The cold voice stabbed through the darkened alleyway as keenly as a blade.
It was one simple sentence, but it paralyzed the Broken Souls Cultists with panic.
"WHO ARE YOU!"
The stranger said nothing. What came instead as a response was a gigantic monolith crashing down on him.
A monolith that came down with an ancient and indomitable presence.
Panicking, Bao Tianxiang and his comrades hectically summoned their powers to defend themselves, screaming at the top of their voices as they struggled, but to no avail; the monolith was just too heavy and powerful.
And the narrow space in the alley deprived them of any way to avoid the blast.
BOOM!
The powerful explosion threatening to rip the ground asunder erupted like a bomb blast, scattering bits and pieces of flesh and viscera everywhere while killing more than a dozen Cultists who died being reduced into minced meat.
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Hails of feathers as hard and sharp as arrows crisscrossed against salvos of bullets from the soldiers' rifles.Steel-like glints bounced off the feathers in the sunlight as they struck down the bullets fired at them while the rest were reduced into harmless white flashes when they hit the magical shield of light that Chu Xun conjured.These were not the average pennaceous feathers that Wingeds used to fly but a skill they used in combat.The feathers struck down every bullet that the guards fired and Chu Xun's magical shield defended the guards from the torrent of deadly-steel feathers, culminating in a stalemate.The only Winged on the ground – the one whom Chu Xun shot down earlier with Jiang Tao's rifle – had his face contorting with spasms of anger and bitterness.The Winged race had never suffered the ignominy of defeat since they revealed themselves to the world. They feared no one, save the races of Peacocks an
Warriors had risen into prominence since the anomalies first began, elevating their positions over common and ordinary folk.Even the weakest warrior in the early stages of the Innate Realm viewed the common folk as nothing more than a nuisance.The common people quickly came to realize this and they avoided all forms of conflict with warriors, including giving them a wide berth even if warriors barged their way into their lives.Strange and bizarre news peppered the Martial Tao Forum every day but not one of them included anything about common people in direct confrontation with warriors.Yet, history was made on this day. An instance that redefined the status quo.Soldiers emptying their rifles at a loud-mouthed member of the Winged race.Wingers had always been snobbish and proud and yet, with soldiers seizing them by their wings and being fired upon using their rifles, the sight of them squirming and w
Chu Xun's eyes turned frosty; he was really pissed off.The elderly Winged looked grim as well. He didn't expect an expert like Chu Xun to call him names."He didn't behave like an expert at all, but I will. I'm from a noble tribe, and I won't condescend to argue with him." the elderly Winged comforted himself."You're just a bunch of folks with wings. How dare you look down upon human beings? Why don't you change your looks not to look like human beings? Isn't it better if you had beaks and long tails?" Chu Xun lost his temper.The elderly Winged, who had just calmed down, flew into a rage again, and could barely hold back his anger."I showed you respect as I thought you were an expert. But you kept swearing at me like a vixen. Don't you care about losing your dignity?" the elderly Winged's face darkened as he spoke."What? Did I lose my dignity by agreeing to your bullshit? I'm, and will always be, a hu
This was the first time that the soldiers from the mortal world had fought against the Winged Legion. Naturally, it attracted the attention of all.Some said that the Wingeds were so arrogant as to look down on human beings.While others said the human beings were being reckless to challenge the Wingeds.People had different opinions on the fight.However, they all wanted to be a witness of this battle.Some trouble-seekers among the onlookers started live-streaming the fight.As the elderly Winged waved his hand, the Reality Painting rose up, floating in the mid-air and emitting hazy white light."Is there anyone who wants to take the challenge?" the elderly Winged asked the Winged Legion behind him.To his surprise, a lot of his men stood out and wanted to fight the human soldiers.They were very confident that any one of them could defeat their enemies alone.
The beginning of this battle between the human soldiers and the Winged Legion was enough to shock everyone.In everyone's heart, humans were minuscule, while the Wingeds were powerful.The fight was a slap in the face to those alien races who looked down on humans.However, if people were smart enough, they would be able to tell that Jiang Tao and his men had taken advantage of the Wingeds' arrogance to play the psycho act with them.The Wingeds now were in a rage. As the saying goes, experience must be bought. After the failure, the Wingeds would become cautious, and what should Jiang Tao and his men do?"Captain, let's kill one more Winged with the bomb." a soldier suggested excitedly.As their captain, Jiang Tao naturally got some talent. He knew that the Wingeds now had become cautious and that he shouldn't use the same trick twice.He made a gesture, and the nine of them stealthily moved
Another Winged died.Jiang Tao and his men grinned happily.The Wingeds' eye sockets almost cracked in rage.The members of the Winged Legion that were watching the fight outside the painting looked like they were thirsty for blood as their eyes all turned red.The eye corner of the elderly Winged twitched violently, and so did his face.There was originally no doubt who would be the winner between the powerful Wingeds and weak human beings.However, to everyone's surprise, four Wingeds had been killed in the fight while no one was injured on human beings' side."Let go of me. I must kill these lowly creatures."In the Reality Painting, a Winged that was covered in blood roared frantically while his companion tried his best to stop him."Calm down. There's something odd about their weapons. We should avoid confronting them head-on. I reckon that they must have used an
Inside the Reality Painting, Jiang Tao's men regrouped at the wave of his rifle."Captain, are you all right?"Jiang Tao shook his head to indicate he was fine."Four more avian-folks. We need to deal with them fast. We're splitting up and we'll each take one down," he said.All nine men scattered.With only four of their number left, the Wingeds were distressed."Wretched humans," hissed one of them with frustration.Any one of the Wingeds could have easily defeated a company full of soldiers. But armed with strange and bizarre weapons, the human soldiers could effortlessly inflict damage to the Winged legionnaires, nevermind Chu Xun's energy bolts that would intercept any attacks the Wingeds hurled forth.Like a hedgehog, no one could touch or harass Jiang Tao and his men.Jungle warfare had always been part of any Huaxia soldier's bread and butter.One
"Who I really am is immaterial," sneered Chu Xun. He beheld the Winged smugly and declared loudly, "Just so you remember, we humans are the true rulers of Earth."The face of the elderly Winged could not have been any more sour. His live broadcast proclamation earlier was a wound that he would never recover from and Chu Xun's mention of it could just as easily make him go insane.Being a Winged who valued pride and pedigree above all else, he had never once suffered such indignity before."You're a champion of your kind and I respect that. But you'd do well to reciprocate that respect especially towards the Winged race," growled the elderly Winged. "If only I had prevented Chu Xun from taking the Reality Painting," he mused grimly. The Relic was the only thing between him and a bloodbath of every human present, as indicated by his fuming aura redolent of blood and malice."We humans have always been amicable. As for you, I'd say yo