Xiaoyu Village.
Once a peaceful, idyllic riverside village, it was now filled with demonic energy and malevolent auras.
A massive dark barrier, formed by a demonic array, covered the entire village like a black dome.
It was clear the demon remnants had prepared well, creating a huge array strong enough to withstand the bombardment of a group of level 60 experts.
According to the information provided by Lu Wei, Xiaoyu Village, as an important stronghold of the demon remnants, was inhabited by over a hundred second-tier followers, aside from a few first-tier underlings.
Among them were over ten elite members of the Demon Arrival Organization, all above level 60.
Despite the poverty of Dianzhou Province, significant resources had been spent to hire several third-tier mages to set up powerful defensive magic arrays in major cities.
Without these defenses, the demon remnants' counterattacks would have caused widespread devastation.
When Ling Zhan led his demon extermination team to the village entrance, they found the demon remnants had already gathered all their members, standing at the entrance, confronting Ling Zhan's team from a distance.
Each of them wore black robes and masks resembling the Ten Thousand Demons Clan, with only their fanatical, fearless eyes visible.
Notably...
Among the demon remnants was a necromancer, as many souls of villagers they had killed hovered around them.
These souls, though powerless, had been strengthened by the necromancer's spells, transforming each one into a ghostly knight.
Even more infuriating...
They could see numerous bonfires not far from the village entrance.
Human corpses were being roasted on these fires!
"These damned beasts!"
The demon extermination team gritted their teeth in anger at the sight.
They had heard that the demon remnants had fused with inferior synthetic demon blood, losing their humanity and embracing the identity of demons who loved consuming human flesh and blood.
"Hehehe..."
"Don't be angry. They're just ants. Why bother getting upset?"
"After all, they should be kneeling in gratitude to us in the underworld."
"It was us who gave these lowly ants the chance to serve the Demon Lord!"
"Come, join the glorious Demon Arrival Organization! Together, we'll become demons and shed our filthy human forms!"
The leader, a level 65 second-tier minor bishop of the demon remnants, raved fanatically, like the most devout follower of the Demon Lord.
"Screw you!"
"Eat this, you bastard!"
A level 52 gunner from Ling Zhan's side couldn't contain his fiery temper any longer.
He hoisted a massive laser cannon, its purple-gold glow swirling, and fired at the demon remnants.
Bzzz!!
A blinding laser beam shot out, hitting the dark barrier filled with demonic energy!
However...
The powerful destructive laser was completely absorbed by the barrier upon contact, with no explosion or reaction.
"What the..."
The gunner was stunned.
"See that, fellow believers? This is the protection granted by our bishop!"
"Who said we're the abandoned children of the Demon Arrival Organization?"
"It's time to retaliate! Teach these lowly humans a lesson!"
Seeing the gunner's attack fail to breach the barrier, the level 65 leader gave the order to attack.
The terrifying aspect of this barrier was that while it blocked external attacks, those inside could cast spells and launch attacks without obstruction!
In just two seconds...
Over a hundred demon remnants raised their weapons, chanting high-level attack spells!
The necromancer also commanded his ghostly army to charge at Ling Zhan's team!
"Damn it!"
"Everyone, prepare your defenses!"
"I'll take the first wave of attacks!"
A third-year student, a second-tier holy guardian warrior, roared heroically, his silver-white armor glowing with protective holy light.
But suddenly, a hand pulled him back, interrupting his defensive skill.
At the same time, a calm voice spoke in his ear:
"Step back, let me handle this."
The holy guardian was furious at first, but when he turned and saw the familiar, awe-inspiring figure, he quickly shut his mouth.
Wow!
He almost swore!
Luckily, he stopped in time, or he might have ended up like Ke Long, dead for a while!
But...
What was he going to do?
The third-year students from various prestigious schools watched in confusion as the figure faced over a hundred demon remnants without fear, wondering what he intended to do.
Was he going to break the array?
But this was clearly not just any magic array; it was a top-tier spirit array set up with demonic energy from the Ten Thousand Demons Caverns!
Many believed only magic classes could set up magic arrays.
But in reality, any class proficient in magical energy manipulation could set up a magic array.
As long as one understood the principles of magical energy flow, they could create a magic array.
The difference between a spirit array and a magic array was that a spirit array required 'spiritual energy,' which only spirit array masters could harness.
Note, 'spiritual energy' here was not the same as in cultivation novels but a material unique to the spirit array master profession.
Typically, breaking a magic array was simpler!
Because a mage with superior understanding could easily break a magic array without force.
But breaking a spirit array required knowledge of its structure, the flow of spiritual energy, and the materials used to create it.
Thus, many believed that breaking this demon spirit array would require brute force!
None of the students thought Ling Zhan could break the array with skill!
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