My Infinite Cultivation System-Chapter 73: Monsters vs Humans

The battlefield did not descend into chaos immediately.

The true monsters did not advance first.

The colossal Godzilla stood beyond the breach, its massive body towering like a moving mountain. Blue veins of energy pulsed faintly beneath its scales, but it remained still. Its reptilian eyes studied the field with cold calculation.

To the north, the three headed chimera lowered its massive frame and observed in silence. Its lion head exhaled steam. The wolf head snarled softly. The tiger head blinked with predatory patience.

In the western continent, there was a colossal ape and in the east, there was a fire rock. There were some other huge monsters too, thought not as powerful as the leaders.

They were planetary beings.

They would not waste their strength on the first exchange.

The first wave belonged to the lesser monsters.

Thousands surged forward.

Wolf like creatures with armored hides. Six legged lizards that spat corrosive acid. Winged serpents that shrieked as they dove from the sky. Their eyes burned with hunger and instinct.

"Fire!"

Across four continents, high energy laser cannons discharged in unison.

Beams of concentrated light sliced through the advancing tide. Explosions rippled across the plains. Fighter jets screamed overhead and released missiles that detonated in chains of thunder.

The ground turned into a sea of fire.

Low level monsters were torn apart by modern weaponry. Limbs flew. Blood vaporized midair. Shockwaves flattened entire ranks.

The first charge collapsed.

Humanity held its line.

From fortified bunkers, civilians watched the projections with clenched fists and silent prayers. For the first time since the barrier had shattered, hope flickered into their eyes.

"They are stopping them."

"They can win."

On the western front, Arthur stood with his arms crossed, eyes sharp beneath silver hair. His blade remained sheathed. He did not move.

"Maintain formation," he ordered calmly.

In the east, Nolan adjusted the positioning of artillery with precise gestures. "Conserve energy reserves. Do not celebrate yet."

To the south, Elyndros watched the chimera carefully. "It is observing," he murmured. "It is playing with us."

In the north, Julius stood unmoving, the spear resting at his side.

The first wave ended within forty minutes.

The battlefield was littered with corpses. Smoke curled into the sky. Laser cannons cooled. Soldiers exhaled heavily.

A sigh of relief spread through the human ranks.

They had won the opening exchange.

Then the ground began to shake again.

This time the movement felt different.

From the breach stepped creatures larger, denser, radiating visible energy. Their bodies were covered in natural armor. Their claws carved trenches with casual steps. Their eyes were intelligent.

Mid level monsters.

Behind them, more shapes emerged, dozens upon dozens.

The artillery opened fire again.

The beams struck, but the results were far less decisive. Explosions staggered the creatures, yet many continued forward through the smoke. Some deflected energy with scales. Others regenerated damaged flesh before human eyes.

"Deploy mid rank martial artists!" Arthur commanded.

Across the battlefield, Martial Kings and Martial Lords leapt from the defensive lines. Their auras flared as they met the advancing beasts head on.

The second phase had begun.

At first, humanity still held advantage. Coordinated formations and disciplined techniques cut down dozens of mid level monsters. Blades severed limbs. Spears pierced skulls. Elemental strikes detonated across armored hides.

But the numbers were wrong.

For every human martial artist, ten monsters pressed forward.

The sky darkened with winged predators. Massive quadrupeds smashed into defensive ranks. A serpent twice the size of a train coiled around a formation and crushed it inward.

A young Martial Lord from the western front drove his blade into a rhino like beast’s skull. He pulled it free with a shout of triumph.

A second creature appeared behind him. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

Its claw punched through his chest.

He looked down in disbelief at the arm protruding from his ribcage. Blood filled his mouth. His body fell limp a second later.

Silence flickered through nearby ranks.

The first human had fallen.

On another continent, a female Martial King leapt to intercept a charging lizard titan. She split its skull with a downward strike. As she landed, acid sprayed from a hidden gland beneath its jaw.

She did not dodge in time.

The acid consumed her torso in seconds.

The second human death echoed across command networks.

Civilians watching the projections gasped. Some covered their mouths. Others turned away.

The casualty counter began to rise.

Mid level monsters flooded the breach in endless waves. For every one slain, three more replaced it. Martial artists began to tire. Formations faltered. Wounds accumulated.

Arthur’s expression hardened.

"eaer," he transmitted.

"I see it," Nolan replied quietly.

To the south, Elyndros closed his eyes briefly.

"So it begins."

When the tenth casualty was reported, the Saints moved.

Dozens of Martial Saints stepped forward across the four battlefields. Their auras erupted like miniature suns. The pressure alone flattened weaker monsters.

A Saint from the western front raised his hand and summoned a storm of golden blades that rained down across a charging horde. Hundreds were reduced to pieces.

Another Saint from the east slammed both palms into the earth, sending a shockwave that shattered bones within a two kilometer radius.

Humanity’s momentum surged again.

Cheers erupted from shelter broadcasts.

But beyond the breach, figures stepped forward to answer.

Monster Saints.

Massive entities radiating power equal to humanity’s strongest defenders.

A horned giant wielding a bone axe. A winged demon coated in black fire. A crystalline serpent whose body refracted energy like glass.

They descended into battle without hesitation.

The clash of Saints shook continents.

A human Saint launched a concentrated beam of pure martial energy. The horned giant caught it with its palm and hurled it skyward, where it exploded like a second sun.

The winged demon engaged two human Saints at once, its black flames consuming defensive techniques with horrifying efficiency.

The crystalline serpent coiled around a Saint and constricted. The sound of breaking ribs echoed before the human tore free with a desperate burst of power.

Casualties multiplied.

For every Saint, ten equivalent monsters pressed forward.

Even the Saints began to struggle.

From the northern front, Julius watched in silence.

He exhaled slowly.

"Let us begin."

His eyes turned gold.

Clairvoyance activated.

The battlefield unfolded before him in layered perception. Trajectories, weaknesses, future movements flickered across his vision. Every monster’s vital point shone faintly like a beacon.

Boom.

The ground shattered beneath his feet as he launched forward.

A sonic boom rippled across the northern plains.

He landed in the center of the mid level horde.

With a single sweep of his spear, a crescent of compressed force erupted outward.

Hundreds of low level monsters were cleaved in half instantly. Their bodies separated cleanly before collapsing into the dust.

He moved again.

His spear thrust forward, piercing through three mid level beasts in one line. He twisted, and their bodies detonated from within.

An emperor level monster lunged at him from above.

Without looking, Julius stepped aside. His spear rose in a diagonal arc.

The creature split from shoulder to hip.

Another charged from the rear. He pivoted and drove the butt of his spear into its skull. The impact crushed bone and sent the massive body skidding backward.

"Is that all you have?" Julius roared, his voice carrying across the northern front.

The Godzilla observed him carefully.

When the strongest human entered the field, it gave a silent command.

Emperor beasts surged toward Julius from multiple directions.

They were titanic creatures, each radiating force equivalent to mountains. Claws like towers. Fangs the size of buildings.

They surrounded him.

Julius stepped forward instead of retreating.

His spear blurred.

One emperor beast lost its head.

Another had its forelimbs severed before it could react.

A third opened its jaws to release energy. Julius pierced straight through its throat and out the back of its skull.

He moved through them like a blade through paper.

In less than a minute, five emperor beasts lay dead.

The human ranks stared in awe. This was their president, the strongest human alive.

The Godzilla’s massive eye narrowed.

Amusement flickered within it.

The scales along its back began to glow faint blue.

Energy gathered between the plates. Lightning crackled across its spine. The air around it vibrated as atmospheric particles ionized.

The ground trembled more violently than before.

Julius felt it immediately.

He turned his golden gaze toward the towering monster.

The planetary being was charging its ray attack.