59: One-armed Nero boy, the demons attack!

Following the sound, the speaker was a young man.

His magic robe was ragged, covered in black ash and bloodstains, almost indistinguishable from its original color.

His face was also covered in dust and sweat, forming black streaks.

His hair was disheveled and plastered to his scalp, and his face was somewhat youthful.

What made him slightly turn his head was that the other party was missing an arm.

Seemingly sensing his gaze, the young man unabashedly showed it to him.

“See, my arm was cut off by an Shadow Demon Assassin. First rule of survival: don't think you're safe just because you're on the city wall.”

The young man stood up, leaning on his staff, and introduced himself.

“My name is Nilo, they all call me Kid Nilo. My record is 21 days.”

“21 days?”

Chen Beixuan was puzzled.

Nilo slapped his head and explained, “It’s the number of days we’ve survived. People here like to compare that.”

“If you can survive for 3 months or accumulate 30,000 merit points, you can go home, but many people can't even last a month.”

“Over time, no one thinks about leaving anymore; they only care about how much longer they can live.”

His voice abruptly stopped, clearly having thought of something sad.

Chen Beixuan couldn't help but frown slightly upon hearing this. Was this place really that terrifying?

“Will there be particularly strong demons appearing?”

“No, those who are too strong won't make a move. This is an unspoken rule between the two realms.”

“Demon General-level and above will not appear. At most, it will be strength like Papachee Captain.”

Speaking of Papachee, Nilo's tone revealed admiration.

“Papachee Captain is the chief commander here. Besides the mysterious City Lord, he is the strongest.”

Chen Beixuan nodded.

He had used reconnaissance on Papachee and only knew he was level 60; everything else was question marks.

He was definitely stronger than Hughes.

But at this level, Sunset City didn't seem that terrifying.

At least for him...

“Oh, right, you haven't said your name yet?”

Nilo looked at the old man in front of him, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

He had seen many new recruits, and each time they heard about the situation here, they were filled with despair.

But this old man not only showed no fear, but also seemed a little... excited?

“Just call me Old Man Chen.”

Chen Beixuan replied casually, his gaze drawn to the spatial passage in the distance.

The spatial passage suddenly rippled, then began to flash frequently.

It was also at this moment that an alarm bell rang from the tall buildings in the city!

Ding-a-ling-ling—

“The demons are attacking the city—”

“Prepare for battle!”

The city's alarm blared, and the previously relaxed atmosphere was instantly broken by tension.

All soldiers took their positions and entered battle stations.

Chen Beixuan looked around; the mages and archers resting against the wall all stood up, their eyes stern.

In just a dozen seconds, the entire city had entered a state of battle!

Nilo's expression changed slightly, and he quickly reminded him.

“Watch out for humanoid demon soldiers covered in black mist; those are Shadow Demon Assassins. They pose the greatest threat to us, so you must prioritize killing them!”

After speaking, he leaned against the city wall, preparing for battle.

At the same time, a task prompt appeared before Chen Beixuan.

[Ding! City Defense Task has been activated. There are five waves of attacks in total. The longer you hold out, the richer the rewards!]

[Defend Sunset City]: Defense Task

Task Description: As a member of the Cross Army, defending Sunset City is your duty.

Task Requirements: Defend Sunset City, hold out for as long as possible.

Task Duration: 1 hour.

Task Rewards: EXP +500/wave, Merit +100/wave.

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“Better than nothing rewards…”

Having grown accustomed to lavish meals, he truly looked down on the meager rewards offered by the task.

He had already learned about the purpose of merit points from Night Owl, and he was quite looking forward to it.

Sunset City has stood for over a hundred years; it probably has a lot of good things.

“Old man, don’t just stand there, they’re coming!”

Nilo's shout pulled him back to reality.

Chen Beixuan's gaze sharpened, and he saw a vast, dark army surging like a tide in the distance.

Looking closely,

There were demon insects, demon beasts, demon soldiers, all sorts of things.

Some tall figures with blue-green halos under their feet moved among them, clearly BOSSes.

The demon army was like a black torrent, and a strong sense of oppression washed over them!

Papachee had already stood on the command platform at some point, drawing his bow and giving orders.

“Archers! Fire!”

The next second,

Countless arrows shot out, covering the sky!

After drawing graceful arcs in the sky, they submerged the foremost demons like a torrential downpour!

Just one round of attack eliminated at least tens of thousands of demons!

And this was just their direction, the tip of the iceberg.

But the demons behind them were not afraid; instead, they let out roars as if stimulated, becoming agitated.

They stepped on the corpses of the slain demons and continued to approach the city wall!

Papachee showed no surprise at this and continued to give orders.

“Mages! Fireball Spell!”

“Archers, fire again!”

The mages and archers on the city wall all launched their attacks.

Countless Fireball Spells shot out, smashing into the demon army, causing continuous explosions!

Boom boom boom—

Explosions echoed one after another, and arrows flew everywhere.

Nilo waved his staff with one hand, and a Fireball Spell shot out!

He turned his head, only to see Old Man Chen standing still, watching the show, not moving at all!

He thought the old man was scared silly and quickly shouted.

“What are you doing! Hurry up and cast Fireball Spell!”

Chen Beixuan heard this, a hint of embarrassment appearing on his face.

He said somewhat awkwardly, “…I… don’t know Fireball Spell!”

“What???”

Nilo was dumbfounded.

A mage who can't cast Fireball Spell?

Are you kidding me!

Suddenly!

Just as he was dazed, a black misty figure leaped onto the city wall and appeared behind Nilo!

“Watch out!”

A mage not far away exclaimed, but it was too late to help!

Nilo subconsciously turned his head, and a cold gleam rapidly magnified in his pupils!

At this moment, time was infinitely slowed down!

Looking at the Shadow Demon Soldier’s hideous face and the blade so close, a sense of relief arose in his heart.

“…This time, I still couldn’t escape…”

“Perhaps… death is the best release…”

Nilo closed his eyes in despair, waiting for death to arrive.

But just then, a thunderous crack suddenly exploded!

Boom—

Then a scorched smell entered his nose.

A low voice just entered his ears.

“Lightning Spell!”

Nilo opened his eyes in confusion.

He saw the Shadow Demon Soldier hanging from the wall, smoking all over.

It was clearly as dead as could be…

Connecting it to the voice just now, he suddenly reacted and looked at Old Man Chen in shock.

“Did you do that?!!!”

One must know that as a mage killer, once an Shadow Demon Soldier gets close, there is almost no suspense.

The last time he survived was because he happened to be seen by a few mages nearby.

They focused their fire immediately and saved him.

Even so, it still cost him an arm.

But Old Man Chen, as a new recruit, had quick reactions, which was one thing.

But he actually used the most basic Lightning Spell, and it was a one-hit kill!

How could this not shock him!