Securing Victory

Lin Xu didn't even need to resist the giant beast. He simply used the spirit lamp to control the flames and slightly changed the trajectory of the flame vortex, causing the Manticore to lose control of the tornado it had created.

This ability to forcibly unleash spells using immense magical power is not exclusive to war behemoths; multiple mages can do the same.

However, it is not easy to control power beyond one's own control. Just like now, Lin Xu easily seized control of the flame vortex and trapped the Manticore that created it.

A cage of flames took shape, and the giant watched as the massive body of the Manticore fell into it, howling and struggling in agony as it was burned by the flames, its eyes bloodshot with rage.

"Babalu, calm down—" The giant city lord swung his sword, scattering the entangled fire dragon, and looked up to call out to his beloved pet.

The next second, the flames exploded violently at close range, blasting the giant from mid-air to the ground, creating another crater in the mountain.

"What a hard tortoise shell!" Lin Xu frowned slightly as he watched the giant soar into the air as if nothing had happened.

Ten or twenty minutes have passed since the start of the battle, and the giant has been bombarded with spells repeatedly, yet he remains unharmed.

"How much Dou Qi do you have left? Half or less?" He silently calculated, looking at the Dark Gang Qi swirling around the giant city lord.

This is his home turf; he can easily drag things out with his opponent until the end of time.

Beneath the seemingly calm mask of the giant city lord lay a mixture of shock and rage that he could not conceal.

It never expected that its well-laid plan would have such a huge flaw. "Why? How could you wield power in just two days?"

The dungeon lord could not comprehend it; even it could not have accomplished such a feat in such a short time.

It's even harder to imagine that a newly advanced mid-level professional could so skillfully wield the lord's authority, allowing him to easily unleash high-level spells that gradually erode its powerful Dou Qi aura.

The city lord's gaze swept across the battlefield, and his heart sank.

The monster army on which it had placed its hopes suffered an unprecedented setback; this seemingly insignificant stone wall split the once massive army apart.

The dark warriors fighting on the city walls were overwhelmed by the enemy one by one. Except for the quick-witted and resourceful witch who managed to escape, the remaining monsters were swiftly eliminated.

The battle was lost; it saw the enemy's "mage corps" manipulating the storm, hurling stone balls at the dungeon legion, and the monsters who couldn't dodge in time perished one after another.

Even its heavily invested Dark Mage Corps is showing clear signs of decline, forcing it to repeatedly shrink its defensive range.

"We can't keep fighting like this—" Only then did the giant city lord realize that he had underestimated this territory, even though he had only recently been promoted.

Without hesitation, the giant city lord transformed into a shooting star and charged towards the stone wall battlefield halfway up the mountain.

"Not good!" Lin Xu's expression changed drastically. He was busy controlling the fire storm to kill the Manticore, but he was startled by the giant's movements.

In the blink of an eye, the twenty-seven guardian Daoist priests on the ground immediately changed their target, waving their Sharp Wind Flag and unleashing a fierce gale that swept towards the falling giant.

"Waaaaah~"

Twenty-seven storms roared and merged, transforming into a phantom wind dragon that hurtled towards the oncoming giant.

"Earth-Splitting Slash!"

Dark Battle Qi condensed, transforming into a giant sword phantom that fell from the sky and collided with the incoming wind dragon.

"Boom!"

The Dark Sword Qi collided with the wind dragon, creating a howling wind that peeled away layers of condensed battle Dou Qi.

The sword light descended from the sky, tearing the wind dragon apart and heading straight for the city wall halfway up the mountain.

In the blink of an eye, the two sides clashed head-on.

The sword light pierced through the wind dragon, and the Sword Qi that was originally tens of meters long was now only a few feet long, falling from the sky like a meteor.

"Not good!" A murderous aura descended from the sky, and the black tiger demon, who was about to charge, felt a chill in his heart and leaped into the air without hesitation.

With a surge of magical power, the tiger demon leaped ten zhang across, dodging the Sword Qi descending from the sky!

"Boom!"

Like a heavy artillery bombardment, a section of the stone wall several meters long trembled violently, and a large amount of rubble collapsed.

The Red-Robed Ghosts, along with the demon soldiers and Fallen Demon, who were fighting fiercely on the city wall, were all caught in the blast and were completely destroyed in the violent explosion.

Li Yingqiu, who had rolled around like a gourd, scrambled to her feet in a disheveled state. Looking back, she was horrified to see the once sturdy city wall crumbling inch by inch. The extremely concentrated Dou Qi had pierced through the wall, which was several meters thick, and even the rune array buried within it had been destroyed. The stone wall, which was two or three zhang long, collapsed rapidly.

"How dare you!" Lin Xu's eyes turned cold, and with a thought, a fire dragon soared into the sky and pounced towards the Giant City Lord.

At that moment, as the city wall collapsed, the battlefield fell silent for a brief instant.

"Kill!" Several dark warriors who had been anxiously waiting below the city walls immediately led the charge.

"Charge!"

The monsters of the dungeon brandished their weapons, ready to cross the city walls and storm into the cave!

"The Tiger Sha Army is here! Who dares to be presumptuous!" The Black Tiger Demon leaped and landed on the broken city wall, brandishing his giant axe and glaring menacingly at the approaching dark warriors.

Several figures leaped down from the broken wall and formed a defensive line on the collapsed city wall.

They're demon soldiers!

These monsters, who were recently recruited, experienced a leap in combat power after being enlightened by the Dharma Seed and equipped with magical artifacts. They became almost equivalent to elite ghosts of the same level. In addition, due to the influence of the Black Tiger Demon, they were particularly good at fighting tough battles.

Several dark warriors rushed forward, but were stopped by Hu Da. With the help of several demon soldiers, one of the dark warriors was killed in one or two rounds.

At this moment, the Giant City Lord was once again entangled by the Flame Dragon. Enraged, Lin Xu manipulated the flame magic as if it were a living being, consuming its Dou Qi with unpredictable gathering and dispersal.

Having finally managed to squeeze in a glance, I saw that at the breach in the city wall, the monster army from the underground city hesitated to advance, and several dark warriors were struggling to defend themselves against the demon soldiers' attacks, facing imminent danger.

The giant felt a chill; it now truly sensed danger. Once the monsters on the city walls were wiped out, it would be time for the enemy to launch a full-scale counterattack.

"Retreat—" The command circled in his throat as the city lord looked at the pitiful Manticore.

The giant beast it had raised itself was now trapped in a storm cage of its own making, where flames, fueled by the wind, were creating a unique "barbecue" spectacle in the sky.

"Release Babalu!" the giant city lord roared, his heavy sword spitting out Dark Battle Qi, which he then swung out after slightly condensing it.

"Whoosh~"

A jet-black Sword Qi, hundreds of meters long, ripped through the sky, carrying the fury of a high-ranking warrior as it hurtled towards Lin Xu.