# Chapter 77: The Might of the Sun!
"Kill!"
"Scum of Reincarnation Paradise!"
A large group of contractors from Apocalypse Paradise charged into the first floor of Twilight Palace, only to encounter an awkward scene — there wasn't even a ghost on the first floor of Twilight Palace.
The many contractors were momentarily at a loss. Should they continue attacking upward? What if there were traps?
Xi looked around, her expression not good. It wasn't because of the enemy's empty-city strategy, but because of the suppression on perception within Twilight Palace. With her perception ability, she could only sense the situation within four meters around her.
After asking several perception-type contractors, Xi learned that everyone's perception was compressed to four meters — perception-type or melee-type, it made no difference.
"Xi, what do we do?"
The female gunslinger habitually treated Xi as the backbone.
"Search. If there are no enemies on the first floor, leave a hundred people to guard the three entrances, then continue upward."
After Xi gave the order, the Apocalypse Paradise contractors began searching the first floor. The terrain was somewhat complex, divided by small rooms that connected to each other. After searching, the result was that there wasn't even a mouse on the first floor, let alone people.
Faced with this result, Xi was also a bit bewildered. She had high intelligence, yes, but her opponent wasn't deploying plans according to normal people's thinking patterns.
Logically, Reincarnation Paradise should have been desperately defending the three entrances. If they couldn't hold the entrances, they should retreat to defend the second floor. What kind of nonsense was it to directly abandon the first floor?
Xi was very troubled, but she had to make a decision quickly.
After thinking for a moment, Xi could only lead the group to the second floor, leaving a hundred contractors to guard the entrance to avoid being caught in a pincer attack.
The large force of Apocalypse Paradise contractors surged toward the second floor, but this time their momentum was noticeably weaker.
When a contractor from Apocalypse Paradise rushed up to the second floor, his expression turned awkward. His teammates behind him had the same reaction.
When Xi stepped onto the second floor, her delicate brows furrowed. On the wall opposite the entrance to the second floor, a line of large characters was written.
'Idiots, don't bother searching. There's no one on the second floor either.'
Xi took a deep breath to keep her mindset calm. There was no doubt about it — this was the most speechless enemy she had ever encountered in her life, bar none.
"What do we do?"
The female gunslinger was also somewhat speechless.
"Continue searching. If there's still no one, leave a hundred people to defend the exit as before, ready to reinforce the upper floors at any time."
The Apocalypse Paradise contractors gradually spread out on the second floor. A dozen seconds later.
Boom!
An explosion rang out. In the sealed environment of the second floor, the sound of the explosion could only be described as deafening.
Flames sprayed out from a room. Several contractors covered in flames rushed out of the room, screaming and howling loudly, some even with broken limbs.
Boom, boom, boom...
Explosions came one after another. Apocalypse Paradise suffered over a dozen casualties. The perception suppression was too fatal, preventing them from detecting the alchemy bombs and other types of bombs arranged on the second floor.
After the explosions subsided, the acrid smell of gunpowder filled the second floor.
It took twenty minutes for Apocalypse Paradise to confirm that there were no more bombs on the second floor.
"Xi, now..."
Just as the female gunslinger was about to speak, Xi waved her hand.
"Leave some people. Continue upward."
The main force advanced to the third floor. When they arrived, there was still a line of large characters at the entrance.
'Don't worry, there's no one on the third floor, and no bombs either.'
The increasingly pressured Apocalypse Paradise contractors naturally didn't believe this. They cautiously spread out on the third floor.
However, they were surprised to find that the third floor really had nothing, and the passage to the fourth floor was also unguarded.
Xi had already sensed something was wrong, but they were the attacking side. They couldn't stop just because there was a threat. As for sending scouts — who would they send? Under these circumstances, would anyone be willing to be a scout? There were no fearless madmen among them.
Xi looked at a bracelet on her wrist. If her sister were still alive, this wouldn't be a problem at all.
"Xi, I'll scout ahead."
The female gunslinger walked toward the fourth floor. Xi didn't stop her. Soon, the female gunslinger sent word that the fourth floor was also empty.
Xi hesitated for a moment, then led the main force to the fourth floor. But this time, she left half her people on the third floor to avoid an ambush on the fourth floor. Very cautious.
Xi's approach was correct. She gradually distributed her forces throughout Twilight Palace, not leaving too many or too few. In the end, they would occupy this place and trap Reincarnation Paradise on the upper floors.
Xi led three hundred contractors to the fourth floor. It was different from the lower floors — noticeably more spacious. There were no rooms here, only a few wide corridors.
At the same time, directly below Twilight Palace, a black-haired, red-eyed youth and over a dozen contractors in black leather jackets were holding onto the pillars beneath Twilight Palace. Because Twilight Palace blocked perception, Apocalypse Paradise hadn't discovered them.
"The timing seems about right."
Black Blood hooked his fingers like claws and swung toward the edge of Twilight Palace. The dozen or so contractors in black leather jackets did the same.
Soon, these dozen people climbed up from below to the stone platform beside Twilight Palace and walked toward the palace entrance. At this time, on the first floor of Twilight Palace, a hundred Apocalypse Paradise contractors were on guard.
Black Blood walked openly toward the entrance. When the two sides met, they immediately clashed without any words.
After several dozen seconds, Black Blood and the suicide squad were all wiped out!
After a series of explosions, Black Blood and the suicide squad stood up again. They were all contractors with undead bloodlines.
"Only a dozen people? Attacking up to the third floor is practically impossible. But this kind of bomb is pretty good."
Black Blood held a special-grade alchemy bomb. Not just Black Blood — all members of the suicide squad were holding various types of bombs. This was almost all the bomb reserves of their contractors. The Taliban players had gone from 1 person to 16.
Explosions and screams merged into one.
...
The main force, which had just finished exploring the fourth floor, received news of the attack on the first floor. Upon receiving this news, Xi actually felt a bit more at ease.
Whether to retreat to the first floor or continue upward — this was a difficult choice. They needed to know that if they broke through two more floors, they could reach the seventh floor, where the World Core was located.
"Gentlemen. Ladies."
A somewhat familiar voice came from behind the Apocalypse Paradise crowd.
"Welcome to... Reincarnation Paradise. Hehehehe."
The fake clown stood at the entrance connecting the fourth floor to the third floor. He held a scroll shimmering with golden light.
With a tearing sound, the scroll was ripped apart. Spatial power spread, and several dozen contractors appeared out of thin air. At their head was Yan Chen, riding a flame tiger and holding a demonic spear.
[Short-Distance Large Teleportation Array (Gold)] — Can perform short-distance teleportation of 50-200 meters. Rating: 358 points. Provided by Yan Chen.
"Retreat."
Yan Chen led several dozen contractors back into the staircase connecting the fourth and third floors.
Xi, who was on the fourth floor, saw this scene and was somewhat surprised. She needed to know that both the fourth and third floors were now their people. Yan Chen's group of several dozen had practically teleported themselves into a dead end. They would be caught in a pincer attack and quickly annihilated. However, Xi knew that when things were abnormal, there must be a reason.
"Yan Chen, you only have 30 seconds to kill your way to the third floor."
Su Xiao stood on the other side of the fourth floor, in front of the staircase leading to the fifth floor. Behind him were also several dozen of their own contractors.
The current situation was: Yan Chen's group blocked the entrance from the fourth floor to the third floor, while Su Xiao's group blocked the entrance from the fourth floor to the fifth floor. The fourth floor had become a temporary sealed chamber.
Even if Xi had high intelligence, it was useless. She could never get around one point — she had to lead her people to attack Twilight Palace, and her subordinates were all too afraid of death. Xi was leading several hundred terrible teammates. Having wiped out several hundred of Reincarnation Paradise's people already showed her ability.
Su Xiao and Yan Chen hadn't set up any complex strategies at all. They simply used the most straightforward method to form a sealed chamber, trapping Xi and her subordinates on the fourth floor.
Realizing the current situation, Xi immediately understood what was happening. The enemy was going to use a weapon of mass destruction.
"Isaac, act according to the situation."
Xi shouted. A young man rushed out of the main force and stood in front of Xi.
At the same time Xi shouted, Su Xiao threw out a sphere with a scorching red surface. The sphere was about the size of an apple, gradually growing larger as it flew through the air. This was the Sun God: Apollo!
With a clatter, Apollo landed. It bounced a few times before stopping. Cracks began to appear on its surface. The terrifying energy inside seemed ready to spread at any moment. At this point, the surface temperature of Apollo was extremely terrifying. Even its creator, Su Xiao, dared not touch this thing now.
Crack, crack. The ground beneath Apollo cracked extensively, vitrified by the high temperature. Even the energy protecting Twilight Palace couldn't withstand Apollo's temperature.
Seeing Apollo, Xi's pupils contracted sharply. Her already pale face lost all color.
The young man named Isaac rushed forward, throwing himself at Apollo without regard for his own safety, grabbing onto Apollo with one hand.
In an instant, Isaac's hand was roasted to ashes and vaporized.
"Transmit."
Whoosh~
Apollo disappeared. Su Xiao's eyes narrowed. Apollo had been teleported to the fifth floor. The opponent's idea wasn't bad — they wanted to use Apollo to blow up the people on the fifth floor. However, Apollo could be stopped within ten seconds of activation. Su Xiao immediately controlled the Apollo on the upper floor to stop its detonation.
"It seems your plan isn't that great. Kill him."
Xi looked at Su Xiao, sweat seeping from her face. For some reason, even though that dangerous explosive had been teleported away, she still felt a sense of crisis. But because perception was blocked, this sense of crisis wasn't too strong.
Su Xiao lit a cigarette and leaned against the wall.
"Then... what are you going to do about the second one?"
As he spoke, Su Xiao bent his legs and leaped toward the staircase above.
Crack, crack. A fireball appeared in the corner of the fourth floor. Su Xiao had placed an Apollo on the fourth floor in advance.
Boom!
The fireball exploded. Blazing white flames rapidly spread across the fourth floor. Sunfire began to fill the fourth floor. In this nearly sealed environment, Apollo exerted 500% of its power. The entire Twilight Palace shook!
The fourth floor of Twilight Palace became a world of sunfire. Xi rushed toward the staircase from the fourth floor to the fifth floor. Other than running, doing anything else was meaningless now. Suddenly, a buzzing sound filled her ears. Her body was instantly burned to ashes by the sunfire and vaporized. She felt no pain at all. Under the might of the Sun God, Xi didn't even have a chance to resist. 6000 points of true burning damage + 2000 points of subsequent flame burning damage — let alone second-rank contractors, even third-rank and fourth-rank would die if they tried to withstand it!
One second later, all the contractors on the fourth floor were vaporized, not even ashes remaining. As far as the eye could see, there was only sunfire.
The Sun's Wrath continued. The Might of the Sun brooked no challenge!