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The first person to notice this change was Luo Qingqing, who was standing on the top floor of the hotel.
"We're in trouble."
"That's...a demon?" Luo You'er was lying on the window and asked in surprise, "Didn't it say that a hundred years from now, demons will no longer be born in the evil night?"
"That's indeed what is recorded in the book." Luo Qian frowned slightly, "But what exactly is going on in the Qingshan Formation, I'm afraid only the upper echelons of the Privy Council House know."
Compared to the charm, the demon is larger in size and destructive power, and is less affected by the light than the charm. Among all kinds of evil spirits, although the devil is not the most unpredictable and dangerous to deal with, it is the monster that the defenders least want to see. Firstly, they often appear in groups like charms, and secondly, it is because of their huge size. Being large means that the towering city wall is no longer a safe enough barrier. Once there is a gap in the light, the charm behind it will follow in large numbers until the defense line completely collapses.
"I told you not to listen to that guy!" Luo Fengqing happened to return to the wing at this moment. Seeing this, he couldn't help complaining, "If we defend the shaft from the beginning, we don't have to worry about whether there will be demons in the evil night! Now! What are you going to do? It might still be too late to rush to the dry well!"
"Elder brother, there are so many charms outside..." Luo Youer reminded, "And all the entrances have been blocked."
"I asked them to keep one. Of course, the Fang family didn't know this." Luo Fengqing looked at Luo Qingqing, "I know that you are extremely talented and have almost never encountered any difficulties on the road of cultivation. I know this. Not as good as you. But after all, I am a few years older than you, and I am more aware of the unpredictable nature of people. If a corner of the city wall is breached, there is no possibility of your backup plan being implemented - the Sanmen will never retreat to the center as you want, but will only sharpen the focus. They screamed and dispersed. By then, anyone who stands in front of the fleeing people will be regarded by them as an enemy more hateful than evil spirits!"
"So you secretly kept a dry well without telling me?"
"If I tell you, will you agree with what I do?" Luo Fengqing's tone was helpless, "The last time you listened to my opinion, I'm afraid it was several years ago. Qingqing, you are not the only one. It’s for the sake of the Luo family.”
Luo Youer interjected again, "But everyone has been dispersed to various groups, how to call them back? We can't run away alone, right?"
"I am also prepared for this." Luo Fengqing said with a confident expression, "I have notified some people and asked them to act according to the signal. As long as a green fire appears on the top floor of the hotel, it is an instruction to evacuate Qingshan Town , then they will take the children of the Luo family around them with them!"
"Were you busy with this before?" Luo Qingqing asked slightly surprised. She originally thought that the other party was angry, and he had rarely met her in the past two days.
"It's never wrong to be more prepared. In this way, it only takes half a quarter of an hour at most for most of the scattered Luo family members to gather together and move closer to the reserved dry well."
Most, not all.
Luo gently closed her eyes. She naturally knew who would not be notified—comrades like Luo Tang and Luo Changtian who absolutely trusted her and would report any situation would only be an obstacle to the senior brother's plan.
"As for the charm outside, you don't have to worry too much. Without the Luo family, the walls will be full of holes." Luo Fengqing continued, "Those scattered sects have no other talents, and they will definitely not be willing to be second to others when they escape. Let them It's just right to attract Mei's attention. When the candidates are in chaos, it will be our chance to evacuate."
At this point, everyone in the wing focused their attention on Luo Qingqing.
What are the ulterior motives and what is unreliable... The most unsettling people here, and the first one who wants to run away, is clearly you, senior brother!
Luo gently opened his eyes, but no longer looked at Luo Fengqing. She directly ordered Luo You'er, "Watch Senior Brother, don't let him throw copper powder or other things into the brazier."
Luo Fengqing's face turned livid instantly.
"Hey, what about you?" Luo Youer said in surprise.
"I'm going to support Fei Nian. It's indeed difficult to stop a demon, but it's not without a chance." Luo Qingqing said word by word, "Judging from its size alone, it's not something that requires a high-grade alchemist to destroy." situation."
"But I can't beat senior brother..." Luo Youer looked crying.
"Then just stand and let him hit you!" Luo gently pulled out the wooden sword and walked towards the door without looking back. "I would like to see if he is really determined to throw away those things in front of everyone. Ignoring the children of the Luo family who are still fighting, they fled Qingshan Town first!"
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"That thing is coming towards the west wall. Should we...shall we avoid it for now?"
Zhang Yan, who had previously wanted to compete with the geniuses of the Fei family, had now shrunk behind the wall.
In fact, it was not just him. Since the appearance of this abnormal monster, everyone's momentum has been suppressed. Obviously, no one is sure that they can solve it as easily as they can eliminate Mei.
This is probably the "demon" Li mentioned, Xia Fan thought to himself. According to the classification method of the Privy Council, there is no essential difference between demons and charms, except that they are larger in size. However, he felt that the thing in front of him was not just one size larger.
Debris such as gravel and dead branches can still be seen on its body, and the whole body also presents a hazy mist texture, but there are more pure black parts - if the charm is that the black mist is wrapped under the outer shell, then it gives people a It feels like the black mist carries the outer shell.
What's even more creepy is its appearance.
At first glance, this demon looks like a mutant spider. It has six legs, the ends of which resemble human hands; it looks like it is crawling, but has no obvious head or tail. The weirdest thing is that there are five or six demons hanging under its flat belly. The latter has its head hanging down and is connected to the demon by a black rope. It sways back and forth as the former crawls, and the whole thing looks like an energy monster. Self-moving gallows!
In addition, it was also exposed to the firelight, but it did not become as sluggish as the charm. Instead, it slowly and steadily advanced towards the central area, approaching the edge of the city wall in less than a few minutes.
"Don't panic!" Fei Nian's figure appeared on the west wall again. He faced the demon that was almost as tall as the wall and used Fei Hua Yan. The scorching flames rushed straight to the target's back and scattered in all directions after impact, like a blooming flower.
Under his leadership, several Fei family disciples also launched an attack. For a while, flames flew wildly and explosions continued. Under such a blow, the demon not only stopped moving forward, but also took two steps backward.
"It just looks big. Dealing with it is no different from dealing with the devil. As long as you don't let the devil get close, it can't hurt you!"
Seeing that the situation was indeed as Feinian said, some brave candidates also picked up medicinal materials and talismans and began to perform alchemy spells on the enemies two or three meters away.
At this moment, a sudden change occurred. The demon suddenly stood up and rushed towards the city wall!
After all, these walls were just connected blue brick buildings, not serious stone walls. They actually collapsed under this attack.
The wooden boards laid on the wall were the first to break, followed by the horizontal wooden beams - they were originally only used to hold up the roof, but they were obviously beyond their endurance limit in the face of this huge structure, and finally the pieces of masonry. Amidst the rumbling sound, the western wall suddenly became half shorter, and a gap appeared in Qingshan Town's defense line for the first time.
The candidates in the cave-in area were not much better. Most people were used to the opponent's stiffness and slowness after dealing with the charm before. When faced with the demon's slow attack, few people could react. At least two groups fell down the city wall, and one of them was hit by collapsed bricks and wooden boards. It was obviously dangerous.
Fei Nian dodged the blow, but the space at the top of the city was limited. Before he could step into the safe area, there was nothing at his feet. He could only hold on to a broken roof beam and hang it in the air to prevent himself from falling directly into the rubble. middle.
But in this way, he also lost the ability to resist.
The demon let out a piercing scream and raised his front palm towards Feinian.
At this critical moment, a blue figure rushed between the two—
Luo Qingqing arrived at the wall in time!
What arrived at the same time as her was a bright silver light, and that light came from the tip of the sword in her hand!
This lightning-fast slash directly cut off one of the monster's palms.
Black mist erupted from the demon's severed limb, and he screamed as he escaped from the city wall. Feinian was able to get out of the predicament and returned to the ground smoothly.
"Amazing… "
"Is this the strength of the most outstanding generation of disciples in Youzhou?"
Luo Qingqing's clean and tidy figure caused a burst of exclamation on the wall, but there was no sign of relief on her face. Instead, she turned around and shouted urgently, "Light a new torch quickly, don't let Mei get close to you!"
But she reminded her a little too late.
Xia Fan noticed that due to the collapse of a section of the western wall, two torches were destroyed, and the ground below suddenly became much darker. Around the demon, a clear shadow has been drawn out from the wall. Although the surrounding torches can still radiate to this area, Mei's movements are no longer as hesitant as before.
In less than ten seconds, Mei, who had been wandering under the corner, appeared on the wall following the shadow, but Xia Fan didn't see how they climbed up!
"Ganjutsu-ah-!"
"Get out now!"
"Where's the bench?"
"help me!"
Chaos spread instantly.
Candidates who previously laughed at Mei as a living target have now become Mei's prey. Their poor spell-casting skills cannot keep up with the enemy's movements, while Mei's attack methods are simple and effective. As long as they get close to the candidates, the black mist will cover them. Wrap it in layers until it blends into the body. Once the candidate is swallowed, the charm will take root in place and the whole body will swell, like dark cocoons.
"Stop using alchemy! Inject your energy into the wooden sword, keep your eyes on the target before taking action!" Luo Qingqing chopped down a charging Mei while loudly reminding him.
Her situation at this time can be described as extremely dangerous. The collapsed part of the city wall was already the darkest place. She was in a hurry just to deal with the demon. At the same time, she had to be wary of the demon that climbed back into the gap and seemed to want to further expand the scope of the collapse.
"Why haven't the substitutes come up yet?" Luo Tang couldn't help but look back towards the small square, but froze in place.
Xia Fan followed her gaze and his heart sank suddenly.
There was no trace of the reserve team on the west side of the square. The moment the city wall collapsed, the reserve candidates in charge of the western wall had already fled without a fight.