetle demon's fist was about to land on Chen Ming's head, Chen Ming made a lightning-fast move, easily grabbing the beetle demon's fist with his palm.

"You're incredibly strong! No wonder you dared to ruin my plans!"

The beetle demons were shocked by Chen Ming's power.

Even with his own super-fast movement, his outstretched fist could be blocked, which clearly showed that Chen Ming was no less capable than him in terms of eyesight, speed, or reaction.

What a formidable and evenly matched opponent.

"But can you withstand one punch from me? Ten punches? A hundred punches? Ora ora ora..."

The beetle demon seemed very confident. Although he was shocked by Chen Ming's strength and reaction speed, he continued to launch an attack. With super-fast movement, he kept throwing punches at Chen Ming.

"What makes you think I'm just on the defensive and can't fight back?"

Faced with the attack from the beetle demons, Chen Ming had a thought and materialized a seemingly ordinary longsword in his right hand.

"You're even better at facing death than I am?"

The beetle demon retreated instantly, even using its wings: "If I had hesitated just now, I would definitely have been killed! Who is this guy?"

The longsword that Chen Ming conjured was clearly made of ordinary steel, something he could break at will, yet it made him feel the aura of death.

The beetle demon took a deep breath, and its body immediately became stronger, as if inflating a balloon, and its color changed to dark blue.

Clearly, he had used his trump card against the hero. Once in this state, the speed and power of the beetle demon would surge again, and a single punch could crush a mountain.

Chen Ming also observed the changes in the Hercules Demon Clan—their armor became thicker, their single horn on their heads became sharper, and the Hercules Demon Clan grew taller, looking even more ferocious and terrifying.

call out!

After entering a berserk state, the beetle demon no longer had the rationality to chat with Chen Ming. In order to avenge the humiliation of being scared away by Chen Ming just now, the beetle demon stomped its feet, and the ground cracked open, creating a large hole. The beetle demon appeared in front of Chen Ming as if it had moved in an instant.

With a frenzied expression, he threw a punch, a simple and unadorned punch, which came at Chen Ming's face with incredible speed.

The Hercules Demon believed that with enough power, nothing was unbreakable. The logic was sound, but he overestimated his own strength.

boom!

Chen Ming extended his palm, and as if the two had practiced many times, the fist of the beetle demon landed directly in Chen Ming's palm.

Chen Ming remained completely still, but visible to the naked eye, ripples of distortion appeared in the space.

"Got you. Your strength is indeed a little stronger than before, but it's still very weak. Is this all you've got?"

Chen Ming gripped the fist of the beetle demon, shook his head, and calmly commented, "If there are no stronger methods, then let's end this."

"No! This is impossible!"

Seeing his fist being grabbed by Chen Ming once again, the beetle demon's eyes widened, and he roared in his heart, "Damn it, you mere human, where did you get such powerful strength from?"

He had used his trump card, which greatly increased his strength, but his fist was still easily caught, and the human in front of him did not budge an inch!

After the beetle demon finished its fierce but cowardly roar, it began to struggle desperately, but this time, Chen Ming's hand was like a golden hoop, and no matter how hard it struggled, it could not break free.

The beetle demon's combat intuition was extremely sharp. He could clearly sense the aura emanating from Chen Ming that made even him feel a chill, and the danger to his life made him break out in a cold sweat.

So he made a decisive move, breaking off his own arm, which then regenerated instantly—this wasn't some trick like super-fast regeneration, but rather a more sinister power… This is precisely why only a hero can kill a demon.

Although demons possess physical bodies, these bodies are materialized through a so-called power of existence.

Unless the power of existence is removed, the physical body can be restored no matter how many times it is restored; only a hero can remove the power of existence.

That's how it should be!

But now the situation has changed.

"Shh-!"

With a flash of sword light, the newly regenerated arm of the Hercules Demon was severed once again.

This time, however, his arm didn't grow back.

The beetle demon clearly felt that the power of its arm had also been removed.

Only then did he truly believe that Chen Ming had the ability to kill him.

Terrified, he turned and ran, flapping his wings, his figure leaving a deep blue trail...

"it's over!"

Chen Ming instantly teleported behind the Helix Demon Clan, and a dazzling sword light flashed and disappeared!

"Swish—snap!"

That heart, which resembled a red gemstone, was originally a conceptual entity, invisible to the naked eye and impossible to interfere with. It contained the power that granted demons immortality.

However, no matter how strange the power of the demon race's existence was, it could not withstand the true damage of the [Sword Saint's Blessing], and the red gem was shattered directly!

In the next instant, the body of the beetle demon was split in two from head to tail, and its lifeless corpse lay on the ground.

After another breath, the sword light struck a distant mountain peak, blasting away all the buildings and trees along its path, leaving only a ravine...

Seeing the death of the beetle demon, Chen Ming did not relax. Instead, he continued to swing his sword to finish off the enemy. He had seen too many anime or novels where the enemy was ultimately killed because they did not finish them off.

They continued cutting for two and a half minutes, but the beetle demons did not revive.

Chen Ming finally breathed a sigh of relief...

Chapter 240 The Expansion of the Power System.

The "true damage" characteristic inherent in the [Sword Saint's Blessing] has been undeniably proven effective. Chen Ming gazed at the battlefield where the Helicopter Demon Clan had been completely annihilated, leaving not a trace of their power remaining, and felt a sense of peace.

Because this is not just a victory in battle; its significance far exceeds the death of a single demon.

Before this, the only way to prevent the hero Ebona from losing her mind due to excessive use of her power and ultimately becoming a world-destroying calamity seemed to be only one extreme and cruel option—to kill her before she completely lost control.

However, the existence of the [Sword Saint's Blessing] opened a second path, a path full of hope. It meant that Chen Ming himself could directly inflict truly irreversible and fatal damage on the demon race and even the Demon King. He could become the main force in slaying the demons, thus greatly reducing the combat burden that Epona needed to bear.

As long as Epona doesn't frequently push the limits of that destructive power, she won't lose her mind, and the possibility of her becoming a world-ending calamity will be drastically reduced, or even completely eliminated.

Then Chen Ming can fulfill the goddess's request and save the world without killing the hero...

With the demons defeated, the remaining survivors in the city were safe and no longer needed Chen Ming's rescue efforts.

Chen Ming then stopped lingering. With a slight thought, the laws of space rippled outwards like waves. His figure vanished silently from the sky, leaving no trace.

The next instant, ripples spread silently throughout the master bedroom, and Chen Ming's figure reappeared precisely in the master bedroom of the hillside villa, on the soft and expensive wool carpet.

Because he carefully and steadily stacked a hundred layers of various magical shields on himself before leaving, it caused a violent but brief fluctuation in magical energy.

This powerful magical disturbance naturally attracted all the girls in the villa who were sensitive to magic or concerned about his safety.

At this moment, the master bedroom was filled with young women who had rushed over upon hearing the news.