Chapter 578: Arrived at The Battlefield, Humanity Without a Future (I)

"Command Center, come in! Enemy forces are assaulting our position! Requesting saturation fire support at coordinates A-10894!"

"Message received. Reinforcements will arrive in one minute and twenty-seven seconds."

"Rocket artillery position 0-8911, fire three volleys on coordinates A-10894. Conduct saturation bombardment and immediately relocate the launch site afterward."

"The Earth Giant Legion at coordinates B-9021 is too powerful. Conventional firepower has proven ineffective. Our special forces have suffered heavy casualties in close combat. Requesting a strike from the super electromagnetic cannon."

A towering electromagnetic cannon, over five thousand meters tall with a barrel stretching several hundred meters long, emitted a dazzling light. Moments later, a blue plasma beam streaked through the sky.

Boom!

In an instant, concentric atmospheric explosions rippled outward. The beam, several meters thick, pierced the heavens, illuminating half the night sky with its brilliance before dissipating into the horizon, leaving behind a destructive aura.

Whoosh!

Behind Abyssal City, dozens of intercontinental missiles, each over a hundred meters long and etched with glowing runes, ignited fiery exhaust as they soared into the air.

Equipped with nuclear warheads and infused with rune-enhanced technology, these missiles moved faster and exploded with greater force than ever before.

Runes etched on the missiles glimmered, reducing air resistance, accelerating their speed, and shielding them from energy interference as they roared across the skies with blazing trails of fire.

Simultaneously, large energy bombers spread their wings, each spanning over a hundred meters. Equipped with air-to-air weapons capable of threatening high-level combatants and fortified with energy shields, they took to the skies.

Surrounding them were flying colossal beasts, also with wingspans exceeding a hundred meters and power levels reaching level 7, accompanied by elite escorts.

These energy bombers were not only formidable in combat, but also carried subspace compartments loaded with crystal energy explosives, rivaling the power of nuclear warheads. They were specifically designed to target ground forces of subordinate races.

Having fought against the Purgatory Clan for over twenty years, humanity had long become familiar with their enemy's tactics. The frontlines erupted into intense combat as soon as the war began.

Boom!

The massive city gates, a thousand meters tall, engraved with potent runes forged from a heavenly king's laws, and reinforced with an ultimate barrier, trembled and slowly opened.

From within, Mech No. 1 emerged, its black and red armor exuding an intimidating presence as it took heavy, deliberate steps forward.

Though only 160 meters tall compared to the several-hundred-meter-wide gates, its imposing presence filled the battlefield with an indescribable sense of enormity.

As No. 1 stepped beyond the walls of the Abyssal Battlefield, its speed suddenly increased. Each stride spanned a kilometer, shaking the ground with every thunderous step.

It no longer seemed like a 160-meter-tall machine, but a towering mountain in motion.

"I didn't expect this mech to possess such divine abilities," Chen Chu remarked with a trace of surprise in his eyes as he stood on the mech's broad shoulder.

Beside him, Luo Fei's voice rang out. "Mech No. 1 is a bio-mech. Its core power comes from the heart of a creature from the ruins, with the crystal energy reactor in its chest serving only as a driving mechanism."

Chen Chu nodded in understanding.

As humanity began deploying their reserve forces, the Purgatory Demon Clan's base stirred as well. Over a dozen massive floating castles, each several kilometers in diameter, trembled and roared to life.

Countless demonic runes on these castles shone with black, purple, and red hues, intertwining and surging with dark demonic qi as they advanced toward the frontlines.

A cold, commanding voice echoed across the battlefield. "Annihilate the humans."

"Charge!"

"Kill them!"

"For the glory of the Purgatory True Demons!"

Behind them, a vast army of subordinate races stretched across the land for hundreds of kilometers. Their roars, mixed with the cries of colossal beasts, shook the heavens.

As the armies of the subordinate races advanced, impatient Purgatory nobles streaked through the sky as beams of light.

Standing atop a dark thousand-meter-long colossal beast with nine dragon heads, Alexis exuded a terrifying aura rivaling that of a demon king.

The nine demon horns on his head formed a crown-like structure as he surveyed the battlefield with icy, ruthless eyes, licking his lips. "This time, I will crush the skulls of a thousand human geniuses."

Nearby, a Purgatory Demon of the late-stage Ninth Demonic Mark hovered in the air, their bat-like wings spreading over ten meters wide. Their demonic presence resembled that of a lord of hell.

Smiling faintly, they said, "With your strength, Alexis, slaughtering human geniuses is as easy as butchering livestock. They’ll regret ever opposing the True Demons."

A towering True Demon with massive horns and a ten-meter-tall frame bared its fangs in a feral grin. "These pathetic humans... I’ll tear them apart, one by one."

"You’re too cruel," another demon interjected, laughing sinisterly, "I prefer incinerating them with hellfire, and watching them turn to ash while savoring their anguished screams. Hahaha!"

"Enough chatter. I can’t wait to see the despair on those humans’ faces. Tonight, they’ll learn the meaning of being invincible among peers."

These nobles from the empire's rear lines radiated overwhelming power. Their demonic qi surged, and the nine demonic marks on their bodies glowed ominously, signifying their immense strength.

These marks, akin to ability runes, formed intricate patterns that covered the True Demons, amplifying their might far beyond the Ninth Heavenly Realm.

***

Abyssal City lay over ten thousand kilometers from the frontline, separated by several forbidden zones. Even at supersonic speeds, crossing such a distance required significant time.

However, with Mech No.1's seemingly slow yet astonishingly fast pace of one kilometer per step, it covered thousands of kilometers in just over an hour.

As Chen Chu and No.1 crossed five thousand kilometers, a massive airfield spread across a flattened mountainside came into view. Spanning several kilometers, drones and fighter jets constantly took off and landed.

𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

Some energy fighter jets bore visible damage, requiring immediate repairs and resupply.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

As they passed the seven-thousand-kilometer mark, rocket salvos suddenly erupted from a mountainside. In under a minute, over a thousand high-explosive rockets streaked skyward, their fiery trails creating brilliant arcs in the sky.

"Quick, resupply the ammunition and reactivate the barrier!"

The sight stirred Chen Chu’s blood, a true depiction of the chaos of war. Even before reaching the frontline, the intense urgency and ferocity were palpable.

At that moment, Chen Chu’s wristwatch flickered, and Waling’s mechanical voice issued a directive.

[Major General Chen, an elite demon squad has infiltrated the frontline 1,800 kilometers southeast. Their target is the high-caliber artillery positions supporting the front. The Eighth Legion’s special operations team is currently engaging them, but requires reinforcement.]

"Understood." Chen Chu nodded. He stepped forward, unleashing black and red light from his wristwatch. The light coalesced into a menacing suit of scaled armor that enveloped his body.

A four-meter-long black and gold halberd materialized in his hand, emanating an oppressive aura that caused the surrounding air to ripple violently.

Boom!

With a sonic boom, Chen Chu transformed into a streak of purple-gold light, piercing through the sky.

As he disappeared into the distance, Luo Fei resumed control of No.1, directing it toward the front lines. Her mission was to draw enemy fire on the battlefield, where No.1 could also absorb the flesh, blood, and souls of high-level Purgatory Demons and their subordinates for its growth.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

In the artillery base nestled against the mountains, the front had been reduced to rubble. Thousands of armored soldiers clashed with alien warriors mounted on mutated beasts over five meters tall and ten meters long.

"We can’t let them reach the artillery! Hold the line!"

"Redirect the turrets! Fire at the advancing enemies!"

Amid the close-quarters chaos, a devastating battle raged in a nearby forest.

Eleven human experts clad in battle armor, all at the Eighth Heavenly Realm or above, fought against eight Purgatory Demons wielding the power of the Eighth Demonic Mark.

Crimson chains encircled the human fighters, forming the Blood Chain Demon Sealing Formation across a span of several kilometers. The formation suppressed the demonic qi emanating from the Purgatory Demons, allowing the humans to barely hold their ground.

Under the First Councilor’s guidance, humanity had developed this technique specifically to counter the Purgatory Clan.

Despite the suppression, however, the Purgatory Clan’s strength, honed over more than a hundred thousand years of evolution, remained formidable. Their reputation for being invincible at the same level had been earned through the annihilation of countless alien civilizations.

Facing these high-level demons, even these Eighth Heavenly Realm human cultivators, who had reforged their physical body, were having a hard time.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Explosions rumbled as nearly twenty Eighth Heavenly Realm warriors clashed, their attacks devastating the landscape. Mountains crumbled, flames roared, and icy winds froze the terrain, their destructive power illuminating the night sky.

Boom!

A black saber light over two hundred meters long swept across the battlefield, obliterating a hillside. A human warrior withstood the attack but staggered, his face flushed.

"Get back!"

Boom!

A golden spear light, hundreds of meters long, pierced the air, colliding with the saber light. With unmatched precision, it shattered the demonic attack.

"Humans, you are too weak."

A cruel voice echoed as the void twisted. A black beam, imbued with extreme penetrating power, shot forth, piercing the chest of a spear-wielding middle-aged man.

Boom!

The explosion unleashed ripples that fractured the surrounding space. Sun Cheng's top-level battle armor, forged for transcendence, groaned under the strain, cracks spreading across its surface.

"Stand down!"

Boom!

A colossal red palm swept across, slapping away the True Demon that had fired a beam from its forehead and interrupting its attack.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

In an instant, the Eighth Heavenly Realm experts exchanged dozens of blows. Each movement carried devastating power. Their figures intertwined at lightning speed, coordinating their strikes to take down their opponents.

In such a fierce skirmish, no one dared to separate from their group. If any individual fell victim to a concentrated attack and was eliminated, the fragile balance would collapse.

As the battle raged on and injuries began to mount, a terrifying aura suddenly descended from the sky.