The scale of the explosion was terrifying, with black smoke billowing straight into the sky, as if connecting heaven and earth.
Flames surged outwards, and after several minutes, they gradually dissipated.
As the flames receded, the demonic seeds were instantly wiped out, utterly annihilated, and two figures emerged.
One tall, one short. One large, one small.
Bai Ye glanced at them and murmured, "Demonic seeds with robot bloodlines?"
The shorter figure was about 1.5 meters tall, with fiery orange-red hair, beast ears, and a cat-like tail. It was clearly a half-breed of a demonic seed and a human.
As for the taller figure, it stood nearly three meters tall. It wasn't human but a robot, its body crafted from metal and jade. Or, in the parlance of the Heroic Realm, "robot" might not be the most accurate term. The precise term would be "automaton."
"This shouldn't be a Chosen One, right?" Bai Ye mused, then his eyes lit up. "Bomb Cat and Shield Mountain?"
Of Mulan's elite squad, Bai Ye had only met Kai and Gongsun Li. However, the elite squad comprised more than just three individuals.
Bai Ye hadn't seen the others because they were on missions outside the Great Wall. However, Gongsun Li had described their appearances to Bai Ye.
One was an automaton that had existed since the age of gods, dedicated to constructing the Great Wall. Though it couldn't speak and its combat abilities weren't overwhelming, it served as the most steadfast shield for the Great Wall Guardians. There were even whispers that it was Gongsun Li's stove, as food cooked on it by Gongsun Li experienced a 100% increase in deliciousness.
Then there was the other. He was a descendant of those who had lived by the Great Wall for generations, a child of the Great Wall who had grown up there and ultimately returned to it, joining the Great Wall Guardians. He was a mechanic. Unlike other mechanics who tinkered with automatons, this short, demonic seed half-breed only enjoyed tinkering with bombs. Due to his cat-like ears and tail, the other members of the elite squad affectionately nicknamed him Bomb Cat.
Bai Ye stroked his chin. Mulan and Kai were nowhere to be seen, and Gongsun Li was also absent. But finding Bomb Cat and Shield Mountain seemed like a viable alternative.
As Bai Ye pondered this, he watched the distant flames of another explosion reappear. He finally made his decision, spreading his hands. The Fire God Gatling melted into a slurry and entered Bai Ye's body. Then, Bai Ye ran along the parapet.
"Hey, hey, where are you going?"
"Buddy, don't leave!"
"Yeah, we need to earn merit!"
...
As Bai Ye fled, the surrounding Chosen Ones shouted.
This individual was a powerhouse. Bai Ye would unleash his Fire God Gatling, and the others would follow up with their attacks. Since merit was awarded to the one who landed the final blow on a demonic seed, everyone followed Bai Ye, hoping to pick off the stragglers. Those demonic seeds not obliterated by Bai Ye's Fire God Gatling naturally became opportunities for others to earn merit.
Most importantly…
Bai Ye's speed in a stand-off was too fast. With Bai Ye present, the demonic seeds died quickly.
The faster the demonic seeds died, the more followed, and the faster and more merit was accumulated.
Therefore, no one wanted Bai Ye to leave. Some even subtly pushed their way through the crowd, intending to follow Bai Ye wherever he went.
Then…
This group of people suddenly looked foolish.
Bai Ye ran along the parapet for over ten meters, and then…
He jumped off!
The crowd around him gasped in shock. Many leaned over the parapet to look down. Then, they saw Bai Ye plummeting rapidly. Just as he was about to hit the ground…
The clothes on Bai Ye's body inflated like a balloon, transforming into a massive sphere. Upon impact with the ground, it bounced repeatedly, dissipating the force of his fall.
Soon, the Steel Slime reverted to its original form as the Black Order uniform.
Bai Ye stretched his limbs, marveling at how useful the Steel Slime was.
Meanwhile…
The surrounding demonic seeds, in a frenzy, charged towards Bai Ye, intending to tear him to shreds.
Bai Ye casually extended a hand, and the famed sword Bloodthirst materialized. Then…
With a sweep of his blade!
*Swoosh!*
Accompanying a flash of sword energy, large amounts of blood splattered.
The demonic seed that leaped towards him was cleanly bisected by Bai Ye's single strike.
After the attack, Bai Ye quickly formed a hand seal and beckoned forward with a flick of his finger.
"Yin Yang Talisman!" Bai Ye hooked his finger upwards and said, "Form array!"
The next instant, a large area of red light appeared amidst the demonic seed horde. An Yin Yang formation appeared on the ground, and then a pillar of light shot skyward.
Miserable screams echoed incessantly.
The demonic seeds within the light pillar struggled as their bodies were continuously annihilated.
To be honest, while the Yin Yang Talisman was only a green-quality item, its power was quite good, comparable to the attack power of a blue-quality item.
However, its drawbacks were obvious. It was a fixed-point, directional area-of-effect attack with a limited coverage radius of three meters in a circular area. This was effective against the dense swarms of demonic seeds, where they had no room to dodge. In a normal one-on-one combat situation, if it landed, it would likely be because the opponent was not very intelligent.
But why worry about that? It was useful right now!
Clearing a space, Bai Ye began to move forward, heading towards Bomb Cat and Shield Mountain.
However, it wasn't easy.
The demonic seeds ahead were densely packed. Furthermore, the lowest-level demonic seeds weren't very intelligent, acting purely on primal beast instincts, charging forward relentlessly to tear everything apart.
But because of this characteristic, the demonic seeds were fearless. The space Bai Ye had just cleared was quickly refilled by the demonic seeds behind him.
"Goodra!" Seeing the demonic seeds surge towards him again, Bai Ye decisively threw out a beast-summoning ball and commanded, "Meteor Shower!"
"Yaa~"
The beast-summoning ball glowed with white light, and then Goodra appeared, spreading its arms.
An invisible force rippled outwards.
*Rumble, rumble, rumble!*
The ground repeatedly emitted deep groans, beginning to crack. Then, fragments of stone shot into the sky, hovering briefly before crashing back down to the ground.
The surrounding air suddenly became scorching hot. The falling debris began to burn, igniting into flames, transforming into large meteors that plummeted towards the ground.
Then…
A deafening roar shook the surroundings. Each meteor that fell created a deep crater in the ground.
Fierce flames swept across the landscape.
Layers of distortion appeared around them, and terrifying shockwaves pushed outwards, like a typhoon passing through, blowing away all the surrounding demonic seeds.