Boom!!
A massive roar echoed from the wind and snow outside the town. The archer professionals standing on the town's watchtower quickly activated their Eagle Eye skill.
However, it was a pity that their Eagle Eye, which hadn't even reached E-rank, was nowhere near capable of piercing through the endless blizzard.
Still, as a scout, the archer instinctively sounded the alarm!
Clang! Clang! Clang!!
Hearing the alarm, the newcomers in the town became visibly nervous.
Having just been rescued from blood and unease, they were unusually sensitive to any disturbance.
Although Chen Luo's displayed strength was immense, and the town's elders were powerful professionals they couldn't contend with, their fear of darkness and monsters wasn't so easily dispelled.
As for the elders' boasts about that man fighting millions of wolves single-handedly, the newcomers mostly dismissed it as bragging.
This man was certainly strong, perhaps he had killed many monsters, but slaughtering millions of wolves in one night was simply mythical.
And at this moment, upon hearing the alarm, these newcomers desperately wished for the legendary and incredibly valiant Chen Luo to return quickly.
Unlike these anxious newcomers, the elders who had fought alongside Chen Luo all day had undergone a complete transformation in their spirit and energy.
Under the legion's combat, all three thousand people had leveled up to Level 6. Their powerful stats and hundreds, even thousands, of life-and-death battles had transformed them from mere cheerleaders to formidable warriors.
While tens of thousands of newcomers felt panic and unease, the elders, with their entirely different demeanor, silently donned the crimson armor they had received or exchanged from the system.
All the elders stood in silence, like a legion descending, gathering around Su Xiao.
No longer in seductive teacher's attire, they were clad in valiant crimson battle armor.
As a hidden class professional, Su Xiao was far stronger than others, even at the same Level 6.
She took the lead, guiding the three thousand crimson-clad warriors, moving silently through the panicked crowd and heading towards the town's outskirts.
The originally panicked tens of thousands of newcomers, gazing at this solemn procession, felt their unease gradually subside, with some even showing a hint of yearning in their eyes.
...
Su Xiao, with a serious expression, led the three thousand crimson-clad warriors out of the town and stopped before the light barrier, gazing in the direction of the sound.
Before Chen Luo left, he had entrusted the entire town to her, so she had to protect it until Chen Luo returned!
Moreover, her premonition of danger had not activated, so perhaps this was not a fatal crisis.
As Su Xiao pondered, the roaring sound from outside the town grew even more intense.
The blizzard could no longer obscure the violent noise, and in a daze, it felt as if a giant aircraft was rushing towards Starfire Town at low altitude.
"Ice Manifestation!"
Su Xiao clenched her fist, and ice-blue light quietly transformed into a crystalline ice-blue spear in her hand.
Raising the spear and gazing at the approaching sound beyond the light barrier, Su Xiao's aura continuously surged.
"Roar..."
Suddenly, Su Xiao's ears twitched. Amidst the roaring sound, was that a faintly familiar howl?
Boom!
The blizzard was violently torn apart by a sudden force, and a blue flash, accompanied by a sonic boom and wolf howls, shot towards Starfire Town's barrier like a comet.
The expected collision did not occur. The moment the blue comet struck the barrier, the light barrier, which could block malicious attacks, seemed to cease to exist.
The newcomers in the town, watching the grand spectacle of the blue comet, were so terrified that some collapsed to the ground.
But the next moment, the rapidly approaching blue comet abruptly halted above the town, transforming into a pale blue sphere suspended high in the sky.
The immense difference between its rapid descent and instantaneous stop made everyone feel extremely uncomfortable.
Bang!
The pale blue sphere suddenly opened, the sealed sphere transforming into two pale blue light wings with distinct feathers, revealing a man in black holding a small white wolf within.
As the wings gently flapped behind him, they gradually dissipated.
When the light wings completely vanished, Chen Luo slowly landed before the three thousand crimson-clad warriors outside the town, rubbing Xiaoyue, who was still whimpering and limp in his arms.
Chen Luo's golden eyes, filled with amusement, looked at the curvaceous Su Xiao beneath the crimson armor:
"What, is everyone so happy to welcome me back?"
Su Xiao looked helplessly at the handsome man before her with an innocent expression. She casually dispelled her ice spear, stepped forward, and took Xiaoyue into her arms before saying to Chen Luo with a sigh:
"Boss, next time you're showing off, tell me beforehand. I've seen too many grand scenes; I'm afraid my heart might give out."
...
The blood moon was nearing its descent. In a little while, the second day of the apocalypse would end.
In this darkest moment before dawn, Starfire Town's plaza was packed.
A high platform had been erected in the center of the plaza at some point, and Chen Luo stood alone on it.
Feeling the myriad gazes from the crowd below, Chen Luo was instead recalling the "Legion Descent" skill.
In Legion Descent, only citizens with a certain degree of loyalty could be considered soldiers eligible for descent by the Legion Descent.
Among the newly joined citizens, more than half of them could now be summoned by Legion Descent.
Although he didn't understand why people who had received modern education so easily met the loyalty standards for Legion Descent, it was ultimately a good thing.
As Chen Luo contemplated, the plaza was silent; everyone was waiting for the town's master to speak.
Chen Luo raised his head. Under the effect of the Meditation technique, his golden eyes gave everyone a natural pressure originating from a higher life form:
"Everyone, prepare yourselves. Don't panic. I'm going to upgrade the town."
As the words fell, Chen Luo selected the upgrade option in his mind.
The moment he agreed, fifty million experience points vanished from his panel. This loss was precisely offset by the day's hunt.
[Experience deduction complete, town upgrade commencing!]
The colossal statue behind Chen Luo, upon hearing the system prompt, suddenly emitted a massive amount of light!
The light instantly enveloped the entire Starfire Town, and everyone lost consciousness before they could even react.
The light did not stop; it continued to spread, encompassing all areas covered by the landmark's silver glow.
In the darkest moment before dawn, at the easternmost part of Donghai City, a giant white light shield silently rose.
A space of five hundred kilometers was instantly covered by the shield.
This immense commotion was first detected by the bone-white giant tower in the center of Donghai City.
Within the giant tower, a pair of eyes burning with black flames cast a faint glance towards the direction where the light had appeared:
"Heh, the little mouse has revealed itself?"
"Then, I shall destroy you."