From Abyssal Invasion to Bursting Stars with a Single Sword

With the Source Energy Level increased to level 45, Lu Heng's attributes have greatly improved.

[Name: Lu Heng]

[Level: 45]

[Qi-Blood: 1120/1350]

[Source Energy: 900/1400]

[Attributes: Strength 135, Agility 174, Constitution 135, Spirit 140, Perception 135]

[Talent: Agile as a Dragon, Divine Evolution, Demon Hunter]

[Combat Rank: Void Sword Master (Third Transition)]

[Source Material Ability: Shadow Traversal, Rift Slash, Void Flash]

[Skill Slot Number: 6]

[Skill: Thunder Force Field, Divine Embodiment, Wind God Step, Bullet Time, Damage Retrospection, Spiritual Dominance]

[Martial Arts: Swordsmanship (Conception Level), Fighting (In-depth Level), Movement Technique (Conception Level)]

[Martial Skill: Wind Dragon Breathless Slash LV2, Flying Dragon Hunting Sky LV1]

The Agility Attribute soared to 174 points, significantly boosting movement speed under the enhancement of Wind God Step.

When the core of Flame Demon Gros exploded, splitting its body, it was destined to be powerless against the combined assault of the Sea Demon Clan and Black Iron Dwarves.

Therefore, the Abyss Summoners who were assisting Flame Demon Gros retreated from the battlefield immediately.

The Great Demon Helmer of the Shadow Race was the strongest among this group of Abyss Summoners, and also the Great Demon responsible for leading the team.

The summoned Shadow Demons were unlike humans.

Due to the social structure of humans, Human Recruiters often act in small groups upon being transported to the Abyss Battlefield.

Unless, like the Great Xia Military, they gather the summoned Superpower Soldiers at the onset of the summoning countdown and select a leader.

Only in this way can a larger team be formed.

Even so, this time, only a thirteen-member team was assembled.

The Great Xia Military cannot require Recruiters from other countries to cooperate.

There might even be hostility among Human Recruiters.

For instance, the team from the Lion Heart Empire led by Gilbert Ocam injured the Sea Demon Clan's Tide Elder Sarian to seize the Sea God Gem.

Such actions are contrary to the goal of the Recruiters.

But, in the real world, it is helplessly ironic that the social moral system rewards the selfish.

Indeed, selfish people often gain more, especially those skirting the edges of law, who gain even more.

Gilbert Ocam is such a person, prioritizing self-interest upon being summoned into the Abyss World.

If not considering the ultimate fate of the world, or whether the Human World will be swallowed by the Abyss, they indeed gain more than Lu Heng.

Take the [Heart of the Tides] for example.

Lu Heng had to return the [Heart of the Tides] to High Priestess Sona of the Sea Demon Clan to save the Black Iron Dwarf Kingdom against Flame Demon Gros.

Because only Sona has the power to resist Flame Demon Gros in this world.

But, just thinking about it, one knows how great a profit Lu Heng gave up in this process.

Lu Heng held the [Heart of the Tides] twice, and if he had succumbed to greed, claiming this Sea God Gem for himself, he would have gained an immeasurably valuable treasure of the Sea Demon Clan.

However, without Sona to stop Flame Demon Gros, the Black Iron Dwarf Kingdom would certainly fall.

This was something Lu Heng did not wish to see, but for Gilbert Ocam, it meant nothing.

Some factions of humanity are born with no consideration for the future of humanity or the fate of nations, knowing only plunder.

In fact.

No intelligent life is born with a sense of mission or honor.

Mission and honor are formed post-birth, cultivated by the accumulated culture of a nation.

Great Xia possesses humanity's oldest history and its deepest cultural heritage, thus continuously producing giants and great figures.

Civilization progresses because these giants carry the burdens forward.

It was this way in the past, and it is likely to remain so in the future.

Sometimes, a strong sense of mission, honor, and morality can be a burden.

Lu Heng understood this early on, knowing that yielding to greed could grant more gains, yet an inner voice refrained him from doing so.

After weighing everything, Lu Heng was resolved to save the Black Iron Dwarves.

After all, they are Gulu's kin, and preserving the Black Iron Dwarf Kingdom would give an account to Gulu.

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In contrast, the social structure of the Shadow Demons is much simpler.

Like most demons, they have a strictly hierarchical structure.

In the Shadow Demon race, the Great Demon has unlimited control over the low-rank demons.

This social structure might seem unique to humans, but is normal for demons.

In other words, within the Shadow Demons, any command from a Great Demon must be unconditionally obeyed by low-rank demons; any hint of resistance may lead to death.

Yes, any low-rank demon who dares to resist will be killed by the Great Demon and have their Shadow Energy consumed.

This extreme social structure would be unimaginable in human society.

Yet, this extreme hierarchical structure provides a unique advantage in the Abyss Battlefield.

It allows the Shadow Demons to form a complete team, led by a Great Demon, whereby all Shadow Demons follow orders.

In comparison, when humans are transported into the Abyss Battlefield, they are like loose sand, while Shadow Demons are a unified whole.

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At the first sign of Flame Demon Gros's defeat, the Great Demon Helmer of the Shadow Race ordered a retreat. All Shadow Demons attacking Black Iron Dwarves and Human Recruiters withdrew from the battlefield at the same time, disappearing into the vast sea in the blink of an eye.