Ke-style law enforcement officers

Chapter 882 The Shadow Descends
"Wait for me here, don't run around."

Milo abandoned Kai in a corner far from the battlefield.

"I can help..."

She opened her mouth as if to say something, but Milo ignored her and turned to leave.

"Just be patient."

"Oh."

...

……

On the eastern front, the giant insect swarm is gathering and organizing a new offensive.

The remaining warriors blocking the way in this Hukou-like valley were still only a hundred or so figures. They had no reinforcements; they only had the initial few hundred men, and once they were gone, they were gone too.

Those on the eastern line are doomed to die; everyone in the Scarface tribe knows this. Only the young and strong men at the peak of their fighting power are qualified to stand here. Those who have not yet grown up should try their best to invade the Eternal Kingdom.

The Zerg's second wave of attacks was overwhelming.

These creatures, which emerged from the Far East, were originally scattered throughout the restricted area, living independently. However, they rapidly evolved and multiplied in the extremely harsh environment, and even gave birth to superior individuals within just a few years. It was as if this restricted area was built for their species, giving them a natural advantage in survival.

In the distance, a massive swarm of insects surged in, far exceeding the scale of the previous attack, making the hundred or so members of the Scarface tribe in the mountains appear extremely small.

The two sides are completely disproportionate.

Even the terrain advantage of Hukou Valley, which they originally relied on, has vanished, and the defensive fortifications and rolling stones that were prepared in advance have all been used up.

There are no more means left.

Now it's just a matter of how long I can hold on.

...

The entire ground was shaking violently.

At this moment, a few faint rays of light from the northwest cast their glow upon the gray mist above this restricted area, casting a mottled shadow over the previously indistinct swarm of giant insects.

This faint light comes from the Eternal Kingdom, from behind the wall that separates the forbidden zone.

The appearance of light and shadow indicates that the city wall is no longer as stable as it used to be.

This ray of light represents hope.

Right now, the hundred or so wounded men standing in front of the valley showed no fear whatsoever.

For them, seeing that glimmer of light before they die would be enough, even if it meant bleeding themselves dry.

Behind them, soldiers laid heavy chains across the valley entrance.

They abandoned their longbows, which were now empty of arrows, and picked up battle axes and hammers from the ground. Each of these heavy weapons was engraved with ancient totem runes, and as their blood surged, powerful heat waves rolled up.

The raging tide from afar is rapidly approaching, and the ground is trembling more and more violently.

The scarred man, standing at the very front of the line, paced back and forth slowly.

He carried a giant sword on his shoulder, blood was flowing from his body and arms, but his expression was unusually calm, just like the hundred or so tribesmen behind him.

...

For millennia, the punishments and tribulations brought down by the gods have ultimately failed to plant the shackles of fear in the hearts of this race.

The bloodline of the conquerors may have almost completely withered, but their will has never been weakened.

In those days, the powerful warriors who conquered the gods were burned to ashes on this land, turning into the gray mist and sandstorms that filled the forbidden zone.

Today, those conquerors still stand on this land, and time seems to have done nothing to change them.

...

The scarred warrior carrying the greatsword looked radiant, even sporting a wild smile on his face.

When he was still a frail child, he witnessed that god-slaying battle in the dead of winter, and he never forgot the feeling of being enveloped in light. He could never forget it, nor dared to forget it.

If their people can truly break through the forbidden zone this time, then their descendants can live in the light every day…

In a daze, Scarface seemed to have already seen that scene.

...

The insect swarm has reached within 100 meters of the valley entrance.

A warrior carrying a giant sword came forward to greet them.

He stomped his foot and raised his sword.

The man and his greatsword plunged into the swarm of insects. His tribesmen, who rushed up behind him, also followed suit, plunging headlong into the insect tide.

Shields shattered, swords and axes broke.

Some were instantly chewed into a bloody mist, leaving no trace of their bodies.

But the incredibly heavy giant sword continued to sweep wildly through the swarm of insects.

...

Suddenly, the giant worms that were crushing each other and frantically grinding eastward let out a sharp screech, and they all shuddered and stopped abruptly. As if sensing something, they turned their heads and looked in a certain direction in the southwest corner.

It was as if they sensed an unbearable terror approaching.

puff-

next second.

A piercing whistling sound came from the southwest, followed by a deathly silence that lasted for ten seconds.

...

Immediately afterwards, the battle line that had been surging with insects began to crumble and collapse from the southernmost point.

Something seemed to be rushing horizontally from the ground, lifting countless giant insects into the air and cutting them into pieces.

Something older and darker seemed to have appeared in this dimly lit forbidden zone. It trembled and raged wildly, sweeping across the bodies of all the giant insects without leaving even ashes.

That is the fire of sin.

...

The spiraling fire swept horizontally along the line where the insect swarm was most dense, rolling across it from south to north like a road roller.

The entire process lasted less than ten seconds.

Before those giant insect creatures could even react, their bodies and wills had completely vanished.

...

Valley mouth.

Scarface and his men had just clashed with the swarm of insects when, in a single exchange, the area around them was completely empty.

He hadn't even recovered from the intense battle when his sword missed its mark, causing him to lose his balance and stumble. When he looked up again, he saw the swarm of insects, the rocky ground, and the mountains slowly turning to ash, until there wasn't even any ash left.

Those giant insects that survived the spiraling fire were the last of the insect swarm, hundreds of meters away from Scarface and his group. A deep chasm separated them, making it impossible to even see each other clearly.

...

……

Ding ding.

Suddenly, the dazed scarred man heard a strange noise.

Someone tapped the blade of the greatsword in his hand with their fingernail.

Turning around, I saw a... very familiar face.

It's him?

Scarface instantly recalled the battle he had witnessed as a child on the edge of the restricted area.

It was that shadowy figure.

The shadow of a red-clad witch once preached to him in the forbidden area.

...

"Take your men and go to Kang's side."

Milo instructed:
"Tell Kang that if he's tired, he should take a break. He's not young anymore, so he shouldn't push himself so hard."

"I still have a small problem here, I'll go see him after I resolve it."

...

……

Scarface stared blankly at the figure walking eastward, unable to utter a single word.

Only after the shadow disappeared from his sight did he come to his senses, bend down to pick up a skull of one of his kind from the ground, and call the remaining people to quickly evacuate.

(End of this chapter)