Divine Flame Crystal

Chapter 252: The Crisis of the Dawn Empire

Xingluo heaved a sigh of relief after bringing the little girl back to the mercenary group. "This is the family of the last mercenary who died in battle. These Abyss Demons always bring blood and gore every time they appear. However, the deaths caused by the appearance of Abyss Demons in history do not seem to be as many as those caused by the Crusades. And every time the Abyss Demons are eliminated by the Holy See of Light, the Holy See of Light will develop vigorously and receive a lot of investment."

Xingluo was wondering when suddenly a figure appeared beside him. To be more precise, it was a cat figure. It was Xi, a member of the Cat Emperor Clan, whom he had not seen for a long time. "You, you ran to the Sunset Empire and didn't even take me with you. I wanted to chase you there, but the old man, the clan leader, took you away to inherit the Cat Emperor's legacy. He also said that the future depended on me. I am obviously just a lazy cat. The mission of reviving the Cat Emperor Clan is still too far away for me."

Xingluo looked at Xi in his arms speechlessly. He didn't expect Xi to complain to him as soon as he came. Xingluo touched Xi subconsciously. The other party looked like he was enjoying it and finally shut up.

"It seems that your Cat King clan has placed all your hopes on me. Sigh, the pressure is a bit too much." Xingluo said half-jokingly.

"What pressure do you have? You just eat and sleep all day. I've been observing you for a long time." Xi said speechlessly.

"Is it half a day or half a month? I've been back for so long and you're so late." Xingluo rubbed Xi hard. Xi felt a little pain, but enjoyed it very much. His expression looked quite rich.

Xingluo shook his head and said, "It's just a cat."

After Xi felt comfortable after being rubbed by Xingluo, he jumped onto Xingluo's shoulder and swept Xingluo's cheek with his tail from time to time.

When Xingluo came back this time, he always felt that something was missing. Xi's return finally filled the gap and made Xingluo feel as if he had returned to his life two years ago. Compared to paper information, Xingluo liked what Xi told him more. Xi would not only strictly screen the information, but also pick out the most valuable news for Xingluo.

Xingluo followed the flow of people to the expanded territory. After the territory was expanded, the mercenary group’s base naturally had to be expanded as well. In just a few years, the Sky City Mercenary Group had grown to the point where it could confront the abyss head-on.

"The Mercenary Union has issued a large-scale mission in the past few days. All major mercenary groups have signed up. They want to take this opportunity to make a step forward. If they can complete it, the level of the Sky City Mercenary Group will be upgraded." Xi said to Xingluo with narrowed eyes.

The mercenary group becomes more and more difficult as they advance.

"Oh? Tell me, what kind of task is it that has such a good reward." Xingluo asked Xi curiously.

"It is said that traces of demons have been found in the Dawn Empire. Most of their areas have become environments favored by abyss creatures, which are not suitable for long-term survival of humans. The Dawn Empire had no choice but to mobilize the entire country to launch this mission. The rewards are naturally generous, but it is also very dangerous. Fortunately, this time the mercenaries only need to collect intelligence. As for the ones who really take action, it is the Knights of Light of the Holy See of Light." Xi raised his cat paw and licked it and said.

"The Knights of Light? I wonder what expressions they will have when they see me, the Cardinal." Xingluo muttered.

"How many people are needed?" Xingluo asked.

"About five thousand." Xi said.

"So many," Xingluo said in surprise. It seems that the situation in Chenxi is already very dangerous. Once it becomes the base camp of the Abyss, the entire continent will be in danger. No wonder the Sky City Mercenary Group can be promoted after completing an exploration mission.

"Mo, mobilize 5,000 mercenaries immediately, let's go do something big." Mo looked at Xingluo and seemed to be hesitant to speak, but finally gave up. He already knew what Xingluo was going to do. After all, the reward was so generous and the danger would definitely be great. However, compared to the reward, Xingluo believed that he could handle the danger.

Five thousand mercenaries are not ordinary battlefield cannon fodder, they are already a very strong team, especially the few who came later who were previously among the top people. Unexpectedly, they all joined the mercenary group. It seems that everyone is very confident in completing the task this time. Many of them are veteran mercenaries. After all, this task is an SSS-level task, and ordinary mercenary groups are not qualified to accept it. Mercenaries who are too weak will just become food and nutrients for the abyss, which will only further enhance the strength of the abyss.

This time, Xingluo went to the Dawn Empire with dwarves, elves, horned eagles, etc. As for the larger Chimera, they naturally couldn't bring it with them, and Chimera had a unique advantage in dealing with buildings. Xingluo didn't want Chimera to spit out a breath and let the Dawn Empire rebuild. Even the buildings that the demons didn't destroy were destroyed by the Sky City Mercenaries.

At the huge city gate, there were a lot of corpses lying around, and the cracked ground was revealed before their eyes, as if it had been destroyed by an endless force. Magma slowly flowed from the cracks in the ground, as gorgeous and magnificent as a lava river.

The weapons scattered in this miserable scene flashed a cruel and cold light. Iron swords, steel knives, bronze halberds, and even staffs and other various weapons were scattered on the ground. They were once powerful weapons in the hands of brave warriors, but they were broken and shattered in this terrible battle.

Demons are rampant outside the city. They are huge and ugly, with sharp and deformed teeth and claws. Their ruthless and cold eyes reveal their absolute bloodthirstiness and evil that do not care about human life.

The entire Falling God City seemed to be covered by the fog of the abyss. Endless darkness rose from the cracked earth, dragging the sky into the abyss like a devil's claws. The demons looked even more terrifying against this dark background, and the cold breath filled the surroundings, making people shudder.

The Sky City Mercenary Group was directly teleported to the capital of the Dawn Empire. After Xingluo arrived, the teleportation array was still flashing. It seemed that many people from various forces had arrived.

Xingluo took a deep breath and began to step onto the city wall. Seeing the figures of demons everywhere below, his heart felt heavy, as if a big stone was pressing down on him. He didn't expect the situation to have reached such a point. The Lord of Dawn City came over and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Xingluo coming: "It's good that you guys are here. The front line can no longer hold on."

Xingluo said: "Don't worry, with our Sky City Mercenary Group, these demons won't be able to step onto the city wall."

The Lord of Dawn City breathed a sigh of relief, then began to speak nervously and incoherently again. The inspection was completed.

"They are truly ruthless. Once this magic circle is activated, all living things in Dawn City will become sacrifices."

Xingluo looked at the distant sky, wondering if he could still live and drive away these abyss demons.

"Sacrifice? How to cancel it?" The Lord of Chenxi City asked hurriedly.

"Find the power source of the magic circle and destroy it." Xingluo said.

"The magic circle can be closed or even destroyed, but are you ready?" Xingluo replied.