173: It's a hundred times, a thousand times better than the rumors!

At the edge of the Black Mountain Forest Area, the atmosphere suddenly tightened to the limit.

The Evil Spirit Army surging from the forest like a tide far exceeded the numbers in any previous reconnaissance report!

Their forms were hideous, fangs and claws gleaming with a cold light.

In their scarlet eyes burned pure desires for brutality and destruction.

Even more heart-stopping was the fact that they were not charging in a disorganized manner, but were faintly forming a surrounding formation.

In their movements, they possessed an unsettling sense of coordination and discipline!

The leading Demonic Evils were exceptionally massive in size, their Auras incredibly fierce, having clearly reached the Fifth-Rank Peak.

They were just one step away from the Sixth Rank!

Their scarlet pupils locked onto the people from the Spiritual Energy Bureau behind the blockade, unleashing a deafening roar mixed with a mental shock!

"Roar——! Despicable human ants!"

A Demonic Evil Leader, shaped like a giant ape but covered in bone spurs and scales, pounded its chest, emitting a roar as deep as thunder.

Its voice was filled with disdain and cruelty:

"How dare you spy on the Holy Nest! Disturbing the slumber of my Lord! You are seeking your own deaths!"

Another harpy-like Demonic Evil, hovering in mid-air with a wingspan exceeding ten meters and surrounded by black wind swirls, let out a shrill mockery:

"With just you weak trash, you think you're worthy of blocking our Evil Spirit Army? Truly laughable!"

"Today, your flesh and Souls will serve as an appetizer for the sacrifice to my Lord!"

"Tear them apart! Leave none alive!"

The terrifying sound waves mixed with thick Demonic Qi rushed forward, carrying a suffocating sense of oppression!

Before the blockade, all the Jiangyuan City Spiritual Energy Bureau Agents turned pale, cold sweat seeping from their foreheads.

Their knuckles, gripping their weapons, turned white from the force, and the light of their spiritual energy shields flickered unsteadily, clearly bearing immense pressure.

"Defensive formation! Prepare to engage the enemy!" Captain Zhao Tiefeng roared at the top of his lungs, trying to stabilize the morale of his troops.

However, facing this terrifying tide of Demonic Evils that far exceeded expectations, feelings of despair still spread uncontrollably through the ranks.

Just at this critical moment——

"Noisy."

A plain yet crystal-clear voice, like a bucket of ice water poured over the head, instantly drowned out all the roars of the Demonic Evils and the exclamations of the Spiritual Energy Bureau.

Chen Nian slowly stepped forward, his gaze sweeping over the dense and menacing Evil Spirit Army, a curve of extreme contempt playing on the corner of his mouth.

"A bunch of small fry, and you dare to act presumptuously in front of me?"

"Who gave you the courage?"

His words were like the sharpest ice picks, piercing fiercely into the perception of every Demonic Evil.

The pupils of the leading Fifth-Rank Demonic Evils constricted violently.

Clearly, they hadn't expected that this seemingly ordinary human would dare to be so arrogant!

"Arrogant human! You dare to spout wild words when death is at your doorstep!" The giant ape Demonic Evil was furious, its massive foot stomping the ground, causing the earth to crack, "I'll tear you apart first!"

It roared, carrying a terrifying Demonic Qi wind, like an out-of-control war chariot, charging fiercely towards Chen Nian first!

Its claws tore through the air, carrying terrifying power sufficient to shatter steel!

However, facing this incredibly fierce pounce, Chen Nian didn't even bother to lift an eyelid.

He just casually raised his right hand and flicked his finger lightly at the charging giant ape Demonic Evil.

"Shoo——!"

A beam of concentrated, extremely refined, dark green energy radiating an Aura of annihilation—the Nether Shock—erupted instantly!

The speed was so fast it exceeded the limits of visual perception!

The hideousness and fury on the giant ape Demonic Evil's face froze instantly, and its massive, charging body went rigid!

The next second——

"Boom——!!!!!"

A violent energy explosion occurred.

The giant ape Demonic Evil, not even having time to let out a scream, exploded instantly!

【Ding! Killed Fifth-Rank Demonic Evil 'Earth-Splitting Demon Ape', obtained 19891 points!】

However, it wasn't just the giant ape Demonic Evil.

Even those Demonic Evils beside it were all caught in the aftermath of the explosion, instantly shattered into pieces.

Red, white, shattered bones, and rotten flesh splattered in all directions in a radial pattern!

【Ding! Killed Fourth-Tier Fiend, obtained 5233 points!】

【Ding! Killed Fourth-Tier Fiend, obtained 9531 points!】

【Ding! Killed Fifth-Rank Demonic Evil, obtained 12552 points!】

【Ding! Killed Fifth-Rank Demonic Evil, obtained 15338 points!】

Instant kill!

Just a single flick of the finger!

The whole world seemed to have had the pause button pressed.

Whether it was the surging Evil Spirit Army or the Spiritual Energy Bureau Agents waiting in battle formation, everyone froze in place.

Time seemed to have solidified.

The brains of all living beings completely crashed due to this sudden and inconceivable scene.

The cruelty and disdain on the faces of those few Fifth-Rank Demonic Evil Leaders, who had previously been so arrogant, vanished instantly.

Replaced by boundless shock and bewilderment!

They hadn't even seen how their companion died!

"Wh...what?!"

"Demon Ape Commander! How is that possible?!"

"He...what did he do?!"

The Demonic Evils let out cries of disbelief, and the momentum of their charge stalled.

And the people from the Jiangyuan City Spiritual Energy Bureau behind the blockade were also dumbfounded, as if they had collectively been hit by a petrification Spell!

They knew Special Commissioner Chen was strong; rumor had it he possessed the power to slay gods!

But hearing about it and seeing it with one's own eyes were two completely different concepts!

This wasn't just strong anymore!

This was power that completely exceeded their scope of understanding, a crushing, god-like might!

However, Chen Nian didn't give them any time to be shocked.

"Too weak."

He seemed as if he had just casually swatted a pesky fly, his tone carrying a hint of boredom.

His gaze swept again towards those frozen Demonic Evils, his eyes full of playfulness.

"Since you are in such a hurry to die..."

"Then I will fulfill your wish."

The moment his voice fell, Chen Nian raised his hand again.

This time, it was not the Nether Shock.

Evil-Warding Heavenly Thunder, activate!

"Rumble rumble rumble——!!!!!"

In an instant, the heavens and earth lost their color!

Countless violent purple thunderbolts, like roaring thunder dragons, erupted fiercely with Chen Nian as the center, instantly covering a large area of Demonic Evils in front!

The majestic, supremely Yang, and supremely rigid heavenly might had a natural restraint against Demonic Evils!

"Awooo!!!"

"Screeeaaaam——!"

The shrillest, most miserable screams instantly resounded through the sky!

Those Demonic Evils shrouded in the sea of purple thunder, whether they were Third-Rank, Fourth-Tier, or the remaining Fifth-Rank leaders.

Their bodies, the moment they touched the thunder, rapidly carbonized, decomposed, and vaporized!

Without even a chance to struggle, they completely turned into fly ash, dissipating into nothingness!

【Ding! Killed Fourth-Tier Fiend, obtained 6239 points!】

【Ding! Killed Fourth-Tier Fiend, obtained 8253 points!】

【Ding! Killed Fifth-Rank Demonic Evil, obtained 13552 points!】

【Ding! Killed Fifth-Rank Demonic Evil, obtained 16338 points!】

【Ding! Killed Fifth-Rank Demonic Evil, obtained 19938 points!】

The System notification sounds were frantically flooding Chen Nian's mind at an unprecedented frequency!

The points soared crazily like they were riding a rocket!

Just a single strike!

Just a few breaths of time!

The surging vanguard of the Evil Spirit Army was completely wiped from this world!

Turning into the most primal particles, returning to complete nothingness!

Not even a trace, not even a wisp of smoke was left behind!

The sky returned to normal, and the sound of the wind rose again.

As if nothing had ever happened.

Only that charred forest area silently recounted everything that had just happened.

Silence!

A deathly silence shrouded the entire blockade!

All the Jiangyuan City Spiritual Energy Bureau Agents stood frozen in place like clay sculptures and wooden carvings.

Their eyes were wide open, and their mouths were unconsciously agape.

Their brains completely crashed from processing these continuous, beyond-imagination scenes!

Killing a Fifth-Rank Demonic Evil with a flick of a finger!

Summoning a sea of thunder with a wave of a hand to clear the field!

Is this really power that a human could possess?!

The rumors weren't exaggerated at all!

In fact, the shock of seeing it with one's own eyes was far more intense than hearing about it by a hundred times! A thousand times!

The way they looked at Chen Nian had completely changed.

It was no longer looking at a powerful comrade-in-arms or superior.

It was looking up at a True God walking on earth, in control of life and death!

However, Chen Nian ignored their shock.

He acted as if he had done an insignificant little thing, dusting off non-existent dust.

He didn't even glance at those completely stunned Jiangyuan City colleagues.

His gaze was cast directly into the depths of the Black Mountain Forest, in the direction of the source where the Demonic Qi was most dense and pure.

The corners of his mouth curled again into that heart-stopping, contemptuous arc.

"The small fry outside have been cleared."

"Now, it's time to go in and see what kind of trash is hiding inside."

His tone was plain, yet carried an unquestionable decisiveness.

As if that were not a Demonic Evil lair that made people tremble with fear, but his own backyard.

Having said that, he didn't wait for Zhao Tiefeng and the others to respond, walking directly toward the deep and eerie Black Mountain Forest Area.

Zhao Tiefeng looked at the direction where Chen Nian disappeared, then looked at that empty, seemingly completely purified forest area.

He gritted his teeth, a look of determination appearing on his face, and roared loudly:

"What are you still stunned for?!"

"Attention everyone! Follow Special Commissioner Chen immediately!"

"Yes!"

Under his repeated urging, all the Special Agents woke up as if from a dream, acting in a flurry but with extremely high efficiency.