Only I Am A Reader

Screak!

The very fabric of reality was shattering under everyone's gaze! There was no glass to break, but the image of a layer of existence breaking apart was conveyed to all eyes!

There were people here who had witnessed something similar before, but they couldn't help being amazed by it once again. This was none other than the formation of a crack, something that would spout monsters as soon as it opened up!

The doubt that plagued the mind of many vanished, replaced by extreme terror. This couldn't possibly be a coincidence! If the Society could really predict the crack's appearance then it was very likely that they didn't lie about the disastrous wave!

All the mental preparation that they had made to accept the possibility of a last stand had been melted away once they had doubted everything, allowing the fear to rush in without a leash, what followed didn't exactly help either…

"Foolish natives! Bow before your new lord!"

A menacing voice slipped through the thin crack, coinciding with the appearance of two large hands that tried to barge in. Normally, the crack would have expanded on its own before the monsters flooded out of it, but this time, something was trying to manually expand it!

"Listen well…"

The crack appeared unwilling to open, but the large scaly hands didn't seem to be having trouble forcing their way out. The various Martial Artists quickly realized that the enlarged voice they were hearing wasn't just spreading around…

"The Day has come when your world is damned by my descent!"

It was as if the voice was coming from the sky covering Zhongyang whole, perhaps even beyond it. It wasn't only the forces that had gathered that got their souls rocked by the paralyzing roar, everyone could hear the alert that the end was here.

"Your skies, your lands, your food, your homes, yourselves… Every resource you possess shall be consumed by us. So…"

The voice only got stronger and stronger as the crack expanded further. Only the hands could be seen still, but the crack's resistance was seeping away, threatening to give.

"Willingly give up everything and perish under our hands. At the very least, I can offer you a merciful, painless death!"

"Attack!"

It seemed like no one would snap out of it, but Zhuge Gun's shout resounded to cover the fearsome voice. It was now obvious to everyone that the Heavenly Strength Society spoke the truth. Something big was happening and destroying these monstrous hands might stop everything before it started!

Swoosh!

Just like that, a shower of arrows descended upon the gigantic hands that almost revealed the other side. However…

"As expected, you still foolishly plan to resist. I hoped that it would be different this time."

The arrows passed through the arms and the crack. Somehow, they turned illusory upon contact with the arrows like they didn't exist.

Crack!

As if the attack had been their signal, the arms suddenly moved at full force, bringing the crack into an open! The arms that they extended from passed through as they continued expanding the entrance.

"Impossible!"

More arrows descended as the form of the owner of the arms gradually became clearer, but the result was still the same. From the looks of it, it seemed like their attacks could only reach after something had actually crossed into their world… Unless this was the special ability of the monster responsible for this!

Crack! Crack! Crack!

Although nothing felt real at the moment, the sound was definitely there. With the fast expanding crack as the focus point, everyone saw the terrifying creature that was trying to come out.

"Another one of those?!"

It was a dragon!

The gigantic body of a red dragon didn't fit with the scrawny arms, but they were strangely growing bigger and bigger the more the crack was being expanded. Everyone was helpless at the fact that they could do nothing but watch as something like this crossed over.

"Let's get this done with, I will try to make it as quick as possible."

Crack!

With one last push, the borders of the crack stretched beyond the arms' reach like a sliding door, creating a very large curtain that the monsters could use to cross over however they wanted.

"Everyone, get ready!"

Zhuge Gun's voice rose once more, this was truly the biggest crack that they had ever witnessed to this point. It wasn't clear, but they could already see the shadows of the army marching to crush them.

"Roaaaarrr!"

The large red dragon plunged in, revealing the hideous face supported by its tall neck. However, what followed was four more resounding screams. Green, blue, black, and white... These were the colors of the four other heads that peeked into the flat plains!

Thud!

The arms stomped the ground like forelegs dragging the rest of the body out. Although the body was finally out of the crack, everyone stood frozen in place without attacking. This roar wasn't just for show, the Demon Lord had specifically used Dragon Fear to incapacitate his enemies as quickly as he promised.

"Resorting to trickery won't be enough, invader!"

A sanguine wave spread out through the plains along with the Heavenly Demon's retort, allowing the archers' arms to restore their functions, unleashing their rain upon the trespasser!

"...A Guardian? This is truly unexpected. Is it this world's fate to prolong its misery like this?"

It was hard to read a dragon's face, but everyone could somehow feel the deep sadness that the five grotesque faces emanated. It was weird and hollow as if the Demon Lord pitied everyone and everything including himself, despite being a source of despair. Unbothered by the arrows that tickled its body.

Swoosh!

Unfortunately, not everyone was affected by his emotions as a scarlet ray instantly shot towards the Demon Lord, blasting off its white head into dust!

"You have chosen the wrong world to invade."

The archer standing next to the Heavenly Demon lowered his bow as he stared at the gigantic monster indifferent to the injury that he had just met, the battle was just starting…