Apocalypse: Master of Soul Beasts

Chapter 506: Chapter 91: Attack and Defense_2

However, this distribution of personnel also introduced a significant drawback: in the face of unexpected situations, Faceless, Qin Tian, and Arthur were essentially pinned to their own defensive zones, unable to provide assistance elsewhere.

Moreover, the duplicants, all at Peak Level 5 strength, moved incredibly swiftly.

From the moment Faceless was entangled by a total of 17 duplicants, Qin Tian, Arthur, and even the northern force stationed on the defense lines found themselves nearly simultaneously facing attacks from high-level duplicants!

Qin Tian stared gloomily at the three duplicants of himself before him, an almost palpable despair seeming to seep from his expression.

For some unknown reason, the hordes of Demon Fiend cannon fodder received orders and began to retreat. In an instant, they cleared out the Red Stone Hotel’s defense circle, leaving only 58 duplicants and the professionists stationed there.

The ensuing battle no longer requires them...

Seeing this scene and sensing the intense Energy Fluctuations emanating from Faceless’s location, Qin Tian formed a rough understanding of the current situation.

Before Qin Tian could devise a solution, the three duplicants in front of him simultaneously raised their bone swords.

Three Profound Sword Techniques, each boasting double attack power, sliced towards Qin Tian from different directions!

「The North.」

The moment the demonic tide retreated, any glimmer of hope vanished from Claus’s eyes. Instead, they filled with undisguised despair.

Twenty-seven Peak Level 5 Demon Fiend duplicants...

Seven Arthur duplicants...

A total of 34 Peak Level 5 enemies. The sight made all the professionists in the entire northern defensive zone feel utterly powerless.

After the apocalypse, the very nature of warfare had undergone significant changes.

With the emergence of the professionist system, the disparity in individual strength widened, rendering the notion of ’strength in numbers’ laughable.

Wen Yu’s power system served as a perfect example: if Wen Yu alone faced an endless number of Demon Fiends below Third-level, he could stand his ground indefinitely, even if the battle lasted 100 years. Regardless of the cannon fodder’s numbers, empowered by his dark abilities and the Almighty Demon Vine, Wen Yu would only grow stronger.

He wouldn’t even need to flee; he could slaughter his way through them seven times over, until the end of time.

However, this theory also applied to the Demon Fiends...

Facing 34 Peak Level 5 enemies, the tens of thousands of professionists and mutant beasts in the northern defense line could expect only one outcome:

A brutally ruthless massacre.

Watching the 34 diversely formed duplicants slowly approach, Claus swallowed hard, a roar that seemed to tear at his vocal cords erupting from him.

”Disperse! From now on, there are no defensive duties! Find your own hiding places! Run if you can, save yourselves!”

His words had barely faded when, before the professionists and mutant beasts below could react, a wave of black Energy Fluctuations swept towards the area with the highest concentration of professionists.

A massive explosion and a searing heatwave spread far and wide. By the time the dust settled, at least a few hundred people had been vaporized...

The next moment, the 34 duplicants strode towards the defense line, which had not yet dispersed, and charged!

The massacre began...

For Mara, the common professionists and mutant beasts stationed at the Red Stone Hotel were not part of the game; they weren’t even considered extras. So, what did Earth’s native creatures represent for the Demon Tribe? Simply enemies. These Earth-native creatures were not within the scope of Mara’s ”mercy”...

「The South.」

This was the defensive zone Arthur was responsible for.

A figure shot into the distance and then slammed heavily into a building.

The tremendous impact caused the building to explode instantly, sending clouds of dust into the air.

Not far away, three Arthur duplicants and one Qin Tian duplicant leisurely walked towards the ruined building, as if strolling.

「Among the ruins of the building.」

Arthur spat forcefully several times—PTOOEY! PTOOEY! PTOOEY!—clearing all the sand and dust from his mouth before he had time to assess the situation outside.

Just moments ago, the massive swarm of Demon Fiends surrounding the Red Stone Hotel had retreated completely, leaving only four figures. Meanwhile, on the other three battlefields, intense Energy Fluctuations had erupted just moments before I engaged the four duplicants. The number of enemies is unknown, but one thing is certain: their strength far surpasses ours.

A rumbling sound came from the building debris overhead—the four duplicants outside were searching for him. With their overwhelming power, their search wouldn’t be slow.

Thinking of this, Arthur hastily retrieved the communicator from his space ring and quickly tried to connect to Wen Yu.

The communicator emitted a relentless series of beeps: BEEP. BEEP. BEEP. Wen Yu didn’t answer.

”Sigh...”

Arthur let out a long sigh, slightly adjusted his posture, then, coiling his legs, he launched himself upwards like a cannonball.

The four duplicants represented an insurmountable challenge for Arthur. However, he knew it would also be incredibly difficult for these four to eliminate him.

Specks of purple light scattered from above. With a single leap, Arthur shattered the stone slab overhead and burst onto ground level.

The loud noise alerted the four duplicants who were searching separately. Seeing a figure leap high, three Arthur duplicants reacted quickly.

Three shadowy figures, tinged with purple, leaped up almost simultaneously. The four figures began their fierce clash in mid-air.

Sword Light flared, and the clang of clashing metal resounded.

However, the sole remaining Qin Tian duplicant acted strangely.

The Qin Tian duplicant watched the four figures falling from above. He glanced around, his gaze pausing briefly on the Red Stone Hotel in the distance, then swiftly adjusted his position.

As the real Arthur and the false ones descended, the battle-ready Qin Tian duplicant slowly extended its bone sword. Completely ignoring its three ”teammates,” it directed a massive Sword Light toward all four Arthurs.

A curved Sword Qi tore through the space, instantly striking the back of an Arthur duplicant whose back was turned to the Qin Tian duplicant.

Seeing this, Arthur’s eyes narrowed... Infighting, or...?

Just as this thought flickered through Arthur’s mind, a sudden, tremendous force erupted, sending all four—the real Arthur and the three duplicants—flying.

The damage wasn’t severe, not even for the Arthur duplicant who had taken the direct hit from the sword. The Qin Tian duplicant swiftly pushed off the two duplicants that had landed on it and scrambled up.

The next second, an iron-booted foot kicked Arthur squarely in the chest.

Once again, Arthur experienced the dubious thrill of low-altitude flight...

If Arthur possessed God’s Vision, he would have noticed something...

The four duplicants were treating Arthur like a football, repeatedly kicking him towards a specific target.

That target was the Red Stone Hotel.

「The underground basement of the Red Stone Hotel.」

Qin Shiyuan was holding a five- or six-year-old girl, gently stroking her braids and softly comforting the crying child.

The girl had lost her mother at the onset of the apocalypse, and her father was outside, resisting the Demon Fiends’ attack. Whether he was alive or dead... was currently unknown. War creates wealth, and it also creates orphans...

After a while, the girl in her arms, perhaps tired, gradually fell asleep.

Only then did Qin Shiyuan herself have a moment to worry about the situation outside.

I wonder how Brother is doing...

「Inside the Secondary Space.」

Wen Yu was still absorbing energy from the Black Heart.

The mirror faithfully displayed images from the outside world—the situation was tense, but it posed no immediate danger to him.

Currently, Wen Yu’s physical attributes totaled 2,565 points.

The gains are huge!