171: Destruction is coming, Nanjiang City is in danger

"That is...?!". Feeling the terrifying aura of the God of Destruction, Qin Nantian turned his head, his expression slightly changing.

The mechanical creation opposite, resembling Unit-01 and entirely cyan, had a twisted and torn face, as if laughing, emitting a sharp mechanical sound.

"Did you feel it? The terror of that God of Destruction."

"That is the ultimate weapon we have prepared, the God of Destruction!"

"Its strength is infinitely close to the Quasi-King-level. As long as it devours the Souls of a million more people, it can transform and evolve to the true King-level! Then, after destroying a few Cities, devouring the Souls of ten million people, and gaining the recognition and blessings of the Abyss, it can truly reach the King-level!"

The Ninth-tier mechanical life form let out a mad and triumphant sound, "A King-level mechanical creation manufactured by human hands, can you imagine it?"

"Lunatic," Qin Nantian cursed lowly, slashing out with a lightning blade, tearing a thousand meters of earth!

The next second.

The Ninth-tier mechanical life form, its arm severed, rushed out from the lightning, laughing madly as it lunged towards Qin Nantian, "All I need to do is hold you back. Don't even think about rushing to support!"

"Get lost!"

...It was the same for Lu Beili; he was tightly entangled by the Abyss Believers.

He could only watch as the God of Destruction flew out of the barrier.

He looked solemnly at the colorful barrier on the mountaintop, "It's not over yet?"

..."Let's hurry back," Bei Mingxue called out.

Turning her head, she found that Jiang Yuan hadn't moved. Instead, his hand was pressed against the giant mechanical gate, lost in thought.

Bei Mingxue asked in confusion, "What are you doing? If we don't hurry, the City will be completely destroyed by that thing."

"Although I don't want to get you involved, that thing isn't something our current strength can fight against. We need your strength..."

Bei Mingxue hadn't finished speaking.

Jiang Yuan spoke.

"I understand."

"Commander Bei, can you give me a moment?"

"Swish!" A dazzling, brilliant brass light erupted from Jiang Yuan.

"Rumble!" The hundred-meter-tall mechanical giant gate in front of them vibrated violently. Parts as large as houses began to decompose, detach, and float in the air.

Under Bei Mingxue's astonished gaze.

Tens of thousands of mechanical creations' broken limbs scattered across the ground shattered into countless tiny mechanical parts, converging and transforming into silver-white rivers that flew towards this location.

"This, this is..."

Even though Bei Mingxue knew nothing about machinery, she could sense the spiritual joy emanating from the machinery before her at this moment, undergoing some wondrous transformation.

"Commander Bei!" Deputy Commander Jun Jing and others in the distance called out to Bei Mingxue.

The black-robed Magician tore open a teleportation scroll, and a massive teleportation magic circle appeared beneath her.

Jiang Yuan looked at Bei Mingxue.

"You go first. I'll be there soon."

Bei Mingxue nodded slightly.

Watching her disappear from the teleportation array.

Jiang Yuan spoke, "Xiao Hei, calculate the God of Destruction's arrival time in South River City."

[Calculating meow... Rough estimate is just thirty seconds]

"Thirty seconds... I'm afraid they won't be able to hold out for long. There's no time."

Jiang Yuan took a deep breath, using the flying effect of the wind gods blessing to make his body float to a great height.

His eyes emitted a strange rainbow light, and his entire being seemed to enter an incredibly magical calculation state. The phantom of a brass clock once again appeared behind him.

[Supreme Analysis] + [Mechanical Overlord]

He was going to use this mechanical gate and the mechanical Materials scattered everywhere to create a mechanical creation capable of opposing that God of Destruction!

The young man stretched out his hand downwards, declaring like a god, "Decomposition, begin!"

"Bang!" The mechanical giant gate instantly shattered, decomposing into countless small cubes that floated throughout the entire area.

[Calculation begins...][Simulation creation][Analysis reproduction][Input energy circuits...]

Hundreds of millions of small cubes converged towards the center. Streams of energy transformed into rings, enveloping the entire area.

From the outside, it looked like a giant egg of light.

As if something was being nurtured...

On the other side. [Soul... energy...]

The God of Destruction sprayed steam as it flew high in the sky, its gaze spanning dozens of miles to lock onto South River City in the distance.

The remaining large population of South River City was precisely the energy source it urgently needed.

[Found it...]

Before it could even get close.

Detection type items on the South River City walls detected the approach of a terrifying energy body and lit up with a danger alarm.

[Alarm, alarm, alarm...]

The alarm level reached the highest red, City-destroying level!

"City-destroying level disaster?!"

"No way..."

"What's happening now?"

"Where is the enemy?"

"In the sky, look at the sky to the west, something is flying over!"

Under the astonished and terrified gazes of tens of thousands of City-defending soldiers.

The God of Destruction's massive body appeared on the horizon, flying towards them at an alarming speed.

Qin Longyao, wearing silver battle armor and holding a great halberd, had an extremely solemn expression.

Since Commander Bai Tu was not here, she, the deputy commander, could only take charge of the overall situation.

With her hair tied in a high ponytail, she took a deep breath and issued commands with a voice that echoed through the sky.

"Activate the magic barrier!"

"The enemy is a mechanical creation, shut down all intelligent AI, switch to manual control!"

"Anti-electromagnetic interference System activated!"

"Everyone prepare for battle!"

The instant the barrier was activated.

Two beams of destructive laser shot out from the God of Destruction's eyes, cutting a straight line across the barrier. The Seventh-tier barrier, capable of withstanding the impact of a beast tide, instantly shattered!

"What?!" Qin Longyao's eyes widened.

The God of Destruction spat out a spiral electromagnetic cannon again.

"Boom!!" The emerald-green electromagnetic cannon, carrying terrifying destructive power, blasted onto the City wall.

"Bang—!!!" A massive explosion swept in all directions. A mushroom cloud rose into the sky. Large numbers of soldiers were melted by the high temperature of the explosion before they could react, and soldiers in the distance were blown away, screaming.

With just one strike, a huge gap was blasted into the hundred-meter-tall steel City wall, and the defense line completely collapsed!

"This is a Ninth-tier mechanical creation..."

"So strong..."

Qin Longyao, who narrowly avoided the center of the explosion, felt lingering fear. Her beautiful yet heroic face was pale.

"Swish swish swish swish!" The God of Destruction hovered in the air. A green light flashed in its eyes, and an electromagnetic field spread, covering the entire City wall.

Thousands of City-defending soldiers floated up uncontrollably before they could react.

Then... countless hair-thin green rays shot out from the God of Destruction's body, piercing the hearts of all the City-defending soldiers.

In just an instant.

The eyes of a thousand people were covered in gloom, their lives taken.

The armor on the God of Destruction's chest opened, emitting a terrifying suction. A thousand pale blue Souls were forcibly sucked out.

This scene made Qin Longyao and her subordinates' pupils tremble uncontrollably.

"Bang!" "Clang!" "Boom!" Magic attacks, gunfire, and Sword Qi flew towards the God of Destruction in the air, but they were blocked by the electromagnetic barrier before they could get close.

Watching the God of Destruction turn its head to look.

A young City-defending soldier dropped the long sword in his hand, couldn't help but take two steps back, his face filled with shock and fear, "This, this kind of thing... How are we supposed to deal with it?!"

"How can we even fight this?!"

The next second.

Another destructive laser beam swept across.

"Rumble!!!" Explosions intertwined in succession, spreading for several kilometers, with flames soaring into the sky.

The citizens in the City watched the sky-high explosions.

"What's happening now?!"

"What happened outside the City?!"

"Could it be another beast tide?!"

"Please, the Black Curse isn't over yet, we're about to die. Can't you let us have a few days of peace?"

...Qin Longyao pushed away the rubble on her body and climbed out of the ruins, blood streaming from her forehead.

The South River City wall had completely fallen, turning into a pile of ruins with countless dead and injured.

Under her somewhat desperate gaze, the God of Destruction, its energy replenished, flew over the City wall and towards the City center.

"Who will..."

"Who will stop it! It can't be allowed to continue..."

Qin Longyao covered her injured arm and staggered forward.

Suddenly.

In her vision, the terrifying God of Destruction's body paused, then smashed heavily into the ground as if suppressed by a mountain.

"Bang!"

The dust dispersed.

Bei Mingxue and others appeared in front of the God of Destruction, each standing on top of a building.

[Sky Ban] A female ability user wearing a black cloak lowered her hand, panting heavily.

"Everyone, if we're going to stop it, now's the time."

"Well done," Bei Mingxue said, no longer hiding, and released her Talent.

[SS-level Talent - Gravity Control]!

"Boom!" Immense gravity suppressed the God of Destruction's body, causing it to instantly sink downwards, its hands pressing tightly against the ground.

A burly Swordsman with short red hair rapidly swooped down with a greatsword, flashing in front of the God of Destruction. He thrust a sword, carrying dazzling sword light, towards its abdomen core.

"Clang!" A green barrier appeared out of thin air, blocking the attack.

The burly Swordsman's hand was numb from the shock.

Seeing the God of Destruction's steam engine behind it start up, about to stand up from the ground, two Eighth-tier Magicians in the team attacked simultaneously.

[Death Swamp][Absolute Freeze Flash]

The ground beneath the God of Destruction turned into a Death Swamp that devoured everything, trapping it within. At the same time, its body was rapidly frozen, instantly turning into an ice mountain.

But it didn't last for two seconds.

"Rumble!!" The engine roared violently. Terrifying heat radiated from within the God of Destruction's body. Its surface was covered in red light, and the ice instantly melted.

"Buzz—" A terrifying electromagnetic wave spread out, blasting everyone away. Their bodies were surging with electricity, entering a state of paralysis.

The God of Destruction also took the opportunity to break free from gravity, raised its hand towards Bei Mingxue, and released a decomposition beam capable of decomposing everything.

"Swish!!"

At the critical moment.

The pendant on her body lit up, and a mirror-like surface resembling a bright moon appeared in front of her, blocking the decomposition beam and reflecting it back at the same time.

A large circular hole instantly appeared on the God of Destruction's body, but it regenerated and recovered within a few seconds.

The God of Destruction stared at Bei Mingxue. In its vision, it saw a terrifyingly tall humanoid phantom standing behind Bei Mingxue.

[Danger, danger, extremely dangerous...]

The God of Destruction shifted its gaze, choosing to go into the City first to slaughter and collect energy.

Seeing that it was about to fly away.

Bei Mingxue, still feeling lingering fear, no longer hesitated.

A black spherical ball condensed in her palm. She threw it into the air, locking onto the God of Destruction and releasing a terrifying suction force, preventing it from flying away.

Unable to fly away, the God of Destruction opened the armor on its back and shoulders. Countless missiles and lasers shot out from within, flying overwhelmingly towards various parts of the City under the constricted pupils of Bei Mingxue and the others.

...On the other side. Below Xingluo Mountain. Inside the giant egg of light.

Jiang Yuan hovered in the air, his black hair fluttering. Countless formulas and diagrams pulsed in the depths of his eyes, which shimmered with rainbow light. His Mental Energy was astonishingly consumed at a rate of hundreds of points per second, supporting the calculation, creation, and control of minute details.

Countless small cubes and gears converged towards the center like a flood, gradually forming a huge humanoid creation and a slender humanoid figure.

"It's not ready yet, it will take a while..."

"Hurry..."

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