A carefree soldier king in the city

Chapter 452 Neglect

Blood flowed freely, the stench of gore filled the air, and countless terrifying blood blossoms flickered and fell to the ground around the defensive light shield. But the bats behind seemed indifferent to the deaths of their kin, continuing to charge forward relentlessly, fearless of death.

Around the aperture, a thick pile of bat carcasses, nearly half a person's height, quickly accumulated.

This relentless, fearless "wheel tactic" of "repeated bombardment" continued for an unknown period of time. Even though the bat corpses outside the light circle were almost as tall as a person, these beasts showed no sign of stopping and continued to charge towards the defensive light shield one after another.

At this moment, the light emitted by the defensive shield had dimmed considerably, but it still shimmered in the forest, standing firm.

Bridal and the others suddenly realized that their clothes were completely soaked with sweat, and at the same time, their magic power was rapidly depleting.

As the light emanating from the defensive shield grew dimmer and the shield itself slowly shrank, shrinking from an initial radius of ten meters to less than two meters, they knew better than anyone that if things continued this way, their chances of survival would be slim.

"No, my magic power is being depleted too quickly, I can't hold on much longer," Dosru said anxiously, his forehead covered in sweat.

“My mana reserves won’t last much longer either,” Curry replied.

“Me too,” Fenritt said.

Bridal was slightly better off, but not by much. He was also drenched in sweat, his face grave. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Chao Bufan standing beside him looking completely relaxed, not a drop of sweat on his face. He thought, "This guy probably hasn't really made a move yet! What's he trying to do? Is he testing our teamwork?" Then he realized what was going on, but suddenly blurted out a curse: "Damn it, rather than being so passive, let's go all out. Doslu, you and Currydo take the defense. Fenrit, the two of us will attack."

Fenrir and the other two replied tacitly, "Okay."

After speaking, Bridal and Fenrit dispelled their defensive spells. They simultaneously chanted incantations, then rapidly moved their magic wands up, down, left, and right—

In an instant, Fenrir's ice spikes, Brydo's wind blades, and fireballs rained down like a storm of pear blossoms, attacking the swooping vampire bats with incredible speed, and a shower of blood immediately fell from the sky.

However, even so, they couldn't hold out for long. When spiderweb-like cracks suddenly appeared on the surface of the defensive shield that Dosle and Curry had been desperately maintaining, their magic power was finally exhausted, and the shield shattered with a "pop." At the same time, Bridal and Fenrit also exhausted their magic power while launching their final attack.

As hundreds upon hundreds of vampire bats flapped their wings and swooped down, the four men's expressions changed drastically. Just as they were about to tacitly turn their gazes towards Chao Bufan, a sudden change occurred. In that critical moment, they all saw a dozen or so white figures flash through the swarm of bats, like a dozen bolts of lightning suddenly striking the dark night sky. These white figures, like harvesters, rapidly reaped the lives of the vampire bats.

In just a moment, all the vampire bats were wiped out by these dozen or so white figures, not a single one was left.

"Huh?" Everyone, including Bao Guochao, was startled, their faces filled with disbelief.

In fact, Chao Bufan was about to make a move, but before he could, more than a dozen white figures flashed through the swarm of bats, forcing him to withdraw his attack.

“Owl!!” Fenrir exclaimed.

Yes, these white, not gray, figures are indeed owls. However, they are all white owls, much larger than ordinary owls. Even the gray owls we saw before were not half the size of these white owls.

After harvesting the vampire bats, the white owls landed on the same tree. They glanced at the five people on the ground with their cat eyes, then let out a "coo" before closing their eyes.

"Well!!"

Everyone gasped in surprise, followed by a profound sense of defeat welling up inside them.

Holy crap! I was completely ignored by a few owls, speechless!

Chao Bufan shook his head and smiled, then waved his hand, instantly turning the millions of bat corpses on the ground into nothingness. He didn't want to step over these disgusting things.

At that moment, Bridal and the others collapsed to the ground, panting heavily, feeling utterly exhausted. Chao Bufan glanced back at them, tossed out the words "Let's go," then, with his hands behind his back and a flick of his finger, strode forward. Bridal and the others immediately trembled, staring incredulously at Chao Bufan's retreating figure—

"Why is this guy getting more and more mysterious?" Fenrit muttered.

Yes, the only word to describe Chao Bufan's aura was "mysterious." From the very first day they met, everything he displayed far exceeded their expectations. Just now, with a flick of his finger, his strength had been completely restored. They knew they couldn't do that. Although they all knew restoration magic, if their mana was completely depleted, they could only recover less than 50% at most. Moreover, they needed to use magic wands. Yet Chao Bufan had done it with just a flick of his finger. This alone instilled in them a great sense of mystery.

“Unusual, what you just did—” Brydo and the others caught up with him, and Fenrit stammered, not knowing how to ask.

Chao Bufan understood, smiled slightly, and then said, "You don't need to thank me. I just used a special healing magic on you."

Blido said, "Extraordinary. Fenrit means, how did you come to know this magic?"

"Is that even a question? Of course I learned it!" Chao Bufan pondered for a moment, then continued, "I didn't want to tell you, but since you asked again, I'll tell you! This special magic is called Divine Restoration. I stole it from the academy's library a couple of days ago, but I'm not very proficient at it yet."

"Huh??" Everyone else was taken aback.

"Extraordinary, you've entered the library?" Fenrit asked in surprise.