192: Chapter 192 Self-Destruction in the Sound of Hymns

Just as the purifying firepower suppression of the Daylight Tower reached its peak and was about to cause structural damage to Jiang Ming's "Screaming Forest",

Jiang Ming detonated the "pseudo-anthem" that had long been lurking in the depths of everyone's souls.

He instantly spiked the frequency of the "anthem" and injected into it a massive amount of memory fragments he had devoured, filled with endless pain and madness.

The originally serene "Silent Field" turned into soul-piercing "mad whispers" in a hundredth of a second!

On top of the city walls, the mental worlds of all the contaminated soldiers collapsed with a roar at the exact same moment.

The world in their eyes changed completely.

The comrades beside them were no longer reliable companions, but bizarre monsters streaming with pus and blood, with distorted facial features.

The weapons in their hands were no longer tools of protection, but the only things that could bring a sense of security.

In their minds, the majestic command belonging to the Chief Councilor shifted from "Protect the Daylight Tower" to a much more urgent and fanatical directive.

"The person beside you has already been infected! Execute him immediately!"

A gunner operating an electromagnetic cannon heard this command.

The assistant beside him also heard the exact same content.

The two exchanged glances, seeing the same frantic murderous intent in each other's eyes.

The next second, the most efficient and cruel mutual slaughter erupted without warning atop the dead city walls.

Without the slightest hesitation, the gunner violently turned the turret, aiming the muzzle—capable of piercing through mountains—at another gun crew nearby.

Boom!

There were no screams, only a burst of blood mist instantly exploding, mixed with shattered bones and metal fragments.

Two Imperial Guards members holding alloy shields simultaneously gave up on looking outward, using the sharp edges of their shields to frantically slice each other's throats until both fell into pools of blood.

A powerful Fire-type Awakened let out an angry roar, unleashing his strongest area-of-effect skill, "Flame Dragon Storm", right in the center of his own squad.

He and all his squad members were simultaneously reduced to charcoal within the blazing, dragon-shaped flames.

This massacre was bizarre and deadly because everyone still maintained the calm and precision left after being formatted by the "Silent Field".

They were not wildly hacking around; they were using the most professional combat skills to slaughter their comrades with maximum efficiency.

Inside the Firmament Council Chamber, the Chief Councilor watched the living hell on the surveillance screen, his eyes splitting in rage.

"Shut it down! Technology Department! Turn off the group sanity stabilization device for me immediately!"

From the other end of the communicator came the desperate, tearful roar of the Technology Department head.

"We can't shut it down... Chief Councilor... We've been locked out! He... He has usurped the highest authority!"

Jiang Ming's Tree Domain stopped expanding at this moment.

He just quietly "appreciated" this grand "self-purification" on the city wall through the sensory tips of countless roots.

At the smallest cost, he turned the Daylight Tower's proudest "absolute order" into the most efficient suicide tool.

Inside the city, in a certain concealed corner of District B.

Because Gu Ran's squad had physically shielded most signal receivers beforehand using tinfoil and lead plates, they were among the least affected people in the entire tower.

Watching the hellish scene atop the city wall, he crushed the communicator in his hand.

"This tower is beyond saving."

He turned the corner and looked at the few squad members behind him, whose eyes held an equally resolute look.

"Our mission is to avenge those who were abandoned by it."

Amidst the pools of blood and flames of mutual slaughter, the Chief Councilor trembled all over as he issued a directive he had never expected to use, through an emergency line only he could access, heading deep into the underground of the Daylight Tower.

"Awaken... the 'Guardian'."