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This time, there was no hesitation, no probing.
Blade light blossomed like a lotus of fire, slicing through the hard walls in an instant. Flames mingled with debris, and the walls collapsed faster than before. Every falling blade brought another floor's structure crashing down.
These monsters were utterly inhuman.
Their bodies were tough enough to withstand nano-alloy rocket attacks, and their twin blades could cut through anything, shearing through steel with ease. Now, they no longer resembled humans, but a pack of cloaked Fierce Beasts, tireless and impervious to pain, coming only to devour life.
Fayan Luo dared not linger for even a moment. He turned and darted higher.
One high-rise, then another.
He sprinted ahead while the phantoms pursued him.
Amid this urban forest on the verge of collapse, a silent struggle played out furiously high above the ground.
The skyline wailed.
It was no metaphor, but a physical disintegration. Dozens of skyscrapers toppled like dominoes pushed by an invisible giant hand, peeling apart layer by layer amid deafening crashes. Dust surged skyward like a tsunami, shrouding the entire city in gray, suffocating gloom. Deep within the flying wreckage and smoke, several pitch-black figures darted about with terrifying speed. Every swing of their blades severed a floor's load-bearing structure with precision, forcing the entire steel jungle to bow to the earth inch by inch along the paths of their blades.
Above the clouds, fierce winds howled.
Doumen Kai fiercely shielded Moyana, with the other seven royal family members following behind as they scrambled toward the helipad. Despair coiled around everyone's heart like an icy snake. Just three steps from the rescue helicopter, disaster struck.
Without warning, several dazzling flashes of white light erupted in the air.
Bang!
After a piercing shriek of twisting metal, the sophisticated, expensive