Versatile Mage: Get the Desert Emperor clone at the start

Chapter 422 The Siren Who Surrounds Without Attacking, Michael Visits the Mu Family
"Boom—Buzz—!!!"

The indescribable roar stunned everyone.

The golden, primordial energy and the deep blue, starlight tides clashed and annihilated each other in a frenzied struggle.

Above the fortress, the illusory images of mountains and rivers swayed violently, flickering and changing, as if bearing the weight of the entire ocean.
Meanwhile, the front of the tsunami on the opposite side, under the defense as thick as the earth, was constantly collapsing into a sky full of water mist and chaotic energy flows.

The stalemate lasted for several breaths.

Ultimately, the tsunami's momentum was forcefully contained and disintegrated before the Xuanhuang Barrier!
Although the barrier itself was also covered with cracks and its light had dimmed considerably, the old man turned pale and fell back to the mountain peak with a weak breath.

But in any case, he succeeded!

He stopped the Mermaid Queen's devastating attack!
However, the anticipated even more ferocious follow-up attacks did not materialize.

After the waves subsided, the mermaid queen, standing on the crest of a wave in the distance, merely glanced indifferently toward the direction of Hanhai Island. There was no frustration or anger in her eyes, only a sense of calm.

Without hesitation, she issued an order to her boundless army of sirens:
"retreat."

The order has been issued!

The sirens army, which had been surging wildly against the human defenses like a black tide just a second ago, suddenly stopped its attack the next second.

They quickly and orderly broke away from contact, retreating towards the deep sea like the receding tide!

The scene changed so quickly that all the city's mages were caught off guard.

"The siren... has retreated?"

"We held on? We won?!"

Some young mages who had survived the ordeal couldn't help but cheer excitedly as they watched the demons retreat like a receding tide. Some even wept with joy and collapsed onto the blood-stained city wall.

However, the generals soon realized that something was wrong.

The Siren Legion retreated, but not entirely.

They did not go far away, but retreated to the sea area about tens of nautical miles away from the island of Han, staying outside the maximum effective range of most conventional human magic.

Even from a distance, one can still see the dark, monstrous figures that blanket the sea.

And several enormous tsunami tornadoes, maintained by the power of the mermaid queen and faintly visible on the sea surface, floated like overseers between the sky and the sea, exuding a heart-palpitating pressure.

They surrounded the prey without attacking, like a group of patient hunters, encircling it and quietly waiting for something.

"What exactly do these sea monsters mean?" A legion commander looked at the sea monster formation in the distance, which resembled dark clouds pressing down, his brows furrowed and his heart filled with unease.

“Surrounding them without attacking…are they waiting for reinforcements?” another staff officer guessed, his face grave.

"Or are they brewing some even more terrifying conspiracy?"

"No matter what, we must not be careless!" the frontline commander said in a deep voice.

He gazed at the figures in the distance. "Order all units to take turns resting and repairing the city's defenses. Raise the alert level to the highest! They... could launch another attack at any moment!"

After a brief period of joy and victory, the entire Han Island was filled with joy.

They were plunged into an even heavier, more suffocating atmosphere of tension.

Soraka dispatched the Mermaid Queen not primarily to conquer a human city or to fight a nation to the death.

Her mission is macro-level and strategic.

Patrol the western Pacific Ocean and effectively cut off the Pacific native demon empire's erosion and infiltration of the coastal land.

As global sea levels continue to rise due to the melting of Antarctic glaciers, the area of ​​near-shore waters is expanding and their value is increasing exponentially. Soraka's intention is to take advantage of the Pacific Demon Empire's temporary retreat after its war with the Atlantic, and the intimidation of the Shurima Empire's military might, to bring these newly emerging or more easily controlled near-shore waters into the Atlantic's sphere of influence without bloodshed.

Such strategic patrols will inevitably lead to friction and conflict with the coastal states.

Just like what is happening on the Indian subcontinent and now on the island of Ham.

However, Soraka did not issue overly strict or specific attack instructions.

She granted the Little Mermaid Queen considerable autonomy in decision-making.

Whether to fight or make peace, to attack or besiege, is largely up to the Mermaid Queen to decide based on the actual situation.

At this moment, the Mermaid Queen's choice to "besiege without attacking" was not primarily due to waiting for the sirens' reinforcements, nor was it a complex conspiracy being brewed.

She was simply waiting for Qin Xiaonan's orders.

Soraka's decree was crystal clear—upon arrival in this region, he was to obey Qin Xiaonan's orders.

She will not launch a nation-destroying all-out attack without Qin Xiaonan's consent before Qin Xiaonan ends her seclusion and personally issues clear instructions.
That might disrupt some kind of arrangement between the "Star Lord" and Qin Xiaonan.

Thus, in this tense sea area, the following scene unfolded:
On one side, the human defenders stood ready, anxiously watching the despairing demon army in the distance;

On the other side, the Mermaid Queen, leading her army of sea monsters, floated silently between the sea and the sky.

The shadow of war had not dissipated; on the contrary, it had become even heavier because of this eerie calm.
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The battle here has temporarily come to an end.

After numerous discussions, the remaining forces of the Parthenon and the angels of the Holy City finally reached a consensus: the East would be their last hope for regrouping.

The vast region of West Asia, near Dubai, is under the influence of Su Lu, the president of the Asian Magic Association.

Especially after he successfully acquired the terrifying power of the Black Dragon Emperor, his prestige was at its zenith, and the remnants of the Holy City were simply unable to contend with him, let alone regain control.

Their gaze turned to China.

This is not only because China possesses a profound magical heritage and a relatively complete defense system.

More importantly, within China, deeply rooted aristocratic families such as the Mu family (Mupangshan) and the Zu family had all been affiliated with the Holy City for a long period of time.

Here, they can reconnect with and try to win back their "old comrades".

On this day, in the capital of China, at Mount Mupang.

This mountain range, which symbolizes the highest authority of the Mu clan, is usually shrouded in clouds and mist and is heavily guarded, making it impossible for ordinary people to approach.

But today, an unusual atmosphere of solemnity and reverence permeates the entire Mupang Mountain.

All core elders and direct descendants, regardless of the urgency of their affairs, were ordered to put them down and gather in the huge square in front of the family's main hall, lining up to wait.

The reason is simple: an extremely distinguished "guest" is about to arrive.

A figure appeared on the main peak of Mount Mupang.

It was none other than the Archangel Michael of the Holy City!

Led by the family head Mu Rong, all the elders and core members of the Mu family, including Mu Feiluan and others, bowed respectfully, not daring to show the slightest negligence.

A sense of awe and tension filled the air.

They knew that the arrival of this archangel would completely change the future landscape of the Mu family, and even the entire Chinese magical world.

(End of this chapter)