Two domain sequence level two enemies died in succession within five minutes.
The enemies immediately panicked and tried to retreat, lifting more than half the pressure on the defenders in an instant.
Hu Chan, who had been trapped, immediately seized the opportunity as well. Taking advantage of the enemies' wavering resolve, he led a counterattack, breaking free of their restraints and trapping the enemy group in turn.
The rest of the battle was a one-sided rout.
Working together, they swiftly killed every enemy from the First Domain.
Even when one of them activated a Life-Substitution Lamp, it did no good. The person whose life he borrowed stopped breathing at the same time he did, and both perished.
After the battle ended, Qin Siyang lingered outside their base, a trace of melancholy in his eyes.
The World-Destroying Church's gathering place was hidden behind a rocky slope.
From outside, it looked as though nothing was there. Wild grass grew waist-high on the slope, its blades rustling in the wind and completely concealing the hollow below.
Only up close could one see the camouflage artifacts they had set up. These artifacts were hardly sophisticated, though, and were probably only tier three, since Qin Siyang could spot the difference between them and the natural surroundings with his naked eyes.
More than two hundred people were crammed into this hollow.
The area was small, crowded with simply furnished dwellings of all kinds. It looked even worse than the apartment Qin Siyang had lived in back in Zone 14121.
Two hundred people, all with strength at the origin sequence or above, would have been a core fighting force in any Safe Zone, yet they willingly crowded together in this hollow.
They seemed to cook communally, with pots set up outside over burning firewood. The flames were