My Misfortune Crushed Instances-Chapter 306: Siege

Wu Huan looked at the two people in front of him, feeling very uneasy.

Throughout his interactions with Cheng Mingyue, he knew she was very powerful, but their opponent was an entire city.

As for the other person with the "fiery temper," he didn’t know what abilities they might have.

"No matter what, isn’t it too dangerous for just the two of you?" he asked.

Li Rui replied, "No need to worry. We know what we’re doing."

Cheng Mingyue also nodded in agreement.

Wu Huan was truly a kind-hearted demon. Even upon hearing this decision, he still felt worried but took out a golden amulet.

"This item was personally crafted by this old man. It can block Evil Qi from entering the body. It’s best to be cautious when entering the Ghost City."

This is an epic level accessory with one special effect that grants immunity to possession by evil spirits, while the other attributes are average.

Li Rui gave it to Cheng Mingyue because his own accessories, a fire bell and a monkey charm, were not interchangeable.

More importantly, he practiced the Shenxiao Thunderbolt Heart Scripture and had advanced to level 5; unless faced with a Fengdu-level threat, ordinary evil spirits would find it difficult to invade his body.

Wu Huan still wanted to send a team of elite soldiers with them, but they politely declined.

Bringing more people would only divide their focus on protection.

"Please remain calm and await good news. We will surely eradicate the City Lord of the Ghost City."

Wu Huan’s feelings were still complex, and he only said, "Please, both of you, be careful."

.....

Together with the giant golem, the two people and the one demon set off north once more. After crossing a wetland, they could see the outline of the grand, imposing city.

"This place was once called Witch City, the leader of all demon clans in the area, renowned for its profound witchcraft in East Wangze State,"

Cheng Mingyue explained, "until one day, the City Lord suddenly dismissed all his servants and secluded himself in the mansion. Soon after, residents near the City Lord’s Mansion began dying mysteriously."

"The rest is not hard to guess: Evil Qi appeared and started massacring the city. At that time, the demon general guarding the city closed the gates to prevent the living from escaping, intending to gather everyone to jointly eliminate the Resentful Spirits."

"Initially, this approach had some success, and many evil spirits were dispelled by witchcraft. But later, the City Lord’s Mansion opened again, and the once-powerful City Lord had turned into the Ghost King, and then... it was like this."

After she finished speaking, she saw Li Rui silent and frowning, seemingly pondering something.

"What are you thinking?"

Li Rui answered, "I was thinking, he’s from the Demon Race, knows witchcraft, and commands the Necromancer Army, so he should be called... the Witch Demon King!"

"Hahaha, what a lame joke," Cheng Mingyue laughed.

"Come on, let’s enter."

"Wait! Look at the city wall."

Li Rui looked up and saw many Shadow Soldiers with an ominous aura standing on the towering wall, holding crossbows, with a leader-like figure commanding in the middle.

It looked like if they approached the city gate, they would be greeted by a shower of arrows.

"What should we do?"

The giant golem said in a muffled voice, "Sir, I can withstand the arrows and smash open the city gate."

Li Rui clicked his tongue, "What a lousy idea. How can I let you risk injury to open the gate for me?"

Cheng Mingyue suggested, "How about this? I use a control stance to block their line of sight, then you can take the opportunity to advance?"

Li Rui said, "You might as well offer support while I go and slaughter them all."

"Didn’t you say you didn’t want my support?" Cheng Mingyue asked with a playful smile.

"Adaptability is the hallmark of a strong person,"

Li Rui retorted confidently.

Cheng Mingyue chuckled, closed her eyes, formed a Dharma Seal with her hands, and suddenly opened her eyes.

A green hue appeared in her pupils, and dark spell marks extended from the outer corners of her eyes, looking as if she had suddenly applied eye makeup.

Her body also underwent changes; her joints became more pronounced, and upon closer inspection, wavelike patterns appeared on her skin.

"I’ll give you a Warm Water Blessing that enhances your body’s regeneration, about one-fifth as effective as the Unending Life force."

"Hmm... let me think, a Spring Blessing that increases Spiritual Power recovery."

"There are two more slots left, what do you want?"

"Uh, increase defense," Li Rui said.

"No problem, don’t you want an attack boost?"

"No need, my damage output has long overflowed."

"Showoff,"

Cheng Mingyue said, "Then I’ll add a Diffusion Support to extend your skill range."

Li Rui finally understood why this woman was ranked in the top three of the supernovas, rivaling the highly lethal and steady Dong Sanchuan.

Her all-around support abilities alone merited a place among the supernovas, and she could transform into two other states, one focused on strong attacks and the other on crowd control, both likely at similar levels.

Once all four buffs were applied, Li Rui followed his routine of drinking a myriad of potions, leaving Cheng Mingyue stunned.

"You have quite the stockpile, huh?"

Li Rui smiled without saying a word, then jumped onto the giant golem’s palm, and to Cheng Mingyue’s amazement, was hurled into the air.

"So that’s how you siege a city?"

Li Rui was already soaring mid-air, greeted by a deluge of arrows, which were not real but condensed from Evil Qi.

But that didn’t faze him; he unfolded the Diamond Parasol, forming a wave-like barrier that deflected all attacks.

Despite the defense skill from the epic equipment, enhanced by leadership attributes, gradually falling behind in strength, it was still sufficient to fend off minor enemy attacks.

As Li Rui reached the top of the city wall, the Shenxiao Thunderbolt Heart Scripture activated, and he raised the Diamond Parasol to unleash a Thunder Shocking Earth strike.

Boom!!

The towering city wall was breached, and a dozen resurrected ghost soldiers perished on the spot, while Li Rui stood safely on the wall.

What followed was his moment of slaughter.

The gatekeeping ghost soldiers weren’t particularly strong; despite retaining their Demon Race abilities from life, they met their doom against this fated nemesis.

Li Rui charged into the ghost crowd with the Diamond Parasol, Yin Thunder striking and scattering lightning throughout the enemy ranks.

Undead, zombies, and Yin Sha type monsters were originally immune to poison, but when the toxin attached to the Divine Thunder, the situation changed.

Every attack by Li Rui shattered a ghost soldier, and the lightning from his skill posed a substantial threat; even if it didn’t instantly obliterate the enemy, the subsequent Yin Thunder continued to inflict damage, leading to death. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Moreover, before he ascended, Cheng Mingyue applied a spell diffusion buff, greatly expanding the range of the Yin Thunder dispersion.

Soon enough, only the axe-wielding Ghost General at the gate remained, struggling to hold on.

His endurance wasn’t due to strength but because he hadn’t engaged Li Rui up close, merely dismantling the flying Divine Thunder from afar.

Once Li Rui dealt with the other ghost soldiers and closed in, it took just a few strikes to reduce him to ashes.

Crack, crack, crack, boom!

The decaying city gate was smashed open by Li Rui, revealing the eerie street inside the city, empty and devoid of anyone, without even the wailing of the wind, surprisingly peaceful in appearance.