With four arms and grayish-black skin, the humanoid monster over two meters tall appeared, and Zhou Zhenglei's wariness had escalated to its utmost.
He had already witnessed the strength of this kind of monster in the videos earlier.
It could only be described as terrifying; even though more than a month had passed and he had improved since then, facing the Four-Armed Black Demon still left him without confidence.
But combat was inevitable.
He led Lindong's expert team, equipped with advanced rune equipment custom-made by Green Shadow, and used Rune Scrolls for temporary buffs to give them just enough power to contend with the enemy.
However, the Four-Armed Black Demon didn't confront them head-on and was extremely cunning.
In just a minute or two, the number of Awakeners who were grievously injured or dead was no less than a hundred.
These were the elite warriors of Lindong. Zhou Zhenglei roared in anger to no avail, but fortunately... Soon after the signal flare was fired, Director Tang of Green Shadow led the reinforcements.
Several people around Director Tang were familiar to Zhou Zhenglei, they were the upper echelons of Green Shadow, not only a symbol of status but also a representation of superior strength.
Since the establishment of Green Shadow, these leaders had been far ahead on the path of Awakening.
He breathed a sigh of relief.
With the support of Green Shadow's reinforcements, plus their own elite team from Lindong, trapping and killing the Four-Armed Black Demon... was not impossible.
At that moment, Zhou Zhenglei was actually worried about the enemy escaping.
The "Doomsday Cult" was powerful, and killing one of their high-ranking cultists beforehand would tip the balance of victory in their favor.
Zhou Zhenglei saw Director Tang nod and dash towards them.
He also saw a woman holding a sniper rifle, leading the charge at the forefront, her speed perhaps comparable to that of the Four-Armed Black Demon.
Indeed, all the big shots of Green Shadow were monsters.
However, this thought lasted only for a brief instant.
The woman with brown hair crouched on one knee, the barrel of the gun braced in front of her, aimed, and shot…
Her actions were fluid, a seamless flow that carried an indescribable beauty beneath which lay a hidden lethal intent.
Zhou Zhenglei couldn't see the trajectory of the bullet, nor had the sonic boom reached his ears.
The Four-Armed Black Demon, whose punches shattered boulders and whose kicks split the earth, and who no one could stop, suddenly exploded with its huge body frozen. The Black Demon's head fell to the ground, eyes bulging beneath the ice.
Only half a thigh remained, also burnt and blackened beyond recognition.
All the prepared cooperation, tactics of encirclement, and killing strategies were stillborn.
Zhou Zhenglei was so shocked that he was at a loss for words.
The phrase "terrifying to this extent" couldn't even begin to describe his feelings at that moment!
The high-ranking member of Green Shadow, who usually mixed drinks, looking harmless to humans and animals, even if she pretended to be fierce, seemed like just a lively girl...
But in hindsight, she was not just super fierce, she was massively fierce, a primeval monstrosity!
Zhou Zhenglei swallowed hard, wondering if he would dare to go to the Night Bar again next time.
The outcome was undoubtedly good.
The old chief had personally visited to invite Director Tang to handle the cult, and he had thought it was an overreaction... now, he couldn't help but admire the old chief's strategic vision and was grateful that Green Shadow joined to avoid a grievous outcome.
Zhou Zhenglei was finally at ease.
But this feeling of relief didn't last more than a couple of minutes…
At the edge of his vision, a Black Demon, similar to the Four-Armed Black Demon but taller and with a total of eight arms, walked through the sky. Every step traversed hundreds to thousands of meters, and in just a few seconds it approached in the air close by, looking down coldly at them.
The Eight-Armed Black Demon was engulfed in surging purple-black Demon Flame.
An overwhelming oppressive force, like a tsunami, bore down upon them.
Everyone's expression changed.
It was him, it was him!
In the videos, he was the culprit who destroyed a Sanctuary, more terrifying than Catastrophe-Level Demonized Beasts, a Transcendent-tier Alien Race Strongman!
He had appeared near Jing City before, engaging in combat with the golden eagle, another Transcendent Strongman!
Zhou Zhenglei's face was bitter.
'The Multi-Armed Black Demon Clan is obviously a race, I should have thought of this...'
'In the collapse of Xiajiang, it was an Eight-Armed Black Demon that led the charge, destroying all the Energy-gathering Cannons, beyond human capability to oppose!'
He had just come out of a life-threatening, intense battle and hadn't considered this point, his subconscious avoiding it.
Until the Eight-Armed Black Demon appeared, it hit him: behind the "Doomsday Cult" was not an Awakener who fortuitously got hold of a powerful Secret Treasure, nor a hitman from the Fourth Epoch, but... A mysterious Alien Race that could control Demonized Beasts!
This was a pressing issue.
Tiannan was in danger too.
The Transcendent Strongman in mid-air didn't immediately take action, but his cold gaze swept over them, first glancing at Zhou Zhenglei and the others from Lindong, then resting on Tang Yu and his group.
With a gaze so chilling it was as if falling into a cavern of ice, the towering pressure intensified, even the slightly less powerful individuals turned deathly pale, struggled to maintain their stance, and ultimately collapsed, while the injured Awakeners passed out under the overwhelming aura.
It wasn't that their willpower was weak; it was the immense gap between lifeforms.
No matter how strong an ant is, it cannot withstand a gentle breath from a giant.
Risen above the mortal plane.
Zhou Zhenglei was ready to fight to the death.
The Army from Shuo Lake Sanctuary, which also rushed to support, was similarly on high alert.
Tang Yu took a deep breath and looked towards the Eight-Armed Black Demon.
Aside from feeling its presence for a moment in the space portal of Luoxia, this was his first encounter with a Transcendent Alien Race. He wondered if the Multi-Armed Black Demon Clan was related to those Skeletons that could disguise as humans.