A Dire Human Situation

A bad premonition surfaced in the heart of Sect Master Teng.

"Hurry back to defend!"

Sect Master Teng's expression shifted, and he immediately flew toward Yangzhou City.

If this Lord Level Monster was using a diversionary tactic, and another Lord Level Monster was attacking elsewhere...

Those troops would not have even a shred of resistance against a Lord Level Monster.

Even high-powered weapons like armor-piercing shells, howitzers, and small missiles would likely fail to even break the skin if they struck a Lord Level Monster!

Sect Master Teng himself was a high-level War God, and the density of his skin already surpassed that of diamond.

Not to mention those monsters, whose physical defenses were generally much higher than humans of the same level.

Pushing his Spiritual Telekinesis and domain to the limit, Sect Master Teng transformed into a streak of fiery light, returning to the skies above Yangzhou City after only a short while.

"Thankfully, there was only that one Lord Level Monster. If there really had been one hiding nearby, attacking while I was away..."

Sect Master Teng dared not think further.

Right now, besides him, the strongest person in all of Yangzhou City was Hong.

But even Hong could, at most, only manage to save his own life under an entry-level Lord Level Monster.

He was still far from being able to defeat one.

Aside from Hong.

There were only some of Sect Master Teng's other registered disciples who had reached the Warrior level, as well as some genius martial artists who had emerged from the military, but the strongest among them was currently only at the high-level Warrior rank.

They struggled immensely even against Beast Soldier level monsters, let alone Lord Level Monsters.

"The intelligence of Lord Level Monsters is no different from humans, and some are even more cunning. I must be more careful from now on. If I let Grandfather fall into danger, it would be too late for regrets."

With cold eyes, Sect Master Teng whistled through the air, manipulating his Bone Blade to slaughter the Beast Tide that was still fiercely battling the human army below.

At this moment.

The few hundred Beast Soldier level monsters he had intentionally left behind for the army to practice on had already been wiped out by the overwhelming artillery fire.

Even if a stray one or two had managed to reach the defensive line, they had been killed by the ambushing military elites.

At this point, it was only the massive swarms of fodder monsters that were still continuously assaulting the defensive line.

These fodder monsters posed a very low threat; even machine gun bullets could kill them.

However, due to their sheer numbers, the pressure on the third defensive line was still significant.

Seeing this.

Sect Master Teng simply manipulated his Bone Blade to form a circular arc, his powerful Spiritual Telekinesis coating it.

He slashed toward the fodder monsters below.

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!

It was as if a gale were blowing down tall grass.

These fodder monsters were instantly sliced in half by the massive blade.

After a few passes.

The remaining fodder monsters on the battlefield had all been cleared away by Sect Master Teng alone.

"Spiritual Telekinesis is truly useful..."

Having killed nearly a hundred thousand fodder monsters in just a few breaths, Sect Master Teng was quite satisfied with the result.

If he didn't have Spiritual Telekinesis and had to wield his spear to kill them one by one, he feared it would have taken him over half an hour.

And many would have likely escaped.

But with Spiritual Telekinesis, whether it was one-on-one combat or dealing with a swarm, the effect was surprisingly good.

"Sect Master Teng is so strong!"

The soldiers on the defensive line, seeing the monsters they had to exhaust all their efforts to kill prove completely defenseless in the hands of Sect Master Teng, felt their admiration for him grow even stronger.

"Exactly, and Sect Master Teng even guides our cultivation for free. If only I could reach the physical fitness of a Quasi-Martial Artist one day, then I could be like Platoon Leader Zhou and the others, fighting those monsters with my bare hands."

These soldiers chatted while cleaning up the battlefield.

"We really need to train harder. Looking at this situation, there might be even more monsters attacking later. Facing these monsters, the steel rifles in our hands are becoming increasingly powerless. The 'martial arts' we used to look down upon have now become our savior."

The "truths" of the past were now gradually falling from their pedestals, and these professional soldiers could not help but sigh with emotion.

High in the sky, Sect Master Teng confirmed there were no more Beast Tides in the vicinity and turned to fly toward the command center.

"Welcome back, our War God, Qing Shan!"

Commander Wang's smile could no longer be contained. "So many monsters, yet they were as brittle as paper before you, Qing Shan. It is truly the fortune of Yangzhou that we have a powerhouse like you."

"Commander, you flatter me. This is all just what I should do," Sect Master Teng laughed. "What are our casualties from this Beast Tide?"

"Because you killed the most threatening monster beforehand, the remaining Beast Soldier level monsters, while still a threat, were manageable by our army. There were zero deaths among our soldiers this time, only two minor injuries."

"That's good."

"Our situation here is indeed manageable, but other places are not doing so well." Commander Wang's smile slowly faded, and he signaled his secretary to turn on the projector.

"Look, Qingshan, this is the current situation in China. The areas marked with red dots are currently under attack by Monsters."

Teng Qingshan looked over as instructed.

Good heavens.

On the map of China, there were dense clusters of red dots everywhere!

Except for the regions that were uninhabited to begin with, the remaining areas were almost entirely covered in a sea of red!

This meant that every single city in China was currently being assaulted by Monsters!

"Zoom in on the eastern coastal region."

"Yes, Commander."

As the map magnified.

Teng Qingshan saw it.

The once most prosperous coastal cities.

The map was now entirely marked in black.

"In just one day, Qingshan, in a single day, all of our coastal cities in China have been overrun by Monsters. Even though our military fought with everything they had, they only managed to evacuate a small portion of the population; the rest..."

Commander Wang's voice, which had been full of vigor, now choked with emotion.

Hearing this, Teng Qingshan's heart grew increasingly heavy.

As the region that was once the most economically developed and densely populated in China, it had been subjected to wave after wave of attacks from oceanic, terrestrial, and avian Monsters.

Humanity appeared incredibly fragile.

Missiles were powerful, and nuclear weapons were certainly a deterrent.

But faced with an overwhelming tide of Monsters, how many soldiers could the military have, and how many high-yield missiles were available?

Facing this most severe catastrophe in human history.

The number of human deaths was climbing by a terrifying figure every single second.

"Actually, our situation in China is still considered relatively good." At this moment, Commander Wang changed the subject, "According to the latest reports, as of three o'clock this morning, the vast majority of island nations globally were overrun by Monsters within a single day. Only a few of the largest island nations are still putting up a desperate resistance."

"Those who attempted to flee by plane were torn apart by avian Monsters, all of them ending up in the maws of the beasts. And those small countries near the sea, such as Bang Country, were also completely overrun by Monsters before six o'clock this morning. Even if they have a small number of survivors, we in China have rejected their requests for aid."

"We can barely protect ourselves in China right now; how could we possibly have the capacity to shelter others?" Teng Qingshan agreed, not to mention that he had never held any fondness for those island nations or countries like Bang Country.

Now that they had all perished in the maws of the Monsters, it could be considered a contribution to the evolution of humanity on Earth.