"Did we defeat it?" The commander of the armed forces watched the situation below through binoculars from his aircraft.
Any ordinary creature would have died from such injuries, but this was a Xiong Sha!
"Goo—" The monster let out an angry grunt. The shattered flesh and blood around it seemed to come alive, converging towards its body. Within a few breaths, its body was as good as new!
"How is this possible..." The commander watched the commotion below in shock.
"Continue attacking!"
"Dada-da..."
"Boom boom boom..."
The sound of gunfire and cannons erupted again, but they dealt little actual damage to the monster. The physical defense of a Xiong Sha-level monster was beyond the capabilities of these ordinary firearms.
"Goo—"
The monster let out a cry of pain. The bones within its body crackled and popped, and visible bones were shifting, pushing against the skin on its back.
"What is it doing?" Mayor Huang, observing the battle from afar, asked Liu Chen.
As a Sha Zhong, Liu Chen was highly sensitive to changes in resentment. He noticed the monster's physical transformation and, having studied resentful Sha for many years, understood what the creature intended to do.
"It's evolving," Liu Chen said gravely.
"Evolving?" Mayor Huang was taken aback. "What do you mean?"
"Entities like Xiong Sha are far beyond our comprehension. I suspect its body is adapting to the unfavorable combat conditions. In other words, it might be about to fly!" Liu Chen said solemnly. "Mayor Huang, prepare for a retreat. The armed forces in the sky are no match for it."
Mayor Huang gasped, exclaiming, "Then what about this monster? It could attack the city!"
As the mayor's hometown, City H was naturally not something he wanted to see destroyed by a monster.
"There's nothing we can do. Our current strength is no match for this kind of entity," Liu Chen said helplessly. Suddenly, he thought of something. "Perhaps some skilled individuals could deal with it."
He recalled Fang Daolong, whom he had met in Baimu Village. Someone like that might have a way to handle it!
"Skilled individuals?" Mayor Huang frowned, feeling hesitant. He never believed in ghosts or spirits. Even the existence of resentful Sha, he considered it merely a peculiar type of creature.
"Yes, we have to try anything at this point," Liu Chen said.
"Alright, I'll make the arrangements immediately." Mayor Huang nodded and quickly took out his phone to issue instructions.
Meanwhile, the battle on the mountain had escalated to a fever pitch.
As Liu Chen had predicted, to everyone's shock, the monster grew three pairs of fleshy wings and soared into the sky.
With the monster gaining the ability to fly, the entire battlefield's balance shifted instantly. After an initial period of familiarization, the monster could even dodge some missiles. Ordinary firearms were shattered by its head-on charge.
"Boom! Boom!..." Helicopters were destroyed one after another, turning into "fireworks" in the sky, exploding into fiery plumes.
"Goo~" The monster was in a good mood, but the armed forces were feeling quite the opposite.
"Continue using R-963 model missiles! Don't hold back, use them all!"
With more and more soldiers dying, the commander had no choice but to order the fighter jets to use their trump card. If one missile couldn't kill it, then what about a swarm? He refused to believe it could survive being blown to shreds.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..." Receiving the order, the fighter jets ascended sharply and then circled the monster, launching a barrage of R-963 missiles that streaked towards it, leaving trails of smoke.
A sense of crisis once again washed over the monster. Its massive eyes rolled, spotting the missiles descending from high altitude. It recognized them as the things that had injured it moments ago. It retracted its three pairs of wings, plummeted straight down, and flew close to the ground, attempting to evade the missile attack.
However, it didn't realize that these missiles were equipped with tracking locks and were incredibly fast. Before it could fly far, it was caught by the missiles.
"Boom boom boom..." Explosive roars echoed as plumes of fire erupted around the monster, engulfing it. Shattered flesh and blood scattered everywhere. Before it could even cry out in pain, it was blown to pieces by the swarm of missiles!
The entire mine shook from the impact of the missiles. The hollowed-out mine shafts were buried, and the mine's structure was subtly altered by the extensive bombardment.
In the white mist world, at the mine.
A couple cautiously walked through the haphazard network of mine tunnels when the entire world suddenly began to shake violently.
"This is bad! Someone is forcibly altering the mine's external structure!" the man's face darkened, his expression grave.
"Daolong, what's happening? Didn't the principal keep the mine under control?" the woman's voice also became solemn.
This couple was Fang Ming's parents, Fang Daolong and Ye Yi, whom Fang Ming had been desperately searching for. They were currently in the mine within the white mist world.
The white mist world and the real world were interconnected, their real-time changes influencing each other, unless a separate reincarnation world was formed, like Baimu Village, which would then be free from external influence.
"After we arrived at the mine, I lost contact with the principal. The miner's strength is too formidable. Neither the principal nor I dared to easily provoke it and lure it out," Fang Daolong said helplessly.
The miner, the vengeful Sha behind the mine world, was a powerful Ming Sha, ranking among the top Ming Sha in the entire white mist world!
"But with the current situation, with the mine's structure being forcibly altered, won't that wake up the miner?" Ye Yi asked.
Fang Daolong nodded. It was inevitable!
"Unwilling... unwilling..."
Suddenly, faint whispers echoed throughout the white mist mine. Fang Daolong and his wife exchanged glances, thinking, "This is bad."
It's over...
The commander gasped, his breath catching in his throat. Was this monster truly unkillable?
The other soldiers also witnessed the scene, which completely shattered their understanding of biology.
"Goo goo goo..."
Miniature versions of the monster flew out, charging towards the aircraft in the sky. Even in their reduced size, the smallest were comparable to helicopters. Combined with their terrifying defense, the battlefield instantly devolved into a one-sided slaughter.
Mayor Huang and others had already retreated far from the mine. Seeing the constant explosions of fire in the sky above the mine, he sighed.
"Buzz buzz buzz~" His phone rang.
"Speak."
"Mayor, we've found several skilled individuals. Shall we meet them now?" the official on the other end asked.
"Have them wait for me at the municipal hall. I'll be there shortly."
"Understood."
Half an hour later, Mayor Huang arrived at the municipal hall. Liu Chen had found an excuse to leave, as he didn't know if those individuals would detect his status as a Sha Zhong.
"Hello everyone." They gathered around the conference table. Mayor Huang greeted the skilled individuals seated before him. Among them were monks, Taoist priests, and two street fortune tellers.
"Greetings, Mayor." "Mayor, may you be well." ... everyone responded.
"I've summoned you all here today because there's a matter of life and death for City H. If you can help us, I will spare no effort in fulfilling your conditions," Mayor Huang said gravely.
"May I ask what you need us to do, Mayor? This old man considers himself stronger than some here," a Taoist priest said, stroking his goatee, his eyes glancing at a tattered monk opposite him.
"Hmph, how dare you boast with such meager skills," the tattered monk scoffed.
Mayor Huang ignored their bickering and continued, "Here is a live video. See if any of you can deal with it."
The secretary walked to the projector and turned it on, playing the video from his phone.
A monstrous, one-eyed toad, as large as a mountain, appeared before everyone. Its every movement shook the earth. A single missile blew off half its body, yet it regenerated in the blink of an eye.
Everyone was stunned. They indeed possessed certain abilities, but something this enormous... this... are you sure this isn't a trailer for Ultraman?
"So? Do you all feel you can handle it?" The video froze at the moment the monster took flight. Mayor Huang asked again.
Everyone lowered their heads in silence. Soon, a man stood up, his face filled with shame. "I'm sorry, Mayor, I'm planning to flee. Humans cannot deal with this kind of entity."
His rising seemed to serve as a signal. Everyone else stood up and apologized. They knew their own capabilities well. This kind of entity required Ultraman to handle.
"Alas—" Mayor Huang sighed. Suddenly, his gaze fell upon a middle-aged man sitting steadily in his seat. He exclaimed with surprise, "Sir, do you have a solution?"
Zheng Zhuliu stood up. "I cannot deal with it, but I know someone who absolutely can."
After much hesitation, he decided to mention Fang Ming. After all, one could imagine that this monster was at least a Xiong Sha. If Fang Ming didn't act, countless lives would be lost.
"Who?!" Mayor Huang asked excitedly.
Zheng Zhuliu slowly spoke an address and a name:
"Bei'an Street, Fang Ming."