Soon, the takeout arrived.
After a quick dinner, Su Xuan prepared to go to sleep.
Just then, his phone started ringing.
"Hm?"
Confused, Su Xuan took out his phone and saw it was a call from Xu Feiyan.
"Hello?"
"Su Xuan, are you asleep?" Xu Feiyan's voice came through the phone, sounding a little tense.
"Not yet. What's wrong?"
"Something's come up with my Guild. Can you help me out?" Xu Feiyan asked.
"Sure," Su Xuan agreed without hesitation.
"That's great!" Xu Feiyan finally let out a sigh of relief. "Petico will fill you in on the details. I can't get on the game because of something that's come up, so I'm counting on you to help them!"
"Okay, don't you worry."
"Thanks~"
After hanging up, Su Xuan let out a soft sigh.
He stretched, then logged back into the game.
Since it was the middle of the night, the Guild was silent.
'Who should I take with me...'
After a moment's thought, Su Xuan immediately headed for Rosaline's room.
At this hour, the only one still awake would be Rosaline.
When Su Xuan arrived at Rosaline's room, just as he'd expected, Rosaline was in a low squat, seemingly stretching.
"Do you need something?"
Rosaline asked, noticing Su Xuan's arrival.
"Come with me," Su Xuan said.
"Alright."
Rosaline replied without any hint of emotion.
She stood up, donned her armor, and picked up the Oath Knight Sword that was leaning against the wall before following Su Xuan to their destination.
With a flash of white light from the Teleportation Array, the two of them arrived at the Immortal Consort Guild.
The moment they landed, Petico immediately walked over to them. "President Su Xuan," she said, "it's been a while."
"Yes."
Su Xuan nodded. "So, what exactly happened?"
"It's about Hong Lian," Petico immediately explained to Su Xuan. "Hong Lian and Azkman volunteered to join a reconnaissance squad for the Elf Kingdom, following a team of Elves to search for traces of the Undead Monarch."
"As luck would have it, their team found a trace of the Undead Monarch's aura."
"But on their way back, they were intercepted by the Undead Legion and are now trapped inside a dilapidated ancient city."
'So that's what happened...' Hearing Petico's explanation, Su Xuan got the gist of the situation.
No wonder Xu Feiyan was so anxious for his help.
"Then let's go. Is anyone else coming with us?"
Su Xuan asked, looking around.
He didn't see any other members of the Immortal Consort Guild, just Petico waiting alone.
"The situation is urgent, and for a few other reasons, I wasn't able to contact them," Petico explained. "But don't worry, I'm very strong!"
...
Su Xuan was taken aback for a moment by Petico's words.
Of course, he knew Petico was strong. After all, she was the strongest member of the Immortal Consort Guild.
In fact, her combat power accounted for half of the Immortal Consort Guild's total strength.
Su Xuan didn't dwell on it and said, "Then let's go."
"Okay."
The three of them immediately set off for the Elf Kingdom to rescue the trapped Hong Lian and Azkman.
...
「Meanwhile, under the cover of a pitch-black night.」
Dozens of Elves were hiding inside the crumbling buildings of the ancient, ruined city.
Horrifying screeches occasionally echoed from outside, making the faces of the Elves grow grim.
"There are too many Skeletons, and hundreds of Undead Knights are hunting us! There's no way we can escape back to the Elf Kingdom!" an Elf cried out softly in a panic.
Her panic began to spread to the other Elves, and their morale instantly plummeted.
"Pull yourselves together!"
Hong Lian immediately stepped forward to steady everyone's nerves.
"When day breaks, the Undead Legion's strength will diminish. That's when we'll have a chance to break through their encirclement! But until then, we have to keep our cool!"
"But with our strength, how are we supposed to fight that Omen Beast?" an Elf asked worriedly.
At these words, all the Elves turned to look at Hong Lian.
The main reason their escape was so difficult was that a powerful Omen Beast was blocking their only way out.
That Omen Beast was massive, and its Power was astonishing.
It was a staggering Level 80; even Hong Lian and Azkman working together would have a hard time fighting it.
After a moment of silence, Hong Lian spoke to the Elves with determination. "Azkman and I will find a way to hold it off. When we do, you all find a chance to escape."
"We can't do that!"
The Elves immediately rejected Hong Lian's proposal. "We will never use our comrades' lives as a shield! We'd rather fight to the death and die with honor on the battlefield!"
"That's right! That's right!"
"We'll give them everything we've got!"
"You idiot!" Hong Lian raised her hand and gave the Elf who had spoken up a sharp flick on the forehead.
She then said, "As long as you escape back to the Elf Kingdom and get reinforcements, we'll have a chance to be saved, won't we?"
"But..."
Hearing this, the Elves looked at one another, seemingly deep in thought.
"Just listen to Hong Lian," Azkman said to the Elves. "I can carry her. A Centaur's physique is much stronger than an Elf's. You don't need to worry about our safety."
"Okay!"
"We understand!"
The Elves nodded, choosing to trust Hong Lian and Azkman.
After all, they were the two strongest members of the squad.
Just as the Elves were discussing their plan, the sound of fighting suddenly erupted outside.
"What was that sound?"
"What's happening outside?"
The Elves all looked astonished. They couldn't understand why there would suddenly be sounds of fighting outside.
"Let's go take a look!"
Hong Lian and Azkman exchanged a glance and immediately decided to go out and see what was happening.
But before they could even move, a figure suddenly burst into their hiding spot.
"Is everyone alright?"
Su Xuan asked the Elves, holding the Thunderfire Staff in one hand.
"President Su Xuan?"
Hong Lian and Azkman looked shocked to see Su Xuan. They never would have imagined he would appear here!
"You can still talk, so it looks like you're fine."
Su Xuan wiped the sweat from his forehead and said to Rosaline and Petico, "Finish off the Skeletons outside, then get in here quickly. It's safe for now."
As his words fell, a flash of red light suddenly flared outside.
Immediately after, all was quiet.
The figures of Rosaline and Petico walked into the shelter, coming into the Elves' view.
"Rosaline? Petico?"
Hong Lian saw the two and asked in surprise, "Why are you two here as well?"
"To rescue you, of course," Petico said calmly. "The President is always keeping an eye on everyone. When she realized you were in danger, she asked President Su Xuan to come and save you."
"Hahaha~ So that's how it was~"
Hearing this, Hong Lian laughed heartily and scratched the back of her head. "I really made the President worry!"
"We should leave quickly, before the Undead Legion outside regroups."
Su Xuan urged the Elves.
"We can't yet!"
Hong Lian shook her head and explained to Su Xuan, "There's an Omen Beast blocking our escape. It's incredibly powerful. Even Petico isn't completely confident she can beat that monster!"
"An Omen Beast?" Su Xuan frowned slightly upon hearing this.
Although he didn't know exactly how strong an Omen Beast was, he could tell from Hong Lian's tone that it wasn't something they could deal with easily.
'If there's really no other way,' he thought, 'I'll just have to get Kanlutia and the others to come help deal with this Undead Demon.'
Just then, Azkman explained to Su Xuan, "That Omen Beast is powerful, but only at night! When day breaks, its strength will wane. We'll have our chance then."
"Wait until daybreak?"
Su Xuan frowned slightly. 'If we wait until daybreak, that'll take too long.'
"An Omen Beast?"
Suddenly, Mira Orri's voice echoed in Su Xuan's mind. "That's a good find! And only an Omen Beast killed at night drops Death Omen Mimicry! We absolutely can't let it get away!"
"Death Omen Mimicry? What does that do?" Su Xuan asked curiously.
"It's a sliver of the Goddess of Death's divine power. You tell me if that's amazing or not."