Chapter 136: The Fall of Oceania

As the spatial black hole opened, the Liquid Walkers poured down like a river.

Only one portal could be opened at a time. Faced with resistance, the Giant Night Civilization dispatched their more powerful Liquid Walking Generals. Green liquid cascaded through the spatial black hole into the zone designated by Qin Hao.

Over twenty thousand heroes stood waiting nearby. Among them, 1,200 had reached the level of Tier 3 Evolvers, while the rest were Tier 2. Seeing the emerald-green Liquid Walking Generals and sensing the ferocious aura radiating from these liquid monsters, even the Tier 2 Evolvers found themselves struggling to breathe.

"Tier 3 predatory creatures."
"They’re so strong... I can’t catch my breath. My mind-force feels like it’s being crushed by something."
"What do we do? Will these Tier 3 monsters break through?"

Some Tier 2 Evolvers began to shrink back, involuntarily retreating a few steps.

Within the trap, the Liquid Walkers expanded their mind-force. Upon spotting the humans, their bodies began to shift, their massive volumes transforming them into eight-meter-tall green giants. With twisted expressions, these green giants strode forward toward the heroes. As the distance closed, a Liquid Walking General suddenly whipped its arm, launching a green, projectile-like mass toward Qin Hao and his group.

The Tier 3 Evolvers braced themselves for battle. None of them had completed the [Survival 4] mission, so they were unaware of the true strength of the Liquid Walking Generals. More importantly, the sheer number of these green giants was overwhelming.

The ten-meter-wide portal spewed nothing but liquid. In less than a minute, the ground was densely packed with over a hundred Liquid Walking Generals. Liquid-based lifeforms were notoriously difficult to kill, and the heroes were at a loss as to how to begin.

Just then, Qin Hao moved. He summoned elements through his mind-force. Wind, fire, water, and earth were called forth, colliding and fusing to form a new power: the Four Symbols Chaos Force.

In an instant, a burst of grey chaotic energy erupted and swept across the area. The towering green giants had their bodies decomposed in an instant, collapsing to the ground. A rhythmic clinking sound followed—the noise of star energy crystals, formed from shattered star energy, colliding against one another.

With a single strike, Qin Hao had decimated hundreds of Liquid Walking Generals. They stood no chance of fighting back.

***

The other heroes finally realized the true extent of Qin Hao’s power. At this moment, Zihui spoke up: "Judging by the spatial black hole opened by the Giant Night Civilization, their predatory creatures will likely continue to pour through for ten hours. Other heroes should return to rest; other civilizations will arrive to attack later."

Seeing Qin Hao's strength, the crowd understood that they were not needed here. Most were newly promoted heroes who had yet to fully grasp the functions of the Hero System or the items available in the shop; they were eager to return to study combat techniques and experiment with various potions. Following Zihui's words, they dispersed, leaving only the people from the Sky Dome Base behind.

Qin Hao ignored the others, focusing solely on hunting the Liquid Walking Generals. As they died, their liquid remains pooled in the trap, and Qin Hao naturally did not let them go to waste. Multitasking, he activated three abilities simultaneously: Four Symbols Chaos Force, Gene Devouring Art, and Blood Sacrifice Demon Body.

He hunted while devouring their blood to reinforce his own physique. Liquid-based lifeforms contained a dense concentration of life force; as Qin Hao absorbed these fluids, his body soon felt a strange sensation of fullness—a feeling he had not experienced since reaching Tier 3.

"Blood Sacrifice Demon Body."

Qin Hao compressed the energy, continuously strengthening his form. Unfortunately, the Liquid Walking Generals were merely products of the Liquid Walkers' evolution; their genes were identical. After Qin Hao had evolved with the Undying Gene, his own genetic structure was already superior, rendering the Generals' genes unnecessary. However, he did not waste the liquid, as absorbing it still served to bolster the potency of his Undying Gene.

The number of Liquid Walking Generals he slaughtered continued to climb. An hour and a half later, a red light—a curse from the Giant Night Civilization—emitted from the black hole. Qin Hao had already killed ten thousand.

The Peace Alliance's shielding system soon granted Qin Hao the title [Liquid Walking General Butcher]. He activated the title immediately and continued the slaughter. The Liquid Walking Generals stopped appearing, replaced by Liquid Walking Corrosive Generals. Three hours later, Qin Hao earned the title [Liquid Walking Corrosive General Butcher]. An hour and a half after that, he gained the title [Liquid Walking Poisonous General Butcher].

By 4:30 in the morning, the sky began to turn a pale, fish-belly white.

***

Many heroes had awakened from their sleep, intending to join the battle. Seeing Qin Hao in the trap zone, a sense of deep respect welled up within them. It was no wonder he was humanity’s number one; his strength was truly formidable.

The spatial black hole swirled, but the predatory creatures dared not emerge. After five minutes of this stalemate, the Giant Night Civilization’s portal finally closed. The battle had come to an end.

Just as Qin Hao began to relax, a voice suddenly echoed in his ear:

"Ding. Mission prediction phase initiated. Emergency mission notification: expected in 3 minutes."

[Oceania Has Fallen]
The last hero of Oceania has perished. Oceania no longer has hero protection. The Invading Alliance will conduct a localized invasion and land on Oceania. All heroes are requested to proceed to rescue the remaining humans.
Mission Reward: 100 Hero Points per rescued human.

Qin Hao’s face turned deathly pale in an instant. Oceania had fallen.

The Invading Alliance’s two or three incursions had fundamentally threatened the survival of Earth. Qin Hao could protect the people of China, but he could not protect humans everywhere else. The [Survival 3] mission had already claimed many lives. After the invaders changed their tactics, the humans had to face even more predatory creatures.

A Tier 3 hero, when facing 70 predatory creatures alone, found it extremely difficult to survive. While Tier 2 heroes could survive, the appearance of Tier 3 predatory creatures meant that as long as these heroes were found, they could be killed. Furthermore, the situation in Oceania had already been dire for some time.

All of this was because of the Voodoo Demon. The Light Energy Generators in Kyoto released light elements, but their effectiveness diminished with distance, and Oceania was too far away.

Although the fall was inevitable, he had not expected it to happen so soon. The apocalypse had only been going on for two months. Even though Oceania’s population was only 30 million—less than that of Kyoto and Shanghai combined—the consequences were grave. Once a localized invasion was established, the intelligent civilization would build Star Energy Extractors to siphon the star energy from the planet. Once fully drained, Earth would become a dead world.