70: He arrived, waved his hand, and the monster disappeared!

Donghai City, Huai Gu District, Changming Street.

"Boom—!"

The street had already turned into a living hell.

"Run!"

"Monsters! There are monsters!"

"Help! Someone save my child!"

Screams, cries, and pleas for help, mingled with the roars of Demonic Evils, formed an apocalyptic symphony.

People fled down the street in panic, their faces filled with fear and despair, as the shadow of death closed in behind them.

Overturned vehicles were engulfed in flames, and thick black smoke billowed, staining the sky with an ominous hue.

Chaos!

Absolute chaos!

"Attack! Suppress them! Cover the evacuation of the citizens!"

Amidst the chaos, the figures of a squad stood out prominently.

Dressed in uniform Spiritual Energy Bureau combat suits, they were the Combat Squad of the Spiritual Energy Bureau.

They launched continuous attacks at the swarm of Demonic Evils; various energies, Talismans, Sword Qi, and spiritual energy bullets rained down on the monsters like a torrential downpour.

However...

Clang, clang!

These attacks struck the carapaces of the Demonic Evils, sending sparks flying but leaving only a few shallow white marks.

"Damn it! These things' defense is too strong!" a Special Agent cursed.

"Don't give up! Keep attacking and ensure the safe evacuation of the citizens!"

"Their joints are weak! Attack their joints!"

Sword Qi swept across the area as spells roared.

The Special Agents showed their prowess, doing everything in their power to block the Demonic Evils' advance and buy precious time for the citizens behind them to escape.

However, the number of Demonic Evils appearing this time was simply too high.

Previously, when a rift opened, there would be at most two or three Demonic Evils.

But now, there were more than ten, over triple the usual amount, and the number was still increasing.

They surged out from the city's shadows, fearlessly charging at the Special Agents' already fragile defensive line.

"Ah—!"

A scream rang out as a young Special Agent was struck by the tail of a Demonic Evil.

He was sent flying like a kite with a broken string, slamming heavily against a wall and coughing up a large amount of blood.

"Xiao Li!"

"Captain! It's no use! We can't hold them back much longer!"

"The number of Demonic Evils is still increasing! Requesting backup! Requesting backup!"

Only the crackle of static came from the captain's communicator.

A gap was torn in the defense line, and several Demonic Evils broke through the wall of fire, lunging toward a few civilians who were paralyzed with fear on the ground.

Despair.

A thick sense of despair shrouded the heart of every Special Agent.

They had done their best, but in the face of such a terrifying Beast tide, their strength was insignificant.

Just when everyone thought it was all over...

...a figure descended from the sky without warning.

He landed so lightly that he didn't make a sound, forming a sharp contrast with the surrounding clamor.

It was Chen Nian.

A Demonic Evil charging at the front noticed him. A bloodthirsty glint flashed in its massive compound eyes as it lunged with its toothy mandibles wide open.

Chen Nian didn't even spare it a glance.

He simply waved his hand casually.

"Bang—!"

With a dull thud, the head of the menacing Demonic Evil exploded.

With a clatter, fragments scattered across the ground, and organs and foul-smelling blood flowed out.

An instant kill!

Just by waving his hand!

Without pausing, Chen Nian's figure blurred, and he vanished from the spot instantly.

When he reappeared, he was already in front of the civilians who were about to be devoured by the Demonic Evils.

That Demonic Evil didn't even have time to react to what was happening.

"Bang—!"

Another extremely muffled explosion rang out.

Chen Nian simply threw a punch, striking the Demonic Evil squarely in the head.

The skull, which was incredibly hard and difficult for even Armor-piercing spiritual energy bullets to shake, burst apart like a ripe watermelon.

Black liquid, mixed with shredded meat, splattered in all directions.

The headless corpse swayed and collapsed with a thud.

Immediately after, he delivered a side kick.

"Crack!"

Several other Demonic Evils were kicked to pieces by him, their internal organs flying through the air.

Flesh and blood flew everywhere!

One punch!

One kick!

These powerful Demonic Evils, which had left the Combat Squad helpless, were easily dealt with by Chen Nian in the most primitive and brutal manner.

The entire battlefield seemed to have been hit with a pause button.

All the Special Agents who were in the middle of a hard fight stopped what they were doing and stared in stunned silence at the man standing in a pool of blood.

"What... what's going on?"

A Special Agent's voice trembled, whether from fear or excitement, it was hard to tell.

"Such powerful strength, who on earth is he?"

"He killed these Demonic Evils just by waving his hand? Is this for real?!"

"Are you kidding? Those are 'Rippers' and 'Heavy Armored Beasts.' Our Spiritual energy weapons were like giving them a massage, yet he finished them off so easily..."

"His strength is too great, so powerful that it makes one feel incredibly safe!"

"By the way, who is he? Why have I never seen him before? Does our Spiritual Energy Bureau have someone like this?"

Discussions erupted one after another, with every face filled with shock and confusion.

Just then, a Special Agent in the squad stared fixedly at Chen Nian's back, his body beginning to tremble uncontrollably.

"Wait... I think I know him!"

He took a sharp breath, his voice changing pitch.

"It's Chen Nian!"

"He's that Chen Nian!"

Those two words seemed to carry infinite magic, instantly silencing the surrounding chatter.

"What?!"

"You're saying he's that legendary Chen Nian? The one who killed the Heart-Devouring Old Demon with one punch?!"

"Hasn't the file been updated?! He's the one who recently uprooted the entire Corpse Ghost Cult!"

"My god... so this is that Chen Nian... he really is this strong!"

"So all those rumors were true!!"

For a moment, all the Special Agents present were stunned into silence.

By this time, most of the surrounding citizens had already fled.

And those Demonic Evils, who were originally fierce and brutal, were now like rabbits encountering a natural predator.

They stopped all their attacks and let out uneasy growls, their massive bodies involuntarily shrinking back.

Fear!

They felt a fear originating from their life instincts coming from this man!

Several Demonic Evils looked at each other and, no longer caring about anything else, turned to flee in different directions.

Seeing this, Chen Nian only gave a contemptuous smile.

"You want to run after causing all this trouble?"

"Don't even think about it!"

He raised his hand again, and two streaks of eerie green energy condensed in his palm.

The two streaks of energy were deep and strange, radiating an aura that seemed to annihilate all things.

He just waved his hand.

"Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Two powerful bursts of energy shot out instantly.

"Boom! Boom!"

Accompanied by two loud bangs, two incredibly powerful explosions occurred within the swarm of Demonic Evils.

The Demonic Evils that were frantically fleeing were instantly swallowed by the green energy.

They didn't even let out a scream before they were blown to pieces.

Finally, they were completely turned into the smallest dust, leaving not a trace of their existence.

On the entire street, besides the mess and bloodstains everywhere, not a single living Demonic Evil could be seen.

Dead silence.

The scene fell into a deathly silence.

If the bloody instant kills from before were a visual shock, then this mass annihilation was an absolute, total crushing.

Everyone's mind went blank.

It was a long time before someone broke the silence with a voice like they were talking in their sleep.

"Wh... what was that just now?"

"Green energy... those Demonic Evils... just... just turned to ash?"

"What kind of spell is this?! It's too terrifying!!"

"Monster... he is the real monster..."

The Special Agent who said this had no fear on his face, only a kind of awe as if looking up at a deity.

At this moment...

Whether it was the surviving Spiritual Energy Bureau Agents or the passersby peeking out from their hiding places...

...everyone's gaze was focused on Chen Nian.

The expressions on their faces were surprisingly consistent: the relief of surviving a disaster and heartfelt admiration.

And a reverence that went deep into their bones!