Chapter 90

Moreover, the Holy Spring has played a significant role in reaching the level of a mid-rank mage. Even long-term guarding here, despite the barrier of a restricted door, can provide some nourishment, otherwise, why would a mid-rank mage be willing to stay underground?

"Captain Liang, we found the cave passage that the giant-eyed rat dug. The tunnel seems quite deep, and we dare not explore too far for now," said the female guard in her neat uniform.

The female guard's beautiful eyes exuded a natural air of valor, and with her milky white, form-fitting uniform, she had a special charm and allure!

"Deputy Captain Lin Yuxin, you're overthinking it. Giant-eyed rats are common in the city, and it's just a coincidence that they dug through the complex underground drainage system to get here," the new guard Wang Tonglian said.

Lin Yuxin frowned, clearly disliking Wang Tonglian's casual attitude.

"The Magic Association has already sent people to investigate, and there's nothing unusual. You can rest assured," Captain Liang said with a smile.

Lin Yuxin merely nodded, clearly not relaxing because of those words.

"I'll go outside and take a look," Lin Yuxin said, then left with four guards.

Everyone watched Lin Yuxin's retreating figure and shook their heads.

"Ever since her sister went missing, it's rare to see her smile. Sigh, her sister's remains have never been found. A good middle school student just disappeared like that," Liang Bin sighed.

"Was it also the work of the giant-eyed rats?"

"Maybe, who knows."

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After Deputy Captain Lin Yuxin left the underground hall, she was still deeply troubled.

After her sister's incident a year ago, she had been constantly searching for giant-eyed rats, even entering the caves they left in the underground world of Bocheng multiple times.

Even though the Magic Association had already sent people to investigate, Lin Yuxin was not giving up.

Without seeing the body, she was unwilling to believe that her beloved sister had just vanished from the world.

Just yesterday, Lin Yuxin found something very unusual in the cave dug by the giant-eyed rats.

It was a puddle of water.

Water in the underground passage was a common thing, and to others, it was nothing special. However, to a water mage, it was definitely not ordinary water. To be precise, it was somewhat like the water from the Holy Spring!

Why would the water from the Holy Spring be in the underground passage?

This was an extremely unbelievable thing. The Holy Spring, under such protection, was extremely precious, even a single drop. Yet, in the underground passage she had inspected, it was scattered in the mud like sewage, allowing those stinky rats and cockroaches to drink it.

With this doubt, Lin Yuxin specially gave the water to a potion master who specialized in material research. The potion master from the Magic Association told her that he would have the answer today.

Lin Yuxin walked to a secluded place, checked the time, and then called the potion master from the Magic Association.

"Any results? What did you find?" Lin Yuxin asked.

"It's not from the Holy Spring," the potion master said in a serious tone.

"I thought so too," Lin Yuxin nodded. It seemed she had overreacted.

"However, apart from its effects, it is almost identical to the Holy Spring," the potion master said.

"What do you mean? Is there another Holy Spring in the world?" Lin Yuxin was very puzzled.

"The Holy Spring is a divine spring, not only pure but also very nourishing for cultivators and demons. The water you found, which is very similar to the Holy Spring, was also born in a special environment. However, it seems to have been influenced by some dark plants around it. This sewage can actually enhance the strength of cultivators and creatures in a short time, but it acts more like a stimulant, making them extremely crazy and irrational by疯狂地消耗生物体内的营养和能量," the potion master explained seriously.

Lin Yuxin was slightly stunned; she had never heard of such water before.

Could it be that this water caused the originally timid and cowardly giant-eyed rats to come out and harm people?

"There's one more thing... I hope I'm overthinking it," the potion master's tone suddenly became more serious.

"What is it?"

"This sewage, if not directly consumed, can mimic the Holy Spring to the point of being indistinguishable for at least a day," the potion master said.

Lin Yuxin felt a chill run through her body.

Mimic the Holy Spring?

This sewage appeared in the cave dug by the giant-eyed rats, and a year ago, the giant-eyed rats almost dug into the Holy Spring. Was this a coincidence?

"Maybe it's a coincidence," Lin Yuxin said with a forced smile, not really believing it herself.

"I hope so... It's going to rain heavily. I'll come to the Yintao Building to pick you up; you probably didn't bring an umbrella," the potion master said.

"I'm a water mage; do I need an umbrella?" Lin Yuxin said.

"…Alright, how about dinner tonight?"

"I need to guard the Holy Spring."

"…Alright."

Lin Yuxin hung up the phone with a furrowed brow, her mind filled with many doubts.

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At the Snow Peak Mountain station, a white and gray pickup truck bumped its way up to the small village on Snow Peak Mountain.

As soon as they entered the station, a heavy rain suddenly poured down, quickly enveloping the entire mountain in a curtain of rain, with orange mist appearing on the distant peaks.

"Almost lost this batch of goods, but I made it just in time," Mo Jiaxing jumped off the truck, looking at the heavy rain with a lingering sense of relief.

"This rain is colored, how strange," one of the old hunters in the station said.

"Yeah, it looks like urine, hahaha!" another hunter mage laughed.

Mo Jiaxing walked past them, smiling and greeting a few acquaintances. Hearing their comments about the strange rain, he couldn't help but glance at the sky obscured by the rain.

Indeed, the rain was murky.

Everything at the station was as usual. The person guarding the northern checkpoint was Wan Duanfeng, a direct subordinate of Zhan Kong.

Wan Duanfeng was the commander of a thousand-man unit, a mid-rank earth mage. In terms of defense, no one in Bocheng was better than him.

Wan Duanfeng wore a leather raincoat, standing in the rain with a natural air of authority and solemnity.

His gaze was fixed on the rain-soaked mountains. Suddenly, a bright light burst through the orange-yellow rain from behind a mountain, emitting a faint glow in the dim sky.

"Light Flare?" Wan Duanfeng's eyes widened, and his expression darkened.

Light Flare is a basic skill of light mages. In the military, light mages play a significant role, using their skills to transmit information and positions.

This Light Flare is similar to a primitive signal flare. Demons have no perception of this light, and if they look at it directly, it can easily burn their eyes.

In an era where any other technological means of communication is like sending a GPS location to the surrounding demons, this Light Flare has become a special way to drive away demons and transmit signals.

"Commander Wan, that… that's an alert signal. Why would Team Three sound the alert? Could there be demons on the loose?" a military mage beside him said.

As he spoke, another Light Flare cut through the distant rain, this time even more vivid.

At that moment, all the military mages guarding the checkpoint were stunned.

Two Light Flares!

Blue alert?

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At the Snow Peak Mountain station, a white and gray pickup truck bumped its way up to the small village on Snow Peak Mountain.

As soon as they entered the station, a heavy rain suddenly poured down, quickly enveloping the entire mountain in a curtain of rain, with orange mist appearing on the distant peaks.

"Almost lost this batch of goods, but I made it just in time," Mo Jiaxing jumped off the truck, looking at the heavy rain with a lingering sense of relief.

"This rain is colored, how strange," one of the old hunters in the station said.

"Yeah, it looks like urine, hahaha!" another hunter mage laughed.

Mo Jiaxing walked past them, smiling and greeting a few acquaintances. Hearing their comments about the strange rain, he couldn't help but glance at the sky obscured by the rain.

Indeed, the rain was murky.

Everything at the station was as usual. The person guarding the northern checkpoint was Wan Duanfeng, a direct subordinate of Zhan Kong.

Wan Duanfeng was the commander of a thousand-man unit, a mid-rank earth mage. In terms of defense, no one in Bocheng was better than him.

Wan Duanfeng wore a leather raincoat, standing in the rain with a natural air of authority and solemnity.

His gaze was fixed on the rain-soaked mountains. Suddenly, a bright light burst through the orange-yellow rain from behind a mountain, emitting a faint glow in the dim sky.

"Light Flare?" Wan Duanfeng's eyes widened, and his expression darkened.

Light Flare is a basic skill of light mages. In the military, light mages play a significant role, using their skills to transmit information and positions.

This Light Flare is similar to a primitive signal flare. Demons have no perception of this light, and if they look at it directly, it can easily burn their eyes.

In an era where any other technological means of communication is like sending a GPS location to the surrounding demons, this Light Flare has become a special way to drive away demons and transmit signals.

"Commander Wan, that… that's an alert signal. Why would Team Three sound the alert? Could there be demons on the loose?" a military mage beside him said.

As he spoke, another Light Flare cut through the distant rain, this time even more vivid.

At that moment, all the military mages guarding the checkpoint were stunned.

Two Light Flares!

Blue alert?