People in Xumi: I am really not the Dragon King

Chapter 533 The Ruptured Army and the Appearance of the Abyss General

"Well, it's probably a slightly stronger Abyss invasion for the tribe."

"Such a small amount of abyssal power is just commonplace in Nata."

"Although the owner of this power seems somewhat unwilling, it shouldn't have anything to do with me, someone who borrowed things based on my own abilities."

The moment these powers were seized, ownership of them was erased, cutting off Gustott's ability to investigate the situation through these powers.
Right now, that big black sphere over there is probably looking at the empty portal on the ground, doubting itself because the pre-set intrusion program has malfunctioned.

"However, the abyssal power of Nata is unprecedentedly active. The martial prowess of ordinary tribal warriors can even rival that of those who wield the Eye of God. It truly lives up to its reputation as a region that has been tempered in the flames of war for thousands of years."

"In terms of the number and intensity of the fight against the abyss, several countries combined probably can't even match a fraction of what they have done."

Thinking about the extent of the abyssal power he had just sensed, Lin Feng immediately understood why Nata's ley lines were so exceptionally closed off.

As the region most affected by the ancient conflict between the Nibelungen and the Heavenly Principle, it is also the point where the world's "breach" exists.

Now, the entire Nata is practically floating above the power of the abyss, not to mention that the abyssal monsters are personally guided by Gust, the "Lord of the Abyss's Annihilation."

Based on the concentration of abyssal power in the Kingdom of Night God
If the ley lines hadn't been sealed off, the adjacent Sumeru Desert region would probably already be a minion of the Abyss.
He shook his head, already used to the many disasters that plagued the Sumeru Desert, and even thought, "As expected, it's the same old story."

With a wave of his hand, he replaced the core of the distant monster with this abyssal power.
He also temporarily set aside the worries that he would have to deal with in the future and turned his attention back to the battlefield ahead:
"The intensity should be just right, and the number of monsters is a normal Abyss invasion."

"Compared to these creatures formed from the filth of the earth veins, the real abyssal monsters are merely protected by an extra layer of dimensional energy and have stronger mimicry abilities. They are not truly impossible to deal with."

"Keep it up, try to behave properly before your gods arrive."
Before the people waiting for the results, demonstrate the strength befitting your disdain for the Abyss.

He manipulated the Heart of God in his hand, already intimately familiar with its power.

After the competition between the two places ended in the best possible way, the outcome of the confrontation will probably never be mentioned again.

But compared to making these overly protected people realize the reality and extricate them from conflicts beyond mere survival,

Lin Feng was even more curious to know what choice Ying, who was still pursuing "eternity," would make after this accident that was anything but "eternal," occurred.

"—Huh?! How did the monster suddenly become so much stronger?"

"—Oh no! Those guys are in danger, Ying, we have to go help them!"

The situation changed suddenly; behind those weak demons who had been mostly wiped out by the gods, some dark purple prisms suddenly appeared.
Strands of pure abyssal aura emanated from the prisms, and any monster that came into contact with this power was covered with a visible shield, stained with a foul purple aura.

When they first encountered these monsters, both sides in the competition wanted to seize the initiative and did not take these unique monsters seriously.

But the moment they came into contact with these monsters, having little experience with powerful enemies...

Faced with Abyssal entities that mimicked enemies such as Ruin Guardians and Natadramon, and seeing their opponents and companions being easily torn apart, the loose and deformed battle formation began to collapse in an instant, becoming a meat grinder that gave the opponent an advantage.

"--Whoa, why are they all suddenly running away?! Are these guys really soldiers?!"

"—There are so many monsters, they're rushing towards the civilians. There's no time to save them, Ying, we have to hold them off!"

The two sides, who had previously been fiercely clamoring and vying to kill the monster, suddenly began to crumble in a completely different manner after suffering only a small number of losses when faced with a powerful enemy.
Never before had they seen soldiers so easily abandon their lines, even running towards civilians in their escape. Even Paimon was momentarily outraged.

"Roar--"

As the beast tide surged, massive dragons with cone-shaped spikes on their heads emerged during the process of mimicry, letting out battle roars just like real serpent dragons.

Although it no longer possesses the enormous form of the dragon king leading the dragons, carrying mountains on its back, as in legend.
But its towering size and thick scales still allowed it to tear apart the ranks of fleeing soldiers with remarkable efficiency.

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There wasn't enough time to make many arrangements, nor could there be enough manpower to rescue the two foot soldiers who had gone too far in their quest to capture the monster.

Faced with all sorts of monsters, some of which they had never seen before, the blonde girl and the soldiers around her who were responsible for emergency response rushed to fill the gaps in the line of fire, doing everything they could to stop the enemies that were approaching the civilians and villages.

？ ！！

"—Why are they coming towards us?! Didn't those guys say that monsters posed no threat at all, and that it was just a failed excuse made by the frontline soldiers?"

"Why are they leading the monsters this way? This doesn't match what they said at the beginning."

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They had no interest in paying attention to the fighting strength between Umijima and the Shogunate army anymore, and they stopped the disputes and competitions that had been going on about this.

I witnessed firsthand how the guy who was so confident before was torn to pieces by the monster, and how both sides scattered and fled without any difference.

After a moment of stiffness in his limbs,
Faced with a life-or-death crisis, everyone's only thought was to escape as quickly as possible.

The gate to the mortal realm stands tall, and the number and strength of the monsters far exceed those of before.

They finally realized that what the magistrate had said earlier, "The general is clearing out monsters on the front line, and the monsters near the defense line are all weak ones," was not an exaggeration.

Never before had she so desperately longed for a god to appear before her, nor had she ever been so clearly aware that Inazuma was experiencing a disaster.

As they fled, they looked back and saw two teams in the distance, falling apart in the monster tide and disappearing silently like splashes of water.

At this moment, the residents of both Umijima Island and Narukami Island finally realized why each of the seven kingdoms today originated from a god.

"Indeed, it is difficult for civilians and soldiers in the rear to empathize with those fighting on the front lines."

"Having not personally witnessed that dark wave, they cannot understand why Ah Ying would pursue eternity at all costs."

The wilderness outside the defensive line, beside Lin Feng.

As the pink-furred fox gazed at the scene before it, which resembled a repeat of the disaster from five hundred years ago, some less-than-pleasant memories welled up within it.

But seeing the panicked, scattered crowds in the distance, no longer distinguishing one another,

Considering the immense price she had paid to achieve this result, she was ultimately satisfied with the outcome: "Five hundred years ago, when the gods were not around, Inazuma suffered a great loss."

"So Aying has always been very clear that the loss of military power would be devastating to the country, and Inazuma cannot bear the risk of not having divine protection."

"But while she abandoned everything, escaping the wear and tear, in order to eternally protect Inazuma,

She failed to realize that the public could not empathize with her serene state of mind, nor could they understand that even the most ancient "eternity" cannot escape the present moment.

"Therefore, the shogunate took advantage of the gods' lack of awareness to act recklessly, and the people were instigated by those with ulterior motives to become hostile to each other, and in the end, even the meaning of the gods' existence was completely forgotten."

"If she really persists in this kind of 'eternity,' she'll probably end up protecting nothing."

It is clear that Aying's previous behavior was an attempt to atone for her sins.

It is compensation for her departure hundreds of years ago, when Inazuma needed the gods the most.

She chose to seek truth over her country, but ultimately failed to save anything. Therefore, she uses this "eternal" act of abandoning all self to escape her guilt and helplessness.
"At least it's much better now. She has successfully realized that she must turn her attention to the people."

"If she could realize that eternity is not something that can be achieved overnight, and that the people she wants to protect are actually more concerned with the present."
If we can overcome the fear of the abyss that will take everything away, there is a chance that an eternity more perfect than it is now could be achieved.

The problems that Inazuma had previously faced have been largely resolved under the invasion of foreign enemies.

Destruction and death outside the rules are undoubtedly one of the most effective means of promoting unity.

Thinking about the changes that have occurred since Ying personally came into contact with the actual needs of the people during this period of time,

Lin Feng felt that given enough time, she might be able to grow into a competent manager.

"Only one problem remains: the fear of the 'Abyss' as a whole."

"The reason for the closed-off permanence is the fear of external interference, and the root of the lockdown order and the Eye Hunt order is also the fear left over from the cataclysm of Kanria in the past."

"Feeling that he couldn't defeat such an opponent, he wanted to cut off all contact with the outside world so that Inazuma wouldn't attract anyone's attention."

"Once she realizes that running away won't get her out of any problems and regains the courage to face them, then she will naturally dismiss the superficial details like the Eye Hunting Order and the Isolation Order."

They noticed the figure approaching from afar and could also sense the deep-seated unease hidden in the other person's heart.

They overestimated the fighting capabilities of the Inazuma army and decided to stop strengthening the monsters.

He put away the Heart of God in his hand, which no longer contained the power of Thor.

Lin Feng severed the dimensional gates in the distance that were continuously stealing power from the Nata Abyss.
He decided to use these surplus Abyssal powers and a small portion of the Thunder Authority to let the Shadow see the memories he had left in the hearts of the people before the final test began, using an abridged version of "Abyssal General".

At the northernmost tip of Narukami Island lies the desolate sea.

As the place where the abyssal monsters first appeared, this place has always been on Shadow's highest alert list.

I can't forget the hand that blocked my unintentional strike in the rift. Although it's unlikely that a powerful Abyss entity could enter Inazuma, the impact of such an existence cannot be easily ignored.
"Hmm? An urgent message from the Divine Child? Why does it carry the aura of the abyss?"

"I think I've already dealt with all the powerful monsters."

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He took the urgent letter from afar, which was tinged with the aura of the abyss, and tensed up the moment he opened it.

There was no time to consider why a large number of overwhelming monsters had suddenly appeared at the edge of the defensive line, nor how long the communication had been delayed due to the power of the abyss.
Having done everything possible to prevent the people from facing a powerful enemy, Shadow summoned his elemental power and planned to return to Konta Village immediately.

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He paused, glancing down one last time at the purple crack he had created before leaving.
Apart from the backflow of seawater with excessive lightning element concentration, the monster's head that he had previously shattered was not found in it.

I can't figure out exactly what's wrong, but I have a bad feeling about it.

Putting those absurd thoughts aside, she wasted no more time and chose to fly south as fast as possible.

"Boom——"

Thick, dark clouds covered the sky, and purple lightning bolts descended from within them.
Amidst the expressions of the crowd below, as if they had seen a savior, the dense lightning strikes easily turned large numbers of monsters into ashes.

It's already within our control, although due to the lack of teleportation methods, it will take some time for the main body to arrive.
But after discovering a large number of human corpses, the impatient Shadow could no longer wait for those few blinks; he only wanted to eliminate these abyssal monsters that had bypassed him as quickly as possible.

"Thorn-"

A purple blade of light flew from afar, converging into a single slash that hurtled towards the several illusory gates radiating a dark glow.

The deafening thunder and dazzling light invigorated the evacuating crowd.
When they saw the purple figure in the distant sky, they had never felt so at ease with the god they once feared.

"—It's the general! That's great, it's the general!"

"—With just one decisive strike, the rest of the demons will be..."

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Before the words were finished, another bolt of dark purple lightning shot upwards into the sky, carrying a hint of a deep, dark abyss aura, colliding and neutralizing with the divine strike.

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He was speechless for a moment, looking at the purple-haired figure that was slowly coalescing from the source of the demon.

Although this figure was surrounded by an unsettling aura of darkness, and its face was covered by a hideous demon mask,

However, judging from the highly recognizable clothing and the lightning crackling around the long sword in his hand, this figure, which emerged from the abyss, is undoubtedly...
I can hardly believe the conclusion I've reached.
But everyone, including the shadow in the sky, knew the answer to this question the instant they saw that slash:

—After mimicking samurai, monsters, and ruin guardians,
As the leader guarding those portals,
The monster that appeared before them was undoubtedly a deity mimicking Inazuma, namely the "Thunder General" who had brought endless fear to the people and other demons.

(End of this chapter)