Strange Heartbeat

Today is the third day of the apocalypse.

Many small countries worldwide have been wiped out, with only a few Super Martial Artists and a handful of survivors managing to cling to life.

However, several major Western powers, such as the Mijian Empire, Snow Bear Empire, Sunset Empire, and Eagle Empire, have managed to hold on.

In the East, there are Ancient Martial Artists, and in the West, there are legendary Vampires, Werewolves, and others, who previously only existed in myths.

For years, in unknown places, Eastern Ancient Martial Artists and Western Vampires, Werewolves, and others have secretly fought countless battles.

There are even genuine Ninjas on the small island nation.

Now, Super Martial Artists have been added to the mix.

The World United Network is a website accessible to citizens of all empires worldwide, serving as the largest internet platform globally.

Lin Manjiao immediately created a livestream channel on the World United Network's platform under the name of Yun City, Hidden Dragon Empire.

The scene within the livestream was of Gu Qijue and others in the city center.

The Hidden Dragon Empire, the largest nation in the East.

As soon as the livestream began, survivors from various empires discovered it and started watching.

"Oh my god! Is this Yun City in the Hidden Dragon Empire? Heavens, why is it so chaotic? What is that tree?"

"Wow! Is that the Star Tree reaching into the clouds? Are those Star Fruits on it?"

"Hiss! So many monsters, all monsters, what happened in the Hidden Dragon Empire?"

Upon entering the livestream and seeing its content, viewers were shocked, posting in their own languages or directly in the language of the Hidden Dragon Empire.

The livestream currently showed an overhead view from thousands of meters high, providing a bird's-eye perspective. The endless monsters and the colossal tree piercing the clouds delivered an immense visual impact.

The Hidden Dragon Empire's platform livestream was also seeing a massive influx of viewers.

Various shocking and terrifying bullet comments quickly filled the screen.

"Boss, you have a call!"

At this moment, Zhu Hongyu approached Gu Qijue with his phone and said, "It's from the high command of Yun City!"

Gu Qijue snatched the phone from her hand and asked calmly, "What is it?"

"Mr. Gu, all the Super Martial Artists in our shelter are on their way to the city center. Furthermore, our Yun City shelter is willing to let you take command..."

The call was from Ye Zhanguo, who briefly informed him about suppressing Lin Zhengxiao and preparing to follow his lead.

"Very good, you've done well. My intuition tells me that a catastrophic disaster is likely to occur today, so gathering all of Yun City's combat power is a wise move."

Gu Qijue was very satisfied after hearing the decisions made by Ye Zhanguo and the others.

"Mr. Gu is right, we cannot gamble with the lives of Yun City's 800,000 survivors. Lin Zhengxiao has already been suppressed and awaits your judgment."

"If I can make it back alive, we'll talk then!"

Gu Qijue hung up the call after speaking.

The Star Mutation Tree bore more and more fruit, and its fragrance grew increasingly potent.

It was attracting all the monsters in Yun City to this location.

Gu Qijue saw no less than three hundred strange creatures.

There were also no less than three to four hundred ordinary Calamity-tier monsters.

Even more terrifying were the monsters from the ocean.

Even from the bird's-eye view thousands of meters high, it was impossible to see how many miles the monsters covered the ground.

The monsters flying in the sky formed a dense black mass that obscured the dawn.

As time passed, the Star Tree bore more and more fruit, approaching a million in number.

Its branches were covered with countless glittering, crystal-clear, grey-green fruits that twinkled like starlight.

About half an hour later, the over two thousand Super Martial Artists from the Yun City shelter finally arrived.

Leading them were three Saint Tier Super Martial Artists, two men and one woman, who approached Gu Qijue and said, "Great Leader Gu, all two thousand three hundred and sixty-five Second and Third Order Super Martial Artists of Yun City are here, please give us your orders!!"

"I have only one order: when the tree's fruit ripens, fill your sacks and leave immediately. Don't be greedy, and ensure you can get back alive!"

Gu Qijue showed no mercy to his enemies, but he was very protective of his own people.

Since these people had decided to follow him, he would do his best to guarantee their safety.

"Yes!"

Everyone nodded heavily upon hearing his words.

They all knew that the probability of dying while competing for Star Fruits amidst this ocean of mutated monsters was very high.

However, they had still come.

If they didn't fight now, they might not have another chance to fight later.

Behind Gu Qijue, over three thousand Super Martial Artists were fully clad in Super Martial Armor, with sacks slung over their backs, standing ready for battle.

As time went on, the monsters gathered in this area engaged in increasingly fierce combat.

"Did you hear that?"

Gu Qijue's gaze suddenly sharpened. He could actually hear a sound like a heartbeat coming from within the mutation tree.

"Hear what?"

Hearing this, everyone shook their heads in surprise.

Seeing that they hadn't heard anything, Gu Qijue said no more, his wariness growing.

"Let's go first!"

A moment later, seeing that the millions of Star Fruits on the tree were about to ripen, Gu Qijue entered his strongest state.

Two Dragon Horns grew on his head, his skin became covered in patches of Dragon Scales, a powerful Dragon Tail grew from his tailbone, and his Dragon Teeth slowly extended from his mouth.

With a BOOM, he unleashed his internal aura and pressure without reservation, charging forward like lightning. A Dragon Spear, like a lightning-charged spear, appeared in his hand, and he carved a path like a humanoid Tyrannosaurus Rex charging through the thunder.

SPLATTER!!

As the Dragon Spear swept horizontally, thousands of lightning spearheads tore through the air, instantly sweeping away all the mutated creatures blocking his path.

The monsters hit by the sweep were mangled and shattered, as fragile as tofu.

"Charge!!"

The White Fox, Ji Shang, Zhu Hongyu, Xu Qing, Zhao Hu, Meng Bao, and the Scarlet Emperor saw this and all summoned their weapons, following closely behind Gu Qijue.

ROAR! AWOOO--

BOOM! CRACKLE--

Any mutated creatures blocking their path were reduced to dust as the lightning-charged Gu Qijue charged forward, his spearheads passing over them.

He charged forward like this, carving out a bloody path.

SWISH!

Gu Qijue raised his hand and slashed through the void in front of him, instantly cutting hundreds of mutated creatures into several pieces.

He swept his Dragon Spear horizontally, clearing a vacuum in front of him.

He was like a meat grinder, with tens of thousands of bolts of lightning surrounding him. He led the more than three thousand Super Martial Artists behind him, cutting through millions of mutated creatures and entering the area covered by the mutation tree's branches.

WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH--

However, just as Gu Qijue and the others stepped into the area covered by its branches, as the Star Fruits on the tree ripened and emitted an unparalleled fragrance, Countless sharp branches, as thick as an adult's arm, suddenly shot out from within the massive mutation tree.

With a number exceeding one hundred thousand, they swept out in an instant, directly striking Gu Qijue and the others.