Gunfire echoed chaotically.
This time, it seemed even more disorderly.
A small squad with a mounted machine gun had killed a few Demonized Beasts when suddenly, a window shattered on the second layer, and a mantis-shaped Demonized Beast burst through, slaughtering its way out.
The razor-sharp limbs flashed like knives, instantly dismembering the squad members, and the heavy machine gun was sliced into pieces.
A tank fired its main cannon, obliterating a powerful Demonized Beast, when in the next moment, a large lizard spewed fire from its mouth, engulfing the entire tank.
The high temperature turned the tank's armor cherry red; after the large lizard had spat fire for a while, it turned and left.
Although the tank appeared intact on the outside, clearly, the people inside were no longer alive.
Scenes unfolded in many places.
Tang Yu pulled his longsword out of the body of a Demonized Beast and looked at the blade coated in thick blood, he flicked his wrist slightly, and the sword trembled, splattering the blood away.
In an instant, the blade was clean, as if it had never been stained with blood.
This must be what they mean by "killing without seeing blood"... uh, slaughtering beasts without seeing blood, that is.
But something felt off.
Noisy sounds came from ahead.
More Demonized Beasts?
Tang Yu gripped his sword and concentrated on the street ahead, ready to score another double kill.
He saw about a dozen Awakeners running frantically.
Among them, one looked familiar—it was that team captain surnamed Zhou!
To run into him again was quite fateful.
Zhou Jianhong shouted, "Run, run! There's a Demonized Beast behind us that's invincible with Mana!"
Zhou Jianhong was not weak. Tang Yu even perceived that among the fleeing Awakeners, some had even stronger abilities. Their desperate escape must mean that the pursuing Demonized Beast was exceptionally powerful.
But if it was such a strong Demonized Beast, these people wouldn't necessarily be able to escape, right?
The pursuing Demonized Beast came into view.
It was several clusters of grayish-black, half-transparent... unknown objects?
Tang Yu had never seen such strange Demonized Beasts before. They had no definite shape, walked as if floating lightly, or rather, seemed to be actually floating.
However, the aura of these Demonized Beasts was mostly in the Second and Third Layer, not too strong.
Just as these Demonized Beasts appeared, several clusters of grayish-black Ghostly Souls also floated into view from the other side of the street.
Zhou Jianhong and the others' faces changed.
"Damn it, why are there such Demonized Beasts over there too!"
"Quick, let's get away from that side, there's still hope."
The Ghostly Souls that appeared from the other side were the closest to Tang Yu and the others, and they quickly floated over.
Tang Yu raised his sword, ready to confront them.
Zhou Jianhong looked urgent, "Young man, run! These Demonized Beasts can't be killed!"
Beside him, a man with a hooked nose snorted disdainfully, "Overestimating his abilities."
A Ghostly Soul floated towards them.
Tang Yu flicked his wrist, and his longsword swung down from above, slicing the cluster of Ghostly Soul in two.
He felt no resistance...
Tang Yu concentrated, and where his longsword had sliced through the Ghostly Soul, faint ripples appeared.
Like the sword had skimmed the surface of a lake, creating ripples.
But it was unable to cause any harm to the water.
This was a Demonized Beast without a physical body!
Tang Yu's attack was futile, but the Ghostly Soul did not stop because of it. Its entire form stretched out, and the once unidentifiable object now formed the shape of a hand.
It reached out towards Tang Yu from thin air.
Such an attack was sudden and hard to guard against.
Zhou Jianhong shouted, "Be careful!"
Next to him, an Awakener shook their head with a sigh, "It's over, it's over. The attack method of the Ghostly Soul is bizarre. At this close range, there's no escaping."
The man with the hawk nose turned his gaze away. "If that were just an ordinary Second and Third Layer Demonized Beast, we would have slain it already. Sadly, when facing this kind of incorporeal Demonized Beast, even a Divine weapon proves useless."
In his hand, he held the Demon-slaying Longsword, an envy of numerous Awakeners during this time.
However, Chen Sheng, faced with this Demonized Beast of not particularly strong strength, was still helpless.
Cold weapons were useless, firearms were useless, all they could do as several squads was to flee in defeat.
Tang Yu wasn't completely unprepared. Seeing a group of Awakeners with not weak strength also fleeing in disarray, he knew this kind of Demonized Beast should not be judged merely by its apparent strength.
His body twisted to dodge the Ghostly Soul's attack.
He stepped back, holding his sword with both hands, concentrating with bated breath.
He raised his longsword and brought it down fiercely.
Vitality circulated throughout his body, pooling into his hands before spreading along his weapon.
The strike was forceful and heavy.
It smashed against the Ghostly Soul and then onto the ground.
Debris flew everywhere.
Among the Awakeners, even the strongest Chen Sheng was taken aback.
He had thought Tang Yu and the others were just weak Awakeners, but unexpectedly, they had unleashed such tremendous strength.
"With such power, it could kill any ordinary Third Layer Awakener's Demonized Beast in one hit. What a pity..." He felt a bit regretful that a powerful expert like Tang Yu might die here and advised, "You better run quickly before those Ghostly Souls complete their encirclement, otherwise, you're really going to die here."
Tang Yu sighed as well.
Looking at the Ghostly Soul in front of him, whose color had faded significantly.
The Heavy Slash was effective. The blow, fueled by the vital energy of his whole body, successfully damaged the Ghostly Soul.
However, being made of energy, the Ghostly Soul still immunized itself against most of the damage from the Heavy Slash. Tang Yu estimated that it would take two to three Heavy Slashes to kill such a Ghostly Soul.
This had to be draining him!
Tang Yu floated back.
The other Awakeners thought Tang Yu had finally decided to retreat. They didn't laugh at him; in fact, they too had tried various methods, and some of the weaker ones had even lost their lives.
Eileen, it's up to you now," said Tang Yu.
Zhou Jianhong and other Awakeners were stupefied again.
Why not just flee together? There was no need to confront these Ghostly Souls. Even with significant strength, it wasn't something to be taken lightly; a small mistake could result in death.
Chen Sheng snorted coldly, "Still overestimating their capabilities."
They no longer paid attention, ready to escape through the gap in the Ghostly Souls' encirclement.
They then saw the girl in the black robe, who responded with a nod.
Eileen grasped her Magic Wand, and instantly, one Ice Crystal after another condensed in front of her.
With her growing strength, she could now condense more Ice Crystals at once, and each contained considerably more energy than before.
The Ice Crystals shot out.
Each targeted a Ghostly Soul.
The Awakeners were stunned, witnessing an ability user who was also of the Elemental Series.
"Maybe there's hope!" someone excited.
"We still have to see the strength of this ability user," said the rational ones.
"No, if it were fire damage, perhaps it could kill these Ghostly Souls. But forming Ice Crystals is essentially still physical damage, it's useless," Chen Sheng was not optimistic.
The Ice Crystals penetrated the Ghostly Souls, sending ripples cascading outwards.
In the disappointed eyes of the Awakeners,
There was a crack, and the Ice Crystals shattered.
In the field of vision, a dazzling blue light blossomed.