230: Hiding in the shadows, baring your teeth? Then die!

After the Barrier shattered, Chen Nian and his group stepped into the interior of Luoxia Mountain.

In an instant, they felt as if they had entered another world.

A thick, almost solid Demonic Qi, like a tangible black tide, surged from all directions.

It blotted out the sky and the sun, leaving everything in dim darkness.

The air was filled with a pungent smell of blood, rot, and a heart-palpitating, powerful Demonic Qi.

The entire Luoxia Mountain area had truly transformed into a demonic realm!

"Hiss—such thick Demonic Qi! I feel like it's getting hard to breathe!" A young Special Agent's face turned pale, his voice trembling.

"This ghost place... is more sinister than any scene I've seen in my life!" Another veteran member also frowned deeply, his eyes scanning the surroundings with gravity.

Feelings of unease and worry spread through the team like a plague.

The Special Agents gripped their weapons tightly, vigilantly scanning every corner.

Wang Tieshan, Director of the Luoxia City Spirit Energy Bureau, forcibly suppressed the unease in his heart and gave a serious order:

"All units stay alert, detection instruments on full power, watch your feet and overhead!"

"This Demonic Qi seems to have the ability to interfere with consciousness. Everyone, make sure to circulate your Cultivation Technique to resist it; do not let it affect you!"

Under his repeated commands, the assault team members suppressed their fear and quickly formed a defensive formation.

Various detection instruments emitted a faint hum, and the light of spiritual energy shields flickered in the gloom.

Everyone stood ready, their nerves strained to the limit.

However, in stark contrast to their tension and unease—

There was Chen Nian, walking about ten meters ahead.

His pace was as relaxed as if he were taking a stroll in his own backyard garden.

He even had the leisure to examine the twisted and mutated scenery around him.

A faint, playful curve hung at the corner of his mouth, as if he were visiting a poorly designed horror-themed park.

"Hmm, the Demonic Qi concentration is alright, so-so," Chen Nian nodded slightly, his tone as casual as if he were giving a review. "It's just that the Demonic Evils' strength is a bit weak."

Hearing this, the people from the Spiritual Energy Bureau following closely behind him were instantly stunned.

The Demonic Qi concentration is alright?

The Demonic Evils' strength is a bit weak?

Is that something a human would say?!

Everyone looked at each other, the expressions on their faces incredibly colorful.

There was bewilderment, speechlessness, admiration, and a kind of realization that "we don't understand the world of a big shot."

Perhaps, for an existence like Special Commissioner Chen...

A dangerous place of this level really was no different from a stroll in his own backyard... However, this seemingly playful remark invisibly diluted the panic permeating the team.

Seeing Chen Nian's relaxed posture, the pressure in everyone's hearts lightened significantly for some reason.

True, with this great god here...

Did they really need to be this nervous?

However, right at that moment—

"Shasha..."

"Creeak... creeak..."

A faint, scalp-numbing sound of friction and low growls suddenly came from the distant shadows!

Immediately after, pairs of crimson eyes, filled with greed and malice, suddenly lit up in the darkness!

Dozens of Demonic Evils of various shapes, but all emitting a fierce aura, appeared.

They silently revealed their forms from the shadows.

Some crawled on the ground like leopards, their sharp claws glinting with a cold light.

Some hung upside down from twisted branches, corrosive saliva dripping from their mouths.

Others clung behind rocks like shadows, with only a pair of cold eyes locked onto the intruders.

"Alert!" Wang Tieshan's hair stood on end as he shouted sternly.

All the Special Agents simultaneously turned their muzzles and weapons toward the shadowed area.

Spiritual energy light flowed over the weapons, ready to be unleashed.

However, those Demonic Evils did not attack immediately.

Instead, they kept their distance, baring their pale fangs and emitting threatening low growls.

The agents' formation tightened rapidly, weapons aimed at the Demonic Evils; the atmosphere became instantly explosive!

Everyone's heart was in their throat!

Yet, Chen Nian, the focus of all eyes, merely glanced casually at those snarling demonic wolves, his lips curling into an undisguised sneer.

"Hiding your heads and tails, acting all sneaky."

His voice was flat, yet it clearly reached the ears of every Demonic Evil.

"Since you dared to show your faces, then don't bother going back."

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Nian didn't even make any obvious movement; he just casually flicked his hand!

“Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!”

Several highly condensed beams of dark green energy emitting an aura of annihilation—Nether Shock—instantly shot out!

"Roar—!!!"

Those Demonic Evils clearly hadn't expected this human to be so unscrupulous, attacking directly without a word!

Shock instantly exploded in their crimson pupils.

They felt a fatal threat from those green light beams!

"Awoo—!" A few of the quicker-reacting Demonic Evils let out terrified wails, attempting to retreat or dive back into the shadows!

However, their speed was as slow as a snail's in front of Nether Shock!

“Boom boom boom boom boom—!!!!!”

The green beams of death arrived first despite being launched later, accurately hitting every single Demonic Evil!

Accompanied by a series of dense explosions, the Nether energy erupted violently!

Those Demonic Evils didn't even have time to scream before their bodies were blown apart by the powerful green energy!

Sturdy bone armor was torn, tough muscles were decomposed, and foul-smelling blood and minced meat splattered in all directions!

The violent explosions even snapped the surrounding twisted trees in half and shattered hard rocks, kicking up a storm of dust, wood chips, and gravel!

It was just a casual wave of attacks!

Those Demonic Evil lurkers, who had been arrogantly demonstrating and trying to create psychological pressure just a second ago...

Were instantly cleared out, turned into a floor of bloody residue mixed with wood and stone fragments!

[Ding! Killed a Third-Tier Demon, gained 982 points!]

[Ding! Killed a Fourth-Tier Fiend, gained 3,521 points!]

[Ding! Killed a Fourth-Tier Fiend, gained 4,111 points!]

[Ding! Killed a Fifth-Rank Demonic Evil, gained 12,888 points!]

[Ding! Killed a Fifth-Rank Demonic Evil, gained 17,521 points!]

...The System notification sounds rang out one after another in Chen Nian's mind.

However, Chen Nian didn't pay them much mind; he just casually flicked his hand as if brushing away a few specks of dust.

He looked toward the shadowed area that had returned to silence, the mockery in his tone growing stronger:

"With only this much skill, you dare come out to monitor me?"

"If you want to fight, then fight. What kind of skill is it to hide in the dark and bare your teeth?"

However, he wasn't finished.

Chen Nian suddenly looked around, his smile becoming cruel and playful, and his voice rose abruptly.

"So, do you still not plan to come out?"

"Since that's the case, all of you can go to hell too!"