After resting in the city for a while, Xu Mu, Zhu Meng and others returned to the vicinity of Xianyang.

The team's members were the same as last time, however, this time the number of super-class mages had increased to five, two more than before.

The number of high-level mages remained unchanged. Considering the high-risk nature of the Xianyang exploration mission, the participation of high-level mages might become a burden to the team, so they did not look for other high-level mages to join.

……

When Xu Mu and his party came to Xianyang area again, they felt the thick death energy here. Fortunately, it was daytime and the death energy could not condense into shape. Even if the death energy was thick, the undead underground could not come out.

Xu Mu followed Zhu Meng on a tour around Xianyang. He had no idea if there were any unusual situations, but he saw all kinds of tombs along the way.

Some are built with stones, some are made of earth, and some are made up of bones.

As time passed, the day gradually passed and night was about to fall. Although no discoveries were made, Zhu Meng had to lead everyone back to the city.

……

Several days passed and all flights to the ancient capital were cancelled, but the investigation still made no progress.

Xu Mu withdrew from the spiritual world and whispered to himself: "Only 47 stars are left..."

Although he did not gain anything from following Zhu Meng during the day, Xu Mu stayed on the city wall at night and successfully collected a large number of residual souls!
Use the Soul Vessel to condense these residual souls into essence, and use them to strengthen your own stars. At present, 343 out of 286 stars have been strengthened, and only 57 have not yet completed the strengthening!
The fourth level of silent thunder and death light is waving at him!

Xu Mu hummed a cheerful tune and walked towards the Magic Association near the clock tower.

They have stopped their survey work in Xianyang since the day before yesterday. For the past two days, Zhu Meng has been staying in the Bell Tower Magic Association, discussing the current situation with Vice President Peng Yu.

Although the Evil Abyss did disappear, the Undead Rebellion did not subside with its disappearance, but instead intensified!
The undead invasion became more fierce at night, and the number of guarding the city walls had to be increased from three rounds to five rounds.

If a solution to the chaos of the undead cannot be found as soon as possible, I am afraid that this ancient capital city will really face the fate of relocation.

When Xu Mu stepped into the corridor of the Magic Association, his eyes were instantly drawn to a young female inspector.

She was seen running hurriedly towards the conference room, holding an electronic instrument screen in her hand, and it seemed that she had something important to report.

When Xu Mu saw this scene, he quickened his pace and rushed to the meeting room.

"Sha Yuan! Sha Yuan!!" the female inspector ran into the meeting room, shouting anxiously.

"Don't panic, calm down and tell me what happened." Vice President Peng Yu tried to calm the female prosecutor's nervousness.

"We have just detected that a new evil abyss has appeared approximately 30 kilometers north of the ancient capital!" The female inspector pointed eagerly at the data on the electronic screen and reported the emergency to everyone in the conference room.

"What? Sha Yuan has only disappeared for a few days, how come he appears again?" Someone immediately stood up from his seat and asked with an expression of disbelief.

"Could it be that the instrument is malfunctioning? There is usually a certain time interval between each appearance of Sha Yuan. The last time he appeared was half a year ago, and then he appeared again three months ago. How could he appear again so soon?" Another person couldn't help but ask.

"There is absolutely no fault in our equipment, and the test results this time are obtained by combining multiple different instruments, which can ensure accuracy." The female inspector responded firmly.

"But Sha Yuan disappeared not long ago..." the man continued to question.

He was not trying to find fault on purpose, but he really couldn't accept that Sha Yuan would appear again so quickly, and appear thirty kilometers north of the ancient capital.

"There is no rule that says Sha Yuan cannot teleport multiple times in a short period of time. Our understanding of Sha Yuan is based on our own inferences, and we are not even sure when Sha Yuan first appeared." Vice President Peng Yu said.

Everyone fell into silence, even the wizard who had been raising questions stopped talking.

"Senator Zhu Meng, it's almost dark. I would like you to lead some people to the North City to assist the mages there in guarding the city wall. I'm worried that the defense of the North City Wall is not strong enough to withstand the anomalies brought by Sha Yuan." Vice President Peng Yu looked at Zhu Meng seriously and said.

"I'll leave it to you to command here!" Councillor Zhu Meng nodded slightly, then turned around and pulled Xu Mu and Wu Pingjing who had just arrived, and called some high-level mages, and immediately headed towards the north gate.

"Zhu Meng, have you noticed? Every time Sha Yuan teleports, he is getting closer to the ancient capital." On the way to North City, Xu Mu suddenly spoke.

"Yes, we have noticed it." Zhu Meng nodded slightly and replied.

About half a year ago, Sha Yuan appeared on a plain 600 kilometers away. Three months later, it appeared in Xianyang area more than 100 kilometers away. Now it has appeared 30 kilometers away from the north city. Every teleportation is getting closer and closer to the ancient capital!

"Even so, won't President Han Ji come out to take charge of the situation?" Xu Mu frowned.

"The president must have his considerations, and..." Zhu Meng paused for a moment and said, "Maybe this is just a coincidence."

"The most important thing is... I am just a congressman now. Han Ji doesn't want to come out. I can't just rush into the president's office, beat him up, and drag him out to take charge of the situation." Zhu Meng looked at Xu Mu and said.

"If you can beat him, I think you can give it a try."

……

……

The North Main Tower is located at the north outer city gate. Its scale is much larger than the corner tower. It is like a magnificent Jiange Fortress, standing majestically on the top of the city wall!

The group climbed up the pavilion and saw Lu Xu, the general commander in charge of the northern outer city wall, and other mages who were there. They stared at the situation outside the city with serious expressions.

"What's the situation?" Zhu Meng asked immediately when he saw Lu Xu.

"It's not even dark yet, but a lot of slave-level and general-level undead have already gathered 20 kilometers away."

“When night falls completely, the dense deathly aura brought by the Sha Yuan will surely attract a large number of general-level and commander-level undead to gather on the north side of the city wall. The north city wall will have to fight a tough battle tonight…” Military Commander Lu Xu’s face looked a little ugly, and he said worriedly.

"I have brought some people with me, you can distribute them." Zhu Meng said.

Lu Xu turned around and looked at the people Zhu Meng brought. There were more than ten high-level mages, and the number of super-level mages, including Zhu Meng, made a total of two.

This is a fighting force that cannot be underestimated!

……

In the ancient capital in autumn, night falls early. Under the city walls, dense swarms of undead surge in like a tide and launch a fierce attack on the city walls.

On the city walls, the mages tried their best to release powerful magical attacks, and the Fierce Fists, Storms, Ice Chains and other magic attacks continuously hit the undead.

However, facing the vast sea of ​​undead, these forces seemed so small. Although the mages launched round after round of magical attacks, the number of undead did not seem to decrease at all.

"The second and third rounds of guards should immediately rush to the city wall and fight side by side with the first round of guards to eliminate these undead together!" a middle-aged man in military uniform shouted loudly.

Teams of mages climbed up the city walls one after another, casting powerful magical attacks one after another, trying to destroy the undead that kept pouring in.

Everyone in the pavilion was in a heavy mood. Each of them was a powerful high-level wizard, but now was not the time for them to take action. They could only watch the guards resist the invasion of the undead.

“If three rounds of guards go into battle at the same time, there will be no one guarding the defense line in the second half of the night.” Zhu Meng said in a deep voice.

"Hmm..." Lu Xu pondered for a moment, and ordered his subordinates beside him: "Immediately send out four general assembly signals!"

A generalized rally signal. Usually, mages volunteer to provide support.

However, if four signals are sent out in succession, then all mages affiliated with the academy, the Magic Association, the Hunter Union, and the major families must go there immediately.

If someone deliberately shirks or leaves, they will be directly eliminated from their respective forces and organizations.

Four dazzling milky white lights suddenly burst out in the sky, and the long and winding city road was immediately covered by a huge layer of blood light.

“Buzz——!!!!”

“Buzz——!!!!”

As the blood appeared, accompanied by deafening bell sounds, the bell sounds quickly echoed inside and outside the city walls, making everyone feel refreshed!
The melodious bell sounds echo in the ears for a long time, as if containing some mysterious power that can make people become alert unconsciously.

Not long after the assembly signal was given, the corridor near the north city wall was already crowded with people, although judging from the mage badges worn on their chests, the majority of them were beginner mages.

"Middle-level and above mages, please gather on the city wall. Other mages, please stay where you are and wait for further instructions." A loud and powerful voice spread among the crowd, and everyone who heard it felt a strong sense of urgency.

Afterwards, a few mid-level mages began to climb up the city wall in an orderly manner and gathered in a spacious hall.

Because the building was open from front to back, they could easily overlook the vast land outside the city shrouded in darkness.

When everyone went up to the hall, they were surprised to find that there were already more than a dozen people gathered here. Judging from the wizard badges worn on their chests, they were all high-level wizards!

"Less than fifty..." Xu Mu quickly scanned the people coming up and found that only less than fifty people had reached the intermediate level...

Although the ancient capital is a big city with many mid-level mages, there are still relatively few mid-level mages who are truly idle, and most of them are busy with various duties.

Those who can climb up to the tower are probably mostly students and teachers, followed by hunter teams who have given themselves a vacation.

As for the mid-level mages of the aristocratic families, there are even fewer of them. However, they are aristocratic families after all, so this is understandable.

"Xu Mu, why are you here too? So, what happened?"

Mo Fan, who came to the ancient capital to look for Zhang Xiaohou, saw Xu Mu and immediately stepped forward to ask.

Xu Mu did not answer Mo Fan's question directly. Instead, he squinted his eyes and looked at him carefully, then asked, "Have you learned how to release the Sky Flame Funeral?"

"Yes, I have learned it. It's been a long time. I have been majoring in fire during this period. The other subjects have been put aside for a long time. Although I am not very proficient in them yet." Mo Fan answered without hesitation.

"It's good that you've learned it. I'll give you a big order later. It's worth at least 8 million. The task is easy and exciting. You can feel the enthusiasm of the local people in the ancient capital."

Xu Mu smiled and patted Mo Fan on the shoulder, and at the same time greeted Zhou Min, Mu Bai and others behind him.

"What's going on?" Mo Fan asked in confusion.

"When Zhu Meng comes down, he will tell you everything in detail, so I won't have to explain it again." Xu Mu said easily.

"Zhu Meng? Has he come to the ancient capital too? You haven't told me why you came here. I'm here to find Zhang Xiaohou, what about you?" Mo Fan asked with some confusion.

"I'm here to help. The chaos of the undead in the ancient capital has attracted national attention. Dean Xiao saw that I was free, so he sent me here to assist Zhu Meng and others in solving the problem." Xu Mu explained.

"I am glad that you are here, but I must tell you a worrying news."

Councillor Zhu Meng walked down the stairs leading to the upper floors slowly. His voice was calm but with a hint of heaviness. "A 'Shayuan' appeared about 30 kilometers to the north of us!"

"Sha Yuan?!"

"How could such a thing appear so close to the city? Is this a mistake?" a hunter shouted in astonishment.

"Oh my God, we are only thirty kilometers away from the city. Are we really going to face the chaos of the undead?" a middle-aged wizard exclaimed.

Mo Fan looked around and found that everyone's face had turned pale. This was his first time in the ancient capital, so of course he had no idea what the Sha Yuan was. He could only ask Xu Mu next to him with a puzzled look.

"What is Shayuan? Why do these people panic when they hear about it?" Mo Fan asked nervously.

"It's a movable black restricted area. The turmoil in Shawang River half a year ago was caused by Sha Yuan." Xu Mu explained.

“Black restricted zone!” Mo Fan’s eyes widened as he recalled the description of the black restricted zone in the textbook - it was an absolute restricted zone for humans. Anyone who entered the restricted zone would surely die.

"Although I don't want to believe this fact, Sha Yuan did appear thirty kilometers to the north." Councillor Zhu Meng looked at everyone and said heavily.

"Then are we gathered here to resist Sha Yuan? This is impossible. We are just some mid-level mages!" someone said.

"Where Sha Yuan appears, there will be a thick aura of death. It won't be long before a large number of general-level and commander-level undead gather there... The guards on the city wall are seriously insufficient."

"I hope everyone will stay on the city wall tonight. Once those high-level undead show signs of approaching this side, they must be eliminated!" Councillor Zhu Meng said loudly.

"As long as they don't require us to face Sha Yuan directly, I will definitely not say a word." A student breathed a sigh of relief, with obvious ease in his tone.

"Please rest assured, Senator. Although we mages cannot directly fight against the powerful Sha Yuan, if any demon uses its power to cause chaos, we will not hesitate to eradicate it. This is the sacred mission we shoulder!" Another mage puffed out his chest and raised his head, expressing his determination in a firm tone.

"I have no objection. I am willing to stay here and be ready to fight any possible threats at any time." A wizard expressed his support.

"I am also willing to join the ranks of the guards and jointly protect the safety of our ancient capital!" Another wizard raised his hand to agree, his voice loud and powerful.

Hearing that they were not going to actively provoke Sha Yuan, the mages present all breathed a sigh of relief. It was just to help the officials keep watch for the night. How simple is that? (End of this chapter)