Apocalypse: Master of Soul Beasts

Within three seconds, the defense weapons of the Supreme Command Headquarters in Yanjing’s District 8 had executed an eighth-level Limit Breakthrough level Ancient Demon.

The power of technology was evident in this moment.

When the defense system detected that the target had lost its life force, the defense weapons immediately turned their gun muzzles, aiming the glowing white gun heads at the remaining Four Soul Puppets.

Seeing this, the body of the giant octopus twitched once again.

It was like a giant piece of clay, constantly expanding and extending, until the body of the octopus became a huge curtain. The next second, numerous defense weapons once again sprayed streams of energy, but this time, the stream of particles shot by the defense weapons onto the curtain seemed to be absorbed entirely, dispersing without causing any stir.

”Buzz~~~”

A faint buzzing sound arose, and the curtain executed an instantaneous movement, spreading out in an instant, enveloping the entire Supreme Command Headquarters tightly.

For a moment, from afar, the entire headquarters seemed to be wrapped in a giant jelly.

Purple liquid seeped in through various cracks of the commander, attaching to the defense weapons. For a moment, these defense weapons, which had been built with significant investment, seemed to encounter strong acid, emitting corrosive ’scuzz, scuzz’ sounds, and in a short time, the defense weapons were completely dissolved by the giant octopus.

But this giant octopus could do far more than that.

Every part of the purple slime was its body tissue, its ears, nose, and eyes, its sensory organs...

As the purple slime penetrated the Supreme Command Headquarters, the giant octopus quickly eroded all defense systems inside the headquarters, and all living creatures with Energy Fluctuations within its ’body’ could not escape the perception of the giant octopus’s sensory organs.

”Target, Yanjing Leader Lin Haifeng, physical condition... Goodness, over a million, aside from that, the threat level of other lifeforms... is zero!”

At this moment, the giant octopus found it a bit odd—there were quite a few personnel within the vast headquarters, but according to the giant octopus’s threat assessment, the only combat-capable unit was Lin Haifeng alone.

However, upon reconsideration, it seemed understandable.

Having just experienced an attack from the demonic tide, the powerful experts here should all be on the frontline battlefield, and the scarcity of powerful experts could also ensure the smooth execution of the task.

As long as it could ensure that the one finally killed was Lin Haifeng himself, that would be enough!

Hearing the giant octopus’s words, a short figure, only about one meter tall, with black skin, was the first to move to the octopus’s body tissue, and with the purple curtain opening wide, the dwarf immediately leaped inside.

Subsequently, a two-meter-tall, robust humanoid creature wrapped in tattered black cloth followed closely behind, and finally, a tall and thin, elf-like creature with a pair of pointed ears entered the body of the giant octopus, which then immediately folded its body, and simultaneously, two long and slender, tentacle-like things on the purple curtain instantly disappeared underground, stretching far away.

...

”This is...”

Fang Yuqiong wore an astonished expression as he looked at the black curtain that had appeared out of nowhere. After a brief observation, he turned his gaze to his uncle.

”Uncle, this is...”

Seeing Fang Yuqiong’s bewildered expression, the Demigod chuckled softly.

”Don’t you want to be the Supreme Commander of Yanjing? I’m clearing the obstacles for you... If your grandfather doesn’t retire, how would you ever become the Supreme Commander...”

Upon hearing these words, Fang Yuqiong fell silent, his face showing a mix of conflict, pain, and a hint of viciousness.

The issue was evident to anyone with normal intelligence—if Lin Haifeng doesn’t die, you’re all mere Princes. Want to become Emperor? Keep dreaming.

At this moment, Fang Yuqiong’s expression perfectly reflected his internal emotional struggle—these principles, Fang Yuqiong certainly understood, but watching his own grandfather die... Well, that’s difficult.

It’s a struggle between family ties and status... It took more than ten seconds for Fang Yuqiong to heavily nod his head.

”Then I’ll trouble Uncle.”

His expression, demeanor seemed fine, yet the Demigod remained not entirely at ease with Fang Yuqiong, only looking into the distance and speaking in a long-drawn tone.

”It’s not troubling me... It’s you who will be troubling yourself...”

Fang Yuqiong was immediately startled.

”What do you mean?”

”It means... although we are family, you’ve grown up, and you should understand that to gain something, you must give something in return...”

He set down the wine glass and looked at Fang Yuqiong.

”I help you with manpower and effort, but this final step, you must act personally, right?”

Fang Yuqiong’s eyes widened instantly.

”You mean...”

”Shhh... Silence!”

Before Fang Yuqiong could finish speaking, the Demigod waved his hand to signal Fang Yuqiong to quiet down. The next second, the ground beneath the two immediately split, with two purple tentacles rapidly wrapping around their ankles, and with the tentacles contracting, the Demigod and Fang Yuqiong disappeared from their original place.

...

In front of the Demon Realm’s Gate.

Yesterday’s battle had settled, but the post-battle cleanup was still unfinished.

After every war comes the time of harvest—these trivial matters naturally did not require Luo Luo and the Star to concern themselves with; they only needed to wait for Yanjing to clean up the spoils, and then receive their share accordingly.

In the frontline combat command room, the highest-ranking frontline officers—Fran, Qin Tian, and the Corpse Puppet, among others, had gathered, discussing nothing but the post-battle task arrangements.

But just as they were meticulously sharing the spoils of victory, an abnormal Energy Wave suddenly invaded their perception from afar.

Fran made a simple directional estimate, and then his expression changed drastically!

”It’s the District 8 Outpost Base! Damn it!”

Fighting on the frontline, with a gap appearing in the rear, this was a problem that should not have occurred, yet Fran was unsure of Lin Haifeng’s considerations, continuously reinforcing the frontline during the demon plague, to the point where most of the forces and nearly all of the powerful experts in District 8 Outpost Base had moved near the frontline battlefield.

The outpost base did not have sufficient forces to handle unexpected situations!

As this thought arose in Fran’s mind, he immediately reacted, and as energy surged, Fran appeared outside the camp instantly, only to see a vast barrier before his eyes.

Above the barrier, a vague figure stood out of thin air, and a grand voice echoed in all directions.

”I am the Treasure Land Protector Number 28. Now, I suspect that there are Demon Tribe spies among you. Please remain in your places and cooperate with my inspection.”