[Ding! You have killed 1 human. You have gained 1 experience point.] [Ding! You have killed 15 humans. You have gained 15 experience points.] [Ding! You have killed 31 humans. You have gained 31 experience points.]
The notifications kept climbing.
Their screams filled the air around him, but he turned a deaf ear.
He had never killed anyone before. He had always believed that this was his most important line in the sand in Hell, the most important thing keeping him from becoming a demon ghost.
But only now did he suddenly realize.
Sometimes...
Killing them was such a simple thing.
"You don't have to be afraid anymore."
"Maybe I can't save everyone, but at least I can free you from this crushing burden..."
"We can all go home now."
Beyond the wilderness in the mountains.
With one helicopter after another roaring overhead, throngs of fully armed soldiers and police advanced into the mountainous region.
"Thank you all for the assistance provided by the Hidden Cultivation Society! We've secured the entire area within a fifty-kilometer radius. We've pinpointed Nuclear Bunker No. 571 and completely surrounded them. With your help, I'm sure not a single one of them will escape!"
"Move, move, move! All units, pay attention! Pick up the pace! You must reach your assigned positions within ten minutes!"
"Everyone must be equipped with Witcher Bullets! Check all supernatural monitoring equipment! Be warned! The enemies you face this time are very likely not human! You'll be facing demon ghosts and evil entities far beyond anything you can imagine! Stay sharp! This will be a war unlike any we've ever fought!"
The officers' warnings continued to crackle over the radio.
In a temporary camp at the foot of the mountains.
A slender hand slowly lifted the Compass engraved