Towards the North Gate.

A dense swarm of insects formed a black tide.

Engulfing everything.

“Rumble...”

The dilapidated buildings groaned under the crushing weight of the insect tide, then collapsed with a roar, turning into dust.

The defensive Formation, just activated by Zhuge Kongming, flickered with light.

Countless ferocious beetles clung to it, gnawing frantically with their mouthparts.

The light barrier, like glass corroded by acid, rapidly spread cracks and shattered one after another.

“Retreat quickly!”

Moria’s voice carried a hint of urgency as she swiftly issued commands.

“Maintain Formation! Cover each other!”

Nearly two hundred members of the Eternal Night Guild fought and retreated.

Mages and archers unleashed their firepower from the rear, while warriors and assassins guarded the flanks, the entire team moving like a sharp dagger, swiftly traversing the ruins and retreating in an orderly fashion.

“Guild Leader!”

A scout responsible for covering the rear rushed up, his face grim.

“The North Gate direction has completely fallen!

If we retreat any further, we’ll be near the refugee area of the Ye Family Manor!”

At these words, a slight commotion arose within the team.

They could die.

But what about those civilians?

Perhaps their families were in the refugee area.

Moria’s expression remained unchanged.

She simply uttered four words.

“Execute the order.”

“Trust the Lord, he will surely find a way.”

Upon hearing this, the guild members no longer hesitated.

That trace of anxiety in their hearts was instantly soothed.

They nodded heavily, their eyes once again firm.

The Lord never disappoints.

“Wind Wall!”

A wind mage thrust his hands forward, and a transparent barrier made of raging wind rose from the ground.

“Fire Dragon Roar!”

Another fire mage followed closely, a scorching Dragon's breath sweeping forth.

While unleashing their skills to delay the advance of the insect tide, they retreated rapidly and orderly towards the rear.

It was at this moment.

“Buzz—!”

Accompanied by a piercing hum, the last surrounding defensive Formation completely collapsed.

The black tide was no longer obstructed.

They surged forth like a breached flood, overwhelming everything in their path!

The houses and vehicles along the way, beneath that black wave, couldn't even last a second before being gnawed to dust.

Seeing that the shadow of death was about to catch up with the main force's tail.

“You guys go first!”

A furious roar suddenly erupted!

More than a dozen members of the Eternal Night Guild suddenly stopped in their tracks without any warning!

They turned around, facing the black torrent that could devour everything, their faces devoid of fear, only determination.

Leading them was a burly shield warrior.

His face bore a hideous scar that stretched from the corner of his eye all the way to his jaw.

Back in the Ye Family Manor, it was he who had first knelt before the Lord, begging for a chance to stay.

Now, he was also the first to choose to stay!

“Guild Leader Moria! You all go quickly! We few will cover your retreat!”

“Nonsense!”

Moria suddenly turned back, her voice for the first time tinged with anger.

“Come back! That’s an order!”

The shield warrior, however, merely grinned, revealing teeth stained red with blood.

“Guild Leader, I apologize.”

“This time, I cannot obey.”

He paused, his gaze sweeping over the dozen or so comrades beside him who had also chosen to stay, the smile in his eyes growing even wider.

“It was the Lord who took us stray dogs in; this life is no longer our own.”

“Today, we’ll return it to him!”

He forcefully plunged the great shield in his hand into the ground before him!

“I swore to defend Donghai City to the death!”

He let out a roar of exhilaration towards the sky.

“Today, I did it!”

“Roar—!”

The shield warrior’s muscles suddenly swelled, veins bulging like coiling Dragons!

He poured the last trace of magic power in his body into the great shield before him!

Buzz—!

A golden energy barrier suddenly formed!

“Eternal Night, will win!”

“Long live the Lord!”

The dozen or so guild members behind him shouted loudly.

And at the same time, they raised the staves and longbows in their hands, transforming their last strength into a sky full of Meteor Fire Rain and arrows, pouring them out.

However, their obstruction seemed so pale and powerless in front of that endless black torrent.

In just a single breath.

The golden barrier was completely engulfed by the black tide.

Immediately following were those few small yet resolute figures.

Not even a scream could be uttered.

The black wave continued to devour.

Soon, even the main force of the Eternal Night Guild was about to be overtaken by the insect tide.

Moria bit her silver teeth, her face pale.

The distance to the next defensive Formation was less than five hundred meters.

But this short distance of five hundred meters now seemed like an insurmountable chasm.

Not only on the ground.

Even the sky was completely covered by countless winged flying insects.

Blotting out the sun.

As if to completely devour all the light before everyone's eyes.

However, at this critical moment.

A loud voice, like a divine oracle, suddenly rang out!

“Forbidden Spell: Thousand Mile Ice Seal!”

The moment the words fell.

A terrifying cold current, capable of freezing the Soul, suddenly spread at an incredible speed!

Crack! Crack! Crack!

In the air, there came a series of dense, teeth-grinding freezing sounds!

That surging black tide suddenly stiffened!

Immediately after, it was completely covered by a layer of crystal-clear blue solid ice at a speed visible to the naked eye!

In just a single breath.

That insect tide, enough to make anyone despair, transformed into a lifelike forest of ice sculptures!

The eyes of the Eternal Night Guild members suddenly lit up!

They uniformly looked towards the direction from which the sound came.

Only to see, above a pile of ruins not far away, a tall figure clad in a star moon magic robe had appeared there at some unknown time.

“It’s Lord Gandalf!”

“He’s here to save us!”

Among the crowd, an outpouring of ecstatic joy erupted, having escaped death!

Moria's expression was also very excited.

But she knew it was still not the time to relax.

“Don’t stop! Keep retreating!”

She shouted sharply.

And just as she expected.

Behind them, the second wave of the insect tide, like a black tsunami, swiftly surged again!

However.

The figure above the ruins merely snorted disdainfully.

He once again raised the colorful staff in his hand.

“Forbidden Spell - Meteor Shower!”

The sky was torn apart!

Eight massive meteors, burning with emerald green Soul-Devouring Nether Flame, descended from the sky, trailing long tails of fire!

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Devastating explosions rang out one after another!

The emerald green sea of fire instantly completely engulfed the insect tide that had just surged forth!

In front of a Forbidden Spell Mage, this scalp-numbing, sky-covering insect tide was nothing more than mobile experience points.

Those fragile little insects simply couldn't withstand the scorching of the Soul-Devouring Nether Flame... On a tall building in the distance.

Zhou Huai, controlling Da Yi, silently observed all of this.

Watching Gandalf intervene in time to save the members of the Eternal Night Guild.

He also secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Despite rushing, he had finally made it in time.

There were at least over two hundred members of the Eternal Night Guild at the North Gate.

If they all died, he would be heartbroken.

He struggled to support his somewhat dizzy head.

He glanced at the System.

Good.

Moria, finally revived.