Once Wufentang began its attack, it never considered stopping.
Under the relentless barrage of radiant cannon fire, Xielina's skeleton army was finally wiped out entirely, and more than half the monsters controlled by the Chaos Evil Beast were killed or wounded alongside them.
Only then did Wufentang slowly emerge. It swept its gaze across the battlements, and in the next moment, its pupils locked onto the Chaos Evil Beast.
"So it's you!"
Everything clicked in Wufentang's mind at once.
Jiangli City had originally belonged to a master; it was impossible for ownership to change without cause.
Yet Jiangli City had returned to an unclaimed state, which meant the Guoba Legion that had once occupied it had been broken by some power—even their commander had likely been killed.
So who could scatter the Guoba Legion, and who could kill its commander?
Though Wufentang had never met Lin Xiaoxiao, it knew she was definitely formidable, given that she had led the Guoba Legion to wipe out an entire Class Hunter Society branch base in one fell swoop.
Now, seeing the Chaos Evil Beast, Wufentang understood.
The mysterious class-user behind the Chaos Evil Beast had taken down their vengeance squad while also finishing off the Guoba Legion, and now they intended to occupy Jiangli City.
So who was the class-user behind the scenes?
Wufentang immediately scanned every life-form in the vicinity and instantly locked onto Yu Xian, Little Nora, and Fang Qinghao.
*That duck is probably just a pet.*
*That man doesn't look particularly bright.*
*This woman... She's disguising herself. It has to be her—she's the class-user pulling the strings.*
*Hmph. Did you think putting on that timid, feeble act would fool me?*
Wufentang went cross-eyed for a split second before snapping back. Analyzing the three one by one, it grew increasingly convinced that Fang Qinghao was the true existential threat to the Class Hunter Society.
Up on the city wall, Yu Xian saw Wufentang go cross-eyed clear as day. He then glanced curiously at the Dimwitted Puppy.
There was no question about it—Wufentang had definitely been affected by the Dimwitted Puppy's Dimwitted Aura.
Yu Xian just had no idea what kind of mental damage the puppy's aura had inflicted on Wufentang's thought process, nor what was going through the creature's head at that moment.
Having identified its primary target, Wufentang immediately went on the offensive.
Its hands transformed into handguns and opened fire straight at Fang Qinghao. Terrified, Fang Qinghao reflexively hoisted the Dimwitted Puppy in her arms as a shield. The puppy took the hit, and its body swiftly split into several more puppies.
"Take cover, quick!" Yu Xian called out after a momentary stun.
Did the Dimwitted Puppy have a taunt effect? Why else would this boss monster ignore a target as massive as the Chaos Evil Beast and shoot exclusively at the puppy?
Fang Qinghao didn't have time to overthink it. She ducked behind the rampart immediately, her heart thumping violently against her ribs. Just a moment ago, she had genuinely believed she was about to die.
*Bang!*
Another gunshot rang out.
The bullet penetrated clean through the stone rampart and struck the Dimwitted Puppy, prompting it to split once more.
"Don't panic. Just keep holding the Dimwitted Puppy in front of you," Yu Xian said to Fang Qinghao with a chuckle.
With bullets strong enough to blow straight through a city wall, normal logic dictated that even with the Dimwitted Puppy acting as a shield, the shot should have punched through the dog and blown Fang Qinghao apart.
Yet that wasn't what happened.
No matter how powerful Wufentang's attack was, as long as it landed on the Dimwitted Puppy, the puppy's guaranteed death meant it would soak every bit of damage from the blow. That was the real reason Fang Qinghao remained unharmed.
Meanwhile, Wufentang prepared to resume firing at Fang Qinghao, but the Chaos Evil Beast had already charged forward and driven a fist straight toward Wufentang's face.
That punch instantly yanked Wufentang's memories back several days. Back then, the Chaos Evil Beast had similarly closed the distance and brutally pummeled it without giving it a chance or the ability to fight back.
"Bastard, I'm not who I was before!" Wufentang went cross-eyed for an instant and roared in blind fury. The next second, it opened fire madly on the Chaos Evil Beast.
It had indeed grown stronger. As bullets pummeled the Chaos Evil Beast, the beast could only stumble backward, its body shuddering continuously as craters were blasted across its flesh.
Then, Wufentang activated a skill: Funnel-Bit Killing Array.
The floating cannons hovering in the sky flew directly over the Chaos Evil Beast's head, unleashing pillar-like beams of light downward in relentless succession.
Notably, Wufentang possessed a high boss rank, granting it immunity to the vast majority of debuffs and aura skills. Neither the Chaos Evil Beast's radiation nor Xielina's auras had any effect on it.
The only aura that managed to affect it, ironically enough, was the Dimwitted Puppy's Dimwitted Aura.
"Xielina, support the Chaos Evil Beast," Yu Xian ordered Xielina beside him as he watched the Chaos Evil Beast struggle to hold out beneath the radiant bombardment.
The Funnel-Bit Killing Array was undeniably devastating. The Chaos Evil Beast held its arms overhead while the soil beneath its feet caved in. Rendered completely immobile, it could do nothing but defend passively.
Though Yu Xian knew the Chaos Evil Beast still possessed a trump-card skill, it was hard to say whether that trump card could overcome Wufentang. After all, the moment the Chaos Evil Beast revealed its true form, its defense would drop.
Its amplified offensive power was formidable, but if it failed to one-shot Wufentang, chances were Wufentang would one-shot it instead.
Rather than risk that, it was better to have Xielina back it up and bring this fight to a clean, swift conclusion. After all, it was nearly time for afternoon tea; there was no point dragging things out.
Xielina leapt down from the battlements, longbow in hand, drew the string, and fired an arrow at Wufentang.
Holy Light Gale Arrow.
Xielina wasn't just formidable with her ultimate move; her standard skills packed a punch that was not to be underestimated.
In fact, after being enhanced to +1, Xielina was undeniably Yu Xian's strongest summoned beast—even the Chaos Evil Beast was no match for her.
Just as Wufentang was about to shoot at the Chaos Evil Beast, the Holy Light Gale Arrow arrived first. Realizing it couldn't dodge, Wufentang raised its gun barrels to parry the shot.
Yet it grossly underestimated the power behind Xielina's arrow.
In an instant, its right arm was blown to pieces by the Holy Light Gale Arrow, and the force sent its massive body pitching backward. Fortunately, it had a thick, elongated mechanical tail pressed firmly against the ground. As its upper body tilted back, the tail propped it up, keeping it from tumbling over.
*End this quickly. And while we're at it... let everyone see the power of our Sparkle Troupe,*
Yu Xian commanded Xielina mentally upon seeing that Wufentang hadn't fallen and that countless nanomachines seemed to be repairing its destroyed arm.
From Wufentang's regenerative capabilities alone, relying on ordinary skills would likely drag the fight out for far too long.
So Yu Xian decided to unleash the ultimate move.
Receiving the order, Xielina drew the State-Guarding Ward Sword from her waist, looked toward Wufentang, and spoke: "Foolish creation, where primordial radiance and the ruinous gale converge—listen, for this is the end of all things."
Hymn of the Eternal End!
In an instant, time and space froze. Then, amid boundless radiance, Wufentang dissolved into white light and vanished.
This time, the execution was distinctly faster and swifter than when it had one-shotted Lin Xiaoxiao. By the time the flow of time resumed, countless class-users within the city stared out in utter shock. A straight avenue had materialized out of thin air through the dense forest; the obstructing mountains had been cleaved in two, and the obstructing river had been filled flat.
It was absurd beyond belief.
As many class-users snapped back to their senses, their eyes drifted toward Yu Xian. Suddenly, joining the Sparkle Troupe was looking pretty sweet.
Chapter 486