85: Chapter 85 Twin Swords Suppress Demons at the Pass! The Defense Line Has Breached?

The Qinling Outer Defense Line in the real world.

Whether it was the missile launch sites or the fighter jets circling overhead.

All the soldiers who saw that colossal entity were stunned.

They finally realized what they were facing.

But only for an instant, an irrepressible battle intent rapidly soared!

The will to fight to the death was unwavering.

They were the real world's first line of defense; if these monsters wanted to break through, they would have to step over their corpses!

In the Second Command Center, the atmosphere solidified like iron.

On the massive screen, the behemoth, resembling a small mountain, was leading an endless torrent of demonic creatures toward the solitary "White Jade Capital."

The earth wailed, and the sky was dyed an ominous dark red.

The aura of destruction caused shivers to run down people even through the cold screen.

The turn of events had exceeded everyone's expectations.

"Chen You... can he hold them back?"

Sun Feng, the head of the data analysis team, spoke with a dry voice, staring intently at the tiny figure standing on the city wall in the image.

In the face of the overwhelming monster legion, Chen You's figure was as minuscule as a speck of dust.

"He has no choice."

Director Li Guoan clenched his fists tightly, his bloodshot eyes filled with extremely complex emotions.

There was worry, there was hope, and even... a great gamble staking the fate of the entire nation on one person.

"He must hold them."

As soon as the words fell, Chen You on the screen moved.

He did not retreat, nor did he show the slightest hesitation.

He merely reached into his robes and pulled out a shimmering golden talisman, skillfully slapping it onto his chest.

"substitute talisman"!

Immune to one fatal injury.

After completing this standard life-saving procedure, Chen You felt a little more settled.

He was greedy for life and feared death, which was why he needed to greet the test of death in the most secure way possible.

The next second, he leaped down from the hundred-meter-high city wall!

"He jumped down!" A gasp echoed through the Command Center.

...

Outside the West Gate of the "White Jade Capital" in the Source Realm.

The fierce wind howled, kicking up dust and rubble.

Chen You's figure crashed down like a meteor, stirring up a sky full of smoke and dust.

He landed steadily, holding one sword in his hand, his gaze coldly fixed on the monster army surging forward like a black tide.

The nearest monsters were less than a hundred meters away.

There were hundreds upon hundreds of various monsters gathered together, their levels ranging from 25 to 28, their scarlet eyes filled with bloodthirsty madness.

Behind them were larger monsters with stronger auras, wielding huge bone blades, their levels shockingly reaching 30.

And at the very center of the legion, the fifty-meter-tall elite lord, the "Abyssal Ripper," was approaching step by step with destructive strides.

"Gulp."

Chen You swallowed.

It was a lie to say he wasn't nervous; his palms were already covered in cold sweat.

But he knew even clearer that at this moment, he could not retreat.

"Director Li, if I can't hold this wave, remember to grant me the title of martyr and give a bit more compensation..."

He muttered softly, as a final form of psychological preparation.

Immediately after, the last trace of distracting thought in his eyes was completely severed, leaving only a sharpness like a sword's edge!

"Heaven-Breaking Sword Technique..."

He formed a sword seal with his left hand, and the spiritual energy within his body surged out without reservation.

Another yuhuang sword appeared beside him.

"Second Form..."

Buzz—!

The two identical Innate Spirit Treasures emitted a high-pitched sword cry, and brilliant golden light shot toward the sky, as if igniting two small suns before the city wall!

"Chaotic Stars!"

With a low shout, Chen You pointed forward fiercely!

Whoosh! Whoosh!

The two yuhuang swords instantly vanished from their original spots, transforming into two golden streaks of light tearing through the air, shooting into the surging tide of monsters from the left and right, crossing paths.

The next moment, a terrifying scene unfolded.

Those two golden streaks of light did not pass straight through but suddenly erupted with unparalleled speed the moment they plunged into the monster group.

They began a frantic, irregular high-speed weaving, cutting, and circling!

Wherever the sword light passed, severed limbs flew everywhere!

Those ferociously grimacing small monsters couldn't even let out half a scream before being instantly sliced into countless fragments the moment they touched the golden sword light!

Their sharp claws, their tough hides, were as fragile as paper before the sharpness of the Innate Spirit Treasures.

The two yuhuang swords were like two never-stopping death grinders, carving out two constantly expanding circular zones of emptiness in the vanguard of the monster army!

In the span of a single breath, dozens of monsters were slaughtered!

That black wave composed of countless monsters seemed to have crashed into an invisible dam.

The vanguard troops were being slaughtered madly, but the monsters following behind continued to squeeze and fill the gap fearlessly.

For a time, flesh and blood flew, and foul-smelling blood stained the earth black.

Chen You stood in place, not moving a single step.

He only needed to maintain the output of spiritual energy, controlling those two great killing weapons, to construct a vortex of death before the White Jade Capital gate that no small monster could cross!

In the Command Center, there was a deathly silence.

Everyone had their mouths wide open, staring blankly at the almost magical slaughter on the screen.

One second ago, they were still terrified for Chen You's safety.

This second, they only felt their worldviews had suffered an unprecedented shock.

"This... this is a sword technique?" Qian Zhonghua, the materials expert, adjusted his glasses, his eyes beneath the lenses filled with bewilderment.

In his understanding, shouldn't a sword technique be a confrontation of moves and stances?

What was this?

A sword qi storm? A fully automatic lawnmower?

"The monsters... the monsters can't break through his defense line!"

"He alone... is a defense line!"

Academician Liu Sicheng's cloudy eyes were astonishingly bright at this moment.

Before the White Jade Capital, twin swords guarded the demon pass!

...

On the battlefield.

Chen You's taut nerves quietly eased slightly.

"Not bad, not as hard as I imagined," he muttered to himself.

Although these Level 25 to 30 small monsters were numerous, under the suppression of his monstrous Level Four Qi Refining attributes, the Innate Spirit Treasures ignoring rank restrictions, and the area-of-effect slaughter of the Heaven-Tier Sword Technique 'Chaotic Stars,' they were simply coming to be cannon fodder.

At this speed, let alone holding for ten minutes, holding for half an hour would be more than enough.

Once the defensive towers were built, it would be even more stable.

Thinking of this, he even had the leisure to glance at the giant elite lord in the distance.

The Abyssal Ripper did not seem eager to attack; it merely stared coldly at the slaughter, as if appreciating an interesting drama.

"Stop putting on airs, once the turrets are up, you'll be the first one I bombard!"

Chen You curled his lip.

However, the very moment this thought flashed through his mind!

A sudden change occurred!

The Abyssal Ripper in the distance slowly raised the claw that was larger than a tank.

There was no earth-shattering energy accumulation, nor any flashy casting prelude.

It merely aimed in Chen You's direction and gently clenched its fist.

"Buzz—!"

An indescribable, bizarre fluctuation instantly crossed thousands of meters of space and descended upon Chen You!

It was not a physical attack, nor an energy impact.

It was a deeper level of erasure, one that acted directly on the rules themselves... erasure!

Chen You felt his entire body tighten, as if grasped by an invisible giant hand.

Immediately following, the "substitute talisman" on his chest, which had been emitting a faint glow, suddenly dimmed.

Like a candle blown out by the wind, it puffed out and dissolved into specks of golden ash in the air.

[System Prompt: Your "substitute talisman" effect has been dispelled by "Abyssal Gaze"!]

Chen You's pupils suddenly contracted to the size of a pinprick.

The substitute talisman... was dispelled?

How was that possible!

This was a rule-based item purchased from the System Mall!

How could it be dispelled by a skill?

This was not what was agreed upon!

A bone-chilling cold shot up from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head!

Before he could recover from the shock.

The Abyssal Ripper's barbed mouthparts slowly opened.

This time, it was no longer a silent roar.

It was a shriek that seemed capable of tearing souls apart!

"ROAR—!!!"

A visible dark-red sound wave spread out like a shockwave!

This was not aimed at his body!

This was... a mental attack!

Chen You's head rang 'buzz,' as if violently struck by an invisible sledgehammer!

The world spun and blurred!

Everything before his eyes began to twist and become indistinct.

Intense stinging pain radiated from the depths of his soul, making him almost faint.

[System Prompt: You have suffered an attack from "Rending Roar" and are afflicted with 2 seconds of "Stun" status!]

[System Prompt: Your skill "Chaotic Stars" has been interrupted!]

As the prompts sounded, the two yuhuang swords frantically slaughtering in the monster group dimmed, let out a mournful cry, lost control, and fell to the ground.

The defense line was breached!