Calamity of Bocheng

After a rustling sound, Mu Ningxue felt a lot more comfortable all over.

Yet before she had the chance to enjoy this brief moment of pleasure, she sensed a slight, scorching warmth radiating from right beside her.

Chen Lang was not actually that hot, but due to Mu Ningxue's somewhat peculiar constitution, he seemed very warm by comparison.

Similarly, Chen Lang could also feel the chilly coolness belonging to her.

She was just like a block of ice, which clearly was not a normal body temperature for a human. Even for an Ice Element Mage, this was a bit absurd.

Chen Lang reached out to pull her into his embrace, asking by her ear, "Are you very cold?"

Aside from pressing her hands against Chen Lang's chest, Mu Ningxue gave no response at all.

At this moment, she was like a panicked little rabbit.

And Chen Lang was undoubtedly a hungry wolf.

Seeing that she gave no response, Chen Lang did not continue to tease her, nor did he make any move to push her hands away, simply holding her quietly like that.

After about half an hour passed without Chen Lang making any further movements, and as he had even fallen asleep, Mu Ningxue relaxed just a little.

Looking at the sleeping Chen Lang on the pillow beside her, Mu Ningxue felt a flurry of mixed emotions in her heart.

She had never imagined that this man she had known for barely half a month would lie beside her so naturally...

Nor had she ever imagined that all of this was entirely because of her father, Mu Zhuoyun.

Of course, Mu Ningxue naturally would not blame Mu Zhuoyun for anything, because this path was her own choice from the start.

It was merely that Mu Zhuoyun had accelerated the process a little...

Morning arrived, and the urine-yellow rain continued to fall relentlessly.

Usually at this time, sanitation workers would already be sweeping the streets, and the daily routines of many ordinary people would already be bustling... but a day like today was undoubtedly a heaven-sent day off.

"Wuwuwu~~~~~~~~~~~~"

Yet right at this moment, an alarm sound erupted throughout the entire Bocheng!

The sound was deafening, covering the entire city almost instantly, and at the same time, a Crimson Alert appeared high above in the sky!

When this scene manifested, panicked, chaotic sounds even filtered in from outside Mu Clan Manor!

"Ah wuwuwu~~~~"

"Jijijiji~~~~~~~~~!!!!"

At that exact same moment, one demonic roar after another resounded throughout the entire city!

Chen Lang was already aware of it, but Mu Ningxue woke up to complete bewilderment beside him.

"Dong dong dong!!!"

As Mu Ningxue wanted to ask what was happening, a knock sounded outside the room, and Mu Zhuoyun's voice came through as well: "Ningxue, get up quickly, demon beasts have entered the city, we must evacuate at once!"

What should have been a wonderful day—who would have known that today, demon beasts would suddenly appear within the city.

Even more terrifyingly, the invading demon beasts were not just a single one, but a pack... or even more, because the current numbers were simply impossible to tally.

Hearing what her father had said, Mu Ningxue found it somewhat unbelievable.

Although Bocheng was only a small city, it still possessed defensive forces. How did these demon beasts manage to flood into the city?

Could it be that the military side had completely collapsed?

Though questions piled up one after another in her mind, her hands were not slow. After Chen Lang got dressed, she had already finished sorting herself out as well.

Chen Lang opened the door to see an extremely anxious Mu Zhuoyun.

"Virtuous Nephew..."

Mu Zhuoyun was about to speak when, not far from Chen Lang's side, a wisp of a shadow drifted over and materialized right before him.

Mu Zhuoyun was completely dumbfounded upon seeing the shadow appear!

He had been standing here for a moment, yet he hadn't sensed a thing...

"Young Master Lang."

Chen Lang glanced at the other person, asking knowingly, "What is going on?"

The Shadow Mage immediately reported, "The Giant Eyed Rat tribes and One-Eyed Demon Wolf tribes in this vicinity bypassed the military defense line from underground and charged straight into the city."

"Where are Uncle Ming and the others?"

"They are currently inspecting the surrounding situation."

Because Chen Lang was here, even if it was just a pack of demon wolves and demonic rats, they still needed to thoroughly inspect the perimeter.

A mere few individuals naturally wouldn't require such nervousness from people like them, but based on what was right in front of their eyes, there was at least the number belonging to several nests... Against such numbers, they naturally had to be on high alert. After all, encountering such an emergency meant Chen Ming could not allow Chen Lang to suffer even the slightest harm.

"Go have them come over," Chen Lang instructed.

"Yes."

The Shadow Mage departed, while Mu Zhuoyun breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Because with the people from Chen Lang's family here, it seemed that even with demon beasts entering the city, things weren't all that dangerous...

A few minutes later, inside the villa's living room.

Chen Ming, the Shadow Mage, and the six Advanced-level Consummate "experts" from the family brought along for this trip had returned.

Since they had merely come to this rural little town to accomplish a minor task for Chen Lang, the powerhouses within the family naturally wouldn't come over in person.

"Xiaolang, demon beasts have entered the city, we must leave this place immediately." After stepping in from the wet outside, Chen Ming's very first words were to take him away.

Chen Lang did not move, instead looking at Chen Ming with a solemn expression: "My Chen Family has guarded Bashu for many years without ever retreating a single step. Now that the Demonic Clan's demon wolves and demonic rats are invading here, you want me to run away?"

Chen Ming paused...

What are you getting all passionate for at a time like this!?

This isn't just one or two invading beasts; it's the numbers of at least an entire Demonic Clan tribe!

"Right now it's the invasion of at least one Demonic Clan tribe, your safety comes first, I cannot let you take risks!"

Chen Lang naturally understood Chen Ming's good intentions, and he also understood just how perilous this was.

Yet if he had waited for so many days only to leave just like that without doing anything?

Then what meaning did his cultivation even have?

"Uncle Ming, with demon beasts entering the city, every mage ought to stand up. If my Chen Family encounters this and chooses to turn a blind eye and flee from here, how can we establish ourselves in the future?"

Chen Ming frowned. Undeniably, what Chen Lang said was not without reason.

"I am staying, you are leaving!"

The Chen Family was vast, and perhaps there were spineless wretches corrupted by wine and women who might hesitate not a second to flee in the face of such a situation, but Chen Ming before his eyes was clearly not among their ranks.

The instant he saw demon beasts rampaging as they entered the city, he had wanted to strike and shatter those scumbags to pieces.

The only reason he hadn't attacked was because Chen Lang was of paramount importance to the Chen Family.

An Intermediate Mage whose Magic Awakening happened less than two years ago, and who hadn't even entered the family's Lightning Pool for baptism...

He truly didn't dare to be the slightest bit careless!

"Wu ao~~~~~!!!!"

Just at that moment, a roar that shook the entirety of Bocheng suddenly rang out, making goosebumps erupt all over everyone's bodies.

"Commander level!"

Chen Ming and the Shadow Mage reacted instantly. This kind of cry was clearly that of a Commander-level creature!

They walked outside together and quickly saw Bocheng's iconic landmark, the Yinmao Building, standing head and shoulders above the rest, almost touching the grey dome of the sky. Right at the very peak of this towering building, a massive black shadow lay crouched!