Wow! The item-dropping rate is really high!

Facing demons also requires hand-to-hand combat.

Since the individual weapons at hand aren't deadly enough, and Spiritual Energy can easily become a power utilized by the opponent in facing this demon, it might be better to directly apply their most powerful heavy weapons.

A demon? Take this, a magazine of armor-piercing bullets first!

The entire gun, over a meter long, exudes a heavy mass as the enforcer, clutching the large firearm, turns red in the face with exertion.

Spiritual Energy isn't good for direct attacks, but it can be used to amplify one's own strength; even so, it was extremely difficult for him to operate this steel weapon, originally a fearsome instrument of war.

The twin-blade enforcer was the first to spring back, bracing the stand with his shoulder, steadying the gun barrel with both hands to ensure the trajectory wouldn't be destabilized by the recoil during firing.

Kuang Xin, who had been treated with Gong Yan's Spiritually Energy-boosted medical techniques, also rushed over, and with their combined support, the large machine gun finally seemed less unnerving.

Amid the countless eyes on the demon's "head"—some surprised, some fearful, some arrogant—a red storm of bullets rapidly expanded in their direction.

"Da-da-da-da-da-da-da!"

The roar of the machine gun echoed deafeningly in the basement, with the spent casings easily covering the feet of the enforcer who was shooting.

"Da-da-da..." The sound gradually subsided as the ammunition belt reached its end.

The intense heat traveled along the steel structure to the hands of the two men stabilizing the gun; even the fingers covered with Spiritual Energy were scorched crimson red, and holding on steadily was all a matter of willpower.

The tall and thin enforcer was aware of his own sensations, so when he looked again at the "Demon's Spawn" who was also bracing the gun, his eyes showed a hint of respect.

He acted out of accusation, out of belief.

What about him?

The fact that demons were born fearing him was not his intention, but now he could stand firmly alongside him, which proved their own will.

And it looked like... his endurance even surpassed his own?

With his face unchanging against the intense heat, he firmly braced, demonstrating a resolute will that even he found difficult to achieve.

Looking around, the other few in the corner supporting each other appeared miserable, yet they held their weapons and vigilantly watched the demon being baptized by the bullet storm, tensely waiting for the outcome.

No matter what the group of "Demon's Spawn" was like, at least those here were not enemies of humanity.

A fleeting thought regarding how to treat the Demon's Spawn passed through his mind, and the tall and lean enforcer then focused his gaze on the demon which had nearly consumed all the bullets.

"Huala-la-la~"

The embedded bullets, slightly lodged into the flesh, were easily ejected under the pressure of the muscles, trickling to the ground with a distinct metallic clinking sound of impact.

No blood... no wounds. Find adventures on empire

The demon looked down at its body as the numerous eyes spun round and round.

Some relieved, some cunning, some believing it should be so...

Heavy footsteps lightly treaded over bullets-covered ground, with a brutal rumbling noise erupting, "Is this the extent of the attacks you humans can muster?"

The reason it tolerated the human attack was to gauge its current strength.

Prior feedback from those Bounty Hunters endowed it with too much power; the abundance of strength left it uncertain of its own level.

It needed a definitive test to ascertain the level of its current power.

And now it seemed... invincible!

"Why aren't we running?" Kuang Xin, who stood beside the twin-blade enforcer and saw that the opponent was unharmed, looked confused and asked instinctively.

If they couldn't beat it, why not run and wait for the opportune moment to drag the boss out of combat and finish the job?

"We can't go!" the twin-blade enforcer firmly refused.

If it were just a matter of dealing with demon Believers, they would simply run if they couldn't win and come back another time.

But confronting the true form of a demon... such beings represented corruption to the mortal world.

While they remained hidden, the low whispers and gazes from the higher-dimensional spaces could still corrupt the minds of sentient beings; this temptation towards degeneration intensifies when they appear directly in the real world. Every sentient being that looks directly at a Demon God is at a much higher risk of falling into depravity than the average person.

Allowing it to move freely was no different from aiding the demon in spreading its influence!

Every demon that appeared in the world had to be executed on the spot!

"But you can leave!"

The gun-wielding enforcer looked at him with a grim gaze, already showing a readiness to fight to the death.

"Go to the military camp!"

It was the nearest urban unit with combat capabilities from here.

The city was too far away, and the minor high-dimensional spatial fluctuations here couldn't be detected by the enforcers from the Arbitration Place, and notifying them would take too much time.

Only the military camp! That was the best option to resolve the current problem!

[Trigger side mission — Seek Reinforcements.]

[Seek Reinforcements: You're engaged in battle with a legendary high-dimensional demon, but the vast mismatch in combat strength makes you realize your current abilities are insufficient to execute this dangerous extraterrestrial entity on the spot. You need reinforcements!

Mission requirement: Notify the military (faction) and lead reinforcements to arrive successfully before the two enforcers from the Arbitration Place perish 0/1. Mission completion reward: Information — "Demon's Spawn," Prestige — Arbitration Place, 200 universal experience points; Mission failure reward: Prestige with Arbitration Place reduced to "Hostile." (Countdown: ???)]

"This is our Arbitration Place insignia! Make it quick!"

The twin-blade enforcer handed Kuang Xin a small metal badge, casually abandoning the braced machine gun and once again drew his twin blades to face the opponent who had lost patience and charged at them again.

Thus, he gritted his teeth on the final word.

Fatal attraction seemed only to affect Spiritual Energy; once his twin blades lacked the attachment of Spiritual Energy, the twin-blade enforcer could instead display his agile skills.

Amidst flickering forms, there seemed to be a hint of entanglement.

"Let's go!"

Kuang Xin chopped an ax down on the hinge, and the simple mechanical device instantly lost its intended sealing function.

The gate to the ground slid open, and several players, all wounded, filed out.

"Cough cough cough!" Xu Ruoguang couldn't help but cough violently, "Too hard to fight..."

"With our current strength, we are still far from enough." Dai Lian was the one in the best condition, and at this time, his reasoning was still relatively clear, "This kind of scenario is probably just to let us go through the motions and experience what truly high-end power is like in the game."

"But these executors don't seem to be much stronger than us."

"That's why we need to find even stronger allies!"

"No more talking, let's hurry, I hope they can hold on." Gu Lan didn't know where the barracks were located, simply urging the others to lead the way.

While talking, he glanced back at the underground... the orange warm light at this moment couldn't bring the slightest warmth to anyone.

"Boom!"

Right before their eyes, the concrete ceiling was suddenly pushed open.

The cracking process occurred little by little, and the interspersed steel rebar was also squeezed and deformed by the surging force.

And all of this was done by merely a pliable body.

Twin blades fell helplessly from midair, and the fabric-like body continued to smash down towards the ceiling below.

"Bang!"

A heavy, startling sound erupted as the forcefully dropped body now resembled nothing more than a ragged sack.

"Boom!"

Another executor didn't escape either, following in his comrade's footsteps, similarly blasted from below by a massive force.

The two bodies fell to the floor of the first level, twitching slightly, their entire forms boneless and limp, with the outcome of life or death uncertain.

"Gulp." Watching the bodies whose fates were unknown at such close range, Kuang Xin visibly swallowed.

In an instant, Dai Lian grabbed his bow and arrow, his gaze sharp as he looked down, making combat assignments.

"Yanzi, go send a message; the rest of us will stay and delay!"

The mission stated that before the two executors from Arbitration Place died, they must bring someone back to witness it—not only was there a time constraint, they were also supposed to stay and fight alongside them for protection.

Due to their trust in NPCs, they lost the opportunity to cooperate in combat, but staying now might still present a slim chance.

After all, they weren't completely dead yet.

Although it was risky, it was just a game.

Seizing every opportunity in battle and missions, they could enjoy gaming and level up quickly.

"Rumble..."

The demon below began wrecking the place; two bursts had already caused mortal damage to the building's structure, and as the load-bearing walls collapsed, the reinforced concrete floors started to cave under their own weight.

"Take them and go!"

Kuang Xin acted swiftly, picking up the closest body to him.

The five of them retreated in a hurry amid a cloud of dust.

In the vast, irregularly collapsed terrain, a body like that of a Demon God slowly stepped out from the dust, one step at a time.

The fierce form appeared even more terrifying and sinister in the moonlight.

Dai Lian's gaze hardened, and he shot an arrow, striking preemptively, "Fire!"

"Bang!" Simultaneously, a familiar bullet came shooting from behind, its oddly patterned bullet-head glinting with the pale luminescence of Spiritual Energy.

"Splat!"

A slight sound of piercing flesh rose, and the demon's numerous eyes seemed a bit stunned as it looked at the spot where it had been shot.

The damage wasn't high.

But it was injured?

"Huff! Huff!"

Propping herself up with her double-barreled shotgun, Franca leaned against the edge of the building, taking deep breaths. She had nearly expended all her strength sprinting from the barracks.

The demon!

The aura of a demon!

She too had seen the trajectory of the flare in the sky, but she sensed the demon's presence slightly earlier than that.

This was thanks to the special assault abilities against demons that executors from Arbitration Place required in training, and it was also because the barracks were the closest location to the incident.

She was the first one to arrive!

"Huff~ Huff~"

After catching her breath, Franca's clear voice called out from a distance, "Hey! Arbitration Place is handling this case, unrelated people can back off now."