Just as the evil spirit prepared to press its advantage, two rounds fell from the sky and struck directly along its path of advance!
Forced to pull back, it raised its head and looked at Xia Fan without expression.
Luo Yunzheng felt a sharp stab in his heart—
He had actually been saved by the enemy!
And he could not even bring himself to say something performative like, "Who asked you to help? Stand aside!" Anyone with eyes could see that if the other party had not acted just now, he would have suffered terribly.
Yet Luo Yunzheng also understood that the war between Seven Stars and Jinxia City was merely an internal struggle for power among the Fangshi. The evil spirit before them, however, was humanity's foe unto death.
"Anyone around here who still has breath in them, pick up a weapon and get on your feet!" He tore off a strip of his sleeve, wrapped it around the wound on his forehead, and shouted orders to his subordinates. "In the name of the Seven Stars Bureau of Military Affairs, destroy this lesser evil spirit!"
If this humanoid evil spirit could use Formless Reality and Illusion, ordinary soldiers could not harm it in the slightest. Charging in would be nothing but a trip to their deaths. But the Kaiyang Envoy needed them to die now. Only by successfully dividing the enemy's attention could he find a chance for a fatal blow.
Victory always came at a price.
Seeing Xia Fan make his move, Chi and the others prepared to follow, but he unexpectedly stopped them. "Wait!"
"What is it?" Dragon Girl barely halted her diving descent.
"That thing just used... something that seemed like the Kaiyang Envoy's immortal art." Xia Fan was not entirely sure. "I have a bad