"The Master... is dead?"

The sudden turn of events caught everyone off guard.

A young man from the Evernight Guild had a panic-stricken look on his face.

He gripped his weapon tightly and turned to run out of the battlefield.

Qin Ming suddenly took a step forward.

He grabbed the young man by the collar.

"Where do you think you're going?" Qin Ming sternly demanded.

The young man struggled with red-rimmed eyes. "Let me go!"

"The Master is in danger! I'm going back to save the Master!"

Other surrounding members of the Evernight Guild also responded one after another.

They dropped their weapons, preparing to break away from the defense line.

Qin Ming drew his battle saber. The cold blade pointed straight at the ground.

"All of you, stop right there!" he let out a furious roar.

The noisy front line instantly quieted down.

"What did the Master send us here for?" Qin Ming's gaze swept across every face.

"It's to go into battle and kill the enemy!"

"What's the difference between you leaving the team without authorization now and deserters?"

Qin Ming's chest heaved violently.

"If you become deserters, you're humiliating our Evernight Guild!"

"And slapping our Master in the face!"

The young man gritted his teeth: "But the Master, he..."

"Shut up!" Qin Ming interrupted him with red eyes.

"Once on the battlefield, we aren't just members of the Evernight Guild; we are even more so the warriors of Great Xia Nation."

"I hope that when we return to see the Master, we bring back the glory of victory!"

"Instead of the shame of being deserters!"

Qin Ming took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the tremor in his voice.

"Taking a step back..."

"The Master's mystery and power are simply not something we can fathom."

"He definitely won't have anything happen to him! What we need to do now is win this battle, and then make a glorious triumphant return!"

"Make the Master proud of us!"

These words struck with power, and all the members present were stunned.

But reason ultimately could not conceal the sorrow deep in their hearts.

A girl in the team dropped her staff, covered her face, and began to sob softly.

The sorrowful emotion spread like a plague.

Gradually, even those blood-soaked burly men began to cry along.

They were like children who had lost their shelter, crying so helplessly, crying heart-rendingly.

Even Qin Ming himself had tears silently sliding down his face.

A nearby Great Xia Military Department general was dumbfounded.

He scratched his head with a blank look on his face.

"What's going on?" He turned to ask his adjutant.

"Didn't we win?"

"Why are they crying so miserably one by one?"

The adjutant was equally clueless. He could only shake his head helplessly.

Such a situation was happening on every front line where members of the Evernight Guild participated.

Meanwhile. Cloud Port.

Smoke and fire covered the sky, and the flames of war raged.

Chong Wenguma hovered in mid-air. He was leading a massive army of Shikigami, fiercely slaughtering Wang Zhenbei's troops.

Originally, in Chong Wenguma's view, this Great Xia army was simply vulnerable at a single blow.

As a result, the battle was fought with unusual intensity.

Every Great Xia warrior here was like they had been hyped up.

They were fierce beyond reason, even daring to use their physical body to hard-resist the sharp claws of the Shikigami.

Chong Wenguma frowned tightly, only noticing the key to the problem later.

Located deep in the rear of the Great Xia troops, there actually existed a band.

The appearance of a band on the battlefield was already extremely absurd.

Only then did he realize that hidden within the Great Xia troops in Cloud Port was actually an SS-Rank support-type Professional.

Chong Wenguma repeatedly dispatched high-tier Shikigami. He attempted to kill the blue-haired twin-tailed girl.

But every raid was tightly blocked by Great Xia's S-Rank Expert.

To protect this girl, Wang Zhenbei directly transferred four S-Rank Experts to carry out all-around desperate defense.

Under the blessing of the berserk music.

These S-Class Professionals experienced a surge in strength, actually not fearing Chong Wenguma's summoned top-tier Shikigami at all.

At this moment, Chong Wenguma's patience was exhausted, and the murderous intent in his eyes surged. Gripping the staff in his hand, he was preparing to personally step forward and resolve the blue-haired girl.

Right at this moment.

The passionate heavy metal music on the battlefield suddenly came to an abrupt halt.

Just like someone had choked off its throat forcefully.

The blue-haired girl, who was still singing loudly, collapsed without any warning.

Smashing heavily onto the platform.

"What's going on?"

Everyone in the Great Xia camp had a drastic change in expression.

An S-Rank Expert closest to Sona hurriedly rushed forward.

He scooped the girl up in his arms, and the moment his fingers touched her skin, his whole body trembled.

That body had long since lost its body temperature, and even her breathing had completely stopped.

Wang Zhenbei slashed back the Shikigami in front of him with a blade and hurriedly sprinted over.

"What's wrong with her?" Wang Zhenbei sternly inquired.

"Is it physical exhaustion? Quick, use a recovery potion!"

That S-Rank Expert's expression was extremely ugly, and he slowly shook his head.

"She's dead."

"What did you say?!"

Wang Zhenbei widened his eyes, full of disbelief.

"She was fine just a moment ago! How did she suddenly die?"

"What on earth is going on?"

That S-Rank Expert gritted his teeth. "There are no external injuries at all."

"Life signs vanished instantly."

"It's as if the soul was directly sucked away."

No one could answer this question; the girl's body was gradually losing its luster.

Chong Wenguma stood high in the air. He also acutely sensed the abnormality in the Great Xia camp.

That blue-haired girl seemed to have run into a huge problem.

Because with the disappearance of the battlefield music.

The warriors of the Great Xia Military Department were like they had been drained of their strength.

They were no longer as valorous as before, and their previously skyrocketing attributes instantly plummeted to the bottom.

Under the counterattack of the Shikigami army, the Great Xia army was beaten into a continuous retreat.

The defense line was in imminent peril.

Chong Wenguma sneered aloud.

"Heaven helps me."

He raised his staff, preparing to press his advantage and pursue.

He wanted to completely resolve these stubborn Great Xia troops and raze Cloud Port to the ground.

Right at this time.

A black figure hurriedly flew over from the horizon.

That was an Advanced liaison officer from Sakura Country.

He flew to Chong Wenguma's ear with a terrified expression.

"My Lord! Something has happened!"

Chong Wenguma frowned. "What are you panicking about?"

The liaison officer's voice trembled. "The resurrection ceremony... seems to have failed!"

Chong Wenguma's expression changed abruptly.

"Is what you said true?"

"Absolute truth!" The liaison officer's teeth chattered.

"The energy fluctuations in the direction of Tokyo City have completely disappeared."

"I also cannot contact Lord Koji."

"All communications of Takamagahara are completely cut off."

The liaison officer swallowed a mouthful of saliva. "The military department requests you to return immediately and preside over the overall situation."

An ominous premonition suddenly rose in Chong Wenguma's heart.

"How is that possible?"

"How could this be possible?"

He muttered to himself, the experts of Great Xia Nation were all held back by himself and Qinze Taichiro.

How could anyone possibly stop this sacrifice?

At this moment, he could no longer care about the battle situation right in front of him.

Chong abruptly turned around, his body soaring into the sky.

Transforming into a streak of light that instantly disappeared into the horizon.

Leaving behind only a sky full of leaderless Shikigami army.

Wang Zhenbei watched Chong Wenguma suddenly flee, panting heavily with sweat all over his head.

"Why did this old ghost run away?"

The adjutant nearby wiped the blood from his face. "General, what should we do now?"

Wang Zhenbei glanced at Sona's remains on the ground.

He gritted his teeth. A resolute murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

"Send people to escort this hero's remains back to the rear."

"Everyone else, kill with me!"

"Taking advantage of the enemy commander's escape, drive these beasts into the sea!"