“Quick, quick, quick! Support the South City!”

“Those who can fly, fly over there immediately!”

Wang Xicheng’s voice, like a clap of thunder, echoed over the noisy battlefield.

At his command, several figures immediately shot into the sky from the team.

Some generated whirlwinds under their feet, some condensed fiery wings on their backs, and even more summoned griffins with wingspans of several meters, rushing towards the South City.

Zhou Huai watched this scene, a hint of envy rising in his heart.

His Forbidden Spell Mage, with his world-destroying damage, was good at everything.

Except for flying.

He would have to ask Ouyezi to research it later, to see if he could get an equipment enchantment that provided a flying effect.

Just as Zhou Huai was lost in thought.

Beside him, a pair of pure white wings suddenly unfurled behind Lu Zhiyi.

Every feather glowed with a holy radiance, and with each gentle flap, it stirred a soft current of Qi.

She floated upwards, like an angel descending to the mortal realm.

“Hold onto me!”

Lu Zhiyi extended a fair hand, palm upwards.

Zhou Huai snapped back to reality, without any pretense, he controlled Gandalf to reach out and grasp that soft, small hand.

The next second, the wings flapped vigorously.

Lu Zhiyi carried Zhou Huai, like an arrow released from a bowstring, soaring into the sky and heading straight for the South City.

The wind whistled past their ears.

From high above, the scene below became even more shocking.

The entire Simon City was like an isolated island surrounded by a black ocean.

Above the city walls, countless figures, as tiny as ants, moved back and forth amidst the flames of cannon fire and magic.

Their faces showed determination, as they fearlessly rushed towards every defensive breach.

Zhou Huai looked at the faces below, illuminated by the fireworks, flickering between bright and dark, and found it hard to imagine that these people were merely NPCs in a dungeon.

Their eyes, their movements, were all too real.

Zhou Huai unconsciously spoke.

“How can a mere team of a hundred challenge a city defense battle of this scale?”

A hundred people, thrown into this vast battlefield, wouldn’t even make a ripple.

Lu Zhiyi flapped her wings, tracing a graceful arc in the air.

She heard Zhou Huai’s question, and a hint of complexity flickered in her clear eyes.

“Perhaps, the designer just wants to warn us not to be arrogant.”

“Only in the face of true disaster can one realize their own insignificance.”

She turned her head, her voice somewhat muffled by the wind.

“On the other hand, it’s also to broaden our horizons, so that if we ever truly encounter a beast tide of this scale besieging a city, we won’t be at a loss.”

Zhou Huai listened to these words, looked up at her, and teased.

“Senior Sister Lu, you speak quite officially.”

Lu Zhiyi was amused by his words, and a beautiful smile curved her lips.

“Who made me the Student Union President of the Imperial Capital Academy?”

As they spoke, the two had already flown above the South City.

The sight before them made Zhou Huai’s pupils contract.

Just as Lu Zhiyi had said, the defenses here were precarious.

The golden Formation barrier covering the city wall was extremely dim, covered in spiderweb-like cracks, as if it would completely shatter the next second.

Below the city wall, the beast tide’s offensive was fiercer than anywhere else.

They were fearless, climbing over the corpses of their companions, allowing the magic cannons to blast them into minced meat, yet not retreating a single step.

A slightly fat General, clad in heavy armor, stood on the battlements, waving his command saber and roaring hoarsely.

“Brothers! Blast them for me! Blast them hard!”

“Hold on for me! Reinforcements are coming soon!”

The City Guard behind him, hearing this, seemed to be injected with a stimulant, and a new light burst forth in their eyes.

Each of them completely squeezed out their remaining mana, unleashing skills onto the city below as if they were free.

Watching this scene, a hint of sadness appeared in Lu Zhiyi’s eyes.

They, the challengers, all knew.

There were no reinforcements.

This isolated city, until the very last moment, never received any reinforcements.

At this moment, the few students who had flown ahead had already joined the battle.

Zhou Huai no longer hesitated.

He controlled Gandalf, released Lu Zhiyi’s hand, and plummeted straight down from the sky.

“Boom!”

His feet hit the ground, and the hard city bricks cracked inch by inch.

Without a moment’s pause, he raised the core of ✧ NоvеIight ✧ (Original source) pyroblast staff in his hand high, aiming it at the black ocean outside the city.

“Forbidden Spell - Meteor Shower!”

The sky suddenly darkened.

Eight massive meteors, wreathed in roaring flames, tore through the clouds, trailing long fiery tails, and howled down!

After this period of high-intensity leveling, the proficiency of Meteor Fire Rain was already vastly different.

Not only was the range wider and the power stronger, but even the number of meteors had increased from the initial five to eight!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The eight meteors, like the wrath of a Heavenly God, crashed heavily into the densest areas of the exotic beasts.

The ground trembled violently, and destructive shockwaves spread wildly in all directions.

For a time, outside the city wall, a large, shocking vacuum zone was forcibly created.

Countless exotic beasts were instantly vaporized in the flames, without even time to let out a wail.

“Killed Wasteland Demon Wolf LV30, gained experience +1200”

“Killed Bloodthirsty Earth Dragon LV31, gained experience +1550”

“...”

In Zhou Huai’s mind, a series of experience point notifications frantically scrolled across the screen.

His eyes were bright.

The number of exotic beasts here was simply too great.

Even if some experience was taken by the surrounding students, it was still incredibly substantial.

However, that vacuum zone only lasted for less than three seconds before being filled again by the surging beast tide from behind.

On the city wall, the Fat General, seeing this scene, was so excited that his chubby face trembled.

He suddenly turned his head to look at Gandalf, his eyes burning.

“Well done!”

He extended his large, fan-like hand and vigorously patted Gandalf’s shoulder.

“Which guild’s hero is this? After we repel this wave of the beast tide, I will personally ask the Lord Mayor to commend you! I’ll give you a first-class merit!”

Zhou Huai couldn’t help but be stunned.

The NPCs in this dungeon were too realistic.

They could even interact with him?

Just then, Wang Xicheng’s large force finally arrived in the distance.

As soon as they stepped onto the South City wall, they saw the eight slowly dissipating giant fireballs and the scorched land below the city.

Everyone’s faces were filled with shock.

In the team, someone couldn’t help but exclaim in admiration.

“So strong! Is this the power of the Devil King?”

“With him here, we might actually be able to clear this time!”

However, his words had not yet finished.

“Roar—!!!”

A sky-shattering roar came from high above.

A gigantic winged Dragon, its body covering the sky, suddenly poked its head out from the thick clouds, and its massive body actually slammed heavily into the crumbling Formation barrier!

At the same time, below the city wall, two equally massive BOSS-level exotic beasts also let out earth-shattering roars.

A pitch-black energy light beam and a highly corrosive dark green acid liquid simultaneously struck the same point on the barrier!

Crack—!!!

The already fragile golden barrier could no longer withstand such a fierce attack.

Dense cracks, like a spiderweb, instantly spread across the entire barrier!

A piercing shattering sound echoed across the entire battlefield.

Wang Xicheng’s face instantly became extremely solemn at the sight.

“Not good!”

He looked at everyone and shouted in a deep voice.

“Our first dungeon mission is to protect the barrier from being destroyed within ten minutes!”

“We must deal with those three BOSSes first!”

A bitter look appeared on his face.

“We failed every time we challenged this before, right here.”

Zhou Huai nodded knowingly.

He looked at the three terrifying BOSSes in the distance, his expression calm.

“This problem is easy to solve.”

He turned his head to look at Wang Xicheng.

“I’ll handle it.”

Wang Xicheng’s eyes lit up with joy upon hearing this, but then a hint of worry appeared.

“Brother Gan, those three BOSSes are all Level 35, you alone...”

Before he could finish speaking, Zhou Huai directly interrupted him.

“However, I have one condition.”

Wang Xicheng immediately smiled, patted his chest, and said with great pride.

“Brother Gan, tell me whatever condition you want! Don’t say one, even ten are fine!”

“As long as we can defend Simon City, I, Wang Xicheng, will listen to you!”

He thought Zhou Huai wanted some rare Materials, or more points after the dungeon ended.

“I can lead a team to draw their fire for you!”

Zhou Huai shook his head.

“No need.”

He extended a finger, his tone as flat as if he were talking about a trivial matter.

“My condition is very simple.”

“All of you, stay far away from me.”

“Let me have all the experience.”

Wang Xicheng: ???