Chapter 373: More Than One (1/2)

Around the Spirit Pagoda base.

The sounds of screaming, cursing, cannon fire, and attacks were resounding through the area, as well as corpses being destroyed as well.

One such was a broken, pummeled, Soul Master corpse whose figure looked like it had been beaten to a pulp, sailing through the air. Before landing in front of a group of Title Douluos and One of Star Luo four gods, whose expression changed as they saw the deformed corpse.

”Here comes the brute.” Muttered Huang Zhengyang with his eyes narrowed as he saw the creature who did this came charging towards them.

The creature was massive and large, both of its arms that were glowing brilliantly looked like that of a muscular gorilla. Its face was that of a knight helmet with emerald energy leaking out of its mouth as it thrust its fist out.

Huang Zhengyang didn't falter as he saw the fist that was radiating with an emerald light, raising his giant scythe in his mecha hand. Before swiftly moving outwards, evading the brutes fist that ripped through the air, while he winded his scythe back.

The brute noticed it missed but as it tried to swing its arm to its right. Huang Zhengyang didn't give it a chance as he hacked down with his scythe.

It cleanly diagonally cuts through the creature's body, a thin line forming on the creature's chest down to its abdominal. Before the top half of its body went down to the ground while the bottom half fell back.

Yet it didn't stop moving as the creature released a terrible roar as it once again tried punching out its arm, which stretched to Huang Zhengyang's slight shock.

But with his spiritual sense, he had already sensed the attack coming, moving out of the way while slashing down. But then another brute burst through behind them, growling with fury as it stared down at Huang Zhengyang and the other Title Douluo.

”Tsk.”

But Huang Zhengyang didn't have time to care about the brute from the back as he saw the one in front rapidly flowing. He saw its glaring hatefully at Huang Zhengyang, its eyes showcasing such an intense emotion that even surprised him.

Making him wonder... Just why did these creatures hate them, so much and what has been driving them so far.

'Not again!'

”Form a shield! Now!”

That had been the last thing Huang Zhengyang could say before the whole hallway was engulfed with emerald light.

A violent explosion rang out, shaking the Tang Sect base once again.

”Get up and keep moving!” Shouted Huang Zhengyang as the visible smoke cleared, showing everyone was fine.

Which included the other brute who was charging at them with its body covered with an emerald light, each step shattering the ground.

The Title Douluo behind Huang Zhengyang swiftly propelled herself towards the knight, summoning her staff.

Before thrust it forward, the staff gave off an intense light before it enlarged, taking up all of the space in the room and smashing into the brute.

The collision between the brute and the staff, shook the whole room as spider-webs were beginning forming all around.

But it was only for a moment as the brute was sent flying with the women shrinking her staff and charging forward.

”I will take care of the Brute, hurry up and take care of the rest of the creature in the base!”

”Right.” Huang Zhengyang said with a nod before he turned around and charged forward, his eyes narrowed.

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Spirit Pagoda base and town, which had a gloomy cloudy sky, as below shook.

Countless creatures charging through the streets before being obliterated by the Soul cannons, fixed ammunition, or the missiles.

Pagoda Soul Masters sending a series of attacks to help with the soul cannon and fixed ammunition fire.

One of them summoned a shield in front of one of the cannons, just as shark-like creatures erupt from the ground, pouncing towards them.

But was only met with the shield, which faded away as the Soul Cannon was done charging up before it fired. Turning it into particles before aiming for a dead body that just fell, firing and reducing it to dust.

”There seems to be no end to them... Just what are we supposed to do-”

'To all Soul Masters, this is an order from the Royal Palace. This is an order to retreat, set all of the bases to explode before heading back to the Empire.'

”Retreat? But why?”

”Either more of these creatures coming down, making it hard to push back and needing us to regroup, Or they figure something out but need us back...”

”Either way, let's go, after setting the charges. At the minimum, we shouldn't let them get what they want.” One the Soul Master of the Pagoda said.

In the next few minutes, they begin setting the timer while the others continue holding off the creatures before getting up and fleeing.

Once they were relatively away, one of them hastily detonated the deafening explosion before they all used all of their might to escape. They made sure to have the others set their charge and confirm before leaving, so no one would get caught in.

In the next instant, the Spirit Pagoda and the town that it was, the station was caught in a terrifying explosion that went up 500 meters.

While going over a thousand meter wide.

The Spirit Pagoda Soul Masters all had a grim expression but they continued on their way, hoping the empire had a solution for them.

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Shrek, the Sea God Island.