Soul-Slaying Maiden: Master Of Ancient Divine Weapons

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Han Zhen raised his hand and knocked out an ordinary person who was trying to shove their hand into his throat.

The hand was already halfway in, and blood slowly seeped out from the arm.

Li Lingzhen and Xia Youwei both consciously averted their eyes, unable to bear the sight.

"They're not Awakeners, just trapped in an illusion. Even forcibly waking them up won't work."

"Does knocking them out really help?" Xia Youwei asked worriedly.

"If it's just the Nightmare Beasts, it should be fine." Han Zhen paused and glanced at the blood moon above, now dyed a vivid red. "But if we want to save more people, we must take a risk."

"What kind of risk?"

"Go there."

Han Zhen pointed at the sky, toward the position of the blood moon.

Reaching the blood moon was obviously impossible. To break the barrier, the first goal was to locate the array core, then destroy it.

He had already observed that within the barrier encompassing most of Deep Blue City, the thing most resembling an array core was the blood moon above.

"The tallest tower in Deep Blue City is the now-abandoned Deep Blue City TV Tower. We need to go there and then break the barrier."

What Han Zhen didn't mention was that he wanted to destroy the blood moon quickly because he felt an inexplicable unease.

Although he didn't know where this unease came from, a ninth-rank Insect Emperor's methods were unlikely to be this simple.

"Let's go!"

Without Han Zhen urging, Li Lingzhen and Xia Youwei were already following him as the three quickly headed for the TV tower.

The blood moon hung high, its illusions spreading.

Deep Blue City was falling into a massive crisis. Everyone illuminated by the blood moon or who saw it fell into an illusion instantly.

What Han Zhen and the others hadn't noticed was this:

The corpses of those who had already died in the illusions were emitting faint wisps of black energy.

These wisps of black energy floated upward, toward the central blood moon hanging in the sky.

As the blood moon absorbed this black energy, it became larger and rounder.

Meanwhile, the corpses on the ground also began to mutate.

They no longer turned into Nightmare Beasts but instead transformed into a new type of insectoid creature—"Corpse Beasts"

These Corpse Beasts radiated an aura exceeding the fourth rank, and their numbers were growing rapidly.

Han Zhen and his group continued forward, reaching the base of the tower after over ten minutes.

Just as they were about to start climbing, a sudden disturbance came from above. A humanoid creature crashed heavily to the ground, shattering the concrete beneath its feet.

It had a form resembling a human, with massive, knotted muscles and bulging veins that made its blood vessels clearly visible.

Han Zhen noticed an empty syringe embedded in its neck, though it was unclear what substance had been injected.

Feeling the terrifying aura emanating from the creature, everyone tensed up.

Fifth rank.

With a furious roar, it charged at Han Zhen and his group without hesitation.

Its limbs were still in human proportions, but it no longer walked upright. Instead, it used all four limbs, moving faster than it could on two legs.

Each time its claws struck the ground, a visible dent appeared.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Like a giant hammer striking a drum, the sound echoed in their ears like death knells.

This beast was once human.

Han Zhen recognized the remnants of clothing on its body, but it had completely lost its sanity, succumbing to madness.

"Hmph."

Han Zhen showed no fear, stepping in front of the two women.

Activating his Triple Surge instantly, his combat power skyrocketed. Enveloping his fist in white mist, he punched directly at the creature's face.

It was a head-on clash.

In the collision of power, Han Zhen actually held his ground.

The creature was momentarily stunned.

Though it had lost its consciousness, its berserk instincts couldn't comprehend being matched in strength.

Before it could recover, Han Zhen had already thrown a second punch.

Then a third. Each punch landed solidly.

Thanks to his Heavenly Serpent Physique, Han Zhen's body became more flexible, making his attacks smoother and more fluid.

After unlocking all three Locks, his speed was already beyond limits. With his strength and attack speed also enhanced, his close combat prowess was now comparable to a fifth-rank berserk strength-type monster.

Under the continuous flurry of punches, the creature was forced to retreat, leaving the TV tower's vicinity.

Even so, its regeneration ability left Han Zhen astonished.

Tough, powerful, and regenerative—it was like fighting a copy of himself.

Realizing that defeating it quickly was impossible, Han Zhen entrusted the task of breaking the array core to the other two.

"Youwei, Lingzhen, go destroy the array core. I'll hold this thing off."

Han Zhen shouted.

Without hesitation, Xia Youwei and Li Lingzhen rushed toward the TV tower after hearing his command.

The abandoned Deep Blue City TV Tower stood 120 meters tall and had been out of use for about thirty years.

The tower's exterior was rusted, and climbing from the base to the top would take considerable time.

Looking down from the tower, Li Lingzhen's legs trembled slightly.

Noticing this, Xia Youwei stopped.

"Lingzhen, are you okay? If you can't handle it, go help Ah Zhen, and I'll go up alone," Xia Youwei said with concern.

Li Lingzhen bit her lip and shook her head.

"No, I can't drag him down. It's just a little fear of heights, nothing serious."

After speaking, Li Lingzhen took a couple more steps upward.

The rusty tower emitted sharp, grating sounds as its outer paint flaked off, falling in flakes.

The slight swaying of the tower made Li Lingzhen instinctively grip the railing tightly.

"Keep going. Don't stop just for me."

Seeing Li Lingzhen's determination, Xia Youwei could only follow her instructions and continued climbing.

After about ten minutes, they had only covered one-third of the journey.

Meanwhile, the battle between Han Zhen and the berserk creature had reached its peak.

Both were high-durability, high-damage "monsters," unable to overpower each other.

Suddenly, a black swarm appeared in the crimson sky.

These creatures, flying in flocks, headed straight for the TV tower.

Seeing this, Han Zhen's heart sank.

At that moment of distraction, the berserk creature punched him in the face, sending him sprawling to the ground.

It was a swarm of Nightmare Beasts.

As the barrier's companion creatures, they had sensed the danger and were now targeting Xia Youwei and Li Lingzhen as they climbed the tower.

At the same time, as Han Zhen fell, he noticed countless grotesque, misshapen figures emerging around him.

They moved like zombies, emitting low, hoarse groans.

From all directions, they surrounded Han Zhen.

The fourth-rank Corpse Beast army, under the Nightmare Beasts' command, had arrived.

Flanked on all sides.

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