From Abyssal Invasion to Bursting Stars with a Single Sword

The sudden appearance of a crimson shadow, with the body of a man and the head of a goat, covered in crimson armor, its hair seemed like clotted blood, each strand vividly visible.

In its claws, it held a long crimson sword, standing on the surface of the sea without sinking.

This Crimson Demon with a single strike had severed the wolf pack's armed boat.

That armed speedboat was 36 meters in length and 7 meters wide.

Such a large boat, yet it was severed in half at the dragon bone with one sword strike, showing how terrifying this Crimson Demon was.

After the boat's body was fractured, seawater poured into the cabin, the deck tilted, signaling the onset of sinking.

However, this armed speedboat had watertight compartments, as long as it didn't continue to suffer attacks, even if it were to sink, it could last a few hours.

Black Wolf originally wanted to salvage the boat's dragon bone, but the break was too swift, rendering it untenable.

He shouted, "Don't panic! Draw weapons, kill the incoming enemy first! Rescue will arrive soon!"

All aboard were Superpower Users, even if the boat sank, wearing life jackets and floating in the sea, they could hold out until rescue arrived.

Thus, when Black Wolf shouted, his men calmed down, shouldering firearms and firing at the Crimson Demon on the sea surface.

Da da da...

The Crimson Demon raised a hand and opened a shield, ding ding ding blocking all the bullets.

Seeing this, Black Wolf's face displayed a grave expression.

With the speed that this thing had appeared, it was impossible to hit with a rocket launcher.

He knew the opponent he faced this time was extremely terrifying, making him sweat profusely at the forehead.

After the Crimson Demon blocked the bullets, it lunged forward, boarding the foredeck of the armed speedboat, and with one sword, killed the Superpower User holding a gun.

The surrounding Superpower Users, seeing this, screamed in terror and turned to flee.

Black Wolf knew he was in trouble now; if he couldn't withstand this creature's assault, the whole team would die here.

He roared, drawing a large sword and charged at the Crimson Demon.

Clang!

After two strikes of blade against sword, the Crimson Demon kicked out, sending Black Wolf flying.

Black Wolf was flung against the cabin wall, the kick to his abdomen nearly expelled his stomach.

He clearly felt he was no match for this creature, horror apparent on his face, and recalled Lu Heng's previous proposal for cooperation, thus he shouted, "Quick! Call Lin Zeyu for help, hurry!"

At the brink of death, pride was no longer a concern.

Previously, he had boldly provoked Lin Zeyu because he was confident he could handle any opponent.

Now, completely unable to withstand the Crimson Demon, the first thing he thought of was Lu Heng's proposal for cooperation.

He didn't think that Lu Heng's group would be able to handle this Crimson Demon, but if they could just stall the creature, he might have a chance to escape with his men.

...

Five kilometers away, Huan Yu was floating on the surface of the sea.

Su Muyu was reporting the situation on the battlefield in real-time: "A goat-headed, human-bodied demon appeared, completely red like blood, this demon is very strong, and with one sword it has sliced through the dragon bone of the wolf pack's boat, that boat is sinking."

Lin Zeyu was also using binoculars to observe the battlefield, he too saw the wolf pack's boat being cleanly sunk.

Seeing the boat crack open, he felt a bit exhilarated but was quickly worried that his yacht couldn't withstand a single sword strike from that demon.

Lu Heng took the binoculars, glanced at the battlefield, and as he remembered, information matched.

The Corpse Bone Bird was indeed not appearing alone.

Anytime the Corpse Bone Bird was injured, a completely crimson demon was sure to appear.

This goat-headed, human-bodied Crimson Demon was a Bloodline Sword Demon.

The [Swordsman] Source Material was carried by him, and the move that severed the armed speedboat's dragon bone was the [Swordsman] Source Material Ability [Rift Slash].

At that moment.

Wang Xiangfeng ran up from the cabin and said, "The wolf pack has sent a distress signal, and in the distress broadcast, they specifically named us for rescue."

"What rescue! A boat over thirty meters long, and that thing sliced it in one strike. Is that something humans can handle?" Lin Zeyu felt this creature was beyond handling and was inclined to retreat.

Still, he asked Lu Heng, "Should we go rescue them?"

"We can't save them now. If they had agreed to cooperate from the start, we could've discussed tactics. But as it is, there's no need to attempt rescue." Lu Heng shook his head.

People must be responsible for their choices.

Ten minutes ago, Black Wolf made the decision to snatch the Corpse Bone Bird, leading to this outcome.

"What should we do then? Should we retreat?" Lin Zeyu hastily asked.

"Start the boat, chase the Corpse Bone Bird, we'll take it down first," Lu Heng ordered in a steady tone.

Because of the wolf pack's armed boat being cleaved in half, fear had shadowed the hearts of the Superpower Users aboard Huan Yu.

However, since Lu Heng had given the order, it must be executed.

Huan Yu cranked up full power, chasing towards the direction of the Corpse Bone Bird.

The Corpse Bone Bird had returned near the whale shark's corpse, beginning to devour the flesh, healing its injuries.

Also, the Corpse Bone Bird's recovery speed was very fast, some of the smaller wounds had already closed up, only the larger wounds were still clearly visible.

When Huan Yu reached within 1000 meters, Lu Heng yelled, "Put Healing Reduction Empowerment on the bullets, shoot to prevent it from healing."

Wang Xiangfeng quickly used the enhanced [Weapon Empowerment·Reduction Healing] skill on Lin Zeyu's sniper rifle bullets.

In the type of skill that involves weapon empowerment, when empowering firearms, it's necessary to empower the bullets, not the firearm itself.

Lin Zeyu aimed at the Corpse Bone Bird and fired off a shot.

Bang!

The bullet pierced through the Corpse Bone Bird's exoskeleton, burrowing into its flesh. The Healing Reduction empowerment took effect immediately, halting the Corpse Bone Bird's regeneration.

Its wound healing speed plummeted, nearly stopping.

Two heavy machine guns fired at the same time, sending a rapid torrent of bullets.

At a distance of 1000 meters, the limit of the heavy machine guns' range, hitting a target was quite challenging.

However, with the Corpse Bone Bird being 30 meters in length, a wild spray of bullets still managed to hit it.

Ow!

The Corpse Bone Bird was attacked once again and let out a piercing scream.

They had to finish off the Corpse Bone Bird quickly, or else the Bloodline Sword Demon would come to its rescue.

Thus, Lu Heng immediately shouted, "High explosives, quick!"

The crew member responsible for ammunition had already prepared the high explosives. Lu Heng glanced at Su Muyu and said, "Go."

Su Muyu nodded, controlled the Scout Eagle to enter an invisible state, grabbed a bundle of high explosives, and flew toward the Corpse Bone Bird.

In its invisible state, the Scout Eagle used the skill "Aerodynamic Acceleration," increasing its speed by 50%, then it ascended before diving toward the Corpse Bone Bird.

The velocity at the end of the dive reached 380 kilometers per hour, plunging directly into the wound of the Corpse Bone Bird.

Su Muyu quickly clenched her fist, causing an energy transformation in the Scout Eagle, turning its energy into that of Elemental Arrows.

Flame arrows scattered within the Corpse Bone Bird, igniting the high explosives.

Boom! Boom! Boom...

A series of explosions erupted from within the Corpse Bone Bird, blasting through its body and leaving several three-meter-long gaping holes.

"Another round," Lu Heng said.

Su Muyu released a second Scout Eagle, grabbed another bundle of high explosives, and charged toward the Corpse Bone Bird.

Boom! Boom! Boom...

The second round of explosions split the corpse of the bird open, almost severing it.

Lu Heng leapt into the sea, activated Gale Step, sprinted across the surface of the water, and astonishingly began running on the water.

The crew aboard the ship, seeing Lu Heng running atop the waves, all wore expressions of shock.

"How... how did he do that?" Lin Zeyu asked in disbelief.

Su Muyu was initially surprised as well, but she quickly recalled an article she had read and immediately understood.

"In nature, there are animals that can run on the surface of water, like basilisk lizards.

"I read an article before where scientists calculated using the model of a basilisk lizard running on water.

"For an adult human to run on water, they need to sprint at a speed of 110 kilometers per hour without falling in.

"His speed has reached the requirement. Combined with the technique of treading on the water, he can indeed run on water."

That article did exist.

However, the requirement of 110 kilometers per hour is the minimum.

If humans want to run stably on water, apart from speed, they also need sufficient technique.

In nature, when basilisk lizards run on water, they slap their feet against the water to generate upward lift.

Humans need to use leg strength to tread on the water to achieve lift.

Thus, to truly run on water, continuous treading is required.

And Lu Heng had mastered this technique in his previous life.

Lu Heng's current level was 20, his attributes had reached Strength 40, Agility 50, Constitution 40.

After activating Gale Step, his running speed could surge to 70 meters per second, equivalent to a speed of 252 kilometers per hour, comparable to the sprint speed of a racing car.

With such a fast speed and skilled wave-treading technique, he could definitely run on water.

Lu Heng, treading the waves, charged toward the Corpse Bone Bird, leaped, and with one sword stroke, he decapitated it.

[Killed the Corpse Bone Bird, absorbed 500 Demon Energy points.]

[Source Energy Level increased to 21, All Attributes +3, additional +0.9 for Agility Attribute]

Above level 20, each upgrade brought more attributes, from +2 for all attributes to +3, with "Agile as a Dragon" Talent providing even more agility, an increase of 0.9 per upgrade, almost an additional point per level.

This talent got stronger in the later stages, because of this reason.

After the death of the Corpse Bone Bird, three crystal cores emerged; one was a Skill Crystal Core[Exoskeleton Armor], and the other two were[high-level energy crystal cores].

Seeing the[high-level energy crystal cores], Lu Heng's eyes lit up.

This type of high-level crystal core was very rare, only high-rank demons had a probability of dropping them.

Unexpectedly, this Corpse Bone Bird had produced two at once.

Lu Heng immediately crushed one of the[high-level energy crystal cores] and absorbed its energy.

[Absorbed "high-level energy crystal core," enhancing Source Energy Level.]

[Source Energy Level increased to 22, All Attributes +3, additional +0.9 for Agility Attribute]

Rising two levels in succession, energy tides surged within Lu Heng's body, this frenzied energy akin to a volcanic eruption, wanting to burst out.

Lu Heng quickly glanced at his attributes; his five-dimensional attributes had increased to Strength 46, Agility 58, Constitution 46, Spirit 47, Perception 46.

His combat power had ascended a tier.

Initially, Lu Heng had been worried that facing the Bloodline Sword Demon might be tricky, but now with his increased combat power, he was more confident.