I Am Unaware That I Am the Peerless Martial God Chapter 1356: Turning the Tide

Within mere moments.

Remote islands kept sinking one after another, sending the whole world into frenzy. Should this persist, entire landmasses would soon vanish beneath the waves.

Demon Extermination Departments throughout the Xia Kingdom hurried to mobilize their top experts toward the closest shores. Each instant counted immensely. The epicenter in Hongdu City had assembled over fifty percent of the nation's premier superpowered forces. The crisis had escalated to utter extremity!

Right at this instant.

The formerly bustling Hongdu City had fallen into total disorder. Despite efforts by multiple organizations to restore calm, the enormous populace was gripped by raw fear. Traffic jams clogged the extended roads, and panicked throngs overflowed every space. The turmoil had spiraled beyond any hope of control.

Within the ceaseless wails and shrieks of the masses.

A young girl huddled on the pavement, weeping without pause. She scanned her surroundings in desperate confusion, encountering only strange countenances. In the end, she squeezed her eyes shut and sobbed louder.

"Mommy, Mommy, waaa..."

Her instinctive fright refused to subside, and her weak lamentations tugged at the soul. Though bystanders of both genders sensed a pang in their chests from her cries, they lacked the moment to intervene.

Confronted with survival's edge, even compassionate everyday folks struggled to protect themselves, much less extend aid to strangers. Catastrophe had descended, turning it into a scramble for self-preservation. Numerous pairs had been torn apart by the frenzied masses, let alone unrelated individuals.

Though her mother forced her way through the horde, scrambling ahead with frantic determination and stretching to lift the child, time had slipped away. How could a delicate lady shove aside multitudes of frightened souls?

A gap of only several steps appeared endlessly distant now!

The small girl was on the brink of being crushed under the stampeding chaos, leading to a devastating mishap!

Scorching tears cascaded along the youthful mother's face. She managed only to cry out her child's name in hopeless anguish.

"Nannan! Nannan!"

Precisely then.

A silhouette streaked past akin to a thunderbolt. Before eyes could register his form, he had snatched the girl mere instants shy of the throng's trampling!

Once the surge had passed, that disheveled spot of earth lay empty.

Directly before the mother appeared a sharply attired youth. With a grave demeanor, he placed the child back into her embrace. He displayed scant reaction as she expressed her overflowing gratitude.

Observing the pair depart, clinging fiercely with rivulets of tears marking their relief, he exhaled a gentle breath of ease.

A female approaching him creased her brow and swiftly pressed him to move.

"Captain Chen!"

"The crisis is at its peak currently. The adjacent island country has already sunk. Within moments, the thousand-foot tsunami will crash upon Hongdu. We must not linger!

"Our Nanzheng Demon Extermination Department carries a vital duty. We must not allow a single soul to hinder the vital mission against the tsunami!"

At her words, the youth inclined his head.

He directed his sight toward the eastern shore, his countenance darkening further. Silently, he clenched his jaw, seized the woman, and darted through the multitude like a flash!

He understood all too clearly.

Regardless of his utmost efforts, the lives he could rescue firsthand remained pitifully few. To secure Hongdu's inhabitants, to impede the doomsday surge to the greatest degree, and to preserve as many souls as possible, he was compelled to swallow the agony of bypassing the plight mere steps away!

This represented the harsh decision demanded by calamities—merciless and unavoidable!

As the duo raced onward, choppers whirred above to lend aid, while rapid transports stirred dust storms within concealed subterranean passages!

Top agents from adjacent regions' Demon Extermination Departments converged to assist nearly simultaneously!

The pattern repeated in every seaside metropolis nationwide!

In under thirty seconds.

More than a thousand superpowered figures of diverse backgrounds lined the strangely vacant Hongdu shoreline. The beach echoed with unnatural stillness that day; save for these elusive warriors seldom glimpsed in a lifetime, no civilians remained visible.

All fixed their stern gazes upon the ocean.

Though the monstrous tsunami lingered at a remove, its daunting presence chilled to the marrow. The thousand-foot behemoth swells advanced relentlessly, surpassing any cinematic illusion. Beholding the sky-engulfing deluge, awe filled every stare, rendering all abruptly minute.

Irrespective of prior feats or unique gifts, in this instant, solemnity and strain etched their features alone.

Thunder cracked and bolts rent the heavens as the swell arched like a vault across the firmament!

No force of man could possibly halt such a cataclysm!

Despite boasts in scientific progress, they proved worthless against mythical anomalies. Armored juggernauts resembled playthings before this heaven-obscuring flood!

Following scant seconds of scrutiny.

Tension gripped every heart. No matter rank or years, most visages betrayed identical dread and hopelessness!

Ere any action, the aura of loss already prevailed!

At the assembly's vanguard.

An energetic elder's gaze held equal gravity, yet he remained steadfast. His veteran orbs, forged by decades, still sparked with youthful acuity!

After contemplating briefly, he pivoted to survey the gathered throng!

"Everyone!"

His resonant timbre boomed like a grand gong, rousing the assembled superpowered Spirit Hunters!

Numerous jolted alert, their expressions flashing astonishment and respect!

"Elder Feng!"

"That's the fabled Spirit Hunter Grandmaster Feng, leader of the Hongdu Demon Extermination Main Bureau!"

"Even he stands firm!!!"

Feng Tianci's presence and tone swiftly galvanized the masses, lifting their spirits. This esteemed veteran Grandmaster Spirit Hunter, famed across the Xia Kingdom, commanded supreme prowess and esteem. He inspired legions of Spirit Hunters.

Now, advancing to rally against the sky-shrouding tsunami, he at once steadied their faltering resolve!

Beneath the collective scrutiny.

Feng Tianci's lined features burned with determination, his timbre brimming with unyielding vigor!

"With the thousand-foot tsunami nearing impact, our utmost task is to withstand it, granting time for evacuations. This immense load exceeds standard capacities. We Demon Hunters have reaped boundless support, fulfilling hidden quests in obscurity. Emerging now fulfills our sacred obligation!"

"Follow my orders! All divisions, assemble without delay. Employ all tools available and exhaust every effort to lessen the havoc. Behind lies Hongdu's millions of residents. You alone can battle to safeguard those myriad hearths!"

"Today, we confront this calamity. Death before surrender!"

The elder bellowed, his commanding cry thunderous and inspiring!

Ere any reply, he vaulted forth, alighting on the surf's edge past the shore. Permitting gales to lash his silver locks into frenzy, he posed defiantly, sturdy as an ancient fir!

Witnessing the veteran's resolve, bureau leaders likewise gnashed teeth, bellowed boldly, and bounded after!

"Death before surrender!!!"

No further urging from Elder Feng proved necessary. Leaders organized autonomously, grouping by units. Powers erupted forthwith. Long-honed synergy fused with the instant's fervor as they hastily and zealously erected a barrier of abilities!

Certain wielded vast might, dashing while hauling nearby autos with ease!

Others chilled with touch, crystallizing waves into icy ramparts!

Some blurred like streaks, channeling currents with velocity to evade futile clashes!

In mere heartbeats.

All Demon Hunters poured forth their utmost, straining beyond bounds to deploy lifetime-honed skills. Even bodily thresholds shattered. Spanning the coast, a colossal barrier of dread scale ascended visibly swift!

In under two minutes.

The labored bureau heads pressed on without pause. The former shoreline now stood shielded by an immense bulwark soaring thousands of feet and extending scores of miles!

Yet even thus.

No Demon Hunter eased vigil. They relentlessly reinforced the supernatural barrier, as if ready to consume their essence to shield the folk at their backs and uphold the ultimate bulwark for the Xia Nation's thriving heart!

Until a horrifying thunder resounded!

"BOOM!!!"

The Demon Hunters recoiled as if lightning-struck. Darkness engulfed the heavens, like oppressed by inky tempests, freezing all in stupor!

The thousands arrayed along the shore collectively endured an ineffable, smothering oppression!

Shock rippled through as myriad eyes lifted skyward!

Only now did they behold.

A monstrous surge hovered immediately ahead, eclipsing the firmament and poised to devour celestial orbs!

In this juncture.

Beholding it directly, all grasped that their arduously built rampart paled utterly before such doomsday flood!

Ere collision, its momentum crushed like a tumbling peak. The swell's peak dwarfed the barrier, set to engulf their labors instantly!

All rooted in awe, numbly enduring savage gusts and briny lashings on ashen visages. Even the chief, Feng Tianci, balled his hands rigid.

As the behemoth slammed the lofty wall, a world-shattering detonation erupted in their ears!

"BANG!!!"

In one mere inhalation.

The grand structure crumbled to debris. The deluge roared on, demolishing all with inexorable fury!

At this pivotal beat.

Though each was a premier Demon Hunter of the Xia Nation, an unparalleled hopelessness and frailty seized them. Watching the raging flood bear down, ashen pallor drained their faces!

It was overwhelmingly dreadful...

This cataclysm proved utterly overwhelming!

Such devastation transcended mortal endurance by far. Amid this end-times ruin, humanity's works appeared woefully delicate, akin to brittle parchment awaiting rending.

Save for divine might, none could avert this apocalypse!

Feng Tianci at last ground his teeth and thundered his ultimate, frantic directive!

"Retreat!"

"All, hasten to aid civilian flight! Rescue whoever possible!"

His rasping cry, all but lost to the bellowing surges, stabbed icy hopelessness into the Demon Hunters' cores. Their deep resentment and remorse hid behind savagely clenched jaws.

This all-out bastion had concluded in utter collapse.

A crushing loss!

As the thousands of Demon Hunters bared their despairing stares and readied to forsake their stations.

Abruptly!

A form materialized from nowhere.

He hovered wordlessly over the ruined barrier, clad flawlessly in bespoke attire and polished footwear, pristine amid the turmoil. Neither roiling waters nor ferocious blasts disturbed a single strand!

Feng Tianci's seasoned gaze bulged in astonishment, while the nearby assembly gaped in incredulity!

Ere comprehension dawned.

The figure gradually extended his arms. Infinite luminous force cascaded out, congealing swiftly into a vivid luminosity barrier surpassing the tsunami's height by a margin!

Such an accomplishment defied all legend!

The thousands of Demon Hunters stood utterly stunned, tremors intensifying in their stares. Even Feng Tianci's battle-hardened eyes flickered. After fixed observation for moments, he petrified, shock dominating his vision!

Beneath thousands of gaping gazes...

The cataclysmic surge that had pushed them to ruin's edge was wholly arrested by the light wall!

One individual had reversed the doom?!

As the furious waters ebbed, the shore fell into hush, a silence so profound it unnerved. Pupils quivered wildly, as if beholding specters!

In fewer than thirty seconds.

The prior bedlam and clamor had yielded to utter stillness, where pins would echo. Solely the survivors' labored pants resounded, reverberating endlessly!