"Hello, viewers, this is Ruan Shuxuan, a reporter from Lingquan TV Station. As you can see, we have arrived at the top floor of a building not far from the Abyss Entrance."

Facing the camera, Ruan Shuxuan was no longer at ease as usual. Her heart was pounding rapidly within her chest, and her teeth couldn't help but chatter.

Behind her was a city already ablaze with warfare, explosions and beastly roars intermingling, as warplanes and flying demons danced together.

Ruan Shuxuan never thought she'd ever become a war correspondent, but since her position was closest to the battlefield when the fighting began, the station handpicked her for this role.

Though this place wasn't near the battlefield, it could become part of it at any moment, so how could Ruan Shuxuan be at ease?

The entire Lingquan City's police force had been mobilized, even some old officers who were preparing for retirement had been called in.

However, the police firepower was ineffective against the demons emerging from the portal, only serving as auxiliary forces for the military.

The security drones stood at the front line, with one being destroyed every second. It was their presence that kept the line stable.

Tanks were approaching from afar, and infantry fighting vehicles carrying rocket nests had also reached advantageous positions, awaiting the commander's order.

And at this moment, finally, Hunters arrived at the battlefield.

The first Hunter to arrive, a retired one, stared blankly at the demons pouring from the portal.

These demons looked too unfamiliar, unlike any he knew from the Abyss.

"Is this a new Abyss?"

Equipping a universal exoskeleton, the Hunter grabbed his weapon and charged towards the demons, crossing the battle line.

Three engravings unfolded behind him as the Hunter rushed towards a demon that didn't look very powerful.

Just as he was about to attack the demon, the engraving behind him suddenly twisted, and he instantly lost all strength.

In disbelief, the Hunter widened his eyes, "No—"

Crack!

The demon opposite him bit down, biting off the Hunter's head.

Suddenly, the battlefield behind the Hunter fell into silence, everyone was stunned.

Just then, Chen Shan arrived, coincidentally witnessing the Hunter being decapitated.

Seeing this, his pupils constricted.

This situation looked so much like what happened during the magic tide nine years ago.

Back then, Chen Shan hadn't become a Hunter yet, but after he did, he'd heard some seniors talk about this incident.

At the moment the Hunters' frontline collided with the demons, the engravings of the Hunters at the front line suddenly failed, and everyone lost their extraordinary powers, becoming lambs to the slaughter.

Even the inventor of the magic disrupting, engraving-suppressing machine didn't expect that one day their creation would be used to help demons against humans.

There were 'engraving disruptors' installed in the city, but they were only in crowded public places and the city center.

Here was not the city center, just the third ring, so there was no reason for an engraving disruptor to be here.

Therefore, Chen Shan instinctively believed that Abyssal Believers were secretly causing trouble.

The She Family had already been driven out of Lingquan City, so theoretically the Abyssal Believers in the city should be leaderless. If that's the case, why was this happening?

And if this was indeed the work of the Abyssal Believers, how did they know there would be an Abyss Entrance here?

Engraving disruptors are bulky machines, difficult to transport, unless the Abyssal Believers had modified them to be portable.

However, even if the engraving disruptors were miniaturized, they needed to be connected to the power grid to operate because the machine's power output was too large for a nuclear battery to handle.

Thinking of this, Chen Shan immediately sent a message to Min Jinglan: "Ms. Min, quickly check if there's anything consuming a large amount of electricity near the Abyss Entrance!"

Min Jinglan had message alerts set for Chen Shan's account, so she saw his message immediately.

Realizing that Chen Shan might have some leads, she quickly instructed someone to investigate.

While Min Jinglan was investigating the electricity usage, Chen Shan had already donned the universal exoskeleton prepared by the military for Hunters, picked up his weapon, and charged forward.

Just as he was about to reach a demon, Chen Shan's expression changed drastically, and he immediately retreated.

"It's not the engraving disruptor; these demons are problematic!"

A demon chased after him, and Chen Shan raised his shotgun to its face and fired. Leveraging the impact of the bullet, he swung his weapon, smashing the demon's head open, and as he withdrew the blade, he inserted the shotgun into the head wound and fired another shot, blowing it to pieces.

Even without the power of engravings, Chen Shan was still a formidable force!

After killing the demon tangled with him, Chen Shan retreated immediately without hesitation.

After retreating behind the front line, he grabbed a military officer by the collar and roared, "Immediately notify everyone, these demons are problematic; they can interfere with the operation of engravings!"

After ingesting Yan Luo's blood, Chen Shan's sensitivity to magic power had increased, allowing him to clearly feel that as he approached those demons, the magic power within him began to stagnate.

The engraving disruptor's operation method was to directly interfere with the engravings, while these demons caused the engravers' internal magic power to stagnate, making it difficult for their engravings to run.

Chen Shan felt he could adapt to this situation because his body was continuously absorbing magic power, and external magic power could propel the stagnant magic power within him. However, to operate the engravings under such conditions would require some time to adapt.

"Damn it! If only Yan Luo were here!"

Upon hearing Chen Shan's words, the officer he grabbed snapped out of it and exclaimed in surprise, "Yan Luo is in Lingquan City; he's on his way here!"

"What?!" Chen Shan was stunned for a moment, then thrilled.

Now that Yan Luo's strength was sufficient to take down City-breaking Level Demons, his involvement could quickly suppress those demons back to their side.

At that moment, the officer Chen Shan held mentioned again, "Mr. Chen, when Yan Luo comes over, can he first help us break through these demons' blockade? There are still people near the Abyss Entrance!"

Chen Shan frowned.

This wasn't surprising because this was a bustling area with many retail stores and office buildings located here.

And it was working hours, so surely many people were still trapped inside.

The military and police had airborne many people inside to help those trapped in the battlefield establish a defense line, while continually using aircraft to airlift the trapped out.

But there were just too many people inside, and even if the entire city's aircraft were mobilized for transport, it would be like a drop in the bucket and could potentially cause air traffic congestion, resulting in large-scale casualties.

Demons emerging from the Abyss Entrance were not limited to ground demons; there were also quite a few flying demons among them, which were precisely the forces hindering the military and police from evacuating civilians from the battlefield.

[Chen Shan, are you over at the battlefield?]

At that moment, Chen Shan received a message from Yan Luo.

A hint of joy flashed in Chen Shan's eyes, and he immediately replied, "I'm here! Are you ready to come over now?"

[Get the weapons ready for me, I'm going straight in!]

"Okay!"

Chen Shan immediately turned to the officer beside him and relayed Yan Luo's request.

The officer immediately responded, "No problem! I'll have someone prepare right away. No matter which front Yan Luo enters from, we'll be ready to provide him with weapons!"

As they conversed, Yan Luo sped over like a gale, landing behind another barricade several streets away.

"Weapons!"

Upon landing, Yan Luo turned to shout at the reservist soldiers brought in for auxiliary duties.

These reservists were primarily responsible for logistics, and they scrambled to push several large crates forward, letting Yan Luo choose freely.

Yan Luo quickly donned a tactical vest, stuffed tactical tools into the vest pockets, bypassed the firearms, and picked up a sturdy-looking long spear. With a swift rotation of his foot, he leaped over the barricade and charged towards the demons rampaging down the street.

The first demon to appear before Yan Luo was a Dangerous-level Demon, but his steps didn't falter as he ferociously thrust the long spear in his hand.

A single strike pierced through!

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