A fierce wind suddenly rose.
A chill swept from outside the city towards Yun Cang City.
This chill was similar to the cold of winter, but still very different.
It was like having a fever after catching the flu, yet feeling cold all over; this chill struck the soul directly.
Before the chill dissipated, the enormous, terrifying vertical eye of the Zhulong outside the city actually closed.
The moment the Zhulong closed its eye.
Everyone felt as if the sky had gone dark.
It was as if they were immersed in endless darkness.
The roaring wind howled in their ears, and boundless darkness filled their sight; people in extreme darkness inherently possess a sense of panic.
"Xin Ge!"
In the darkness, Shi Tailang's shouts were mixed with the howling wind.
Fang Xin instinctively grabbed Shi Tailang, relying on memory. Although Shi Tailang was right beside him, in this darkness, Shi Tailang's voice seemed to come from a very distant place.
As the captain, Fang Xin immediately grabbed the other members of his squad, gathering them around him, making everyone hold hands.
Amidst the surrounding wind, calls from the people stationed on the city wall, shouting for their teammates, continuously echoed.
Fang Xin suddenly felt a warm current wash over him.
The mark on the back of his hand flashed.
The darkness in Fang Xin's eyes gradually faded, and finally, light appeared around him. The scene on the city wall became clearer and clearer, and Fang Xin could finally see everything around him.
He saw that on the city wall, everyone's eyes were hollow. Those with experience held weapons in their hands, facing outwards according to their prior memory.
But some inexperienced soldiers were frantically shouting their teammates' names. Some big idiot teammates even swung their weapons, accidentally injuring their comrades. The injured teammates immediately launched attacks, like a vicious cycle, and the city wall descended into chaos.
Outside the city, the beast tide surged forward, one after another, towards the barrier, attacking it madly, attempting to break through and shatter the barrier protecting Yun Cang City during this period.
Fang Xin looked over the city wall and towards the sky.
Lu Dingjia and Bai Mao Zai, an old man and a young man, stood back to back.
The two gritted their teeth, confronting the Zhulong and the Fei Yi.
However, it was evident that the Zhulong, after closing its eye, still had a considerable impact on them.
Lu Bian of the Church, enveloped in a golden glow, was fiercely fighting the Zhu Yan, shouting as he fought, "Everyone, don't panic! Retreat to the city first!"
As he spoke, that scoundrel was the first to flash back to the city.
Zhuge Heng lightly nudged Lu Dingjia's elbow. Lu Dingjia understood, flipped his hand, grabbed Bai Mao Zai's arm, and the old man and young man vanished from their spot, reappearing inside the city.
After Lu Bian returned to the city, he stopped talking nonsense and directly pulled out a foot-tall white sculpture from his spatial ring.
He held the sculpture high with both hands, his head bowed reverently, his body forming a vase shape.
"Great god of light!
Please heed your worshiper's call!
Send down scorching Holy Light!
Burn through the endless night!"
A soft halo emanated from the white sculpture. In an instant, the halo grew larger and larger, eventually appearing hazy and dreamlike.
Not long after, a white light suddenly appeared in the distant sky, trailing a long white tail.
It sped towards them like a meteor crashing into Earth.
The distance grew shorter and shorter.
When it was close, Fang Xin finally saw clearly that a woman was enveloped within that white light.
She wore a loose red robe, but even so, it couldn't hide her proud figure.
Her face was also covered.
Behind the Red-Clothed Woman was another figure, and when he saw that figure, Fang Xin was momentarily stunned.
It was Chu Xinyao, whom he hadn't seen in a long time.
With the appearance of the Red-Clothed Woman, the soft light from the sculpture in Lu Bian's hands merged with the woman's light.
Two beams of white light emanated from the woman's eyes.
The white light headed towards the Zhulong.
It seemed to burn two holes in the endless darkness.
Lu Bian slightly raised his head, not seeing the woman's face, only the hem of her red robe, then immediately bowed his head respectfully and said, "Holy Maiden! It is truly you who has descended here!"
A giant dharma idol slowly emerged behind the woman, which was a winged female angel.
A soft light emanated from the angel, and that light, like rain and dew, gently touched everyone.
Visibly, all those in the city with hollow eyes gradually regained clarity.
As if seeing light again, everyone looked around blankly, realizing they were still on the city wall.
Outside the city.
Among the Eternal Night Army.
Qiu Xuanji looked in the direction of Yun Cang City and let out a cold snort.
"I didn't expect the Church to send the Holy Maiden to this place! They really think highly of us!"
The woman, wrapped in a red robe, her eyes emitting white light, stared in Qiu Xuanji's direction.
"Qiu Xuanji, why do you still cling to these wishful dreams?"
Upon hearing this, Qiu Xuanji laughed heartily, "Wishful dreams? Where does that term come from? Didn't your Diviner tell you? The Eternal Night is coming! The day the Seven Kings gather, the time the Eternal Night descends!"
The Holy Maiden of the Church's eyes stared at Qiu Xuanji, and upon hearing his words, she said in a cold tone, "Then didn't your High Priest tell you that Zero Arbiter, the Judicator of the Head of the Seven Kings, is a descendant with the bloodline of the god of light? Zero Arbiter is one of us, a member of the Church! The Church will eventually build the Holy Light Bulwark. The descent of the Eternal Night is nothing but your wishful thinking, isn't it?"
Qiu Xuanji was stunned upon hearing this.
His expression changed, clearly unaware of this news.
The Holy Maiden of the Church's words not only made the high-ranking members of the Eternal Night Army frown.
Even many high-ranking officials in Yun Cang City also frowned.
"Damn it! So, that means Zero Arbiter will appear within the Church!"
"Shit, once the Church controls Zero Arbiter, doesn't that mean the King of Slaughter and the Church will stand together? The King of Slaughter is the Head of the Seven Kings, if the King of Slaughter stands with the Church, doesn't that mean the Seven Kings stand with the Church?"
"No wonder the Church is so arrogant, so that's where they're getting their leverage!"
"Damn it, if that's really the case, then these bastards from the Church will be insufferably arrogant!"
Fang Xin turned his head to look at the Holy Maiden of the Church in the sky, muttering to himself, where did this big sister's mysterious confidence come from? When did I become a member of your Church?
Qiu Xuanji exchanged glances with several high-ranking Eternal Night Army spokesmen beside him, and the Witchcraft System expert whose mouth was sewn up nodded.
With the appearance of the Holy Maiden of the Church, there was temporarily no need to continue fighting. They prepared to sound the retreat, go back, and then find ways to strengthen the Zhulong for a second round of attack.
The beast tide slowly retreated.
Qiu Xuanji turned to Kou Tianlin, "Kou family's second son, you can speak with the High Priest, can you help ask if Zero Arbiter will really appear in the Church?"
Kou Tianlin nodded upon hearing this, as this matter was of utmost importance.
As the beast tide retreated, Fang Xin's squad returned to the camp.
Xiao Se Pi came out again, clinging to Li Bao'er's arms, eating snacks and watching a show.
While the few of them were chatting.
A voice came, "Fang Xin!"
Fang Xin turned his head to look and found it was Chu Xinyao.
He couldn't help but be stunned. The memory of the future scene that Long Fuling, the High Priest of the Eternal Night Army, had shown Fang Xin was still fresh, and the person who backstabbed Fang Xin was Chu Xinyao, right before him.
Seeing Chu Xinyao again, Fang Xin's emotions were somewhat complex, after all, the two of them had grown up together.
But he still didn't show too much unusual emotion, "Why are you here?"
"I am a student of the Holy Maiden of the Church, and I came with her."
As she spoke, Chu Xinyao greeted the others.
Shi Tailang and the others all nodded when they saw Chu Xinyao.
"Shall we go for a walk?"
"Alright!"
As soon as the two went out, Little Pervert's eyes lit up when he saw Chu Xinyao.
He suddenly jumped up and burrowed into Chu Xinyao's arms.
"Oh my!" Chu Xinyao was startled, but then, after seeing clearly that it was a cute little fellow, she couldn't help but laugh, rubbing the Little Pervert's head in her arms.
Fang Xin quickly reached out to pull the Little Pervert away.
However, the Little Pervert's claws clung to Chu Xinyao's clothes and wouldn't let go.
As Fang Xin pulled, Chu Xinyao's neckline was pulled open a lot.
A significant portion of her exaggerated pectoral muscles was revealed.
Fang Xin subconsciously glanced at it.
He couldn't help but be stunned when he saw the scene inside.