CHAPTER 40: JUN WU ARRIVAL.

The Mystic City had turned into a battlefield with ruin beasts everywhere, killing and destroying the buildings.

The once magnificent city had lost its brilliance. Clouds of smoke rose to the sky with screams and cries for help coming every now and then.

On the street, various people formed small teams to fight against the ruin beasts. Every clan in the city dispatched their best warriors to defend the city.

In the beginning, they thought the city guards could defend against the ruin beast tide, but they were wrong.

This was beyond anything anyone had ever seen. And if they couldn’t hold them back, it was only a matter of time before the ruin beasts turned their city into ruins.

The Array Formation Association deployed half of their Grade-1 Array Formation Masters to help the city repair the protective formation, while the Alchemy Association deployed some alchemists to help treat the injured soldiers.

Each clan contributed to the safety of the city. This was not the time to plot against each other.

Standing before Jun Wu’s mansion, a tense guard team knocked on the entrance gate with urgency.

The team captain wore a solemn expression. If this was any ordinary mansion, he would have barged in immediately without knocking.

Unfortunately, the owner of the house was someone he dared not offend.

After a few knocks, the entrance gate was pushed open and Zhang Wei appeared.

"How may I help you?" he asked.

"Please, the city needs the assistance of an Array Master to repair the city protection array." The team captain replied respectfully.

"Why? There are many array formation masters in the association. Besides, there is the Yuan clan. Why would they need my Young Master?" Zhang Wei questioned.

The captain opened his mouth but words failed to come out. How would he know why they requested such a young talent?

He was merely following orders.

Although he found it odd, he didn’t dwell on it too much.

Looking at the quiet guards, Zhang Wei knew asking them was like asking a wall.

Bang!

He closed the gate and returned to report the situation to Jun Wu. Everything was suspicious but he couldn’t make the decision.

Standing outside the mansion, the guards trembled listening to the ruin beasts’ howls coming toward their direction.

"C-Captain... what should we do?" a guard asked with a trembling voice.

Instantly, all the guards looked at their captain, waiting for his decision.

With Zhang Wei closing the gate without responding to them, should they continue to stay outside the gate while risking their lives?

The captain knew what was going on in his men’s minds and was conflicted. Should he wait or abandon the mission?

The situation was dire, and he needed to make a decision immediately.

"L-Let’s..."

Creak!

Before he could complete his statement, the gate was opened and Jun Wu and his two retainers appeared.

Looking at Jun Wu, the captain and his men were stunned. They had already given up on him appearing and were prepared to return.

"Captain, my safety is in your hands." Jun Wu said calmly.

"Ah!" The captain recovered from his shock and responded quickly. "Young Master, don’t worry, I’ll protect you with my life."

"Good. Please lead the way."

"Yes."

With Jun Wu agreeing to come with them, the team formed a defensive formation around him.

Looking at this, Mao Yun and Zhang Wei couldn’t help but chuckle. Against a powerful ruin beast, their weak defense formation would be destroyed in seconds.

Apart from the captain, who was a First-Rated Martial Artist, the others were Second-Rated Martial Artists.

...

At the city wall, the situation was fierce and deadly. Men confronted the rampaging ruin beasts with their lives.

Corpses of both humans and beasts scattered everywhere. Broken weapons, shattered armor, severed claws, and beast fangs.

It was frightening.

On the city wall, men dragged their exhausted bodies to defend the wall with all their might.

"Where is the academy reinforcement?" the guard commander shouted, veins protruding from his forehead.

He had lost count of how many times he had swung his blade. His once pristine armor was covered in dried blood and cracks.

His men were dying both left and right, while the academy reinforcement had yet to arrive.

He was furious and gritted his teeth, but there was nothing he could do. His only option was to continue fighting with his life.

"Commander!" A young soldier rushed toward the commander. His face was covered in exhaustion, and his helmet covered in fresh blood.

Looking at the young soldier, the commander did not respond. He evaded the deadly claw of a ferocious ruin beast and severed its head in a single slash.

"Boy, speak." The commander turned to look at him.

Swallowing the lump in his throat, the young soldier responded quickly. "The academy reinforcement has arrived."

When the commander heard this, a sigh of relief escaped his mouth. "Where are they?"

"There!" He pointed to the northern part of the wall.

From the north, students from the Mystic Path Academy walked toward the battlefield with confidence and pride.

Along the way to the city wall, they encountered many ruin beasts, and each was easily handled by them.

This increased their confidence.

Most of them were Second-Rated Martial Artists, while a few were First-Rated Martial Artists.

Among them, the most conspicuous people were from the Jun aristocrat clan and the Gong clan.

Leading the Jun clan was Jun Zhanye, and leading the Gong clan was Gong Tao.

Behind the students were ten teachers, each at the Peak of First-Rated Martial Artists.

With their arrival, all the soldiers and martial artists could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

"Thank you for your timely arrival." The commander approached them and said quickly.

"The western region is in dire need of your support."

"Commander, you can relax. My academy will handle it." One of the teachers said confidently.

After the short conversation, the Mystic Path students rushed to the western region to provide support.

Compared to other regions, the western region battle was deadly with men falling every minute.

With the arrival of the students, the pressure reduced immediately as they began to push back the ruin beasts.

Meanwhile, another squad had just escorted a young man to the city wall.

Below the city were the Array Formation Masters trying to repair the protective formation as soon as possible.

When they saw Jun Wu arrive, various expressions flashed through their eyes.

Among them, one of the elders had a sinister grin on his face.

’Finally...’

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