Run Away, This Civilization Is Cheating!

"Be careful." Liu Dongqing reminded his teammates as the breath he exhaled was clearly visible in mid-air.

This made him frown slightly.

As a Level 31, a Fourth Stage warrior, although he lacked the Talent of his own daughter and was not a Chosen One, just an ordinary Cultivator, his Level spoke for itself.

Breaking mountains and parting rivers was but a simple gesture for him; although this breath was casual, it was not ordinary, containing Spiritual Power that, if unleashed, could stir up a storm.

Yet now, it was evidently penetrated and polluted by another force, turning sinister.

The sun hadn't even fully set yet!

"Indeed, this is no small matter." Liu Dongqing suppressed the nervousness and unease in his heart, then suddenly realized that the impact of the coming night was not just what was visibly apparent, but also on emotions and mindset.

Cultivation was not just about Level; mindset was part of it too. The Cultivation Technique he switched to after reaching Level 30 was of the Golden Legendary class, extremely Mystical, and most importantly, it greatly bolstered his Mindset.

That he could still be affected under these circumstances!

"Adhere to the Mindset! Gather your stray thoughts, don't be disturbed!" Liu Dongqing turned around to remind his teammates.

The group soared into the sky and in the blink of an eye stood atop various tall buildings, their consciousness spread out, covering each designated area.

As the sun set further, the true night arrived!

The rules enveloping the entire world also started to undergo tremendous changes during this process.

Everyone felt an irritation, anxiety, and restlessness, as if some terrifying entity was enveloping them.

But soon, the protective Laws of the city swiftly began to operate, with the powerful "Heart Clarity Spell" resounding gradually, helping everyone suppress the restlessness in their hearts. At the same time, new intelligence was quickly transmitted to each individual's personal terminal.

The first message was a bright red alert.

[Do not Cultivate during the Night!]

Certainly, this was an extremely important point observed by Shen Hao after the true night had descended.

The Extraordinary Laws during the night were unusually evil and bizarre; Cultivating in such conditions could lead to severe consequences, similar to the Ancient God's Pollution experienced in a previous Trial, and even more severe than that.

The Pollution by the Ancient God was only along Spiritual Energy and limited to it.

This time, however, the influence was ubiquitous.

Even not just Cultivation, most things related to the Extraordinary became extremely dangerous at night.

At this very moment, a series of alerts continuously reached everyone's hands, all the warriors, whether guarding cities on the Human Mother Planet or dispatched to Affiliated Civilizations, got a preliminary understanding of this Trial within a short time.

And the dangers appeared quickly.

Even though Extraordinary anomalies could occur in the night, they shouldn't appear so quickly, yet, some enemies wandering through the worlds during the night discovered these fertile worlds!

The first to appear were low-level ghosts.

These ghosts emerged from the shadows, almost mindless, more like manifestations of the laws, not highly ranked, but extremely numerous. Virtually every shadow, even those under indoor lighting, seemed to form distorted figures.

However, within the very first moments they were discovered, people, a bit nervous, immediately smacked them with various techniques!

"Smack!"

Even a Level 10 Cultivator's clap infused with Spiritual Power could kill these eerie entities resembling ghosts as effortlessly as crushing cockroaches.

Not to mention powerhouses like Liu Dongqing.

After receiving the intel, seeing the numerous ghosts continuously emerging in his protected area, he simply waved his hand, his Spiritual Energy dispersing like a dragon, accurately hitting each ghost, directly eliminating them all.

"Apart from their numbers, no threat at all," Liu Dongqing also gave his evaluation.

Straight after, he saw the city's Formation seemingly operate at high speed.

Trails of faint lightning spread throughout every corner of the city.

Wherever it reached, all the "ghosts" were utterly annihilated.

This was the result, within merely ten or so minutes of the ghosts appearing, of the researchers experimenting with various methods, finally determining the most effective countermeasure, then communicating it to every city's Formation control system, and through the powerful control of artificial intelligence, presenting this ultimately precise battle scene, like the incision of a surgical scalpel!

"Don't be careless," the voice of the patrol team leader suddenly came through the command channel, "These ghosts are just a probe by the enemy behind them and are the simplest type under the Rules of the Night. The real threat is still hidden within these shadows."

This intelligence had been passed down layer by layer, and its difference from the intelligence directly shared with everyone lay in its inherent uncertainties.

This was also to avoid panic among the general populace.
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Shen Hao had already sensed that emotions could also greatly enhance some bizarre strengths.

By contrast, these battle-hardened warriors were much more composed.

The moment he received the upper-level warning, Liu Dongqing stared intently at the place where the ghosts appeared. Suddenly, his gaze sharpened.

"I see it!" He saw a materialized shadow quietly darting out from a dark corner.

Extremely secretive!

Then came a second one, a third...

Without the prior warning, even a third-stage powerful being would have had difficulty noticing, because these were real shadows, hidden under unique extraordinary rules!

Suddenly, Liu Dongqing wasn't as relaxed as he had initially seemed. He raised his palm, and thunder flowed continuously between his fingers, then violently expanded into streaks of thunder striking at those fast-moving shadows.

The rest of his teammates acted similarly.

The formation had already revealed the method to counter these bizarre enemies, and in this era, who didn't know a thing or two about Thunder Skills?

Even magicians, the first spell they often learned wasn't something like the Fireball Technique, but the Thunder Strike Skill!

After all, it was one of the powerful abilities first mastered by the President. The sound of his thunder was the reason many could sleep soundly at night!

Of course, the same was true now.

As thunderclaps resounded continuously across the entire city, and even some Military District Soldiers formed a great formation to summon thunderclouds, the city's populace felt waves of reassurance.

The closer the sound of the thunder, the closer the warriors protecting them!

The shadows that had lurked in were dispersed under the thunder, and this time, even cries of agony were heard.

"Their strength is roughly between Level 13 and Level 18!"

The data from the entire planet was quickly compiled.

These newly emerged specters were even categorized and named.

The Military Department quickly drew a conclusion.

"These are scouts!"

Yes, the initial ghosts were naturally spawned under the Rules of the Night, the most rudimentary specters, while the subsequent shadows were clearly a type of reconnaissance method.

Hidden behind the night were indeed a group of organized, powerful, and tactful enemies!

This was much more formidable than the dimensional creatures encountered in the last trial.

However, this was not without its benefits.

"The more so, the more we need to demonstrate our strength!"

"Right, such enemies can be deterred!"

"The characteristics of the shadow specters have been recorded. Analysis must be completed within ten minutes, and then integrated into the monitoring system!"

"Besides shadows, other scouting units have already begun to appear!"

"We must not let any get away; they must be completely eliminated!"

"..."

The command post quickly realized the stance they had to display.

Even if they couldn't stop these specters from entering for the moment, they had to let the enemy know that the Human Mother Planet was a place where invaders must die!