When the city across from the island in the lake was engulfed in flames, Lucius was still accompanying Lord Xingjian for tea. It seemed that Lord Xingjian didn't really appreciate the tea from the Western Continent, as he had brought out a can of tea from the East and pretended to enjoy it seriously.

"I have to say, you Westerners really don't know how to drink tea. Even the best tea is wasted when you drink it like this," Lord Xingjian said, holding a small porcelain cup and taking a small sip. But Lucius had already finished his tea in one gulp and hurriedly arrived at the huge floor-to-ceiling window in the headmaster's office.

"Who is this... intruder?" Lucius said in disbelief. He didn't have time to pay attention to Lord Xingjian's mocking. After all the trouble he went through to organize the Martial Arts Festival, it was a shame that someone had disrupted the event. Milt would lose face because of this.

"I don't know, but it's not from Eastern forces," Lord Xingjian said with a casual smile. He put down the porcelain cup, leaned back on the sofa, and adjusted himself to a comfortable position.

Although Lucius wasn't worried about the invaders causing too much damage to the academy city, considering Milt's defense capabilities, it would be best to clean up the intruders as soon as possible during the Martial Arts Festival.

Before Lucius could leave to deal with the invaders, a bright ball of light rose in the sky in the direction of the city. The subsequent sound brought a slight relief to the headmaster's face.

Ciella, the only Holy Rank among the Three Saints who always stayed in the academy city, was reliable in critical moments.

As the "Eye of the World" projected beams of light to guide the students and official Watchers who had graduated in the city to clear the enemies, the chaotic locations gradually calmed down.

"Your school's defense is quite good," Lucius commented.

"Well, with the reputation of being the 'Number One in the Western Continent,' it would be a shame if you couldn't handle a few intruders," Lucius shrugged and then smiled reluctantly, "But is this Eastern divination? It's too accurate."

"Hmm... in Western terms, we would call it prophecy, right?" Lord Xingjian didn't mind the hint of doubt in Lucius's words. He maintained his calm tone, "Well then, it seems that there will be a battle here next. Let me witness your strength, Mr. Lucius."

"What?" Lucius was taken aback by the words, but in the next moment, he felt a dangerous sensation as if his heart was being tightly squeezed. He immediately turned around, and the floor-to-ceiling window behind him shattered into countless fragments, along with several treacherous attacks.

Facing the sudden attack, Lucius instinctively pulled back his hand, and a deep blue vortex appeared around him. Both the approaching glass fragments and the attacks against him were rendered powerless and turned into dust after colliding with the swirling air currents of the wind barrier.

Great Magic - Storm Barrier.

Although Lucius successfully defended against the attack, he couldn't be happy. On the contrary, he became furious—the emergency response had indeed protected him perfectly, but the aftermath of the Storm Barrier had dispersed the other fragments. The glass shards, accelerated by the wind-based Great Magic, had gained bullet-like kinetic energy, turning the entire office into a hornet's nest.

Ivory Tower, as the headmaster's office of a top academy, was no less luxurious in its decoration and various furnishings compared to the private study of many kings and nobles. The price naturally was not cheap... However, all of that had been annihilated within a few seconds. All these expenses were all allocated from the academy's budget, and as the headmaster, Lucius naturally felt heartbroken.

The only things that remained intact were the single-seater sofa where Xingjian sat and the coffee table in front of it. An invisible force field deflected all the flying debris, and not a single ripple disturbed the tea inside the cups on the table. "With everything that's happened, how can you still focus on drinking tea?" Lu Xius commented, but he didn't really mind. Although Xingjian had promised to lend a hand, he was, after all, a guest. Lu Xius didn't think it necessary to trouble him with dealing with intruders of this level.

"Right, don't you think so?" Lu Xius asked, taking a few steps forward. His hard-soled boots crunched on the shattered glass as he reached the window, which was now devoid of glass panes. He looked at the figures that had invaded his office, floating in mid-air at the same height as the top floor of the ivory tower. These figures, covered in pitch-black, had a texture of worn clay, with grim and ghostly faces. The angular membrane wings flapping behind them brought to mind the demonic creatures from the myths of the Temple Church.

Lu Xius was well-informed and had some impressions of them. These were Dark Elements creatures, demonic spirits. They had basic attributes that were comparable to those of an eighth-level knight, but they lacked intelligence and required a summoner's control. These creatures in front of them, able to fly and with the characteristics and concentration of Dark Elements, must be the highest-level ones.

It was said that these creatures were created by Dark Elves, based on the demons from the myths of the Temple Church.

Of course, Lu Xius strongly objected to such a view. With his own demon bloodline, he believed that the ugly image of these creatures, even at their lowest level, was just cannon fodder and petrified statues, with no self-consciousness and no real connection to true demons.

"So, what were you hoping to achieve by releasing these creatures, you Dark Elves?" Lu Xius clenched his fist and emitted a series of crisp cracking sounds. He smiled kindly and looked past the swarm of demonic spirits to the two sorcerers still wearing black cloaks.

"@#￥%@#￥&*&】】@~！@！" The dozens of demonic spirits suddenly let out various incomprehensible and harsh roars. They gathered dark elemental lightning orbs in their hands and launched them towards Lu Xius. While the individual power of these dark purple electrified orbs was not comparable to grand magic, a concentrated attack from dozens of them could even make a Holy Rank individual kneel.

That was, of course, if they just stood there and did nothing.

Lu Xius nonchalantly stretched out his right hand, pointing his index finger towards the array of demonic spirits in front and the Dark Elf sorcerers hiding behind them.

As the afternoon sun disappeared, the concentration of light elements in the air sharply declined, while the corresponding intensification of dark elemental elements created an opportune moment for those who used dark attributes in their magic.

The problem was, Lu Xius' major in magic was also in the dark element.

At this moment, time seemed to stretch infinitely. The air, disturbed by the chaotic flow of elements, emitted a series of tearing and exploding sounds, with dozens of dark elemental lightning orbs flying and streaking with electrified light... everything resembled a slow-motion scene in a movie. Yet, all this was influenced by the flick of Lu Xius' fingertip.

The next moment, all sensory distortions disappeared, and time resumed its normal flow.

Lu Xius slowly lowered his right hand, his expression showing signs of exhaustion, while his hand trembled slightly.

"?!"

The Dark Elf sorcerers suddenly noticed something was amiss. The lightning orbs that should have hit Lu Xius had all disappeared due to the fragmented moment of sensory distortion that lasted less than a second. Moreover, the surroundings seemed darker than before.

What the hell is this?

Instinctively looking up, I realized that the sky above, which was originally a deep blue fading into black as the sunset disappeared on the horizon, had turned into a black-and-white photograph. In the lifeless black and pale, a terrifying aura was brewing.

Two short and sharp syllables burst out from my tongue, and the intense sense of danger in my heart caused the scabbard wings on the back of the Black Elf sorcerer to fall downwards. At the same time, the dozens of demons that were originally blocking between him and Luxus vibrated their membranous wings and released their maximum attacks into the sky.

Dozens of black lightning bolts twisted and intertwined like distorted pythons, converging into a formidable shockwave, like a soaring dragon biting into the black-and-white film-like sky.

However, at this moment, cracks appeared in the sky, reminiscent of a thawing frozen river surface in early spring. The dark waterfall that seemed deep enough to swallow all light poured down, instantly engulfing the soaring thunder dragon. subsequently, the array of demons and the Black Elf sorcerer at the bottom were also engulfed.

"The black sky... descends."

As the technique ended, with the accumulation of the emanating dark elements, the air became damp and sticky, and the scent of darkness increased several times. Luxus let out a long sigh of relief.

His magic and martial arts were at level nine, while the Black Elf sorcerer was at most level seven or eight. In a head-on confrontation, Luxus could easily kill him countless times. However, for some reason, that guy was able to summon dozens of high-level demons. Under the control of someone, if dozens of demons, which were equivalent to a Great Knight in terms of panel value, were really engaged in combat, even if he won, it would be a pyrrhic victory. So Luxus decided to use a quasi-forbidden-level grand magic that extracted all nearby dark elements, intending to kill his opponent in one strike.

Under normal circumstances, the eighth-level spells were called grand magic, and "Black Sky Descent" was a genuine ninth-level spell. If he had a little longer chanting time, this magic could also be advanced to a true forbidden curse: True Black Sky Descent.

But if he really used that spell, the protective magical formation of the Academy City would probably be halfway destroyed. So Luxus decided to drop the idea.

Despite his considerable magic reserves, this level nine spell consumed nearly half of it. In addition, to ensure that the Black Elf sorcerer did not realize that he was chanting to achieve the effect of a one-hit kill, Luxus also used the mentally exhausting silent casting technique. He was really exhausted.

"Need any help? I promised I would help." The lazy voice of Hoshi Mitsumi sounded.

Luxus couldn't help but feel awkward. What use is it for you to ask now that I've already finished fighting? But despite his complaints, he still maintained politeness. "It's already been taken care of, Your Highness. Please don't worry. I just hope nothing happened underground—"

The corner of his eye caught a flash of lightning. Luxus took a half step back, and a lightning ball crackling with electricity flew past the left side of his face, crashing into a wall behind him.

"Huh? Not dead?"

In the deep pit created by the Black Sky Descent, the Black Elf sorcerer trembled as he stood up, his crimson eyes staring at Luxus as he let out two weak laughter. In his right hand, he tightly grasped a book with a red diamond-shaped crystal embedded on the cover. The pages of the book flipped rapidly, projecting dozens of black parabolas. Each time they landed, a black creature with menacing membranous wings appeared... They were all high-level demons, just like before!

"..."

Seeing this fucked-up scene, even Luxus, with his composure, couldn't help but want to swear. What the hell was that thing? A tactical manual? Did I use cheats or something? This is definitely cheating, right?!

"Hey hey! Old Luxus! There's a little situation here, and I thought of informing you."

The magitech device that Pei wears on his wrist to communicate with the college teachers suddenly rang at this critical moment, and the voice of a swordsmanship class teacher came through.

"Speak up, I'm busy," the teacher said.

Lucius snorted and cast several buffs on himself in an instant, preparing to confront the black Elf mage.

"A few black Elves have infiltrated the underground core area, and they've brought a bunch of dark elemental beasts with them. Small Ke and I are fighting them," Lucius said.

"What the hell..." Lucius, who had just experienced a huge psychological blow, couldn't help but curse subconsciously.

"What's wrong with you, old Lucius? You don't usually say such uncivilized things, hahaha!" The person who contacted him seemed to be very amused, joking while fighting.

"I'm being held back here and won't be able to resolve it in a short time. Call for other teachers to support you. We absolutely cannot have any issues in the underground area!" Lucius said.

"Don't worry, it's not a big problem. Small scene here, Small Ke and I can handle it... Oh damn, what kind of rubbish is this? Small Ke, you fragile bastard, how did you let someone one-shot you!" The voice on the other end suddenly changed, and then the communication was cut off.

Is something about to go wrong?

Lucius felt a slight sweat on his forehead as he looked up at the dozens of magic spirits surrounding him, flapping their membrane wings.