Demon Cultivator in Abyssal Era

”Buzz——”

Amidst the deafening roar, the chariot formed from pitch-black spires absorbed the power of the horned demon inside, condensing the surrounding black mist into tangible cannonballs that were suddenly fired!

Although the cannonball was composed of mist, its extraordinary properties transformed it into an indestructible sphere harder than steel!

With a loud crash, the sphere heavily hit a load-bearing beam, effortlessly penetrating the pillar made of reinforced concrete, then exploded like a shotgun, shattering into numerous smaller spheres that continued to destroy the pillars behind!

With just one shot, the entire first floor of a building covering thousands of square meters was completely demolished!

”Boom——”

The immense stress differences made the metal emit a mournful sound, as steel supports as thick as an arm twisted and snapped under the dreadful gravity, and then the building completely collapsed, like a giant beast falling with a wail. Within less than a minute, a ten-story residential building had turned into a pile of rubble amidst the tremendous noise.

The horned demon’s chariot rolled over the ruins, steadily advancing towards the defense line.

In the distance, Chu Xiu’s eyes flashed with surprise; he didn’t expect that even in a war of extraordinary powers, they would still need to clear obstacles and demolish houses.

On further thought, it made some sense.

Theoretically, individuals with extraordinary powers are not afraid of urban warfare and would rather avoid a frontal battlefield.

On the front battlefield, a hundred Warrior Tier individuals could pile up and kill a Fierce Tier being, but in urban combat, these Warrior Tiers would be hunted down one by one by a Fierce Tier!

However, the current situation is an exception. From the first day of the Abyss invasion, the Huaxia Government made extensive arrangements in Peng City, with an ever-present sense of insecurity due to potential Abyss creature invasions. This led to the government, citizens, and capital all voluntarily arming the city.

And this arming is not just at the level of technological weapons; a vast amount of extraordinary power has also deeply integrated into it!

The defensive plants of the Transcendent Evolution World, explosion-resistant runes, and amalgamated combat puppets, among others, filled the sprawling urban areas with traps that could threaten even General Tier beings.

Moreover, the military had planned carefully, using terrain advantages, making a rash attack on the horned demons sure to incur losses!

And as Chu Xiu had anticipated, those heavy chariots had barely advanced a few hundred meters before encountering over a dozen trap attacks. Various explosive traps and automated weapons were continuously activated; without the chariot’s defense, even General Tier horned demons would get injured!

But right now, these traps are not formidable enough. To harm those chariots would require at least King Tier level energy output.

This level of attack is something only a few modern technologies have achieved.

”These guys probably have plenty of experience in civilization extinction.”

Chu Xiu’s eyes flashed with a solemn look as he took a deep breath, retracting his gaze and focusing entirely on the refinement process.

The horned demons’ steady and cautious advance may have reduced their losses, but it also afforded him extra preparation time.

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Four hours later.

The once-bustling suburbs of Peng City had turned into a wasteland.

Areas previously untouched by the extraterrestrial battleship’s bombardment were now entirely ravaged and flattened; green grass turned to ashes, and riverbeds evaporated dry under intense heat. As far as the eye could see, there was no sign of life.

Over the past four hours, the horned demons advanced more than five kilometers on all fronts. From a bird’s eye view, a clear demarcation line was visible, with a city, albeit broken, still retaining color on one side, and a grey wasteland on the other.

”Boom!”

Another massive cannon shot destroyed a quarter of the foundation of a hundred-meter office building, causing it to collapse like a crippled old man. As the building completely lost its balance, it fell faster and faster until, with a ground-shaking crash, it slammed into the ground!

”Boom!”

Dust soared a hundred meters into the sky, and debris flew everywhere.

Just as the horned demons prepared to continue their advance, a figure suddenly dashed out from the dense, blinding dust!

Carrying a weapon similar to a rocket launcher, except with a noticeably larger caliber than ordinary rocket launchers, and etched with countless dense inscriptions!

In the next instant, a high-explosive rocket shot towards the distant chariot!

Within the chariot, a horned demon used magic to intercept, but the rocket had undergone special anti-demon enhancements. The assailant was also extremely close; it pierced through a defensive barrier without hindrance and slammed heavily onto the chariot!

In an instant, a massive explosion swept across the battlefield; the anti-demon runes dissipated the chariot’s external defenses, and then the metal jet, with a center far surpassing ordinary rocket temperatures and pressures, melted a big hole in its armor!

”Boom!”

The metal jet, like a fiery serpent, pierced through the armor, ricocheting within the entire carriage!

Although these scattered jets might cause at most superficial wounds to the General Tier horned demons, the contained anti-demon power inflicted maximum damage on the chariot’s internal structure, causing it to be paralyzed instantly.

From within the chariot came a cold snort as horned demons fearlessly rushed out, lunging at the attacker!

As the bravest warriors of the Outer Realm Demons, they are not cowards who give up the fight just because their armor is damaged!

This ambush squad, capitalizing on terrain advantages, had ambushed them several times from a distance before the tall building’s destruction, harboring the horned demons’ anger long ago.