94: Chapter 94 Altar

Not long after the two groups confronted each other, new members continuously joined their respective camps.

By this moment, the number of people on Dylan's side had reached over ten, while the number of Family members on the opposite side had reached around thirty.

Dylan waited a little longer, and seeing no one else coming, a smile suddenly appeared on his face as he looked at the group of Family members standing below them, his tone cold.

"We are waiting for the Magic Array to activate, what are you waiting for?!"

As he spoke, a massive Magic Array suddenly appeared beneath the hill, enveloping the entire hill, including, of course, those Family members.

As for Dylan and his group, the moment the Magic Array activated, they scattered in all directions, watching the group opposite them like tigers waiting to pounce, waiting only for the Magic Array to trigger so they could move in and round up those guys in one fell swoop.

But at this moment, a look of surprise appeared on Dylan's face.

He had assumed that the reason those guys dared to confront them like this was because they surely had some trump cards in their hands.

But looking at them now, still standing motionless in place, it did not look like they had any trump cards at all.

After all, at this point, that is not how you hide a trump card.

However, why was there not a hint of fear on their faces?

This was very strange.

But now that the Magic Array had already been activated, he could not worry about that much anymore; whether there was something fishy would be known once they tested it.

Thinking of this, Dylan suppressed the strangeness and unease in his heart and gave Ivan a look.

Seeing this, Ivan did not hesitate.

A ray of light burst from his hand and darted into the ground at lightning speed.

The next moment, the entire hill suddenly began to tremble incessantly; rocks rolled down, soil churned, and trees were snapped.

Huge Rock Golems rose up from the hill.

The moment they rose, the dozen or so Rock Golems did not hesitate in the slightest and charged directly toward those Family members.

In an instant, the earth shook and the mountains swayed!

Seeing this scene, those members of the Fallen Sun Council, who had long been impatient, each unleashed their own wizardry, attacking those guys.

For a time, flames, ice spikes, poison mist, alchemy bullets... all flew about over the entire hill; it was quite a lively scene.

However, facing such an attack, those Family members remained standing firmly in place, motionless, not even casting a single defensive wizardry.

They just used their Physical Body to block the Rock Golems and the numerous wizardry attacks.

And the result was very obvious; those Family members fell to the ground all at once, like wheat being cut by a sickle, flesh and blood splattering everywhere.

Seeing this scene, only a few of the many Wizard Apprentice showed joy on their faces, while the faces of the majority were filled with gravity.

As long as one was not blind, one could surely see that something was wrong here.

After all, what kind of sane person would face an attack without resisting, or even moving...

And it was the same for Dylan; at this moment, there was not a trace of joy on his face; instead, his eyes constricted, as if he had seen something truly terrifying.

"Something is wrong, these guys are using their own Physical Body and life to perform a sacrifice!"

Before his words had faded, the flesh and blood of the Family members scattered on the ground suddenly surged and gathered toward the center.

Judging by the look of it, it seemed to be forming the shape of an altar.

And the space around the altar, under the influence of the altar, began to tremble incessantly.

Seeing this scene, coupled with Dylan's warning, everyone present realized the seriousness of the situation, and their hearts could not help but sink.

Although they did not know what kind of monster those guys were trying to summon, a sacrifice that required thirty or so Wizard Apprentice to meet the conditions was clearly not simple.

If they were to summon those old fogies from their Family, or the Soul slaves under those old fogies, then they would be in trouble!

No matter how fierce those Official Wizard of the Family were, they were still Official Wizard who had participated in planar wars.

And the same went for the Soul slaves under their command.

"President, what do we do now?!"

"The altar has not succeeded yet, can we take advantage of this time to break it and disrupt the ritual?!"

"President, I think we should evacuate quickly; this thing does not look easy to deal with!"

"President, make a decision quickly; we will listen to you no matter what, but whatever decision you make, we cannot delay any longer!"

Listening to everyone's anxious shouts, Dylan was also caught in a dilemma.

Destroy the altar? But he did not understand this type of wizardry and did not know if this could stop the ritual from proceeding.

As for leaving now? Although this would preserve them, his plans would also fail.

One had to know that the reason he was making such a big fanfare was because he wanted to gather all the academy students here and take the lead.

If they fled now, not to mention what would happen to the students they had incited who were on their way here, his plans would definitely fall short of success, and the reputation of the Fallen Sun Council might even be ruined.

Just as Dylan was hesitating, the altar made of flesh and blood was taking shape bit by bit and emitting an eerie light.

However, the current situation did not allow him to continue hesitating!

Thinking of this, just as Dylan was about to speak and tell everyone to evacuate, Ivan, who was standing to the side, suddenly shouted.

"Whether this ritual is used to summon their Family's Official Wizard or their Soul slaves, one thing will not change: the ritual cannot be held autonomously; there must be someone hiding nearby!"

"As long as we find the Wizard Apprentice hiding nearby who is holding the ritual, we can disrupt this sacrifice!"

"Otherwise, even if we destroy the altar, we will not be able to stop this sacrifice, and it might even speed up the ritual!"

Hearing Ivan's words, Dylan thought quickly, then shouted.

"Everyone, do as Ivan said; plow through this area for me and find that rat hiding in the shadows!"

Once these words were spoken, the students present did not hesitate and immediately charged off in different directions.

As they ran, they cast their own wizardry.

Any place that could hide a person was visited by their wizardry.

At this moment, the commotion near the hill became even more shocking than before.

And the students who were rushing toward the hill, sensing this commotion, had looks of shock on their faces and exclaimed with great emotion.

"As expected of the academy's number one organization, the Fallen Sun Council; this commotion is huge!"

"As expected of the Fallen Sun Council, their actions are grand; there must be at least a hundred people gathered there, otherwise they could not make such a big commotion!"

"It seems I need to speed up; otherwise, if I arrive late, I will not even get a sip of soup. This is a rare opportunity; these are all top-quality experimental materials!"

"That is right; if this were in the past, we would not even be able to afford a single apprentice corpse. Now that we can pick them at will, I really cannot imagine how much knowledge we can dig out from those corpses!"

"Even if there is no knowledge, they can be used to cultivate experimental materials. After being baptized by magic power, washed by elements, and having their Mental Energy improved, they are all top-quality resources!"

"..."

Sensing this commotion, those students charging toward the hill not only did not stop, but even accelerated their speed.

After all, those of them who dared to come out were people who dared to take risks; they were much bolder than the students who were still hiding in the dark at this moment.

However, it had to be said.

Under the impact of this commotion, some students who had previously been hiding were also encouraged, coming out from their hiding spots and heading toward where the commotion was coming from.

However, it was not only the academy students who were attracted by this commotion; the Family members active throughout the forest were also attracted, speeding toward the hill!