Wow! The item-dropping rate is really high!-Chapter 622 - 476 Exorcism!

"[You are paying with combat experience to understand and memorize the Array depicted by the target...]"

"[The target has successfully completed a node, record of nodes +1.]"

"[50% of nodes have been collected, you may either pay 10,000 points of combat experience to deduce the rest on your own or choose to continue observing others' demonstrations.]"

Observational learning costs far less experience than direct payment, but at this moment of life and death, Bai E simply didn't have the luxury to conserve that bit of experience.

Pay directly!

"[You have mastered all the key nodes of the Demon-Expelling Grand Array; from now on, you can set up the 'Exorcism Magic Circle' anytime and anywhere, and as long as sufficient Spiritual Energy is injected based on the situation, the Array can be activated to exert its power.]"

"Kiro Lan, that's enough."

Bai E, who had just sliced through a blast of black evil aura, suddenly said.

It was unknown what level of demon they were facing, and while in their home field, the demons' power seemed inexhaustible.

Despite continuously dealing damage to it, Bai E still couldn't see the end of its health bar.

It was as if Bai E was always facing just a void shadow, even the so-called "true body" appeared just the same.

The approach of resolving everything through combat wasn't absolutely effective against high-dimensional demons. Only the right methods could purify the original demons birthed from the world's ripples.

And right now, the "Exorcism Magic Circle" was his only option.

Upon hearing Bai E's voice, Kiro Lan's body shook, and she quickly looked in the direction of Bai E.

With a somewhat weak voice, she stubbornly responded, "I can still hold on!"

Bai E, having cut through bindings of flesh and vines, arrived in front of the two youngsters.

"Trust me, you've done everything I needed you to do."

Facing Bai E's calm and confident eyes, Kiro Lan bit her lip, her grip on the engraving knife gradually loosened.

As the engraving knife fell to the ground, her body seemed to lose all its supporting strength at the same moment.

Bai E caught the girl from behind immediately, the palm on her back transferring a warm bundle of Spiritual Energy, soothing her unsettled will.

Under the nourishment of Bai E's Spiritual Energy, Kiro Lan slowly opened her eyes, her young face filled with a heart-wrenching determination.

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"I'm sorry..."

She knew that with her current capabilities, setting up a Demon-Expelling Grand Array that enveloped the entire fortress was still too much of a stretch.

Her earlier statement was just bravado.

Bai E probably noticed she was running on empty, which is why he comforted her and suggested she give up.

Right now... the lord might be planning to abandon this place, right?

Making a decision that goes against his nature...

"It's okay, leave the rest to me." Bai E gave her a gentle smile, then turned to shout at Morphie, "Morphie, protect Kiro Lan."

"Got it!" Hearing that Bai E was willing to let him take Kiro Lan and leave first, Morphie felt a bit excited, yet also a bit resentful.

If he knew the task was impossible to complete, he shouldn't have taken the risk. Why wait until everyone was in poor condition before thinking of running? What if there was an unforeseen event and they couldn't escape?

A fallen castle, let it fall into a high-dimensional space then.

According to his original thought, if he took Bai E and left, wouldn't everything be taken care of?

As for whether the city lord would hold them accountable because his son died... that was a matter for later.

Considering the potential they had shown, the city wouldn't move against them.

As long as you're alive, anything is possible.

Is there anything more important than staying alive?

What about the other survivors who might still be alive inside the castle?

Important? What do they have to do with them?

'This decision should have been made earlier.'

"Let's go!"

Bai E took the lead, his sword cleaving through the demons.

Once Bai E exited the state of "Fervent Emergence," the spire-like monster split into endless copies again.

The screen filled with attacks was dizzying, only the sword light spinning like a ball of light protected the surroundings.

The Spiritual Energy practitioners in the outer area grew excited at this turn of events.

"He's finally come to his senses!"

"Exactly! They should've run when they couldn't beat them."

"As long as they can get out, it's okay. Even if Weslin dies, it's not the end of the world, but these two cannot afford to have any accidents."

People always make compromises.

When the whole team was at risk of downfall, the death of a Weslin seemed somehow acceptable.

"No! He doesn't seem to have given up on Weslin."

As the changes inside the fortress unfolded, everyone's eyes widened.

Bai E, having fought through a host of demons, took back Weslin from Dai Lian and the others, covered the rear by himself, and threw Weslin to Morphie, "Take him and go!"

"My lord?" Morphie was taken aback and looked at Bai E, confusion filling his eyes.

The lord's intent was clear, sacrifice himself to let them escape with Weslin.

Despite Morphie's difficulty accepting that Kiro Lan had always regarded the lord as more important than her own life, the thought of having to part from the lord forever was filled with unwillingness and sorrow.

"Come with us!" With one arm holding Weslin's limp body, Morphie looked at Bai E's silhouette, trying to retain the lord with his plea, "The city lord won't do anything to us!"

"My lord..." Kiro Lan, too weak to say much, simply called out softly.

She knew that once the lord made up his mind, it was irrevocable; nobody else could change it by even a smidgen.

But...

Bai E, sword in hand, had an endless array of bloody tendrils reaching out behind him.