Edgar’s current psychological state is really hard to describe.

Using "deeply shaken" to describe it is a bit too light, but using "broken soul" seems a bit too heavy.

Yet no matter what word would be more accurate, one thing at least is clear.

He is going to start a massacre now.

"I’m definitely going to blow these bastards sky high..."

With this belief, he stood firm at the city gate, casting beneficial magic on himself repeatedly, not caring even as his orifices started to bleed.

At this moment, he was no longer alone, as if bearing the resentment of countless Faded who wanted to enter through the main gate but were ruthlessly shot down by the crossbow cannons!

He has become a negative energy monster, indeed a negative energy monster!

The soldiers certainly wouldn’t just stupidly stand there waiting for him to strengthen himself, even if he hadn’t stepped into the tunnel’s range, they started shooting.

However, these powerful arrows couldn’t hit him!

Because the tunnel was slanted, Edgar was at a lower position and the crossbow cannons were higher up, and there was the city gate blocking, so most of the arrows couldn’t hit Edgar.

And those few that didn’t hit the city walls were blocked with all her strength by Uffie, who was vigilantly on guard nearby.

"Aren’t you done yet?" Uffie shook her aching wrist and looked at him to ask.

The power of these crossbow arrows was ridiculously strong; no one knew what black technology was added, just blocking these leftover arrows repeatedly made her wrist ache.

If Uffie had to face those five crossbow cannons head-on... perhaps she couldn’t retreat unscathed, her arms would probably be too tired to lift.

"Done!"

Unlike a magician, Edgar shouted loudly, as surging flames rose from the tip of his magic wand, forming a frighteningly writhing dragon, twisting its body through the gate, directly pouncing towards the soldiers!

"Boom boom!"

The crossbow cannons fired against the fire dragon, and this time it was not arrows, but real explosive artillery!

The moment they met, the entire walls of Stoneveil City shook, and the tunnel was instantly filled with thick smoke!

If such powerful weapons were used right from the start, there would be no need for invisibility magic, just indiscriminate fire coverage, and no one would be able to enter the city!

The fire dragon immediately weakened, like a candle flickering in a storm, about to extinguish at any moment, as soldiers hurried to reload the crossbow cannons.

Meanwhile, Uffie pushed her spear forward, the surging Fighting Qi entwined around the spear shaft suddenly stabbed into the fire dragon, along with the magic power from her body.

What was she doing, seeing the fire dragon was about to extinguish, she came to finish it off? But this is a teammate’s magic.

No, the fire dragon didn’t dissipate with Uffie’s addition of Fighting Qi and magic power; instead, its size burgeoned several times over in an instant, even larger than at the beginning!

"Die!" Edgar roared with burning fury, his whole person seemed about to ignite like the fire dragon, exhausting all his strength to send this incredibly destructive magic towards the soldiers!

"Boom!"

An unheard-of roar erupted at the city gate, and smoke rose slowly before Stoneveil City.

"Gollum..."

The wheels of the crossbow cannons rolled to the people’s feet, along with mangled remains from the explosion, which looked completely unrecognizable.

This meant the crossbow cannons had been completely destroyed!

Edgar succeeded!

"Hehehe..."

Amidst the rolling smoke, Edgar let out an eerie laugh; this guy had finally gone mad, and rather than calming his emotions after revenge had been exacted, they became even more heightened.

"Do you know the calming technique, give it to him." Uffie glanced at Tepi.

Tepi pointed at himself with a surprised finger and said: "Me?"

He wasn’t blind, who knew what would happen if he used the calming technique on this seemingly overly excited person, he might get hit instead.

"But, his magic is really interesting." Uffie looked at the hysterically laughing Edgar and mumbled to herself.

The magic the other party used seemed to exceed advanced fire attribute attack magic [One Fire Dragon], which should typically be driven by pure fire attribute magic power.

However, Edgar cast [One Fire Dragon] modified by his teacher.

The reason why Younka was known as the Magic Sage was because he researched the technique of converting Fighting Qi into magic power to use magic.

Yes, transforming soldiers’ Fighting Qi into magic power, enabling pure warriors to use magic!

The magic modified by him all possessed this characteristic!

This is also the confidence of the Reform Faction in believing they have the situation under control!

However, for the time being, this technology is not very stable and has many flaws. For example, sometimes it might drain the user’s fighting qi yet only produce a spark, or it might uncontrollably draw fighting qi until it leaves the user drained and causing casualties.

Thus, although the magic improved by Younka incorporates a mechanism allowing users to actively trigger the conversion of fighting qi to magic, to this day, he hasn’t disclosed how this mechanism is triggered, using it only within a small circle of disciples.

Uffie guessed that perhaps Younka hopes to swiftly remedy these flaws and unveil the technology at the War Festival to secure a victory in one fell swoop.

After all, if this technology could truly stabilize and spread widely, then Younka would not only be known as the Magic Sage of the Warrior Country, but it would also be a certainty that he would go down in history!

"Even if the technology is unstable, I still think he’s quite an impressive person," commented Fanen.

For someone like him, who doesn’t possess much magical talent, the technology to convert fighting qi into magic power is indeed quite interesting.

"Let’s go!"

Edgar looked at the people and called out with a wild and unruly smile on his face, clearly showing that he was in much higher spirits, venting all the frustration he had suffered in Celia of the Magic Town.

"Let’s go, though it was a bit of a hassle, it did save time," Uffie shrugged.

But the commotion they caused was truly a bit too much.

As soon as they stepped into the city gate, they heard a lot of chaotic footsteps coming from the opposite direction, sounding like dozens of heavily-armored experts.

Everyone quickly retreated, and as they withdrew, a large number of convicted soldiers broke through the fog and charged out!

Sword wielders, crossbow bearers, gun carriers... various weapons in an impressive display fit for an exhibit.

If it were just these convicted soldiers, it wouldn’t be much, but even more formidable were the figures that followed closely behind, each one like a gray, dust-covered tin can.

"Lost Land Knights!" Uffie cried out the name the moment she saw them.

She had seen this creature in the maze of the lower levels of the Reyalucaria Magic Academy, astonished by its fierce fighting spirit and sturdy body—characterized by high damage and toughness.

In the early stages of the Underground Maze, Lost Land Knights were used as mini-bosses!

And now, the commotion they had stirred up attracted as many as three Lost Land Knights.

It’s unclear how these Lost Land Knights’ abilities compare to the one Uffie encountered, but just being in formation exuded an intimidating aura, making people hesitate to approach.

Uffie realized that the monsters in this new area of the Sain Dungeon seemed more flamboyant than those in the old areas, and at times, even more frightening!

As if the Lost Land Knights weren’t enough, a heavy thudding sound came as a chubby fellow burst out of the city gate, accompanied by several fierce-looking hounds.

The Son of Omen and the Hounds!

"Awoooo!"

A resonant beast roar echoed through the heavens as a white-maned lion, larger than the Son of Omen, leapt out. The bladed weapons on its paws added a fearsome edge to its majestic appearance—it was a brand new monster never seen before!

Almost the entire defensive force of Stoneveil City was now roused.

Looking around, Immortal People are like Hemp.

On the other hand, the adventurers’ reaction was surprisingly unanimous.

"Run!"

With a broken bridge behind them, engaging in battle with the army here meant burning the boats with no retreat, so they turned and fled down the small path at the side gate.

"Boom!" The white-maned lion charged first at the adventurers but crashed into the side gate, making a loud, pleasant sound like a good headbutt.

By the time the soldiers pushed it away, the adventurers had already crawled into a hole, making their way up along the cracks in the city wall.

"My God..." The guard Gedok crouched defensively, trembling in fear at the scene before him, feeling like he was halfway to a heart attack.

Now, Uffie and her group, along with all of Stoneveil City’s available forces, embarked on a race of speed and passion, with the laggards paying the price of life!

Uffie and her comrades didn’t care about trap setups or winding paths anymore – they just barreled forward, steeling themselves, as the impacts of the Storm behind them followed with fiery explosions and the shouts of soldiers. Emotionally, it was quite an experience.

When the soldiers followed the adventurers’ footsteps into Stoneveil City, the outside finally fell quiet for the time being.

"Awoooo!"

The white-maned lion, being too large, still couldn’t squeeze through the side gate and merely lingered outside.

"Alas," sighed the guard Gedok, finally daring to stand up boldly, facing the chaotic scene and muttering to himself:

"If I had known it would cause such a big mess, I would have honestly taken the small path from the start."

"Foolish Faded Ones..."

Amidst this chaotic farce, the skies outside also began to change, gradually turning towards a dusk-like darkness.

The first day’s adventure of Black Stone City adventurers in the Sain Dungeon was about to come to an end.