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

Yue Sheng escorted Song Gua and the others to the border between Glory City and the misty area surrounding Huiye City.

Zi Yuan landed and put everyone down.

Yue Sheng gave instructions to everyone.

"Let's go to Huiye City. Try not to take a flight. Once Glory City falls, the abyssal creatures will be released in all cities, and all infrastructure will be paralyzed. Flying is too dangerous."

Tong Zhan was still unwilling to give up.

"Captain Yue! Let us go fight! We'll fight on the outskirts, we'll defend the city! As long as you don't tell, our elders won't know, it'll be fine!"

Yue Sheng smiled and patted Tong Zhan on the shoulder.

"Leave this challenge to us; you'll have plenty of opportunities to fight in the future."

After saying this, Yue Sheng did not linger. He leaped onto Zi Yuan's back and, with Shen Feng and his confidants, headed towards the Third Guard City.

Tong Zhan and the others stood there looking around for a long time, until Zi Yuan's twisting, flying figure disappeared from sight.

"Are we just leaving like this?"

"I feel like I'm deserting."

"Nonsense, that's called preserving hope to avoid total annihilation."

"It's just an Abyss invasion, is it really that serious? We haven't won many battles on the Ten Clans battlefield, isn't an Abyss invasion just a regular occurrence?"

Seeing that these talented people from the capital were eager to return, Song Gua advised them against it.

"Forget it, we haven't received any garrison training, so let's not cause them any trouble. Besides, if the main crystal isn't defended, abyssal creatures will be released into every city in the region. If you want to contribute, there will be plenty of opportunities."

Tong Zhan was somewhat obedient to advice, and sighed.

"Alright, let's head to Huiye City now."

The hundred-member trial team from the capital carried the bodies of their comrades killed by the raiding beasts towards Huiye City.

……

Nishikawa City.

"The Way of Sitting in Oblivion!!"

Shi Meng, one of the vice chairpersons of the Xichuan City Professionals Association, was furious when she saw a whole room full of mirrored bandits hiding in the mirrors.

"Come out if you dare! You bunch of cowards!!"

The siege of the Mirror Bandits by the official forces of Xichuan City came to an abrupt halt with the announcement of the Abyss Invasion.

As the closest first-tier city to Glory City, Xichuan City was one of the most important support forces after the Abyss invasion began.

The authorities immediately dispatched half of their forces to Glory City to provide support, while the other half remained in the city to prepare for battle in case the main crystal fell and the abyssal creatures attacked all cities in the region.

As for the Way of Sitting in Oblivion.

There's nothing we can do about it for now.

Compared to the escalating invasion of the Abyss, the Dao of Sitting in Oblivion is child's play.

Therefore, all the official personnel around the venue have now been withdrawn.

Only Shi Meng was still not satisfied.

She also knew that if she broke the barrier with one skill and accidentally killed thousands of people, she would definitely lose her official position.

If you can't get the job, then you can't get it; Shi Meng gives up and throws himself into despair.

However, the grudge against the Daoist of Sitting in Oblivion must be avenged, otherwise one's thoughts will not be clear.

"Hahaha! You old hag, we're not as strong as you. If we can't beat you, are we just going to run away?"

"That old, ugly freak is shameless! He bullies the weak and thinks it's perfectly justified! Bah!"

"She's panicking! She's panicking!"

The Mirror Bandits carried a bunch of mirrors with them at all times.

They placed mirrors throughout the venue, and from time to time, they would peek out from their mirrored world, sporting heads shaped like mahjong tiles, relentlessly mocking and ridiculing Shi Meng.

"Ah—the Dao of Forgetfulness! I want you all to die!!!"

Shi Meng was completely red and warm.

All the high-ranking officials in the family were killed.

He also lost his official position.

And yet I have to be humiliated like this.

How the hell can I tolerate this?

Shi Meng wielded a short stick weapon that glowed brightly and continuously shot out high-energy beams of light, shattering all the mirrors in the room.

"Splash..."

The sound of shattering mirrors echoed continuously.

Unfortunately, not a single mirror image bandit was killed.

They slipped into the mirror world, then jumped out from the exit of another mirror world, escaping easily.

Inside the mirror world, no one paid any attention to Shi Meng's frenzied outburst outside; the mirror bandits were discussing where to go for their next bit of fun.

"The Abyss invasion came early, wanna go to Glory City for some fun?"

"There must be a bloody battle going on there right now, what's there to be fun about?"

"Xichuan City is huge! We haven't even finished exploring it yet."

"Speaking of which, I've discovered a very mysterious place in Xichuan City!"

How mysterious is it?

"He's the kind of person... how should I put it? He's just very mysterious."

"Why don't we go inside and see for ourselves? There can't possibly be no mirrors inside!"

"Numbers 33, 89, and 977 all went in, but they never came back. They're probably dead inside."

"Wow? That sounds pretty mysterious, let's go check it out!"

The mirrored bandits jumped around on the mirror-like surface of Xichuan City.

The Abyss invasion has begun, power has been restored to the entire city, and the previous measures to defend against the mirror bandits are basically rendered useless.

……

In the territory of Glory City, in a secluded grove on a small hillside.

A cloud of black mist appeared out of nowhere, with a compass suspended below it.

Then, four figures jumped out from within.

A monk, a Taoist priest, the former mayor of Jiangnan City, and a pool of black substance.

"The three of you stay here. If necessary, at the cost of being caught, you must act to ensure the main crystal is destroyed!"

The host of the Dark Golden Seal clasped his hands together.

"Amitabha Buddha, compass, you sure know how to use a calculator, aren't you? Using us as sacrifices."

Master Yan, the host of the Dark Bronze Mirror, spoke with righteous indignation.

"What kind of talk is that! Compass has been working tirelessly for our Dark Star's grand plan, and now that the plan is progressing smoothly, what's wrong with us sacrificing ourselves a little!"

The dark cross extended more than a dozen tentacles to bind Master Yan, suspending him upside down in mid-air.

"You've already lost your weapon! What are you going to sacrifice for! You lazy bum!"

The Dark Gold Seal got angry at the thought of this guy losing the artifact, so it grabbed the Dark Gold Seal and smashed it a few times.

Master Yan begged for mercy.

"Don't attack! I'm still useful! I can still command those mirror images in the city!"

The dark cross lowered him down.

"That's all the use you have."

The Dark Compass looked at the three of them and let out a long sigh.

A scale that has never been connected since the recovery.

A pocket watch, possessing the highest and strongest time rules, but its spirit was too dull and was captured by bandits before it could be used much.

With just a dagger, what's the point of playing the do-or-die game? He chose a little kid as his host in some remote, impoverished place and merged his soul with his own, only to be captured by the Special Affairs Bureau.

A bronze mirror was betrayed by the mirror image it created, and the mirror image even lost its contents.

Of the six teammates, four were unreliable.

As for the remaining two, to be honest, their rule power ranks last among the seven dark artifacts. Even if they are reliable, they are not that significant.

But there's nothing we can do; the compass can only hope they can help us now.

Although the Compass has cultivated some human forces, it has been unable to infiltrate Glory City.

Those who have a place in Glory City are all top-tier individuals from their respective cities.

"Alright, stop arguing. By altering the external rules of Blue Star, the Dark Emperor can only intervene for us this once. We absolutely cannot fail again. My plan must succeed!"