Chapter 694 - 664: Escape and Resistance (Part 2)

BOOM!

An earth-shattering explosion echoed.

An Armored Corpse the size of a small mountain, its tough head pierced by a ball of red light, finally collapsed slowly to the ground.

Beside it, five Divine Demon Realm experts stood panting heavily.

"How is everyone? How much Blood Qi Power do you have left?" asked Ma Jun, a Peak of Divine Demon Realm expert standing a short distance away, also slightly out of breath.

In the last two minutes, they had already killed twelve Fourth Level Armored Corpses.

Such high-intensity combat was something they had never attempted before, and the toll it took was immense.

Of course, in the past, they couldn’t have killed even two Armored Corpses in two minutes, let alone twelve.

They could only accomplish this now because of the Life-Sacrificing Secret Technique that Lin Xinghai had previously contributed.

However, while the Secret Technique was terrifyingly powerful, it consumed 20% of their Blood Qi Power in a single use. If it weren’t for their numbers, allowing them to take turns using it, they would have been overwhelmed long ago.

"I only have a third of my Blood Qi Power left. I can only use the Life-Sacrificing Strike one more time," one of them replied.

"I’m fine. I can still use it twice."

"Same here, twice."

The other two quickly reported their status so Ma Jun could formulate the next battle plan.

"Alright! We’ll hold off two more waves, then retreat as planned," Ma Jun said decisively.

The others, of course, had no objections.

Just then, everyone’s gaze turned back to the Abyssal Passage. Violent spatial fluctuations once again emanated from the passage, which had a diameter of a full kilometer.

As the fluctuations spread, the specially-made wrist-mounted computers on the arms of the Divine Demon Realm experts began to emit a series of warning beeps. BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!

"Judging by the spatial fluctuations, it should be three more Fourth Level Mutated Zombies. First squad, use your Superpowers to suppress them! Second squad, start Charging Power and prepare to attack! Third squad, be ready for any surprises!" Ma Jun commanded immediately.

The fifteen Divine Demon Realm experts moved quickly, taking up positions in a strange formation at the mouth of the Abyssal Passage. A full five of them began Charging Power simultaneously, preparing to unleash a Life-Sacrificing Strike.

However, when the Mutated Zombie rushed out of the Abyssal Passage, everyone on the scene was stunned.

Only a single Fourth Level Death Claw had emerged.

Although the Death Claw was arguably the strongest of all Mutated Zombies, even it shouldn’t have caused such massive spatial fluctuations.

’What’s going on?’ The same question rose in almost everyone’s mind.

Some guessed that the detectors in their wrist-mounted computers were broken.

Others suspected there was something wrong with this particular Death Claw—perhaps its power had reached a critical threshold, which was why it generated such large spatial fluctuations.

Just as everyone hesitated, unsure whether to proceed with the original plan, Ma Jun, the strongest one present, felt his pupils suddenly constrict.

He had noticed something was wrong with the shadow beneath the Death Claw. Something seemed to be hidden there. If not for his Cultivation at the Peak of Divine Demon Realm and his Perception Power being the strongest of them all, he would never have noticed the slightest clue.

As suspicion grew in his heart, a peculiar ripple suddenly spread from the shadow beneath the Death Claw. As it did, the shadows under two of their own Divine Demon Realm experts began to ripple with the exact same fluctuation.

Even though Ma Jun didn’t know what was happening, he immediately shouted, "Lin Yingjie, Zong Hao, watch out below you!"

At his warning, the two named Divine Demon Realm experts instinctively activated their Divine Demon Bodies at full power. They channeled a massive amount of Blood Qi Power beneath them to form a barrier, preparing to leap away from their current positions.

But at that very moment, the situation changed dramatically. The shadows beneath the two men seemed to come alive, shifting from illusory to solid and rapidly forming into two black, humanoid figures, each three meters tall.

Although the Divine Demon Realm experts on the field had already fully manifested their Divine Demon Bodies, each standing seven to eight meters tall, these three-meter-tall black figures only reached their waists. Yet, as the two shadow figures appeared, everyone felt a deadly sense of crisis wash over them.

After the two black figures emerged, their arms transformed directly into long spears and stabbed upward toward the two men’s hearts.

BANG! BANG!

Two muffled impacts rang out. The Divine Demon Realm expert named Lin Yingjie managed to block the attack, but at the cost of a broken arm.

But the other expert, Zong Hao, wasn’t so lucky. The shadow figure’s attack was incredibly fast, and what looked like a simple thrust seemed to contain endless variations.

His block missed. The jet-black spear instantly pierced through his Blood Qi Power shield, broke through his Divine Demon Body’s Defense, and stabbed directly into his body.

If he hadn’t desperately twisted his body at the critical moment to avoid his heart, the strike would have been fatal.

Even so, his lung was punctured, and he was severely wounded.

Everything happened in the blink of an eye. Despite having an absolute advantage in numbers, two of their Divine Demon Realm experts were now injured—one lightly, one severely. As the others came to their senses, they were both shocked and furious.

They all unleashed ranged attacks one after another.

However, every single attack missed. The two figures, as if they were true shadows with no physical form, began to vaporize.

And once again, that peculiar fluctuation emanated from their bodies.

"They must have the ability to switch between solid and vaporized states, as well as something like a spatial jump! Everyone be careful!" Ma Jun shouted as a warning.

The combination of these two abilities was simply terrifying. An ordinary person facing them would likely fall into despair immediately.

But these Divine Demon Realm experts on the battlefield were all battle-hardened soldiers. In an instant, they made the optimal choice.

The group, which had been somewhat scattered, quickly closed ranks.

As they moved, the shadows beneath two more of them began to ripple with that peculiar fluctuation.

The two Divine Demon Realm experts who had been targeted stomped their feet. At the same time, a surge of immense Blood Qi Power erupted from the soles of their feet, blasting directly into the shadows below them.

The two shadows, which should have formed rapidly, were instantly slowed by the impact of the massive Blood Qi Power. Their solidifying forms also faded imperceptibly.

"Ice Seal!"

Just then, a Divine Demon Realm expert responsible for crowd control finally seized the opportunity and unleashed their Superpower.

Almost instantly, the ground beneath the two Divine Demon Realm experts, and even the air around them, seemed to flash-freeze.

This, of course, included the two humanoid figures that were about to take shape.