Wen Wen sat on the monster’s skull, deep in thought, analyzing the current situation.
"Yan Zu said that when I killed all the monsters, my strength would be restored."
"But my strength is more than just at the Upper Order."
"Although there’s a possibility that Yan Zu is being deceitful, it’s more likely that in the core of the Guard Hall, a place I haven’t reached, there’s a 'Greater Monster' whose strength surpasses that of a typical True Order monster!"
Looking in the direction of the Guard Hall, Wen Wen’s expression grew serious. It seemed he needed to start planning his approach towards the Guard Hall.
However, there was a troublesome aspect to the Guard Hall: killing its officers would not increase Wen Wen’s strength.
Therefore, his strength would not improve before facing the potential Great Monster.
"For now, I’ll observe for a while. I’m here to stall for time, and the longer I can stay here, the better. Besides, I heard the monsters talking about the imminent opening of Hell’s Gate, and more monsters entering Yalan…"
"Perhaps another part of my power lies within Hell’s Gate."
A few more days passed. The Guard Hall’s power continued to grow as they began to re-integrate Yalan City’s forces.
The Guard Hall assumed administrative control over Yalan City, transforming the entire city into their private domain. They enacted new laws, requiring all eligible young men to register with the Guard Hall as potential officers.
Simultaneously, a series of decrees targeting Wen Wen were issued, making it difficult for him to find a hiding place.
The Guard Hall’s current strength was equivalent to the combined might of all the previous monsters. Ordinary citizens were powerless against the formidable Guard Hall.
Wen Wen had also attempted to hunt Guard Hall officers.
However, even after killing the officers and destroying their equipment, officers with the same capabilities would reappear after a period.
These new officers were the ‘reserve officers’ who were originally civilians. Thus, Wen Wen’s hunts were merely hunts of civilians.
While mass casualties among ordinary people could reduce the Guard Hall’s manpower, Wen Wen would never do such a thing, not even in his dreams.
This meant that unless Wen Wen directly flattened the Guard Hall, he could not diminish their strength at all.
The time Wen Wen spent clearing all the monsters in Yalan City was essentially paving the way for the Guard Hall, and he had personally created a more formidable opponent.
However, where there’s a will, there’s a way. Wen Wen wasn’t entirely without options against the Guard Hall.
He had now recovered to Upper Order strength, and many methods that were previously unusable could now be employed against the Guard Hall.
The creatures in the dream, though very close to reality, possessed knowledge that couldn’t compare to Wen Wen’s.
Just as Wen Wen was sharpening his knives, preparing to make a move against the Guard Hall, the ground suddenly began to tremble.
Wen Wen walked to the window and looked at the sky, realizing that the entire Yalan City was undergoing a drastic change.
It was experiencing an 'earthly and heavenly anomaly'!
The sky was covered by a miasma of foul fog, which, upon closer inspection, resembled countless writhing, screaming humanoid figures.
Blood seeped from the earth, covering the ground with a腥臭 scent of rust.
People fled in panic and terror. Some, while simply walking on the street, had their skin suddenly peel off, transforming into skinless bloody corpses.
About seventy percent of the city’s population mutated simultaneously, turning the place into a bloody hellscape.
Those who survived were not in a much better state. A layer of deathly aura masked their faces, vitality drained from them, leaving them like walking corpses.
A massive, black iron gate appeared in the sky.
The gate’s design bore some resemblance to the facility’s gate, but since this dream was formed based on Wen Wen’s dreams, the appearance of such an object was only natural.
This black iron gate was likely the Hell’s Gate that the monsters had spoken of.
It was unclear whether Wen Wen’s hunting of all monsters had triggered the mechanism for Hell’s Gate, or if Hell’s Gate was destined to appear at this time.
But Hell’s Gate had appeared, and the most crucial question was what would emerge from it.
Countless indescribable creatures flew out from the iron gate, quickly scattering throughout Yalan City.
Among these monsters were terrifying hounds with grotesque shapes entwined with mist, giant insects with black chitinous shells, terrifying colossal insects that were half-matter, half-energy and flew without wings, and strange conical creatures with heads and tentacles…
Every monster emerging from Hell’s Gate possessed Disaster-level strength, with the strongest few approaching the True Order level.
Upon entering Yalan City, these monsters began a spree of slaughter. Whether it was the bloody corpses, which were already considered monsters, or the remaining citizens who had lost all vitality, all became targets of these creatures.
Even their companions, who had emerged from Hell’s Gate together as monsters, were prey to them. Yalan City instantly became incredibly bloody.
In this city filled with despair, only one place still held a glimmer of light.
It was the direction of the Guard Hall. Guards sprouted sacred wings, emitting intense white light, bravely confronting the other monsters.
Some surviving citizens looked at these guards, tears of gratitude welling up.
But Wen Wen, observing coldly from his vantage point, knew that these guards were no saviors.
Though they appeared radiant, their actions were no different from those of the monsters; they were all killing with abandon.
However, their targets did not include their fellow guards; all other beings were within their hunting scope.
On top of the Guard Hall building, Gerold’s body had expanded a hundredfold, transforming into a white-skinned giant with a pair of immense luminous wings on his back, resembling a holy angel.
The aura emanating from Gerold made Wen Wen slightly wary. He now possessed at least True Order strength, likely making him the strongest visible presence in Yalan City.
Gerold’s absence from the fray had only one purpose: to guard something.
The doors of the Guard Hall finally opened, releasing a cloud of steam as a slender figure emerged.
Every strand of hair and every piece of skin on this figure radiated a faint glow, but his eyes harbored an unshakeable, profound hatred!
The figure roared to the heavens, "The deadline has passed. I have descended upon the world once more… I will make everyone pay!"
Wen Wen looked at the figure with a look of keen interest.
Despite being slender and unclothed, the person’s appearance was identical to Wen Wen’s.
"It seems Yan Zu has a twisted sense of humor, making the final villain look just like me. I’m really tired of this kind of trope."