Chapter 845
Chapter 845 - 831: Launching War on Two Fronts
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The second floor of the Abyss had entirely become a battlefield, and the "fishing" play had come to a complete end with the collective hooking of the sharks.
Now, it was a matter of whether people had eaten the fish, or the fish had gnawed at people.
"You demons, pathetic and pitiable—why gather here for no reason? The Heavenly Master is here; you ants should retreat quickly!"
The entire sky was covered in dark clouds, and a middle-aged, bearded man in a Taoist robe floated in midair.
He dressed as if he stepped straight out of a zombie movie, but he was enveloped in thunder, holding a peachwood sword in one hand and a Soul-Attracting Bell in the other.
"...Brother Zhong is having an episode again."
"Ha, as if there’s ever a time when he doesn’t have one."
This man, the "King of Drama," Zhong Shuen... or should I say "Thunder Heavenly Master," Third Son Zhong, brought with him a strong sense of temporal dislocation.
"Today is the Heavenly Master? Hmm, thunder overcomes water, lucky break."
Seeing this anciently dressed person above them, the other high-level figures on the battlefield breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhong Shuen was considered a main young powerhouse (referring to those fifty to seventy), having become a Rule-level at a young age, and his potential far exceeded that of an ordinary Rule-level combatant. With him at the helm, people could feel at ease... if luck was on their side!
"...Just hope he doesn’t have an episode today."
"He’s taken his medication; he shouldn’t switch personalities for at least 24 hours."
"Zhong Shuen," or rather the seven eccentrics of the Zhong family, were each unique—ranging from beggar to Emperor, from Heavenly Master to CEO... Yes, this guy was mentally ill, certified by Changping Mental Hospital.
But perhaps because a madman has much joy and a breadth of thought, each of his seven personalities trod a unique path—two at Rule-level and four at Decree-level. However, the most dangerous personality was actually the one at Brass-level.
His peak was the top tier Rule-level that could be found in Changping City, and his lowest was so low it hit the basement floor...or maybe it should be said there was no bottom at all. If they really ran into the most unreliable personality, everyone would be screwed.
"Why choose him?"
"No one else is willing to do it..."
This guy was a liability, but he didn’t need to leave his spot, nor did he plan to ’advance’ in life...
"...We can only hope for the best with him, at least he’s willing to come here frequently to fight little monsters; all he needs is some audience to entertain him."
Watching Third Son Zhong calling down thunder and striking the Magic Monsters below without any grace in an overwhelming display, the Watcher breathed a sigh of relief.
At least, he truly was working.
Though they had prepared another Rule-level... revealing that now would disrupt the plan.
"...Who will deal with that madman?"
The Snake King lowered her massive form once more, glancing at the lords below her.
But not one responded to her, including the Gluttonous Demon Glaug, who was busy eating meat on his own.
She slowly stood, sighing deeply, and her immense body vibrated, making the very earth tremble beneath her.
This was the Abyss... even when all the high-order beings were crammed into this trash can with only one exit, they still saw each other as the greatest threat and had no intention of exerting themselves for their ethnic group.
At this moment, the Snake King Didirona yearned even more for the homeland in "memory," the realm of the great one-eyed tyrant, the source of her bloodline.
In Its realm, it wasn’t about mere lip service or insubordination; just a command, a glance, was enough to see countless warriors willing to sacrifice themselves, to become the Sacrifice.
"A bunch of insects..." It was hard to say whether this was directed at the opposite side or at her own.
Didirona lifted her head, her massive form looking towards the sky where the lightning-throwing maniac thrashed, and with a delicate flick of her first finger, she pointed at him.
Space itself ripped apart.
The dark clouds were dispersed by the Snake King’s finger.
With her control over the Abyss’s permissions, she casually twisted the weather, stealing the strongest support from her opponent.
"You fiend! You dare to wield magic tricks; submit to your sins quickly, so that I may report to the Great Celestial and bring down Divine Punishment, and it will all be over for you!"
Didirona couldn’t be bothered to understand or even respond to the opponent’s strange utterances.
The Snake King’s massive hands slowly came together, adopting the gesture of prayer, but her face held an expression of merciful benevolence, almost like a Bodhisattva.
Yet in that instant, the entire sky suddenly erupted in a severe space-time vibration, swallowing the Heavenly Master Zhong!
"Enough, although winning the Game by playing is the goal, cheating is not allowed!"
In that moment, a figure suddenly appeared before the Snake King, then raised a big stick...
The balloon stick exploded into just fragments, but Zhong Laosi laughed with great delight.
Because all the yellow dye inside had burst out, even spraying all over the Snake King’s face... It only reached his face though; the thing was really too small.
"Scared you, didn’t I? Did I frighten you? Hey, hey, hey, don’t be so calm, it’s no fun. If I think it’s boring, I’ll really get mad, and then I’ll call the boss out. Are you scared? Are you?!"
But the Snake King, with a calm face, just gave him a glance and then quietly folded his hands together.
Once again, space ruptured.
One side was a madman; the other, a Magic King from the Abyss with absolutely no inclination to hold back. A rare confrontation between Rule-levels quickly escalated into a real fight to the death.
"Why is ’Professional Player’ here? Didn’t he take his medicine?!"
"...Who said he took his medicine? Doesn’t he hate taking it the most?"
"He said it himself..."
The decision-makers behind them looked at each other, not knowing how to spit out the rubbish in their mouths.
"...You believe the words of a madman? That ’Professional Player’ also claimed he was an e-sports champion."
"Let’s not talk about it. That setting where he changes personalities after taking medicine was also something he made up... I mean, what kind of miracle medicine can control the personality switch in someone at the Rule-level..."
"Forget it, let’s not worry about it now. It’s his funeral anyway, and he can’t die. Let’s let him have a try first."
But watching Zhong Shenjing getting battered and crying out in a fight that only lasted a few exchanges with the Snake King, the decision-makers could only sigh helplessly.
"...The second team should have started by now, and we don’t have much time left. We must stick to the plan. Please, Mr. Dragon."
"Sure thing, this is what I’m supposed to do."
If Lu Ping’an were here, he would have encountered an old acquaintance from the world of the Silent Mountain Range, General Dragon.
And when a second Rule-level entered the battlefield, it naturally escalated in an instant yet again. This time, even the Abyss Lords realized that humans seemed serious this time.
"...They, they really want to get rid of the Snake King."
But at this moment, seeing their own leader about to be double-teamed by justice, these bastards didn’t come to the rescue; instead, they collectively retreated a bit... Many times, they actually wanted to see the Snake King die more than the humans did.
While the battlefield above continued to escalate, the "second team" below also began to implement their own plans.
Just as Lu Ping’an had guessed, Kun Ba hadn’t lied, but he had only told a quarter of the truth... The truth was, they had come down here with several missions to fulfill.
Their first target was the Snake King’s territory, the most orderly "nation" of the entire Abyss.
Accompanied by the driving of the Array Master, a super array was laid out over the entire quagmire area.
The "Earth-Moving Array" was one of the most common arrays used by Array Masters, one of the three basic arrays that every low-level Array Master must master... How could we work with earthworks without knowing how to move the earth?
However, the Earth-Moving Array prepared by Array-Master Wang took a full three years and seven months to complete; God knows how large it was... For a Quasi-rule level logistics Big Boss to remain incognito here for so long, it certainly wasn’t a simple matter.
"Drive, Disperse, Flee, Retreat..."
Continuously chanting actions that all meant the same thing, Master Wang kept enhancing the effect of his Earth-Moving Array.
But his real target was... everything in front of him.
The sudden tremor caused everyone to pause, and then, to rejoice.
The constant rumbling and slight earthquakes signaled the intense changes taking place underground.
The ground underneath the entire quagmire swamp was forming sinkholes, and the hollows were being filled by the sand and water above. However, the unstable geological structures below would trigger a new round of landslides.
What happens when the entire quagmire starts this kind of "sliding", constantly filling in its own missing parts below?
The sturdy castle district in front of them began to tilt, slide, and collapse like building blocks.
It didn’t move, but its foundation did... This was probably the most unsolvable mudslide.
It was the force of nature at work, the entire layer of underground mud starting to shift, trying to reach a new equilibrium.
As for the buildings and residents above? Well, sorry, but in terms of geological movement, the "tenants" above have always been negligible.
The "building blocks" began to tilt, fall, and shatter.
— End of Chapter 845 —