Annihilation

Buzzing!

The White Bone Heavenly Sha Sword hovered in front of Su Jie, its blade unstained by blood, as if the recent killing and beheading had been nothing but an illusion.

The Mande United Army's pupils contracted violently, their mouths agape. They watched Su Jie standing there, a bizarre flying sword spinning before him, severing the necks of over a dozen comrades in an instant.

This strange and terrifying sight sent shivers down the spines of many soldiers, and all sorts of superstitious legends flooded their minds.

Su Jie gently stroked the White Bone Heavenly Sha Sword and chuckled, "Go, kill them all."

Whoosh!

The White Bone Heavenly Sha Sword vibrated and shot forward, transforming into a silver thread of death, severing the necks of one bewildered soldier after another.

The speed of the flying sword was incredibly fast, too fast for ordinary eyes to track.

Wherever the flying sword passed, many soldiers didn't even have time to react before their heads tumbled from their necks with a thud.

A thick scent of blood permeated the air. In just over ten seconds, a large number of soldiers had fallen to the White Bone Heavenly Sha Sword.

"Open fire, open fire on that monster!"

Some soldiers finally reacted and shouted reminders. Some aimed their guns at Su Jie, while others attempted to shoot the White Bone Heavenly Sha Sword.

The bullets aimed at the White Bone Heavenly Sha Sword missed entirely. As for the bullets fired at Su Jie, the Thousand-Hand Centipede emerged from his sleeve, transforming into a human shield. The bullets pinged and dinged off its chitinous shell, leaving only faint white marks.

These troops, fed with poisonous resources, were still quite formidable. Seeing that bullets were ineffective, some soldiers grabbed rocket launchers and aimed at the Thousand-Hand Centipede, pulling the trigger.

Boom!

The fireball from the rocket made the Thousand-Hand Centipede cry out twice, cracking some of its shell.

The heavy machine gun on an infantry fighting vehicle rotated, spitting fiery tongues two meters long. 30mm armor-piercing incendiary rounds flew through the air, piercing the Thousand-Hand Centipede's shell, and green ichor flowed out.

Fortunately, the Thousand-Hand Centipede possessed incredible regenerative abilities. Injured parts peeled off as smaller centipedes, and the wounds healed rapidly.

"It's working! He's vulnerable to rocket launchers and machine guns, fire and kill him quickly!"

The soldiers shouted excitedly, seeing a glimmer of hope. More heavy weapons converged on him.

"It seems I can't withstand heavy firepower head-on."

Su Jie tested the Thousand-Hand Centipede's defensive capabilities, noting that this was merely ordinary heavy firepower.

If tank rounds or missiles were used, the current Thousand-Hand Centipede definitely wouldn't survive.

"Forget it, let's deal with them first."

Having determined the defensive limits of the Thousand-Hand Centipede against modern heavy firepower, Su Jie's thoughts shifted, and he fully activated the Azure Rainbow Sword Art.

The White Bone Heavenly Sha Sword roared and arrived, its flight speed greatly increased.

Several soldiers holding rocket launchers saw a blur, and were instantly cut in half by the flying sword.

The flying sword continued its trajectory unabated, piercing the armor of an infantry fighting vehicle. After killing everyone inside, it emerged from the top.

Suddenly, a thunderous sound echoed from the sky.

A missile flew from a distance, landing at the White Bone Heavenly Sha Sword's location, erupting in a massive fireball.

Nearby soldiers were not spared, swept away by the immense shockwave and knocked down in a large group. The violent explosion plunged the entire battlefield into silence.

Then, as sound returned, the White Bone Heavenly Sha Sword flew out of the smoke unscathed, heading towards the attack helicopter that had just fired at it.

The attack helicopter approaching from behind had just opened its rocket pod when it saw a silver light arrive in an instant, severing its rotor in mid-air.

"Crash! Crash! The aircraft is out of control!"

The two pilots were terrified, frantically pulling on the controls, trying to make the helicopter autorotate to the ground.

Alas, all their efforts were in vain. The wildly spinning helicopter tossed them around in the cockpit, and the aircraft, completely out of control, exploded into a ball of fire on the ground.

After eliminating several major threats, the White Bone Heavenly Sha Sword became even more unrestrained.

Military vehicles were pierced by the flying sword one after another, blood flowing freely and dyeing the earth red.

Soldiers armed with light weapons met an even more tragic fate. Wherever the flying sword passed, soldiers, whether standing or prone, were all bisected at the waist.

Those who hadn't died immediately could only crawl on the ground with their lower halves, their screams of agony continuous and soul-chilling.

"My waist, my waist is broken! Someone save me!"

"Wuwu, this guy isn't human! I want to go home, I want to go home!"

"We've angered the gods! This is their punishment! Everyone, kneel with me and pray for divine forgiveness!"

The morale of the Mande United Army suddenly collapsed. They said defeat is like a mountain collapsing. The Mande United Army, which had shown courage to resist before, was now screaming in terror under the flying sword's slaughter. All thoughts of resistance vanished, and they only knew to drop their weapons and flee in all directions.

Patting the Thousand-Hand Centipede, Su Jie calmly issued an order: "Don't let anyone escape."

Su Jie was determined not to let them go. Only the dead could keep secrets. All the witnesses today had to be eliminated.

The Thousand-Hand Centipede hissed, and pale, corpse-like hands detached from its body, chasing after the fleeing soldiers. The corpse-hands latched onto them, twisting their necks.

Meanwhile, soldiers were being precisely cut down by the flying sword. Even when the soldiers tried to throw smoke grenades to obscure the flying sword's vision, it was useless.

Soldiers died every second. The entire Mande United Army had become a slaughterhouse, perishing at a terrifying rate.

Lu Wenbo, who was waiting for Su Jie to be captured, heard the sounds of gunfire. At first, he didn't pay much attention, thinking Su Jie had brought some people to resist.

But continuous, huge explosions kept sounding, and he personally witnessed his own armed helicopter crash and explode nearby.

"What's happening, what exactly is happening?"

Lu Wenbo grabbed his Chief of Staff, desperate for an answer.

"Reporting, General, the soldiers say they encountered non-humans. That Jieko Company Boss is... is a monster."

The Chief of Staff stammered, only to be slapped away by Lu Wenbo.

"I don't have time for your jokes right now. Has Jieko Company's security department shown up? Where did he get military-grade weapons?"

Lu Wenbo's face contorted in rage, refusing to believe the Chief of Staff's nonsense. No normal person would.

He believed Jieko Company had secretly purchased weapons and armed those bumpkins to launch an attack on his Mande United Army.

Crack!

Just as Lu Wenbo was thinking this, he suddenly felt the sky darken, as if something was blocking the sun.

Lu Wenbo looked up and saw a sight he would never forget.

A giant centipede, nearly ten meters long, incredibly ferocious and terrifying, loomed over him. Its cold, emotionless insect eyes swiveled, making his hair stand on end and his breath catch in his throat.

"Yo, you must be General Lu, right? I'm the Boss of Jieko Company. You asked me to come see you! I'm not too late, am I?"

Su Jie stood atop the Thousand-Hand Centipede, looking down at Lu Wenbo from above with a friendly smile.

If one could ignore the burning tanks behind Su Jie, the scattered limbs and mangled bodies, and the soldiers still moaning in agony, this smile could have been considered utterly harmless.