Monsters Are Coming-Chapter 920 - 258: Uncounterable Combo, Instant Release

"Let's go."

Leaving the resource depot, the Overlord Sword soared into the sky, its blade growing tremendously.

The blood pattern on its surface flowed like dragon scales under the moonlight.

Jiang Cheng and Xia Sheng stood atop the Overlord Sword's body, and a sensation of weightlessness immediately engulfed them as the sword shot straight toward the sky.

The sand dunes below rapidly shrank in their view.

Returning again to the Frost Winter Snow Region, the snowflakes smacked their faces, covering every inch of their vision.

The gale stirred up by the sword energy shattered the snowflakes, driving them forward.

A snow owl flew past along the way, pierced instantly by the sword radiance from the Overlord Sword, transforming into a mist of blood.

The speed of the Overlord Sword's flight continued to increase.

Yet the gale was blocked by the energy released by the Overlord Sword, leaving Jiang Cheng and Xia Sheng without any discomfort.

Along the way, Jiang Cheng inquired where the clan land of the Overlord Sword lay.

He learned the place was called Broken Land, located in the northeastern direction of the Frost Winter Snowfield, separated by two entirely different regions.

The location mentioned by the Overlord Sword was one Jiang Cheng had never heard of.

Even checking the large map, he couldn't find a corresponding name, confirming it was a fog-covered area unexplored by players.

After an unknown amount of time, the snow below melted away, turning into emerald mountains.

Here, the morning mist churned like a sea of milk, and from the high altitude, the peaks appeared to be the back of hidden giant beasts.

Not far away, a waterfall cascaded from cloud-sealed cliffs.

The Overlord Sword passed directly through the waterfall, with the mist being split open by invisible sword energy, refracting into a rainbow bridge.

Continuing forward, as the clouds thinned, a crimson desert appeared in the distance.

Eroded rock pillars pierced the earth like blood-colored fangs, and sandstorms swirled in whirlwinds at low altitude here.

The Overlord Sword accelerated once more, dragging red light behind its sword tail, leaving a trail in the sky like cinnabar sketching bold cursive across the heavens.

Grains of sand densely slapped against the energy barrier, causing ripples to form, and Jiang Cheng curiously observed the new environment. In the distance, several creatures resembling vultures circled the eroded rock pillars, with black feather edges gilded in gold, looking up at them at this moment.

Under the rapid flight of the Overlord Sword, many sceneries passed in an instant.

It was like riding on a fast-moving aerial train, appreciating the mountain and river landscapes.

Yet it was evident that the Overlord Sword was very wary of certain areas.

It always suddenly detoured during flight.

It could basically be determined that the detoured areas were occupied by strong clans, powers the Overlord Sword couldn't provoke.

Spanning across two regions, such powers numbered over ten.

This showcased the brutality of race competition in the Monster World, where everywhere was a battlefield for resource contention.

Being a veteran player, Jiang Cheng deeply realized that to the invading forces, the Monster World felt like a no-regret gamble among races.

Failure meant the demise of the tribe.

During this time, Jiang Cheng also became curious about the origin of the Divine Artifact Clan.

With doubts, he asked for guidance.

The answer he received was that the Divine Artifact Clan were a type of Spiritual life form parasitizing on the rules of the Small World.

Unlike most races, mastering rules required a process of understanding and learning; the Divine Artifact Clan could naturally use the rules from birth.

More accurately, the Divine Artifact Clan was a derivative race of the rules.

It's like the Artifact Spirit Valley in the Emperor Tomb Mountain Range where the Primordial Artifact Spirit nurtures numerous derived artifact spirits.

Or perhaps the giant mushrooms in the Senluo Forest Region, nurturing a multitude of plant-type life forms.

The Divine Artifact Clan is born under the Divine Artifact Rule. They manipulate the power of the Divine Artifact Rule to nurture life shells carrying spiritual consciousness.

The blade body of the Overlord Sword is their clan's understanding of a consciousness shell.

Just as humans' essence is consciousness, with the physical body as the outer shell.

While for the Divine Artifact Clan, the Divine Artifact is the shell, and the inner Overlord Sword consciousness is the true self.

Thus rules are also referred to by the Divine Artifact Clan as Heavenly Nurture.

The Divine Artifact Clan born in compliance with rules, once obtaining the body nurtured by rules, will act according to the logic of rules.

Only when they're fully grown can they obtain the freedom to choose their future autonomously.

As for everything done during growth, the Divine Artifact Clan never thinks they've done anything wrong.

Born from rules and grown by rules, their existence itself is the embodiment of the will of the Small World's heaven and earth.

To members of the Divine Artifact Clan, slaughter and mercy are like using temperature to measure color, completely meaningless.

Even within the consciousness of the Overlord Sword, there's never been any distinction between slaughter being evil or mercy being good.

All its actions adhere to the most primal logic of rules.

When the host suffers, it becomes stronger, as ordained by the Heavenly Nurture Rule, just like the weak tribe sowing in spring and harvesting in autumn, what talk is there of good or evil.

Engulfing Qi-Blood to repair itself is a survival method, like tigers and wolves eating sheep, what talk is there of right or wrong.

Inducing hatred and catalyzing obsession is a growth process, like wind and rain nurturing sprouts, without distinction of right or wrong.

In the cognition of Divine Artifact Clan members, conforming to rule logic is correctness.

If the Heavenly Dao permits the law of the jungle, then plundering is justice, and one's growth is the proof.

If the Law encourages survival of the fittest, then scheming is truth, and the continuation of the tribe is the proof.

If Heavenly Nurture rejects tribal massacre, then slaughter should be punished by rules, yet no such fact exists.

They're like a wildfire, not considering the life or death of moths during forest incineration, not caring about the lamentation of all spirits during growth.

During the process of devouring all, the wildfire grows and spreads, which is the world's reward.

But if during the devouring process, a rainstorm comes down to extinguish the wildfire, that is the rule's will punishing the wildfire, proving the action doesn't conform to world logic.

Burning is the duty of fire, just as the Overlord Sword feeds on the host's emotions, an act conducted by the Divine Artifact Clan's life according to rule logic.

Where to go depends on the feedback received from such actions.