86: Chapter 86 Are you doing gua sha?

Qinling, Second Command Center.

Time seemed to stand still.

On the massive screen, those two brilliant golden divine swords fell to the ground with a mournful cry, their light dimming.

It was like the end of a myth.

The impenetrable defense line constructed from sword light disintegrated in an instant.

The endless torrent of black demonic creatures, having lost its final obstacle, surged forward like a bursting flood, instantly submerging that solitary figure.

"It's over..." Sun Feng muttered to himself, his face ashen.

Director Li Guoan stared intently at the screen, every muscle in his body tensed to the extreme.

Was it over?

The gamble China had staked its national strength and future on.

Was it about to be declared a failure in the mere few minutes it had begun, in such an almost absurd manner?

...Source Realm.

Dizzy!

That was the only thought in Chen You's mind.

The world was spinning, the air filled with the ear-piercing shrieks of countless monsters, and the tearing sensation deep within his soul made him almost retch.

He had lost control of his body, lost his connection to the two yuhuang swords.

In the corner of his eye, he glimpsed a ferocious claw, covered in bone spurs, carrying a stench of blood, lunging viciously toward his face!

Can't dodge!

Chen You's heart sank to the bottom.

Damn it, I haven't killed enough yet...

That was his final thought.

"Puchi!"

The sharp claw landed precisely on his chest.

However, the agonizing pain of his body being torn apart that he expected did not arrive.

Instead, there was a dull feeling... akin to being lightly tapped on the chest with a blunt object.

A bright red number slowly floated up from above his head.

[-1]!

"..."

The entire battlefield seemed to have the mute button pressed at that moment.

The Level 25 'Red-Eyed Plunderer' that swung the claw seemed to have a hint of bewilderment in its scarlet eye sockets.

It looked at its own claw, then at the human before it whose skin hadn't even broken, as if questioning its beastly existence.

Simultaneously, within Chen You's body, the Nine Revolutions Primordial Chaos Art began to operate automatically.

A cool aura flowed through all his limbs and bones, instantly dispelling the dizziness in his mind.

That mandatory two-second control was forcibly compressed to less than one second by his powerful soul and cultivation art!

Chen You's consciousness instantly cleared.

He looked down at the shallow white mark on his chest, then at the extremely insulting number above his head.

He froze.

Even the monster froze.

"What the heck?"

A shout of shock, originating from his soul, exploded in Chen You's mind.

This was Qi Refining Fourth Layer?

This was over seven hundred Defense?

A Level 25 monster couldn't even break his defense?!

Inside the Command Center, the frozen atmosphere was broken by a sharp gasp of air.

"He's fine!" Data Team Leader Sun Feng almost roared.

He suddenly stood up, pointing at the massive screen as if witnessing an unbelievable miracle.

Everyone, including Director Li Guoan, stared fixedly at Chen You.

Hell in the previous second, heaven in the next.

This extreme contrast nearly stopped the hearts of these experts who had seen countless storms.

"His base attributes... have completely crushed these ordinary monsters!"

Sun Feng's voice trembled with excitement, "All our previous calculations were too conservative! Far too conservative!"

On the battlefield, after a brief stagnation, came a more frenzied tide.

If one monster couldn't break the defense, then a hundred, a thousand!

"Roar!"

Countless monsters swarmed forward, claws, fangs, bone blades... pouring onto Chen You like a violent storm.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

Dense sounds, like rain hitting banana leaves, rang out.

A string of bright red numbers popped up above Chen You's head in quick succession.

[-1]!

[-1]!

[-1]!

...

His health began to drop at an extremely slow but steady pace.

However, while the physical damage was negligible, the overwhelming physical impact force was real!

Chen You felt wave after wave of immense force coming from all directions, pushing him backward continuously.

"Capture the leader first to capture the bandits!"

A sharp light flashed in Chen You's eyes.

He couldn't be trapped here!

That big fellow's skill was the real threat!

Even the substitute talisman could be dispelled; this had gone beyond the scope of conventional games—this was erasure on a rule level!

He had to kill it before its skill cooldown ended!

"Get... out of my way!"

With a furious roar, the spiritual energy within Chen You erupted without reservation!

Boom—!

A wave of golden energy exploded outward with him at the center, instantly blowing away the mountain of monsters piled around him, clearing a small patch of open ground.

With a thought, the two yuhuang swords that had fallen to the ground let out a joyful sword cry and transformed into two streams of light, flying back to his side.

Chen You's gaze became incomparably sharp.

Defense?

Defense was waiting to die!

He wanted to attack!

"Heaven-Breaking Sword Technique..."

Chen You formed a sword seal with his left hand, his gaze like lightning, staring directly at the mountain-like Elite Lord a thousand meters away—the Abyssal Ripper!

Buzz!

One yuhuang sword suddenly accelerated, circling around his body, transforming into a rapidly spinning golden sword wheel that continuously expanded.

"Chaotic Stars!"

Wherever the sword wheel passed, any monster attempting to approach was instantly sliced into a sky full of minced meat!

This was no longer a fixed defensive line, but a mobile, absolute protective domain!

After accomplishing this, Chen You took a deep breath and poured all his spiritual energy into the other yuhuang sword held in his right hand!

The tip of the sword pointed straight ahead!

The only destination on the black road of death composed of countless monsters!

"First Form..."

His voice was cold and resolute.

"Startling Swan!"

Whoosh—!

A beam of golden sword light, condensed to the extreme, shot out straight ahead, without any superfluous momentum!

This was no longer the assassination sword that flashed and vanished while practicing proficiency before.

It was a continuous, destructive spear designed to break formations!

The sword light was like a red-hot branding iron, fiercely stabbing into the black tide of monsters.

Every monster standing in front of the sword light, regardless of level or type, was instantly vaporized and turned to gas upon contact, unable to leave behind even a single intact piece of bone!

A straight 'vacuum channel' composed of destruction was violently pierced open!

Now!

Chen You moved.

His figure instantly turned into an afterimage, closely following the path-clearing sword light, launching a desperate Charge toward the heart of the monster army!

One person, one sword, one ray of light.

In the black ocean of despair, he carved a golden trajectory that pierced the heavens!

In the Command Center, everyone stood up, holding their breath, witnessing this scene that could only be called a miracle.

"He... he's charging!"

"He is charging alone toward the center of the army of tens of thousands of demonic creatures!"

"He's crazy... He's gone mad!"

"No, this is the only path to survival!"

Director Li Guoan slammed his fist onto the table, his bloodshot eyes filled with irrepressible excitement and fervor, "Decapitation! He's going for a Boss beheading!"

One sword for defense, one sword to break the formation!

Chen You's figure, while moving at high speed, had almost transformed into a golden bolt of lightning.

He could even clearly see the ferocious yet bewildered expressions on the faces of the surrounding monsters.

Eight hundred meters!

Five hundred meters!

One hundred meters!

He was getting closer and closer to the Abyssal Ripper!

His spiritual energy value was rapidly depleting. Chen You unhesitatingly pulled out a spirit recovery pill, shoving it directly into his mouth.

As long as I can kill you, this expenditure is nothing!