As the firelight gradually faded, the area sank into darkness once more.
Mo Xie withdrew the scorching flames from his hands and gazed at the retreating figures of the City Demon Hunting Squad and the Military Mages.
The Rescue Team had cleared most of the demon beasts from the district ahead. They should be able to make it back inside the Safe Barrier without trouble.
It was time for him to retreat, too. The surrounding demon beasts were gradually closing in.
With darkness falling now, the Shadow Element could be put to its best use.
The demon beasts weren't blind. They would never let an Intermediate Mage like him escape. Though they were all servant-level demons, they could swarm him and exhaust his magic energy.
According to the information Jiang Ya had given him, the demon beasts near Snow Peak Mountain Station had largely been subdued, and all their entry points into Bo City had been destroyed. The Rescue Team and the Military Mages were now eliminating the warrior-level demons roaming the city.
Once the warrior-level demons were gone, the servant-level demon beasts would scatter and flee.
But... would that really help?
Even if they eliminated the servant-level demons, cleared out the warrior-level demons, and dealt with those two Winged Azure Wolves, would Bo City truly be safe?
The answer was no. Every second the She-Wolf King remained alive put the people of Bo City in greater danger.
Unless the She-Wolf King was eliminated, the disaster would never end.
I'd better get back to the Safe Barrier, gather everyone I need to bring, and escape Bo City together. I wonder how the battle is going now... wait, where's the She-Wolf King?
Mo Xie looked toward where the She-Wolf King had been, but she was nowhere to be seen.
As he