Matthew Atkinson & Natalie Russell
Tenth Layer of the Supernatural Realm
"We need to save some people." After Natalie said this, she looked at Paige Cooper and asked, "We're going to save your uncle and others now. Can you still lead the way?"
Paige, due to excessive blood loss, was pale as paper and looked extremely weak. But upon hearing Natalie's words, she perked up, her eyes showing hope, and she nodded repeatedly, "Yes. I can."
"Then lead the way."
"This way, follow me." Paige Cooper said and then bit her lip, using the pain to keep herself awake, and stumbled forward to lead the way.
Matthew saw this, knowing the child was at her limit, and asked, "How far are the people we need to save from here?"
Paige Cooper had some awe for Matthew and immediately said, "About… twenty-five kilometers."
"Twenty-five kilometers? How long would it take you to run that far in your condition? We are definitely not going on foot." Matthew said, taking a step, first embracing Natalie in his arms, then grabbing the girl's shoulder strap and lifting her.
With his current strength, carrying two people was incredibly easy for him. The next moment, Matthew took the two women and soared into the sky.
Natalie was not flustered at all, but the girl, who was being carried in flight for the first time, screamed in fright.
"Point the way. Which direction should we fly?"
The girl quickly shut up and pointed at eleven o'clock.
-Whoosh
Matthew, carrying the two, quickly flew away.
Paige immediately felt a huge airflow blowing, making it impossible for her to open her eyes, and all she heard was the whistling wind sound.
This was with Matthew deliberately controlling his flying speed. If he flew at full speed, even Natalie's body wouldn't withstand the immense air resistance. As for Paige Cooper, an ordinary person, she would probably disintegrate instantly.
"Nat, when I entered the tenth layer, I found myself somewhere in the western side of Russia. After sensing your location, I flew directly here. Originally, with my flying speed, I could have reached you within half an hour, but this world indeed has many monsters, and they obstructed me along the way."
"Especially near the coast, there was a troublesome Devil Monster that not only ambushed me but also used illusions. I was caught off guard and trapped for a long time before getting out."
Matthew explained the reason for his late arrival.
Natalie immediately asked, "Are you hurt?"
Matthew smiled and said, "No, after falling into the illusion, my consciousness was pulled into another dimension. That Devil Monster wanted to kill my consciousness and then invade my body, but it didn't know that my mental power was also strong, so I counter-killed it."
Although Matthew spoke lightly, Natalie knew that it must have been extremely dangerous.
Devil Monsters were anomalies. Even their methods were so strange, far more troublesome than normal monsters.
Paige Cooper, listening to them, was stunned when she heard Matthew.
'What was April's friend talking about? He killed a Devil Monster?'
Of course, Paige Cooper knew about Devil Monsters. They were terrifying, ultimate existences that made countless ability users turn pale at the mere mention of them.
'Could April's friend actually hunt Devil Monsters?' she thought.
"Devil Monsters are actually that dangerous?" Natalie's face was full of worry, and she added, "Since that's the case, Matthew, in my opinion, it would be better for us to withdraw from the tenth layer earlier when the time comes."
Matthew, however, smiled and said, "Devil Monsters are indeed a bit troublesome, but killing them can bring extra benefits. After I killed that anomaly on the coast, it dropped a good item. I'll show it to you later."
Natalie nodded and said, "Okay."
As they spoke, Matthew had already carried the people and flown over twenty kilometers.
Paige seemed to have discovered something and suddenly pointed to a spot ahead, exclaiming, "Over there."
The place she pointed to was a wilderness, with a huge pit in the middle, where many captured survivors were gathered.
Around the giant pit, many people were guarding, and nearby, many strangely modified, cyberpunk-style vehicles were parked.
One of the vehicles was particularly large, seemingly a modified heavy truck. A woman was sitting on the car's roof, eating roasted meat.
Matthew stopped, hovering in mid-air with the two women.
"Are we going to rescue those captives in the pit?"
Although he clearly knew the target, he still asked for confirmation, "All of them?"
Natalie thought for a moment and said, "Try to save all of them."
"Uncle Mason, I see Uncle Mason, he's still alive." Paige first said excitedly, but when she saw the woman on the car roof, she suddenly warned in horror, "April, you must be careful of the woman on the car roof. She is the leader of these nomads and can control things with her mind. She's very terrifying."
"Previously, our firepower, even the shells we fired, were controlled by her psychic abilities."
"Oh?" Hearing this, Matthew became a little interested. "A psychic ability user, that's interesting."
At this moment, the woman on the car roof seemed to have noticed someone watching her and suddenly looked up.
She was stunned when she saw the three people hovering in the sky. But when she saw the amputated Paige Cooper, her brows furrowed.
After all, that bitch's severed arm was her masterpiece, so she remembered her well.
During the chaotic battle, that bitch had used a sniper rifle from behind to kill one of her subordinates, which prompted her to activate her telekinesis, controlling a machete to directly sever one of that bitch's arms.
Subsequently, that bitch fled, and it seemed that Tiger and his men went after her.
Now that this bitch could appear here safely, it was likely that Tiger and his team had met a grim fate, wasn't it?
Thinking of this, the woman immediately stood up, her entire body exuding killing intent.
Because Tiger was her younger brother.
…
In the high sky, Matthew was a little surprised by the woman's keen senses when he and his companions were discovered.
However, it was only that much.
Since they were discovered, there was no need to hide anymore. He then took Natalie and Paige Cooper and flew towards the giant pit.
When he brought the people down from the sky, it finally caught the attention of the survivors and nomads.
"Enemy!!"
"Damn it. Where did they come from?"
"Those bastards can fly."
The nomads were all greatly alarmed.
Meanwhile, the survivors in the giant pit showed joy. Someone coming to save them was, of course, a good thing for them.
Moreover, these three had descended from the sky, so they must be capable. Perhaps they could really rescue them.
At this time, Matthew landed right in the middle of the giant pit.
Survivors surrounded them, and further away, a group of armed nomads surrounded everyone.
Matthew, seeing this, gave the nomads no chance to react and directly stomped his foot on the ground.
-Thump
A dull sound, like the heartbeat of an ancient god, traveled far. Everyone who heard the sound instinctively trembled inside.
Then a strange phenomenon occurred.
A shockwave began to appear from Matthew's foot, rapidly spreading outwards through the earth and soil.
Everyone could clearly feel the ground undulating. However, the survivors in the giant pit only felt a slight tremor and were not harmed.
But when this shockwave left the pit area, it immediately became different. As if its true power only now manifested.
-Boom
The ring of ground around the giant pit suddenly exploded.
All the nomads standing on it were blown off their feet, half-dead even if they weren't killed.
The move Matthew just used was "Demon God's Descent".
Since he obtained this skill, he had thoroughly researched it and could easily control the area and range of damage.
"Nat, take care of them."
Matthew dropped this sentence and flew up again. The sudden change here had already alerted the nomads at the convoy.
Compared to the trash guarding the survivors, these nomads were the stronger ones, the backbone of this nomadic group.
"Damn it. Someone's looking for death?"
"Guys, let's go, kill him."
More than a dozen nomads, upon seeing Matthew, shouted and charged forward. Some spewed flames, some emitted black smoke all over, some leaped dozens of meters like frogs.
The woman on the car roof, however, made no move, merely watching coldly.
Matthew, seeing this, revealed a sinister grin.
He could have used Conqueror's Haki from the very beginning and ended this. But he knew what kind of people these nomads were, and he wanted to make them feel the despair they inflicted on the other survivors before they died.
Also, he hadn't had a chance to use his abilities since entering the tenth layer, and this seemed like a good opportunity to warm up.
Subsequently, he clenched his fist, covered it with a white aura sphere, and then punched forward.
-Crack
And the ground was shattered…
…
In the giant pit, it was only when Matthew went out to deal with the nomads that the survivors came back to their senses.
"Paige." A familiar voice echoed among the crowd, invigorating Paige Cooper.
"Uncle Mason. Zeke." Paige Cooper quickly called out.
The two sides were not far apart and quickly met.
"Where are Tyler and Joe?" Paige asked.
Mason Cooper's face darkened, but he didn't answer. Instead, he anxiously asked, "Didn't I tell you to leave and not come back? Why did you bring Miss April here? Don't you know this is a death trap?"
Towards the end, his tone was somewhat stern.
Natalie happened to arrive behind Paige and, hearing this, showed a faint smile. Then Said, "Uncle Mason, it's okay. We definitely wouldn't come here if we weren't confident."
Paige also followed, "April's friend is very powerful. He can even kill Devil Monsters. We are saved."
Hearing this, everyone around was stunned.
Killing a Devil Monster? Their initial reaction was to think they were boasting.
Devil Monsters were unconquerable, like incarnations of an evil god. Who could kill something like that?
Just then, the ground shook violently.
"What's happening?"
"An earthquake?"
The survivors panicked.
Natalie quickly said, "Everyone, don't panic. This is my friend's power, causing a temporary earthquake. It will be fine in a moment."
Everyone was horrified when they heard that.
What kind of power could cause such a strong earthquake? Could that man really have the power to kill Devil Monsters?
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