With the help of Yan Luo and Wu Zechuan, the pressure on Chen Shan was greatly alleviated, giving him time to relax his body.

Seeing Wu Zechuan, Chen Shan knew that the demons outside had been dealt with.

[Elemental Master] is essentially a turret; those demons outside didn't even include one City-breaking Level Demon, and for Wu Zechuan, it was just a matter of one spell to resolve.

Yan Luo, Wu Zechuan, and Chen Shan held back all the City-breaking Level Demons surrounding the Abyss Entrance, while the main force followed them into the Abyss, responsible for clearing out the remaining low-level demons.

Without the constraints of the city environment, the soldiers could finally unleash their full strength.

Rockets flew out from the rocket car's launch compartment, bombarding any enemy target on the ground.

Under such powerful firepower, the low-level demons had no chance of survival and were directly killed.

The soldiers, relying on tanks, formed one mobile stronghold after another, continuously expanding the defensive line outward.

Once the logistical troops entered the Abyss, they immediately used their tools to construct defensive fortifications.

Previously, they had built defensive works outside the Abyss because it was inconvenient to garrison for long periods within it, but the other side of this Abyss Entrance was the urban area of Lingquan City, and if demons broke through, it could cause massive casualties to the citizens.

Therefore, this time the garrison of Lingquan City had to construct defensive works within the Abyss, allowing no demon to cross the Abyss Entrance.

According to statistics, before they crossed the Abyss Entrance and arrived at this Abyss, over a dozen factories had already been converted into military factories, and the production lines had begun producing military equipment, with supplies continuously transported from across the city.

Whether to fight a prolonged battle or to quickly eliminate this Abyss, they were capable of achieving either!

Without proper weapons in their hands, Yan Luo and Chen Shan found it difficult to inflict damage on the City-breaking Level Demons, so they changed tactics, focusing on delaying the demons' advances while Wu Zechuan handled the attacks.

With the addition of Wu Zechuan, the City-breaking Level Demons were no longer difficult to kill.

Even when facing Disaster-level Demons, Wu Zechuan was capable of inflicting damage, let alone some City-breaking Level Demons.

Given sufficient charging time, Wu Zechuan could penetrate the skewed shield of a City-breaking Level Demon and directly kill it.

But Wu Zechuan didn't need to do that at all, because after entering elementalization, he could directly collide with City-breaking Level Demons, inflicting direct physical damage.

After entering the Abyss, the retired Hunter from Sequence Three did not participate in Yan Luo and Wu Zechuan's battles because the three of them were enough to kill all the City-breaking Level Demons around the Abyss Entrance.

The retired Hunter assisted the army in establishing defense fortifications; behind them was the Abyss Entrance, and opposite was a mega-city with a population of over ten million.

There was no need for the demons to breach the Abyss Entrance and enter the city more than once!

......

While Yan Luo and others were fighting in the Abyss, Min Jinglan and other city committee members were holding a meeting.

"How did the Abyss Entrance appear in the city?"

"Has a rough casualty count been determined yet?"

"When can the Abyss Entrance be closed?"

Listening to the others' clamor, Min Jinglan slapped the table and abruptly stood up, "Is this the time to be discussing these things?"

All committee members turned their attention to Min Jinglan, wanting to hear her special insight.

Min Jinglan spoke in a deep voice, "The issue now is that many people no longer feel that the city is 'safe' and do not believe that the protective shield can safeguard them—this isn't just about Lingquan City; it affects all cities on Blue Star!"

This statement was met with unanimous agreement.

Forget the commoners, even they were filled with trepidation.

If the Abyss Entrance appeared in the city center, what could they do?

Not only is it the most crowded place, but it also houses a nuclear fusion reactor.

The entire city's energy supply relies on this fusion reactor. If it were damaged, the city would instantly lose power.

Not only would the protective shield shut down, but many people would also be trapped in their homes due to the blackout.

"This cannot be an 'accident'!" Min Jinglan looked at everyone present and said every word distinctly, "It must be 'man-made'!"

Upon hearing this, the committee members were enlightened.

Indeed, when they announce this matter to the public, no matter what, they can't say it was an accident.

Although they haven't yet figured out why the Abyss Entrance appeared in the city, it must be communicated as a man-made event.

Otherwise, there's no way to ease the concerns of everyone paying attention to this matter on Blue Star.

"Committee Member Min, do you have any ideas?"

Since Min Jinglan brought this up, it indicated she might have some thoughts on the matter.

Min Jinglan smiled, projecting several news articles in the air and pointing to them, "Everyone, don't we have a ready target?"

The committee members looked and suddenly understood.

The news Min Jinglan projected were all related to the She Family, such as She Wuliang being investigated for long-term embezzlement of Death Hunter compensation, and She Wuyou being killed by Yan Luo in public.

In reality, everyone knew that Min Jinglan was referring to the Abyssal Believers represented by the She Family.

"But..." someone hesitated.

For a long time, the United Government had hidden the existence of Abyssal Believers; if they blamed them for the Abyss Entrance appearing within the city, wouldn't that expose Abyssal Believers to the world?

"Why hesitate?"

Min Jinglan looked displeased and said, "Currently, is there any other way you can think of besides blaming Abyssal Believers? Or should we openly tell the public that the Abyss Entrance appearing was purely accidental and that the city is still very safe—won't that indicate that other cities might also have new Abyss Entrances?

"This would undoubtedly cause public panic, and such a situation is not conducive to maintaining social stability. Therefore, we must present a target for people to fix their attention on and direct their anger towards that target; only then can society continue to remain stable. Moreover, Abyssal Believers are not good people. The reason we didn't expose their existence earlier was that they had not done anything harmful to citizens or society. Now that the Abyss Entrance has appeared within the city, this reason is enough to make them public enemy number one! This truly threatens everyone's safety!"

After accepting a 'bribe' from Yan Luo, Min Jinglan felt obliged to help him with some matters.

Perhaps due to becoming an Engraver, Min Jinglan recently felt a lot better both physically and mentally, her energy levels more robust than before.

Min Jinglan's words prompted the committee members to start discussing the feasibility of this plan.

They all thought Min Jinglan made a lot of sense; this incident cannot be 'accidental,' it must be 'man-made.'

What kind of person would aid the Abyss in opening an entrance within the city?

Nihilists? Anti-human extremists?

No, no, no, these targets aren't clear enough and could easily implicate innocents.

In this situation, only Abyssal Believers make the best target.

"Then it will be the Abyssal Believers."

The first committee member of Lingquan City cleared their throat and made the decision: "Next, I'll communicate the contents of this discussion to colleagues in the United Government for their opinions."

Despite these words, once the first committee member of the Eastern Domain speaks, Lingquan City's committee would commence promoting that the Abyssal Believers opened the Abyss Entrance within the city, even without the consent of committees from other domains.

They could even promote that they were close to stopping the Abyssal Believers' actions, as evidenced by driving the She Family out of Lingquan City, yet the Abyssal Believers still managed to execute their plan to open the Abyss Entrance in the city.

Incidentally, it would also help Yan Luo clear his name.

Given his substantial assistance in countering the Abyss this time, it would be greatly embarrassing for Lingquan City Government if he carried any accusations.

Regardless, She Wuyou was undoubtedly an Abyssal Believer, even if he wasn't, he must be!

Moreover, there was indeed evidence of She Wuyou's activities for the Abyssal Believers, so Yan Luo could finally have his name cleared.

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