Translated by XephiZ

Edited by Aelryinth

"I don't know how the Black Vatican did it, but it's exactly the same method they used on Bo City! It happened out of nowhere, and it was during a heavy rain too, enraging all the demon creatures! Perhaps you might think that the rain was just a coincidence, but I think they are related. Something like this doesn't happen for no reason; natural disasters like these must have a human conspiracy behind them!" said Mo Fan.

The Ancient Capital had been safe for so many years. Mo Fan would not believe that the current century was this full of disasters. If it wasn't because God wanted to punish humans, then it must be some sort of conspiracy aiming to lead mankind to destruction!

Mo Fan admitted that he had no proof to justify his statement, he was only following his instincts...

However, after the calamity of Bo City, and being involved in the Black Vatican's conspiracy once, if he hadn't held onto the Underground Holy Spring that the Black Vatican desperately wanted to acquire, they would still be hidden in the dark among the people, no one could have torn their mask off!

"Come with us, otherwise you might not make it to the inner walls safely..." Zhu Meng believed Mo Fan's words.

Not long ago, Zhu Meng had spent some time trying to learn what the Black Vatican was up to. They had been behaving strangely in many places across the nation, yet they were extremely quiet here around the Ancient Capital, as if they had been wiped out, just like the Magic City.

However, the quieter they were, the more likely it was that they were up to something, as they were so cautious that they could not allow any of their Blue Deacons or Gray Priests to leak their conspiracy.

Mo Fan shook his head. He did not tell Zhu Meng about his experience just so Zhu Meng would bring him along. He was only hoping that his information would help the higher-ups to make the right call.

"Then why are you staying here? The army of undead is going to overrun the outer walls soon. Everything outside of the inner walls' barrier is lost. The purple alert means that even Magicians can not survive inside the barrier!" Zhu Meng grabbed Mo Fan up. It was clear that he was going to bring Mo Fan along with brute force.

"I still have some friends in City North. I'll withdraw to the barrier with them..." Mo Fan said sternly.

Zhu Meng loosened his grip when he saw the determined look in Mo Fan's eyes.

"I'll send someone..."

"It's fine, I can take care of them myself. Your men are precious now, go and save the people you should. The effort I've put in over these years isn't just so I can do nothing in a disaster like what happened to Bo City..." said Mo Fan.

Yao Nan stood beside Mo Fan. He glanced at Mo Fan and said, "It's true that the people of Bo City are extremely courageous when anyone mentions the Black Vatican."

"We still don't know if they are involved," said Mo Fan.

"It's very likely, the information that the Clearsky Hunter Agency has collected trying to hunt Salan down all leads here to Ancient Capital, but we were too late," Yao Nan tapped Mo Fan on the shoulder, and came to a realization. "Who would have thought that it would turn out like this. I've been hearing how scary the Red Cardinal Salan is, and now when standing on these walls that will be overrun by the army of undead soon...I'm afraid I will never forget the name."

"Salan..." Mo Fan repeated the name, thinking deeply. It was not the first time he heard it.

"My energy hasn't recovered yet, I won't be able to help. See you on the inner walls," said Yao Nan to Mo Fan.

"Mm, see you in the walls."

The truth was, many people were also telling each other they would see them on the walls.

The Magicians had gathered together to secure a victory for the battle, yet they were going to lose half of the city.

Everyone had people they wanted to look for in the chaos. Instead of losing hope here, they would rather head out as soon as possible. Therefore, the few words were all that mattered...

It was a blessing, a hope, but more like bidding farewell.

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In addition to the northern walls, the same purple alert was sounded in three other directions.

The outer walls could not hold any longer.

After all, the outer walls were surrounding the whole city. It was difficult to defend all directions at the same time due to its wide area. On top of that, the number of undead had long surpassed that of the living. If they continued to hold their positions on the walls, everyone would be devoured and surrounded by the sea of undead.

When the purple alert was sounded, it meant everyone was required to retreat back to the barrier as fast as possible.

Mo Fan remembered that during a Blood Alert, the commoners basically had zero chance of surviving outside the barrier. Even Magicians would have trouble surviving...

Run! The whole Ancient Capital had come to an agreement that they should retreat and flee for their lives!

Every city had a last line of defense, its barrier. The Ancient Capital's barrier was the inner walls, with a perimeter of fourteen kilometers. Above the densely packed streets and zones, one could barely see the golden flicker from the barrier above the inner walls.

Meanwhile, Mo Fan could see people in the form of black dots fleeing toward the inner walls. The roads were jammed with vehicles, and helicopters were in the sky providing assistance...

Bo City was even smaller than the City North of the Ancient Capital. The city had been around for centuries, its population was almost a hundred times that of Bo City.

And now, the entire population was racing against time. How many of them would reach the inner walls before they were devoured by the army of undead?

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The sound of the ground quaking mixed with the shocking cries and swept from behind like a storm.

Not many people dared to turn around. The number of undead was a lot greater than what the Magicians had imagined. The force generated from their march toward the city alone was enough to set the walls and buildings on the verge of collapse.

Mo Fan summoned his courage and turned around to take a glance...

Black!

White!

Gray!

Zombies, Corpse Generals, Skeletons, Skeleton Generals, Phantoms, and Phantom Generals covered the entire area densely. The ground was trembling as they moved!

Creatures of enormous size stood out among the undead. Anyone could easily see them in the black tide of undead like a crane in a flock of chicken. The tide consisting of zombies, phantoms, and skeletons would split in half and continue flowing around them as if they were reefs in a river.

The most terrifying sight was still the Nether Bone Ruler circling around in the air, who had destroyed the walls with a single breath of death!

It was an intelligent creature, fully focused on destroying the walls that were stopping its people from entering the city. A few kilometers of the northern walls had collapsed. The towers crumbled to the ground one after another. The line of defense that humans had relied on to protect them could not withstand a single blow from it!

Mo Fan had no idea what terrifying creatures had appeared in the other directions, but from Zhu Meng, Du Xiao, Fei Jiao, and the others' terrified expressions, he could tell that the skeleton ruler was still not the most terrifying creature. The actual creature that had forced the Super Magicians to run for their lives was the Mountain Giant Zombie that was capable of commanding all undead!

The creature was standing in the midst of the tide of undead like a mountain. Its eyes, so high and proud in the sky, were emitting an icy glow, staring at the city that was in grave danger a few dozen kilometers away!