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Gigi the scarlet duck looked at Luo Xing, slowly raised its wing, and tapped his palm.

A burning sensation spread outwards. Luo Xing opened his palm, and a crown mark the size of a thumb appeared in his palm, turning into a faint mark.

"If the third clone appears within 100 meters of you, this mark will respond. Please." Scarlet Duck Gigi's voice sounded tired.

As soon as he finished speaking, the figure of Scarlet Duck Gigi began to fade and disappeared into the illusion, along with the castle.

When Luo Xing opened his eyes, he found himself back in the circus. The chandeliers above his head were lit up again, and he could hear music and applause.

Luo Xing stood in the circus audience seats. The audience members around him remained in their original seats, all with their eyes closed, as if they were asleep.

On stage, Hei Dashuai was still energetically performing aerial flips when a boy's figure appeared in the corner of the stage.

The boy in the Duck Gigi hat—no, the human form of Scarlet Duck Gigi—nodded slightly toward Luo Xing, then snapped his fingers.

"Smack."

The sound was very soft, but all the audience members opened their eyes at the same instant.

Applause erupted, cheers and whistles filled the air, and everyone wore an excited expression, as if they had just watched a wonderful performance.

Luo Xing turned to look at Golden Bean.

"Bean, do you know what just happened?"

Golden Bean clapped and stuffed popcorn into his mouth, looking completely matter-of-fact: "Watching a show, what else can we do? This big black guy is really awesome, much better than the circus troupe I saw last time."

Luo Xing didn't ask any further questions.

He understood. No wonder the steamed bun shop owner came three times but never mentioned the hide-and-seek game. Those who didn't pass the test had their memories erased. In their minds, it was just an ordinary circus performance.

As soon as I stepped out of the tent, a notification popped up on the system panel.

[Congratulations on completing the daily intelligence report!]

[Rating: S]

[Congratulations on obtaining the one-time-use Magic Scroll; Frosty Skies!]

【Frosty Horizons (One-Time Forbidden Spell Scroll): Freezes a vast area of ​​ten thousand miles upon release, instantly killing spirits below level 20 and freezing spirits below level 30 for twenty seconds. Destroyed after use.】

This is a valuable item; it could save lives in a critical moment. Luo Xing put the scroll into the astrolabe.

A night breeze blew by as the three walked back along the road next to the old stadium, still savoring the performance. Douzi hummed an unknown tune.

Just then, the ground beneath their feet suddenly trembled.

"An earthquake?" Golden Bean grabbed the nearby street lamp for support.

The second wave of tremors was stronger than the first. The windows of several old buildings in the distance rattled, and pedestrians began to scream and scatter.

A violent surge of magical energy came from behind me.

Luo Xing turned around, her pupils suddenly shrinking.

The tent of the Great World Circus is disappearing; the entire tent, along with the light bulbs, flags, and stage inside, is turning into specks of light that drift into the night sky.

A few seconds later, there was nothing left on that open space, as if it had never existed at all.

A voice suddenly rang out.

"Run! Los Angeles is doomed!"

That's the sound of Gigi the Scarlet Duck.

Luo Xing's heart skipped a beat, and an extremely bad premonition shot up from the soles of her feet to the top of her head.

The next second, a semi-transparent light shield lit up the sky above the city.

Luo Xing had seen this before; it was a town protective shield that would only be activated during wartime.

Immediately afterwards, piercing alarms blared throughout the city, and the distant broadcast tower lit up with red lights that flashed wildly.

"Let's go! Let's go check the city gate!" Luo Xing quickly determined the source of the earthquake.

The three sprinted at full speed, but the street was already in complete chaos. Shops along the roadside were closing down, and pedestrians were carrying their children and running towards the refuge point.

Halfway there, a person stumbled out from around the corner, covered in blood. His uniform was torn in several places, and the left side of his face was smeared with mud and blood, making it impossible to see what he looked like.

"Quick...call for backup..." He grabbed Luo Xing's arm, his eyes bloodshot, his voice hoarse, "The beast tide...the beast tide is coming!"

After uttering the last word, his eyes rolled back and he collapsed to the ground.

Luo Xing squatted down and checked his pulse. He was still alive, just unconscious.

He stood up, took out his phone, and dialed Bai Qiuxue's number, but there was no signal. He then dialed the old man's number, but still no signal.

Communication should have been cut off.

"Mumu." Luo Xing turned to Su Mumu, "It's not far from the school. Go see if Teacher Bai is in the infirmary. If she is, tell her what happened."

Without saying a word, Su Mumu turned around and ran towards the school.

"Douzi and I will go to the city wall to check the situation first."

Luo Xing thought as he ran.

The Qingfeng Mountain Secret Realm opens tomorrow, and there's a beast tide tonight—what a coincidence!

It can't be a coincidence.

He took all the remaining cocoa beans out of the star chart, divided them into two portions, and stuffed them into the elf's mouth as he ran.

Meow's level jumped to 25, and the light emanating from its body was noticeably brighter than before. After Little Stone finished eating the last cocoa berry, a burst of white light erupted from its body, and it successfully evolved into Amiya, becoming much larger. Little Pal's level also reached 20, and Irelia reached level 23.

He took out the physique enhancement potion he had been rewarded with yesterday from his pocket, unscrewed the cap, and took a sip, hoping that every little bit of improvement would help.

Upon reaching the city gate, Miaowu carried Luo Xing onto the city wall. The moment he looked out, the situation was even more serious than he had imagined.

More than a dozen secret realm rifts appeared around Los Angeles, from which swarms of dark elves poured out, densely packed and overwhelming.

All the elves were acting strangely; their eyes were blood red, and they were shrouded in black mist, clearly corrupted by nightmares once again.

They swarmed towards the city wall like ants, crashing against the protective shield. With each impact, ripples appeared on the surface of the shield, and cracks appeared in several places, allowing a few elves to slip through the gaps.

The city guards were all in position, with one person standing every ten meters on the city wall. Elves blocked the way in front, while magical mechanisms behind them kept firing light bullets to blast the elves that climbed up back. But there were too many elves; as soon as one batch was dealt with, another batch surged up.

Luo Xing summoned all the spirits, preparing to join the battle.

A hand stopped him.

A city guard, his face covered in blood, glanced down at him, his eyes conveying a sense of dissuasion: "Kid, go back quickly and find a safe place to hide. We'll hold them off here."

Luo Xing reached into his pocket and pulled out a two-star mage badge, which flashed briefly.

"Luo Xing, a two-star mage, I am also a part of Luo City, and I cannot stand idly by."

The city guards were taken aback by his determined gaze, but didn't stop him.

Meow and Little Stone rushed in, like harvesters, each claw taking out a large area, while Little Pal and Irelong transformed into mobile artillery platforms.

Golden Bean also summoned elves, Dorsey and Dundun. The two elves transformed into shields to block the two cracks and prevent more elves from pouring in.

Just then, on the distant horizon, black fog surged and grew thicker, like a huge dark cloud pressing down.

The herd of animals parted to make way for them.

A figure slowly appeared in the black mist.

He wore a black robe with the hood pulled low, and was missing an arm, with the left sleeve hanging empty.

The man in black rode on the back of a giant beast, and with each step the beast took, a crater was blasted open in the ground.

He was accompanied by three enormous elves whose black mist was more than ten times thicker than that of other monsters, and whose magical fluctuations were terrifyingly strong.

"It really is the Black Witch Clan." Looking at the scene before him, Luo Xing instantly confirmed his guess.

He took out the physique enhancement potion he had been rewarded with yesterday from his pocket, unscrewed the cap, and took a sip, hoping that every little bit of improvement would help.

Upon reaching the city gate, Miaowu carried Luo Xing onto the city wall. The moment he looked out, the situation was even more serious than he had imagined.

More than a dozen secret realm rifts appeared around Los Angeles, from which swarms of dark elves poured out, densely packed and overwhelming.

All the elves were acting strangely; their eyes were blood red, and they were shrouded in black mist, clearly corrupted by nightmares once again.

They swarmed towards the city wall like ants, crashing against the protective shield. With each impact, ripples appeared on the surface of the shield, and cracks appeared in several places, allowing a few elves to slip through the gaps.

The city guards were all in position, with one person standing every ten meters on the city wall. Elves blocked the way in front, while magical mechanisms behind them kept firing light bullets to blast the elves that climbed up back. But there were too many elves; as soon as one batch was dealt with, another batch surged up.

Luo Xing summoned all the spirits, preparing to join the battle.

A hand stopped him.

A city guard, his face covered in blood, glanced down at him, his eyes conveying a sense of dissuasion: "Kid, go back quickly and find a safe place to hide. We'll hold them off here."

Luo Xing reached into his pocket and pulled out a two-star mage badge, which flashed briefly.

"Luo Xing, a two-star mage, I am also a part of Luo City, and I cannot stand idly by."

The city guards were taken aback by his determined gaze, but didn't stop him.

Meow and Little Stone rushed in, like harvesters, each claw taking out a large area, while Little Pal and Irelong transformed into mobile artillery platforms.

Golden Bean also summoned elves, Dorsey and Dundun. The two elves transformed into shields to block the two cracks and prevent more elves from pouring in.

Just then, on the distant horizon, black fog surged and grew thicker, like a huge dark cloud pressing down.

The herd of animals parted to make way for them.

A figure slowly appeared in the black mist.

He wore a black robe with the hood pulled low, and was missing an arm, with the left sleeve hanging empty.

The man in black rode on the back of a giant beast, and with each step the beast took, a crater was blasted open in the ground.

He was accompanied by three enormous elves whose black mist was more than ten times thicker than that of other monsters, and whose magical fluctuations were terrifyingly strong.

"It really is the Black Witch Clan." Looking at the scene before him, Luo Xing instantly confirmed his guess.