Chapter 85 – Enemy Attack!

Volume 2: Battlefield Between Two Worlds

"Wang-Ge, what do you think this Trial is all about?"

The Class Holder who spoke pulled out a cigarette and handed it to Wang-Ge.

Wang-Ge carefully examined the cigarette in his hand. Ah, a Hongtashan1.

Before the Apocalypse, Wang-Ge would have looked down his nose at this brand, but now? 

He carefully tucked the cigarette into the lining of his Protective Suit and spoke.

"What else could it be? Have you ever played a video game?"

"Of course I have!"

"This Trial is basically just like a dungeon in a game. They've got us defending the city right now. Let me tell you something," Wang-Ge said, his voice dropping to a conspiratorial whisper.

"See that guy with the Big Dog?"

Wang-Ge gestured toward Wen Yu's direction.

"We just need to follow that guy's lead. Whatever he does, we do. He's the strongest one here right now! Who knows, we might even be able to ride a powerhouse's coattails!"

"You get me?"

Having finished his lecture with a sense of immense superiority, Wang-Ge pulled a half-smoked cigarette butt from his pocket, lit it, and took a deep, blissful drag.

"Hey, Kid, why'd you stop talking?"

It wasn't until he had taken several puffs that Wang-Ge realized something was wrong. It had been nearly a minute, yet the man beside him hadn't reacted at all.

He looked toward his teammate in confusion, only to find the man staring at him blankly. His mouth was wide open, but no words came out.

"Hey, what's wrong?"

Wang-Ge asked, taking a closer look at the man.

His teammate's eyes were filled with absolute terror and despair, and his face was turning pale at a visible rate.

His experiences in the Apocalypse caused Wang-Ge to react instantly.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

Wang-Ge roared at the top of his lungs, his body lunging backward in an attempt to distance himself from his teammate.

But it was too late.

A pale yellow, elongated, rope-like object burst directly out of his teammate's body. Its tip suddenly flared open, revealing a sharp, jagged spike.

Before anyone could react, the spike drove straight through Wang-Ge's skull.

"Er… ugh…"

Wang-Ge faced the crowd, but all strength to move forward had vanished. Inarticulate sounds gurgled in his throat until the spike changed form once again.

Like a blossoming flower, the spike inside Wang-Ge's head slowly unfurled. The sheer force caused Wang-Ge's head to explode, scattering red and white matter across the ground.

As the spike fully opened, a pale red eye appeared at the end of the fleshy rope.

A gaze filled with cruelty and bloodlust swept across the crowd.

"Prepare for battle!"

William was the first to react. He swung his greatsword, sending a massive arc of sword light toward the fleshy rope, but the creature dodged it with lightning speed.

In an instant, the fleshy rope vanished from everyone's sight.

"They're here!"

Wen Yu narrowed his eyes, looking out at the vast open ground outside the city.

Outside, the effects of the illusion were beginning to fade. With the strength of a Level 3 Class Holder, Wen Yu could clearly see a dense, black mass of creatures sprinting toward the Silver Moon Holy City.

Their numbers were so vast that the end of the swarm was nowhere in sight.

Only then did a thunderous bell begin to toll.

It was the alarm for an enemy attack on the Silver Moon Holy City.

…

Just as the sound of the bell faded, a dense, scratching sound reached everyone's ears.

It was the sound of Demonic Creatures capable of scaling walls, currently swarming up the fortifications.

As everyone drew their weapons and stared warily at the entrance to the city wall, the fleshy whip that had just vanished reappeared before their eyes!

Cold eyes glared at the crowd. As the whip grew longer, a figure slowly crawled up.

It was a creature that resembled a salamander, standing over a meter tall with a body six meters long. Its pale yellow skin was devoid of hair and looked incredibly slimy even from a distance. A row of hideous, terrifying barbs lined its massive tail.

There were no eyes on its rounded head. The fleshy whip was, in fact, the creature's tongue, which also served as the sensory organ for this Demonic Creature!

"Die!"

With William's angry roar, a flash of sword light swept out once more.

But it had no effect!

The massive force struck the Salamander Demonic Creature, but a sudden burst of light flared across its body.

The power of the sword light was directly neutralized by the creature's defensive Skill!

"Hiss…"

Issuing an unintelligible sound, the creature's massive body lunged directly at William.

The very first Demonic Creature to climb the wall actually possessed Level 3 strength!

"Are we helping?" Jiang Wentao quickly asked Wen Yu.

"Big Bear, use your Gun to help William. The rest of you, prepare for combat," Wen Yu said with a serious expression.

Just as Wen Yu finished speaking, at least thirty slightly thinner fleshy whips appeared at the entrance of the wall!

This was the nature of the Demonic Creatures-whether in terms of quantity or quality, they completely overwhelmed the human Class Holders.

With the appearance of numerous Level 2 Salamander Demonic Creatures, the battle erupted instantly!

For these members of the Demon Race, who knew only slaughter and destruction, there was no need for words.

William's team was the first to make contact with the enemy.

With William, the strongest member of the team, pinned down by the Level 3 Demonic Creature, the other Class Holders were evenly matched at best against the thirty-plus Level 2 Salamander Demonic Creatures.

A brutal struggle began.

In just a few seconds, casualties appeared on both sides.

The first to die was a Level 2 Early-Stage Class Holder.

This person was smashed to pieces by the tail of a Salamander Demonic Creature. Then, the roar of a sniper rifle rang out!

Before the creature that killed the Class Holder could make another move, its head was shattered by the sniper rifle in Big Bear's hands.

Big Bear reloaded with lightning speed, and in less than a second, he fired another shot.

Following the roar of the Gun, another Demonic Creature was taken down.

However, this was merely a drop in the bucket.

As dense hissing sounds continued to echo, reinforcements for the Demonic Creatures appeared at the wall's entrance in the blink of an eye.

Countless Black-skinned runts, about 1.5 meters tall, opened their mouths to reveal jagged fangs as they charged forward frantically.

Like a massive tidal wave, they slammed hard into the Class Holders' defensive line!

The Level 2 Class Holders in front of Wen Yu and his group were unable to withstand the overwhelming swarm of Demonic Creatures. Their defensive line was instantly torn to shreds!

"Run!"

In times of adversity, the worst traits of human nature tend to erupt most thoroughly.

The moment the first Class Holder began to retreat toward the rear, the defensive line collapsed!

Everyone sprinted with all their might toward Wen Yu's position. At this moment, Wen Yu, as the strongest person present, was the guardian angel in the eyes of these deserters!