Swallowing the Stars: Starting with the Giant of Light

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Watching one's own kind being devoured alive by another group of different species, and even witnessing it happen to oneself, is indeed very impactful.

"Gentlemen, do you see this? This is what happens when the city falls," the Wolf King said coldly from the city wall.

"If we fail, we will become food for the demons."

"We have no choice!"

Faced with an extremely ferocious demon, some people choose to run away, while others become even more determined.

"I'd rather die standing than be devoured alive!"

Many professionals in War King City were also outraged, and some even took the initiative to fight.

"Good good!"

Huo Yi, on the other side, also exclaimed in admiration upon seeing this scene.

This ignited the fighting spirit of humans, even prompting them to actively seek battle. For the demons, this was naturally not a bad thing, since they didn't need to worry about the lives of their subordinates.

Humans are willing to engage in a war of attrition with them, and the demons are happy to oblige.

Once it comes down to attrition warfare, that's the domain of the demons.

A pre-war massacre can both dampen the will to resist of some people and motivate others to actively seek revenge.

Although Huo Yi is a demon rather than a devil, he has a way of dealing with people's hearts.

"We don't even have a single Gold-level professional. Let's get rid of them quickly."

Fire looked at the city ahead, and it was getting annoyed that it had been blocked for so long.

Especially since the Bat Demons have all died, it needs to quickly eliminate this small obstacle and reunite with the Horned Demons.

The intensity of the battle, which had just eased somewhat in front of the War King's City, intensified again due to the demons' actions.

Countless professionals perished outside the city gates, their bodies devoured by the demons without a trace.

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Main city!

The battle between the professionals and the demons was equally fierce, with both sides employing all sorts of methods and neither giving an inch.

The demons' battle became increasingly organized, resembling more and more like an army.

Meanwhile, the battles among professionals have become increasingly fragmented, with each person fighting independently and making the most of their initiative.

After all, it would be somewhat disadvantageous to let professionals clash head-on with the demon army.

Boom...

Under the relentless bombardment of the demon army, a towering war golem collapsed, causing the surrounding earth to tremble.

The war puppet that had slain countless demons finally fell to the demons' hands.

The tremors felt by the professionals who accompanied the war puppets were even greater than the shaking of the earth.

"Kill them! Eliminate them!"

Seeing the professionals exposed to their attacks, the demons raised their hands, displaying extremely fervent emotions and gazing at them with intense longing.

Demons are born from the endless abyss and are inherently forces against the world.

Many professionals, on the other hand, leverage their own willpower to unlock the fundamental principles and gain the blessing of the fundamental power.

Therefore, for demons, being able to kill or devour a professional is undoubtedly equivalent to destroying the power of the primordial path once, and the abyssal rewards they receive are naturally far greater than the demons killing each other.

Indeed, if killing each other were more effective than killing other life forms, the demons would have wiped out their own kind long ago.

A group of demons pounced on them, devouring the professionals in front of them. Some of the demons even advanced in rank while killing.

This strategy of using war to sustain war is enough to drive any opponent to despair.

Even for professionals specializing in combat and killing, advancement isn't so easy; there are various restrictions and accumulations required.

Outside the main city, professionals and demons fight each other, but inside the main city, some people still live in peace and tranquility.

"Skyscraper Store Manager!"

After a life-or-death struggle, Captain Lei decided to find a place to relax.

Although the battles with the demons were incredibly intense, it was impossible to remain tense all the time, which naturally led to many moments of relaxation.

For Captain Lei, his physical injuries had mostly healed, but his mental fatigue remained.

Since Captain Lei wasn't interested in physical relaxation, he could only seek solace in the mind.

If you want to relax, you can either seek solace in the true God in a temple or find a spiritual profession.

Captain Lei chose the latter, because even the true god couldn't save them at this moment. Rather than placing their hopes on others, they might as well rely on themselves.

As for the original fear of mentally-related professionals, it has become less important because of the possibility of sacrifice at any time.

The manager of this skyscraper store is a highly respected mental health professional in the main city, and also a hypnotist.

Hypnotists, if they don't do anything bad, have an exceptionally positive influence on the mind.

"Captain Lei, you've arrived!" Lu Yunhe greeted Captain Lei with a smile.

"Manager, I'm sorry to trouble you again." Captain Lei said, looking exhausted.

However, looking at the manager's face, a sense of doubt arose in my heart.

"Manager, have we met before? I feel like I've seen you somewhere before?"

For some reason, Captain Lei felt that the skyscraper store manager in front of him was somewhat familiar.

“As a law enforcement officer in the Upper District, Captain Lei has met most of these professionals before, so it’s normal that he’s somewhat familiar with them,” Lu Yunhe replied casually.

"Is that so?"

Captain Lei was still a little confused, then he saw a ball of light in the hands of the Skyscraper store manager. Countless images flashed through the ball of light, and it seemed that his own shadow was also there.

"What is this?" Captain Lei asked, still carrying many professional habits despite being a former law enforcement officer.

"I applied for the Dream Realm branch from the Dream Temple, which can store a large amount of information."

Lu Yunhe said, "Due to the invasion of demons, the entire Blackwater City has been reduced to ruins, which is a real pity."

"Therefore, I plan to replicate the entire Blackwater in its original form within this dream world."

"Even if we are defeated, this dream crystal can still show future generations that there was once a city here," Lu Yunhe said slowly.

"I see. That must be an incredibly massive project," Captain Lei exclaimed. For a martial artist like him, death was just death; he wouldn't even consider such a thing.

"We should leave some trace!" Lu Yunhe laughed, and then began to use hypnotic power to calm Captain Lei down.

"Relax!"

"Relax……"

The power of hypnosis guided Captain Lei's mind, causing him to immerse himself in what he most wanted and longed for.

Seeking solace externally is often less effective than indulging in one's own fantasies, since one can fill in the gaps in their imagination.

Captain Lei did not resist the hypnotic power; instead, he actively immersed himself in it and fell into a peaceful sleep, leaving the Skyscraper shop owner still busy.

Chapter 828 Dream World

"This Captain Lei has some talent and good luck!"

Lu Yunhe looked at Captain Lei, who was fast asleep, lost in a sweet dream, and was slightly surprised.

He had met him once before under a different identity, and Captain Lei had even threatened to kill him once, though that was a fake death.

Unexpectedly, even after he changed his identity, this person still seemed to have some kind of hunch.

This inspiration is also a kind of talent.

"It's a pity you ran into me!" Lu Yunhe shook his head, but meeting him shouldn't be considered bad luck.

Lu Yunhe looked at the ball of light in his hand, which showed the entire Blackwater City, with people coming and going, and even scenes of battle, just like a real world.

Moreover, Blackwater City within the sphere of light is also undergoing a demonic invasion, but the situation is completely different.

In contrast, with the upper and lower city areas surrounded, the professionals could only hold on desperately, waiting for a miracle to happen.

Meanwhile, Blackwater City within the sphere of light displayed terrifying suppressive power, forcefully blocking the demon army from the front and forcing it back to the vicinity of the abyss rift.

Moreover, the demon army inside the sphere of light is even stronger than the ones outside, with over a hundred million demons, enough to fill the entire land.

If this force were to appear in Blackwater City in reality, it would already possess the power to annihilate both the upper and lower city districts, even with all six patriarchs present.

However, this massive demon army was still no match for the Blackwater City within the sphere of light, suffering repeated defeats and nearly being wiped out.

In this scene, even Captain Ray's battle appears, except that Captain Ray in the orb of light has also reached the Gold level.

The turning point between the two worlds was during the historical moment when the six patriarchs of the Upper City besieged War King City, and War King City was neither defeated nor suppressed.

Instead, under Lu Yunhe's leadership, they defeated the six patriarchs with the help of the War King City.

The most core, crucial, and even trump card forces of the Upper City have been defeated. What right does it have to be above the Lower City?

The situation has now reversed, with the upper city taking the initiative to move closer to the lower city.

Then, under Lu Yunhe's tutelage, gold-level talents emerged frequently in the lower city. Wolf King and Snake King became gold-level talents one after another, and Captain Lei also completely defected to the lower city, becoming the fourth gold-level talent in the lower city.

Even a tiny gap between Lu Yunhe's fingers was enough to fill the entire Blackwater City, not to mention his personal guidance.

Finally, around the same point in time as in the real world, a demonic army from the abyss invades.

Under the invasion of the vast abyss army, the integration of the upper and lower city areas has reached a new stage, working together to resist the invasion.

Compared to the real Blackwater City, where many professionals struggle, the Blackwater City in the sphere of light is positive, prosperous, and thriving.

Looking at the world within the sphere of light, Lu Yunhe nodded secretly. If these demons were completely defeated, it would be enough to enter a completely new stage.

Lu Yunhe then glanced at Captain Lei, who was trying to recover his spirit with the help of hypnosis. To him, the dreamlike world inside the sphere of light was clearly more appealing.

"Since we're all dreaming anyway, let's try the fantasy I created myself!"

Lu Yunhe tapped Captain Lei's forehead while he was sleeping, and the latter's consciousness instantly traveled to another dimension.

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