CHAPTER 33: CHAPTER 33: THE EERIE HEARTBEAT

Today is the third day of the apocalypse.

Many small countries around the world have perished because of this, with only some Super Martial Artists and a few survivors able to barely hold on.

However, several major Western countries, like the Mijian Empire, Snow Bear Empire, Sunset Empire, and Eagle Empire... have somehow managed to withstand.

The East has Ancient Martial Artists, while the West has the legendary Vampires and Werewolves, which only existed in myths before.

Over the years, in unknown places, Eastern Ancient Martial Artists and Western Vampires and Werewolves have fought countless times in secret.

Even the Small Island Country has real Ninjas.

Now, there are also Super Martial Artists.

The World Union Network is a website accessible by the citizens of all the empires globally; it is the largest internet platform in the world.

Lin Manjiao immediately opened a live stream on the World Union Network’s streaming platform under the name of the Hidden Dragon Empire’s Cloud City.

The scene in the live stream was right where Gu Qijue and others were in the city center.

Hidden Dragon Empire, the largest country in the East.

As soon as the live stream started, some survivors from various empires quickly discovered and joined to watch.

"Oh my God! Is this Cloud City in the Hidden Dragon Empire? My heavens, how did it get so chaotic, what kind of tree is that?"

"Wow! Is that a Star Tree towering into the clouds? Are those Star Fruits on it?"

"Damn! So many monsters, it’s all monsters, what happened in the Hidden Dragon Empire?"

Those who entered the live stream and saw the content were all shocked, posting in their native languages, or directly in the Hidden Dragon Empire’s language.

The scene in the live stream now was from a god’s-eye view, overlooking from several kilometers high, the endless monsters and the sky-high tree piercing the clouds, providing an unparalleled visual impact.

The platform live stream of the Hidden Dragon Empire was also flooded with a large number of viewers.

Various shocking and horrifying bullet comments quickly filled the screen.

"Boss, there’s a call for you!"

At this, Zhu Hongyu approached Gu Qijue with a phone and said, "It’s from the high-ups in Cloud City!"

Gu Qijue grabbed the phone from her and said calmly, "What’s the matter?"

"Mr. Gu, all the Super Martial Artists from our shelter are on their way to the city center, besides, we at Cloud City Shelter would like to invite you to oversee..."

The person calling was Ye Zhan Country, who briefly informed him about subduing Lin Zhengxiao and preparing to follow his lead.

"Very good, you did well, my intuition tells me that a cataclysmic disaster might occur today, gathering all of Cloud City’s combat power is indeed a wise move."

Gu Qijue felt very satisfied after hearing the decision made by Ye Zhan Country and the others.

"Mr. Gu is correct, we cannot risk the lives of 800,000 survivors in Cloud City, Lin Zhengxiao has already been suppressed, we’re just waiting for you to return and deal with him."

"If I can survive and return, then we’ll discuss it!"

After saying this, Gu Qijue hung up the call.

The Star Deformed Tree kept producing more and more fruits, with the aroma becoming increasingly rich.

It was attracting all the monsters in Cloud City towards it.

Deceitful Mutant Creatures that Gu Qijue could see numbered no fewer than three hundred.

Ordinary Disaster Levels were no fewer than three to four hundred.

Even more terrifying, there were also sea monsters.

From the god’s-eye view several kilometers high, one couldn’t even see how many miles were covered by these monsters on the ground.

The flying monsters in the sky obscured the dawn with a dense shadow.

As time went on, the fruits produced by the Star Tree increased, approaching a million in number.

The branches were covered with star-like, crystal-clear gray-green fruits.

After about half an hour, more than two thousand Super Martial Artists from the Cloud City Shelter finally arrived.

Leading them were three Saint Tier Super Martial Artists, two men and one woman, who stepped forward and said to Gu Qijue, "Lord Gu, all 2,365 Tier Two to Tier Three Super Martial Artists from Cloud City are present, awaiting your instructions!!"

"My only instruction is, once the tree’s fruits mature, fill your sacks, and leave immediately without greed, ensure you can return alive!"

Gu Qijue showed no mercy to enemies, but he was very protective of his own people.

Since these people chose to follow him, he would do his best to ensure their safety.

"Yes!"

Everyone nodded heavily upon hearing his words.

They all knew that competing for Star Fruits among the sea of Deformed Monsters carried a high probability of death.

Yet, they still came.

If they didn’t risk it now, they might not have another chance in the future.

Behind Gu Qijue, more than three thousand Super Martial Artists were all covered in Super Martial Armor, each with a sack on their back, ready for battle.

As time went by, the slaughter among the gathered monsters became increasingly intense.

"Did you hear that?"

Gu Qijue’s eyes suddenly narrowed, as he heard a heartbeat-like sound coming from within the Deformed Tree.

"Hear what?"

Everyone shook their heads in confusion upon hearing him.

Seeing that none of them heard it, Gu Qijue said no more, his vigilance increased.

"Let’s go over first!"

Moments later, seeing that the million Star Fruits on the tree were about to mature, Gu Qijue directly entered his strongest state,

growing two dragon horns on his head, dragon scales appearing all over his skin, a robust dragon tail growing from his coccyx, and his dragon teeth slowly extending,

he released an unreserved burst of internal aura pressure, storming out with the power of thunder, a Dragon Spear resembling a long spear appearing in his hand, shining with ferocious thunder, he charged forward like a humanoid dinosaur leading the way with thunder.

Whoosh!!

With a sweep of the Dragon Spear in his hand, hundreds of thunderous spearheads broke through the air, sweeping away all obstructing Deformed Creatures in front of him in an instant.

The monsters swept away were mangled and shattered, as fragile as tofu, unable to withstand a single blow.

"Charge!!"

White Fox, Ji Shang, Zhu Hongyu, Xu Qing, Zhao Hu, Cute Treasure, Xing Emperor, and others followed suit, summoning their weapons and following closely behind Gu Qijue.

Howls!! Roars——

Boom! Crack——

All Deformed Creatures in front were pulverized into powder as Gu Qijue, bathed in lightning, attacked, his spear tips leaving behind nothing.

He charged forward, brutally cutting a path through the blood and flesh.

Slash!

Gu Qijue lifted his hand, slicing through the void in front, instantly cutting hundreds of Deformed Creatures into several pieces.

With a horizontal sweep of the Dragon Spear in his hand, he cleared a space ahead.

He was like a meat grinder, surrounded by thousands of thundering bolts, bringing along more than three thousand Super Martial Artists, slaughtering through a million Deformed Creatures, into the area under the Deformed Tree’s branches.

Whoosh—whoosh—whoosh—

However, just as Gu Qijue and the others stepped into the range covered by its branches, as the entire tree of Star Fruits matured, emitting an unparalleled fruit fragrance,

the giant Deformed Tree suddenly had countless sharp branches, as thick as an adult’s arm, protruding from within,

numbering over ten thousand, sweeping and stabbing out all at once, targeting Gu Qijue and the others first.

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