Chapter 410 - 407: Array Core

Chapter 410: Chapter 407: Array Core

City Lord Zhong Yuntao’s face was grim. "If a monster like this gets out, the entire Wolf Country will be devastated. Is there any way to stop it?"

"If there were any other way, the Sun Sword Saint wouldn’t have had to sacrifice himself to seal it all those years ago," Sun Yaowen said, shaking his head bitterly.

"Damn it! Are we really just going to stand by and watch them break the seal?" Zhong Yuntao ground out, his jaw tight.

Sun Yaowen heaved a long sigh. His eyes, full of helplessness, were fixed on Saint Envoy Tian as he gathered power again outside the array. "For now, our only hope is that the array can hold on a little longer. We’ll figure out a solution once the major sects arrive."

At his words, the atmosphere grew even more oppressive.

The dean of the Array Department, standing nearby, was using his Divine Sense to monitor the array. His expression was incredibly grave. "The enemy’s array-breaking tool is too powerful. I’m afraid we’ll have a hard time withstanding the next attack."

"Is there any way to restore the array?" Sun Yaowen asked with a frown.

"There is," the dean of the Array Department nodded. "But we’d have to find the array’s core matrix and inject a massive amount of Magic Power into it."

Sun Yaowen’s expression brightened, and he hurriedly stood up. "Excellent! Where is the core matrix?"

"Well..." The dean of the Array Department gave a wry smile. "To be honest, generations of the Array Department have studied the Elder Hall’s array, but we’ve never been able to find the core matrix."

"How can that be?" Sun Yaowen exclaimed in disbelief, unable to hide his disappointment.

"It can’t be helped. The way this array was constructed is highly unusual. Every matrix acts as a core, but there is only one *true* core."

"Even with your profound skill in arrays, Dean Meng, you can’t find it?" Sun Yaowen asked with a wry smile.

Dean Meng nodded helplessly.

Just as everyone was about to give up on the idea, a girl’s sharp cry suddenly cut through the crowd. Xi Yueyao pointed to a slightly trembling palm tree not far away and said with a pout, "Isn’t that the core matrix right there?"

Hearing this, everyone froze for a moment and subconsciously looked in the direction Xi Yueyao was pointing.

While the others couldn’t see anything unusual, it was a different story for Dean Meng. As a Level 8 Array Master, he spotted the tree’s strangeness at a single glance.

In his astonishment, Dean Meng rushed over to the base of the trembling palm tree. After a careful inspection, he burst out laughing. "Hahaha! That’s right! This is the array’s core matrix! There’s no time to lose! Elders, quickly, pour your Magic Power into it!"

"Right away!" The Elders were overjoyed. Not daring to waste a second, they all began channeling their Magic Power into the core matrix.

It turned out Dean Meng was right. As the Elders’ Magic Power flowed into the core matrix, the Array Barrier above the Elder Hall shone with renewed brilliance. At the same time, the tremors caused by the monster began to subside.

Seeing things take a turn for the better, everyone from the academy was ecstatic.

Feng Hao watched from the sidelines, utterly bewildered. He couldn’t help but ask the Yao Girl, "Hey, how did you find the core matrix?"

"Hmph! I’m a genius Array Master. I could tell just by glancing at it," the Yao Girl said smugly.

Having recovered from his initial delight, Dean Meng explained with a light chuckle, "The array is currently under attack, and with the monster inside the seal struggling, the core has revealed itself. Still, we have this young lady to thank for her discovery. I honestly wouldn’t have thought of it otherwise."

After hearing Dean Meng’s explanation, everyone quickly understood what had happened.

The gist of it was that the array’s core had originally been very well-hidden, but the combined assault from both the outside and inside had caused the true core matrix to reveal itself under the strain.

"Nonsense! I was the one who spotted it with my own keen eyes!" Xi Yueyao complained with a pout.

"Alright, alright," Dean Meng chuckled in amusement. "It was all thanks to you, happy now?"

"Hmph. That’s more like it." Xi Yueyao was finally satisfied. She tilted her head up proudly, basking in the admiring gazes of her underlings.

"But in all seriousness," Dean Meng said, his eyes full of admiration, "your talent for arrays is truly remarkable, young lady. You should come by the Array Department more often when you have time. Don’t spend all day fighting and killing."

"Fine. Seeing as you’re such a smooth talker, I’ll deign to agree," Xi Yueyao said with a cocky expression.

Dean Meng chuckled and nodded, then turned his gaze back to the core matrix.

Feng Hao shot Xi Yueyao an exasperated look, feeling a wave of emotion. ’I have to admit,’ he thought, ’this girl’s luck is simply heaven-defying. It can even influence the people and events around her.’

’Take right now, for example. What was a critical situation has suddenly taken a turn for the better, all because of her discovery.’

Meanwhile, outside the array, Saint Envoy Tian had finished gathering his power once more and launched a second attack against the Array Barrier.

A devastating stream of black light shot down, slamming into the Array Barrier and sending ripples across its surface. However, thanks to the combined Magic Power being poured in by the Elders, the barrier held firm.

’Damn it, they actually found a way to restore the array’s power,’ Saint Envoy Tian cursed inwardly before sneering, "Hmph. So what if you found it? I refuse to believe you can withstand the next attack."

With that, he began gathering power once again.

Back inside the Elder Hall, however, the scene was quite different.

Although they had blocked the Array-Breaking Spear’s second wave of attack with their combined Magic Power, the damage to the array was clearly outpacing its recovery.

Furthermore, the terrifying impact from the Array-Breaking Spear had sent a considerable backlash through the Elders.

Sun Yaowen noticed this as well and asked Dean Meng with a solemn expression, "Dean Meng, given the current situation, how many more attacks can we withstand?"

"We’ll be lucky to withstand even one more," Dean Meng sighed.

Sun Yaowen nodded. ’One more will be enough. By my calculations, the major sects should be arriving any moment.’

RUMBLE!

The ground beneath their feet continued to tremble. It was no surprise; after two attacks from the Array-Breaking Spear, the seal had clearly loosened.

At that same moment, the Array-Breaking Spear’s third attack finished brewing. Then, as everyone watched with bated breath, a streak of black light came crashing down.

BANG!

The Array Barrier dimmed in an instant. The Elders, who had been pouring their combined Magic Power into it, were sent flying by the immense impact, their faces deathly pale.

Immediately after, the earth began to tremble violently as a series of suppressed yet excited roars echoed up from deep underground...

"This is bad! The monster’s aura is leaking out! The seal isn’t going to hold!" Sun Yaowen cried out in horror.

"What do we do? Should we charge out and fight? We might be able to buy a little more time," Zhong Yuntao asked, his face pale as he worked to recover his Magic Power.

Just then, a cry of surprise came from the crowd. "Hey! Are those our reinforcements?"

Hearing this, everyone instinctively looked outside the array.

There, on the southeastern horizon, a streak of red light was rapidly approaching, its speed utterly astonishing.

"Whoa, is that a Magic Energy Flying Vehicle? How can it be so fast?"

"That can’t be right... Why is there only one?"

...

While the others were filled with doubt and confusion, Feng Hao’s eyes lit up with joy. Aided by the motion tracking of his Advanced Crystal Eye, he could clearly make out the form of that streak of light—it was his Fourth Sister Mei Meimei’s insanely modified flying vehicle!