Published: March 2, 2025
“Charge! Charge!” The demonic entity knight, seated atop the magical beast, raised his flail high, surrounded by a swirling, razor-sharp, transparent energy. He laughed maniacally as he broke through the line of the Heaven-Piercing Demon Vine. Below him, the massive magical beast’s horn flickered with a dim light, its eyes blood-red, crashing headfirst into the dark barrier!
With a thunderous "bang," the horn collided with the dark barrier! Faced with the sudden external attack, the dark barrier flickered as if its signal had malfunctioned, and the force rebounded onto Wen Yu, causing him to feel a heavy pressure in his chest.
Compared to those tier 5 weaklings, this demonic entity was indeed far more powerful.
However, “It’s still not enough.” Watching the unicorn rhinoceros, which had become disoriented from the collision, as well as the knight above swinging his flail, Wen Yu felt a surge of power within him. In no time, he stabilized the dark barrier, and immediately, a counterattack originating from the barrier commenced!
Countless sharp arrows of darkness materialized from the barrier, raining down like a storm upon the demonic entity knight. Seeing the ancient demon entity knight dodge awkwardly under the onslaught of dark arrows, and the demonic clan's heavily armored cavalry being pierced and falling to the ground like cut wheat, Wen Yu decisively shifted his gaze towards the distant Demon Realm Gate.
For Wen Yu, these foes were still insufficient. Even the most powerful ancient demon entity knight might only match the uninjured Cyclops in strength.
The demonic clan’s plan to break through Wen Yu's defense line with these vanguard troops to take down the New Hope Gathering Place was completely a fantasy. The tactical commander of the demonic clan surely wouldn’t have such naive thoughts, so the current trouble wasn't worth Wen Yu's serious attention.
The real crisis was still brewing inside the Demon Realm Gate!
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Although the African continent is largely desert, water is the source of life. Even in Africa, there are plentiful water sources—besides the rivers and lakes on the surface, the most numerous are the underground rivers.
Just like the underground rivers dug through by Lolo and her ant swarm, these underground rivers crisscross and are countless. They form a vast network, tightly wrapping the African continent.
Under normal circumstances, these gifts from Mother Earth are the lifelines of African organisms. Countless organisms, both strong and weak, take root and thrive near the rivers, forming one ecosystem after another. However, when the plague breaks out, these once vital lifelines turn into terrifying, soul-harvesting demons!
The river water tainted green by the plague spreads rapidly through the network of underground rivers across the entire African continent. The alluring factors contained within the water attract mutated beasts to rush towards the nearest river.
In fact, the plague spread by the third-generation seed of plague is staged.
The first stage involves turning the water source green while emitting bizarre pheromones with enticing effects—this stage has no lethality; the plague is merely a toxic substance wrapped in a sugar coat, attracting living beings with its sweet aroma.
The second stage is the outbreak of the plague! At this stage, the plague directly acts within the living beings, rapidly corroding their flesh and bones. The lethality at this stage only affects any low-level life forms that come into direct contact with the plague source.
Then comes the final third stage—the plague becomes aerosolized!
The plague within the river water and the decomposing bodies of organisms melted by the plague will all turn into vapor and dust. These tiny particles will spread wherever the wind takes them, continuously infecting any low-level life forms that inhale the green toxic mist, assimilating them into even more potent plague toxins.
During the third stage, the plague will no longer rely on water for transmission, instead transforming into a much faster airborne transmission method.