Swallowing the Stars: Starting with the Giant of Light

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"Everyone be careful!" Captain Lei warned.

Even without his reminder, everyone present was already on high alert, because the abyss rift in front of them was completely open.

Although the opening is not large, it is indeed open, and you can even see demons walking out of it.

However, the opening was not wide enough for any powerful demons to appear.

"We've come all this way, yet that high-ranking demon still hasn't appeared. Has it given up in despair?" Ancestor Stan wondered.

Once they completely closed the abyss rift, these demons became rootless and found it difficult to return to the abyss.

It's only a matter of time before it's cleaned up.

"Does he have any other options? Showing up means certain death, not showing up also means certain death. He might as well hide in the shadows; perhaps he'll still have a chance to escape," the Lei family patriarch said indifferently.

Anyway, the main world is so big that if some demons choose to hide, they are impossible to find.

It is said that many powerful demons are still hidden in the main world, and the demonic calamities that occur from time to time are all related to these hidden demons.

Faced with demons from the abyss, the rest of the world can only resist on its own and find it difficult to come up with any effective countermeasures.

"Right!"

Ancestor Stan nodded, saying that these demons were unlucky to have encountered Blackwater City at this moment. If it had been earlier, the situation might have been completely different.

"I'm about to begin my work; you all protect me," Elder Stan said.

Actually, there's nothing that requires hair care. My main concern is whether there are any traps set by demons. This journey has indeed been a bit too smooth.

"understand!"

Everyone cautiously observed their surroundings, except for Captain Lei, who stared intently at the abyss fissure ahead.

The dazzling crystal of faith was thrown out by Ancestor Stan, and the power mixed with divine aura within it instantly erupted, temporarily suppressing the abyssal aura that was emanating from it.

The abyss and the world are in a state of yin and yang interaction, influencing and restraining each other.

The pure faith in life, combined with the aura of the deity who occupies the primordial path, has a dissolving effect on the power of the abyss.

The power of the crystallized faith touched the abyss rift, and the rift, which was like a huge tear in the sky, trembled immediately, like a scar about to fall off.

However, at that moment, a black-robed demon wielding a staff suddenly appeared from the army.

"Trying to close the abyss rift? Impossible!" The black-robed demon laughed loudly, and the staff in his hand suddenly emitted a dark light, echoing the crumbling abyss rift.

"I've been waiting for you for a long time."

However, the professionals on the other side were already prepared. Eight Gold-level experts instantly attacked, joining forces to blast the black-robed demon, leaving one Gold-level expert to continue guarding the surroundings.

Boom!

The eight Gold-level beings unleashed their full power, their terrifying combined strength threatening to overturn the entire sky.

A mere high-ranking demon is utterly powerless against this force.

High-ranking demons have a large health bar; however, as their attack power increases, their destructive power also increases exponentially.

Thunder roared, flames erupted... a vast power was poured onto the black-robed demon.

The attack succeeded, but the professionals showed no joy whatsoever. The black-robed demon's actions were clearly an attitude of willingly coming to his death.

Would a high-ranking demon willingly choose to die? Based on everyone's understanding of demons, if death were truly the only path, a demon would fight back with all its might.

Bang!

With the combined efforts of eight Gold-level experts, the black-robed demon's entire body exploded, and the staff in his hand shattered in response.

However, before his death, the black-robed demon showed no fear on his face, but instead revealed a triumphant smile.

That smile immediately gave the professionals a bad feeling.

Subconsciously, Captain Lei turned his gaze toward the abyss rift on the other side.

"die!"

As the black-robed demon died, it chanted a spell, and with its death, millions of demon soldiers also perished instantly.

Looking from above, the dead demons, with the abyssal rift at their core, faintly form an altar-like array, encompassing the entire Black Land.

An extremely intense intent of death sacrifice erupted instantly, surging towards the crystallization of faith and the abyssal rift in a flash.

The crystallized faith, glowing with vibrant colors, instantly turned into an eerie black under the corruption of the abyssal demonic power, and one could even faintly hear the wails and howls of countless lives.

This power merged into the abyss rift, instantly stabilizing the crumbling gate once more.

"We've fallen into their trap. They actually had this idea." Old Ancestor Stan's expression was grim. The security measures he had painstakingly prepared had become tools of the demons. No one could bear it.

Having been in the main world for so long, the black-robed demon wasn't just hiding among the army waiting idly; it had naturally prepared various countermeasures.

"Don't blame yourself. These demons were obviously prepared. Even if we don't take action, they will continue to widen the crack," Lei Zu comforted him.

"I see…"

Ancestor Stan stared intently at the abyss rift before him, his hesitation stemming from the black-robed demon's dying actions.

I wonder if launching a full-scale attack on the Abyss rashly would actually encourage the expansion of the rift?

Click, click, click!

A strange sound of spacetime shattering rang out, and the abyssal rift seemed to be torn open by two hands, revealing endless abyssal aura.

As the surging power of the abyss rose, wave after wave of demons emerged from it.

Just as the professionals were about to make their move, they were drawn in by a series of auras.

One by one, demons exuding immense power emerged from the abyss rift, and the demon army that followed bowed their heads as they flew past them.

"High-ranking demon".

The professionals looked grave, sensing a deadly threat.

With the addition of higher-ranking demons, the demon army's weaknesses were completely addressed, giving it the full capacity to threaten Blackwater City.

"It was them!"

On the other side, Captain Lei stared wide-eyed at the high-ranking demon that appeared, his face filled with disbelief. Those figures, so familiar and painful to him, seemed to have stepped out of a dream.

Horned demons, hellfire demons, bat demons, and more... In an instant, more than ten high-ranking demons emerged from the abyss rift.

More than ten high-ranking demons and a massive army of demons, their auras mingling together, almost shaking the heavens and earth. And indeed, they came here to change the world.

Is it a dream... or reality...?

Captain Lei gradually felt that he was losing his senses and was in a state of near collapse.

"Go to hell!"

Captain Lei roared, whether it was an illusion or a dream, he did not want to relive the tragic scene.

Without hesitation, Captain Lei rode the lightning and charged directly at the horned demon and other demons.

"Old Lei!"

Seeing this, the other professionals who had followed were immediately stunned. Did Old Lei really dislike demons that much? They were still discussing countermeasures when some of them had already rushed forward.

The group looked at each other, but none of them could bear to watch their teammates go to their deaths, so they all chased after them.

Seeing Captain Lei charging forward recklessly by himself, the arriving demons showed no mercy. This was the territory of the main world, and it would be best if they could reduce the enemy's numbers.

In an instant, many high-ranking demons also made their move, grinning maliciously as they tried to take down a powerful enemy first.

Rumble…

A deafening roar of thunder resounded, and Captain Lei's resentful figure was bathed in the lightning.

"Die, you demon."

A violent bolt of lightning exploded, showing no mercy and engulfing everyone in the surrounding area.

"Die? You're the one who's courting death!"

The high-ranking demons rushed forward instantly, but before they could get close to Captain Lei, they were stopped by Ancestor Stan and others who had followed.

"Demons, invading Blackwater City is the biggest mistake you've ever made in your lives," Ancestor Stan sneered.

Then the professional fought the high-ranking demon, and the frenzied abyssal rift beside them began to shrink back, as if something was brewing.

Chapter 837 Support Arrives

The professionals clashed with the high-ranking demons, and the combined number of both sides exceeded twenty.

More than twenty gold-level experts—a number that our ancestors would never have dared to imagine in the past. If they joined forces, even with the main city as their stronghold, they would be easily crushed.

The vast primal power intertwined with the demonic power, resulting in a terrifying annihilation phenomenon. Demons that were even slightly close were instantly reduced to ashes, leaving no trace.

However, as the battle began, Captain Lei gradually calmed down, because the power in his hands was real and undeniable.

The power of a gold-level being was enough to suppress the complex emotions in his heart and bring his thoughts back to rationality.

Once his senses returned, Captain Lei instantly realized that his actions were far too risky, and that he had even dragged his teammates into a dangerous situation.

The Blackwater City in the dream was destroyed. If the real Blackwater City were to be destroyed because of him, then even death would not be enough to atone for Captain Lei's sins.

"A precognitive dream? Or a devil's trick?" Captain Lei pondered. The appearance of the horned demon made him no longer able to ignore the things in his dreams.

While it's amazing that a gold-level expert can dream, it's not without precedent.

Because of their contact with the fundamental principles, many professionals have been able to receive genuine "divine revelation".

"I'm sorry, I acted impulsively," Captain Lei apologized to everyone via telepathy.

This directly triggered a Gold-level battle, and without knowing the demons' backup plans, it could easily drag everyone into danger.

“Old Lei, you really startled me,” the Wolf King replied. “But even without your impulsiveness, we couldn’t have let these demons leave and threaten Heavenly King City.”

Although Captain Lei's actions were unexpected, stopping the demons' expansion is ultimately not a bad thing.

Not to mention, fixing the battlefield in this dark land is much better than dragging the entire Blackwater City into it.

Even if we manage to defeat the demons in the end, it doesn't count as a victory if the losses are too great.

Therefore, although Captain Lei acted impulsively, many Gold-level experts still chose to take action and stop these high-ranking demons here.

"Don't worry, Lao Lei. If the demons' trump card is these newly emerged high-ranking demons, then this demonic calamity is nothing to worry about," the Wolf King said confidently.