The beasts at the forefront felt the extreme heat before them and kept trying to retreat.
However, with the surging beast tide behind them, unless they suddenly sprouted a pair of wings, they had no way to escape at this moment.
At this time, strange beasts were still rolling into the river from the bank, being forced down.
Then it was instantly burned completely.
In other words, Wang Zheng's spiritual energy limit is still slowly increasing...
As for the fact that the Flame Blade only covered seven or eight kilometers, leaving a large section at the edge of the city uncovered, Wang Zheng couldn't concern himself with that; it was beyond his capabilities.
Wang Zheng's explosive strike was felt even by those still retreating outside the city. They didn't know exactly what was happening inside the city, but they knew that a tremendous battle had broken out, so they frantically evacuated the crowd.
At this point, they no longer cared about men, women, or children; they went out and hurried towards the main road in the distance, prioritizing efficiency above all else.
Upon seeing this scene, the young soldiers who had been following orders and standing at a distance to observe all gasped in shock. Although the dark red flames had made their mouths dry, a chill ran through them.
At this moment, the soldiers' gazes had already shifted to the imposing man standing on the stone bridge, surrounded by countless black flames.
Breathing in the scorching air, watching the distant stone slabs melt under the blazing black flames, they couldn't help but feel grateful that they had run far enough away; otherwise, even if they hadn't been killed by this blade, they would have been melted into wax by the extreme heat.
Meanwhile, Ke An, who was scrambling to his feet on the shore, was completely dumbfounded. Although he had chosen to trust Wang Zheng and had already given the order to retreat, he was still uneasy, so he stood a little closer.
Moreover, he was standing not far behind Wang Zheng, also to cover him and prevent the strange beasts on the other side of the bridge from rushing over.
Even so, he was still thrown off balance by the shockwave from the exploding fire blade, tumbling several times and landing among a group of awakened individuals around him.
It should be noted that he is also an A-level Awakener, and a veteran one at that, a mental Awakener on the verge of transcending the mortal realm.
Although he had witnessed Wang Zheng's power on the city wall, the distance was too great. His confidence in his own strength and the tense situation inside the city led him to misjudge Wang Zheng's power.
This power was almost comparable to the battles he had witnessed between superhumans.
At this moment, Ke An's eyes were glazed over, and he felt that his worldview had collapsed. He slumped to the ground and kept muttering to himself.
"A superhuman, definitely a superhuman, a 16-year-old superhuman, and a fucking lieutenant?"
At this moment, Wang Zheng had no time to care about anyone else. Looking at the still burning black flames in front of him, he caught his breath and immediately jumped to the other side of the stone bridge.
'Sixty thousand, sixty thousand, sixty thousand, sixty thousand…'
As Wang Zheng continued to whisper, the towering pillar of fire swept in once more, following the long sword held high above Wang Zheng's head, transforming into a black and red long sword.
"die!"
With a final shout, Wang Zheng, despite his physical discomfort, slashed down with the long sword in his hand.
The long blade sliced through the air with a sharp, piercing whistling sound. Amidst a series of crackling explosions, just like before, the flames spread out after devouring a strange beast, blocking the river on the other side as well.
Wang Zheng was once again thrown into the air by the huge blast wave, but this time he was mentally prepared. After a graceful flip, he stood steadily in the center of the stone bridge.
He stared blankly at the spiritual energy value on the data panel, which had just exceeded 40,000 points and was still increasing.
It would be a lie to say he wasn't heartbroken, but having effectively stopped the beasts from attacking again, Wang Zheng still felt it was all worthwhile.
Moreover, the raging fire formed a formidable barrier, splitting the entire city in two, and showed no signs of extinguishing.
Wang Zheng stood in the middle of the stone bridge, listening to the continuous explosions coming from the river, his heart clenching.
This contains the maximum amount of living spiritual energy, what a pity...
The stone bridge, burdened with an undue weight, finally melted into a pool of crimson lava under the heat of the [Nine Yin Candlelight] on both sides. The lava continuously cascaded into the riverbed before collapsing with a loud crash.
The stone bridge was destroyed, and the black flames on both sides gradually extended together, completely enveloping Wang Zheng's figure, which looked like a god descending to earth.
At this moment, Ke An's voice came through the headset again.
"Lieutenant Wang, are you alright? Do you want to retreat and rest for a while?"
This concerned greeting startled Wang Zheng awake. He looked around and shook his head, refusing.
"I'm fine, but I don't know how long this fire will burn, so we can't let our guard down yet."
By the way, this flame has very special properties, so you must not touch it.
Leave some people to keep watch, and the rest of you should go help evacuate the people. Every minute wasted now will increase the danger later.
This fire definitely won't last more than a few hours; I won't have the capacity to start again then.
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