Chapter 425 20 Kilometer Sword Light.
Unbeknownst to the terror sweeping through the Soaring Cloud Region, its inhabitants were paralyzed by fear of the fast-approaching Necoris.
Who could possibly stand against such a mighty force?
Against Tier-5 Necoris, even their strongest experts were meaningless.
Fear gripped their minds like a vice. Every bustling city was devoid of its usual activity.
The tension in the air was palpable, like an invisible knife pressed against their throats.
Many cried out to the Celestial Heavenly Store, begging for salvation from their impending doom, but the store remained silent.
Despite their silence, the store continued its retribution.
This time, it was all-out war.
Ten kilometers from Clear Wind City lay a medium-sized town, a bustling commerce hub for nearby villages and towns under Clear Wind City's jurisdiction.
But now, the town chief had been killed, and the town had fallen under the control of The Resistance.
The once-busy hub was eerily quiet, with far fewer people on the streets. At the town's entrance, naked bodies hung as grim warnings.
These were the corpses of those who supported the store and continued using Spirit Comms.
The Resistance had used them as examples to intimidate others.
Suddenly, a hundred men clad in strange armor appeared on the horizon. They approached Brightwater Town with astonishing speed, covering five meters in a blink.
The Resistance guards stationed on the town walls were stunned when they saw the approaching knights.
Before they could react, a piercing sound cut through the air.
Thud! Thud!
All the guards on the walls were shot down by arrows.
Swiftly, the knights closed the distance and entered the town.
They split into teams, each heading to different parts of the town.
What followed was a complete massacre.
At the town villa, a fat young man grinned from ear to ear, enjoying the company of many beautiful women serving him.
Suddenly, the door burst open with a loud bang, splattering the guards' blood onto his face.
Before he could react, a knight appeared before him and knocked him unconscious.
Without hesitation, the knight slung the fat man over his shoulder and prepared to leave.
One of the serving girls, her voice trembling, asked, "W-Who... Who are you?"
The knight paused for a moment before responding, "From the store."
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With that, he left in large strides, disappearing from the villa.
The girl froze, the words echoing in her mind: The Store!
"Hahaha! My father was not wrong," she laughed, her voice echoing through the now-quiet villa.
These past few days had been a nightmare for her, but now she could finally breathe.
While Brightwater Town was being delivered from its nightmare, other villages and towns under Clear Wind City's jurisdiction were experiencing the same fate.
Thousands of Resistance members were killed, their blood flowing like rivers. Entire families and clans were obliterated, not even their dogs were spared.
This day would be remembered.
In less than an hour, all members of The Resistance in Clear Wind City were purged down to the last individual.
At the borders of Clear Wind City, one thousand knights stood in neat formation.
"You've all done well," Deng Kun commended from above.
In the sky, alongside Deng Kun, were Mao Hai and Lang Bai.
"Let's move," Deng Kun commanded, casting the Floating Cloud Nimbus Art.
Instantly, a cloud materialized beneath the knights, lifting them into the air.
Whoosh!
The thousand knights disappeared at terrifying speed, and their next target: Jadefall City.
In less than an hour, Deng Kun and his forces arrived at the borders of Jadefall City.
The knights descended, forming ten teams of a hundred men each before rushing toward their targets.
While everyone's attention was focused on the incoming Necoris threat,
the store was swiftly and mercilessly purging its enemies.
In less than five hours, The Resistance across the entire Soaring Cloud Region was annihilated.
No one was spared.
Even those hiding in cities were killed without mercy.
When the store acted, it acted with terrifying efficiency, sparing nothing—not even animals.
Slowly, news of the store's actions began to appear on You Connect.
At first, many ignored it, believing it to be propaganda spread by the store to divert attention from the Necoris threat.
But as time passed, the flood of reports from various parts of the region became undeniable.
Some even included horrifying evidence of the massacres.
Posts on You Connect carried chilling captions:
"The store has responded. Hahaha! Bastards of The Resistance, it's time to be judged." "Run! Run! Judgment Day has come. Time to pay for your sins." "Retribution!"
Initially, people cheered the store's actions, happy to see The Resistance eliminated.
But as the death toll rose to staggering numbers, fear gripped the populace.
The gory scenes shocked them.
Images of children, men, and women killed in cold blood surfaced. Severed heads, bodies split in two—there was no end to the horror.
Even those who initially celebrated could not stomach the brutal carnage.
"Would this have happened to us if we had supported The Resistance?"
Though they dared not say it aloud, the answer in their hearts was clear.
The store might be silent, but when it acted, it was more terrifying than the Angel of Death.
Still, no one pitied The Resistance.
Everyone knew the atrocities they had committed.
To distract themselves from the horrors, the people placed their hope in the store, waiting for it to confront the advancing Necoris.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
All eyes turned to Clear Wind City, the first target of the Necoris.
While the people were waiting for the reaction of the store against the fast-approaching Necoris, a horrifying sword light appeared in the sky.
Everyone on the Magma Plain who saw it felt a dreadful chill wash over them.
The sword light, over 50 kilometers in length, cut everything in its path asunder.
The space above the Magma Plain tore open, forming a spatial rift. Yet, the mighty sword light continued unimpeded toward its target.
Five kilometers from Clear Wind City, the elite Necoris army marched confidently when they sensed the grim presence of the sword's power.
Under the overwhelming might of the sword light, even the Tier-5 Necoris were like ants.
Boom!
The swordlight struck, sending a powerful earthquake rippling through the plain. A massive mushroom cloud of dust rose into the sky.