Above the mage

Chapter 87 Rebirth of Earth's Veins

When Gao De left Mrs. Misu's house, his emotions were extremely complicated.

Things unfolded much beyond his expectations today, but the ending was good.

He didn't believe everything Mrs. Misu said about the letter of recommendation, but he believed about 80-90% of it.

Based on the information at hand, Mrs. Misu's statement was indeed flawless.

And as I said before, if you're 50% sure about something, you can do it.

Otherwise, you'll miss out on countless opportunities.

"Alright, now there's only one thing left: find a way to get to Saint Sein City!" Gao De made up his mind.

He absolutely had to go to the Cyrus Magic Academy, no matter how difficult the journey.

Hogan City.

City Lord's Mansion.

"Has the message been reported?" Viscount Charles, the "highest leader" of Hogan City, frowned, looking preoccupied.

"The report was submitted yesterday, and it should have reached Saint Sein City by today. Now we're just waiting for them to send reinforcements," the uniformed subordinate said respectfully.

Viscount Charles's brow relaxed slightly.

"It shouldn't be too late," he murmured.

Just two days ago, someone finally discovered that the magic concentration in some areas of Hogan City had increased sharply.

Nobody's a fool. They might temporarily overlook some things due to blind spots in their thinking, but once such an obvious signal was detected, all the higher-ups reacted immediately:

The prolonged activity of leyline creatures and beasts outside the city is highly likely a harbinger of the imminent formation of new leylines.

"For so many years, no new ley lines have formed in the Bremen region. Could it really be that unlucky that this happened in Hogan?" Viscount Charles lost his usual composure and even began to pray.

If a new ley line were to form around Hogan City, the peace of not only Hogan City, but all human cities in the entire Bremen region would be shattered.

Then, the good days will be over.

As the human city closest to the new ley lines, Hogan City will inevitably be the first to be affected.

It's a nightmare to even think about it.

I just hope the people from the capital arrive soon and investigate the situation as quickly as possible.

If a new ley line is indeed forming, the royal army can be deployed in time to suppress it.

Once Hogan City becomes a "fortress" on the front lines of the war, his time as the city lord will be over.

Thinking of this, his brows, which had relaxed a little, immediately furrowed again.

Hogan, on the city walls.

The magic crystal lamps are highly illuminated.

The sentries, as usual, chatted to pass the time.

Let alone a small city like Hogan, even in Saint Sein, the sentries on duty don't have much discipline.

Suddenly, an inexplicable tremor broke the sentries' otherwise ordinary night watch.

"Earthquake?!" The experienced sentry reacted immediately.

"No way, we've never experienced an earthquake since Hogan was founded!" another sentry said instinctively.

But as soon as he finished speaking, the ground trembled even more violently, as if an invisible giant beast was churning deep underground.

The stone walls began to shake, and dust began to fly.

The magic crystal lamps on the city wall also began to shake violently.

"What is that?!"

Even more horrifying scenes are unfolding.

The sentries on the city wall stared wide-eyed.

In the distance, hidden in the darkness of the night, a bright light shone from the horizon deep within the forest.

It was as if the ground had cracked open and light burst out from it.

"How can there be such a bright light at night?" The sentries who witnessed this scene stared wide-eyed, their minds reeling.

"Sound the alarm! Sound the alarm! Highest alarm!" the sentry captain roared, his voice like a thunderclap in the summer night, instantly waking the sentries who were still reeling from the shock.

His face was contorted with tension.

As the captain, he is a mage and also comes from a prominent family in Hogan City.

He understood that the dazzling light and violent tremors were not celestial phenomena, but rather a surge of magical power.

It is the radiance from another world after the boundary between the two planes disappeared.

That's the regeneration of the earth's veins!

It was a natural disaster, a natural disaster powerful enough to destroy Hogan City!

"Highest Alert! The sentries on the outpost looked incredulous, but their first instinct was to obey the order and hurriedly sound the alarm, not daring to waste any time.

They immediately struck the magical bell hanging on the city wall.

Accompanied by the vibrations of magical energy, the deep and resonant chimes instantly pierced the night sky, like a death knell, awakening the slumbering city.

The bells tolled incessantly, as if they would never stop.

This is the highest level of alert, and it will last for 15 minutes.

As the sirens blared, lights began to twinkle in Hogan city.

Deep in the mountains and forests.

Two vastly different dimensions quietly intersect in a subtle rhythm.

Their edges cracked at the slightest touch.

These fissures are what people call "earth veins".

The essence of ley lines is a strange passage connecting two worlds.

As the earth's veins were first formed, they pulsated like the pulse of the ancient land, stirring up waves of magical energy that made one's heart tremble.

As this magical energy surged, the landscape around the ley lines seemed to begin to distort.

Reality and illusion intertwine.

The concentration of magic in the air was increasing at an unimaginable rate.

With a final roar, the continuous tremors, like an earthquake, finally ceased.

But the cessation of the tremors is not the end of everything, but the beginning of everything.

From the crevice, countless strange creatures poured out.

They have a common name.

"Earth Vein Creatures".

These ley lines contain organisms of various shapes and sizes.

Some have wings like birds, but bodies like tigers and wolves;

Some are covered with thick shells, as large as moving mountains;

There are also three-armed monsters that resemble goblins.

These strange creatures, after emerging from the earth's veins, scattered in all directions, disappearing into who-knows-where.

Many more rushed into the darkness, heading straight for Hogan City.

"Dog demons! So many dog ​​demons!" A sentry on the walls of Hogan City said in a trembling voice.

Only a few minutes had passed since the highest level of alert was issued.

One after another, dark shadows emerged from the forest.

The shadowy figures grew in number and number, getting closer and closer to Hogan City, until they could be seen by the sentries with the naked eye.

It was a wolf-like monster with blue bristles and sharp, long claws, its eyes flashing with a repulsive glint from the shadows.

Dog Demons are among the strongest ley line creatures in the 0-ring ley line species.

They use claws and bites to attack, and can evolve into a 1st-level High Dog Demon by feeding on humanoid creatures.

This is an extremely troublesome type of ley line creature.

Because the dog demons love killing, are extremely powerful in combat, and prefer to ambush and launch surprise attacks, even mages, if they are not careful and are targeted by the dog demons, may be killed on the spot without even being able to react.

However, the teeth, claws, and blood of the hound demon are all extremely high-quality alchemy and potion ingredients, making it an extremely valuable ley line creature.

And now, the dog demons, who don't like direct combat, are appearing in groups in everyone's sight.

There are already two or three hundred visible to the naked eye, and the number is still increasing.

The sentries who witnessed this scene were all terrified.

At this moment, they finally understood why the captain had ordered them to sound the highest-level alarm that had never been used in Hogan City since its founding!

For these sentries, and not just sentries, but for all the people of Hogan, this night would be the most unforgettable night of their lives.

Although many people may not be able to make it through tonight.

(End of this chapter)