Han Zhan raised his hand and knocked out an ordinary person who was trying to stick their hand down his throat.

The hand was already halfway in, and blood slowly seeped from the arm.

Li Lingzhen and Xia Youwei consciously averted their gaze, feeling uneasy at heart.

"They are not Awakened, entrapped in an Illusion Skill, even forced awakening is impossible."

"Does knocking them out really help?" Xia Youwei asked with some concern.

"If it's just the Nightmare Beast, it should be fine." Han Zhan paused, glancing up at the Blood Moon already stained crimson above, "But if we want to save more people, we have to take a risk."

"How do we take a risk?"

"Go there."

Han Zhan pointed upwards, towards the position of the Blood Moon.

Getting to the Blood Moon is certainly impossible. To break the Barrier, the primary goal is to find the formation eye and then destroy it.

He had already observed that within the Barrier encompassing most of Deep Blue City, the one that resembled the formation eye the most was the Blood Moon overhead.

"The tallest tower in Deep Blue City is the now-abandoned Deep Blue City TV Tower. We need to go there and break the Barrier!"

Han Zhan didn't mention the unease driving his desire to break the Blood Moon as soon as possible.

Though he didn't know where the unease stemmed from, the methods of a Tier Nine Insect Emperor surely wouldn't be this simple.

"Let's go!"

Without Han Zhan having to urge them, Li Lingzhen and Xia Youwei were already following behind, quickly heading towards the TV station.

The Blood Moon hung high, and the Illusion Skill encroached.

Deep Blue City was in the throes of a major crisis; everyone touched by or who saw the Blood Moon fell into an Illusion Realm instantly.

What Han Zhan and his team hadn't noticed was

the faint black mist emanating from the corpses of those who had died in the Illusion Realm.

All this mist rose curling up into the air, drifting towards the central Blood Moon.

And the Blood Moon, absorbing this black mist, grew larger and more rounded.

The corpses on the ground also began to mutate, no longer becoming Nightmare Beasts but a new type of Insect Race, the "Corpse Beasts"!

These Corpse Beasts emitted an aura exceeding Tier Four, gathering in increasing numbers.

Han Zhan and his team moved forward, reaching the base of the high tower after more than ten minutes.

Just as they were about to start ascending, there was a sudden stir overhead, and a humanoid creature landed heavily on the ground.

It smashed the cement ground to pieces.

It had a humanoid shape, muscles bulky and knotted, with veins bulging and visible.

Han Zhan noticed an empty syringe lodged in its neck - unsure if it had been injected with something.

Feeling the terrifying aura it emanated, everyone's hearts tightened.

Tier Five!

It roared wildly, charging at Han Zhan and his team swiftly.

Its limbs were still human-proportioned but no longer upright, now moving on all fours, faster than walking upright.

Its clawed hands struck the ground, creating a distinct dent with each impact.

Thud, thud, thud!

Like giant hammers on a drum, the sounds echoed like death knells in Han Zhan and his team's ears.

This Exotic Beast is human!

Han Zhan saw the remnants of clothing on it, yet the person was fully berserk, devoid of reason.

"Hmph."

Han Zhan showed no fear, standing in front of the two women.

With the Three Urgent Instant Opening, his combat power surged, enveloping his fist in white mist, he punched toward the opponent's face.

A direct hit.

During the power clash, amazingly Han Zhan withstood it!

The opponent was clearly surprised too.

Though it had lost self-awareness, as a berserk instinct, it remarkably didn't overwhelm its opponent in the power clash.

Before it could react, Han Zhan had already thrown a second punch.

Then a third, each punch landing solidly!

The Celestial Serpent Body increased his body's flexibility, making his moves more fluid and seamless.

After unlocking the three Urgent Locks, Han Zhan's speed had already surpassed limits, both power and strike speed increased simultaneously.

His current melee strength was enough to rival a Tier Five berserk strength-type monster!

In the continuous punches, the opponent retreated step by step, withdrawing from the TV tower's perimeter.

Even so, the recovery ability of this berserk monster made Han Zhan secretly gasp.

Tough, with immense strength and recovery power, it was like seeing another version of himself.

A quick resolution is likely impossible, so Han Zhan could only entrust breaking the formation eye to the other two.

"Youwei, Lingzhen, go up and destroy the formation eye; I'll handle holding him off here!"

Han Zhan shouted.

Xia Youwei and Li Lingzhen didn't hesitate for a second; upon hearing Han Zhan's words, they immediately dashed towards the TV tower.

The abandoned Deep Blue City TV tower stood 120 meters high, having been out of use for almost thirty years.

The tower's outer structure had rusted considerably; it would take considerable time to climb from the base to the top.

Walking on the high tower, looking beneath her feet, Li Lingzhen's legs were slightly trembling.

Xia Youwei noticed this and stopped.

"Lingzhen, are you okay? If not, go down and help Ah Zhan; I'll go up alone." Xia Youwei expressed concern.

Li Lingzhen bit her lip and shook her head.

"No, I can't be a burden to him. It's just a bit of vertigo, no big deal!"

After speaking, Li Lingzhen stepped up two more steps.

The rusty high tower emitted a sharp, grating sound, with the peeling paint flaking off and falling away.

A slight sway made Li Lingzhen instinctively grip the nearby railing.

"Keep going up, you don't need to stop for me!"

Seeing Li Lingzhen's determination, Xia Youwei could only comply, turning to continue ascending.

The two walked for nearly ten minutes, completing only a third of the journey.

At the base of the tower, Han Zhan and the berserk monster were locked in fierce combat.

Both were "monsters" with high attack, defense, and resilience, unable to overcome one another.

Suddenly from the blood-red sky, a dense group of silhouettes appeared, flocking towards the TV tower midair!

Seeing this, Han Zhan's heart sank as he inwardly exclaimed this was bad.

In that moment of distraction, he was punched in the face by the monster, falling back onto the ground.

It was a group of Nightmare Beasts!

As Companion Beasts within the Barrier, they too sensed the danger, beginning a pursuit to intercept Xia Youwei and Li Lingzhen's attempt to reach the summit!

Simultaneously,

At the moment Han Zhan fell, he noticed numerous, diverse strange figures surrounding him densely appeared.

Like zombies, they came with sobbing, hoarse, and low sounds,

Encircling Han Zhan from all directions.

The Tier Four Corpse Beast army also arrived driven by the Nightmare Beasts!

Besieged on all fronts.

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