My Players Are So Fierce

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World Burning Demon Warriors, a new upper unit among Subspace creatures.

Uh, perhaps not entirely new, but for Murphy, these blazing entities are indeed the second type of true Chaos Creature he has encountered, apart from the “Fallen Gray Knight.”

However, this isn’t the first time Murphy has heard information about the World Burning Demon Warriors. According to the hearsay from Endless Mannis, if the unfortunates in Cardman City don’t receive aid, their final form might also be these troublesome-looking things.

It’s said that these beings are mortals completely transformed by Subspace Power, acting as vanguard shadows of Subspace invading the material world. Veylanther’s scream earlier confirmed that these World Burning Demon Warriors were involved in the destruction of Mejewa City.

This isn’t their first appearance in the material world.

Based on the information above, we can deduce that the fall of Mejewa City is likely a “rehearsal” by the Twilight Cultists to entice Subspace Power to interfere with the material world.

“Damn! So freaking cool!”

When the World Burning Demon Warriors charged through the torn yet healing Subspace rift, the first reaction of the novice players wasn’t horror but a critical evaluation of these new units.

Tata Open’s comment indeed resonated with the other players’ thoughts, for these World Burning Demon Warriors, at first glance, certainly matched the players’ perception of power.

Each of them stood over three and a half meters tall, with the height of elite individuals even more exaggerated. Their bodies were enveloped entirely by the Fire of the World Burning, making them look like they’re wearing a fiery armor, which shifts like sunset flames around them, transforming in response to their emotions. They resembled mass-produced versions of Vengeance Flame Spirits or Evil Spirit Knights.

But Murphy could see more.

Beneath the flames, these World Burning Demon Warriors were actually clad in physical armor made of special materials— a full-coverage battle armor that was neither aesthetic nor practical, resembling “clothing” casually shaped to conceal their twisted forms beyond description.

They merely appeared humanoid; inwardly, they had become grotesque in various uncanny shapes.

After these beings manifested, Murphy was quick to cast Reconnaissance Magic on them, and the information was promptly returned:

Name: World Burning Demon Warrior

Race: Subspace Creature·Original Sin Vanguard

Template: The Fallen·Subspace Power Inclination (Pollution, Corruption, and Destruction)

Biological Traits: Immune to negative energy damage·Vulnerability to Order·Morale Lock·Chaotic Attack/Ignoring Armor·Foul Origin·Original Sin Armament·Mind Pollution Aura·Fire of the World Burning

Race Origin: Subspace Shadow·Original Sin

Race Status: Prosperous

Creature Description:

[Don’t stare, this entity is a Chaos Warrior specialized by Original Sin based on the characteristics of the material world. Its strength isn’t manifested in specific numbers; the frightening traits merely serve as insignificant decorations.

The most insidious aspect is that even if you kill it, their Land of Death will become a necrotic zone between Subspace and the material world.]

In fact, the Subspace Shadow hopes you can kill them faster, because cunning evildoers can pollute the material world more swiftly in this manner.]

“The ground is cracking!”

Just after Murphy finished reading the information, he heard a scream from one of the novice players behind him.

He looked up to see the once-solid rock and earth above his head being eroded and cracked by a certain “decomposition field” formed by the convergence of World Burning Demon Warriors, coupled with the yet-to-heal Subspace fissures, the damned Subspace Shadow was certainly exerting its power from the other side.

In a matter of seconds, the earth from here to the surface was pierced through entirely, resembling a “corrosive wind” blowing in place, dissolving everything it touched.

They’re altering the terrain.

Their goal is to create a massacre, that is their reason for existence!

“Stop them!”

Murphy flapped his wings and rushed upward, the Necessary Evil swiftly returning to its master’s grip.

As Murphy attacked the nearest World Burning Demon Warrior, the players surged forward to combat these fiery monsters. However, amidst the tremors of the rending earth above, the fifty World Burning Demon Warriors sent forth had already completed their preparations.

They crouched and sprang from the depths, transforming into meteoric fireballs that smashed into the ground. The scene was overwhelmingly spectacular, resembling a meteor shower summoned to rain down on the battlefield.

“Get up there! Stop them.”

Murphy turned and shouted to Veylanther:

“By any means necessary, keep them from leaving the battlefield and spreading elsewhere — these guys are walking sources of Subspace pollution!”

“Understood.”

Veylanther shelved her usual playful demeanor, transforming into a spider form, quickly leaping through the still-quaking and cracking earth’s surface to the ground above. Meanwhile, the burning Original Sin Vanguard had already commenced slaughter on the battlefield.

The power of these Subspace Reconfigurers was brutal and ferocious, and ordinary soldiers stood no chance against them.

Regular weapons couldn’t even make contact with the World Burning Demon Warriors’ bodies without being melted by the activated flames into molten iron, to say nothing of bullets. Only those rounds imbued with Burning Gold had any chance of hitting these creatures.