Chapter 136 – Overwhelming Suppression

Volume 3: Rising Winds and Clouds

Kuangliu slowly straightened. His eyes remained as still as an ancient well while he stared at the Ancient Demon Seed.

"Is this amusing?"

The Ancient Demon shrugged. It casually crushed another Isolation Barrier to keep the isolation effect operating without interruption.

"It's entertaining enough. Toying with weaklings like you is a pleasant diversion before a battle."

Kuangliu nodded slightly, then swept his gaze across the remaining senior Military representatives and gripped his War Blade.

In the next instant, everyone still present moved.

Thunder exploded across Kuangliu's War Blade. At the same time, an enormous White Tiger Phantom enveloped his body. The Berserk power instantly burst the entire conference room apart.

Class Holders below Level 4 were hurled against the Isolation Barrier by the force and collapsed, their fate unknown.

Everyone other than Kuangliu attacked the Isolation Barrier.

After sitting down, Kuangliu had used Military hand signals to pass instructions to the representatives around him.

No one at the table was a fool. Anyone capable of representing a Country inside an Outpost Treasure Land where large-scale battle could erupt at any moment was rarely a coward.

They would have to fight regardless. No one intended to surrender without resistance. Rather than wait for the Ancient Demon Seed to attack first, they chose to strike immediately.

Kuangliu would hold off the Ancient Demon Seed without worrying about anyone else's casualties. Every Class Holder with strength to spare would attack the Isolation Barrier. Those without it needed only to protect themselves. As for anyone who could not even survive the battle's aftershocks, they might as well die.

The Ancient Demon Seed curled its lip as the lightning-wreathed War Blade drew closer.

"Wouldn't it be better to live a little longer?"

…

Far away in his room at the Outpost, Wen Yu naturally heard the Notification Tone the moment it sounded.

"Kaldor!"

Kaldor rapidly appeared before him.

"What happened?"

Wen Yu put on his coat, picked up One-Eye, and headed outside.

Kaldor followed behind and explained as they walked.

"A Demonic Creature entered the Outpost and destroyed its Control Core. This Treasure Land has ended."

"We lost? Just like that?"

Wen Yu asked in disbelief.

Kaldor nodded helplessly.

"The Demonic Creature is extremely powerful. The Military guarded the Outpost's Control Core closely, but the defenses were breached in an instant."

"Understood."

Recalling the Ancient Demon Seed's Skill configuration, Wen Yu nodded helplessly.

He had always been deeply wary of the creature-not only because of its terrifying power on a frontal battlefield, but also because of its formidable assassination capabilities.

The assassination potential of an enemy capable of Teleportation was easy to imagine.

Wen Yu had expected the Ancient Demon Seed to use its Abilities to assassinate Class Holders throughout the Outpost. With Teleportation, probably no one there except Wen Yu could withstand an attack of that level.

He had not expected the Ancient Demon Seed to infiltrate the Outpost, destroy the Control Core directly, and decide the outcome in one move.

Most of the Outpost's people had fallen into the same mistaken pattern of thought. To the Military, the Outpost was a training ground. Even if Demon City's Control Core had been placed directly before them, the Military would only have guarded it.

The Demon Race did not think that way.

The defenses around the Outpost's Control Core included three of the Military's ten Super Soldiers and an entire company of high-level Class Holders. They still could not withstand the Ancient Demon Seed's attack-or, more accurately, its assassination and ambush.

…

Wen Yu continued outside as he thought.

The soldiers from every Country briefly stirred after hearing the news, but officers at every level quickly restored order.

The quality of the various militaries was impressive.

"Where is the Demonic Creature now?"

Kaldor pointed directly toward the Central Castle.

Wen Yu looked back and happened to see Yang Pengguang leap through the conference room window and land steadily on both feet.

Then a small Barrier immediately surrounded the entire conference room.

…

"What happened?"

Wen Yu found Yang Pengguang one minute later.

"The Ancient Demon used Teleportation to enter the conference room. Kuangliu and I happened to be seated beside a window. Kuangliu pushed me outside and ordered me to organize the evacuation of every Country's forces. Then the Ancient Demon activated a Barrier through some unknown method. No one else escaped."

Yang Pengguang's explanation was reasonable. At least, Wen Yu could not immediately identify anything wrong with it.

He studied Yang Pengguang's pale face and calm eyes. Something felt strange, but Wen Yu could not determine what. He nodded and walked directly toward the Central Castle.

Behind him, Yang Pengguang looked toward the sealed conference room. Frustration flashed through his eyes.

That brainless Demonic Creature did not care whether its human turncoats lived or died. It had sold Yang Pengguang out without hesitation. If the Ancient Demon Seed failed to kill Kuangliu and the others, the fury of the entire Human Race would fall upon Yang Pengguang-and even Peng Jun.

…

Inside the Central Castle's conference room, Berserk lightning flashed in every direction. The enormous White Tiger Phantom occupied more than half the space inside the Barrier.

Pale-purple blade light screamed through the air, nearly filling the entire room.

Military representatives from every Country continuously pulled items from their Spatial Rings to defend against the scattered lightning. Their defenses shattered in moments, and the lightning instantly reduced them to charred corpses.

Kuangliu ignored all of it. He only expanded the range of his attacks and hunted the Silver Light darting across the room.

Andrei and Claire hammered the Isolation Barrier without pause. Whenever lightning flashed toward them, the Level 4 Class Holders behind them intercepted it.

Amid the chaotic meeting hall, a voice sounded from time to time.

"Stop wasting your effort. How about a deal? Why don't we talk for another ten minutes? Letting you live ten minutes longer is the last mercy I can offer."

"Oh, that blade has respectable power… Pity it missed."

The Ancient Demon Seed poured out endless taunts. Like a mouse toying with a cat, it used its powerful reactions and terrifying Teleportation to make every one of Kuangliu's attacks miss. From time to time, the attacks instead crushed weaker Class Holders whose items were insufficient.

One minute later…

Kuangliu silently lowered his War Blade and stood still. He stared at the Ancient Demon Seed sitting on the table, his killing intent and helplessness almost tangible.

"Finished?"

The Ancient Demon Seed smiled at him.

Kuangliu shook his head slightly and stared intently at the creature, his mind racing for a solution.

The Ancient Demon Seed looked at Kuangliu, then at the surviving Class Holders still attacking the Isolation Barrier behind him. It crushed another Isolation Barrier.

The Isolation Barrier was excellent at isolation, but its defensive power was not particularly high. Under Andrei's and Claire's attacks, its original ten-minute duration had been drastically shortened.

Fortunately for the Ancient Demon Seed, Yang Pengguang had left it a considerable supply of Isolation Barriers.