150. The Crisis Had Only Just Begun
Whether Tang Miao can find it or not is entirely a matter of luck.
But if he doesn't look for it, there's nothing he can do.
Tang Miao knew that Han Ji's men were helping the people relocate; otherwise, he really wanted to ask Han Ji for help. After all, the Ancient Capital was just too vast!
Just when he had nowhere to look for anyone, he suddenly remembered something. Bo City was the testing site, and it seemed that the people being tested there were Mu He and the bald monk who controlled the rain?
In other words, if this bald monk is in the city, then he must be connected with Mu He!
Tang Miao immediately found the place where Mu He was being held, but of course, asking Mu He about this kind of question would not yield any answers.
Tang Miao arrived at a place where they had been searching for Mu He and learned from them that Mu He had indeed been in contact with a monk. Having obtained the monk's exact location, Tang Miao set off to find him.
Just then, Han Ji arrived and saw Tang Miao rushing to leave. He asked in confusion, "Tang Miao, what are you going to do?"
Seeing that Han Ji seemed somewhat mentally unstable, Tang Miao stopped and said, "I told you before that the Black Vatican has people who can control rain... Now, I think I've found that person's location!"
Han Ji had just investigated the rainwater and indeed found the problem. Now, hearing what Tang Miao said, he truly felt a glimmer of hope!
Are you serious?
In response to Han Ji's question, Tang Miao, who wasn't entirely sure, could only shake her head and say, "I don't know either, but if it really is him, I will definitely take care of him."
Han Ji paused. If someone could control rain, their strength couldn't be weak, right? Tang Miao, though exceptionally talented, was only an Advanced Mage; Han Ji felt this was somewhat unreliable...
Han Ji then asked, "Should I assign some men to you?"
Tang Miao himself wasn't sure where Han Ji could gather manpower for him. Most importantly, if he made a mistake, Han Ji could at least save more people.
"No need. If the person I find is that rain-controlling guy, I will definitely bring him back."
Han Ji asked, somewhat puzzled, "According to what you've said, the opponent must be quite strong. Are you really sure you're alright?"
"I have my own way!" Tang Miao nodded in response.
This was no child's play; most importantly, it concerned the life and death of an entire Ancient Capital. If it were any other Advanced Mage, he would really find it unreliable... But since Tang Miao had said so, Han Ji was willing to believe it was true. He also hoped it was true, after all, he truly had no one else to rely on right now.
Under the hazy rain, the gray city gate stands tall in the center of the long city wall, its weathered color a testament to countless years of wind and rain.
Many sorcerers were still guarding the city wall, listening to the distant tolling of bells and praying that day would come soon.
Rainy weather always delays the dawn, and perhaps some mages who were fighting outside never returned because of this weather.
On the city wall, Staff Officer Zhu, who had been keeping a close eye on the distant battlefield, saw an officer rushing towards him and asked, "What's wrong? Why are you in such a hurry?"
"A small squad has been surrounded by a group of skeletons. They need reinforcements, but... we can't send any more men right now," the officer reported.
Staff Officer Zhu sighed softly, "There's nothing we can do; there are no mages available here right now... We can only hope they can hold out until dawn."
Just then, Staff Officer Zhu noticed that the battle in the distance seemed to have ended. A smile finally appeared on his anxious face; it was clear he had been worried about this all night. Now that the crisis was over, he said excitedly, "The Ghost Tyrant has been killed, and our main force is retreating back to the city walls!"
After all, several Super Level Mages had been mobilized; if anything went wrong, their northern side would suffer huge losses.
"Very good, very good, excellent!!" Staff Officer Zhu shouted excitedly as the main force began to return one after another.
The military intelligence officers who remained with him were also excitedly dancing around. For more than a month, they had been living in constant fear of the Ghost Tyrant every night on the North City Wall. This brutal undead was the most threatening creature to the North City Wall, and had almost caused a large breach in the wall several times.
Now that this biggest hidden danger has finally been eliminated, the guards of the North City Wall can finally breathe a sigh of relief.
Similarly, dawn arrived rather late. Those on the North City Wall, witnessing this scene, cheered in unison, welcoming the new day and the triumphant return of their heroes...
One after another, the mages appeared near the city walls, and some of the faster-moving soldiers had even returned to the city towers.
Similarly, Zhu Meng returned to the city wall. However, his face did not show the excitement of having defeated the Ghost Tyrant; instead, he stared solemnly at the entire undead army.
If Tang Miao's prediction is correct, it means the battle will continue.
"Sir, let me take you to rest first. Your injuries are quite serious." Staff Officer Staff Officer Zhu called over a female mage.
Zhu Meng waved his hand and said, "No need, I'll rest after the spirits of the dead have faded."
Ignoring Staff Officer Zhu's advice, Zhu Meng waited there until dawn. The dark clouds and rain made everything so gloomy, but no matter how gloomy or obscure, the night was over, it was daytime, it was dawn, the time for this war to end...
Even the tolling of bells had already echoed throughout the city, but Zhu Meng saw that the spirits of the dead had not left. They were still standing there, their eyes still gleaming with a blood-red, ferocious light!
The number of undead attempting to breach the city walls hadn't decreased; in fact, it had increased! Staff Officer Zhu, who was still urging Zhu Meng to rest, was completely stunned upon witnessing this scene...
"This..."
Not only Staff Officer Zhu, but also several Military Intelligence Bureau officers, the withdrawn Military Commander, and some Military Mage were all dumbfounded...
The vast, black tide of the dead is now creeping up to the already precarious city walls!
It's no wonder they were so bewildered; with dawn breaking and the rain pouring down, no spirit in the dead had ever been seen roaming during the day in thousands of years... How could they not be dumbfounded!?
"This... how is this possible!?"
Military Commander Lu Xu had just landed on the city wall, his eyes still bloodshot.
His right arm was gone, and blood seeped into the simple white bandage. He should have been showing a grim smile, but that smile was hidden in his thin cheekbone and could no longer be displayed. Instead, he was filled with the panic and disbelief of someone still reeling from a nightmare!
The three Super Level Mage— Chief Instructor Fei Jiao, Hunter King Du Xiao, and Councilor Zhu Meng— were all gazing at the land bathed in the dawn light. They watched the undead, seemingly unharmed in the sunlight, as more and more of them defied common sense and emerged from the earth, as if a dark, bloody feast had only just begun...
"Whoa~!"
A death knell-like cry echoed from the northern corner of the city. The four gazed through the drizzling rain and were startled to see a skeletal creature with enormous bony wings skimming the clouds as it approached in the dim light...
Its silhouette drew closer and closer, its skeletal form comparable to the main city tower standing on the North City Wall, and its fully extended skeletal wings could cast a vast shadow like clouds!
As it gazed arrogantly down upon the tiny city walls and looked down upon the insignificant people within, fear spread like a plague from the walls, instantly engulfing half of the northern city! Those who had not yet been relocated and those who were dissatisfied with the relocation were now filled with terror...
"The Bone Hell Lord!" Military Commander Lu Xu exclaimed after a moment of shock.
Even with his cultivation level as Super Level Mage, he would shudder at the mere mention of this name, let alone others.
The Ghost Tyrant is a demon, the ruler of demons, and its appearance is always accompanied by a vast horde of demons, densely packed together!
The Bone Hell Lord is a skeleton, the lord of skeletons!
This is a super undead whose fearsome reputation even surpasses that of the Ghost Tyrant!
But can anyone explain why this thing appeared when it's already daylight?!
"Whoa~!"
Just as everyone was in shock, another sound rang out!
After the appearance of the Bone Hell Lord, a mad corpse as tall as a mountain appeared without warning at the far end of the vast sea of the dead. With each step it took, the ground trembled and the city trembled under its feet!
The Corpse of the Mountain Peak seemed to be responding to the call of the Bone Hell Lord in the sky; its body became a sky-reaching corpse banner, and countless corpses of the dead assembled and gathered together, whether crawling out from underground or surging in from the far north, their numbers so great that they could cover the distant horizon...
"The Corpse of the Mountain Peak..."
Zhu Meng was somewhat shocked. Although he had learned from Tang Miao that the undead might not recede, he never expected that not only would they not retreat, but these terrifying beings would also reappear.
The terror of this Corpse of the Mountain Peak far surpasses that of the likes of the Undead Monarch of the Bone Hell Lord. It might be from the same era as the Totem Mystic Snake. Zhu Meng still vividly remembers the fear the Dark Serpent instilled in him...
He was powerless against the Dark Serpent, and the Corpse of the Mountain Peak... Zhu Meng could hardly bear to imagine it...