The Battle Continued

Chapter 30: The Battle Continued. The retreat of the Black-Robed People did not make the families and their allies relax their vigilance in the slightest. They knew full well that this was only a brief calm; the fighting would continue and grow even more brutal. After the previous round of fierce clashes, the joint defensive system had held its ground but suffered considerable damage. Several weak points had appeared in the Spiritual Energy Shields at the defensive checkpoints, and sections of the spiritual energy patterns in the Defensive Formations on the ground had dimmed. Repairing them would take vast amounts of spiritual energy and time. Many members of the families and their allied forces had also been wounded. The medical stations were packed, and the Su Family's healers worked frantically, doing everything they could to save the injured. Yet there was no time to catch their breath. Only a few days later, the Black-Robed People attacked again. This time, their army was even larger. They seemed to have gathered all their forces, intent on breaking through the defensive line in a single stroke. The Black-Robed People surged toward the defensive checkpoints like a black torrent, their attacks more frenzied and reckless than ever. In the sky, they wielded spiritual energy to summon vast banks of black clouds. Lightning flashed and thunder roared within them as bolt after bolt of black lightning struck down at the defensive checkpoints. These bolts carried immense destructive power. Every strike against a defensive shield made it shudder violently and sent great showers of spiritual energy sparks flying. On the ground, the Black-Robed People divided into several square formations, each led by a Black-Robed Mage at the front. The mages waved their Magic Wands and chanted ancient, evil incantations, summoning enormous Rock Golems from beneath the