The Professional Rankings, in twelve volumes, each bearing the name of my lord.

Qi Xuan wanted to go out and take a look, but the city bureau building was also surrounded by monsters, so he couldn't get out and could only stay in his office with the doors and windows tightly closed, waiting anxiously.

At this moment, however, his anxiety was mixed with a sense of relief at surviving a disaster; he was relieved for Nanshui City.

Not long after, the deputy mayor suddenly pointed out the window and shouted.

"Mayor Qi, it seems they're not reinforcements, they're bandits!"

Qi Xuan stood up and looked into the distance. He saw a group of bandits dressed in Taoist robes and wearing hoods, mixed with summoned creatures and pets, their attack formation chaotic.

Qi Xuan was no stranger to bandits.

The bandits saved Ye Chen's life, and Qi Xuan always remembered it.

"The bandits are reinforcements."

The remaining monsters in Nanshui City were gradually wiped out by the bandit army.

Nearly three thousand bandits, plus monkey hair summons, undead summons, all sorts of random summons, and various pets...

In terms of sheer numbers, the bandit army eventually numbered over ten thousand combat units!

This is truly a locust swarm!

That would be enough to turn the tiny city of Nanshui upside down, leaving not a single fish behind.

The deputy mayor helped Qi Xuan out of the three-story building.

Looking at the blood, corpses, ruins, and rubble outside...

Qi Xuan was overwhelmed with mixed feelings.

Despite being riddled with holes, at least it survived.

Despite the heavy casualties, at least Nanshui City still exists.

Qi Xuan looked at the bandits who were busy picking up the monster's loot, and hesitated to speak.

It wasn't that he didn't know how to start the conversation, but the bandits all seemed quite anxious, and he felt that if he approached them, it would be like disturbing them.

Although the bandits knew that Qi Xuan was the mayor, they didn't bother with him.

The old thief said that whoever picks up the resources dropped by monsters below level 30 can keep them.

Why aren't you grabbing it?

If you eat shit too late, it won't even be hot.

Seeing that the bandits in front of the door were about to leave, Qi Xuan finally spoke up.

Thank you!

Then, he bowed deeply.

The bandits paused for only a few seconds.

"What is the former mayor doing?"

"Performance art, I suppose."

"Never mind that for now. The cannon fodder group has picked up a lot of supplies with Monkey King this time. If they get stronger, we'll become cannon fodder too!"

"Quick, quick, quick! There's still a bunch of monsters Magnet Bro killed to the east. Magnet Bro only knows how to win over the healers, he hasn't even picked up the loot yet, hurry up and grab it!"

Qi Xuan bowed ninety degrees, unaware that the bandits had already fled.

"No need to be so polite, sir."

A pair of white gloves lifted Qi Xuan up.

Qi Xuan looked and saw that the person was wearing a dice-shaped headgear and a black Taoist robe.

As far as he knew, this person should be the leader of the bandits.

However, since the bandits all wore hoods, only they themselves knew whether they were the true leaders.

"My esteemed heroes, I should have thanked you for saving Ye Chen's life in Shangjing City last time. This time, you have saved Nanshui City from annihilation. A simple thank you is not enough to express my gratitude..."

Song Gua shook his head.

"We just happened to be nearby, Mayor Qi, you don't need to feel guilty."

Whether it was a coincidence that they were nearby was the least important question for the rescued people from Nanshui City.

Whatever the bandits say goes.

Why argue with your savior about their motives for saving you?

Qi Xuan only said.

"Nanshui City is already poor, and this severe blow is just adding insult to injury."

We have nothing to repay you with, but we wish that if the bandits ever need our help in the future, I will lead the citizens of Nanshui to follow them to the death!

I am old. If I die, I will definitely tell the next mayor that Nanshui City was saved by bandits, not a friendly city, not a federal city!

People of Nanshui City, we must never forget your kindness!

Song Gua smiled and nodded.

In reality, Nanshui City is so small and underdeveloped, what can it possibly do to help us?

It was truly a coincidence that they were able to arrive at the rescue site.

It was only by chance that Wu Ge and his team's hot air balloon veered off course and ended up near Nanshui City.

Otherwise, even if Song Gua wanted to come to the rescue, it would be too late.

Just as Song Gua was about to leave.

Suddenly, a warm white light illuminated the surroundings.

A spot of light!

So many points of light!

From the ground of Nanshui City, they slowly rose into the air and floated in all directions, like countless fireflies!

"How..."

Song Gua looked around.

Everyone was busy with their own things and didn't notice anything unusual.

Just like last time, only he can see it!

Why?

Regardless of the reason, Song Gua closed his eyes, and a natural power guided these points of light into his body.

Source units have increased dramatically!

Under Song Gua's inner vision, the fourth golden sphere around the large blue sphere officially took shape!

He has reached the fourth level of the Mortal Transformation Realm!

"magic……"

Song Gua knew that his panel had not changed at all.

However, he could feel that his strength, agility, spirit, physique, professional talents, professional skills, and equipment effects were all better than before.

Or rather, it feels like it has been developed more thoroughly.

This is the phenomenon of the coexistence of the source power and external forces of those who have transcended the mortal realm.

The external force does not become stronger directly, but the source force becomes stronger, which will gradually cause the external force to undergo a qualitative change.

"I'm one step closer to becoming a Spirit Illusionist capable of developing my own 'Path'!"

Before leaving Nanshui City, Song Gua went to a high altitude to get a bird's-eye view.

Azure sea and blue sky, a pearl in the vast ocean.

This is truly a beautiful place.

No wonder the people of Nanshui City are holding on so desperately.

"Let's go, we're going back to present the awards!"

……

Special Bureau, Kamijing City.

Ye Chen stared at the global announcement in disbelief.

"The world boss of Nanshui City has been killed? Nanshui City's strength shouldn't be enough to do that... Could it be that reinforcements have arrived? Even the closest city to Nanshui City, Shuanglian City, would take a third-job professional an hour or two to get there on a flying mount. What could it be...?"

Ye Chen couldn't understand it.

But as I thought about it, I burst out laughing.

The world boss was defeated so quickly. Even if Nanshui City suffered losses, it shouldn't have been wiped out.

"Nanshui City survived..."

Ye Chen looked up at the light shining into the basement.

"I will definitely go back!"

Office of the District Head of the Huaxia Administrative District, Shangjing City.

"What? Bandits saved Nanshui City?"

The district head listened to the report over the phone with a surprised expression.

"No, even if they intended to rescue people, how did they get to the scene so quickly? Aren't teleportation functions disabled during world boss sieges? Besides, there aren't any large teleportation arrays in Nanshui City, are there?"

The district head couldn't understand it.

But more than that problem, he now has to do some remedial work.

A remote, small, isolated island city is completely unable to be rescued during a world boss siege battle when teleportation is disabled.

Even if we send people there immediately, all we'll end up doing is keeping the city off the map. If even one in ten of the people inside survives, that would be a miracle.

Therefore, the moment the district head saw the global announcement, he had already decided to abandon the city.

Otherwise, a secretary wouldn't answer a phone call from Nanshui City.

Now, the district head has to do some cleanup work; he can't let the outside world realize that he actually intends to abandon Nanshui City.