The ground trembled violently.
Ear-piercing, sharp alarm bells once again echoed through Yun Cang City.
Outside, people continuously roared, "Beast tide! The beast tide is attacking! To the city walls!"
Shi Tailang looked outside, utterly bewildered, "No way, sir, we haven't even settled down, and it's happening again?"
Fang Xin grabbed the little guy by the scruff of its neck and pulled it up. The little guy transformed into a streak of mystic light and vanished into Fang Xin's palm.
Others didn't know what was happening, but Fang Xin was perfectly clear: the beast tide outside was precisely what this little guy had provoked.
The group quickly ascended the city walls to their squad's defensive section.
They saw a dense beast tide appearing in the distance, a thick black line gradually extending into a black curtain that covered the vast land.
The black curtain, accompanied by deafening roars, seemed intent on submerging Yun Cang City below.
Fang Xin's gaze swept in one direction.
With his keen perception, he clearly sensed a terrifying presence hidden behind the beast tide.
Fang Xin had previously speculated that the Eternal Night Army still had a trump card they hadn't played.
Now, it was clear that his suspicions were correct.
Within the beast tide, there was a massive black dot. Fang Xin recognized it as the Zhuyan, and on its shoulder was coiled the Feiyi.
And behind these two terrifying ferocious beasts, another colossal black dot seemed to appear and disappear.
A sense of crisis, like a raging tide, enveloped the entire Yun Cang City.
It wasn't just Fang Xin; everyone in Yun Cang City, from the few decision-makers at the top to the lowest-ranking soldiers, sensed the horrifying aura emanating from that large black dot behind the beast tide.
Zhuge Heng, Lu Dingjia, Lu Bian, the special envoy of the Church, along with Zheng Jizu and Sect Master Liu, who were suspended above Yun Cang City, all wore expressions of unprecedented gravity.
Within the Eternal Night Army, several figures shot into the sky; they were Qiu Xuanji and others from the Eternal Night Army.
As the beast tide approached, many people's hair stood on end.
They had been fighting the beast tide for nearly a month, and to some extent, they had grown numb, no longer as afraid as they were initially. But at this very moment...
An unprecedented panic rose in everyone's hearts.
And this sense of panic came precisely from that large black dot gradually approaching from behind the beast tide.
That large black dot moved relatively slowly.
But as it drew nearer, the oppressive feeling became overwhelming.
As the distance closed, Fang Xin finally saw the appearance of that terrifying ferocious beast.
It was entirely crimson, with scales the size of bowls covering its entire body. Its length was approximately over a hundred meters, immensely massive, its physique like the terrifying ferocious beast from the Great Transport Motors GG hundreds of years ago.
However, the terrifying ferocious beast before him had a grotesque and terrifying human face, with a wide mouth and tusks, and its eyes were vertical, making it appear quite peculiar.
Lu Bian of the Church, upon seeing this, his voice somewhat shocked, uttered two words, "Candle Dragon!"
Someone nearby echoed, "It's actually the Candle Dragon! The Eternal Night Army, they actually created such a legendary terrifying existence. That professor who was brought back is more important than we imagined."
"Damn it, if we had guarded him properly back then and not let the Eternal Night Army snatch that professor, none of this would be happening today," someone added angrily.
These words undoubtedly made the faces of the Church members burn with shame, as Professor Shang's student had been snatched by the Eternal Night Army from their Church's hands.
The Candle Dragon, emitting a terrifying aura, was already a few hundred meters away from Yun Cang City.
Its massive, thick body, with its front half raised high, made the towering city walls seem less majestic and grand in front of it.
A huge roar erupted from the Candle Dragon's mouth; the sound waves, in concentric circles, swept towards Yun Cang City.
On the city walls, many of those with lower cultivation levels had their ears bleeding directly from the shockwave.
Lu Dingjia looked at the Candle Dragon, his expression grave, "Damn it, this is a bit tricky!"
Lu Bian, enveloped in a golden light, held a golden whip in his hand, "Everyone, with a formidable enemy before us, I hope we can set aside past grievances, unite, and fight side by side. We must act preemptively. We absolutely, absolutely cannot let the Candle Dragon close its eyes! Otherwise, it will be troublesome!"
Bai Mao Zai, in a 'Brother Jie' style, took off his glasses, baring his small white teeth in a smile, "Lu Bian, stop your damn nonsense. These bastards from the Eternal Night Army are clearly trying to forcefully attack the city. This Candle Dragon is their trump card. Call for reinforcements! Have your Church send strong experts over!"
"Defending the city isn't just our Church's responsibility, I think..."
Lu Bian's words were cut off by Lu Dingjia.
"You think what? You think your mother's Gobi! I don't care what you think, I care what I think! If it weren't for you useless bastards from the Church letting Old Cripple Kou's people steal that professor, would we be in this situation today? You idiots, what else can you do besides shifting blame?"
"Damn it, you created this mess, and now so many people have to clean it up for you, and you say it's not just your Church's problem? Whose problem is it then? Today, your Church's people have to come, whether they want to or not! Otherwise, I'll take the Sky Shield Bureau and leave! Let whoever wants to defend this damn city defend it!"
Everyone on the city wall looked up at Lu Dingjia, all stunned by this domineering long-haired old man.
Fang Xin looked at Lu Dingjia; from before, it was evident that Lu Dingjia was a straightforward, hot-tempered person, but he didn't expect his temper to be this explosive. This kind of old-timer, laden with merits, was truly unyielding.
Shi Tailang shook his head and sighed, "This is great, he's a general! We're saved!"
Lu Bian's face was grim. Lu Dingjia was an old-timer who had rolled out of piles of corpses with Old Master Ye back in the day; scolding him was like scolding a grandson. His gaze swept downwards, and he noticed that many people agreed with what Lu Dingjia said.
Lu Dingjia had already led the charge once, causing many people to fight the Church members. In the current situation, many people were on the verge of exploding at the Church members. It was absolutely crucial not to cause any trouble at this time.
Lu Bian gritted his teeth, turned to his subordinate, and said, "Call headquarters and tell them we've encountered the terrifying ferocious beast Candle Dragon, that the Eternal Night Army is pressing in with a large force, intending to forcefully attack the city. Yun Cang City is in grave danger, like eggs piled up, and we urgently request headquarters to send supreme experts to resolve the crisis."
"Old Lu, do you think this is acceptable now?"
Unexpectedly, Lu Dingjia, with his explosive temper, didn't appreciate it at all, "What? Are you inviting the Church's supreme experts over just for me?"
Lu Bian choked, just about to speak, when Lu Dingjia flung out the two iron balls in his hand. The two iron balls rotated around his body, and a massive Yin-Yang fish sphere appeared, enveloping him.
Lu Dingjia took the lead and charged towards the distance.
Bai Mao Zai followed closely behind.
Lu Bian and the others gritted their teeth and followed suit.
Unexpectedly, at their very first encounter, a chilling, eerie smile appeared on the Candle Dragon's grotesque human face.
In an instant.