Mission "Protect Wutan City"

These past few days, the young couple Dongfang Chen and Mu Ningxue had been inseparable.

They stuck together while eating, sleeping, and even cultivating, always acting all lovey-dovey.

Dongfang Chen had no complaints, since he had personally proven that while Mu Ningxue appeared icy on the outside, she was warm on the inside.

Besides, the once frigid Mu Ningxue becoming a little more clingy was a refreshing change of pace.

Dongfang Chen was fine with it, but Ye Xin Xia felt a twinge of jealousy.

She knew that Brother Chen hadn't neglected her, but the "thing" she had been longing for had been snatched up by Sister Ning Xue first, leaving Ye Xin Xia in a sullen mood for days.

Fortunately, Dongfang Chen noticed the maiden's little feelings.

So, under Mu Ningxue's cold pleas for mercy, he set aside a full day to spend alone with Ye Xin Xia, making up for her jealous pout.

Though Ye Xin Xia was a bit envious inside, she wasn't the type of girl to throw a tantrum.

After learning that her beloved Brother Chen had deliberately cleared a day just for her, that hint of jealousy vanished without a trace.

After experiencing the warmth beneath Mu Ningxue's cold exterior and spending some time with Ye Xin Xia, Dongfang Chen received a message from Tang Yue on his phone.

From Tang Yue's message, he learned that Mofan had already entered the Earth Sacred Spring.

That meant the Bocheng Disaster was about to strike.

If he had just transmigrated and was still weak, Dongfang Chen would have fled as far as possible from the Bocheng Disaster and never gotten involved.

But now, he had enough strength to handle it.

Moreover, through his manipulation of "connections," Bocheng's defensive forces were far stronger than in the Original Work.

Because of the Black Church's kidnapping of Dongfang Chen, coupled with his subtle hints and nudges, Bocheng now had a large Military Department garrison, and even Tang Yue, as a judge, had mobilized many personnel from the Judgment Department.

Last month, Dongfang Chen had even thrown money around through the Hunter Union, releasing a large number of Bounty Missions that attracted many skilled High-level Hunters.

These Bounty Missions only required the hunters to stay in Bocheng for a full month and help maintain public order within that time.

Although anyone with eyes could see that these Bounty Missions had some shady strings attached, many hunters were still drawn in by the hefty rewards.

Having money made you that bold.

Beyond that, Bocheng also had plenty of high-end Combat Power.

Zhan Kong, a High-Tier Mage, went without saying—he was no longer Bocheng's strongest fighter.

Because Dongfang Chen had temporarily transferred three more High-Tier Mages from the Dongfang Family.

And Butler Sai, who had already advanced to Archmage, was stationed there as well.

Even Tang Yue had secretly pulled in her Best Friend Leng Qing from the Judgment Department.

As the deputy head of the Lingyin Judgment Department, Leng Qing also possessed Archmage-level strength.

Add in the Little Purple Crystal Winged Lion King, comparable to a Great Commander, and Dongfang Chen himself, who had reached Dou Ling cultivation.

Defending a small city like Bocheng was no problem at all.

The reason Dongfang Chen chose to confront the Black Church head-on, aside from developing some attachment to Bocheng, was also tied to This Matter of the Black Church targeting him for kidnapping.

He, Dongfang Chen, was no pushover to be toyed with. Since the Black Church dared to plot a kidnapping against him, they had better be ready for his retaliation.

More importantly...

[Ding! Detected that Protect Wutan City is about to be attacked by the Soul Hall. Please do your utmost to protect Wutan City.]

[Task Reward: Different rewards based on the degree of damage to Wutan City. The lower the damage, the higher the reward.]

[Note: Damage degree is related to building destruction and casualty numbers.]

The Crazy System, silent for so long, came back online.

As soon as it did, it issued Dongfang Chen a task to "Protect Wutan City."

But that worked out perfectly, since it aligned with what he was already doing. Even without the task, Dongfang Chen would have protected Wutan City—no, Bocheng.

Having spent so long with the system, Dongfang Chen had unconsciously been led astray.

Luckily, when he was cuddling with Xuexue and Xin Xia, he hadn't accidentally called them "Xun'er" or "Yanran," or he'd have been in for a world of trouble.

Above Bocheng, Dark Clouds pressed down on the city, blotting out the sunlight.

The scene looked like the apocalypse had arrived.

"Young Master, the Dark Clouds in the sky don't seem right."

Butler Sai looked up at the sky.

With an Archmage's perception and instincts, he felt that these Dark Clouds seemed to be artificially controlled.

"These clouds are definitely suspicious. Grandpa Sai, have everyone prepare for battle."

Dongfang Chen said.

These dark clouds were indeed man-made, controlled by none other than Wu Ku, one of the three generals under the Salang Faction of the Black Church.

As a Calamity-Afflicted water mage, Wu Ku wielded the power to command water and summon rain—this downpour was his doing.

Moreover, the rainwater had been infused with a potion concocted by another Salang general, the Black Alchemist, giving the rain the ability to drive demonic beasts into a frenzy.

Just as Dongfang Chen told Butler Sai to get ready and called Mu Ningxue and Ye Xin Xia to his side, a deafening alarm sound rang out across the entire Bocheng.

The Military Department at Bocheng's Defense Line had sounded the Crimson Alert!

Beyond the Defense Line, within the Torrential Rain that blocked all sight, countless scarlet eyes lit up, covering the mountains and fields as far as the eye could see!

These scarlet eyes belonged to demonic beasts that had already been driven into a frenzy.

In a hidden location somewhere in Bocheng, Mu He, who had been missing for a long time, appeared.

Beside him was a colleague from the Black Church—the very Wu Ku who had summoned the Torrential Rain.

"I didn't expect the underground tunnel to be discovered by the Military Department. Mu He, your years of planning have been ruined by more than half, heh." Wu Ku said with some schadenfreude.

Though both of them served under Salang, their relationship was far from friendly.

Now that he had a chance to mock Mu He, Wu Ku wasn't about to let it slip by.

"Hmph! Bocheng is just a small test site. Don't forget, the key to our plan lies in the Ancient City!"

Mu He said angrily.

The underground tunnel in Bocheng was the linchpin of the demonic beast assault.

Without it, the beasts couldn't slip into Bocheng unnoticed and would have to breach the Defense Line head-on.

With Bocheng's defenses tightened in this era, it was uncertain whether the demonic beasts outside could even break through.

"But I haven't been gone for nothing all this time." Mu He snorted coldly.

The reason he had disappeared for so long wasn't fear of exposure, but to devise a new plan after the tunnel was discovered.

And Mu He's new plan was simple: smash through Bocheng's Defense Line by force!

Though the disaster in Bocheng was just a small experiment, Mu He still wanted to deliver a satisfactory result to Lord Salang.

Originally, Mu He had planned to use a single Commander Level Winged Cang Wolf to attack Bocheng, but with the defenses now so reinforced, Mu He had directly lured in four Commander Level beasts!

Sure, That Kid Dongfang Chen had an Archmage-level butler by his side, but when disaster struck, that butler's first priority would be protecting Dongfang Chen's safety.

So, with only Zhan Kong as a High-Tier Mage, how could Bocheng possibly withstand four Commander Level demonic beasts?

Even adding Dongfang Chen's Commander Level Summoned Beast wouldn't tip the scales.

Mu He sneered, basking in the joy of his plan about to succeed.

Unfortunately, his calculations were about to fall apart.

Because he didn't know that Bocheng now had many High-Tier Mages, plus Leng Qing, an Archmage who had arrived in secret.