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

"Alright, they're dead. You can get up now."

Song Gua was killed in one shot, nothing more to say.

The hundred-person trial team from the capital city watched in astonishment as Song Gua swiftly sheathed his gun, and the body of the raiding beast, whose head had been blown off, was subsequently blasted into dust by the continuous damage from the skill. They all gave him a thumbs up in shock.

"You're so awesome."

"Your level is really Lv40? This is a Tier 6 Abyss creature! Even a third-tier veteran would have a hard time dealing with it!"

"What just happened? It was so fast, I didn't even see it clearly."

"Song Gua seems to have a similar teleportation ability; the moment the raiding beast appeared, he blew its head off!"

Yes, the Song hexagram can also teleport.

I arranged for a clone to use Thorncard; he just needed to borrow it.

Speaking of this Thornka.

There were originally two.

One was obtained in Yunshan City last year, and the other was obtained in Nanshui City this year.

This card from Yunshan City only has one last chance to be used.

And it's already been used.

At the Zuowangdao concert.

Ok?

You didn't see it, right?

Because they were in the audience.

After those Mirror Bandits who disguised themselves as high-ranking officials of the Shi family were beheaded by Mirror Ghost Brother, didn't their bodies ride down to the bottom of the stage in a lift?

A large underground cave was actually dug out below, where a bandit was hiding, and he used the Thorncard.

Every time a Daoist was beheaded, he would revive them using Thorne's Resurrection ability.

The reason why they have to give a long, rambling speech for each "high-ranking official" they cut off, including self-introductions and showing them video clips.

It's because Thornka's resurrection skill has a cooldown period.

Although Song Gua gave that clone a set of equipment specifically designed to reduce cooldown time, and also lent him the Dragon Ring, the cooldown time still wouldn't drop to 0.

In order to keep the rhythm right, they adopted the same format as their previous concerts.

Of course, in the end, Ghost Bro chopped down three in one go.

Of these three, one or two might be doomed and unable to be resurrected.

Therefore, the Thorn card in Yunshan City has been used up.

Currently, the Song Gua uses the Soenka from Nanshui City.

"My goodness! You're seriously cheating! You can even one-shot a raiding beast! You're invincible, my God! But thank you so much, you saved my life! From now on, everything you buy from me will be 20% off!"

Longtan held Song Gua's hand with one hand, expressing his gratitude repeatedly, while patting his chest loudly with the other, as if his 20% discount was of great value.

Song Gua chuckled; he was used to Longtan's hobby.

"It's just a small favor, a simple act of kindness."

The Raider Beast's only strengths are its spatial teleportation ability and the defensive knives and forks it wields; it is as fragile as paper—relative to Song Gua's combat power.

As long as you react quickly enough and are agile enough, you can just strike him.

Even if this thing were to teleport into the city, it wouldn't gain any advantage against the tight defenses surrounding the main crystal.

With so many people, there's bound to be one that can hit it. Even if it gets hit by those third-tier experts, it'll still die.

With the raiding beasts eliminated and the number of Zapdos surrounding the group dwindling, Yue Sheng immediately commanded Zi Yuan to fly at full speed towards the direction of Guard City No. 3.

As everyone flew over the gap in the fourth loop, they saw ripples appear on the surface of the gap.

"What?!"

Yue Sheng was shocked.

They were currently between the fourth and fifth laps.

The fourth-tier abyssal creatures that crawl out of the gap in the fourth ring will head towards the main city and will not pose a threat to them.

But it was too fast!

The fourth wave arrived so soon after the third wave was launched!

Yue Sheng's anxiety intensified.

"We must retrieve the energy crystal as soon as possible; the main city is about to enter the battle to defend the main crystal!"

Lacking energy crystals, the defenses near the city walls are visibly on the verge of being breached.

After the city falls, all the top combatants among the city's professionals will concentrate near the main crystal to ensure that it does not shatter.

Relying solely on manpower will naturally lead to losses.

Resources such as defensive towers, formations, and scrolls must also be provided.

This inevitably requires the consumption of energy crystals.

"Zi Yuan! Quickly, get them outside the territory of Glory City!"

Even though the area below was already the Third Guard City, Yue Sheng still had Zi Yuan send the people to the Misty Zone.

At least until the main city's crystal is shattered, the area outside Glory City will not become a target for abyssal creatures.

Song Gua watched as Guard City No. 3 retreated below and said, "Captain Yue, you can just drop us off here. Quickly take your men and notify Guard City No. 3 to provide energy crystals to the main city. Besides Guard City No. 3, Guard City No. 2 also needs to be moved. We must hurry."

Yue Sheng's voice was deep.

"Let's send you there first."

His tone left no room for argument.

Tong Zhan and the others looked at him with gratitude in their eyes.

Below, in the third guard city.

Standing on the city gate tower, Shi Qi looked up at Zi Yuan flying by.

"It's Yue Sheng. He was supposed to be here to have us hand over the energy crystals, so why did he fly over there directly?"

Shi Ji shrank back and hid under the eaves, afraid that Yue Sheng would see him.

That's right, this kid and Shi Youping escaped from prison by bribing the guards in the main city jail.

"Third Brother, is it a bad idea for us to deliberately not answer the phone? This Abyss invasion is strange; the pace is too fast. This is already the fourth wave, and the fifth wave is about to begin. Our Guardian City will be hit by the impact. What if the main crystal shatters?"

Shi Qi flicked the guy on the head.

"Idiot! If the main crystal breaks, that's the responsibility of the main city garrison! But if the secondary crystal breaks, it's my responsibility as the branch chief! Failing to defend it will be punished, understand?"

"Should we just run away before the fifth wave starts? I have a feeling we can't hold out this time; we're caught completely off guard."

"Idiot! A deserter from Glory City, your entire family will be executed! My Shi family will be wiped out, not even a dog will be spared!"

"Well... to be honest, I feel that even if we don't hand over the energy crystals, this guarded city will definitely fall."

"Reinforcements will arrive. We can't teleport within a 100-kilometer radius of Glory City, so the reinforcements will pass through our guard city first. Even if we fall, our survival won't be a problem! Therefore, we need energy crystals. Our barriers, formations, and defensive towers absolutely cannot stop!"

Shi Qi's gaze was cold and sinister.

The Third Guard City is different from the other Guard Cities.

The Shi family is the only power here, so Shi Qi can make all the decisions without anyone opposing or hindering him.

He deliberately didn't answer the call from the head of the main city's garrison, because Shi Qi had informants there who already knew about the decision made by the main city.

As for the Second Guard City, which also couldn't be reached by phone, it was purely a line problem, so the call couldn't go through.

Song Gua and the others stood on Zi Yuan's back, passing the sixth gap, the seventh gap, the eighth gap...

Seeing these gaps that were still inactive, each one larger than the last, and the shapes of the turbulent currents more terrifying and indescribable than the last, the hundred-person trial team from the capital felt extremely uneasy.

Can Huaxia Glory City weather this crisis?