Chapter 695 - 665: The Military’s Trump Card (Part 1)

Watching the two dark figures get frozen solid, everyone felt a surge of joy and prepared to follow up with their attacks.

But then, to their astonishment, the two dark figures began to move freely inside the solid ice.

"This... Don’t tell me even the Ice Seal is ineffective?"

Everyone was shaken.

"No, their movement Speed has clearly slowed down! Even in their phantom state, Energy Attacks can still affect them!" Ma Jun reminded them loudly.

At this, the others snapped out of it and realized he was right.

They didn’t dare to delay. Some directly unleashed their Superpowers, while those who couldn’t use Energy Attacks resorted to using their Blood Qi Power instead.

This was especially true for the two Divine Demon Realm experts targeted by the dark figures. At such close range, they had been about to use Martial Arts, but now they had no choice but to change their attack methods. One directly activated an ability from his Divine Demon Body, while the other could only helplessly blast out his Blood Qi Power.

This method of attack was undoubtedly far less destructive, but it definitely had an effect.

Everyone could clearly see that each time an Energy Attack landed on the two dark figures, their solid forms would flicker and turn a little more transparent.

However, the two dark figures didn’t just stand there and take the hits. They weaved and dodged within a small area, evading the attacks. Their Speed was so extreme that they managed to dodge more than half of the incoming blows.

Meanwhile, the two Divine Demon Realm experts they had targeted used this opportunity to quickly put some distance between them.

The two sides once again found themselves in a stalemate.

This time, the Divine Demon Realm experts felt more confident. No longer so afraid, they prepared to press their advantage and annihilate the creatures.

But then, something unexpected happened. After exchanging a look, the two dark figures turned and fled.

"Damn it, we have to stop them!" Ma Jun’s expression changed instantly.

Having fought these dark figures firsthand, they knew exactly how terrifying their opponents were. After all, there were a full 15 Divine Demon Realm experts present, yet even so, the encounter had left one of them lightly injured and another severely wounded.

If they were allowed to escape, the devastation they could cause was unimaginable.

Forget about ordinary people—even a Divine Demon Realm expert who ran into them would likely meet a bitter end on the spot.

Perhaps only a few Defense-type Divine Demon Realm experts might be able to hold out until reinforcements arrived.

However, with the abilities these two dark figures possessed, intercepting them was easier said than done. They dodged a few more attacks, and then their bodies began to emit that peculiar fluctuation again.

Clearly, they were about to use that Space Ability to teleport away.

And everyone could only watch helplessly.

Just as everyone thought the two dark figures would escape successfully, a deep, powerful voice rang out.

"Slow down!"

As those two words rang out, the movements of the two dark figures slowed by a factor of ten.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The instant their evasive Speed slowed, a dozen attacks rained down on them. Not only did the blows make their forms even more ethereal, but they also forcibly disrupted the special spatial fluctuations the creatures were emitting.

"General Huo!" someone shouted in delighted surprise upon seeing this.

"Don’t get distracted! End this fight, now! I can’t affect them for long," Huo Feiteng said rapidly. It was clear that maintaining this ability took a huge toll on him.

An ordinary Superpower could never achieve this level of control. The Ice Superpower, for example, could only slightly affect these two dark figures.

But Huo Feiteng’s Superpower was different. His Slow-motion Superpower didn’t act on the body, but directly on a person’s Perception and thought processes.

In other words, it was an extremely rare Perception Power-type Superpower.

And it was precisely because he possessed such a Superpower that Huo Feiteng was one of the strongest individuals in the military.

The others were all experienced soldiers. Seeing the opportunity Huo Feiteng had created, they immediately closed in, relentlessly attacking with a continuous stream of Energy.

Under the ceaseless barrage, the two dark figures grew increasingly transparent, and their auras gradually weakened.

BOOM!

When a Bursting Fireball, compressed to its absolute limit, detonated on one of the dark figures, the creature was forcibly blasted out of its vaporized state.

Its body was instantly scorched black by the intense flame Energy.

Evidently, these dark figures were glass cannons—high attack, low Defense. Once knocked out of their Vaporization state, they were easily finished off.

After finishing off the first one, the team quickly dispatched the other. Only then did they let out a collective, long sigh of relief.

"What the hell were those things? Why were they so hard to deal with?" someone asked.

"Judging by their appearance, they should be Shadow Demons," Huo Feiteng said.

"Shadow Demons? Aren’t their only abilities Invisibility in the dark? But these two could perform spatial jumps and turn their bodies intangible through Vaporization. They’re on a completely different level!" This time, even the team leader, Ma Jun, was stunned.

"I’m talking about the true Shadow Demon race. According to the intel we have, they are one of the 108 Demon King Races."

"The ’Shadow Demons’ that have appeared on Earth so far likely only possess a small amount of Shadow Demon bloodline. They aren’t true Hidden Demons, which is why we classify them as a type of Mutated Zombie, not as the true Demon Race," Huo Feiteng said.

In the past, this kind of information was an absolute secret, known only to the highest echelons of humanity. The fear was that revealing it would shake the morale of the troops.

But now that the Abyssal Passage is being fully opened, there’s no longer a need to hide certain things. For instance, everyone should know about the 108 Demon King Races so they can be prepared if they encounter them in the future.

"The 108 Demon King Races?" Ma Jun muttered to himself, and then, as if he’d figured something out, he added, "Does that mean the nearly indestructible Magma Demons we encountered when the Abyssal Passage first opened were also one of these 108 Demon King Races?"

"Mm, that’s right. They are the true pillars of the Abyssal Plane and the enemies we will have to face from now on."

"Alright, since a Demon King Race has appeared here, this is no longer a situation you can handle. Retreat immediately according to the plan. The Abyssal Passage will be temporarily sealed off with firepower."

"As for you all, first, hunt down and kill the Death Claw that just escaped. Then, proceed with the original plan and reinforce the other locations," Huo Feiteng ordered.

At the same time, he pressed a button on his wrist-mounted computer.

A moment later, an extremely intense sense of crisis washed over everyone.

Almost in unison, everyone started running, rapidly putting distance between themselves and the Abyssal Passage.

Simultaneously, a cruise missile launched from the forward base and fell with pinpoint accuracy right on top of the Abyssal Passage.

BOOM!

A massive mushroom cloud rose into the sky. Everything within a thousand-meter radius of the Abyssal Passage was instantly swallowed by the fiery explosion.

The terrifying shockwave spread out for four to five thousand meters, instantly causing more than half of the surrounding buildings to collapse.

As for the Abyssal Passage itself, it began to twist and warp under the cruise missile’s bombardment, its spatial fluctuations becoming extremely unstable.

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