With Lin Chen's top-tier mental force and sufficient resources, breaking through to Super-Tier was an easy feat.
Currently, only a few rarely used magic elements were still lingering at the Advanced-Tier, and Lin Chen, with a burst of momentum, intended to break through all of them.
Days passed one by one, and when the last Curse System broke through to Super-Tier, Lin Chen finally ended this seclusion.
After Lin Chen left the Spirit Realm, his body wasn't tired from cultivation, but his Spirit was. Just as Lin Chen was about to relax, he saw a blood-red light appear in the sky.
"Buzz~~~~!!!"
"Buzz~~~~!!!"
"Buzz~~~~!!!"
"Buzz~~~~!!!"
Accompanying the appearance of the blood-red light, an incomparably profound bell chime resounded.
The bell reverberated in his ears for a long time, seemingly possessing a special magic that could inexplicably make one's heart and Spirit vigilant.
"It's finally begun!" Lin Chen murmured, a look of excitement appearing on his face.
Four consecutive signals indicated the urgency of the situation. This kind of signal was a broad call for assembly and assistance. Normally, Mages would volunteer to help, but if four consecutive signals were sent, generally Mages belonging to academies, the Magic Association, the Hunter's Alliance, and major aristocratic families were required to go. If anyone was found deliberately shirking or leaving, they would be directly expelled from their respective forces and organizations.
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The North Main City Tower was located just outside the North Outer City Gate. The city tower was much larger than the corner city towers; it was practically a majestic and grand sword-pavilion fortress towering above the city wall!
The assembly signal was issued from here. When Lin Chen arrived, Mo Fan and others were already there. The city tower path in this area was already crowded with people, but judging from the Mage badges they wore on their chests, most of them were Initial-Tier Mages.
"Intermediate Mages and Mages above the Intermediate-Tier, please come up to the city tower. Other Mages, please temporarily remain in place and await orders!" A loud voice was transmitted down, echoing in everyone's ears.
Thus, a sparse number of Intermediate Mages began to ascend the city tower, gathering in a hall on the city tower. This hall was open in front and back, allowing for a clear view of the dark land outside the city.
"Is this all the people?" A somewhat deep and hoarse voice came out.
At the stairs leading to the higher pavilion, a man with a full beard walked down with an extraordinary demeanor, followed by a court attendant and a military commander.
"Greetings, Councilman!"
"Greetings, Councilman!"
Since Lin Chen arrived late, he stood at the back, but he was still noticed by Zhu Meng. The two had previously had an unpleasant incident, with Lin Chen even causing Zhu Meng to lose face, but Zhu Meng had long forgotten those things. At this moment, the instant he recognized Lin Chen, a look of joy appeared on his face.
He was very clear about Lin Chen's strength. With Lin Chen's assistance, he had greater confidence in facing this crisis.
"How did you come to the Ancient Capital?" Zhu Meng asked curiously.
Zhu Meng's question drew everyone's attention, including Mo Fan and the others. Upon seeing Lin Chen, Mo Fan and the others all showed brilliant smiles, but due to Zhu Meng's presence, the few of them still stood honestly in place without saying much.
Lin Chen smiled slightly and said, "Just passing by. You'd better get to the point; everyone's waiting!"
Zhu Meng's mouth twitched. Just passing by... that was quite an unusual answer, but at the moment, the main business was more important, so he didn't dwell on it too much.
"I'm very happy that everyone can come here, but I have some unfortunate news to tell you!" Zhu Meng said expressionlessly.
As he spoke these words, Zhu Meng, in his high black boots, walked towards the edge of the hall, standing by the railing carved with dragons and phoenixes.
"A 煞渊 has appeared 30 kilometers directly to the north!!!"
When mentioning the words 煞渊, Councilman Zhu Meng still carried a hint of a sigh, as if even he himself was unwilling to bring up this term.
"煞渊??"
"How could something like this appear so close to the city? You haven't made a mistake, have you?" A hunter-mage shouted loudly.
Mo Fan didn't know about 煞渊, but after some understanding, he also learned about the horror of 煞渊.
"You summoned us here; is it to resist the 煞渊? There's no way to resist the 煞渊, let alone us, who are just Intermediate Mages!!!" Someone said in fright.
"Where a 煞渊 appears, a very strong aura of death will be left behind. It won't be long before many War General Level undead and Commander-level undead gather there... I hope everyone present will guard the city tower tonight. Once that group of high-level undead shows any intention of approaching here, everyone must eliminate them!"
"As long as it's not to investigate the 煞渊, I have no problem at all!" A student said.
"Councilman, don't worry. We may not be able to contend with the massive 煞渊, but if demons cause trouble by using the 煞渊, we will certainly eradicate them. This is our duty as Mages!"
"I also have no problem and am willing to guard all night!"
"Count me in!"
"Count me in too!"
Upon hearing that they weren't being asked to seek trouble with the 煞渊, the Mages all felt relieved. As for guarding the city, they had no resistance.
Since everyone was present in this area, they naturally had the intention of eliminating undead. Helping the government guard for a night was completely fine. There were at least forty-plus Intermediate Mages and four or five Advanced-Tier Mages present. With their combat power, even if Commander-level undead appeared, they could definitely contend with them.
"Roar~!!!"
Just as everyone was expressing their willingness to contribute, a roar that shook the steel city wall violently came from beneath the dim sky to the north!
Everyone felt deafened, as if a huge shockwave, with a majestic momentum covering the horizon, rumbled and crashed into the city.
Councilman Zhu Meng, Chief Instructor Fei Jiao, and Northern Wall Chief Military Officer Lu Xu's expressions all changed. They all turned around, their eyes fixed in horror on the dark giant shadow in the distance...
"It's it again. It wants to use the aura of death brought by this 煞渊 to gather more undead and break through the northern city wall in one fell swoop!" Zhu Meng said angrily.
"Things are not good. This Undead Monarch already rules an army of tens of millions of undead. Now with the 煞渊 assisting, it will be even more unstoppable. We must request more reinforcements!" The military staff officer said.
"It's already very difficult to dispatch more personnel!" Military Officer Lu Xu said in a deep voice.
"No, our forces are limited, but the undead are endless. If we can't hold out through this night, the northern city wall will be completely breached by this Undead Monarch, and then the northern district will be a sea of blood!" Chief Instructor Fei Jiao said.
"It seems we must execute the plan we drafted earlier!" Zhu Meng said, frowning.
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