They excitedly opened the live stream thread to watch the situation unfold. The scene on the ground was too gruesome to bear!

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BOOM!

BOOM!

BOOM!

「A few minutes earlier.」

In the Country F stadium, an endless barrage of massive meteors was still falling from the sky. The Demon army at the front had already engaged the defenders in close-quarters combat, while the giant green meteors summoned by Magnus in the rear continued to fall rapidly.

Even worse, some of the giant meteors transformed directly into Hellfire Stone Golems wreathed in green flames upon impact. These hundred-meter-tall stone golems could smash a building with a single punch. Like elite bosses mixed into the monster tide, they caused immense trouble for the defenders.

SWISH!

SWISH!

SWISH!

The hastily established defensive line was taking a massive beating. Charging Demons were being rapidly eliminated by the players’ inherited abilities. Unfortunately, there were simply too many Demons; it was impossible to kill them all. Moreover, most players’ abilities were not infinite.

On the defensive line, aside from the army composed of Country F’s Ability Users, half of the defending force was provided by the contestants from other nations whose escape routes had been cut off. This was especially true for the top ten contestants. They were worthy of their final ranking; they might not have been the absolute strongest, but they were definitely powerful. Each of the top ten had an ace up their sleeve.

WHOOSH!

Facing the monster tide, Father Shen, one of the top ten, laid out 64 complete Chinese chess pieces. He conjured a massive chessboard out of thin air that spanned more than ten kilometers in length and width. The translucent chessboard, with its clearly defined Chu River and Han Border, stretched across the entire battlefield.

Then, the [Cannon] pieces materialized into hundred-meter-tall cannon carriages. Amidst a thunderous roar, they unleashed countless artillery attacks. The [Chariot] pieces sped across the vast, conjured board, charging recklessly and smashing through all obstructing Demons in their path. Meanwhile, his [Pawns] and [Soldiers] transformed into golden figures that lined up in a row, pushing forward unstoppably.

When the golden figures were scattered by the Demons, the pieces by Father Shen’s side lit up again. Then, another five [Pawns] and five more soldiers appeared on the battlefield ahead.

Only when the true monster tide began did everyone realize that the ability inherited by this oldest athlete from Great Xia was not suited for single combat. Instead, he was far better suited for large-scale group battles on a massive battlefield like this one. His 64 chess pieces worked in coordination, single-handedly holding back a full tenth of the monster tide.

WHOOSH!

WHOOSH!

WHOOSH!

Next to Father Shen was Zhao Li, who controlled an Immortal Sword that streaked across the entire field. It was only when the monster tide arrived that everyone discovered his Immortal Sword was so unstoppable. He clearly hadn’t been displaying his full strength before. At this moment, the Immortal Sword moved as if through an undefended realm, leaving a trail of afterimages as it rapidly traversed the battlefield. Every monster it encountered was instantly sliced in two.

BOOM!

BOOM!

BOOM!

Next to Father Shen and the Immortal Emperor was Huang Yi. He summoned 50 Defense Towers, which served as the battlefield’s last line of defense. The others were fighters focused on charging in and taking out single targets, but Huang Yi’s Defense Towers were the final defensive line. Any monster that slipped through the cracks or charged out from some nook or cranny was ultimately annihilated by the attacks from his Defense Towers.

"Badass!"

"Great Xia is Invincible!!"

"Fucking awesome!!"

The trio from Great Xia formed a three-person combat team, shining brilliantly on the battlefield. The people of Great Xia watching this scene on the live stream thread were all incredibly excited. Although those damn bastards from Country F had closed the portal, making it impossible for their people to return, all they could do was fight. Seeing their "athletes" perform so powerfully, holding back twenty to thirty percent of the enemy army between the three of them, still made everyone feel a sense of shared glory. They were beyond excited.

"Watch out!"

Suddenly, everyone watching was startled. They saw that, far in the rear, Magnus, the one summoning the falling meteors, had turned his attention to the three-person combat team.

Then, the double-bladed weapon in the Super Boss’s hand—a hundred meters long and burning with green flames—left his grasp. Like a javelin, it was thrown toward Father Shen’s great chess formation.

The giant blade, burning with an eerie green flame, arrived in an instant. Before anyone could react, it slammed into the massive Array Plate of the board.

CRACK!

With a crisp snap, the massive, conjured chess Array Plate—which countless Demons had been unable to damage—was shattered in a single blow. Furthermore, whether by intention or coincidence, the giant blade’s point of impact was exactly on the position of the [Commander] piece.

PTHOO!!

The chess formation collapsed as the [Commander] piece was split in two by the sharp blade. Father Shen, who was positioned in the rear and had already merged with both the [General] and [Commander] pieces, spat out a mouthful of blood and was sent flying backward.

His power was indeed immense with all 64 chess pieces deployed and the full Array Plate manifested. But at this moment, Father Shen was also completely fused with the chessboard. The moment the board was shattered, he was instantly wounded, spitting blood as he was flung away.

WHOOSH!

The instant Father Shen was sent flying, all the summoned golden figures vanished completely. With a CLATTER, a number of golden chess pieces fell to the ground near his hand.

SWISH!

After defeating Father Shen in one move, Magnus, in the distance, made a beckoning gesture, and the giant weapon flew back to him.

BOOM!

The weapon returned to his hand, and Magnus immediately threw it again toward Father Shen’s position. He intended to cut the weeds and pull out the roots.