It was three in the afternoon.
The seemingly endless number of Abyss creatures finally began to dwindle. It was not that they could no longer send any out; most likely, the cost of mindlessly dispatching cannon fodder like this had become more than the Abyss could bear.
Abyss energy contaminated by deadly poison would decompose on its own and could not be reclaimed by the Abyss. Even the weakest Abyss creatures contained a considerable amount of Abyss energy once their numbers exceeded ten thousand.
However, that did not mean the Abyss's assault was over.
On the contrary, the Abyss had deployed its most elite force: Abyss Lords. Second only to the Abyss Emperor, they were even stronger than the Abyss Kings of the lower levels.
The first things to enter their sight were creatures resembling beetles. Their bodies exceeded a hundred meters in diameter, with twelve thick legs beneath them. Despite their enormous size, they were not slow in the slightest.
Guardian Celestial Beetles, creatures from the Tenth Level of the Abyss. Among Abyss creatures, they possessed the strongest defenses. Their defenses were so formidable that even a Level 6 Fixed Soul Cannon Shell could only make them pause for a moment.
In other words, without battle armor, only Limit Douluo could break through their defenses.
Guardian Celestial Beetles themselves did not possess particularly strong offensive power, but they flew quickly and had astonishing defenses. Thus, though their numbers were small, they had always been a main combat unit of the Abyss army, used to protect powerful Abyss creatures.
Those so-called powerful Abyss creatures were naturally Lord-level Abyss creatures.
Standing atop the Guardian Celestial Beetles were figures resembling human women. They stood two to three meters tall, with wings on their backs and scales covering their bodies. They were beautiful,