"Beep beep beep..."
"Boss Zhan Kong, what's wrong?"
"Little Black, seal up every Demon Cave immediately. Hurry! Once they're sealed, evacuate the crowd at once and send everyone to the Safe Barrier!" Zhan Kong practically roared.
He had originally planned to lie in wait around the Demon Caves and catch some Black Vatican members, but circumstances had changed. The safety of Bocheng's people came first.
"Yes, Boss!"
Though Little Black was confused, he still carried out the order.
After ending the call, Zhan Kong dialed another number.
Once it connected.
"Qin Yuan, where are you right now?" Zhan Kong asked urgently.
"By the Demon Cave at Inscribed Girls Middle School. I'm feeding the 'rats.'"
Qin Yuan replied.
Zhan Kong: "???"
"Rats?" Zhan Kong was immediately surprised. "Giant-eyed Starry Rats?"
"Yep."
"...What are you feeding them?"
"The Black Vatican. Senior Zhan Kong, want to listen?"
Qin Yuan smiled.
The other end fell silent for a moment, then a series of miserable screams suddenly rang out. "Aaaahhh..."
Immediately after.
"Crunch, crack!"
The sounds of chewing flesh and blood and bones breaking rang out.
Zhan Kong: "..."
He had thought the Demon Cave in the Inscription Area had been sealed, and that the Black Vatican would not return after realizing they had been exposed. He had never expected them to actually go back.
And to fall right into Qin Yuan's hands.
"Hah." After taking a deep breath, Zhan Kong instructed, "Qin Yuan, since you're in the Inscription Area, help evacuate the people there."
"Mm, I'm already doing that. They've reached the Safe Barrier by now."
Qin Yuan replied.
Zhan Kong: "???"
My goodness, how was this kid always one step ahead? It was like he had predicted everything.
"It's good that the evacuation is done. Get yourself to the Safe Barrier and take shel—"
Before Zhan Kong could finish, a fierce current of air suddenly swept around the Waystation. Under that gust, every communication device instantly lost connection.
"Wuwu~~~!!!"
What followed was an earth-shaking roar that echoed through the entire Snow Peak Mountain Post Station.
Zhan Kong's eyes widened. Without time to think, he rushed out the door and looked up.
The Hunter Mages, Military mages, merchants, and others within the Waystation instinctively looked toward the sky as well, and then witnessed a shocking sight.
Dark clouds partially veiled the sky, while an enormous black shadow flew amid the clouds.
As its wings beat, wild currents of air rolled outward, instantly scattering the surrounding dark clouds and revealing its true form.
It was a... wolf!
It was enormous, with a pair of wings growing from its back. Its dark blue fur was deeply unsettling, and those wolf eyes contained not the slightest trace of emotion. After coldly sweeping its gaze over the ground below, it sped toward the distance.
Its aura was neither Servant Grade nor General Grade, but that of a genuine Commander-level Demon.
"Wing... Winged Azure Wolf!!!"
A merchant in the Waystation let out a shrill cry.
"Oh no, it's heading toward Bocheng!" a Military mage said in terror.
"All Military mages, heed my command!"
Wind Wings unfurled behind Zhan Kong's back as he rose into the air above the center of the Waystation. He shouted, "Immediately eliminate the Demon Pack around the Waystation! I'll personally deal with the Winged Azure Wolf!"
As soon as his words fell, Zhan Kong shot toward the distant Winged Azure Wolf.
He was a high-level mage of Three Elements and possessed the secret arts of the Zu Clan. Facing a Winged Azure Wolf close to mid-tier Commander level alone would be difficult, but it was not without hope.
How could the captain of the National Government Team be famous for nothing?
Bocheng.
As the Blood Alert sounded, everyone headed in the same direction: the Safe Barrier.
However, panic could spread. Even though demons had not yet flooded the entire city, traffic had already come to a standstill, and the streets were packed with people.
Inscription Area.
Qin Yuan had originally been soaring through the heavens with Ye Xin Xia, but halfway through their flight, they were hit by the cleansing downpour of the Fountain of Ferocity.
Knowing how the incident would unfold, Qin Yuan immediately took Ye Xin Xia back to the Inscription Area, had Mo Qing head to the Safe Barrier with them, and then began evacuating the crowd at top speed.
To ensure nothing went wrong, Qin Yuan had specifically gone to inspect the Demon Cave entrance at Inscribed Girls Middle School. He happened to find several Black Vatican members who had just destroyed the entrance.
Qin Yuan directly gave them a "physical send-off," tossed them to the Giant-eyed Starry Rats as snacks, then temporarily sealed the Demon Cave entrance to buy time for the evacuation.
In short, there were no major casualties in the Inscription Area.
"Awoo!"
"Puchi!"
A Blaze Wolf with pitch-black fur and lava-colored limbs stepped forward. Beneath its paw was a flattened Giant-eyed Starry Rat.
"The call ended?"
Qin Yuan looked at the ended-call screen on his phone, confusion on his face.
Before he could speculate, his phone rang again. Three words appeared on the screen—Sister Tang Yue.
Qin Yuan answered the call and had only just said one word. "Tang..."
"Little Yuan, where are you right now?" Tang Yue's anxious voice came through.
"I'm near Ruiguang Residential Area."
Qin Yuan glanced around. To reassure Tang Yue, he continued, "Don't worry, Sister Tang Yue. You know how strong I am."
"Don't mess around. Get to the Safe Barrier and take shelter immediately."
Tang Yue's voice was extremely stern.
"Mm, I know." Qin Yuan agreed aloud. Hearing some noise on the other end of the call, he could not help asking, "Sister Tang Yue, where are you? Why is it so noisy?"
"At Tianlan Magic High School. I'm helping evacuate the students... Anyway, hurry to the Safe Barrier. Remember to tell me once you get there."
With that, Tang Yue ended the call.
Qin Yuan held his phone and pondered for a moment before mounting the Blaze Wolf. "Xiao Yan, let's go."
"Awoo!"
The Blaze Wolf roared and sprinted in a certain direction.
As they passed a corner, a Giant-eyed Starry Rat suddenly darted out. Its body gave off the filthy, rancid stench of the sewers.
"Thunder Seal—Fury Strike!"
A Thunder Seal instantly formed in Qin Yuan's hand, and a bolt of purple lightning struck straight at the Giant-eyed Starry Rat.
"Crackle, crackle!"
The Giant-eyed Starry Rat's body convulsed, leaving it unable to move.
"Puchi!"
The Blaze Wolf stomped down, then used the Giant-eyed Starry Rat's corpse as a foothold to leap onto the rooftops, heading straight toward Tianlan Magic High School.
The empty Inscription Area was deathly silent.
Not long after.
"Gurgle gurgle gurgle..."
"Awoo..."
"Roar..."
Wave after wave of demon roars rose within the deathly silent Inscription Area. By rough estimate, there were dozens of them.
Fortunately, the area had already been evacuated.
"Splash, splash!"
The urine-colored rain was still falling, and it was growing heavier and heavier. Any demon touched by the rain became violent and frenzied.
Three kilometers south of Tianlan Magic High School.
"Tap tap tap!"
A female mage in a milky-white uniform, her entire body stained with dirty blood, was running for her life.
Even though she was drenched in sweat, she did not dare slow down for even a moment, as though some "terror" was chasing her from behind.
"Gurgle gurgle~"
"Gurgle gurgle~"
Two pitch-black, Monkey-faced Mutant creatures were pursuing her. Their furry forearms bore crescent-shaped blades that gleamed with chilling cold light.
With their appearance, the air in the area became unbearably foul, enough to make one retch.
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