Chapter 165

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

The figure in the sky turned around at this moment and pushed his hands in the direction of the winged domain creature. Immediately, the array formation above his head suddenly turned around and spewed out towards the winged domain creature.

The surging flames swallowed it. It immediately let out a miserable wail and fell from the sky.

Seeing this scene, Feng Qi, who was sweating for him, immediately clenched his fists excitedly.

However, before his joy could last, a spatial vortex suddenly appeared in the sky. A huge hand formed by fog suddenly slapped the spell caster.

After the sneak attack, the huge gray fog hand and the spatial node disappeared at the same time.

This attack was too sudden. The caster was clearly unprepared. Blood flowed from his mouth as his body fell from the sky.

After a muffled sound, he fell into the encirclement of the domain creatures.

Seeing this scene, Feng Qi roared angrily and activated his Blood Source ability. He immediately rushed in that direction.

His muscles grew rapidly, and in the blink of an eye, he became more than two meters tall.

He barged all the way to the vicinity of the caster.

Then, he saw a domain creature biting the rune armor on him.

Seeing this, Feng Qi immediately took a step forward and smashed the domain creature’s face, sending it flying a few meters away.

He bent down to help the severely injured caster up and immediately said,

“How are you? Can you still move?”

“Cough cough, you are?” Seeing Feng Qi’s hideous appearance, the seriously injured man was very shocked.

“I’m a human. I became a domain creature by accident… Pui, in short, I’m a human. 1 accidentally became like this. 1 won’t explain anymore. 1’11 think of a way to send you back.”

As he spoke, Feng Qi suddenly turned around and sent the domain monster pouncing from the right back flying with a punch.

Then, he picked up the caster and squatted slightly.

This move was a body cultivation move he had learned in the future database. He used his body as a bow and erupted with extreme strength.

His back slowly stretched back, like a feline arching before preparing to hunt.

“Go!”

As he roared, he suddenly erupted with all his strength and threw the caster towards the human defense line.

Immediately after, psyche power seeped out of his body and turned into a driving force, giving him a sudden push in the air.

However, his strength was still insufficient. Before he could send the caster to the human defense line, his body began to fall.

At this moment, a figure jumped up from the human defense line and caught the caster in the air before landing back behind the defense line.

[Yay!]

Seeing this scene, Feng Qi clenched his fists tightly as well.

Just as he was about to retreat and keep a distance from the human defense line, another figure jumped up and came striking toward him.

This person was in a black rune armor and landed beside him at an extremely fast speed. Then, he grabbed his right arm.

Following that, a huge force struck and he was dragged into the air towards the human defense line before he could even resist.

When his body landed on the ground, a black spear was placed by his neck.

“You said you’re human? Tell me your resident number!”

Feeling the coldness coming from the black spear, Feng Qi felt bitter.

It was the resident number again. If he had this thing, he would have given it to them long ago. There was no need to wait until now.

“I’m human, but 1 don’t have a resident number.”

“Prove it. Otherwise, I will take you as a domain creature and kill you,” the voice said coldly.

It was obviously impossible that they would believe him if he were to say that he was Feng Qi from 1,500 years ago, so he quickly thought of something and said,

“I’m a human who participated in the Rune Transformers Project previously. I left the city a long time ago.”

After hearing Feng Qi’s answer, the figure with the spear fell silent for a few seconds before saying,

“My name is Chen Mo. I’m the captain of Star City Shelter’s Combat Team One. I choose to believe you for the time being, but I won’t let you enter the shelter.”

Realizing that he was temporarily safe, Feng Qi immediately asked,

“Captain Chen Mo, why didn’t you evacuate the shelter with the residents? Why did you choose to stay here and fight to the death?”

“Retreat? Where to?”

“Is Star City Shelter the last human shelter in this world, and there’s no space for other humans to survive?”

Faced with the question, Chen Mo shook his head and said,

“We don’t have the ability to cross the domain field to other shelters, let alone know if there are other human shelters.”

“Even if there are no other shelters, you can take the residents and retreat east. How long can you stay here and fight to the death?”

“There’s no way out.”

Chen Mo ignored him and walked toward the defense line.

“I don’t have time for you now. Take care of yourself. The shelter has been sealed. No one can enter now.”

“One last question. Why didn’t you choose to hide in the shelter together?”

“Resources are limited, and we are warriors. It’s our fate to die in battle.”

Chen Mo said in a relaxed tone without turning around. He tightened his grip on the spear as he spun it. He leaped into the air and charged at the domain creatures.

Hearing those words, Feng Qi suddenly realized something.

These warriors had already cut off their own escape route and were prepared to fight to the death.

The reason was that the resources in the shelter were limited. If they wanted to maintain the recycling of resources, they could not accommodate a large number of people. If the cycle collapsed, none of the residents in the shelter would be spared.

These words shocked him.

At this moment, the battle was still ongoing. With the appearance of powerful domain creatures, the human warriors could no longer deal with them as easily as before.

Warriors gradually fell and were replaced by warriors behind them.

They were wearing helmets, so their expressions could not be seen, but Feng Qi felt the solemn heaviness.

During this period, injured people were constantly dragged back to the rear and emergency treatment was carried out by the medical staff before they were thrown back into the battle.

At this moment, other than watching helplessly, he was powerless to change everything in front of him.

Gradually, the casualties increased, and the pressure on the defense line increased greatly. However, the human warriors still did not take a step back.

Some people had their arms bitten off by the domain creatures, and some had their legs broken. However, they were still at the front. Their bodies stood there like towering mountains and did not retreat.

Feng Qi looked at all of this in a daze, his fists gradually clenched.

The future of mankind should not be like this.

As time passed, more and more warriors fell in pools of blood, and the defense line of tens of thousands of people was gradually broken.

In the end, the warriors surrounded the statue standing at the city gate and began the final battle with the domain creatures.

During this period, warriors kept dying in battle to prevent domain creatures from approaching the statue.

“Is it necessary to protect this statue?” Feng Qi muttered to himself.

“Yes, it’s a dignity that we defend with our lives. It’s not for decoration.”

At this moment, a voice came from the right, answering Feng Qi.

He turned around and realized that the answer was the man on duty who had blocked his path previously.

At this moment, he was lying on the ground. He had already lost his arms, and his eyes had turned grayish-white, as if he could no longer see. At this moment, he was staring blankly at the sky. Then, he continued,

“This statue has been reforged 28 times. Every time we return from the battlefield, the rune crystals in the spoils of war will become a part of this statue after the energy in them is drained.”

“It is the dignity of us warriors. It must not fall before we fall.”

“Cough cough, a book and a sword. Whoever invades my homeland…” Before he could finish speaking, the man suddenly stopped moving.

“Dignity?” As he muttered, Feng Qi’s emotions surged.

At this moment, he felt extremely depressed. Then, he resolutely ran towards the defense line.

Even though he was very weak, he had to fight alongside these human warriors until he died.

As he ran, his Nightmare ability was automatically activated.

Fragments of the memories of the dying warriors appeared in his mind.

Countless voices intertwined in Feng Qi’s mind.

“Captain, can we take down the final victory?”

“I don’t know, but we’re not fighting because we think we’ll win, but because we have to continue fighting!”

“The future has become like this. We have let down the efforts of our ancestors. All we can do is continue to fight until the last drop of blood is drained.”

In the end, all the images fused.

In the image, they stood under the blue sky and white clouds. They clenched their fists and placed them at their temples. They looked at his statue and solemnly swore,

“Eternal Night is coming. We will remember.

I will not fight for honor. I will be united with my fellow warriors, loyal to my duty. 1 will live here and die here, where my heart belongs. I have no fear and no retreat.

The warning horn sounds, alerting of foreign attacks. The divine shield of forged steel will perpetuate the eternal prosperity of mankind.

I come forward today to serve with my life. I have no regrets even in death.

Mankind will never fall!

“Mankind will never fall!”

Feng Qi also shouted at this moment. Then, shouts sounded here and there.

With bone-chilling hatred, he and the remaining human warriors charged towards the domain creatures..