Godslayer: My Forbidden Ruins Master

Cao Yuan was helped to sit down by Lu Xuan. Baili Pangpang quickly ran over to offer him water and medicine. This was the older brother who had almost chopped him up, so he had to treat him with respect.

The specially made canteen contained his treasured recovery potions, priceless treasures that he would never use even a drop of himself, but now he poured them into Cao Yuan's mouth as if they were plain water.

While chugging the drink, Baili Pangpang smiled apologetically, gently patting Cao Yuan's back with his chubby hand, muttering, "Brother Cao, drink slowly, don't choke... This is the 'Rejuvenating Dew' that my grandfather gave me to save my life. Even if the Black King comes at me right now, I have to take care of you first, right?"

Although Cao Yuan had regained some of his senses, the eerie black flames, though receding, still lingered in his body like maggots, causing him excruciating pain. He weakly waved his hand, but his gaze unconsciously drifted to the tall, upright figure not far away, a complex mix of fear and admiration flashing in his eyes.

The scene seemed to have calmed down, but this was only a brief moment of calm after the storm.

Because, as the commotion subsided, the prisoners who had been frightened away earlier began to stir again.

Amidst the ruins, the sound of rubble rolling down seemed particularly jarring in the silence.

The ravenous, wolf-like gazes of those dressed in tattered prison uniforms refocused on him after the dust settled. Although Lu Xuan's displayed strength was terrifyingly powerful, even able to suppress the madman Cao Yuan who was in a state of ferocious aura, it seemed that Lu Xuan had also "expended a great deal of energy" in order to subdue Cao Yuan, for this group of vicious thugs.

In their distorted understanding, no one could maintain peak condition after such an intense confrontation. Lu Xuan's motionless stance seemed to them more like a forced act, a cover for the emptiness within him.

More importantly, this is a fasting place, a purgatory isolated overseas, a place where you will die if you don't fight, and there will be no tomorrow if you dare not gamble.

Driven by both greed and the will to survive, their rational defenses were rapidly crumbling. In their eyes, although Lu Xuan was strong, he was still just a human being, a "patient" made of flesh and blood.

"He just fought that monster, he must be exhausted!"

Someone lowered their voice and said something first, with a hint of tentative madness in their tone.

“That’s right…look at his hand, hanging there motionless, it might even be broken!” another voice chimed in sinisterly, its eyes like poisoned knives.

"Exactly! With so many of us, if we charge in twos and threes, we can wear down his mental energy with a war of attrition! I don't believe his forbidden zone can stay open forever!"

"Fortune favors the bold! As long as we kill him, everything in this fasting hall will be ours! That fat man has quite a few treasures on him too; I can even smell the medicinal aroma!"

Several prisoners with ill intentions whispered among themselves, their greedy eyes once again locking onto this side. Although they dared not launch a large-scale attack immediately, many had already begun to tentatively approach, the light of the forbidden artifacts in their hands flickering. Some had their arms turn to stone, while others had corrosive acid condensing at their fingertips, and a murderous aura quietly permeated the air.

This feeling of being constantly watched made Baili Pangpang extremely uncomfortable; he could even feel those sticky gazes tearing him apart.

He swallowed hard, his voice trembling slightly: "Old Lu, these guys are still up to no good... What should we do? How about we bring out that dark-faced one (the second seat) to scare them?"

Lu Xuan slowly straightened up, his movements unhurried and deliberate. He even reached out and elegantly straightened the collar of his slightly disheveled hospital gown.

He didn't answer Baili Pangpang's question, but simply turned his head slightly to the side.

His gaze swept indifferently over the approaching prisoners, their eyes darting around. There was no emotion in his eyes—no fear, no anger, only a calm as if he were looking at the dead. A cold smile slowly curled at the corner of his lips.

That was a condescending mockery, looking down on the ignorant ants who were oblivious to their fate.

"Since they don't want to live, let's send them on their way."

Lu Xuan's voice wasn't loud, but it clearly reached everyone's ears.

The moment he finished speaking, he took a deep breath.

He took an extremely long breath, as if he wanted to suck out all the air within several miles. His chest bulged high, his breath settled in his dantian, and his spiritual power surged wildly like boiling magma, converging at a single point in his throat.

The next moment, a sound like rolling thunder exploded in the air above the ruins:

"Those who want to die! Go ahead and cause trouble!!!"

This is not just a roar of sound waves, but a nuclear explosion on a spiritual level!

This voice not only contained the portion of [mental pressure] he had just plundered from the believers of the Ancient God Church, but also carried the supreme killing intent he had accumulated from killing several strong opponents and scaring away the second seat!

That sense of trembling, originating from the depths of one's soul, was like an ancient ferocious beast roaring to the sky in the wilderness, shaking all races!

His words were like a thunderclap!

"Om-!"

The air itself seemed to ripple with visible waves from that roar.

Those prisoners who were still testing the waters and quietly gathering the power of the forbidden zone felt a roar in their minds, as if someone had smashed a heavy hammer into the top of their heads!

Many people's pupils dilated instantly. In their mental vision, the boy in the hospital gown standing in the center of the ruins had disappeared. In his place was a terrifying demon god that stood tall and imposing, impossible to look directly at! The demon god was opening its abyss-like maw and letting out a deathly roar at them!

The fear that came from the depths of their souls made them feel as if they had fallen into an ice cave. The little bit of greed they had accumulated vanished in an instant with that roar!

My blood seemed to freeze, and my heart even stopped beating for a moment.

The entire venue fell into a deathly silence.

Apart from the sound of the wind, there was not a single other noise.

The prisoners were all deathly pale, as if they had just been pulled from the water, their bodies drenched in cold sweat. Their eyes were filled with endless fear and terror, and they could not even hold their weapons steady, which clattered to the ground.

Some prisoners with weaker mental defenses collapsed to their knees, their legs buckling, and a yellowish discharge seeped from their groin.

"I...I was wrong..."

Someone's teeth chattered as they stammered out a few words.

"I'm not fighting anymore... I'm not fighting anymore... This is a monster, even more of a monster than the last one..."

They trembled and lowered their heads, wishing they could bury their heads in the ground, not daring to look at Lu Xuan even once more. Those little thoughts they had just harbored now seemed like suicidal!

At this moment, Lu Xuan is the king here, the absolute ruler who controls their life and death!

He didn't even need to lift a finger; a single glance or a roar was enough to suppress this group of so-called villains.

However, just as things calmed down inside the prison...

Something unexpected happened!

"Boom boom boom——!!!"

A much louder, deeper rumble rolled in from the distant sea. This sound was no longer the mental shock it had before, but a real physical vibration; even the pebbles on the ground trembled and shook with the sound!

That sound, with its metallic heaviness and mechanical coldness, is the prelude to the most violent aspects of industrial civilization.

Everyone looked up in astonishment, their gaze passing over the collapsed high wall and landing on the distant horizon.

On the sea surrounding the fasting place, the once empty sea area had been filled with steel behemoths!

A dozen or so gray-white warships cleaved through the waves on the sea, their steel hulls reflecting a cold, menacing light in the sunlight, densely packed with fully armed formations!

In the air, dozens of armed helicopters and long-endurance reconnaissance and strike drones, fully loaded with ammunition, circled overhead, their propellers tearing through the air in a deafening roar that became a symphony of death!

Those are the official support troops of the Great Xia Dynasty!

They finally arrived!

The problem is that their timing and judgment seem to have been flawed.

The atmosphere inside the command center was extremely tense.

The commander stared at the glaring red alert on the large screen, his face ashen. Their orders were: an S-class riot had broken out at the Fasting Grounds; the Town-Suppressing Monument had been destroyed; and core members of the Ancient God Church had infiltrated! They were to suppress the riot at all costs and prevent those with Forbidden Realms abilities from escaping and endangering society!

The "meteorite rain" that Lu Xuan and Cao Yuan had just fought, as well as the two terrifying energy fluctuations that erupted inside the prison (especially Cao Yuan's black flames that resembled the descent of an evil god), caused the commander in the distance to make a serious misjudgment.

Without any visual confirmation, such a large-scale energy burst did not resemble "suppressing a riot" at all, but rather "the descent of demons." They naturally assumed that the internal situation was completely out of control, and that the Church of the Ancient Gods was carrying out a large-scale massacre or some kind of evil summoning ritual.

"Commander! The energy reaction in the target area is extremely strong! There seems to be a large-scale gathering! Heat source detection shows that there are high-energy individuals in the central area!" The radar operator reported loudly, his forehead covered in cold sweat.

The commander looked at the dark red energy ball on the screen—which was actually just Lu Xuan and the terrified prisoners huddled together.

But on a military map, that represents extreme danger.

The commander took a deep breath, a flicker of resolve mixed with pain in his eyes. If these vicious criminals with supernatural powers were allowed to escape the island, the coastal cities would face annihilation.

For the greater good, even sacrifice is acceptable!

"We can't let them break out! Even if we have to sink this island, we can't let these demons return to society!"

He slammed his fist on the control panel and roared, "All troops, listen up—no need to ask for instructions, execute the highest-level strike plan!"

"A blanket strike!!"

"Pour out all the ammunition! Fire!!!"

With a command from the commander.

On the sea, the ship's guns adjusted their elevation, their dark muzzles aimed at the direction of the fasting place; in the air, armed helicopters opened their missile pods, and drones locked onto the target's coordinates.

The next second, death descends!

At the same time, the ship's cannons on the sea and the missile pods in the air spewed out destructive flames!

"Swish swish swish-!!!"

What a scene that was!

The sky seemed to be torn apart in an instant, with countless white streaks of smoke weaving into a vast net of death. Hundreds and thousands of high-explosive shells and precision-guided missiles, trailing long plumes of flame, resembled a swarm of locusts or a dense rain of meteors!

The ear-piercing sounds of air being torn apart blended together, forming a shriek powerful enough to pierce eardrums!

This overwhelming storm of steel is relentlessly sweeping towards the central area where Lu Xuan and his group are located at a speed of hundreds of meters per second!

That amount of firepower is enough to plow the core area of ​​this prison three times over!

"Fuck!!!"

Baili Pangpang looked up at the barrage of comments, his eyes almost popping out of their sockets. He was truly terrified this time, and even his well-maintained face instantly turned pale.

He was from a prestigious family and had witnessed the methods of powerful figures from forbidden realms, but he had never faced the full firepower of such a national-level military machine!

"It's over! It's over! That's the army! It's a saturation attack by the regular army!" Baili Pangpang screamed, clutching his head. "This is no joke! This firepower density... is it going to flatten our entire island?! It's going to blast us to smithereens!!"