[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-worlds-apocalypse-online":3,"chapter-worlds-apocalypse-online-worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-248":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Worlds' Apocalypse Online",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1790894,2388,"Chapter 248 - Assassin","worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-248",248,"\u003Cp>Translated by: La0o9\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Edited by: VindiFan#1\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Proofreader:? AryaRain of fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rain of fire kept pelting the earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground endured it, but occasionally still rumbled from the impacts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demons who couldn’t get away would be burned to less than ash under the intense rain of fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were scattered, running away from wherever the rain fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Different from the demons and beasts in the cultivation world, instead of being hostile and belligerent, these demons were constantly cautious, taking glances at the sky above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This has become their second nature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On a meadow, a human formation array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demons have temporarily retreated, allowing the cultivators to get a short period of rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, a hole opened in the defensive formation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The exhausted cultivators all got tense, ready to receive the enemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the one they saw was a cultivator wearing golden armor and a silver mask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is the You Ji General signature armor set.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So it’s not a special demon, it’s a person on our side,?everyone was able to sigh from relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>General-ranked cultivators all have a special formation carved on their badges, allowing them to enter through defensive formations, getting in and out of the camps as they like.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“General, your badge please” one cultivator came up and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The general took out his badge and infused it with spirit energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The badge then let out an array of light, forming large letters in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You Ji General, Gu Qing Shan”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that, no matter how exhausted they were, each and every cultivator stood up and clasped their fists: “Welcome, General Gu”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is a truly respectable person who decided the victory of an entire campaign by his own wits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan nodded slightly to greet them back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took a look around this military camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were a few formation users, the main fighting strength here are Elemental cultivators, there were also a few Martial cultivators, but they’re all more or less wounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not too many people here, a typical temporary camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where’s your commanding officer?” Gu Qing Shan asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He lead a team out to rescue some people” a cultivator answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hm, I’ll rest here for a bit” Gu Qing Shan said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Please be our guest” they answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan said nothing else, found a clean place and sat down to meditate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After resting here, he was planning to go straight to Gong Sun Zhi’s camp without stopping anywhere else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Gong Sun Zhi’s formations, he plans on breaking through to Golden Core realm to be stronger and deal with this war better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>About half an hour later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood up, quickly walked to the West of the camp and silently looked outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two guard cultivators here were a bit confused and asked: “General Gu, what are you looking for?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They’re here” Gu Qing Shan said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They followed his sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cloud of dust was being kicked up from a bit far outside the camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cultivator was seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was wearing a set of Zhao Wu Chaplain armor, one hand holding his bleeding stomach, the other carrying an unconscious cultivator, running here as fast as he could.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless demons were chasing behind him, almost like a surging wave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s Zhao Wu Li, he’s wounded!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The demons are coming, get ready!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two guard cultivators quickly shouted to the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire camp moved into action.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the cultivators were panicking, they took up their weapons but didn’t quite know how to provide help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The camp’s commander is still outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’ll go out first” the Martial cultivators volunteered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, let us attack the demons first and create a chance for you to get close” an Elemental cultivator said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While they were still arguing, a firm voice stopped all the confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oy, I’m here, you guys don’t need to argue. I’ll give the orders!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone went silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they looked back, they saw the one who spoke was Gu Qing Shan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’s a You Ji General.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His military rank is the highest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right, when the commander isn’t here, the highest ranking officer should be the one that gives the orders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone stopped panicking and looked at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan quickly delegated: “Ignore all the attack formations”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Roger”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cultivators in charge of them were a bit hesitant, but decided to just listen to orders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At a time like this, disobeying orders is punishable by death via military laws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Direct all power to strengthen defenses”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All formation users reinforce the formations”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Roger”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Elemental cultivators, line up in front, 5 per row. Elementalist officers take command, prepare your spells in order, you know what I mean”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Roger”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Martial cultivators will hear my command, everyone rush out when I raise my sword, rescue your commander and bring him back”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Roger!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the cultivators prepared as ordered, but were still a bit unconvinced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said the Martial cultivators will follow the signal of his sword and dash out to rescue the commander.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with so many demons, what method is there to bring their commander back with the least casualties?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cultivators all kept their eyes peeled on Gu Qing Shan, preparing to see what he’d do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Gu Qing Shan left only an afterimage and disappeared from their sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Look, he’s over there!” one person shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the cultivators looked over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They saw a streak of golden light rushing across the large meadow, charging straight into the group of demons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Die!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shouted with a booming voice as both his sword and himself turned into a giant crescent slash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the crescent-shaped sword phantom passed through, large amounts of demons got chopped to pieces as the stench of their flesh and blood got carried away by the wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dozen or so demons that were the closest got cleanly bisected at their waist, letting out horrid cries before dying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan reappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was standing in the middle of all the demons, letting one of them freely attack him without defending.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Clang!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A chiming sound of impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the armor wasn’t even scratched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a single slash, Gu Qing Shan sliced that demon in half as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, he was already deeper into the wave of demons than the wounded Zhao Wu chaplain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the camp, while their blood was boiling, the cultivators saw his signal, roared and rushed out towards their commander who was retreating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan already equipped the [You Ji General] title.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He headed straight towards the hundreds of demons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His sword let out screaming sounds of wind as it moved, consecutively chopping up the demons one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>None of managed to even take one strike without dying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a giant monster about the size of five people appeared, roaring while heading to attack Gu Qing Shan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wherever it moved, the earth trembled, the demons quickly dashed out of its way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a giant demon whose strength is comparable to Golden Core realm cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve been waiting for you” Gu Qing Shan muttered in a low voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Divine Skill, [Ground Shrink]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A second later, he already stood on the demon’s shoulder, touching it with his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Stiffness] activated, the giant demon instantly got stunned in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using the Earth Sword, Gu Qing Shan swiftly slit the demon’s throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A slit with the force equaling 60,000 tons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The giant demon’s head flew, blood spurted out from its neck like a fountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The headless body fell to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using the momentum, Gu Qing Shan thrust his sword at the group of demons as he descended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Secret Art, [Water Flow Severance]!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Donk donk donk donk donk!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Numerous sword phantoms flew into the sea of demons, exploding into fireworks of blood and flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swinging his sword once again, Gu Qing Shan headed deeper into the sea of demons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind him, the Martial cultivators had already received their commander and were retreating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demons being held back by Gu Qing Shan were already far enough away from the Martial cultivators. The first wave of prepared Elemental spells hit them in succession, stopping a few in their tracks and killed many more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan himself danced around the sea of demons, killing a couple more waves before nonchalantly retreating back to humanity’s camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While the demons were still too scared to pursue, they were hit once again with the next waves of Elemental spells and even more died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ahead of them was a humanity’s defensive array, prepared to face the enemy, an exceptionally hard bone to chew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention, they still had to deal with the serial killer of a swordsman over there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, the demons had no choice but to retreat reluctantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was only then that Gu Qing Shan was able to relax for a little bit, glancing over at the War God UI.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the very start, a notification has been blinking nonstop on the UI.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You’ve perfectly executed three instant kills; each target were enemies stronger than yourself]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You’ve completed three instant kills while being weaker than the opponent, unlocking the title: Assassin]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[As this is a rare title, you need to spend 50 Soul Points to unlock it]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reading the notification, Gu Qing Shan was surprised for a second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the last time he was at the cultivation world, he killed Leng Tian Xing’s spirit beast giant moth in one strike, then later also killed the Flame-cloud Sky Chasing Crane in one strike. At the time, there was a notification that told him to complete three instant kills while being weaker than the opponent to unlock the corresponding title.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seems killing the giant demon just now satisfied the conditions to unlocking the title.\u003C\u002Fp>",1617,"2026-06-09T03:05:01.243Z",1,"novelbin.me","1c41a15c090609fb96eb7c6837121e4fd65eff43210eaf487906122d37d1e909","worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-249","worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-247",1850,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fworlds-apocalypse-online-cover.jpg"]