On the northern coast of Ning City, a ten-meter-high alloy wall, nearly ten thousand meters long, had been erected. This wall, built with large machinery and the combined efforts of multiple D-class or higher metal-element ability users, possessed moderate defensive capabilities, primarily designed to withstand the massive waves generated by sea beast attacks.
Above the sea, fighter jets equipped with large-scale psionic weapons soared, deploying psionic bombs. Occasionally, one or two were shot down mid-air, exploding like fireworks in the night.
As the number of A-class sea beasts along the coast continued to rise, the nation began to dispatch six A-class powerhouses from the General Bureau and inland branches in cities without coastlines to reinforce Ning City, a coastal metropolis.
At this moment, these A-class powerhouses were stationed at various defensive strongholds, seated atop towers, engaging in a standoff of auras with numerous A-class sea beasts, waiting for an opening to strike.
Meanwhile, countless B-class extraordinary beings and sea beasts below A-class clashed fiercely, their blood staining the sea red.
Just then, the sound of thunder roared. Above Fortress No. 4, thunderclouds gathered and collided, with terrifying lightning arcs dancing within.
Beneath the thunderclouds, a figure stood proudly, wielding lightning. Lightning tendrils pierced the clouds, and within a short time, a Qilin formed from condensed lightning began to coalesce in the clouds, nearing completion.
Upon witnessing this, a sea beast with a lion's head and a seal's body, its head the size of a house, classified as Divine Rank 20 or above, which was locked in an aura standoff with the A-class powerhouse defending Fortress No. 4, let out a terrifying roar. It could no longer maintain the aura standoff and unleashed a fearsome black energy ball towards the Uchiha clone in the sky, which was in the process of forming the Lightning Release: Qilin.
The black energy ball distorted the void as it traveled, quickly reaching its target and exploding with a bang, obliterating the clone gathering lightning beneath the clouds, along with the thunderclouds, into nothingness.
A kunai with a three-pronged blade flew out from the explosion. This kunai was forged with Gengjin ore, a gift from Uchiha to his clone before it rushed to the battlefield, intended to allow it to quickly reach the front lines after absorbing celestial energy.
Gengjin ore, one of the hardest ores in existence, was used by many A-class powerhouses for their weapons, its hardness being self-evident. It was not completely destroyed by the explosion's aftermath, and the Flying Thunder God jutsu markings on it remained intact.
In the crowd, Li Fang, who had somehow advanced to the early B-class, his eyes lit up as he saw the Sword of Love flying towards him.
Soon, he guided the Sword of Love into his hand with his mental power. Then, wielding the Sword of Love, he thrust it forcefully, easily piercing a slippery, highly defensive B-class seal beast that was fighting him.
"Holy crap, Little Yu is still so loaded, even the weapon he gives his clone is this fierce!" Li Fang's spirits soared as he continued his battle with the sea beasts.
Meanwhile, on the other side…
"Well done!" The A-class powerhouse defending Fortress No. 4, over two meters tall and named Tong Che, was the deputy director of the provincial branch.
Upon seeing the Uchiha clone draw the A-class sea beast's attention and expose its weakness, he let out a wild laugh. Then, channeling his psionic energy, he instantly shattered one of his high-level players.
Immense pain surged through his body, and his aura simultaneously surged several divine ranks. In the next moment, a two-meter-long, immeasurably heavy greatsword appeared in his hand.
Following this, he himself charged towards the sea beast. Wherever he passed, sea beasts were turned into bloody mist by his terrifying aura. Upon reaching the skies above the A-class sea beast, he gripped the greatsword with both hands and brought it down fiercely.
As the greatsword descended, the surrounding space solidified, causing the A-class sea beast to feel as if it had fallen into a mire, unable to break free for a moment.
In the next instant, its massive head was completely shattered and indented by the greatsword. The subsequent force of the greatsword then cleaved its entire body in two.
The A-class sea beast let out a painful howl. From its fractured body, a dark, lustrous origin power flowed rapidly, attempting to merge its body back together. However, Tong Che would not let this opportunity pass.
With a wild laugh, he enlarged his right hand by a circle and struck the exposed brain of the sea beast. His powerful origin energy merged with the unique psionic energy modified by the sequence core, and was released with his fist, surging into the sea beast's body.
After taking this punch, the sea beast let out a scream countless times more piercing than before, as if suffering extreme agony. The origin power within its beastly body became chaotic and could no longer sustain its life force, ultimately perishing completely.
Tong Che, an A-class berserker ability user. Ability characteristics: the more pain he feels, the stronger he becomes, and he also inflicts great pain upon others.
After killing the A-class lion-headed seal beast, the situation at Fortress No. 4 was instantly reversed. Tong Che dug out the three-colored demon core, glowing black, gold, and white, from the A-class sea beast. He then grabbed its two massive halves with his hands and tossed them towards the open space on the shore; these were excellent materials.
Following this, he began to repair his high-level player with his origin energy, then charged headlong, smashing into the sea beasts in this area that were no longer protected by A-class powerhouses, instantly turning the tide.
Immediately, cheers of "Director Tong is awesome!" erupted on the battlefield.
"That kid from Ning City's clone did a great job. I'll personally recommend him for commendation later!"
Tong Che laughed heartily. For the past few days, Uchiha's clone had attracted the attention of many A-class sea beasts during aura standoffs, allowing them to kill several A-class sea beasts, earning great merit. Many A-class powerhouses on the battlefield had a deep impression of him and held him in high regard.
With the leader of the sea beasts gone, the next step was a one-sided slaughter. After Tong Che killed several late-stage B-class and a few peak B-class sea beasts, he left the rest for the human extraordinary beings to practice on. He himself, while using his origin energy to repair his high-level player, flew towards Fortress No. 3.
There, Sword Saint Wang Chengyu was stationed. Currently, he was single-handedly confronting seven sea beasts of varying divine ranks.
Wang Chengyu had reached Divine Rank 50, with the title "Guardian of the Nation," and was the strongest defender of this area. However, the seven sea beasts he faced were not weak either. Currently, both sides were in a delicate balance, and his past achievements were enough to tip the scales of victory in favor of humanity.
However, just as he was flying towards Fortress No. 3, a massive head emerged from the sea several kilometers away from Fortress No. 4.
This was yet another lion-headed seal beast, and it was several points stronger than the one encountered earlier.
Sensing the death of its companion, it let out a mournful cry to the sky, then opened its mouth and spewed out a gust of wind.
The moment the wind appeared, the void distorted. But in the next moment, this gust of wind began to spread, transforming into the origin of wind, carrying the energy of heaven and earth. From a small, highly targeted gust of wind, it evolved into a massive gust of wind with low damage but extremely wide range, sweeping towards the coastal defense line.
Within the gust of wind, violent energy flowed, and as it moved, its range expanded. Eventually, it completely enveloped Fortress No. 4.
This was the innate skill of the A-class lion-headed sea demon: Chaotic Wind Kill!
As the range increased, the attack power decreased. By the time the gust of wind reached the battlefield area, its killing power, which was originally above A-class, was reduced to the range of peak B-class. However, even with this reduced power, it was still an unbearable burden for the extraordinary beings at Fortress No. 4.
From afar, Tong Che, realizing the change in the situation, was too late to return to reinforce. The appearance of the lion-headed sea demon was too sudden, exceeding his expectations. Moreover, his abilities were primarily focused on single combat, lacking any large-scale offensive or defensive skills.
It was conceivable that if this gust of wind swept through, the extraordinary beings at Fortress No. 4, except for some elemental ability users and a few peak B-class powerhouses, would likely suffer heavy casualties.
Tong Che gritted his teeth and turned, flying back to Fortress No. 4 at full speed.
In the crowd, Li Fang, who had been transferred to the Executive Department after overcoming his psychological issues and breaking through to B-class, had already killed several B-class sea beasts using the Sword of Love in conjunction with the Heavenly Sound Wave.
"Heavenly Sound Wave, Q! Pull myself over, stab the head to kill the sea beast, ah, so satisfying!"
Just as he was feeling pleased with himself, he suddenly heard a roar and then saw the overwhelming gust of wind sweeping towards him, his face turning pale.
"A genius like me, who finally developed a resonance method between sound waves, psionic energy, and the physical body, and leaped to B-class in such a short time, is about to end before I can even show off?"
Li Fang's face showed despair. Such a terrifying gust of wind, even if he escaped behind the metal wall, would be shredded along with it. This was the power of an A-class extraordinary creature; a single strike could cause devastating damage to a B-class extraordinary.
Not far away, some fire-element and water-element allies had already elementalized themselves. This filled him with despair and a touch of envy: "Damn it, why didn't I awaken an elemental ability!"
Looking elsewhere, a few peak B-class extraordinary beings had already constructed defenses using their abilities to protect those around them.
Above the coast, the fighter jets, sensing the danger, had already ascended.
As for him, there were only weaklings around him, and no peak B-class powerhouses to latch onto.
"Run!" His thoughts raced in an instant. Li Fang quickly reacted. Even though he knew it was futile, fear of death was a human instinct. Shouting out, he immediately turned and ran.
"There's still hope!" he comforted himself frantically as he ran. As long as he ran far enough, the gust of wind would weaken with distance. If he could then release his sound wave skills to counteract the Chaotic Wind Kill, there might still be hope.
At this moment, a hundred meters behind him in the sea, several low-level sea beasts that had no time to dive were being pulverized by the hurricane. The gust of wind, carrying the waves, was about to completely engulf them.
Just then, he tripped over a hard knee while running, sending him flying more than three meters. His face slammed directly into the beach.
"What the..."
Li Fang spat out a mouthful of sand and looked back, only to see a tall, unfamiliar yet familiar figure half-crouching on the ground, with both hands touching the ground.
Then, a familiar voice reached his ears: "Earth Style: Ten Thousand Mile Earth Flow Wall!"
Rumble.