Calamity of Tomorrow-Chapter 374 - 373 Busy

While everyone in West Mountain City was busy dealing with the Heavenly Demon invasion,

tens of thousands of Heavenly Demons had gathered about ten kilometers away.

Suddenly, shadows over a kilometer long engulfed the area.

The clouds were torn apart, and fierce winds surged in every direction.

Huge shadows, like those that block out the sun, enveloped the tens of thousands of Heavenly Demons in darkness.

Boom!

The ground churned, countless plants shot up into the sky, and massive dust clouds enveloped the scene.

Accompanied by the landing of gigantic Heavenly Demons, the lesser demons roared as they retreated, some getting crushed outright due to their inability to escape quickly enough.

Roar!

Amid earth-shaking roars, Heavenly Demons of level six and above descended.

Many cultivators and civilians within West Mountain City witnessed this scene, leading to an increasingly oppressive atmosphere.

It was like the calm before a storm, with the air growing heavy and stifling.

...

In Central City, at the headquarters of the Celestial Thunder Department,

A few cultivators stood anxiously in front of the enormous palace gates, looking worriedly into the depths.

"Has Zi Yang True Monarch not arrived yet?"

"How long must we wait?"

"With tens of thousands of Heavenly Demons besieging West Mountain City, and now even level seven demons have appeared, without support from the Celestial Court, West Mountain City is doomed!"

Faced with several anxious cultivators, the gatekeepers replied helplessly, "There's nothing we can do unless the true monarch of the Thunder Department grants permission; we cannot let you in."

Another guard said, "Waiting here is pointless. If the true monarch wishes to see you, he will inform you."

After more than an hour of tense waiting at the gates, a cultivator serving the Thunder Department came out and said, "You should leave. The true monarch knows you've been causing trouble at the doors and is displeased. Please disperse quickly."

"How is this causing trouble? We are here to ask for help!"

"How can we leave when over two hundred million people in West Mountain City are at the mercy of the Heavenly Demons?"

Lan Chengzong, the leader, spoke up, "Dear sir, please inform the true monarch of the current situation. Tens of thousands of Heavenly Demons are besieging West Mountain City, and today even greater demons have descended. The city is in grave danger. If it falls, the entire Northwest Region will be in disarray, and humanity itself faces the threat of extinction!"

Lan Chengzong represented Jijian Pavilion in Central City and had been waiting at the Thunder Department's gates to seek help from the Celestial Court.

The cultivator of the Thunder Department glanced at them helplessly, "I understand your plight, but there's nothing I can do. The true monarch has ordered you to leave, and you must go. If not, even if the true monarch finds fault, none of us can bear the consequences."

One of them started to shout, but his companion led him away. As they left the Thunder Department, their faces showed traces of humiliation and resentment.

Lan Chengzong turned to them and said, "Fellow humans, we are weak compared to the mighty Celestial Court, and thus, in dealing with the court, we must make compromises. But when compared to the safety of over two hundred million citizens of West Mountain City, what is our personal honor and disgrace?"

"You're right, Brother Lan. Compared to the safety of our race, what is our personal honor or disgrace?"

"If the Thunder Department won't help, then let's go to Wanxian Island."

"Even if it costs us our lives, we must secure aid for West Mountain City."

...

West Mountain City, inside a training room of the West Mountain Daoist School.

A Sword Cultivator from the Jijian Pavilion, dressed in white, sat cross-legged on the floor, their flying sword resting on their knees while they silently meditated, concentrating deeply.

This was the day the Sword Cultivators from Jijian Pavilion began with incense baths, then meditated continuously day and night.

They were accumulating spiritual energy to unleash twelve times their power at the moment of battle to slay the Heavenly Demons, specifically targeting those Level 6 and above on the battlefield.

However, such a sudden release of accumulated power weakened them even more once the outburst was over, significantly reducing their combat effectiveness on the battlefield, posing great danger.

One could say that every Sword Cultivator here had already disregarded life and death, truly a daredevil squad, and they were stacking up Heavenly Demons with human lives.

This was a helpless strategy; even though they knew the Heavenly Demons could regenerate, humans had no other choice but to fight and sacrifice.

Wang Shouxuan looked at the rows of disciples in the training room, his expression complex as he gazed at their young faces and sighed internally: 'How many will return this time?'

He remembered the past years when the Jijian Pavilion generation after generation fought and resisted the Heavenly Demons, and the scenes of countless predecessors, companions, disciples, and students sacrificing themselves.

He recalled the Kunlun Grand Conference battle where a hundred thousand cultivators covered the retreat, fighting to their death against the Heavenly Demons, turning into ashes.

He remembered the earlier Desert Campaign, where countless cultivators fell one after another in the battle to death, enabling hundreds of millions of people to evacuate successfully.

And even earlier, the Europa Great War… humanity was defeated step by step, hundreds of thousands of warriors sacrificed on the battlefield, over a billion civilians were massacred, and countless poignant stories occurred.

'Is this the fate of humanity?'

'One generation after another sacrifices itself.'

'For over a hundred years, none of us surrendered. All of humanity was united, but now…'

Behind him, Jian Hui had also arrived, unnoticed: "Are we about to battle the Heavenly Demon? I heard that level 7 and 8 Heavenly Demons have also appeared."

"How did you get here?" Wang Shouxuan asked in surprise, "Haven't you been at Wu Jian Tower?"

Jian Hui replied, "How could I not come for the battle against the Heavenly Demon?"

Wang Shouxuan sighed, "It's not your turn yet. Go see the Supreme Elder; he asked for you."

Like the Leiyin Temple and the Three Pure Dao Sect, the Jijian Pavilion also had elders who had entered the ninth realm before the distortion of Heavenly Dao and subsequently mutated as Heavenly Dao distorted.

These elders, once rescued, had always fought to protect humanity.

Now, only one Supreme Elder remained at Jijian Pavilion.

Jian Hui asked, "What does the Supreme Elder want with me?"

Wang Shouxuan took a moment and then transmitted, "Jian Hui, you are excellent among your peers with your fourth realm strength, but you can't play many roles on the battlefield. Rather than stepping onto the battlefield, we need you to inherit the swordsmanship of Jijian Pavilion. If the city falls, you will be our remaining spark."

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Jian Hui's expression changed, "Then I'll stay, and you leave."

Wang Shouxuan smiled, "I'm already old and have no potential left. But your future is promising." He placed his hand on Jian Hui's shoulder and slowly spoke, "Many years ago, my master said the same to me. He stayed in the depths of the desert and perished along with over a hundred thousand Heavenly Demons. Now it's my turn to do what he did and for you to do what I did."

Wang Shouxuan added, "Generation after generation, this is the legacy of humanity."

Jian Hui furrowed his brows, "Is it really that dangerous this time?"

Wang Shouxuan replied, "The Heavenly Demons are tougher than before, and we have to prepare for the worst. Retreat is not an option. Someone has to defend the Northwest Region; that's the responsibility of Jijian Pavilion.

But the legacy must not end. Once you return from the elder's place, go to the people in Donghua City. If the city falls, withdraw with them to Donghua City, where they will take good care of you."