20: Chapter 20 Reverse Intrusion

Tempted by heavy gold and backed by power, the greedy and cowardly Lu Ren chose to defect without the slightest hesitation.

Right now, although Lu Ren appeared to greet him with a smile, a trace of panic and ferocity was hidden deep in his eyes as he secretly activated his divine kingdom link, ready for battle.

At the same moment, Lin Ye's consciousness simultaneously sank into the Miasma Wasteland.

Beneath the gloomy sky, the black-and-red wasteland was desolate and dead silent. The Miasma River flowed slowly, and all kinds of ferocious beasts crouched in their territories, exuding a cold and powerful aura.

Lin Ye stood high in the sky, his black hair fluttering in the wind, as he indifferently issued his first command to slaughter.

[Full-domain alert. The Shagu Devouring Hounds will serve as the main vanguard.]

[Tear all invading enemies to pieces. Destroy the core of the enemy's divine kingdom at all costs.]

Deep beastly roars echoed across the wasteland. Dense packs of black hounds raised their heads and howled, their crimson eyes filled with bloodthirsty intent. Their muscles tensed, and miasma swirled around their bodies as they entered battle mode.

The next second, a pale spatial rift suddenly tore open the sky above the wasteland.

Soil churned and gravel scattered as burly, hideous monsters with human bodies and bull heads stepped out of the spatial passage.

Their hard bull heads gleamed with black light, their thick arms bulged with muscles, and they held crude stone axes, radiating a barbaric, violent blood aura.

Normally, with Lu Ren's combat power of over three hundred Minotaur Orcs at the Black Iron peak, facing an F-tier wasteland divine kingdom rumored to be weak and dilapidated, this invasion should have been an undisputed steamroll with the battle ending in an instant.

At this moment, Lu Ren's divine sense floated within the white light, a confident, cruel smile on his face, without the slightest concern in his heart.

After all, Ye Feng had given him a trump card—a divine spell card, Holy Light Verdict, specifically meant to counter evil and demonic creatures. Against a polluted wasteland and miasma beasts that everyone despised like Lin Ye's, it was an absolute hard counter.

"Lin Ye, don't blame me for being heartless," Lu Ren gritted his teeth secretly, his eyes filled with greed and malice. "Who told you to be born a useless god? Fifty million credit points, a high-rank follower card, and the backing of the Ye family—this deal is a guaranteed profit! Today, I'll shatter your divine kingdom core in front of everyone and make you a trash with no kingdom at all!"

In the back row of the classroom, Ye Feng crossed his arms with a cold smile on his lips, watching everything quietly. He had already predicted the outcome and was merely waiting to see Lin Ye lose his composure and collapse in embarrassment.

But in the next second, the expected burning, annihilation, and purification effects failed to appear.

The pitch-black miasma swirling around the ferocious beasts merely flickered slightly before remaining firmly rooted on the wasteland like solid rock.

As the holy white light washed over them, it couldn't even break through the surface miasma of the beasts, let alone cause any damage.

There was no melting, no dispersing, and not a trace of damage.

"How is this possible?!"

The cruel smile on Lu Ren's face instantly froze, his pupils shrinking sharply as his face filled with disbelief. "How can Holy Light Verdict be useless?! This is a rare card specifically meant to counter vile evil creatures!"

Standing high in the sky, a cold and mocking arch curled on Lin Ye's indifferent face.

Holy Light Verdict countered spirits, shadows, abyssal monsters, and the like.

But his followers had walked the path of pure miasma from the very beginning.

Not spirits, not ghosts, and not from the abyss.

This trump card that others dreamed of possessing was completely useless before him.

"What are you standing there for? All units, charge! Crush them!"

Lu Ren forcibly suppressed the panic in his heart and sharply barked the order to attack, attempting to break through by relying on the brute strength of the Minotaur Orcs.

Two hundred and twenty-seven Minotaur Orcs roared and bellowed. Their thick feet stomped on the dark earth, holding crude stone axes and carrying barbaric, violent blood energy as they charged wildly toward the silent wasteland ahead.

However, before they could even take half a step, the entire black-and-red wasteland suddenly shuddered.

Woooo—

Cold, low hound howls pierced through the wind as dense black figures darted out from the miasma fog.

Their pitch-black fur was stained with dark red blood, sharp fangs gleamed with a frigid cold light, their limbs were powerful, and thick miasma swirled around their bodies—the fully evolved Marrow-Eating Demon Hounds made their collective appearance.

Their hollow, needle-sharp canine teeth, lightning-fast explosive speed, and terrifying innate talent to devour bone marrow essence were laid bare in that moment.

In the next instant, a black wave crashed head-on into them.

Crack!

The crisp sound of snapping bones echoed harshly.

The Minotaur Orcs in the front row didn't even have time to swing their stone axes before their necks were pierced by the demon hounds' fangs. Pitch-black miasma surged wildly into their bodies through the wounds, instantly tearing their flesh and bones to shreds.

Crimson blood spewed forth, drenching the dark soil.

One, ten, fifty...

The slaughter officially began at this moment.

The Marrow-Eating Demon Hounds possessed overwhelming speed and violent power; their miasma corroded flesh, and their fangs devoured bone marrow. Before them, the clumsy, brute-force Minotaur Orcs were like lambs to the slaughter, completely defenseless.

Flesh and blood flew everywhere, leaving broken bones strewn across the ground. In just a short moment, dozens of Minotaur Orcs died horribly on the wasteland.

The smell of blood mixed with miasma filled the air. Beneath the pale spatial passage, it had long turned into a gruesome slaughterhouse.

Lu Ren's face paled at a speed visible to the naked eye, turning from initial certainty to shock and doubt, and finally to extreme panic.

"Impossible... This is absolutely impossible!"

His body trembled uncontrollably, and his divine sense phantom swayed unsteadily. "You're clearly an F-tier trash god, so how can your followers be so strong?!"

In the back row of the classroom, Ye Feng, who had been full of confidence, completely lost his smile. His brows furrowed tightly, his eyes filled with unbelievable gravity.

He had never expected that Lin Ye's wasteland divine kingdom actually harbored such a terrifying slaughtering legion.

High above in the sky, Lin Ye's black hair fluttered in the wind. His expression was cold and indifferent without the slightest ripple as he softly uttered an order:

"Break open the passage. Reverse invade."

As his voice fell, dozens of top-tier Marrow-Eating Demon Hounds leaped into the air, their sharp fangs biting viciously into the pale spatial rift.

The one-way passage originally meant solely for invasion was forcibly torn open, enlarged, and reversed by the violent miasma.

Dim, hazy light penetrated the rift, illuminating Lu Ren's barren and tiny divine kingdom.

A barren, 35-square-kilometer patch of yellow earth, crude mud-brick houses, and a lonely, rough altar along with the divine kingdom core standing in the middle of the open ground—tiny and fragile.

At this moment, Lu Ren felt cold all over as if falling into an ice cave, plunging completely into despair.

He understood clearly that once the opponent's beasts set foot in his divine kingdom, that fragile core wouldn't last more than three breaths of time.

"Stop! Stop!!"

Lu Ren broke down completely, unable to maintain his fake smiling face any longer. Unconsciously, he grabbed Lin Ye's arm in a vice grip, his face as pale as paper, his voice hoarse and trembling as he begged humbly for mercy in public.

"Brother Ye! I was wrong! I was wrong!!! It was Ye Feng! Ye Feng forced me to do it!!!"

"I'm greedy, I'm a bastard, I beg you to stop! Don't destroy my divine kingdom! I only have this one divine kingdom, if it's destroyed, I'm completely finished!"