Tiancheng was a large city located by the sea.
The bustling metropolis was once a renowned place in Huaxia.
At the beginning of the apocalypse, the Chinese military moved in and gradually transformed the area into a military stronghold.
Hundreds of thousands of soldiers marched in, with countless organizations and fighters converging toward this city.
This city is even more prosperous, with a population exceeding eighteen million.
Before the onset of the Doomsday Tide, this place had already become a heavily fortified city under the key protection of the Chinese military.
Three layers of phantom barriers, one layer of steel fortress, one layer of immortal sky shield, and the defenses of the Blood Battle City must also be added.
The people within the city were brimming with confidence in such a defense.
This city is also a metropolis with a population exceeding ten million.
Before the Doomsday Tide arrived, city after city was abandoned, and people flooded here.
The population of this city has reached forty million.
Wang Zun had one hundred seventy-eight thousand six hundred people, and the number of Zun warriors with the power of ten thousand Zuns reached seven million six hundred thousand.
And this number is increasing every day.
They were confident that such a city could absolutely withstand the apocalypse tide.
Some even claimed they could reverse the Doomsday Tide and destroy all enemies.
Because this apocalypse is the strongest era beyond any age, the king is unrestricted, the king is also unrestricted, with powerful artifacts and terrifying defensive abilities.
Everyone was extremely confident.
Most people in the city were living in a drunken stupor, with many simply waiting for the apocalypse tide to begin so that it would end quickly and normal life could resume.
When the tide of apocalypse surged forth, they realized their mistake.
Billions of beasts seemed as if they would devour both heaven and earth, breaking through the three layers of phantom barriers in less than half a year.
The steel fortress, which had withstood attacks for three months, finally shattered.
The beast rushed into the city, triggering the effects of the Undying Sky Canopy and the City of Bloodbath.
The city became a battlefield.
Buildings on the edge of the city were flattened, and luxurious villas turned into ruins!
The beasts are advancing, and humanity is resisting.
At this moment, people truly understood what terror meant, and what the end of the world felt like!
Forty million people and countless beasts engaged in fierce combat within the city, yet humans were continually pushed back until they were compressed into the central area of the city.
Four million people live under the Immortal Sky, possessing immortal bodies.
Humans and beasts lay piled high like mountains; one side would not die, while the other seemed endless.
Humans desperately rely on repeated deaths.
Even the weakest among them joined the battle, unable to kill the beasts but using their bodies to hold them back from advancing.
The sea of beasts was blocked.
However, for many people, this has become their nightmare instead.
Ceaseless death, unending battles moment by moment, and not a moment’s rest for months on end.
The thrill of beastly roars, the torment of death.
Countless individuals with weak willpower rushed out of the immortal sky curtain and chose to commit suicide.
In just two short years, the city’s population dropped from forty million to thirty million.
The city was successfully defended.
But this city is no longer the same city as before.
The battle between humans and beasts continues, with barely a glimmer of hope in sight.
Destroying the beast crystal is merely their wishful thinking.
They were merely fighting numbly, just trying to survive in order to avoid death.
In the center of the city, there was still an area of hundreds of miles that remained peaceful.
Deep within the alleys between several high-rise buildings, a burly man threw a bag of food onto the ground and shouted loudly, “Come out and get your food.”
Suddenly, dozens of people surged out from the alleyway all at once, rushing toward the food.
“Stop fooling around, all of you! Did I say you could eat?” A big man punched a young boy, causing blood to flow from his nose and mouth.
The dozens of people who were squeezed out stood still and did not move.
These people included both the elderly and the young, men and women.
No one had a healthy complexion; they all looked as if they hadn’t eaten for days, each person appearing frail and unable to withstand even a gentle breeze.
The giant finally nodded in satisfaction and said, “That’s better. We risk our lives out there while you bastards stay here safe and sound, living comfortably, huh? Now shut up! If anyone still feels不服气 (dissatisfied), I’ll personally throw you out of the Deathless Sky Barrier to wait for your death!”
As he spoke, Da Han’s gaze leered at several women in the crowd, his eyes lingering on their faces with a sinister glint.
Then the big man’s gaze fell upon the face of a girl who looked no older than sixteen. He quickly stepped forward, placed his hand on the young girl’s chest, and gave it a hard squeeze twice, laughing lewdly as he said, “Good, very bouncy. It’s you today.”
The little girl, however, stood there like a wooden doll, staring at the food bag with her mouth watering, completely unaware of the hand reaching toward her chest.
The big man turned around, grabbed a piece of roasted meat and a blackened bread from a bag of food, and handed them to the girl, chuckling, “Come with me, and all of this will be yours.”
At this moment, the remaining people rushed together toward the food bag.
A city of forty million people had already consumed a large portion of its food supply within the first year of the apocalypse tide.
Meanwhile, the food stored by some ordinary people had already run out.
They survived, and the only thing they could do was wait for some organizations to distribute such food.
For food, for survival, dignity no longer matters.
A big man took the girl into a nearby house where dozens of people were scrambling for the limited food.
A teenager suddenly drew a knife and stabbed another person, slashing through the victim’s throat.
Blood was dripping all over his body, yet he was completely unaware of it. He only focused on snatching the food from the person and quickly stuffing it into his mouth.
On the other side, more than a dozen strong men also rushed out, wielding shining weapons and cutting down everyone in their way. They snatched the food from the crowd and began stuffing it into their mouths.
With the undying sky canopy, both sides were rapidly resurrecting and soon began to fiercely compete for control.
The true cruelty of the apocalypse—they were all born after the end of the world. They had only heard from the older generations about the initial brutality when the doomsday first struck.
None of them believed it.
But they are truly experiencing this cruelty.
The food was quickly snatched up; those who didn’t manage to get any left the place secretly, feeling somewhat disappointed.
Some people even tried to secretly hide away some food, but once discovered, they had no choice but to stuff it all into their mouths.
The man walked out looking very satisfied. The little girl followed him out, her face slightly flushed, with bits of meat and bread crumbs still lingering at the corner of her mouth.
“In two days, I’ll come back again. Behave yourselves, or there won’t be any food left for you,” the big man said coldly. He snorted, looked at the bloodstained ground, and left in disgust.
This is the cruel and inhuman end of the world.
It grew dark, then bright again; the soldiers had already become numb to it.
Some people suffering from mental breakdowns jump into animal herds to wait for death, as they no longer wish to be revived.
Some soldiers wanted to rush out and destroy the beast crystals, but they couldn’t even advance a hundred meters into the beast swarm.
Every day was like this; battle and rest became their entire world.
Every day, people rush into the beast herd like moths drawn to a flame. When all their flesh falls into the stomachs of these wild beasts, they will never revive again, never endure the continuous pain and torment of death.
The sun rises and the moon sets, time has lost its meaning in their eyes.
Some have advanced to become King Revered, but in their eyes, it is merely the addition of another King Revered, another source of formidable power.
And among the hundreds of millions of beasts, there were over a million Beast Kings and Sovereigns!
The battle unfolded as usual: the weak used their bodies to block the beast’s fierce charge, while the mighty warrior stepped forward and severed the beast’s head with a single sword strike.
The beast’s corpse turned into a pool of blood, seeping into the earth.
However, ten wild beasts had already rushed out from behind.
“Boom!”
Suddenly, billions of beasts turned around at once.
Before people could understand what was happening, they only saw a sudden gap appearing in the sea of beasts.
Countless warriors were still attacking mechanically. But when their weapons swung into empty air, they realized that countless beasts were retreating.
Billions of beasts retreated, rushing like mad creatures back toward the sinkholes from which they had emerged.
“What’s going on here?” Many people stood there stunned, unable to react for a moment.
Someone in the crowd suddenly pointed excitedly toward outside the city, his voice trembling as he stammered, “They’re coming! Good heavens, they’re here!”
This man’s voice trembled, his eyes turned red, and he actually shed tears.
Many people had become numb to the situation, having already accepted the arrival of the apocalypse, and they questioned in confusion, “Who could have come? Is there still anyone in this world capable of moving around outside the city?”
They have already forgotten how to think, knowing only how to fight.
For a moment, their minds went completely blank.
Suddenly, everyone perked up their ears, looked up at the sky, and began trembling violently.
One person’s tears welled up in their eyes as they stammered, “What, what are you saying?”
The figure in the sky wiped away tears from his eyes with one hand while laughing out loud, saying, “Humans, it’s really humans! Someone is attacking the Beast Crystals!”
Boom!
As if responding to everyone’s expectations, Wang Wei’s voice came from the direction where the beast had retreated.
That was an invincible power, the true majesty of a king.
“Your Majesty, that’s Wang Wei! The real king has arrived. Oh my God, I must be dreaming.”
“We’re saved now.”
Countless people embraced each other, and everyone burst into tears.
Groups of tough, iron-willed men shed tears.
They have already lost all hope, fighting only to survive for one more second.
But now they have hope.
Buzz!
The radiance of the Star Artifacts illuminated the heavens, and under their glow, millions of beasts were shattered into blood and flesh.
The colorful glows of the Eight-Branched Star Instruments drew everyone in the city to look in this direction.
“Haha, someone has come to rescue us.”
“Roar!”
More than a hundred thousand dragons, each a thousand zhang long, soared into the sky. Their combined oppressive force, equivalent to millions of mighty beings, swept across the eight directions, instantly reducing several million creatures to blood-soaked pulp that rained down upon the land.
“This is Lu Yu’s Dark Dragon, he’s coming.”
“I, I must not be sensing this wrong. A million… how could it possibly be the power of a million?”
“We won.”
“Lu Yu has arrived; he is the most powerful person in our Huaxia.”
“There are still three kings. I can feel the presence of three kings.”
Boom!
In the city, three presences with power close to that of a king also made their move.
“The three false kings have also joined the battle.”
People cheered.
These three false kings are the guardian deities of Tiancheng. If they hadn’t intervened multiple times, this city would have fallen long ago.
However, even by joining forces, they couldn’t get close to the beast crystal and could only gather their strength to protect the city, which was enough to move them.
Now, the people of Lu Yu are outside, destroying the beast crystals. The three false kings immediately take action, rushing straight toward the beast herd to provide support.
Someone shouted loudly, laughing heartily, and waved his weapon, saying, “What are you waiting for? Attack! Attack! Lu Yu has arrived, which means the beast crystal at Fanggang must have been destroyed. They’ve come to rescue us. Hold on tight!”
“Keep holding on, we’re going to make it!”
The entire city was filled with cheers, reviving the fighting spirit of the numb-hearted people, and all the warriors joined the battle.
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