Black Church Intervenes, Myriad Beast Spirit Fire Appears!

Feeling the icy Killing Intent radiating from Mu Ningxue, Mofan swallowed hard.

"Don't worry, I'll keep my mouth shut. Besides, Dongfang has helped me so much. We're sworn brothers—I'll definitely keep it secret for him."

No sooner had Mofan finished speaking than Dongfang Chen came up behind him and patted him on the shoulder.

"As hush money, you don't need to repay me for the Star Chart Books you bought on credit a few days ago."

"Rich and generous!"

Mofan gave him a thumbs-up.

Influenced by Dongfang Chen, Mofan was no longer as ignorant about magic as he had been in the original novel.

After winning the right to use the Earth Sacred Spring, he had sensed that he would likely be able to advance to the Intermediate Level with its help.

So, he had borrowed several Intermediate Fire Magic Star Chart Books from Dongfang Chen in advance.

Star Chart Books could guide the release of magic.

Mofan had originally planned to experience the feeling of casting Intermediate Magic as soon as he advanced, but he had never expected that these Star Chart Books would save his life while he was being hunted by the Black Church.

Although Star Chart Books were tools that assisted newly advanced mages in casting magic and were of little use to experienced Old Mages, they were still quite valuable.

So when Mofan heard that he did not need to repay the debt, his face immediately broke into a smile.

"We're heading to the Defense Line to help resist the demonic beasts. What are you planning to do next?"

Dongfang Chen asked.

Mofan fell silent for a while before saying, "I want to make sure my dad and aunt are safe first."

Ever since leaving the Earth Sacred Spring, Mofan had lost contact with his family.

The first person he thought of was his father, Mo Jiaxing.

"You don't need to worry about that. The moment the demonic beasts attacked, I arranged for people to protect Uncle Mo and evacuate him to the safe quarantine zone. He should be with your aunt and Monkey now."

Dongfang Chen had long since made arrangements for the people connected to him.

For example, the students of Tianlan Magic High School, as well as the relatives of Mofan, Zhang Xiaohou, and their other childhood friends.

The Dongfang Family's guards had evacuated them the moment Bocheng came under attack.

"I see. Thanks, Dongfang."

Hearing that his father and aunt were safe, Mofan let out a sigh of relief. As long as his family was safe, that was all that mattered.

"Then I'll go with you."

As someone born and raised in Bocheng, Mofan naturally did not want to see his hometown attacked by demonic beasts.

Now that he had advanced to the Intermediate Level, he could be considered part of Bocheng's core fighting force.

"Then let's go together."

At the Defense Line outside the city.

The Safety Barrier that protected Bocheng from demonic beast attacks had already been shattered beyond repair.

Even the city walls had collapsed.

The ground was littered with the corpses of demonic beasts and mages. The flowing fresh blood, washed by the torrential rain, formed streams of red.

The slaughter between humans and demonic beasts continued.

"AAARGH!!!"

Zhan Kong let out a furious roar. After losing nine of his most capable direct subordinates, he finally tore off the head of the Commander Level Demonic Beast, the Winged Cang Wolf!

At the same time, Butler Sai, his suit already soaked through by the rainstorm, approached while dragging the head of a Commander Level Demonic Beast behind him.

Not far away, Little Purple, which had been wildly tearing into the demonic beasts, raised its head.

Beneath it lay the scorched corpse of another Commander Level Demonic Beast.

As for the final Commander Level Demonic Beast attacking the city, it had been taken down by Leng Qing, the Judgment Department's Archmage.

With that, all four Commander Level Demonic Beasts that had attacked Bocheng had been slain.

Yet the situation remained far from optimistic.

Under normal circumstances, Bocheng's current defensive forces would have been fully capable of withstanding this wave of demonic beasts.

But not long after the demonic beasts began attacking the city, the Black Church had suddenly emerged from within the city. Not only had they launched sneak attacks on a large number of guards, they had also released vast amounts of Poison Mist.

This Poison Mist was not lethal, but it left people weak in the limbs, dizzy, and disoriented for a short time.

Normally, a few hours of rest would be enough to recover from such symptoms.

But they were in the middle of a demonic beast siege. To Bocheng's defenders, such symptoms were enough to be fatal!

Even Butler Sai and Leng Qing, both Archmages, had suffered losses in their clashes with the Black Church.

That was because the Black Church had an Archmage who was exceptionally proficient in Water Magic.

Not only did he counter Butler Sai, whose main element was Fire Magic, he also suppressed Leng Qing, whose main element was Earth Magic.

It was precisely because the Black Church had suddenly interfered that the situation had deteriorated so completely.

Moreover, the Black Church had been exceedingly cunning. Their appearance this time had not been to wipe out Bocheng's defenders; they had merely caused disruption before quietly retreating.

Even if the Military Department and the Judgment Department wanted to capture the Black Church immediately, the demonic beasts attacking the city would hold them back.

Faced with the endless Demonic Beast Tide, Bocheng's shattered defenders could only barely hold the line.

Even with Butler Sai and Chief Judge Leng Qing, two Archmages, present, the two had expended a tremendous amount of magic energy fighting the Black Church and were now powerless to turn the situation around.

"If only there were an Archmage of the Mind Element here. They should be able to withstand this demonic beast disaster."

Butler Sai said.

An Archmage of the Mind Element might not match him in firepower, but when it came to dealing with a Demonic Beast Tide, they would undoubtedly be far more useful than he was.

"Elder Sai, can you cast Hellfire Gate one more time?" Zhan Kong asked Butler Sai.

As Archmage Magic of the Fire Element, Hellfire Gate's destructive power was unquestionably terrifying.

Butler Sai had cast Hellfire Gate three times before. The first two had been used against the Black Church, while the last had been unleashed upon the Demonic Beast Tide. Not only had it killed a Commander Level Demonic Beast, it had also greatly delayed the tide's advance.

Unfortunately, Butler Sai had already exhausted his magic energy, while the demonic beasts had been driven completely mad under the influence of the Frenzy Spring.

Butler Sai shook his head.

"My magic energy has run dry. I can't even cast High-Level Magic now."

Zhan Kong frowned and let out a sigh.

"What about Chief Judge Leng Qing?"

In response to Zhan Kong's question, Leng Qing said, "Cough, cough... Mine has run dry as well."

Leng Qing had been injured during her battle with the Black Church.

Because Butler Sai's magic had been restrained, Leng Qing had practically faced the Black Church's Archmage alone.

That Archmage of the Black Church possessed a power that seemed beyond the rules. Not only did they possess a powerful Water Element Domain, even the torrential rain over Bocheng was under their control.

That terrifying power made Leng Qing think of a special kind of gifted person—the Calamity-Afflicted.

"Damn Black Church!"

Zhan Kong's face darkened completely, his eyes filled with rage toward the Black Church.

If the Black Church had not suddenly interfered with such a despicable scheme as poisoning them, the demonic beasts before them would have long since been driven back by Bocheng!

"All soldiers on the line, hear my order! Hold the line even if it kills—"

Zhan Kong's command had barely reached halfway when an incomparably scorching force erupted violently from within the city!

Blazing flames shot into the sky and exploded in midair like fireworks.

Rather than rapidly dissipating after exploding, the flames instead formed a peculiar Myriad Beast Pattern!

Before those flames, which resembled a Myriad Beast Totem, the demonic beasts whose eyes had been bloodshot moments ago all froze in place, trembling from head to toe.

Some of the lower-ranked Servant Demons even prostrated themselves on the ground, humanlike expressions in their eyes as they knelt in worship before the Flame Totem!