They don't want me to try anymore.

Not only the terrifying giant shadow in the distance, but also in other parts of the city, the Void Order was taking action.

Clearly, the Church of Order's search and arrest led them to decide to launch their attack sooner rather than later!

After the elite troops led by Baron Follett were wiped out, the remaining defeated soldiers, second-line guards, and scattered church priests in the city were indeed caught off guard and thrown into disarray for a time!

The dire situation quickly spread to the surrounding area.

Those lackeys who were previously worried about Daniel started trembling as they saw the approaching cultists who didn't look like normal humans at all.

In fear, someone aimed and fired at a cult member...

"I won! I won! ...Huh?"

What did you get?!

Although the cultist was hit by a bullet, thanks to the surging of the fungal beast's slimy threads, not only was there no wound, but not even a drop of green blood splattered.

Then, with effortless agility, he turned and pounced on a screaming woman, biting off her neck. His mouth, spitting blood, stretched to his ears as he laughed, as if to say: You're next!

"How, how is it possible!"

"Why can't I kill him?!"

"What kind of monsters are these!"

The thugs immediately tried to escape.

As for rescuing the boss, Daniel... who is he? I don't know him, don't delay my escape!

But when they looked toward the city gate, by sheer coincidence, they saw fleeing soldiers from the front lines being driven back by giant fungal beasts, blocking the city gate.

Judging from their disheveled appearance, leaving the city at this point was clearly not a good option—after all, there was an even bigger one outside.

"We're doomed, we're all going to die!"

"Where is the church? Where is the army? Help!"

"mom!"

It wasn't just these thugs; many more ordinary citizens of Nyon, witnessing their fellow human beings being devoured by monsters, were filled with despair...

Until the flames illuminated the street.

Richard dismounted, gulped down several mouthfuls of magic potion, and then summoned ten fire elementals in one go, pushing them forcefully around the area.

He himself soaked a greatsword in the holy water given to him by Benjamin, and followed behind the fire elemental, beheading and chopping off the cultists who were still able to move after being burned.

This was the best way of fighting he came up with after his failure in the simulation—fire and divine power were the absolute nemesis of the cultists of the Void Order, just as salt is to a snail and Lao Ba is to the defense.

At the same time, he shouted:

"Don't use bullets, use fire! Do you have any oil at home? Oil lamps and strong liquor will also do, bring them all out!"

"Soldiers, don't run around! Come here, I have holy water! Pour the holy water onto the blade of your sword, and aim it at your neck and legs..."

While it's obviously impossible for ordinary people to clear the area with magic like Richard, using the right methods at least makes them less helpless.

Most importantly, with Richard taking the lead, the panicked people in the vicinity finally found their backbone.

"Master!" "Thank God you're here!"

The elderly, women, and children all hid behind him, and the guards with weapons rushed over to stand with him, forming a passable defensive line.

Near the tower, the group temporarily regained their composure.

However, Li Kan's brow remained furrowed as he watched the giant fungal beast approaching from outside the city walls.

That's the important thing...

At this moment, Daniel, who had been held in Richard's arms, spoke up: "Mr. Richard, cough cough, I believe you now, can you put me down?"

"No, I wanted to use you to practice my defense against descent."

"?"

Daniel didn't understand Richard's words, but sensing something was wrong, he immediately struggled: "Put me down! The two of us can work together to drive these cultists out of the city..."

Richard, too lazy to reply, simply handed over a large bag.

"you you!"

Daniel was both angry and frightened. Just then, he saw a new group of people approaching at the end of the street, seemingly his old butler leading the baron's guards. He quickly shouted:

"I'm here! Come quick, save me!"

However, the butler who had previously wept before the body of Baron Leo's son now ignored Daniel and stared intently at Richard.

Then, he suddenly laughed loudly, his eyeballs bursting open, and from the bloody holes he left behind, the sticky threads of the fungal beast gushed out.

Daniel was stunned: "You, you're also..."

"Hehehe, are you surprised? Young Master Daniel~?"

“Our family has treated you well, how could you…”

"What kind of joke is this?"

The old butler scoffed, “Your so-called kindness refers to Follett hitting and scolding me with his cane after he broke the chair with his fat old backside? Or to Leo throwing dog poop in our faces and not letting us wipe it off? Or to when you were a child and first heard you couldn't inherit the title, you tried to give Follett a laxative but accidentally threw it into my cup? And…”

Barbara.

At that moment, everyone present could feel the butler's resentment.

Daniel's face flushed red. Pointing at the old butler, his voice trembled, he said, "He's talking nonsense! He's a cultist, Mr. Richard, kill him now..."

boom!

Before he could finish speaking, Richard threw him into the garbage heap in the alley, and he was immediately silenced.

Richard couldn't be bothered with any of the Baron's secrets.

He could only sense the rising momentum of the butler across from him, which was accompanied by complaints—he probably had some external help, but he was undoubtedly a Silver-ranked person.

So he realized that he needed to go all out against this guy in front of him, and all the other trash could wait.

He said in a deep voice, "You're the leader of this operation by the Sky Man Order, aren't you?"

"Jie Jie Jie..."

The butler, barely recognizable as human, didn't answer Richard's question, but just chuckled and said, "What a pity, I wanted to expose more of their family's disgusting deeds, but it doesn't matter anyway..."

"The messenger has obtained enough sacrifices! He is unstoppable! You will all die!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the giant fungal beast outside the city wall, as large as a small mountain, emitted a piercing, strange sound.

All the humans who heard the sound covered their ears in pain, while the cultists became excited, their strength and speed increasing.

"This strength is close to that of a Gold Saint, isn't it?"

"How could we possibly stop that thing!"

"Even if we stay here and wait for that giant monster to come over, we'll still die!"

The soldiers and civilians of Nyon, who had only barely managed to maintain their morale, were now all wanting to scatter and flee.

In fact, it wasn't just them. Richard noticed out of the corner of his eye that two young men in robes ran down from the tower, who looked like the apprentices who had been guarding the magic circle.

Hey, you guys aren't allowed to run away!

We need your help to operate that magic circle!

At this point, Richard was in a dilemma.

He absolutely could not let these people escape, because if he did, the hordes of cultists would overwhelm him, making it impossible for him to do anything afterward.

But how can he stop people?

Tell them that you plan to upgrade in the tower first, and then you'll have a way to defend the city.

Would anyone believe that? He was just a foreigner who rarely showed his face and had virtually no authority in Nyon.

You can't expect everyone to be Benjamin; it's normal for most people to want to run away when faced with death.

Just as Richard was scratching his head...

"Listen up, soldiers! If you take another step back, I will execute you on the spot for desertion!"

The spirited female voice echoed throughout half of the small town, and the initially panicked people looked up to see the tall figure standing on the city wall.

Exquisite armor, a sharp greatsword, long hair flowing like fire, a cold yet beautiful face...

That was a familiar image that all the people of the Empire frequently saw in the newspapers.

"Lady Luvia..."

"The Sword of the Empire..."

The crowd's escape was stopped instantly.

This is the appeal of Luvia, the half-step sword saint, in the empire.

However, Richard's eyes suddenly sharpened.

Something is wrong!

He knew Luvia was nearby, but wasn't it a bit too fast for her to appear now? It's so different from the simulation, isn't it?

Furthermore, if Luvia is truly a genius who surpasses her generation, why is she standing here intimidating the deserters instead of simply turning around and killing that giant fungal beast? Does she not like it?