The most terrifying thing was that a bandit was making hand gestures in the distance, blasting ice arrows, fireballs and wind blades towards the light shield.
Priests, there are actually more than a dozen priests among this band of bandits. Although it has long been known that many priests who commit crimes will defect from the temple and become bandits after their crimes are exposed, their number is generally not too large, and they are scattered all over the Divine Continent. This bandit group before us actually has more than a dozen priests at the same time. What are their origins? No one has ever heard of such a powerful bandit force around Huayu City before.
Thousands of bandits who were weaker in physique and not good at close combat were scattered dozens of feet away. They quickly drew their bows and swords and shot powerful arrows one after another towards the light shield.
Under the continuous attacks of the priests, archers, and the red charcoal cloud beast, the light shield kept trembling, and the mysterious and fantastic halo became dimmer and dimmer.
Next to the guardrail on the second floor of the temple, An Xiaxin, who was temporarily acting as the chief priest, kept making hand gestures, activating the temple's defense formation. Constantly consuming her divine consciousness, her face turned pale, and waves of stabbing pains spread through her mind.
Her eyelids were so heavy that she would fall into a deep sleep if she lost focus for a moment. An Xiaxin bit down hard on the tip of her tongue. The piercing pain and the fishy and salty taste of blood brought her back to consciousness a little. She continued to mechanically make hand gestures and chant in a low voice.
She knew she couldn't hold on for much longer, but as long as she had a shred of consciousness, she had to persevere. Besides the thousands of priests and civilians guarding the earthen walls, there were tens of thousands of unarmed elderly, weak, women, and children hiding near the temple. If she gave up, those powerful priests and guards might have a chance to break through and save their lives, but these elderly, weak, women, and children would be doomed.
For the sake of these people and Mu Hanyan's instructions, she must not give up!
However, she also knew that no matter how hard she persisted, the light shield would not last long, and there was not much meteorite gold left.
A wave of sadness welled up in An Xiaxin's heart, but when she looked at the crowd below who were fighting bloody battles, she felt somewhat comforted.
Fortunately, they had the Mu clan members that Mu Hanyan had brought with her. While the Huayu Temple's priests and guards were quite capable, and the refugee tribes that subsequently migrated to Huayu City also had their own exceptionally brave members, they were still too few in number. While the Mu clan numbered only a few hundred, each one possessed incredible strength and exceptional fighting skills, even the children. If it weren't for them, the bandits would have breached the makeshift inner wall and entered the temple long ago, and they wouldn't have been able to hold out until now.
If the chief priest was here, we should be able to overcome the difficulties. Looking at the fierce figures of the Mu family members, An Xiaxin couldn't help but think.
We'd exchanged letters several times before, and the High Priest was already on his way back. Who knew if he'd make it in time? An Xiaxin looked out at the endless wasteland outside the city again, her eyes filled with a final hope.
Logically speaking, no matter how strong Mu Hanyan was, she alone could not compete with these thousands of powerful bandits. However, An Xiaxin still stubbornly believed that as long as she could return in time, she would be able to repel the bandits and save the Huayu Temple. Even she herself did not realize how blind and fanatical such trust was.
"I didn't expect that even though the Huayu Temple has declined so much, it still has such a powerful defensive formation." In the distance, a man covered in a black robe looked at the Huayu City that had been attacked for a long time and said with emotion.
"Sir, if we continue like this, we will suffer heavy losses. It's better for us to retreat first." A bandit said anxiously.
As bandits, they were always in awe of the temple. Seeing that they could not take it down after a long siege, one bandit after another began to think of retreating and their morale dropped.
"We are about to capture this city. If we retreat now, all our efforts will be wasted." The man in black robe said calmly, taking off the longbow from behind.
The bow is pitch black, emitting a cold metallic glow, but no one knows what material it is made of. It gives people a strange feeling of oppression.
Nock the arrow, twist the waist, and the bow will be like a full moon.
A cold star suddenly appeared on the equally black long arrow.
A sharp sound of breaking through the air was heard, piercing the eardrums. The long black arrow cut through the sky, and wherever it passed, a translucent black flame shadow appeared, as if the space was torn apart.
Above the temple, An Xiaxin also heard the piercing sound of breaking through the air. She saw a black dot of light constantly enlarging in front of her eyes, and her heart sank to the bottom in an instant.
Biting the tip of his tongue and spitting out a mouthful of blood mist, An Xiaxin quickly made a hand gesture and used all his strength to activate the formation. The light shield covering the outside of the temple suddenly flashed with dazzling brilliance.
Unfortunately, the meteorite gold in the defensive formation has been used up, and it has been damaged after holding on for such a long time. Even if An Xiaxin uses up her last bit of strength, she cannot increase the defense to the extreme.
"Boom", the long black arrow hit the light shield. Logically, it should have penetrated through with its power, but the arrow trembled violently, stopped, and then, under An Xiaxin's surprised and puzzled gaze, it broke with a loud bang.
A resounding roar resounded like thunder, shaking the heavens and the earth. The entire light shield exploded violently, and a chaotic gust of air rushed over like a hurricane. Even the Flower Rain Temple, which had stood for nearly a million years, swayed and trembled helplessly like a small boat in a storm.
The formation's defensive barrier was broken, and An Xiaxin was the first to be hit. She felt as if her mind was pierced by a sharp arrow. A tearing pain came from her brain, and her legs went weak and she fell to the ground.
Below, as the earth shook, everyone was thrown to the ground. Whether it was the priests of Huayu City guarding the people or the attacking bandits, all looked horrified.
The protective formation that protected Huayu City for a whole day was broken just like that. What terrifying power was contained in that sword!
The ruins that had been burned by the remaining flames collapsed into ruins as the earth shook, and a cloud of dust and black smoke rose up.
It took a full half a minute for the dust and smoke to slowly dissipate, and the confused and horrified people came to their senses.
"Kill!" The black-robed man pointed his longbow, and his cold voice resounded throughout the world.
"Kill!" Below the temple, the bandits were in high spirits and attacked the temple like a tide.
Having lost the last barrier, even with the hundreds of Mu clan members, Huayu City would never be able to withstand the enemy's attack. In just a moment, more than a dozen priests and guards fell in a pool of blood.
Seeing that the situation was not good, the old patriarch of the Mu family quickly led the clansmen, together with other priests and guards, to protect the people and retreat.
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