Chapter 140 – It Begins!

Volume 2: Battlefield Between Two Worlds

Time ticked away, second by second.

Amidst the heavy silence of the crowd, the Black Light emanating from the Demon Realm Gate grew increasingly intense!

Suddenly, a slight tremor rippled through the ground.

It was the precursor to the opening of the Demon Realm Gate!

…

"It's here!"

As soon as Wen Yu spoke, a harsh, grinding screech erupted from the Demon Realm Gate.

The sound seemed to possess a power that vibrated the very soul, instantly sending a sharp, stabbing pain through Wen Yu's mind!

If even Wen Yu felt it, the others fared far worse!

A series of heavy thuds echoed across the field.

It was the sound of Level 1 Class Holders collapsing to the ground!

Fortunately, this force-similar to a Soul Strike-came and went quickly. Within a minute, the weaker Class Holders behind him began to stand up. Aside from a lingering, dull ache in their heads, they suffered no other ill effects.

However, the Class Holders who had been so full of confidence just moments ago were clearly shaken by this "warning shot" from the Demon Realm Gate!

"What the hell was that!" Zhang Wenhu cursed, clutching his head in frustration.

Wen Yu stared solemnly at the Demon Realm Gate before them and said in a low voice, "This is war. A War of Extermination!"

…

As the sound faded, the Demon Realm Gate slowly creaked open, revealing a narrow crack!

The sheer force of the opening rendered the sandbags and furniture Zhang Wenhu had piled in front of the gate a few days prior completely useless. They were shoved aside like toys!

After all, it was impossible to use mechanical force to block the opening of the Demon Realm Gate.

Wen Yu hadn't mentioned this. Since they believed it was a viable defensive measure, he figured he might as well let them try it for themselves.

As the stacked sandbags and furniture collapsed, a surge of dark grey Demon Qi erupted violently!

The grey gas rose slowly, eventually dissipating into the clear sky until no trace remained.

This was Demon Qi-the First Wave of Invasion from the Demon Realm!

It was a transformation that began with the air itself, or rather, a modification of the very laws of the world.

A subtle, unknown change seemed to permeate the air; a heavy, oppressive atmosphere slowly coiled around the hearts of everyone present.

Then, low, chaotic noises began to drift out from within the Demon Realm Gate!

…

In his previous life, the Demon Disaster Earth experienced had begun exactly like this!

First, a massive amount of Demon Qi would invade Earth, causing various degrees of change. Of course, this had little direct effect on Class Holders.

Wen Yu didn't fully understand why the Demon Qi influx was called the First Wave of Invasion, but that didn't stop him from knowing exactly what the Second Wave of Invasion entailed!

The second wave was a war of blood and steel.

It was the event everyone in the Apocalypse feared-the Demon Disaster!

Accompanied by muffled roars, the crack in the Demon Realm Gate grew wider and wider!

It continued until the massive gate had opened to a ten-degree angle.

Then, it slowly ground to a halt.

Even at only a ten-degree angle, the opening in the hundred-meter-tall Demon Realm Gate was substantial!

It was large enough for the Demon Race to transport Demonic Creatures at maximum speed.

Low growls drew closer and closer. A small, Black-skinned Demonic Creature rushed out, baring its fangs and claws, only to have its leg instantly snapped by a steel trap set on the ground.

Black Demon Blood splattered, leaving a dark, greyish-black stain on the earth.

This was merely the beginning.

As if it were a signal, once the first Black-skinned creature rushed out, a tide of black figures followed. The air filled with a cacophony of noise as an endless stream of thin, black silhouettes poured forth.

"Fire!"

Zhang Wenhu reacted instantly. As the first Black-skinned Demonic Creature rushed out, he barked the order. The Class Holders standing by ignited the fuses, and the gasoline surrounding the Demon Realm Gate flared up instantly.

A massive pillar of fire shot into the sky, and everything within a ten-meter radius of the Demon Realm Gate was engulfed in flames.

However, this ordinary fire lacked the power to be truly lethal.

Accompanied by a thunderous roar, a massive, pale-blue figure nearly ten meters tall squeezed its way out of the Demon Realm Gate!

Its massive feet, over a meter long, stepped directly onto the Black-skinned creatures that were rolling on the ground in agony from the flames, crushing them instantly. Then, the massive blue figure raised its arms high.

Muscles bulged wildly on its two enormous arms before it slammed them down onto the burning earth with all its might!

To the Class Holders nearby, the impact could only be described as an earthquake!

Though it caused no casualties, several weaker Class Holders were sent stumbling by the shockwave.

Fortunately, the Blue-skinned Demonic Creature's strike wasn't aimed at the Class Holders.

Unfortunately, its target was the rising flames beneath its feet.

The earth cracked, and the burning gasoline splattered everywhere, only to be smothered by the flying rocks and dust kicked up by the blow.

The fire defense line that Zhang Wenhu had painstakingly designed was shattered by a single strike from the Demonic Creature!

Everyone nearby stared at the blue figure before the Demon Realm Gate, their faces ashen and their voices silenced.

The pressure a ten-meter-tall body exerted on the present Class Holders was far beyond anything they had imagined.

Luckily, after dispersing the fire, the figure remained still. Even the Demonic Creatures behind it ceased their movements.

The smell of charred flesh filled the nostrils of the Human Race present-the scent of the Black-skinned creatures still struggling on the ground.

Then, these low-ranking members of the Demon Race were swiftly torn apart and chewed up by their own kin. Their screams grew louder at first, then slowly weakened until they were barely audible.

"What… what are they doing?" Zhang Wenhu asked Wen Yu, his voice filled with confusion as he watched the Demonic Creature swarm settle into a strange calm.

"Waiting for Reinforcements."

Wen Yu's low voice made Zhang Wenhu's expression turn grim.

"They have intelligence? And these aren't all of them?"

Disbelief colored Zhang Wenhu's voice, but it only elicited a bitter smile from Wen Yu.

"We've barely even started. Besides, you're overestimating how 'high-end' intelligence needs to be."

For the living beings within the entire area of Chaihe Town, a single Level 3 Blue-skinned Demonic Creature and a few thousand Black-skinned Demonic Creatures below Level 2 wouldn't even be enough to fill the gaps between the Demon Race's teeth.

Just as Wen Yu finished speaking, more movement came from the Demon Realm Gate.

Another Blue-skinned Giant Troll squeezed its way out.

Without a roar, it simply walked forward quietly. The Black-skinned creatures parted to make a path for it until the Blue-skinned Giant Troll stood right beside the first one.

Then, yet another Blue-skinned Giant Troll emerged from the Demon Realm Gate!

Three of them! Level 3!

Looking at the mountain-like Blue-skinned Giant Trolls before him, Wen Yu's expression grew increasingly grim.

It wasn't because of the three Level 3 Demonic Creatures, but because they still hadn't attacked.

This meant that behind them, there were even more-and even stronger-enemies waiting to come through.