The beast tide surged.
The vast land seemed to be covered by a granular black curtain.
Sun Jingwei of the Church was blowing a bone flute he had snatched from Shang Tianque.
He thought to himself that if he made a great contribution this time, he would get a promotion and a raise, reaching the pinnacle of his life.
But he didn't expect that after the rolling beast tide,
A terrifying aura suddenly erupted.
That aura made many people's scalps tingle.
He saw between heaven and earth,
A very large black dot suddenly appeared.
Immediately after, this black dot grew larger and larger, approaching at an extremely fast speed.
In the blink of an eye, it had moved from one kilometer outside Yun Cang City to five hundred meters away.
Almost in the next second,
It had already appeared one hundred meters outside Yun Cang City.
Its massive body leaped high, obscuring the sky and sun.
Upon closer inspection, it was a giant, strange ape.
With a white face and red feet, its body was enormous. As it drew near, it opened its gaping maw and let out deafening roars.
Its fists pounded its chest, making thudding sounds. The immense noise caused everyone to have splitting headaches.
After Sun Jingwei saw that colossal fierce beast,
He quickly clutched the bone flute with both hands.
Puffing out his cheeks, he blew the bone flute with all his might, spiritual energy wildly rushing into the bone flute. He thought that if he could control this terrifying fierce beast and make it retreat, it would be a great achievement worthy of being written into his family's genealogy.
But he never expected that just as the bone flute made a sound,
The giant ape slammed its fists hard on the ground, and a nearly tangible sound wave erupted from its mouth, sweeping towards Yun Cang City.
Just now, Sun Jingwei had managed to block the beast tide passably.
But at this moment, the roars erupting from the giant ape's mouth seemed to have buffed the fierce beasts in the beast tide.
Those fierce beasts launched an unprecedented attack on Yun Cang City, regardless of the cost.
And the giant ape's crimson eyes stared at Sun Jingwei on the city wall.
Its fists slammed the ground, shaking the earth. In the next second, its massive body, like a flying mountain, charged towards Sun Jingwei.
Sun Jingwei's expression changed drastically.
He frantically blew the bone flute, attempting to repel the giant ape.
Unexpectedly, the giant ape had already flown over, its massive body separated by the barrier, staring at Sun Jingwei through the barrier.
Sun Jingwei felt a slight sigh of relief, thinking that with the barrier in place, the giant ape wouldn't be able to break in.
But what he never expected was that,
The giant ape clung to the barrier and slammed its fist hard against it.
Boom!
The barrier vibrated, sending out ripples.
A huge sound, like a sudden thunderclap from a clear sky, exploded.
The entire Yun Cang City echoed with this immense sound.
Where the giant ape attacked the barrier, a huge bowl-shaped depression sank downwards.
Sun Jingwei, who was closest, had no time to react.
The bone flute was forced into his mouth, and in the next second, it flew out from the back of his head. His body swayed left and right, his hands clutching his mouth, trickles of blood flowing from his mouth. Sun Jingwei's expression was disbelieving, and his whole body staggered and swayed.
He collapsed to the ground, completely dead.
All thoughts of promotion and raises became mere fantasies before his death.
This scene directly stunned the many Church members around him.
They clearly hadn't expected that Sun Jingwei, who had just been successfully resisting the beast tide, would die in the very next second.
Church Governor Xiao Rui's brows immediately furrowed into a knot.
He was somewhat flustered.
He had thought that snatching the bone flute would solve everything, but he didn't expect to encounter such a situation.
Shang Tianque grinned, "Serves him right!"
The giant ape's fists pounded the barrier again.
As if it had inexhaustible strength.
Rumbling sounds were incessant, echoing in all directions.
Many people's hearts couldn't help but feel an unprecedented sense of irritation.
They all felt a sense of displeasure towards everyone, negative emotions festering in their hearts. They recalled their teammates' shortcomings from daily life, each wishing they could kill the teammates and colleagues they usually couldn't stand.
And in the city, many people unconsciously began to harbor animosity towards the Church members.
The atmosphere of mutiny in the city gradually intensified.
Church Governor Xiao Rui's golden eyes stared at the giant ape, and he slowly uttered two words.
"Zhu Yan!
They actually replicated such a terrifying existence from legends!"
Booming sounds continued to emanate.
Quite a few people had already picked up their weapons, glaring at the Church members.
The Church members immediately formed a circle, vigilantly watching the people from other organizations.
Xiao Rui stared at the terrifying giant ape and continued, "Zhu Yan, its talent is to awaken evil thoughts! It incites negative emotions in everyone's hearts, turning them against each other with swords and blades."
"Governor, what should we do now!" Jiang Weiqi quickly asked.
Xiao Rui's gaze swept over the faces of the various faction leaders on his side, "Where are that Bai Mao and the one surnamed Lu?"
Jiang Weiqi said, "I don't know. I asked, but that old fox Xing Longshu didn't speak the truth. But from my deduction, they seem to have teleported to the rear of the Eternal Night Army, intending to assassinate that professor!"
"We absolutely cannot let this Zhu Yan continue to influence, or even control, the minds of everyone in the city. I will deal with it. You go return the bone flute to Shang Tianque and have him hold back the beast tide!"
After speaking, Xiao Rui's body erupted with brilliant, dazzling light, and he charged towards the Zhu Yan.
Jiang Weiqi quickly went to Sun Jingwei's corpse, looking at it coldly. Following the trajectory, he found the bone flute about ten meters away, half of it embedded in the ground.
Picking up the bone flute, Jiang Weiqi looked at Shang Tianque, who was still tied up. He walked towards Shang Tianque, had someone untie the ropes, and said, "Palace Master Shang, you should do it!"
Shang Tianque, whose evil thoughts were amplified by the Zhu Yan's influence, took back the bone flute, put it in his pocket, and sneered, "I'll do your mother's Gobi!"
Jiang Weiqi's face instantly turned cold, "Palace Master Shang, watch your words! At this critical juncture, obey orders. Do what you're told!"
Shang Tianque immediately pointed at Jiang Weiqi's nose and cursed, "Popcorn! My popcorn!"
Jiang Weiqi's face was contorted.
His subordinates behind him were restless.
Unexpectedly, many people from the Ten Thousand Beasts Palace surrounded them, and besides them, people from other forces also gathered around.
All of them had their negative energy amplified by the Zhu Yan, and their dissatisfaction with the Church grew.
Fang Xin, mixed in the crowd, stood at the back and loudly said in a changed voice, "Palace Master Shang, don't indulge these bastards! They messed with you, hit you, even snatched your palace-guarding treasure, and then they want you to be their ox and horse. What kind of damn logic is that?! Uncle can endure, but aunt cannot! Just curse him like that! Well done! Be spirited! Don't lose face! We've got your back!"
"Well said! We've tolerated these Church bastards long enough! Let's get them!"
The crowd was agitated.
Nearly a hundred people in a dense mass directly surrounded Jiang Weiqi and his few companions.
Shang Tianque's expression was frenzied, and he spat a thick wad of phlegm on the ground.
He already had the intention to act.
Jiang Weiqi swallowed hard.
With the Eternal Night Army pressing from outside, he hadn't expected internal conflicts to also escalate.
He sneered at Shang Tianque.
"Let's go! When Governor Xiao Rui deals with that Zhu Yan, we'll see how arrogant they can still be!"
Fang Xin, mixed in the crowd, was about to add more fuel to the fire when he suddenly sensed a dangerous aura coming from the city.
Looking in one direction, Fang Xin's pupils widened considerably, and he immediately began to deduce what would happen next.
Images flashed through his mind.
A moment later, Fang Xin saw a very strange fierce beast actually infiltrate the city and go on a killing spree, attempting to act as an inside agent to open the barrier and let the beast tide in.
Many people died during this time.
It wasn't until Bai Mao Zai and Lu Dingjia arrived that it was repelled.
Fang Xin snapped back to reality and glanced at the Church Governor, who was fighting fiercely with the Zhu Yan outside the city.
That strange fierce beast hadn't made any substantial progress after killing its way into the city, and in the end, it was injured by Bai Mao Zai before leaving.
Instead of that, it would be better to do something meaningful, especially something good for both sides.
Fang Xin had the ability to make this terrifying fierce beast change its target.
Fang Xin looked at the Church Governor, a brilliant smile involuntarily appearing on his face.