BXBX NOVEL Chapter538-The Failure of Storm City's Defense
After a period of dedicated effort, he felt that he had mastered the great power within the gemstones. Mystery Protector could also sense that outside the walls of Storm City, the Dark Faction's assault had begun.
Now, he was contemplating whether or not to act according to Darklord's plan. He didn't believe that Darklord was entirely on his side. What if he followed Darklord's plan, and the operation failed? Would Darklord provide him assistance to successfully escape the pursuit of other powerful Order Faction members?
Mystery Protector did not believe that Darklord would assist him willingly. He thought it was more likely that Darklord would take advantage of the situation to divert the attention of other Order Faction strongholds.
So, at the beginning, Mystery Protector was absolutely reluctant to easily choose to proceed with Darklord's plan. However, as time passed, the pressure he faced would continue to increase because Darklord had begun sending him messages through the communication channel. Darklord questioned Mystery Protector directly, saying, "Why are you not taking action yet? Have you forgotten our previous agreement? If you don't intend to follow our plan, don't blame me for not being polite."
Darklord's tone was actually quite angry. In Darklord's view, if Mystery Protector did not proceed with his plan, the entire Mystery camp's operation would encounter significant trouble.
Faced with such immense pressure, Mystery Protector had no choice but to take action. Mystery Protector nodded directly and then sent a message to Darklord, saying, "I will take action immediately; you will soon see the failure of Storm City's defense!"
After sending this message, Mystery Protector walked out of his room and gathered all the apprentice magi outside his room.
"I suddenly realized during my recovery that there's a spell I'm not very familiar with. Can you all help me find books related to that spell?" When a Legend Magus like Mystery Protector requested assistance, the apprentice magi naturally didn't refuse.
So, all of the Order Faction's apprentice magi went to the Great Library's archives to search for the books mentioned by Mystery Protector.
After all the apprentice magi had left, Mystery Protector directly used the power of the gemstones to transform himself into a completely transparent beam of light. This transparent beam quickly arrived at the lowest level of the Great Library, which was actually three underground levels, housing a massive magic array.
In this enormous magic array, Mystery Protector could see the entire Storm City. The center of this magic array was the projection of Storm City itself. He could see the city walls of Storm City undergoing an assault by the Dark Faction's demons. However, it appeared that the Dark Faction's demons had not been able to breach the city's defenses.
Even if Storm City had not activated its defense magic array, the city walls themselves possessed a certain level of magic that could restrain hostile forces' attacks.
After observing for a while, Mystery Protector took out one of the gemstones he had obtained and tossed it into the center of the magic array. The moment the gemstone landed in the center, the entire magic array collapsed rapidly. Mystery Protector could feel an immensely powerful surge of magic, and he instantly realized that he needed to return to his original location as soon as possible.
Mystery Protector teleported back to his room. From his room's window, he could directly see a massive purple cloud formation appearing directly above Storm City. This purple cloud was radiating incredibly potent Mystery energy, and it was destroying the city's wall defenses.
Both players and NPCs within Storm City were captivated by the sudden appearance of this purple cloud. Even the Dark Faction demons that were attacking the city walls paused their assault. All extraordinary individuals could sense the immense power within this purple cloud. However, no one could ascertain the exact purpose of this purple cloud.
Neither the Order Faction nor the Dark Faction knew whether the purple cloud was on their side or the opposing side. However, John, who was searching for Duke Arsena, could discern that the purple cloud was undoubtedly hostile to the Order Faction. Mystery energy itself was inherently hostile to the Order Faction.
Upon realizing the specifics of the purple cloud, John chose to instruct his allies to evacuate from the city walls immediately. 21:53
If his allies couldn't evacuate from the city walls in time, they would face simultaneous attacks from the purple cloud and the Dark Faction. At that point, both players and NPCs would be annihilated.
"You all must quickly evacuate from the city walls now! Storm City's defenses are no longer sustainable. You must ensure your safety first!" John's message, sent to Adam and Blue Sea, left both of them with shocked expressions. They had never expected to encounter such a crisis.
However, Adam and Blue Sea wasted no time and immediately led their allies in an escape from the city walls. Their prompt action left the other Order Faction guards feeling highly agitated. While they also wanted to choose escape, they had to continue defending the Defend Wall because the Dark Faction's demons were still launching attacks.
Just as Adam and Blue Sea managed to escape from the city walls, Storm City's four walls experienced violent tremors and then completely collapsed. The guards on Storm City's walls and other Order Faction members suffered significant damage. Some of the Dark Faction demons, who were closer to Storm City's walls, were also eliminated.
However, for the Dark Faction, these losses were not a major concern. They had prepared for this operation with the expectation of paying a heavy price.
When Storm City's walls collapsed entirely, everyone realized that the city's defense had utterly failed. Inside the Great Library, Mystery Protector wore a very pleased expression. But when his door was knocked on by the apprentice magi, his face displayed both shock and disappointment. Upon seeing the apprentice magi, he immediately addressed them.
"Why did this happen? Why did the defense fail?! You must prepare for battle immediately. Although my condition is not great, I will also prepare for battle." Nôv(el)B\\jnn
Mystery Protector's words earned him the approval of the apprentice magi. While they had great respect for Mystery Protector before, they didn't perceive him as a particularly friendly individual. They had always felt that the conflict between Mystery Protector and John seemed intentionally provoked by Mystery Protector. However, in the current dire situation facing Storm City, Mystery Protector's willingness to provide assistance made it clear that he was indeed a good person.
"We are prepared for battle, and we will cooperate with your actions. Although your condition isn't great, you are still a Legend Magus. It's an honor for us to face the Dark Faction's attacks under the leadership of a Legend Magus!" they replied.
In this way, Mystery Protector successfully gathered all the apprentice magi from the Great Library on his side. He did this partly to make everyone believe that he wasn't the mastermind behind the destruction of Storm City's defenses. Additionally, he hoped to further weaken Storm City's defense. In Mystery Protector's view, while the strength of these apprentice magi might not be top-tier, they could still provide some assistance to Storm City's defense.
Mystery Protector did not want his and Darklord's actions to ultimately fail. He hoped that the Dark Faction would achieve success because that would enable him to rid himself of a highly dangerous enemy like John. Mystery Protector had always believed that John's strength far surpassed that of Darklord. John was undoubtedly the strongest adventurer.
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