Is This Even Human 02

Wu Tao's eyes flashed with killing intent, his habit prompting him to first mentally rehearse the scenario.

"Really no choice... these ghosts chase people too relentlessly. Trouble's already found us!"

"A rough estimate puts the danger level at... one in ten million!"

"No, no..."

"This level of risk is just too high! If I don't deal with it now, I'll be sitting ducks. Knowing such danger exists, I'd never sleep easy again!"

"Better take the initiative and turn peril into safety!"

The more he thought, the clearer his resolve became.

Wu Tao slowly set down the precious red soil from his back and began gathering power in his hands.

The monsters showed no premonition, as if the human before them had already resigned to fate. Some even began fighting amongst themselves, brawling viciously!

In less than half a minute,

the swarm of monsters circling the air grew chaotic!

Snarls echoed, and a sinister aura spread wildly!

Watching this scene from the city walls,

Xu Rong and her team wore expressions of suppressed grief and fury. As celestial cultivators and members of the Supernatural Investigation Bureau, they had vowed to protect civilians, to uphold their oath of "guarding the nation and its people" for life!

Yet today,

faced with this terrifying calamity, they realized their powerlessness. Watching their fellow countrymen drowned beneath waves of demonic beasts, about to paint the earth with blood—their hearts ached with unbearable shame and frustration!

Eyes reddened, fists clenched tight!

This day would be etched into every team member's memory forever.

Just as all seemed lost,

a blinding light erupted from the heart of the demon horde, bursting forth like a scorching sun, forcing everyone to shut their eyes!

Then came a deafening explosion that shook heaven and earth!

"BOOM!"

The sound was like the cleaving of chaos itself, white light swallowing everything in sight!

Amidst that thunderous roar,

the world seemed to dissolve into nothingness. No faint sound reached their ears; their hearts threatened to shatter from the vibrations!

Everyone instinctively ducked behind the city walls, squeezing their eyes shut.

Even with the thick ramparts as cover, they could feel the terrifying shockwave sweeping across the land, shaking the walls violently!

The earth trembled, the heavens quaked!

Such destructive force could only be described as a cataclysm!

An immeasurable time later,

Xu Rong slowly rose, dizzy and disoriented, forcing her eyes open.

What she saw

left her frozen atop the wall, her trembling pupils reflecting unprecedented terror!

The once-impenetrable sea of demonic beasts now lay motionless across the ground, most devoid of life. The plain where they had besieged now bore a massive crater!

From afar, it spanned at least several dozen meters in diameter!

The pit was littered with demon carcasses—vicious creatures of all kinds strewn haphazardly, some still smoldering with wisps of acrid smoke. The stench of charred flesh and blood wafted through the air, nauseating.

Thousands of demonic beasts—annihilated in an instant!

What in the world had happened?!

Xu Rong's beautiful eyes widened in disbelief!

In her experience, even the most devastating heavy weaponry couldn't achieve such precision and power. The earlier shockwave was unforgettable, but this visual impact shook her even more profoundly!

Then she spotted a figure walking calmly through the carnage, a gleaming blade in hand.

Xu Rong stood utterly stunned on the wall.

Her teammates, rising one by one, turned to stone where they stood!

Could this...

Could this possibly be the work of that lone man?

To slaughter thousands of demons in the blink of an eye—was he even human?!

Under their dumbfounded gazes,

Wu Tao was busy scouring the battlefield.

This was his signature approach—thoroughness above all. Once committed to action, no loose ends could remain. No choice—everything had to be done with absolute caution!

After delivering another three hundred stabs, he finally nodded in satisfaction.

"Hmm, seems about done now."

"Three hundred extra stabs for those still twitching, a hundred for the already dead. These monsters should be properly deceased. Bit of a hassle, but better safe than haunted by vengeful survivors."

As he spoke, Wu Tao retrieved his precious red soil and climbed out of the crater.

He then hunted down the remaining demons, ensuring each received its due share of stabs. One particularly formidable-looking beast earned special attention—3,600 meticulous thrusts later, he finally exhaled in relief!

"Phew..."

"Finally wrapped up. Exhausting work! This is exactly why I avoid making enemies."

After sheathing his blade and taking a few steps,

Wu Tao suddenly froze, a chilling thought striking him.

"Damn it..."

"Just finished off today's batch, but who knows if they've got relatives? What if these monsters have some secret communication method—phone trees or whatever—and tattle on me? Then I'm back in trouble!"

"Maybe... wipe out their entire bloodline?"

The more he pondered, the more his blood ran cold!

"Yes, yes!"

"Total eradication's the only way. Can't risk some hidden faction scheming revenge. Who knows how deranged their cousins might be? What if they endure humiliation, cultivate for millennia, break racial limits to master singing and dancing, then seduce a bunch of human cultivators? The chaos would never end!"

"Right. Uprooting isn't enough—gotta exterminate the whole species, distant relatives included!"

"Only by snuffing out danger at the cellular level can one truly be cautious!"

Content with this conclusion, Wu Tao nodded, hoisted his treasured red soil, and vanished into the night.

Having witnessed the entire spectacle,

Xu Rong and her team on the city wall weren't just shocked—their minds buzzed as if struck by thunder!

Hiss—

Someone sucked in a sharp breath.

An icy gust seemed to crawl up from their spines, making Xu Rong's scalp prickle!

Too ruthless.

This man was utterly merciless!

Single-handedly—through means unknown—he'd butchered thousands of demonic beasts. And that wasn't enough; he'd meticulously finished off every last one before leaving!

The crater outside the city inspired awe, but his thoroughness in ensuring death was what truly chilled their souls.

Watching such decisive slaughter, their hearts pounded violently—each stab not only piercing demon flesh but sending shivers down their spines.

The most terrifying part?

All this had transpired in mere minutes!

For the first time ever,

the team found themselves feeling sympathy... for the dreaded demonic beasts!

Yet intertwined with that was an indescribable, overwhelming sense of awe, swelling until it burst into cheers and exclamations!

"Holy hell!"

"That's a god walking among men!"

"The reclusive master legends speak of?!"

"Mother of heavens! We've hunted demons for years, but never seen a badass like this! Compared to him, we're absolute trash!"

"Trash? With a supreme being like that, demons are nothing but jokes!"

"Watching those vile beasts get slaughtered like that—pure catharsis! To witness such demon-hunting artistry, I can die content!"

As excited chatter erupted, Xu Rong's heart raced with exhilaration.

While her teammates buzzed with amazement,

she too was profoundly shaken.

But as she gazed upon the corpses of demonic beasts strewn across the land, her thoughts expanded—she thought of Pingjiang City where everyone lived in fear, of citizens everywhere suffering under the scourge of these monsters.

What if...

What if they could enlist this person? A single one of them would be worth a hundred demon-hunting squads!

This master...

In the blink of an eye, they could annihilate thousands of demonic beasts, and they were right outside Pingjiang City.

Eighty percent chance—

This must be a top-tier Heavenly Cultivator living in seclusion nearby!

Who exactly were they?!

The more she thought about it, the faster her heart raced. Xu Rong couldn't afford to waste another second. She hurried back to the city at breakneck speed—this was an emergency of the highest order!