Chapter 30: Node

"Fuck! What the hell is going on!?"

"Aaah! Demons! Demons are here!!!"

"How can there be Demons here? Fuck! Move out!"

"Help! I-I can't stand! Please! Somebody, help me!"

Frantic screams and cries for help echoed across the entire facility. It was accompanied by explosions, tremors, and sounds of battle. The convicts were obviously panicking, it caused them to become unable to fully comprehend what was happening around them.

Some desperately tried to run away, others hid, some locked themselves in their respective cells, while opportunists tried to use the chaos to their advantage.

The wardens were busy trying to pacify the scared convicts. Most of them are helping with the efforts of quelling the chaos that descended around them. Sadly, this development completely took them by surprise, and thus, they didn't have any time to prepare themselves.

Beast Demons took the Risk Management Center like a storm. Nobody knew where they were coming from. All they knew was that the demons were killing everybody who didn't look like them, and for the convicts, this was bad news since the demons were too strong for them to take care of.

The wardens were doing their best. They summoned their weapons and called upon their powers to drive the demons back. Sadly, there's just too many.

Furthermore, the demons were too swift and strong. They're certainly not your ordinary demons. It's like they took steroids before arriving here, causing them to go completely berserk.

Within the Reception Hall, a group of wardens covered each others' backs while defending against a group of Beast Demons...

They're facing one Pig Demon, three Avian Demons, and four Bull Demons. The wardens went all out. They have armor equipped as well as weapons. They threw spells, skills, debuffs, and many more. Unfortunately, the flesh of these demons was too tough. They just tanked whatever they threw at them.

Demons already possess an innate physical superiority compared to humans, add the fact that there are Beast Demons who prided themselves on their absurdly strong physical bodies, and it is no wonder why the wardens were having a difficult time.

And if the wardens themselves had it hard, what more could be said for mere convicts of this place? It's not like they're here because they are strong, it's the opposite in fact.

"D-Damn it! I don't want to die here!! I never wanted to be in this place! This is so fucking unfair!" Cried out by the dying man from one corner of the facility.

He wasn't alone in this sentiment. Pretty much everyone who just lost their lives within the first few minutes since the raid started, shared the same thoughts as him.

They never wanted this. They never wanted to live like this. If they had a choice, they would rather choose to be normal, unevolved, humans instead of living in a miserable place like this.

And to think that this is the way they died...it's just so fucking unfair. They simply can't reconcile with their deaths being like this.

The worst part about this is that the demons were also spreading corruption wherever they went. Said corruption, carried horrible power which consumed the victims of the demons, turning them into mere puppets — Undeads that just added to the number of demons invading this place.

"...well, I'll be damned!"

"Great...my Boss will chew my ass for this..."

***

In the basement where the bunker was, chaos reigned.

Gunshots, explosions, flashes of light, and colorful projectiles rained as the wardens, along with a few capable convicts, did their best to defend the bunker that was keeping them safe.

Numerous Beast Demons swarmed towards them, hell-bent on sinking their claws into their flesh. Their attacks were barely doing anything to the demons but at the very least, they could push them back.

"Shit! We can't go on like this! We only have so much energy to spare! These demons are like sponges, they're just absorbing our attacks and shrugging them off like they're nothing! We will be overrun soon!" One of the wardens cursed.

"What do we do? I-I don't want to die here! I'm still too young! I still have a future beyond me!"

"Fuck! If you don't wanna die, keep attacking! You lot as well! If you have the energy to complain, use it to kill these fuckers instead! Complaining won't get you anywhere!"

"That's right! Less talk, more gas! Fire!"

"Die, you fucking demons! This is all your fault!!"

Chaos continued happening around the bunker. People could hardly see anything due to how many attacks were being thrown everywhere. Unfortunately, even with their fearsome firepower, they were barely doing damage to their foes.

ROAAR!!!

That loud roar shook everybody's soul, causing them to freeze. An overwhelming sense of dread washed over their entire being, causing them to sweat coldly. It didn't matter whether it was a warden or a convict, they all felt that primal fear, and some even passed out completely.

From the large dust cloud, a towering figure emerged. It was another Beast Demon — a Tiger Demon.

Standing tall in its hind legs, the creature was about 10 meters in height. Its very presence brought a level of despair to anyone who laid eyes upon it.

Its eyes were crimson red, emanating a palpable killing intent that caused anyone's heart to constrict. It has large paws, bloodied with bits and pieces of flesh hanging from it. Not only was this demon huge, but its body looked incredibly tough as well. Just from a single glance, one could tell that they wouldn't be able to damage its flesh using the weapons they have now.

"...it's over..."

It was unknown who said this, or if it wasn't even said by someone in the first place. Either way, nobody refuted this statement, especially when the Tiger Demon started walking towards them.

But just as they were bracing for their imminent deaths, something shocking happened.

The Tiger Demon whined pitifully and collapsed on the ground, kicking up a large dust cloud as it did so. When the dust cloud cleared up a bit, they saw a blond-haired man with gleaming golden eyes standing over its corpse with a bloodied sword in hand.