Enveloped in electric light, Li Cheng flashed through the sky, dodging the descending red glow, and crashed into a pile of dilapidated machines with a booming sound. The surging electric light flowed like droplets of water, directly spreading over the surrounding machinery, igniting a burning flame that melted the hard alloy and steel into molten iron. But before this molten iron could begin to flow, the red glow descending from the sky swept across the land, erasing the scorching liquid along with the still-intact parts of the equipment and the old floor. The pervasive electric light penetrated his skin, stimulating his body to resist the control of that terrifying twisted power. Li Cheng raised his head and glanced at the enormous eyeball in the sky, and at the injury beneath it that was trickling with some red glow. The sudden strike he had just launched was an all-out attack, successfully bypassing the ’King’ Angel’s defense, reaching its body. Yet even so, the damage he caused wasn’t significant. An attack expected to pierce the chest, in the end, only slightly penetrated beneath the skin. The angel’s ability is related to ’command,’ but its own strength and defense are not weak either. After experiencing that ’ambush’, the King Angel would only strengthen its defense even more stringently, making it hard for both him and Hao Yi to break through the eyes’ obstruction and attack the opponent’s core. Feeling the rain of red glow descending from the sky, as if an illuminating downpour, Li Cheng struggled to prop himself up. He could feel the rage of the ’Great Monarch’ above the sky. All previous plans had collapsed in the face of this absolute power, leaving him without options. Li Cheng raised the spear in his hand, with electric light surging out like blossoming petals. If so, then let’s face it head-on. Killing him won’t be that easy. Now it’s his turn to draw hatred and give Hao Yi a chance to escape. One came out, at least one should return. And just as these thoughts came to him, a shadow suddenly appeared before him. Seeing the nearly invisible sword blade merging into the glow, Li Cheng paused slightly, surprised. Immediately after, he saw the sword blade erect like a brush, quickly sketching a simple pattern in the air. Having just cracked the Array with He Ao earlier, Li Cheng quickly realized what was happening, raising his hand as sparks of electric light spread in front of him. And in that instant, the enormous eye that had been watching furiously turned its gaze to the other side. Has the attention been diverted? The noise of explosions and burning around him was too loud, with the stone eggs blocking his view, Li Cheng couldn’t clearly see what was happening on Hao Yi’s side. But before he could ponder further, the Shadowless Sword in front of him had already transformed into a shadow, swimming to the side. Li Cheng took one last look at the enormous eye in the sky, now turned away, and after a brief hesitation, retrieved the surrounding lightning, turning and pursuing the Shadowless Sword’s shadow. The eye in the sky continued to gaze at him, as beams of red light descended, densely scattered towards him. This time he did not counterattack, instead, his body transformed into thunder, swiftly weaving through the paths of red light, closely following the formless shadow’s movements. Two beams of light swiftly flashed through the vast space. At this moment, a loud roar echoed beneath the firmament. At the top of the sky, space rippled like waves. The gigantic eye that had turned its gaze showed no attempt to conceal its anger. Amidst the intense rumbling, the halo formed by all the eyes around it shattered dramatically. The eyes that had been racing on the ground simultaneously soared into the sky. The countless eyes scattered explosively, spreading across the sky. They hung like blood-red stars in the heavens, illuminating the land below, resembling pieces on a densely populated chessboard, casting down deadly light. He Ao raised his head, observing the eyes in the sky. At that moment, he wasn’t thrilled by the disappearance of the pursuing eyes, but instead sped up, heading towards the distant stone gate. And at this time, the eyes in the sky turned their gaze. A red glow descended from the sky, tearing through space, and landed before He Ao. He Ao immediately crouched and rolled sideways to evade the glow. Yet following that, the dense red glow, like a descended curtain of light, fell towards his body, blocking his paths in all directions. The glow was so close, it was as if He Ao could hear the breath of the Grim Reaper at his back. Over seventy percent of the eyes in the sky turned their gaze onto him, launching an attack. Such a deep animosity. He Ao raised an eyebrow. His figure suddenly disappeared, flickering past the curtain of red light, reappearing an angle behind, far from the door. Luckily, his movement technique was impressive. But before he could savor his fortune, a new red glow immediately pursued. This really was a dance with death. He Ao’s movements didn’t halt for a moment, quickly flickering in different directions, dodging the surrounding red glow. The rays of light descending from above, like fiery red plows slicing through the earth, followed his path, overturning all the ground he tread upon, eradicating everything en route—platforms, instruments, vehicles, desks—all erased under the glow, leaving only emptiness. Don’t they care for the furniture in their own nest? Seeing everything around him that could provide cover being erased, He Ao tensed his body, sidling forward. Row after row of red patterns accompanied by the heavy gate had already appeared in his field of view. After several rounds of struggle, he finally reached this stone gate. And just as he reached the stone gate, a red glow swiftly followed. He Ao had long anticipated this, sidestepping the beam of light. Then the red glow crashed into the thick stone gate. Unlike the ease with which it eradicated other objects in the experimental space, the heavy stone gate only trembled slightly upon the red glow’s impact, the glow sinking into the gate like a stone into water. Simultaneously, the vivid red patterns suddenly lit up, spreading across the stone gate in an instant. He Ao hadn’t damaged the structure of this stone gate; he merely unlocked the ’lock’ ingeniously, leaving the gate’s original Array intact, including its defensive mechanisms. But He Ao had no more energy to focus on these matters now. Because the red glow following close behind was faster than the gate’s response, forcing him to constantly shift his body to evade the red light. Red beams continuously sank into the stone gate, like countless stones falling into a deep pool, stirring rippling waves. And the glow of the Array on the stone gate grew increasingly bright. Finally, just as He Ao’s body was about to be forced away from the vicinity of the stone gate by the dense glow, the Array’s glow reached its peak. A red light, identical to the light emitted from the eye in the sky, suddenly shot out from the stone gate, rushing towards an eyeball in the sky. The eyeball didn’t react at all before it was hit by the light and instantly vanished into nothingness. At the same time, numerous beams of light continuously surged out of the stone gate, shooting towards the eyeball in the sky. In a moment, the red light from both above and below merged into one, spreading across the firmament like a glow of dawn. The eyeball in the sky was clearly caught off guard, not anticipating such an effect from the stone gate, causing its attack frequency to drop significantly. He Ao seized this gap and took a breath. The King Angel did not know the function of this stone gate’s array. Even if he regarded it as a nest, it was after the demise of relic civilization, and he was unaware of the arrangements left by the laboratory. He hadn’t tried it either. After all, who kicks their own front door for fun? The King Angel probably never even looked at the array on this stone gate. He Ao’s gaze shifted, through the cracks in the crimson light, he saw Li Cheng constantly circling with the Shadowless Sword in the distance. They had already circled about 60% of this area. However, before He Ao could take a breath, he sensed a terrifying gaze falling upon him. That gaze seemed like solid rock, pressing directly on his shoulder, forcing him nearly to his knees. He looked up towards the sky, towards the source of that gaze—an enormous eyeball, like a sun, floating above. Through its almost tangible gaze, he could feel the blazing fury behind it. Under the stone gate’s counterattack, the eyeballs before He Ao had cleared out partially, but more were quickly closing in. And under the gaze of the eye, He Ao could also notice the originally bright patterns on the stone gate fading rapidly, the ’counterattack’ beams from the stone gate weakening. The array on the stone gate was indeed powerful. When it was first drawn, it might have even been able to stop an Angel’s advance. But ’it’ was indeed too old; time is the most ruthless blade, turning all strength to dust. The eyeball floating in the sky seemed to feel something as well; its movement paused, and then, an overwhelming light began to converge. At this moment, He Ao didn’t hesitate and dashed to the side. A solid beam of crimson light, like a massive pillar, slammed into the old stone gate. Though the stone gate continued to absorb these lights, the vivid patterns painted upon it had entirely turned white. Finally, after breaking through a certain threshold, a violent explosion echoed beneath the sky. Those beams of red light, like giant hands tearing decrepit paper, in an instant shredded the entire stone gate. The scattered energy erupted like a hurricane raising waves, tearing the earth apart, hurling stones and metal fragments into a ’stone wave,’ sweeping outward. Yet, before the wave ceased, the eyeball in the sky had already changed direction, sending beams of red light towards the evading He Ao. He Ao swiftly dodged these red lights and suddenly halted. The attack frequency had reduced? He looked up at the sky. The enormous eyeball, like the sun, still gazed at him. But the originally dense gaze upon him had now dissipated by half, leaving just slightly more than half pursuing him. And the part of the eyeballs that were relocated had gone to chase Li Cheng. Under the dense light, Li Cheng’s movements became extremely slow, significantly reducing his progress through the hall. Even though it’s unknown what Li Cheng was doing, the King Angel obviously sensed the threat upon him. However, judging by the number of diverted eyeballs, it’s evident that the King Angel wasn’t fully aware of what Li Cheng was doing, merely vigilant, trying to hinder Li Cheng. He Ao took a deep breath. He didn’t immediately act, but instead, with fewer eyeballs chasing after him and weaker light, he slowly turned towards the direction of the now debris-strewn gate. Of course, he didn’t go directly but instead zigzagged to divert the eyeballs’ attention. After a period of ’struggling,’ he returned to the original position before the stone gate. Now the stone gate had vanished, revealing the deep corridor behind it. If he leaped back one more step, he could exit this space entirely. Clearly, at this time, the enormous eyeball in the sky also noticed his actions. A terrifying pressure descended upon him, attempting to thwart his movement. He Ao seemed to realize that his ’escape’ attempt had been ’spotted,’ a flicker of panic crossing his face. A thunderous whistle sounded from the void, growing ever closer. In this moment, nearly all the eyeballs in the sky shifted their gaze towards him. Countless beams of light surged towards He Ao. These beams disturbed the space, tearing the sky, sinking the phantom train back into the void. However, those beams didn’t hit He Ao, as he had already prepared to move at the instant the whistle sounded, leaving his standing place. But he didn’t go into the corridor; instead, he charged towards the center of the space again. This left the beams that prematurely struck the corridor, attempting to block it, useless. Even so, He Ao only barely escaped these beams. The dazzling light almost sliced the entire earth. And with his back to these beams, He Ao didn’t hesitate to start running towards the very center of the space. Beams of light densely chased after him, blocking the paths ahead and behind him. This time, the ’Monarch’ in the sky had fully succumbed to rage, deploying nearly all the eyeballs to pursue him. Far away, Li Cheng watched the scene, without pausing, accelerated to his maximum, advancing along with the Shadowless Sword. Beams of light filled He Ao’s surroundings. He didn’t have the chance to hide beneath the massive stone egg, as the crimson light had practically closed off all his paths. And at this instant, he stopped in his tracks. Because Li Cheng, in the distance, also halted his. Brilliant electrical light suddenly erupted on the earth, outlining a complex and dazzling array, created by the Shadowless Sword guiding Li Cheng through all the places. He Ao touched his waist, where a deep coffee-colored glass box always hung. A beautiful rhombus-shaped crystal was inside, shimmering with a faint glow.
