Samsara Paradise: Dream Weaver of Connections.

With Mr. J's arrival and the initial plan finalized, Su Xiao directly asked him for his thoughts on breaking through the current predicament.

Mr. J's idea was simple and crude, even carrying the madness unique to violators.

That is to ignore the dense sea of ​​monsters below, use the team's high mobility and stealth capabilities to go straight to the heart of the enemy, find the bronze gate, and then use the [Helljaw] to devour it in one gulp.

As for the potential backlash and subsequent handling after the absorption, he naturally assumed that "the rest is up to you, Bai Ye."

Su Xiao did not directly object to this.

Directly attacking the enemy's stronghold is indeed an effective way to break the deadlock and save time, especially suitable for someone like Mr. J, who has unpredictable abilities and is good at winning in chaos.

His [Purgatory Jaw] is the ideal means of dealing with the "Bronze Gate," a tangible creation of miracles.

However, the problem is equally obvious: the margin for error in this decapitation plan is shockingly low.

During the infiltration, if the Sphinx hiding behind the scenes discovers the infiltration, or if one is unlucky enough to be entangled by a large number of "Guardians of Darkness" and surrounded in the enemy's densest territory, then forget about completing the mission, even dying intact will be a luxury.

This also means that every aspect of the decapitation squad must be flawless; any tiny mistake could drag the entire squad into an abyss of no return.

After a brief weighing of the pros and cons and a quick exchange, it was ultimately decided to adopt Mr. J's proposal, but with some optimization, and to implement a two-pronged approach.

Team 1: The surprise attack and decapitation team.

Members: Mr. J (core), Xia (key navigator), Bubuwang (stealth and support), Baha (aerial reconnaissance and space jamming), Laurent (strongest force guarantee).

This squad, with its high degree of stealth and mobility, bypassed the main enemy forces and headed straight for the Bronze Gate.

Mr. J is in charge of devouring, Xia is in charge of precise positioning, Bubu and Baha are in charge of solving troubles along the way and providing early warnings, while Laurent is in charge of ensuring that the team has the resources to force a breakthrough or cover the retreat when encountering unpredictable strong enemies.

The reason for bringing Xia along was out of necessity. Xia's [Spirit Eye] is the only compass in the darkness. Only she can penetrate the dense, impenetrable malicious interference above Eisenla and accurately pinpoint the location of the bronze door.

Lin Yi originally intended for the powerful Sorrowful Woman to accompany him, but she made it clear that she did not want to leave his side while his soul was still wounded.

Left with no other choice, they had to send Laurent, the team's strongest fighter on the surface, to this most dangerous team.

Team Two: Frontal Attack Team.

Members: Su Xiao (Main DPS/Commander), Lin Yi (Core Support/Healer), Sorrowful Daughter (Close Guard/Secondary Attacker), Am (Frontline Tank), Gus (Flanking Attack), Dawn (Summoner/Crowd Control).

Core mission: Fight your way in through the main gate of Eisenra, eliminating all moving monsters along the way, regardless of their form or strength, leaving no survivors.

With overwhelming force, they carved a bloody path through the sea of ​​monsters to the city center.

Mr. J tilted his head, his exaggerated clown makeup outlining a playful smile, and asked the two teams how they distinguished between the main attack and the feint attack. Su Xiao's answer was so simple it was suffocating: "There is no main attack. Whoever reaches the bronze gate first gets to attack first."

These words instantly turned Mr. J's signature clown smile into something dangerous, and his previously hidden "schemes" and backup plans were rendered useless in an instant.

Su Xiao's strategy couldn't be clearer: no matter which team Sphinx shifts its defensive focus to, the other team will have the opportunity to directly attack the core.

This forced Sphinx to deal with deadly threats from two directions simultaneously, greatly diverting its already strained forces and attention due to its monster horde tactics.

Sphinx wants to hold the Bronze Gate? Then he must bear the collapse of the main battlefront.

If he wants to stop a frontal assault, then the raiding party will appear behind him like ghosts.

“If Sphinx really has enough manpower to heavily guard the Bronze Gate…” A cold glint flashed in Su Xiao’s eyes, “that would be even better.”

Before he finished speaking, Su Xiao already had three metal spheres emitting subtle energy fluctuations in his hand—Apollo!

Before entering this wizarding world, Su Xiao made thorough "firepower preparations," creating more than a dozen Apollos, intending to let the outlaws and ancient gods of this world "taste" the sun.

However, plans can never keep up with changes. Lin Yi's intervention caused most of the violators to defect. The subsequent battles with the White Goat and Azathoth were mostly high-level duels or exploiting the mechanism, which meant that these powerful weapons could not be used.

At this moment, facing the seemingly endless sea of ​​monsters within the city of Eisenla, Apollo has finally found the most suitable stage for him.

With a flick of his wrist, Su Xiao tossed the three Apollos at Bubuwang, Baha, and Laurent respectively.

"then."

Bubuwang skillfully snatched it in its mouth, while Baha held it firmly with its paws.

Only Laurent, the well-traveled immortal wizard, took the warm, yet subtly unsettling metal sphere with some doubt, examining it closely, clearly not understanding how to use it.

As for Mr. J, Su Xiao didn't give him a single one.

It's not out of stinginess or lack of resources, but because Apollo's power is too great and its activation method is relatively simple and direct.

Su Xiao ultimately retained a deep-seated wariness towards this temporary ally with a "criminal record" and unpredictable behavior patterns.

He worried that if this guy got excited about the hunt or acted on a whim, he might steal one or two Apollos. If the two sides were to become enemies in the future, this would be a huge trouble and threat that could turn the tide of the war.

Seeing Laurent's puzzled look and the curious gazes of the people around him, Su Xiao decided to demonstrate for himself, showing them how to use Apollo in the most intuitive way.

Su Xiao took out an Apollo from his personal space, held it in his palm, and began to inject his spiritual power into it to activate it.

hum-

A terrifying wave that sent shivers down one's spine suddenly spread out from Su Xiao's center!
The once calm air instantly became scorching and restless, and invisible energy ripples distorted the light, making Su Xiao and Apollo in his palm appear as if they were separated by a layer of shimmering water.

Countless intricate patterns lit up on the surface of the Apollo in Su Xiao's palm, and the golden liquid inside began to boil violently like an awakening sun.

"!!!"

Laurent and the Sorrowful Woman, who were closest to them, suddenly narrowed their eyes. Their instinctive warning of great danger made the hairs on their bodies stand on end, and they almost involuntarily took several steps back.

Gus and Dawn's expressions also changed drastically, and they subconsciously adopted a defensive stance.

Even Mr. J's carefree smile faded, and he stared intently at the "little sun" about to explode in Su Xiao's hand.

The fluctuation was so strong that even the monsters below the city walls, who had long since lost their minds and were driven only by instinct, felt it!

"Ow—!"

"Roar!!"

“Hiss—!”

The sea of ​​monsters, which had been stagnant and gathered below the city, now surged wildly like boiling water hit by a boulder!
They looked up at the light source on the city wall that exuded an aura of destruction, and let out roars that were a mixture of fear and violence.

Some of the largest monsters even began to recklessly ram into the city walls, while others tried to use their sharp claws to dig into the cracks in the walls and climb up.

Even worse, some used the bodies of their companions as stepping stones, frantically piling and squeezing them together to form twisting, writhing, and ever-growing "meat ladders" at the foot of the city wall, surging upwards like a flood bursting its banks.

In their chaotic consciousness, only one thought remained—stop that thing! Destroy that being that poses the ultimate threat!
Their reaction was undeniably swift, and their offensive undeniably ferocious. But, it was still too slow.

Apollo's activation time may seem long in life-or-death battles, but in the current situation with a relatively safe distance and teammates providing cover, a dozen seconds of activation time is just a fleeting moment.

Su Xiao's right palm was covered by an insulating shield made of Azure Steel Shadow energy. He calmly calculated the time and felt the tremor of the energy inside Apollo in his palm reaching the critical point.

It's now!

He swung his arm forward and hurled the Apollo, which was now as blazing as a miniature sun, at the cluster of buildings several kilometers away where the monsters were most concentrated and which led to the inner city!

call out--!
Apollo released his hand and instantly transformed into a golden meteor that tore through the dark sky!

It ripped through the dim sky of Eisenla, trailing a tail of pure light and heat, like a shooting star flying backwards, carrying a destructive will, and fell toward its target area!

Time stood still at this moment.

All the monsters that saw this shooting star of light, whether they were roaring, climbing, or crashing, froze for a moment. In their chaotic eyes, they instinctively reflected the approaching golden light, which was... the manifestation of death.

next moment--

boom! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

First, a point of extreme golden light flashed at the landing point, and then, a golden fireball that could not be described in words suddenly expanded.

Its expansion speed far exceeded that of any known explosion, and the intensity of its light instantly dispelled the darkness of that area.

Even those on the distant city walls, several kilometers away, subconsciously squinted or raised their arms to shield their eyes from the intense light.

The terrifyingly high temperature descended first. At the center of Apollo's impact point, all the monsters within a radius of several hundred meters were unable to utter even a symbolic scream. In the instant that destructive golden light swept past, they were vaporized like ice and snow thrown into the core of a star, completely erased from the material world without leaving any trace of their existence.

The monsters on the outer edge were instantly ignited by the terrifying light and heat radiation before the visible shockwave arrived, turning into writhing humanoid torches. Then, in the shockwave that followed, they were crushed as if by an invisible giant grinder, turning into ashes and sparks flying everywhere.

Then came the shockwave that destroyed everything!
Like a golden tsunami, carrying flames that melt everything and shattered building debris, it spread wildly in all directions in a spherical shape!
Wherever it passed, whether it was grotesque monsters, sturdy stone buildings, or twisted trees, everything was crushed and thrown into the air, then swallowed up by the engulfing sea of ​​fire that followed.

The ground shook violently, and the entire ancient city of Eisenla seemed to wail in pain from this blow.

Those on the city wall could clearly feel wave after wave of tremors coming from beneath their feet, and small pebbles rolled down from the crenellations of the city wall.

"Ugh——!"

Xia, the weakest of the three, was still terrified by the world-destroying scene and the violent shockwave, despite being protected by Lin Yi's aura. She turned pale and instinctively grabbed the soft fur on the side of Bubuwang's belly to barely steady her almost collapsing body.

"Awoo~~!" Bubuwang let out a pitiful and painful whimper. Xia had scratched its sensitive belly, and its face seemed to say, "Why am I always the one who gets hurt?"

Laurent, who had just received Apollo, was now completely frozen in place, his mouth slightly open, enough to fit an egg.

He stared blankly at the area below that had instantly turned into scorched earth, clearing out a vacuum zone nearly a kilometer in diameter. He then looked down at the seemingly harmless metal sphere in his hand, his Adam's apple bobbing up and down with difficulty, and his back was instantly soaked with cold sweat.

Just now... when he received this thing, a thought even flashed through his mind: to casually stuff it into his storage ring so it wouldn't get in the way during battle.

The thought that this thing might be inside his spatial equipment and be accidentally activated for some unknown reason... Laurent felt an unprecedented chill run from his tailbone up his spine to the top of his head, and his scalp tingled.

There would be nowhere to run, and all the wealth you had accumulated over the years would vanish in an instant.

Su Xiao instinctively reached into his pocket for a cigarette, only to find that the air near the city wall had become unbearably hot due to the Apollo explosion. The moment his finger touched the cigarette pack, the cigarettes inside instantly ignited and turned into a small pile of ash.

He flicked the ashes off his hands expressionlessly, abandoning his plan to smoke.

He turned to Laurent, who was still shaken, and calmly explained how to use it: "Activate it with your mental power, which will take about fifteen seconds. Carefully sense the changes in its internal energy. When you feel the energy reach a critical point and become extremely unstable, as if it's about to explode at any moment, throw it at the target."

He paused, as if remembering something, and added a second, more extreme method of use: "If the situation is urgent and there is no time to wait for activation, you can directly pierce the interior of Apollo with your palm to destroy its outermost energy stability structure, which can complete the instantaneous detonation."

Stabbing it with the palm of your hand?! Instantly detonating?!

Laurent's pupils dilated as if they had been struck by an earthquake of magnitude eight!

He looked at Su Xiao with disbelief, as if he were looking at a madman.

What shocked him was not only this near-suicidal method of use, but also the fact that when Su Xiao said this, everyone except Xia Yi, Lin Yi, Baha, and Bubuwang wore calm expressions of "it's only natural" or even "it should be this way." No one showed surprise or doubt.

"These guys... what kind of environment do they usually live in? What kind of battles do they experience? How can they talk about such a ruthless method of dying without hesitation so casually?!"

For the first time, Laurent realized with such clarity how vastly different the survival philosophies and fighting styles of these outsiders were from the wizarding world he knew.

That's a kind of ruthlessness ingrained in one's bones—ruthless to the enemy, and even more ruthless to oneself!
The aftershocks of the Apollo explosion had not yet completely subsided, and towering flames and thick smoke became the most conspicuous landmarks in Eisenla. But this enormous commotion was like a boulder thrown into a calm lake, inevitably disturbing the Sphinx lurking deep within the city, beside the Bronze Gate.

"The plan remains unchanged." Su Xiao's voice brought everyone back to reality. "Proceed with the original groups!"

There was no further pre-battle mobilization, no more rousing encouragement.

A simple sentence announced the start of the operation.

Mr. J gazed with great interest at the distant ruins still burning fiercely, with the sounds of collapsing buildings echoing from them. A wide grin spread across his face beneath his clown makeup, as if he were admiring a masterpiece of art: "Beautiful fireworks! Truly... artistic destruction! Now, it's hard for our dear Mr. Sphinx to miss us. He must be quite 'surprised' right now."

He looked at his team members—Xia, Bubuwang, Shuguang, Laurent, and Baha.

“Miss Xia, we’re counting on you to guide us now. Everyone, let’s give Mr. Sphinx a surprise.”

Xia took a deep breath, trying to suppress his palpitations at Apollo's power, and focused his mind to activate [Spirit Eye].

She pointed in a general direction within the city of Eisenla: "Over there, the fluctuations of the bronze gate are very clear, and it's about halfway across the city from us."

“That’s enough.” Mr. J snapped his fingers. “Let’s go!”

As soon as he finished speaking, Baha took flight, but it flew very low, using the shadows of the ruins to avoid potential ranged attacks.

Bubuwang, as if blending into the shadows, silently slid down the inner side of the city wall, scouting ahead.

Mr. J himself transformed into an elusive red afterimage. Although Laurent was more adept at direct assaults, as an immortal wizard, he still possessed basic movement and stealth skills.

Xia was carried on Laurent's back as they followed the group.

Watching them disappear into the chaotic city background, Su Xiao withdrew his gaze.

"Let's start too."

Su Xiao drew his Dragon Slayer Blade and leaped off the city wall, landing in the monster horde below, which had become temporarily sparse due to the Apollo explosion.

A flash of blade, like the Grim Reaper, swept away any living thing that approached. (End of Chapter)