Chapter 138 – Xia He: Why Don't You Put in Some Effort, You Bunch of Trash!

Meanwhile.

In a remote old house southeast of Jianghai City, near the urban-suburban border.

Moonlight streamed through a large hole in the roof, illuminating the chaotic interior. Spiderwebs densely covered the corners, the wall clock had stopped ticking, and cold wind gusted inside.

“Hah…”

Xia He leaned against the wall, breathing heavily with his arms wrapped around his knees as he curled up in the corner, his expression utterly exhausted.

Several colleagues wearing Police Inspector tactical gear sat beside him, clutching severe abdominal wounds as they stared blankly at the ceiling, their eyes filled with deep despair.

Boom! Boom!

Several violent explosions sounded from outside the house, deafening like cannon fire.

“Damn it, those bastards are attacking the array again!”

Hearing the noise, Xia He cautiously peered out the window to observe the commotion outside.

Under the moonlight.

Groups of Heretical Cultists had gathered outside the old house, forming a long battle line as they frantically unleashed Star Power attacks.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Like brilliant meteors streaking across the sky.

But just as the attacks were about to hit the old house, they suddenly halted mid-air before dissipating into nothingness as if hitting an invisible wall.

Hum!

Xia He clutched two Starstones, watching the Array Inscriptions on them glow brightly before dimming again, then let out a sigh of relief.

Thank goodness!

These Demonkin can’t break through the array!

“Thankfully we have Xia He’s array formation, or our entire squad would have been wiped out,”

a Police Inspector with a severed left arm gasped. “Who would have thought so many Demonkin were hiding here, daring to ambush us…”

“How much longer can your array hold, Xia He?”

asked another colleague with a crew cut, holding a communication device. “Can it last until reinforcements arrive?

The Demonkin have cut off our communications. Headquarters should have noticed we’re missing by now and are probably searching for our location.”

“This…”

Xia He looked down at the Starstones in his hand, forcing out a smile uglier than crying. “I’m not sure either.”

Just half an hour ago.

He and his colleagues had left the city on a mission to track Demonkin.

Everything went smoothly at first – they successfully trailed the targets and located their transfer point within the city, ready to close the net.

Then the situation suddenly changed!

The Demonkin detected them and launched a counter-ambush, causing heavy casualties in the special task force.

Only through mutual cover among comrades were they able to deliver the intelligence and escape to this remote old house.

If not for the Starstone array formation, the Demonkin outside would have broken in long ago…

“Never thought you’d be hiding your skills like this, slacking off all the time but actually capable!”

The colleague looked at the Starstones in Xia He’s hand and encouraged, “Hold on a bit longer, reinforcements should arrive soon!”

“……”

After a long silence, Xia He nodded with difficulty. “I’ll try my best.”

He always thought he was just slacking off.

But unexpectedly.

He had become the team’s main force in the blink of an eye!

How fate plays with people!

“Weren’t we supposed to just be on a tracking mission?”

Xia He sighed, staring blankly at the patterns on the Starstones in his hand.

……

Outside the house.

The night wind rustled as several Demonkin hovered in the air, having just exhausted a wave of Star Power. They were recovering their strength, bodies weary.

“Since when does the Star Martial Police Department have such methods?”

“This is ridiculous, we can’t break through at all. Drawing a line to create a prison – Fifth Brother just crossed the line and got vaporized into a skeleton!””What rank is this array formation? Even a Commander probably isn’t equipped with such a high-level formation!”

“Enough, stop talking. Everyone, keep attacking! A powerful formation like this definitely can’t hold for long!”

“Yes!”

A moment later.

Boom!

Outside the old house, the onslaught raged violently.

Like a sudden storm, it erupted with thunderous commotion.

“Damn, it’s so hot, so hot!”

Xia He, holding the Starstone, immediately felt a scorching heat. The array formation was operating frantically, startling him into quickly placing it on the ground!

“Is your array formation about to shatter?”

A colleague, seeing this, worriedly asked, “Can it hold until reinforcements arrive?”

“I don’t know either.”

Xia He repeated his answer, helplessly staring at the smoking Starstone and sighing, “I hope it can hold up.”

After all, this was given to him by Qin Yang.

The fact that it had lasted this long had already exceeded expectations. Even if the Demonkin outside broke through next, he would accept it.

“There’s nothing more I can do.”

Thinking this, Xia He simply gave up, pulling out his phone with no signal and playing offline card games to pass the time while waiting for rescue.

…

Time passed bit by bit.

Half an hour later.

The artillery outside gradually weakened. Xia He had dozed off and woke from his nap, suddenly noticing that the commotion outside had stopped.

He peeked outside.

Damn!

One by one, the evil Demonkin were sitting on the ground, all panting heavily from exhaustion, their hands trembling. Yet, the array formation remained completely unmoved!

Humming!

The Starstone operated steadily, floating in the air.

The ancient and solemn array inscriptions stood firm as a mountain, showing not the slightest sign of disturbance!

“!!!”

Seeing this, Xia He’s eyes widened instantly. He jumped up on the spot, grabbing the Starstone in his hand.

“Holy shit, it still hasn’t broken? Incredible!”

Overjoyed, Xia He quickly opened the window and shouted at the Demonkin outside, taunting them to their faces: “Put some effort into it, you bunch of useless trash!”

His impassioned words reached the Demonkin’s ears, full of mockery, and their faces darkened.

“If you have the guts, come out! Coward!”

“If you have the guts, come here! Useless trash!”

At the window, Xia He curled his finger:

“Your father doesn’t change his name or hide—I’m right here waiting for you!”

Other Police Inspector colleagues, seeing this, joined in the taunting, suppressing the enemy’s morale. With sharp words, they berated the Demonkin until their faces flushed red.

“Everyone, calm down! Don’t get angry!”

The leading Demonkin waved his hand, “Let them curse for a while. When the master arrives, this petty formation will be shattered with a mere flip of his hand!”

As soon as he finished speaking.

The other Demonkin indeed calmed down, crossing their arms and standing silently in front of the formation, waiting quietly.

A moment later.

Rustle!

Autumn leaves stirred.

The night suddenly darkened, a terrifying Star Power sweeping around the old house, the almost tangible Star Pressure enveloping the area.

“Master!”

A Black-Robed Elder appeared before the old house, and the other Demonkin immediately bowed, kneeling on the ground.

“All of you are useless! Blocked by a mere broken formation.”

“And you still had to call for me to intervene.”

The Black-Robed Elder hovered in the air, looking impatiently at the old house, “Fine, since I’m here, I’ll just crush it with full force!”

Hearing this.In the Old House, Xia He and his colleagues were instantly dumbfounded, exchanging bewildered glances as expressions of despair spread across their faces.

An Innate Realm expert had arrived—how were they supposed to fight this?!

“A bunch of cowards!”

The Black-Robed Elder raised his palm, gathering True Essence, and before everyone’s eyes, unleashed a Star Power attack.

Boom! Boom! The immense Star Power coalesced, creating terrifying ripples that spread out, as if a mountain were pressing down on the Old House, slowly imprinting on the surface of the Array Formation.

Yet, the next moment—

Hum!

The Starstone Array Formation activated, erecting a barrier of light!

The vast attack was completely swallowed into the formation, vanishing without a trace like clay oxen plunging into the sea.

Useless!

The Demonkin: ???

Their smug grins faltered.

The smiles had shifted.

Inside the Old House, the corners of Xia He and his colleagues’ mouths curled up wildly.

“Is that all?!”

(End of Chapter)