Bloodfiend

Several stronger monsters approached, and Lu Chengchuan prepared to take action.

As the monsters closed in, Zhou Yaning and the others drew their weapons. Just as they were about to attack, withered, hard hands burst from the ground, instantly grabbing everyone's ankles.

The sudden change caused some people to cry out. It was their first time encountering something like this, so being frightened was understandable.

With their ankles seized, the monsters hidden underground pulled downwards with force, while the ground beneath their feet also began to change.

The solid earth turned into quicksand, and everyone's feet quickly sank in. The monsters were trying to drag them underground, killing them in this way.

"Cut off these hands! Don't let them grab you!"

Zhou Yaning drew her long saber and slashed hard at the hands, while others quickly took action. Any later, and the hands would completely disappear into the mud, making it difficult to cut them off.

Lu Chengchuan circulated his Inner Energy to his feet, then explosively released it.

The formless Inner Energy transformed into blades, cutting the Inner Energy within the hands gripping his ankles into fragments. Immediately afterward, a scream echoed from underground.

Lu Chengchuan exerted force with his legs, leaping out of the mud.

Others were still hacking at the hands. Lu Chengchuan wanted to help them, but monsters had already attacked, forcing him to turn and deal with the approaching creatures.

Several White-Armored Beasts charged forward. Lu Chengchuan met them head-on, leaping up and delivering a punch to the head of one of the monsters.

As the fist landed, the White-Armored Beast's head shattered, and its massive body fell straight down.

Punch after punch, Lu Chengchuan, having broken through to the Acquired Realm, could shatter a White-Armored Beast's head with a single blow. The five White-Armored Beasts that surrounded him all became his lifespan.

Even after killing the charging White-Armored Beasts, Lu Chengchuan still didn't have a chance to help Zhou Yaning and the others.

More monsters emerged, and in the blink of an eye, he was surrounded again. Trapped by the monsters, he couldn't escape.

Zombies, Ghouls – there were many monsters surrounding him. Lu Chengchuan could kill one with a single move, and monsters continuously fell at his feet, but they kept swarming forward.

But no matter how powerful Lu Chengchuan was, he was just one person. He could block the monsters on his side, but monsters from other directions had already broken through.

At this moment, Zhou Yaning and her team cut off the monsters' hands, freeing themselves from the mud.

Regaining her freedom, she saw the monsters approaching and quickly activated her Esper ability, using telekinesis to grab the monsters and throw them away.

The others also broke free one after another, using their Esper abilities to intercept the monsters. With the cover of the soldiers in the rear, they barely managed to keep the monsters at bay, preventing them from approaching the Meteorite.

But they didn't know what the situation was like on the outer defense line. More and more monsters were pouring in, and it felt like a complete rout was imminent.

"Commander Li! What's going on outside? Why are there so many monsters!"

Zhou Yaning sensed the abnormality. After swatting away a monster, she took the opportunity to turn and ask Li Shiwen.

Li Shiwen didn't have time to answer right now. He was about to blow up the phone. The outer defense line hadn't responded, and the messengers he sent out hadn't returned.

In his anxiety, the phone he had just hung up rang. He instantly picked it up.

"How do you guys train normally?! How did you defend? Why are so many monsters pouring in! What? Powerful monsters? Heavy casualties?"

"Damn it! I'll find a way to support you. You must hold the remaining defense line!"

Li Shiwen hung up the phone. The outer perimeter had encountered powerful monsters and needed support... support, where could he find support? As he was thinking, he saw the Espers fighting outside. His eyes darted around, and he had no choice but to turn to these people.

"Captain Zhou! There's a powerful monster on the western defense line! The soldiers can't hold it, and with it there, the defense line can't be consolidated!"

Hearing Li Shiwen's shout, Zhou Yaning's expression turned cold, although she usually didn't have much of an expression anyway. The powerful monster on the outer perimeter... the soldiers couldn't hold it, so Zhou Yaning had to find a way.

"Hold on! I'll go find Lu Chengchuan!"

The only thing Zhou Yaning could think of was to have Lu Chengchuan go and provide support. Other than that, she had no other choice at the moment.

"Lu Chengchuan! Go to the western defense line, there's a monster there!"

She saw Lu Chengchuan waving his fists, surrounded by the corpses of monsters he had killed. He alone was holding back a group of monsters.

Lu Chengchuan had already heard Li Shiwen's shout. After Zhou Yaning came to him, he didn't refuse: "You guys hold this place, I'll go take a look!"

Zhou Yaning called over a few people to help with the defense. Lu Chengchuan punched a monster to death, then took the opportunity to break away.

He quickly found the west and immediately broke through towards the outer defense line. There were monsters in that direction, so it wouldn't be easy for him to get out. With no one following, he had to carve a path himself.

Punch after punch, Lu Chengchuan smashed through the monsters, heading straight into the forest.

He ran all the way to the western defense line. The screams ahead became more and more pronounced. Lu Chengchuan rushed out of the forest, and the tragic state of the outer defense line instantly came into view.

Corpses were everywhere. The soldiers' bodies lay on the ground, their bodies shriveled and bloodless. Even if ordinary monsters killed people, they couldn't do this.

The screams hadn't disappeared. Lu Chengchuan looked over and saw a Bloodfiend slaughtering soldiers.

The monster was tall, its skin hairless and blood-red. A layer of flesh membrane connected from its elbows to its waist, and its huge claws tore apart a soldier's body.

The soldier's shattered corpse was thrown on the ground, but the blood turned into a blood mist and floated into the air, absorbed by the monster.

The surrounding soldiers fired at the monster, and it was riddled with bloody holes, but instantly, the wounds on its body healed rapidly, making it look unscathed.

After killing the soldier, the monster attacked the others again, and other monsters were also attacking the defense line.

Seeing that the Bloodfiend was about to break through another defense line, Lu Chengchuan stopped watching and quickened his pace, rushing into the battle and directly blocking the Bloodfiend's path.

The monster was stunned for a moment, and the surrounding soldiers didn't know what was going on.

"Third Battalion Commander! Support has already passed, he will block the monster!"

At this time, the battalion commander in charge of the defense received a call from his superiors. He also saw the suddenly appearing Lu Chengchuan. No matter who he was, he would treat him as someone who came to support them.

"Everyone, reinforce the defense line! Let him handle the monster!"

He called all the soldiers away, leaving only him to fight the monster.

The monster didn't chase after the retreating soldiers. It turned around, revealing a bloody skull. There was nothing in its empty eye sockets. The monster roared and charged forward on all fours.

Inner Energy surged, and Lu Chengchuan also charged towards the unknown monster.

The man and the monster collided instantly. Lu Chengchuan knocked the monster away, but he was also jolted back two steps by the impact.

The monster, sent flying, spread its arms and twisted its body with the fleshy membrane on its body, finally landing steadily. Lu Chengchuan steadied himself and stepped forward to attack the monster again.

The monster roared, and a cloud of blood mist burst out from its body. The blood mist condensed into dozens of blood arrows, and under the monster's control, the dozens of blood arrows shot out instantly.