Just call me Thor

Mike's commotion was immense, not only attracting the attention of the rescue team for Professor Gregory but also drawing the notice of the demon creatures.

Originally, the demon gods could only guide these demon creatures from behind the scenes.

Now, they didn't need to do anything; the demon creatures would automatically swarm towards the source of the lightning!

This earth-shattering strike was so powerful that it even vaguely threatened the safety of the Suture Abyssal Plane.

The will of the Abyssal Plane would do anything to protect its existence, and the demon creatures would naturally launch a frenzied attack on Mike and the others!

...

Joseph looked at the gradually calming lightning, his face full of worry.

With the vision of a ninth-tier Lord, he could easily discern the current situation.

"There are too many demon creatures; they might not be able to hold out!"

As he spoke, Joseph turned his head, "Maxen, we need to hurry over... where are you jumping?"

Joseph was shocked to see Maxen about to jump into a crack in the ground!

This crack was created by Maxen's frequently used flail.

It seemed someone had fallen in.

Just as Maxen jumped down, he threw a shadow back up.

Covered in stone armor, Anderson was already on the brink of death beneath it.

What had happened?

Joseph's pupils contracted. Anderson wasn't weak.

In their team, besides the two ninth-tier Lords, Anderson's defense was among the top three!

In the blink of an eye, he was already gravely injured!

Even a peak Chief-tier demon creature couldn't have injured Anderson so quickly!

Anderson quickly wrote on the ground with his finger: "There's a Lord tier demon creature underground, very strong, don't go down!"

Half of Anderson's body had already turned to stone, protecting most of his vital areas, allowing him to survive the demon creature's assault.

In fact, the crack alone couldn't have caused Anderson to fall. The problem was that the moment the crack appeared, a rope forcibly pulled Anderson down!

Sensing the unknown danger, Anderson immediately activated the second form of his talent, saving his life.

Maxen also quickly realized something was wrong, jumping into the crack to rescue Anderson.

Everything happened in a very short time. If Maxen had been 0.01 seconds slower, Anderson might have lost his life.

After Anderson was rescued, several beams of light fell on him, healing his injuries.

Some of the petrified areas couldn't be restored temporarily, a side effect of over-activating his talent.

"Retreat!"

Joseph, treating the situation as a major threat, organized everyone to move away from the crack.

As they retreated, everyone asked, "Deputy Leader, aren't we going to save the leader?"

Leaving Maxen in the ground crack? Even though he was a ninth-tier Lord, who knew how many enemies were underground? Wouldn't it be too dangerous?

"Save Maxen? You still don't get it."

Joseph, running at the back, looked extremely serious and said earnestly, "We're retreating to avoid the aftermath of his battle! If Maxen goes all out..."

Unable to find the right words to express his feelings, Joseph could only say helplessly,

"He's too fierce!"

"Watch out, it's coming!"

As if to confirm Joseph's words.

They hadn't run more than a few hundred yards when a terrifying, sinister pillar of blood energy shot up from the crack!

This pressure was even greater than the previous lightning!

A massive shadow instantly enveloped everyone, causing them to freeze, overwhelmed by fear!

The blood energy pressure was terrifying!

Boom—

To block the blood light, Joseph quickly lined everyone up in a straight line, standing at the back to face the blood light's impact.

Taking it head-on!

Boom—

The wind shield around Joseph shattered completely, and he wiped the blood from his mouth instantly.

Joseph was helpless!

He was a dual-element wind and space element powerhouse, specializing in these.

In terms of extreme killing ability, Joseph was only slightly inferior to Maxen.

But in terms of toughness and endurance, Joseph couldn't compare to Maxen at all!

He did delicate work, like surgical precision killing!

Maxen?

He was a butcher, a slaughterer!

How could they be the same?

In a different environment, Joseph could use the space element to block the damage, avoiding such a dire situation.

But this was the Suture Abyss, where the space element was weakened countless times to trap Professor Gregory!

All these factors made it extremely difficult for Joseph to withstand even the aftermath of Maxen's battle.

After the aftermath, Joseph swallowed a mouthful of blood.

His right hand trembled uncontrollably, so he hid it behind his back.

Joseph turned around, looking at the eight people he had protected, about to speak.

As soon as he opened his mouth, he spat out a mouthful of blood, staining his shirt red.

The scene was awkward for a moment.

The remaining eight members of the team turned their heads in unison, pretending not to see anything, while Kaelum's mouth twitched uncontrollably.

"Cough, cough."

Joseph raised his left hand, coughing lightly twice, signaling everyone to turn back.

Kaelum looked at Joseph again.

In a second, his clothes had changed, living up to his title as 'the fastest man.'

"Is everyone alright?" Joseph asked, but another mouthful of blood surged up.

This time, everyone saw a blur, and Joseph had changed clothes again, looking as usual.

Kaelum sighed, whispering, "Nephew, if you can't hold it in, just spit it out. You'll feel much better."

Joseph smiled faintly, shaking his head as if he didn't understand what Kaelum was saying.

As long as he didn't feel embarrassed, it was someone else's problem to deal with!

Joseph finally suppressed his internal injuries and spoke calmly,

"This is... an old injury from being slashed by Shadow Nine, now being drawn out. A reminder to all of you, once you become a ninth-tier Lord, never challenge Master Shadow Nine."

Kaelum rolled his eyes. Nephew, you were dueling in the Core City of Truth, where even if you were killed, you could be revived in the real world. Could you at least consider the context when lying?

Even saying you were beaten by Vortexarchon would be more believable!

Besides, revealing your embarrassing past, does it really divert everyone's attention?

Kaelum had a thousand things he wanted to say.

But out of respect for his nephew, Kaelum kept them to himself.

The terrifying blood pillar slowly dissipated, and a burly figure dragging a blood-stained flail walked out.

His face was calm, his heart at peace.

That full-force strike was enough to kill all the underground demon creatures, even Lord-tier ones.

No survivors.

Watching Maxen slowly approach, Joseph couldn't help but feel a bit apprehensive.

He was grateful that Maxen was his ally, not his enemy.

After reaching Lord-tier, besides the Supreme Beings, Maxen had no equal among his peers.

Joseph sighed again, speaking with a hint of helplessness,

"Take a good look at the man walking towards you. Remember this figure.

He is, in the past hundred years, no, in the three hundred years of human history..."

Joseph said each word clearly, "The one who has slaughtered the most demons."