123: break
Lin Ye began his long career as a guard.
The treatment for guards was quite good, but it meant nothing to him.
With over a dozen ore veins continuously generating profits, he had long since achieved financial freedom.
But sometimes, one cannot be too utilitarian.
Just like now, if he could contribute, one less person would be sacrificed.
Lin Ye also became completely famous.
Although he lost his Rune Armor and his strength was greatly reduced, he had strengthened himself earlier, and now he was much stronger than when he had the armor.
Currently, he could only make do with a top-tier Gold Level armor, but fortunately, his weapon was not destroyed.
The nth day of missing Armor.
That's right, Armor was the name Lin Ye suddenly came up with for his deceased Rune Armor, out of a sudden pang of conscience.
It was his outstanding strength that made Lin Ye thoroughly famous in these three towns.
Even the surrounding towns knew that there was a formidable person in 0021.
Although he was famous before, that was due to his talent; now, he had completely conquered these powerhouses above Seventh Level purely by strength.
Lin Ye's famous battle was when eight top-tier Lower Demons, equivalent to peak Ninth Level humans and even super geniuses, appeared consecutively.
Eight demons besieged him, but Lin Ye easily dodged them with his Intuition.
His leisurely and composed posture shocked everyone.
With Intuition to foresee the future, there was no possibility of failure.
In this way, Lin Ye exchanged injuries for Death, killing five demons and severely wounding three.
This made him the undisputed number one below the Star Level in the 0021 area.
Moreover, busybodies had compiled some data and found that Lin Ye was not only the first in 0021 but also the undisputed first in the entire White Mist Forest.
"Morning, Night Brother."
"Mm."
"Night Brother is going to slaughter demon cubs again."
"That's right."
"Night Brother, is there a gathering today? Are you coming?"
"Forget it, forget it."
Lin Ye officially advanced to a 'Ge' level figure.
His Seventh Level strength made a group of Eighth and Ninth Level cultivators call him 'Ge'.
What he relied on was his strength.
"Captain, the Demon Invasion is becoming increasingly difficult to handle now."
"Yes, indeed, the demons' strength has actually grown stronger and stronger in these Wars."
Demons are, after all, a combat race.
Every time a demon survives an invasion, its strength will surge.
And those demons who kill humans and devour flesh and blood see their strength advance by leaps and bounds.
Lin Ye also felt that over these two months, the pressure on the defending side had grown greater and greater.
"This is bad! Town 0159 has fallen!"
Bad news.
Absolutely terrible news.
Lin Ye's heart grew heavy.
With White Mist City and other main cities dispatching personnel and supplies, if one side was short, all sides would support.
The fall of a town meant that the mobilization of personnel and supplies had reached its limit.
Three months, could they only hold back the demons for three months?
Lin Ye's heart was filled with gloom.
The shortest Demon Invasion would last two years, yet mobilizing all of humanity's power to defend only held out for three months.
"All personnel, attention! Prepare to head to the main city immediately!"
In the sky, a messenger announced.
Lin Ye, fighting on the front lines, naturally understood that humanity's reserves were no longer sufficient to support continued defense.
The most obvious sign was that the defending Rune Cannons had been silent for two weeks.
Recently, the defense had relied entirely on manpower.
Abandoning the first line of defense also meant that the resource points like ore veins occupied by humans would have to be abandoned.
Humanity was about to enter a harsh winter.
Having prepared everything, everyone retreated one after another.
Soon after, confirming that all personnel had evacuated, the town's leader and his team extracted the Star Core.
After a complex procedure, the Star Core was removed.
The light barrier disappeared.
"These damned human race finally retreated."
"Prepare to act, prepare to act."
"Death is my favorite."
"Slaughter, living beings, kill, kill, kill."
Countless excited, irrational demons surged out like a tide.
And at the very front were three Middle Demons.
"Kadish, humans can't hold on anymore."
"Then we don't need to wait for those idiots to wear themselves out; we can finally act recklessly."
"Hahaha, the human Star Level is mine!"
"Dream on! It's all mine!"
The three Middle Demons chased after the retreating humans.
At this moment, humans, having lost the protection of their base and defensive measures, became lambs to the slaughter in their eyes.
Lin Ye spread his wings, leading the way at the very front.
He had Star Eyes and was strong, which allowed him to largely avoid obstacles from mutated beasts.
These mutated beasts were humanity's second line of defense.
Attracted by these mutated beasts, they would slaughter everywhere, thereby ignoring humans.
However, everything didn't seem so easy.
The three terrifying auras coming from behind made him realize that this escape route would not be smooth sailing.
"You all go first."
The Star Level powerhouse on Lin Ye's side spoke.
There were five of them in total, and in terms of strength, they were not a match for the demons.
But sometimes, some things cannot be retreated from.
And they knew that these demons were coming for them.
"Lin Ye, the team is entrusted to you."
The leading Star Level's gaze was profound.
"I guarantee the completion of the mission."
Lin Ye was not unfamiliar with these Star Level powerhouses.
Every time an opposing Star Level powerhouse appeared, they would rush up to besiege them.
Due to Lin Ye's title as the strongest below the Star Level, these Star Level powerhouses paid special attention to him and gave him a lot of care during that time.
Lin Ye glanced at these Star Level powerhouses, then led the team away without looking back.
The main pursuers were these three Middle Demons.
The other demons had already been attracted by the aura of the mutated beasts, greedily scattering to hunt.
He brought the team to White Mist City, where many other retreating personnel had already gathered.
"Where are your team's Star Level powerhouses?" the registration personnel asked.
"The five of them are entangled with three Middle Demons," Lin Ye explained.
The leader took out a command rune equipment.
"Report, the retreating Star Level powerhouses from 0021 are entangled, requesting support."
"Received."
A reassuring voice came from the other side.
Lin Ye breathed a sigh of relief.
Since they were retreating, there must have been arrangements long ago.
He had been worrying needlessly.
Soon, a burly man appeared.
Qin Hu.
"Brother Hu? Is that you?"
"Don't say anything, just show me the way quickly."
Brother Hu sped off with Lin Ye.
Lin Ye guided Brother Hu according to his memory.
"You little brat, you've made quite a name for yourself."
"Just lucky, just lucky."
"Haha, several of our Star Level powerhouses in White Mist City think highly of you."
"Be careful of your own safety later."
After Brother Hu finished speaking, Lin Ye felt the fluctuations coming from afar.
0021 was very far, which was why Lin Ye needed to guide the way.
Otherwise, within a thousand li of White Mist City, nothing could be hidden from Lin Zhenyue.
At this moment, the five Star Level powerhouses were being suppressed.
They were the Star Level powerhouses guarding the small town, so naturally, they weren't very strong.
And every demon was a master.
However, after Qin Hu arrived, the situation instantly reversed.
Their six Star Level powerhouses suppressed the three Middle Demons.