Chapter 76: Chapter 72: The Defensive Zone with the Greatest Pressure

Over a hundred Ash Stone Lamps illuminated the entire hall, making it as bright as day.

When Pei Ze entered the hall, several hundred people were already inside.

White lines divided the hall floor into numbered sections.

All the Wizard Apprentices and their accompanying Knights stood waiting in their assigned areas according to their team numbers.

Pei Ze’s team number was 32, right next to Gu Lin’s at 33.

"Lord Pei Ze!"

Su Ya and Peng Yan had already arrived and greeted him respectfully upon seeing him.

Pei Ze nodded and tossed each of them a bottle of Blood Boiling Potion.

"Take these. Only use them if you run into danger."

Su Ya and Peng Yan recognized the Blood Boiling Potions, and their faces immediately lit up with joyful surprise. They hurriedly expressed their gratitude.

They had both prepared some potions for this operation.

But they were all non-tiered potions like Ferocity Potions, Stamina Potions, and Antidote Potions.

A Tier-1 potion like the Blood Boiling Potion easily cost several hundred Gold Coins, something even Grand Knights like them could hardly afford.

Used correctly at a critical moment, this potion was as good as a life-saving item.

’Getting a Tier-1 potion before the operation even started... We really picked the right person to follow!’

Both Su Ya and Peng Yan were inwardly overjoyed.

Watching this scene unfold, the two Knight Students standing behind Gu Lin both looked on with envy.

Gu Lin couldn’t help but roll her eyes.

’I’m not as extravagant as Pei Ze, just casually handing out two Tier-1 potions.’ 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

’After all, Gem Magic is incredibly expensive, and most of the resources my family gives me are spent on it.’

Suddenly, Gu Lin seemed to think of something. She leaned closer to Pei Ze and asked in a low voice, "Did you brew these potions yourself?"

Pei Ze glanced at her and shook his head. "I bought them."

Gu Lin let out an "Oh," half-convinced. ’Then again,’ she reasoned, ’Pei Ze has only been studying potion-making for two or three months. It’s highly unlikely he could already brew Tier-1 potions on his own.’

’After all, it had taken Mo Weng’s other disciple, Yin Xue, a good half a year before she successfully brewed her first Tier-1 potion.’

’And Yin Xue is already a renowned potion-making prodigy at High Tower Academy.’

’Pei Ze’s talent for potion-making couldn’t possibly be greater than Yin Xue’s, could it?’

Gu Lin’s doubts immediately dissipated. She shook her head and put the matter out of her mind.

Just then, the main doors to the hall were suddenly pushed open, and a group of people streamed in.

They were all clad in armor, their auras powerful. Their gazes were sharp and resolute, and they exuded an oppressive presence that weighed heavily on the chest.

Legendary Knights!

As these people arrived, the buzz of conversation in the hall quickly died down, and in an instant, it fell completely silent.

The eyes of the Wizard Apprentices were all fixed on these high-ranking officers, their expressions solemn.

In Chenxi City, the status of a Knight was far below that of a Wizard.

But Legendary Knights were the exception.

Knights who reached this realm had mastered at least one form of elemental power, enough to pose a threat to Wizards.

And to an ordinary Wizard Apprentice, a Legendary Knight was an overwhelmingly powerful and unbeatable foe.

Only a very few Third-level Wizard Apprentices could contend with a Legendary Knight.

Because of this, even in the wizard-heavy Silver Light Legion, Legendary Knights still held a place and could at least serve at the officer level.

In the City Guard Army, their status was even higher; without exception, they all held high-ranking positions at the general officer level.

In the presence of over a dozen Legendary Knights, even Third-level Wizard Apprentices didn’t dare to act rashly.

The group of Legendary Knights strode to the front of the crowd and stopped. Then, the three in the center stepped forward.

The man in the lead swept his sharp gaze over the crowd and announced in a deep voice, "Let me introduce myself. I am Yan Zhen, a Military Governor of the City Guard Army and the chief commander of this operation."

As Yan Zhen finished speaking, a man with an aquiline nose to his right spoke up.

"Huo Nan, also a Military Governor of the City Guard Army and one of the commanders for this operation."

Next was the middle-aged man on the left.

"Dai Long, also a Military Governor of the City Guard Army and one of the commanders for this operation."

Military Governor—a rank in the City Guard Army second only to the Legion Commander and Vice-Commander. It was a position of great power and authority.

Dispatching three Military Governors to act as commanders showed just how much importance the City Guard Army placed on this operation.

As for the other general officers, they stood solemnly behind the three men, showing no sign of speaking.

"Next, I will explain the plan for tonight’s operation."

Yan Zhen was a man of action. After the introductions, he wasted no more words and got straight to the point, gesturing to a tall officer beside him with a wave of his hand.

The tall officer immediately stepped forward and placed a fist-sized Crystal Stone in the center of the hall.

Without any apparent action from him, the Crystal Stone suddenly hummed. Countless rays of light emanated from it, weaving together above to form a vivid, lifelike image.

Pei Ze stared at it for a few moments and quickly recognized it as a map of Chenxi City’s Outer City North District.

The entirety of Chenxi City was divided into two major sections.

The Inner City, encircled by the Ring of Truth, and the Outer City, which surrounded the Inner City and was divided into the four great districts of North, South, East, and West.

Pei Ze, for instance, currently lived in the Outer City South District.

It had to be said, the map of the Outer City North District before them was exceptionally detailed. It was like a three-dimensional map viewed from high above; if magnified, one could even see the textures on the outer walls of the buildings.

"Our target for tonight’s operation is here."

The tall officer pointed to a location on the map, which instantly turned red.

It was a manor.

"According to the intelligence we’ve gathered, we can confirm this is a stronghold for Ah Beipu’s forces. We estimate that over three hundred heretics are hiding inside, including at least one Priest and five Frenzied Drinkers."