RUMBLE! The tremor continued in the outermost section of the city.
A fierce gust of wind swept up, carrying the surrounding dust and soil outwards, revealing a circular void several kilometers wide.
Jiang Ao, looking disheveled, flew hundreds of meters in the air. He stared in horror at the city covered by dust and soil: "Even a nuclear strike wouldn't look much worse than this."
Below, a metal wall rose, showing signs of distortion.
Squeak! The wall began to sink, revealing Ming Wang, Lin Le, Xiang Jing, and Nancy.
On the other side, Harvey's muscles bulged, tearing his suit, and his height reached 2.3 meters. Behind him stood the old man Carmen and the other middle-aged man Theresa.
"What in the world happened!!!" Harvey roared, veins popping out on his neck as he looked at the vanished section of the city before him.
A white light appeared on Ming Wang's book, and then the white light covered him, transforming into a full set of silver-white armor.
"Prepare for battle!" he shouted with a solemn expression.
Only the Monster Association could pull off an attack of this magnitude. Everyone behind him also grew solemn.
Thump, thump, thump! Just then, heavy footsteps sounded from within the swirling soil and dust, as if many heavy objects were approaching.
Hearing the sound, an angry expression appeared on Harvey's face: "Monsters? I've been too kind to you!"
Thump, thump, thump! Soon, tall figures emerged from the pervasive soil.
Ten Stone Statue Soldiers, each ten meters tall, walked out, holding a shield in one hand and a spear in the other. They walked expressionlessly toward the surviving Level Five individuals.
A Cyan Light appeared on Xiang Jing's body, and he roared, "A bunch of stones dare to attack us? Watch me smash you all!"
Whoosh! The Cyan Light appeared on his body, and he charged forward first.
"Go!" Ming Wang shouted and followed the charge, with the others close behind.
In the sky, Jiang Ao was about to strike, a wind-blade appearing in his hand.
"Jiang Ao!!!" A furious roar suddenly came from the sky.
Hearing the familiar voice, Jiang Ao's pupils contracted. He looked up sharply, saying in disbelief, "How is this possible? How is he not dead yet!"
In the sky, a small dot rapidly fell towards them. Before the person even landed, an incredibly terrifying, Invisible Force Field appeared.
Jiang Ao's entire body was enveloped by the force field, and the surrounding wind power was compressed and unable to escape.
He watched the small dot in the sky quickly transform into a gray-skinned, four-armed Monster with three fleshy frames on its back carrying golden beads.
Looking at the somewhat familiar yet strange face, Jiang Ao realized something, and his expression immediately turned gloomy: "You actually joined the Monster Association!"
On the ground, the Bureau of Gods personnel also began to attack.
The middle-aged man Theresa, standing at the rear, had dazzling white light appear in his eyes. He shouted, "Let me handle this!"
Whoosh, whoosh! Two Lasers shot out, instantly flying past the charging Xiang Jing and striking the Stone Statue Soldier in the center.
However, the scene Theresa expected—the target being blown apart—did not occur. Instead, when his Lasers hit the central Stone Statue Soldier, they automatically split and shot toward the surrounding Stone Statues.
Quickly, to his shock, his Lasers dispersed among the ten Stone Statue Soldiers and then integrated into their bodies.
Whoosh! At this moment, Xiang Jing had arrived in front of one of the Stone Statue Soldiers, leaping up with his right fist covered in Cyan Light.
"Aaaah!" Xiang Jing roared, slamming his right fist, covered in Cyan Light, into the Stone Statue Soldier's abdomen.
Bang! A loud noise erupted. A slight crack appeared on the Stone Statue Soldier's abdomen, and it stumbled back two steps—but only two steps.
Xiang Jing's roaring expression froze. He looked up and met the gaze of the expressionless Stone Statue Soldier: "How is this possible? Where is my strength!"
The Cyan Light could increase his speed and strength, but the moment it touched the Stone Statue, the Cyan Light seemed to fail.
Swish, swish, swish! Three Stone Blades simultaneously slashed toward Xiang Jing.
Xiang Jing subconsciously retreated, but immediately four Stone Blades slashed toward him, completely blocking his escape route.
"Damn it, why is this so difficult!" Xiang Jing looked at the slashing Stone Blades and could only cover his hands in Cyan Light, preparing to grit his teeth and endure the blow.
Seeing this, Ming Wang behind him sped up and charged toward Xiang Jing.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh! Just as he was about to rush over to rescue Xiang Jing, three Stone Arrows suddenly shot out from the soil and dust.
These Stone Arrows instantly reached Ming Wang. The rapidly moving Ming Wang had no intention of stopping, and he swung the Longsword in his hand.
Clang, clang, clang! With three sharp sounds, the Stone Arrows were easily sliced apart.
Whoosh! However, following the Stone Arrows, a Long Spear shot out, its speed significantly faster than the arrows.
Ming Wang's expression was solemn. He swung his blade with one hand to chop it down.
Bang! With a loud crash, the Long Spear was knocked away, but Ming Wang's advance was also halted.
The others who wanted to intervene were also stopped by the Stone Arrows shooting out from the surroundings.
Just as everyone could only watch Xiang Jing about to be struck, a figure flashed past them instantly, accompanied by a sonic boom.
Boom, boom, boom! The ten Stone Statues in front instantly exploded, turning into scattered rubble.
Xiang Jing only felt loud noises around him, and then the Stone Statue Soldiers attacking him exploded.
"Always so reckless. Without me, you'd either be dead or severely injured this time." Harvey's body appeared in front of him.
"Thank you, Director." Xiang Jing said, looking shaken.
Harvey ignored him, merely looking down at his bloody, mangled hands, a hint of horror flashing across his face.
'Why are they so hard? I'm a Physical-Type Awakened One!' He looked up at the soil and dust ahead, his expression turning grim.
Ming Wang and the others also arrived beside the two men. Even Salo, who had disappeared earlier, had somehow slipped into the group and was standing behind everyone.
Lin Le looked at the Stone Soldiers turned into rubble and asked doubtfully, "Were they defeated that quickly?"
"Defeated? Ridiculous!" A deep and authoritative voice echoed from the soil and dust.
Everyone looked over with solemn expressions.
Thump, thump, thump! A dense, heavy sound approached.
Hearing the sound, fear showed in Theresa's eyes: "They're coming again? How can we fight if this Monster can absorb my attacks?"
Thump, thump, thump! No one paid attention to him; they just looked solemnly ahead as the sound grew louder.
Giant Stone Statue Soldiers, each fifteen meters tall, walked out from the soil and dust. Their armor was thicker, and they held rectangular Stone Shields in their hands, each eight meters long, four meters wide, and one meter thick, featuring wolf head carvings.
There were twenty of these Shield Stone Soldiers. And that wasn't all; after they emerged, thirty more ten-meter-tall Stone Statue Soldiers appeared, wielding two-handed Guandao blades.
Among these Stone Statue Soldiers followed a special twelve-meter-tall Stone Statue General, who carried five Stone Spears on his back and held a Stone Blade in his hand.
Azakaya followed beside the Stone Statue General, looking at the Bureau of Gods personnel as if they were already dead.
After Azakaya was strengthened by the soul crystal, his ability was enhanced once again.
Army of Stone: Summons a team of one hundred Stone Soldiers, equipped with Blade-Shield Stone Soldiers, Shield Stone Soldiers, Guandao Stone Soldiers, Spear Stone Soldiers, Archer Stone Soldiers, and one fixed Stone General! (The total number of each type of Stone Soldier is configured by Azakaya within the scale of one hundred.)