Edge of the Apocalypse
Chapter 1210: Night Killing Intent

This is a nameless town.

Although it was within the Federation's surface control area, it was located in a remote location and basically had no records. Even on the Federation's electronic map, there were only mountain ranges stretching southward, vast forests, and rocky terrain. A long time ago, there was a mine here, where the owner, for convenience, had erected a row of shacks near the mine to accommodate the workers.

Yes, that row of shacks is the origin of the town. As the mine grew larger and larger, more and more workers appeared, and the row of shacks was clearly not enough, so more houses began to appear. Just like that, the shack was replaced by a small village. However, no matter how rich the ore veins were, there was still a time when they were finished. Finally, one day, the mine announced the closure of the mine and the workers were evacuated.

Most people chose to leave, but some stayed. They took off the miner's hat and put on the hunter's leather coat. In this way, not only did the village not disappear, but because of the arrival of the newborn, it gradually expanded into a town.

From the shack to the village, to the current town, this place had a history of more than a hundred years. Almost all of the oldest miners had died, and only a monument in the town told of the town's origins. The town was self-sufficient, and even at a time when the Federation and Freedom Gate were at odds, the flames of war could not reach such a remote area.

It was already late at night, and the sky was filled with a misty mist, covering the stars and moons. The town was extremely dark. Even the Night Bird, which would occasionally call out a few times, seemed to have disappeared tonight.

Then, without warning, a house in the east of the town suddenly exploded. A pillar of fire rushed up from the roof, sending half of the eaves flying. The shockwave of the explosion hit a row of nearby houses. The windows of the houses burst open, and then screams rang out from the town. People woke up from their slumber and ran to the balcony or window, their faces flushed with fear.

A woman dressed in red leather clothes rushed out of the exploding house. She had flames on her body, but the flames quickly extinguished. The woman's expression was ugly, and there was a deep bone wound on her face. The skin and flesh rolled over, and blood flowed endlessly. However, if she hadn't dodged the beam knife in time, not only would she have left behind a wound, but her entire head would have been cut off.

She was A, a member of the Hidden Light Society who lived in seclusion in this town, and a high-ranking member of the core. At the time of the attack, she was wearing a sensing helmet to an emergency meeting of the organization. It was at this moment that the assassin touched her house and almost killed her. Her own strength wasn't weak, and she was at least a Level 28 Lieutenant General when she was thrown into the Federation Army.

However, those assassins weren't simple either. She couldn't sense the other party's Origin Energy in the slightest. It wasn't until the moment the bedroom was suddenly opened that she knew that the villain was coming. A was sure that those fellows were definitely not humans. The other party used some kind of power armor, and the weapon system they used was not a common type of weapon in the Federation. She thought that it should be an interstellar mercenary. As the Earth Federation joined the high-level wars, more and more aliens entered Earth. It was not unusual to see alien mercenaries on Earth. What was strange was how these interstellar mercenaries found their location and why they attacked them.

She wasn't stupid, she quickly thought of Alan. Obviously, Alan was no longer prepared to be a loyal dog of the Light Concealment Society. He wanted to bite his master back and start the operation before the organization cleaned him up. Now that Alan appeared to be the president of the Federation, his powers were sufficient to call on the Federation's intelligence system to find the whereabouts of these people. As an important member of the Hidden Light Society, even though Alan did not know the true identities of the members of the Six-member Council, there were plenty of clues. Coupled with the huge machine of the Federation, finding the members of the six-member Parliament was not difficult. It was just a little troublesome.

Now, it was clear that Alan had overcome some troubles to quietly deliver the Starmercenary to A's door.

The woman looked back and saw a burly figure soaring into the sky from a three-story building with a gray exterior wall. Judging from the blue lightning behind her, it was obvious that it was an auxiliary device like a booster. Soon after, numerous beams of light pierced through the air and enveloped the space around the woman. A's eyes lit up, and a pale red flame rose up, forming a shield. The beam of light struck the flame shield, causing ripples to form.

The shield was instantly shattered, but it successfully blocked this wave of attacks, giving the woman enough time to dodge. It wasn't that she didn't have an advantage. At least, after living here for more than half a year, she was more familiar with the terrain of the town than those interstellar mercenaries. Moreover, she had secretly set up an evacuation route in order to cope with this sudden situation.

Suddenly, a wall exploded without warning. Within the flying fragments, the woman's eyes were illuminated by two thin streaks of blue lightning. Another interstellar mercenary broke through the wall and saw several residents lying in a pool of blood. One of their hands and feet was still twitching, while the others were completely silent. Like his companions, the mercenary wore a dark cloak. Only when the air waves lifted the cloak would he see the armor that was glittering with patterns.

The mercenary stretched out his right hand from the cloak, but there was no palm at the front of his wrist, only a strange-looking cannon. At this moment, the light particles gathered at the muzzle of the cannon, illuminating the spiral patterns in the cannon bore. A ball of light expanded rapidly, and a buzzing sound of energy flowing wildly resounded in the air. In the end, a thick beam of light exploded from the ball of light and shot straight towards the woman.

The woman's short hair was pulled backwards by the waves of air. She let out a scream and pushed her hands away forcefully. Waves of fire appeared out of thin air and converged at a point in the middle, forming a spiral pillar of fire that met the beam of light from the interstellar mercenary. This was a contest between Origin Energy and Energy. The two forces were completely different in nature, but they collided with each other violently. At the moment of the collision, the light radiating towards the outer circle was intense and dazzling, illuminating the street as if it was daytime.

As the beam of light and the pillar of fire continued to collide, both sides arched in an astonishing arc. Finally, a flash of light followed by an earth-shattering explosion. Flames and energy sprayed out crazily, squeezing the ground, walls, buildings, and all other tangible substances. The entire street was lifted into the sky. Many waves of fire roared out from the windows and doors of the buildings on both sides. The houses collapsed and disintegrated. The terrifying explosions could still be heard from more than ten kilometers away. The other streets of the town shook even more violently. People hid helplessly in their houses and screamed repeatedly. It was as if the whole town was welcoming the end of the world.

After the explosion, the flames gradually subsided, but one of the streets in the town became history forever. Thick billowing smoke rolled up tons of dust and flowed through the wreckage on the ground. Fine stones continued to fall from the sky, making a series of muffled sounds as they knocked on the things on the ruins. A remnant wall of fire suddenly collapsed, and the woman crawled out of a shallow pit. She sucked in the dust and coughed twice, but immediately looked around alertly and covered her mouth with her hand.

At this moment, she heard the sound of metal parts spinning, followed by a faint blue flame in front of her. Suddenly, a gust of wind blew over the ruins of the long street, blowing away the thick smoke. Two Star Mercenaries emerged from the smoke and dust. They floated in the air and raised their cannons to occupy the left and right sides. It was the woman at the intersection of the two muzzles. A gritted his teeth and a circle of flames began to rise beneath his feet.

She screamed, "Did Alan send you here? Did he think he could keep me with just two mercenaries?"

The horns of the cloak danced in the wind, causing the armor inside to appear from time to time. The two interstellar mercenaries were abnormally silent. At the same time, their cannon muzzles began to store energy. The woman thought that they were attacking, but the energy at the muzzle suddenly dissipated and the two of them floated back. The woman was stunned when a terrifying pressure suddenly came from behind her. She suppressed her desire to look back and pounced forward with all her might.

The figure moved and stretched out a thick hand, grabbing her naked feet and pulling the woman back. The woman finally turned around and saw a tall figure. Under the light of the fire, the other party's figure was clearly reflected in the woman's eyes. Judging from his rough outline, he should be a man, but his gray skin was not human. Moreover, there were no ears on that bare head, but blue threads were sewn on Yan Qing's lips.

In the light of the fire, more than half of the man's body was made up of various unknown metal parts. He smiled cruelly at the woman. A bent his other leg and a blaze wrapped around it. Then, he kicked the man in the chest, causing a flame to explode. However, the man did not loosen his grip on her feet. The woman gritted her teeth and sent out heavy legs. The long legs wrapped in flames bombarded the man's body like heavy artillery bombardments. But what made the woman's heart palpitate was that all of this seemed to be in vain. Within the exploding flames, another thick hand stretched out firmly. It grabbed the woman's waist and sent A into its embrace, as if it wanted to hug its lover.

The woman screamed, and a few thick, black and red pillars of fire suddenly rose up in the surroundings. The pillars of fire turned and closed, gathering towards the two of them. In the end, they merged into a fierce stream of fire that rushed into the night sky like a volcano erupting. Even so, the woman in the flames was still hugged to her chest. A opened his eyes wide and suddenly his entire body trembled. Many sharp blades appeared from the man's chest and lower abdomen silently. The shortest of these blades was 30 centimeters long and the longest was more than 50 centimeters long. They easily entered the woman's body and emerged from many places behind her.

In the blink of an eye, a number of vital organs were pierced through the woman's body, including her most important heart. When she got closer, she saw that the thing between the man's eyelids and lips was not a thread at all, but some sort of exposed nerve. "He actually hired people from Nelm!" She said angrily.

At this time, the woman was already hanging on the Nelm expert. The man let go of her with a sinister smile and held A's head in his big hands. Suddenly, A pulled back and saw the scene behind him. Then, the world gradually darkened.

That night, the entire town completely disappeared, but on the map of the Federation, it had never existed before.