Chapter 109: The Second Ancient Demon Realm Portal Opens

On the main road leading to the northern suburbs, the wheat fields had already grown over a meter tall, heavy and golden. The power of Star Energy was proving its might across the wilderness. Even some of the arriving teams came specifically to harvest this wheat, intending to turn it into food.

After Qin Hao reached the trap zone set by the Evolvers, he realized the area had expanded considerably. It was now irrigated, and surrounded by earthen walls. Earthen walls were easier to maintain; even ice walls formed by Star Energy couldn’t last long in the 40-degree heat of September in the Magic City.

“There are still over 300 Flame Demons here. For now, we’ve kept twenty Wind Demons, and we’re constantly killing and replenishing them. Xu Qian, Sun Miaomiao, and I have become Flame Demon Butchers. Including scattered kills, we’ve probably slain over a hundred thousand Flame Demons. There are very few left inside the city. If we weren’t here when the spatial portal opens, this place would be overwhelmed by the Flame Demon horde,” Qin Hao said.

Although he never mentioned the constant predation and replenishment of creatures through the spatial black hole, the Sky Dome Base was full of talent. Zi Hui had even recruited some individuals gifted with dark elements and agility to gather intelligence. The patterns of many alien invasions, the numbers of hunted creatures, and the weaknesses of invading civilizations had all been meticulously recorded.

Clearly, they knew that the Ancient Demon Civilization replenished the Flame Demons. Without those bearing the Flame Demon Butcher title here, the Ancient Demons could have replenished as many as a hundred thousand Flame Demons at once. Such a massive influx would have overwhelmed the city instead of being scattered, and the entire city might have been crushed.

Therefore, someone was on watch here every day, wary of any unexpected events.

“I wonder if it will appear today,” Zi Hui said.

Qin Hao said nothing, for he knew the hunting creatures from the Ancient Demon Civilization were certain to appear this time.

“Let’s wait and see.”

“Yes. We’re also setting up trap zones for three other civilizations, but the hunting creatures of the Gigantic Night Civilization are truly strange and difficult to capture. More importantly, the Ancient Demon Civilization’s Voodoo Demons pose too great a threat. They must all be wiped out. Hopefully, their numbers, like the Poison Demon Spiders, aren’t too many.”

Qin Hao didn’t know the exact number of Voodoo Demons. The current Voodoo Demons were all first-stage evolved beings, essentially juveniles. Becoming a third-stage Voodoo Demon required time, but producing offspring happened faster than growing up. Even if Qin Hao killed all the juveniles, the Ancient Demon Civilization would replenish them eventually. The goal was simply to help humanity get through this period.

Noon approached. Ten minutes remained until twelve o’clock.

Zi Hui and the others were all on high alert.

“Kill 100. Li Xinlong, come.”

“Got it!” Li Xinlong responded, then entered the trap, wielding a long blade, wildly slashing at Flame Demons and Wind Demons.

The demons inside the trap were already severely wounded—nothing more than fish on a chopping board.

Li Xinlong’s slaughter was swift, and within six or seven minutes, he had killed 100 Flame Demons.

The clock struck noon.

Above the Flame Demon traps, a black spatial black hole suddenly opened, continuously expanding.

At that moment, all the Evolvers guarding the area tensed.

“It’s appeared—the spatial black hole has appeared.”

“Li Xinlong, come quickly.”

“Prepare the metal spears—Wind Demons are coming.”

Everyone braced themselves.

The spatial black hole kept expanding, and the four present all activated their Flame Demon Butcher titles.

The black hole grew to ten meters in diameter, hanging in the air like a sinister abyss devouring everything, a harbinger of disaster.

It was clear the Flame Demons were retreating from this portal, while Wind Demons and Voodoo Demons were advancing.

A Wind Demon crawled out, its body enveloped in wild winds, lightly landing on the wet ground strewn with Flame Demon corpses.

Awaiting it were the strong human scents and the curses urging it to slaughter.

Its narrow eyes scanned the surroundings, but in the next instant, it was pierced by a spear launched at it.

One Wind Demon after another emerged from the black hole, as the Evolvers’ attacks rained down like a storm.

Yet these Wind Demons were swift, and ranged Evolvers were still scarce. They waited until the Wind Demons approached the city walls before launching their assault.

At that moment, metallic swords sliced through the air, piercing dozens of Wind Demons.

It was Qin Hao.

Qin Hao possessed thunder god-level lightning abilities, immense in power, but they had shown no effect before reaching the third stage. Now, their potency was undeniable.

“I’ll hunt the Wind Demons. You all rest,” Qin Hao’s voice rang out.

The others ceased their attacks, handing the battlefield over to him alone.

In Qin Hao’s hero system, he had already slain 1,429 Wind Demons.

To earn the Wind Demon title, he still needed to kill over 8,000 more.

Facing the ever-spewing Wind Demons from the vast spatial black hole, their numbers soared.

Every three to five seconds, about ten Wind Demons appeared; in one minute, roughly 100 to 200 would emerge.

Within ten minutes, Qin Hao’s Wind Demon kills reached 3,000.

An hour later, the number reached a critical threshold.

Wind Demons slain: 10,000.

“Hum!”

A blood-red light shot from midair, striking Qin Hao.

It was the curse of the Ancient Demon Civilization.

Cursed, the Wind Demons trapped inside the pit tried to flee madly but were again ensnared by the metallic swords.

The pit was filled entirely with Wind Demon corpses.

“I’ve got the Wind Demon Butcher title. The Voodoo Demons will appear soon. Quick, move the Wind Demon corpses out.”

The Wind Demon bodies could also be consumed; their Star Energy was even richer. But if infected by the Voodoo Demon toxins, they would be inedible.

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