"Vmmm-"
The rumble of the colossal defensive magic array activating still echoed over Kapa City. A dark purple barrier enveloped the entire city, every line of the array radiating terrifying power.
Everyone in the city stopped what they were doing and looked up at the sky in shock and uncertainty-this defensive magic array had not been activated for countless tens of thousands of years.
"Boss, this is bad! That old bastard really came back! Me and my big mouth!" Wangcai crouched on Loa's shoulder, smacking his own mouth with his little paw in frustration, his purple eyes full of self-reproach.
"Don't panic. I'm a little behind him in fusing profound mysteries, but my divine power is much stronger than his. It shouldn't be a big problem. First, we need to find a weak point and break out of the city-he has too much of an advantage here." Loa's voice remained calm, but he spoke a little faster than usual.
As he spoke, he had already rapidly reviewed the complete layout of Kapa City's defensive magic array in his mind. Of the backdoor nodes he had secretly inscribed during that repair assignment years ago, the nearest lay in the southeast of the city.
The instant the two left the Mund family estate, a pitch-black sword shadow plunged straight down from high above, wrapped in dark divine power so dense it seemed solid and a nauseating stench of blood, and slammed into the rear garden.
Boom-
A violent explosion erupted in the southeastern corner of Kapa City. The estate's sturdy walls collapsed like paper beneath the sword's pressure. Countless fragments of stone and rubble flew in every direction, smoke and dust shot skyward, and the ground along the entire street trembled.
The Mund family's rear garden was reduced to ruins by that