Chapter 124 - 108: Finale
A fierce wind howled past his ears, turning into a piercing shriek.
The Giant-Winged Demon had flung Lin Ye from its back, and his body plummeted uncontrollably toward the endless darkness below.
High above was the colossal spatial rift that stretched across the sky, like the lone eye of a demon god, gazing silently down upon the earth.
Below was the pillar of white light that pierced through heaven and earth, radiating intense heat and terrifying radiation hot enough to vaporize steel.
The Giant-Winged Demon flapped its wings violently.
A gale-force wind blasted Lin Ye away, sending him straight toward the all-destroying pillar of light below.
It was a hair’s breadth from disaster.
Lin Ye’s eyes held nothing but an icy calm.
His Spiritual Power condensed in an instant.
The purple crystal spear in his hand materialized and extended from his palm!
The distance of several meters was crossed in a flash by this bolt of purple lightning that had appeared from nowhere.
SQUELCH!
The crystal spear accurately pierced the Giant-Winged Demon’s exposed chest, sinking a foot deep!
The Giant-Winged Demon let out a pained roar, its ascent faltering for a moment.
Lin Ye pushed his Spiritual Power to its limit. The tip of the crystal spear embedded in the Giant-Winged Demon’s body suddenly sprouted countless fine, crystalline branches.
Like tree roots, they spread wildly through the monster’s flesh and blood, hooking securely onto its bones and fascia.
A solid anchor was formed.
Flexing his arm muscles, Lin Ye yanked on the crystal spear connected to the monster’s flesh and forcibly pulled his falling body back up!
BANG!
He slammed heavily into the Giant-Winged Demon’s body. Ignoring his injuries, he flipped over and desperately gripped the monster’s thick hind legs.
The Giant-Winged Demon struggled frantically, tumbling through the air as it tried to throw him off.
But Lin Ye clung to it like the most stubborn piece of taffy, his hands refusing to let go of the crystal spear, as if he were welded to its body.
Man and monster, in this bizarre tableau, tore through the cloud layer, ascending from the dark abyss below into the high heavens.
Lin Ye’s suspicions were confirmed.
He saw the familiar circular plaza below, the dilapidated outline of the abandoned hospital, and the silent, steel jungle of the ruined city in the distance.
After confirming it couldn’t shake Lin Ye off anytime soon, the Giant-Winged Demon stopped its pointless struggling.
It let out a resentful roar. What little reason it had left led it to the only choice available.
It beat its fleshy wings with all its might, beginning a final charge toward the rift high in the sky.
Lin Ye could feel the monster’s desperate, fervent yearning.
Lin Ye’s expression suddenly darkened.
’It’s trying to drag me, a human from Earth, across the Celestial Abyss with it.’
’If it succeeds, I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to come back.’
’I have to kill it, right here, right now!’
...
「Dongjiang City, downtown.」
On the streets, most people had stopped in their tracks.
They raised their heads, staring blankly in the direction of the southern suburbs.
A pillar of incandescent white light that pierced the heavens had captured everyone’s attention.
And at the top of that pillar of light, the sky looked as if it had been torn open, a massive wound several kilometers long. A magnificent yet eerie canopy of deep blue unfurled slowly, like an aurora.
People didn’t know what it was.
They only felt that it was an unprecedented and heart-pounding celestial phenomenon.
「Dongjiang First Middle School.」
Countless students were also captivated by the strange sight in the sky, letting out gasps of surprise and murmurs of discussion.
The commotion alerted Chen Meng, who walked out of his office.
When he followed everyone’s gaze and saw the familiar blue canopy on the horizon, the expression on his face instantly froze.
His complexion turned incredibly grim.
"Mr. Chen, what is that? It’s so beautiful!"
an innocent student asked excitedly.
Chen Meng didn’t answer.
An undeniable aura of authority spread from him as he roared:
"Everyone! Immediately! As fast as you can! Follow the emergency evacuation drill routes to the underground shelter!"
"This is not a drill! Move!"
Before his voice had even faded, Chen Meng was already like an arrow released from its bow, leaping from the second-floor corridor and sprinting toward the school’s armory.
WEE-OOO—!!!
Before he could get there, the piercing shriek of an air-raid siren was already blaring across all of Dongjiang City!
Simultaneously, the school’s emergency broadcast system was activated, and an evacuation notice appeared on everyone’s smartwatches and smartphones.
"A small-scale Celestial Abyss Rift has appeared over the southern suburbs of our city. All citizens, please proceed immediately to the nearest shelter! This is not a drill!"
Every district was instantly thrown into a massive panic.
No one had ever imagined that a Celestial Abyss Rift would erupt in a small city like Dongjiang.
Screams and cries mingled in the air.
Chen Meng burst into the armory, casually grabbed an alloy longspear, then turned and rushed out of the school gates.
On the street, teams of Martial Artists in black combat uniforms, with the Great Xia Dragon Shield Badge printed on their chests, came rushing past.
It was the Dongjiang City Stabilization Team.
Chen Meng dashed to the front of the squad and gave the stern-faced captain a standard military salute.
"Reporting! I am a former front-line combatant, previously served in the Fierce Tiger Group of the Second War Zone! Requesting permission to rejoin and participate in the operation!"
The captain was stunned for a moment, then a flash of respect appeared in his eyes. He nodded.
Chen Meng merged into the team of Martial Artists, and they moved out together at high speed.
As the team advanced, he saw figures continuously emerge from the sides of the street.
They showed their Martial Artist identification or their past service records, silently and swiftly merging into the steel torrent.
In the blink of an eye, a reassuring defensive line rapidly formed on the chaotic main thoroughfare of the city.