The Exorcism Began in America.

The commotion among the dwarves was heard clearly by Chu Feng.

"Trying to escape? That won't do! If I let you escape, I'll never have a moment's peace!"

After sending a charging dwarf flying with a slash of his blade, Chu Feng clenched his fist and crushed the Stone Rune in his hand.

"No~"

The piercing screams of the distant dwarves suddenly became distorted and strange, then abruptly ceased.

Beneath the black hole, everything came to a standstill. Even the Chaos Dwarf sent flying by Chu Feng's blade was suspended in mid-air, as if frozen in a still frame.

"Move!"

Chu Feng, also immobilized, clenched his teeth and struggled with all his might to break free from the invisible pressure.

How is this possible? Why has the pressure increased so much?

Even using his full strength, Chu Feng could only move step by step toward the outside of the grand formation, as if in slow motion.

This won't work! At this rate, I'll never escape the immense gravitational force from the black hole's impending collapse.

Unprepared for this, panic flickered in Chu Feng's eyes for the first time.

Meanwhile, the countless dwarves behind Chu Feng were cursing inwardly.

This damned human must want to drag our entire Chaos Dwarf race down with him!

FUCK, at least let me slaughter some humans...

We shouldn't have stabilized this spatial passage! Now, none of us can escape!

...

The dwarves closer to the black hole endured pressure several times greater than Chu Feng did. No matter how much they struggled, their bodies wouldn't budge an inch.

Calm down, calm down! PANT... PANT... That's right, I still have the chains! Forcing himself to calm down, inspiration struck Chu Feng, and he finally thought of a viable solution.

With a thought, the silver chain he had just stored away reappeared in his hand. After carefully aligning its direction, the Spiritual Power within him surged from his palm into the chain.

Under Chu Feng's control, the chain shot out from his palm, rapidly extending until it reached the collapsing corpse wall.

It worked! A flicker of ecstasy crossed Chu Feng's eyes, and he hastened his next move.

The suppressive force at the corpse wall had diminished considerably, at least enough for the chain to perform more complex maneuvers.

The end of the chain, having reached this position, whipped downwards and, in an instant, plunged deep into the earth.

Sensing the chain was secure, Chu Feng willed it, and the chain, which had extended to at least several hundred meters, began to retract rapidly.

Clutching the chain, Chu Feng was pulled by its force. Combined with his own efforts, he finally began to speed towards the corpse wall, his velocity ever increasing.

Faster! Faster! As he urged himself on anxiously, the silver chain finally pulled him to the corpse wall.

And Chu Feng could finally withstand the suppressive force and move freely.

But just as Chu Feng crossed the corpse wall, he suddenly felt a faint breeze on his face. Simultaneously, the suppressive force vanished completely.

This is bad!

Horrified, Chu Feng didn't dare turn back to look at the black hole. He stomped his right foot hard on the ground and vanished instantly.

Behind Chu Feng, the countless Chaos Dwarves still near the black hole finally regained their mobility, but their faces were etched with despair.

Many dwarves simply collapsed where they stood, abandoning the hard-won chance to escape.

"It's over! We can't escape. Everything is over..."

"Our clan is finished..."

"Demon God above! Who would have thought that we Chaos Dwarves would be destroyed by a human..."

"..."

Whether muttering to themselves or wailing in anguish, the Chaos Dwarves allowed their bodies to slowly drift upwards, towards the collapsing black hole in the sky.

The suction force was increasing rapidly. A violent wind, carrying countless objects, rushed towards them.

The fastest of the fleeing dwarves had actually managed to struggle to the edge of the corpse wall, only to be struck head-on by a massive, tumbling billboard.

"No, don't come over here!"

THUD! The massive billboard, along with several dwarves whose faces were masks of despair, flew towards the black hole in the sky.

Meanwhile, Chu Feng, further away, had just used the silver chain to latch onto a roadside pillar, pulling himself a considerable distance forward.

The cost, perhaps, was that under the immense suction and the additional strain Chu Feng exerted, the pillar snapped. It, along with the massive billboard atop it, went flying towards the black hole.

「Some time later.」

Having finally escaped the black hole's gravitational pull after an arduous struggle, Chu Feng sat limply in the driver's seat of an off-road vehicle, gasping for breath. His heart hammered so wildly it felt as if it might burst.

"Damn it! PANT... PANT... That was too close again!"

With trembling hands, he fumbled for a milk candy and popped it into his mouth. A rich, sweet flavor instantly flooded his senses, and gradually, his racing heartbeat began to slow.

After slumping in the off-road vehicle for over half an hour, Chu Feng witnessed for the first time the aftermath of the Gate of Breaking Boundary's complete demise.

Centered on the black hole, within a radius of just under one kilometer, not a single building remained. The ground was bare, resembling an artificially leveled wasteland.

As for those Chaos Dwarves from Hell?

Perhaps their remains now lingered somewhere in the chaotic spatial currents!

「...」

"Reporting, sir! We've reached the location where Lieutenant Colonel Moody and his team disappeared!" The stern-faced special operations squad leader stood exactly where Moody had been shot and fallen, reporting to Lieutenant General Harris.

"Get straight to your findings." After so much time, Lieutenant General Harris's anger had finally subsided, though his expression was grim.

"They were numerous and well-trained. All weapons used were standard Military issue. Moreover..."

At this, the special operations squad leader's tone was clearly hesitant.

"Continue!" Harris's chilling tone instantly dispelled the commander's hesitation.

"Sir, their objective was very clear, and they knew the Lionheart Exorcism Squad's advance route like the back of their hand. I suspect there's a mole within the Military."

"Okay, I understand. Continue searching for useful clues." After saying this, Lieutenant General Harris directly ended the call.

「Federal Military Base.」

BANG!

The loud sound made every staff member in the command and control center jump.

Lieutenant General Harris, who had just angrily slammed his fist on the table, said nothing. Instead, his face dark, he walked into his office.

After ordering everyone out of his office area, Lieutenant General Harris retrieved a black phone from a hidden compartment.

"The Demon... has been abducted."