Although Lily had tried her best to decelerate, the sound of a five-meter-tall, heavy-armored war beast crashing into the city wall still startled the soldiers. Some of the wounded soldiers who had just been relieved of duty even thought that the city wall had finally been breached. They looked up in the direction of the sound in horror, only to see a nose the size of a calf swaying back and forth on top of the city wall.
Lily clawed at the wall of White Maple Leaf City, trying to climb over the wall. But the towering, vertical wall and a slippery magic shield made it hard for her to reach her goal. The husky maiden jumped up and down anxiously as she yelled, "Open the gate! Open the gate! Let us in! Can't you see we're here to help?! "
The soldiers were in a mess. Of course, they could see that the beast was here to help. But the city's highest defense barrier had been activated, and opening the gate now meant that the magic barrier in front of the city had to be temporarily shut down. The flaming monsters outside had gathered a new wave of attack, and shutting down the barrier was obviously not a decision that a group of frontline soldiers could make. In fact, even the commanders standing on the city wall did not have the authority to do so. They had to send messengers to the fortress in the city, where the lord and other commanders with authority were coordinating the situation.
At this time, a new wave of monsters had regrouped. In fact, it was beyond the concept of 'a group of monsters'. Countless flaming humanoid creatures were densely packed together, steadily advancing on the great plain. The scene was like an endless sea of fire, and this sea of fire was still bombarding White Maple Leaf City with tens of thousands of fireballs per second. How could one describe the scene as spectacular?
At full speed, Lily could still use her close-range cannons and armor shield to clear a path. But now that she had stopped, the sight of the monster army regrouping scared her out of her wits. The husky maiden shrieked, turned her head and dashed towards the city wall.
Climbing over the city wall in a very unsightly manner, Lily had used her actions to prove what a cornered beast was all about.
Fortunately, the city shield technology of L 'Haronne had not developed to the level of a full-coverage magic screen. Instead, it was achieved by embedding magic stones in the physical city wall, and covering the wall with a layer of magic barrier. Otherwise, even if Lily was cornered, she would not be able to get in …
The soldiers guarding the city were dumbfounded when they saw such a huge beast leap over their heads. Some of them didn't even realize that their weapons had fallen to the ground. It was only when the commander of the position reacted and shouted for the soldiers to reorganize the defense that the soldiers came to their senses.
And at that moment, Lily had crossed the city wall, and landed safely on the empty ground behind the wall … Well, not exactly.
Her teammates who were fastened to the 'passenger seat' had to go through the triple test of deceleration, to climb the wall, and the cornered beast. Basically, none of them looked normal. Even Y 'zaks, who had a strong physique, looked to be in a daze, not to mention the others.
Frankly, if it were not for the fact that they were worried about the dog maiden going crazy, they would have puked.
"F * ck me … What a mess …" Hao Ren unlocked the seat with a pale face. He got up as he complained, "Next time before you climb the wall or brake, can you at least give me a heads up? Have you forgotten that you're carrying a few people on your back?"
"How would I remember?" Lily squatted down and scratched her ears as she complained, "There's no one on my back usually …"
Hao Ren almost fell back as soon as he stood up. "Hey hey, why did you suddenly squat down … Don't shake!"
But his reminder was a step too late. Lily had already started to shake her hair. While she had a heavy armor and did not have to worry about dust and gravel, she was still sweating a little. Before the environmental circulation system in the armor kicked in, she had already started to shake her hair.
Everyone was flung out …
"Ugh …" Lily looked down awkwardly at her teammates who were flung out, and could not help but cover her head with her paws. "I didn't do it on purpose …"
"I don't want to ride on a dog ever again." While Vivian could fly, she was caught off guard and was flung out. "And I thought it would be cool."
"We're finally back in White Maple Leaf City." Nangong Sanba had recovered from his dizziness, and seeing that a group of soldiers had gathered around them, he came to Hao Ren's side and asked softly, "What do we do next?"
Hao Ren looked at Rheia who was at a loss, "We're going to the mage district, to Rheia's magic tower."
"What about these people?" As Nangong Wuyue said that, she pointed her tail at the soldiers who had a mixture of confusion, nervousness, and "I'll f * ck you" look on their faces. They were the backup force that had stayed behind the city walls to participate in the subsequent battle, and they did not expect that before the order to ascend the city walls, a siege beast that was armed to the tip of its tail would descend from the sky, and that was out of their expectations.
Hao Ren thought for a moment, and walked to the side of the spacing out Lily, and pulled out a microphone from the latter's leg armor slot. "Ahem ahem …"
An ear-piercing sound rang out across the entire street.
"Please excuse us, we're here to help defend the city. We've just repelled the first wave of attacks, but the defense of the mage district is weak, and we need to get there as soon as possible. Please cooperate, I repeat, please cooperate."
Lily stared blankly at Hao Ren, "Mr. Landlord, why do I have this on me?"
"I've already said that your equipment is a comprehensive combat support module, and as a mobile base, how can it be lacking in functionality?" Hao Ren rolled his eyes at Lily, "And you still have an ice cream maker on your neck."
"… Mr. Landlord, I feel like I've been tricked by you!" Lily said.
Hao Ren chuckled dryly, and ignored the husky maiden's question, and by then, the surrounding soldiers seemed to have received orders from the city walls, and started to disperse in an orderly fashion. However, a man who looked like a garrison officer walked up to Hao Ren.
"No matter who you are, White Maple Leaf City is grateful for your help." The garrison officer stood up straight, and said with a strong voice, "But now is a special situation, and my orders are to find out who you are …"
"They are the helpers that I found!" At that moment, Rheia, who had been offline for half a day, finally came to her senses, and while the situation before her was still out of her comprehension, she still knew what she should say. "Mercenaries from other places, very reliable."
The garrison officer looked at Rheia, and seemed to recognize the identity of the shabby mage, "You're … the poorest one in the mage district …"
"The smartest one!" Miss Rheia waved her iron wand. "I am a registered archmage and scholar of ancient civilizations! And I've even found a team of super powerful mercenaries to help defend the city! Just based on what you just said, I'll have to ask for an extra two hundred gold coins, do you understand? "
The garrison officer subconsciously took two steps back, and it was unknown if it was because of Rheia's imposing manner, or the iron staff in her hand, "Alright, alright, I understand. I'll report to the higher-ups …"
The junior officer had already understood, and whether it was the siege behemoth before him or the battlemage wielding the iron staff, they were not something he could handle. He was only there to complete his orders, and after the routine questions, he could not wait to run away. After all, the group before him had indeed helped repel the first wave of attacks, and now there was a famous person in the city who had jumped out to prove their identity, and if he were to say anything else, he would really be throwing his life away.
And taking advantage of this gap, before anything else happened, Hao Ren immediately urged everyone to head to the mage district.
"Why are you guys going to my mage tower?" While Rheia had followed the group in a daze, but as the employer, she was the most confused one. "Oh, I know, you guys are still planning to rob me right … But that's not right! Look at all the equipment you're showing off, you guys should be richer than me! Even if I sold my mage tower along with the land, I probably wouldn't be able to afford the armor that Miss Lily is wearing … Wait, I know what's going on! You guys want me to go home and pack up and run? You think White Maple Leaf City can't hold out any longer? To be honest, I do think it's a little difficult to defend this city, but no matter what, this is still my home, and I still have some feelings for it … Eh, why aren't you guys saying anything? "
"Come on, Miss, can you rein in your imagination a little?" Hao Ren looked at the incredibly curious and imaginative scholar lady with a headache. "We're going to your mage tower to do some research."
"Research?! At this juncture? " Rheia's jaw dropped. "I always thought it was weird for me to learn how to defuse an alchemy bomb after activating my teacher's alchemy bomb …"
Hao Ren was speechless.
In the time it took for them to speak, the group had arrived at the mage district in the southern part of the city, and the area was also in a state of battle.
The mage towers lit up with orange pillars of light, signifying the enemy's attack, and a huge amount of magical energy was extracted from the various mana nodes and poured into White Maple Leaf City's defense system, and the various battle puppets, under the command of their masters, headed towards the area where the battle was taking place.
This' holy land of knowledge and mystery 'was no longer as tranquil and peaceful as it used to be.
Since its master was not around, Rheia's mage tower was the only building that was not in a state of battle, but this old and broken tower stood alone in the corner, and no one noticed it.
After getting Lily to revert to her original form, the group rushed into the mage tower and headed straight for the library on the second floor.
Rheia followed them, not knowing what was going on. She then saw the group of people rummaging through the old books. She was confused. "What are you looking for? If you're looking for something important, you can go to the library on the upper floor. These are just some unauthoritative reading materials … "
Hao Ren interrupted the mage lady as he picked up an old book and waved it in the air. "No, I've found it."
The book was not some authoritative academic work, but just a 'popular science book' on the Great Pit that was condemned by the academic community as' absurd '. Its author was Ronzel, an unknown' scholar '.
Hao Ren opened the book and quickly found the description of the Great Pit.
On the yellowed pages, Ronzel described his discovery of the Great Pit. "… I look straight into the Great Pit, and all I see is pure darkness … There is no up, down, left, or right in the Great Pit, and there is no fixed ground or buildings, only all kinds of weird fragments floating in the void … It is like a destroyed world, and its fragments are floating inside the Great Pit … I, Ronzel, can responsibly announce that the Great Pit is a different dimension, and aside from some absurd images, we can't find anything logical in it."
Looking at the description on the page, Lily could not help but stare. "This is not what it said the last time we read this book!"
"These words … are different from what we remember." Nangong Sanba was also stunned. He also found other books that he had read before. "And these, the descriptions of the Great Pit have all changed. There is no mention of poisonous gas or monsters in any of these books."
Y 'lisabet blinked. "Uncle Ren, what's going on?"
Hao Ren did not look too shocked when he saw the changed words. He just took a deep breath and nodded at Vivian.
"The setting has changed," he said.
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