90: Night Bat

Run, run, run.

Zhu Yuyao's face was pale, and her body swayed as if she were about to faint.

Originally, her charming face and majestic peaks made her a peerless beauty of the mortal world.

Now, with a hint of sickly fragility, it made anyone who saw her wish they could take her into their arms and cherish her.

Even the legendary Xizi clutching her heart would likely only be at this level.

But at this moment, no one was looking at her.

In a life-or-death situation, everything else was meaningless.

Zhu Yuyao's steps were weak and her body stumbled, but her eyes were frighteningly bright.

Her originally somewhat delicate temperament had gained a touch of tenacity due to the desperate flight of the past three days.

"Run!"

"I can still hold on!"

Zhu Yuyao clenched her fists and continued running north.

Although she didn't know how much longer she needed to flee, she was certain she could persist until the very second before she was corroded by the Devilish Qi.

"A giant city!"

"There's a giant city ahead!"

Someone ahead howled, and those following behind burst with physical potential; rushing forward, they saw a majestic city ahead.

Everyone grew excited.

Even if they didn't play games, they knew they had clearly entered the end of the first stage.

Perhaps the Devilish Qi could be dealt with directly.

The crowd swarmed to the city gate, weeping and wailing.

"Saved!"

"There's finally hope!"

Zhu Yuyao held back her tears.

Suddenly, she saw a familiar face at the city gate and couldn't help but grit her teeth.

"Wang... Le!"

"Classmate, you have the wrong person. I'm not Wang Le," Xu Le said with a slight smile, as if seeing an old friend.

"You..." Zhu Yuyao was so angry her chest hurt. She had called him Bastard Brother before and then Brother Le, and for a moment, she had forgotten Xu Le's actual surname.

"I don't care, you have to take responsibility."

The crowd was shocked, looking at Xu Le as if he were a scumbag.

Hu Xiaoyu stepped forward with a majestic air and shouted sternly, "How bold! To actually slander Lord Qianhu. If you don't explain the cause and effect clearly and plainly right here, I'll have to invite you to the Public Security Bureau for a seat."

Xu Le curled his lip, thinking to himself, 'Wow, what a guy.'

Disguised as a lackey, Hu Xiaoyu was showing no mercy in setting him up.

If he had actually done something bad, wouldn't explaining it 'clearly' be the end of him?

Zhu Yuyao lowered her head, two blushes appearing on her pale face.

Xu Le felt irritated and frowned slightly.

Zhu Yuyao shuddered and blurted out, "He didn't save me before, so now he has to be responsible for protecting me."

"Tsk!"

The crowd dispersed in disdain.

Hu Xiaoyu's eyes twitched, and he secretly slipped away.

Xu Le watched Hu Xiaoyu's departing back, feeling more and more that this was a real person.

He had a bottom line, but also fears.

Zhu Yuyao spoke timidly, "Aren't you Lord Qianhu? I just want to join you to leech some points, I don't have any other intentions."

Xu Le sized up the young woman; he had to admit, she was quite 'supple'!

"Fine! But you must follow all commands, otherwise..."

"Okay, I understand. Thank you, Wang... Brother Le."

Zhu Yuyao quickly recovered her spirits, her whole being becoming a few shades brighter... Evening.

When only a sliver of the setting sun remained hanging on the mountaintop.

The soldiers of Yongan City had all mounted the city walls, and the thirteen city gates were tightly sealed.

Xu Le stood on the Dingnan City tower, with the two Vice Qianhus, Hu Xiaoyu and Shen Qianshan, standing beside him.

According to Vice City Lord Qin's prophecy, the moment the sun set would be the moment the Devilish Qi descended.

In another fifteen minutes, demonic creatures would attack.

The other participants on the wall had eyes full of indignation. Why could Xu Le, a fellow participant, become a Qianhu while they could only be the most ordinary soldiers?

Zhu Yuyao's expression was complex. She had used a bit of blackmail to successfully become a city guard, only to find out an hour ago that anyone who signed up could become a soldier.

Her blackmail had been for nothing.

Thinking of Xu Le's previous expression, she didn't dare try to blackmail him again.

Using beauty as a weapon didn't seem to work well on him.

The last glimmer of the setting sun disappeared below the horizon.

The night to the south surged forward like a tide, only to be blocked entirely upon hitting the Formations on the city walls.

Other areas without Formation protection were easily eroded by the Devilish Qi as it continued forward.

In less than a minute, the entire giant city became an isolated island, surrounded by Devilish Qi.

The entire giant city was like red-hot iron dropped into water, with the sound of hissing steam rising from everywhere.

Everyone listened with fear and trepidation, watching with their own eyes as the Formation runes were corroded by the Devilish Qi.

Even the most optimistic person didn't believe the Formation could protect the giant city forever; the only question was how long it could last.

Lü Yixiu was dressed in white, standing straight with an ancient sword on his back.

As the only Rank 80 among the participants, and an SSS-rank Free and Easy Sword Immortal at that, he was only a common soldier. He was not satisfied!

Since the City Lord lacked vision, he would use his own strength to prove himself.

He, Lü Yixiu, the Free and Easy Sword Immortal, was the one who deserved to be a Qianhu!

...Fifteen minutes later.

The sound of flapping wings came from the darkness.

The people on the wall were all Advanced Professionals, so there was no need to worry about not being able to see in the dark.

The sound of flapping wings grew more urgent and dense.

Xu Le looked up and saw a dark cloud approaching from the horizon.

He quickly cast "Divine Eye."

Information about the dark cloud surfaced; it turned out to be individual Demon Bats, each only the size of a fist.

【Night Demon Bat】

【Rank】60

【HP】4000/4000

【MP】18000/18000

【Strength】360

【Agility】1200

【Physique】400

【Spirit】1800

【Talent】Demonic Qi Contamination 1, Sound Localization, Son of Night

【Skills】Blood Suck, Ultrasonic Attack, Bat Transformation, Blood Pool, Blindness, Confusion... The degree of Demonic Qi Contamination in these Demon Bats wasn't very high, and the added attributes weren't many, only slightly higher than the growth of an S-rank Professional.

But the other two talents were somewhat troublesome.

【Sound Localization】

Born without vision, their hearing has become exceptionally developed through years of cultivation, allowing them to identify the direction of attacks and dodge skills in advance.

【Son of Night】

Born in darkness, raised in darkness; all attributes increase by 20% during the night.

"Prepare for battle!"

With a wave of his hand, Xu Le released all his contracted beasts.

Little Demon Monkey was the most excited; it found a Black Iron Spear from the armory and swung it with a powerful whistle.

"Ranged classes, begin your attack!"

Xu Le shouted, and all the ranged Professionals began to attack.

Nine Phoenix was the most excited; with a shake of her body, her nine Clones dispersed, casting "Meteor Fire Rain" outside the 3000-meter stretch of wall Xu Le was responsible for.

Amidst the dense rain of fire, the Demon Bats were like agile dancers, somehow finding one gap after another to fly through.

Over a thousand soldiers plus over a thousand newly enlisted participants seemed like a lot with over two thousand people, but in pairs, they had to cover a three-meter range, which was quite difficult.

Moreover, the magic-based classes among the participants were almost completely wiped out, and most of the ranged attackers were physical-based; even with two people, defending the city was extremely difficult.

The remaining magic classes followed suit, especially Little Silly Crow. With one use of "Light of Punishment," the fan-shaped arc of light it shot out reached a distance of nearly fifteen meters at its furthest point.

Boom boom boom boom boom!

Amidst the dense fireballs, one of the Demon Bats was blocked by a companion and couldn't dodge in time; it took a hit and instantly turned into charcoal.