101: God of Fire

The Lord's Manor.

Xing Manshan personally oversaw the area. Yang Yin led the others to retrieve the previous Core Formation Stone and systematically encompassed the surrounding clusters of buildings, designating them as a Temporary Refuge.

A dozen blood-soaked soldiers walked over, dragging their heavy steps.

Xing Manshan felt something was wrong. Just as he walked closer, a sharp flash of a blade slashed towards him.

Fortunately, he was prepared. He narrowly dodged the attack and easily completed the kill by summoning a Sand Soldier and Sand Tower.

Before he could catch his breath, more and more Demonized Humans surrounded him.

He quickly shouted, “Old Yang, set up the Formation! The rest of you, defend according to my previous arrangements.”

Yang Yin handed the prepared Formation Flags to the Personal Soldiers for activation.

The remaining Survivors, mostly Rank 70 or 80, followed Xing Manshan's designated defensive positions, coordinating and supporting each other, barely managing to block the first wave of Demonized Human attacks.

But this was only the beginning. The initial Demonized Humans were low-Rank, mostly ordinary commoners.

However, the subsequent Demonized Humans were transformed from dead soldiers and Advanced Professionals, possessing higher Ranks and more Skills.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

In just one minute, the Temporary Formation that had been set up was shattered.

There were far too many Demon Corpses!

A full ten million Demon Corpses were completing their corruption and rushing towards this location.

The Survivors responsible for the defense were mostly ordinary people. Although they were higher Rank, their mentality was not as hardened as that of battle-tested soldiers.

They were either too timid to advance, or they killed with excitement, charging too fiercely, rushing directly into the Demon Corpses, getting surrounded and killed.

When one position fell, the other positions lost their mutual support Points, flaws appeared frequently, and they were subsequently breached.

Yang Yin knew the situation was critical. His personal guard was already familiar with the process, and in just three minutes, they reburied the Formation Stones and reactivated the Spell Formation.

“City Lord, the Formation has been restored.”

Xing Manshan urgently and orderly organized everyone's retreat. Relying on his prestige, after losing over a hundred people, he finally managed to withdraw everyone back to the Lord's Manor.

A white Light Barrier rose up. Everyone hid back inside the Formation, feeling lucky to have survived.

Boom! Boom! Boom!... More and more Demon Corpses attacked the Formation. Rank 70 and 80 Demon Corpses began to awaken. Trying to rely on the Spell Formation to stop the Demon Corpses was simply a pipe dream.

Not only the Demon Corpses, but more and more Demon Beasts also joined in.

The Divine Domain at the City Gate could only prevent people from leaving, but it couldn't stop Demon Beasts from entering.

Everyone watched helplessly as the protective Light Barrier shook violently under the bombardment, and their hearts couldn't help but sink into despair.

A massive number of Demon Beasts, plus at least ten million Demon Corpses—they would surely die.

Everyone couldn't help but feel despair in their hearts.

Xing Manshan was a Rank 99 Lord of Shifting Sands. The “Flying Sand and Rolling Stones” and “Yellow Sand Storm” Skills in his hands were both AoE Skills, but facing the boundless Sea of Demon Corpses, they were like a grain of sand, completely powerless... Xu Le rode the Dark Bird, hurrying back with Zhu Yuyao and the Search and Rescue Team members.

From afar, they saw the vast, dark expanse of the Sea of Demon Corpses and fell silent.

“What should we do? If we go straight through, won't we be torn to shreds?”

Lü Yixiu held his sword, the arrogance completely gone from his face. If it weren't for Xu Le, he would have almost died.

Xu Le looked composed: “Follow behind me. I'll take you in.”

As he spoke, he had already summoned his contracted beast.

Immediately, he cast Destiny Link.

This time, he didn't choose the divine statue or the Little Demon Monkey; instead, he chose the Nine Phoenix, who was “best at beating up little kids.”

Phoenix Dance of the Nine Heavens!

Nine Clones instantly appeared behind Xu Le. Each Clone possessed 80% of his Attributes and Skills.

Naturally, they also possessed the Skills shared from the Nine Phoenix.

Earth Spike!

Ten Earth Spikes, resembling small mountains, drilled out of the ground. Even though the Clones only possessed 80% of the combined Attributes (Main Body + Nine Phoenix), the damage caused was explosive.

Next was “Hurricane Howl.” Unfortunately, this was an Equipment Skill, and the Clones did not inherit the Equipment, so they couldn't use it.

Roar! Roar! Roar!

The Demon Corpses discovered that a human dared to actively attack them, flying into a rage, their eyes turning red as they rushed over, intending to hack him to pieces.

Meteor Fire Rain!

Flame Shockwave!

Ten clusters—no, including the Fire Clouds cast by the Nine Phoenix and her Clones, a total of twenty clusters of Fire Rain poured down incessantly.

The intense high temperature and terrifying damage almost cleared out a large area of Demon Corpses in a short time.

The Survivors inside the city, who had closed their eyes in despair, couldn't help but open their mouths wide.

It was also an Area-of-Effect Spell, but Xing Manshan's “Yellow Sand Storm” kept blowing, yet the Demon Corpses in the front row were merely blown into Pidgey-like heads, with most of their Health Bars remaining.

As for Xu Le's Area-of-Effect Spell, as long as they were touched, their Health Bar was instantly emptied. If they were drenched in a few more waves, even their corpses were burned to ashes.

What was even funnier was that one “Pidgey-head” Demon Corpse, which still had a large portion of its Health Bar left, was blown into the Fire Rain by the “Yellow Sand Storm,” instantly emptying its Health Bar.

One must realize that that cluster of Fire Cloud was summoned by Xu Le's Clone.

Everyone couldn't help but look at Xing Manshan in astonishment: Is this truly our City Lord, whose Divine Might is unrivaled?

Xing Manshan: (°ー°〃)

Damn it, what are you looking at? If you have the guts, throw a Skill yourself and try!

The Nine Phoenix's Skill damage was inherently high, and coupled with Xu Le's terrifying Attributes, he was simply the God of Fire on Earth.

Destiny Link was originally the Core Skill of a Contractor. Coupled with an SSS-Rank contracted beast, in a sense, Contractors had risen up.

Xu Le's terrifying Attribute boost allowed this horror to be maximized.

[Points +10]

[Points +10]

...A dense stream of Points was flooding the Interface. If the Interface wasn't closed, it could blind someone in a second.

Lü Yixiu held his sword and made several motions, but not a single Sword Qi was slashed out.

It wasn't that he didn't want to strike; it was that every time he aimed, the Demon Corpse opposite him was already gone.

The Demon Corpse Army, which was surrounded impenetrably and stretched for dozens of meters, was forcefully carved open by Xu Le alone, creating an empty Flame Passage.

“Alas, if Lü Yixiu was born, why must Xu Le also exist?”

After Xu Le and his Clones applied a layer of Flame Shield to everyone, he let them enter the Lord's Manor.

He himself, along with his Clones and contracted beasts, continued to slaughter the Demon Corpses on both sides.

Among the Demon Corpse horde, twelve Rank 80+ Demon Corpses suddenly rushed out, like twelve specters. With a swift movement, they were already pouncing in front of Xu Le's Main Body.

Blazing Shockwave!

A terrifying fireball flew out. One of the Demon Corpses suddenly accelerated, crashing into the fireball while holding a shield.

Boom!

That Tank Demon Corpse instantly turned into ashes. Even though it was Rank 80+ and had been an S-Rank Tank class in life, it still couldn't withstand the attack.

After growing stronger, the Nine Phoenix's Blazing Shockwave could unleash 15 times Mental Damage. Even if a Demon Elephant Lord came, the combined Mental Attributes of Xu Le himself and the Nine Phoenix would still allow for an instant kill.

The remaining Demon Corpses felt fear and tried to retreat. Xu Le and his Clones each threw a “Mental Shock,” clearing all their Health Bars.

The slaughter continued.

An hour passed.

The effect of Destiny Link disappeared. Xu Le and his contracted beasts had slaughtered no less than three million Demon Corpses.

He turned and walked toward the Lord's Manor. A Black Shadow suddenly flew up from the ashes on the ground, fast as lightning. The moment it appeared, it was already in front of him.