My Apocalypse Territory

In the distance,

Some students ran out of the forest in disarray, their faces marked with terror and fear.

The gunfire continued, growing more intense and louder.

After the students had gradually fled the forest, some guards dressed in Zhentian Uniforms also retreated.

"Shoot, steady! Steady!"

"A speed-type Demonized Beast has broken through. Close combat team, take it down!"

The incident had occurred so suddenly that the Martial Arts Hall had not expected to encounter a horde of Demonized Beasts in this relatively safe area.

They had already planted explosives nearby to deal with emergencies, but these Demonized Beasts were stronger than anticipated. Detonating the explosives barely killed or injured any, and their group of guards couldn't withstand the fierce onslaught of the Demonized Beasts.

"First group of guards, the first three teams move forward to assist, the last two teams maintain order. Don't panic, it's not a big problem! We also ask the Masters to take action together to eliminate those Demonized Beasts."

The person in charge of the Martial Arts Hall shouted loudly.

Their group, led by the Master, was the core group on this training outing and the strongest. Another group encountering sudden danger would retreat towards them according to the pre-arranged emergency plan and seek help.

Many vicious-looking Demonized Beasts charged out of the forest.

Snarling, they closed in.

Many students were seeing such a large number of Demonized Beasts for the first time, cried out in alarm, their expressions frantic. Thankfully, under the organization of the nearby guards, they still maintained some order, slowly retreating away from the part of the forest where the Demonized Beasts had emerged.

Another group of guards quickly stepped up, machine guns roared, and rockets dragged plumes of fire, exploding in a burst of flames.

The charge of the Demonized Beasts was finally contained.

However, a few exceptionally strong Demonized Beasts broke through the barrage of bullets, posing a significant threat to the Guards Corps.

At that moment,

Dressed in beast-skin clothing, the Master squinted his eyes, his figure flashed abruptly, suddenly appearing in front of a Demonized Beast that had breached the defense line. He wore specially made knuckle-dusters, throwing a punch that pierced through the air, eliminating invisible ripples.

Boom!

The Demonized Beast's skull caved in, and the next moment, its entire body burst apart, raining blood and flesh all over the ground.

This was just the beginning. The Master's figure flickered, leaving behind afterimages, appearing in front of the more troublesome Demonized Beasts.

One punch per Demonized Beast.

He unleashed a powerful momentum.

The originally stalemated battle quickly turned in their favor.

Seeing this, the students were no longer panicked. They stopped retreating, watched the battlefield without blinking.

Some even critiqued.

"Truly deserves to be called Master, such strength is undeniable. Those guards couldn't hold up, but once Master stepped in, one punch per beast, incredible indeed."

"Yes, if only I could have half, no, a third of Master's strength, I'd be satisfied. Humph, when I finish learning at the Martial Arts Hall and go back, let's see if my brother dares to call me useless. By then, my strength will definitely shock everyone."

The person in charge of the Martial Arts Hall finally breathed a sigh of relief as the horde of Demonized Beasts was suppressed.

No students died.

It was a close call, and this emergency even highlighted their Martial Arts Hall's ability to handle such situations, proving they could protect the students during outdoor training.

Maybe, Zhentian Martial Arts Hall would become famous because of this incident, attracting more students.

But where did these Demonized Beasts come from?

They had thoroughly investigated and concluded that the area had few and weak Demonized Beasts. Could it be that the person in charge of the investigation was incompetent?

With that thought, the person in charge frowned again.

As the Demonized Beasts were blown up one by one, the students cheered.

The baby-faced girl patted her already sizable chest, relieved, "Luckily we were assigned to the Master's group. If we were in that other group just now, that would have really scared the life out of me—"

She hadn't finished speaking when she suddenly widened her eyes, her pupils shrinking.

In the distance, a gray shadow flashed.

The extensively experienced Master, with a bang, was sent flying like a cannonball, crashing into a nearby dirt mound.

The mound cracked, sinking in, and small stones fell clattering.

Everyone who saw this gasped.

Chen Xiaojia looked at the Master, half-buried in the rubble, unable to believe it, "What in the world... happened?"

Bang!

The Master burst out of the rubble, looking disheveled, blood mixed at the corners of his mouth, his Grandmaster demeanor completely gone, his gaze fixed intensively on the gray shadow.

The gray shadow, after tearing apart two guards, saw the Master standing up again and slowly approached him.

Its body resembled a tiger's, but it had a pair of gray wings on its back.

Its crimson eyes locked on the Master as if a Hunter had spotted an interesting prey.

"This is... a Winged Demon Tiger!" the baby-faced girl exclaimed, her voice trembling.

"What... what tiger?" Chen Xiaojia had never heard this name.

The plump girl explained, "The Winged Demon Tiger is a high-tier Demonized Beast. The weakest recorded Winged Demon Tiger already possesses the strength of the Fifth Tier, and clearly, the one before us is even stronger. The strongest recorded Winged Demon Tiger is said to have reached... the Tenth Layer!"

She looked at the gray figure in the distance, with an indescribable fear on her face, "The Winged Demon Tiger is strong, fast, and can fly. Once it sets its sights on you, unless... unless you can kill the Winged Demon Tiger, there will be no escape."

The Master was very strong and launched another attack.

Most of the students, including the guards, couldn't see clearly the movements of the Master and the Winged Demon Tiger, but occasionally, the Master would be sent flying. Even a fool could see that the Master was at a severe disadvantage.

It was even unclear how long he could hold on.

Accompanied by this Winged Demon Tiger, there were several other powerful Demonized Beasts. Although they were not as high-level as the Demon Tiger, they still overwhelmingly crushed the Guard Team.

A guard with a Combat Saber in his hand watched a quickly moving brown figure nearby. He stared intently, trying to follow its movements, but in the next instant, he covered his throat, knelt on the ground, and blood gushed out.

The Master was overwhelmed, struggling to protect himself.

Even though the strengths of the other Masters were also decent, they were nowhere near the Master's level. Facing these Demonized Beasts, they could only barely defend.

One by one, the guards of the Guard Team fell.

These people were not weak either, generally possessing the strength of the Second-tier and Third-tier. In the Mercenary Corps, they could be considered the backbone. They did not choose the higher-paying job of mercenaries but joined the Martial Arts Hall's Guard Team for safety.

Being a guard was supposed to be a very safe job.

No one expected this situation.

They could handle a favorable situation, but a dire one? Forget it!

What's more important, salary, or their own lives?

In an instant, most of the guards scattered, only a few key members of the Martial Arts Hall's Guard Team were still struggling to hold on.

More and more Demonized Beasts had bypassed the Guard Team and were pouncing on the stunned students.

The person in charge of the Martial Arts Hall turned pale, "It's over, everything is over."

...

Chen Xiaojia and the plump girl ran desperately.

They were gasping for breath, their throats making sounds like bellows being operated.

An occasional glance back revealed the cruel scene of many students being bitten and screaming by Demonized Beasts.

Some students even watched helplessly as they were devoured bit by bit from the legs up by the Demonized Beasts.

This sight terrified many of the students. Their legs trembled, losing the ability to run.

Although the two girls were slightly better off, they were also scared enough, running around like headless flies.

"Oh no, there's no way forward!"

They had run into a valley, but the end was a dead-end with steep cliffs blocking their path.

Under other circumstances, with the physique of Awakeners, they might have been able to climb through, but now, with many Demonized Beasts chasing them relentlessly from behind...

Other students who had run into this valley with them had pale faces. They turned around, trying to find another route to escape.

At that moment,

A gray shadow descended from the sky.

Tiger-shaped, gray-winged.

"It's the Winged Demon Tiger!"

They were unsure if this was the same Demon Tiger that the Master had previously fought, but the aura of the Demon Tiger felt like a huge mountain, heavily pressing down on them.

They struggled even to move!

Chen Xiaojia's mind went blank, instinctively using her abilities, she sent out vines, but the Winged Demon Tiger swept its claws lightly, tearing them into pieces.

The plump girl grabbed Chen Xiaojia and they took steps back, until they were pressed against the cliff. Suddenly, she thought of something, her teeth chattering as she spoke, "Xiaojia, didn't you say that your cousin gave you some things?"

As the Winged Demon Tiger's four feet stepped on the ground, it approached step by step.

Surrounding students screamed in terror, some collapsed on the ground, leaving unnameable fluids, while others closed their eyes as if resigned.

Awoken as if from a dream, Chen Xiaojia hurriedly searched through the items she was carrying.

There were scrolls, glass beads, figurines...

With a roar, the Winged Demon Tiger pounced.

The sound was like thunder, shaking loose stones to roll down, and the eardrums buzzed incessantly.

Chen Xiaojia didn't have time to scrutinize carefully, she randomly snatched a scroll labeled "Fireball Technique" and tore it open.

A dazzling red light exploded from the center of the scroll, sending a fiery red Fireball, larger than a person, hurtling directly at the pouncing Winged Demon Tiger.

The flames burst forth, lighting up half the valley with red.

The heat wave was scorching, slapping their cheeks.

The plump girl's mouth agape, wide enough to fit two eggs, she stuttered, "Xiaojia, what... what does your cousin actually do?"

Chen Xiaojia was equally shocked. After a while, she managed to say, "I'm not sure, but he mentioned... he wants to open a Martial Arts Hall."