Invincible from Seeing the BOSS's Health Bar-Chapter 1152 - 506: The Sunset City Upheaval

Sunset City.

The howling night wind blew against the hem of Lord Hai Lin's clothes, making it flutter.

He stood atop the city wall, clad in a thick battle robe and draped in a blue cloak, resembling the City Guardian General of Sunset City, gazing deep into the distance at the City Defense Formation that had altered in structure, as if contemplating something.

Behind him stood the other Family Heads of the Seven Great Families of Sunset City, positioned as if they were serving the Hai Family.

Further back were the various elders and elite members of the Hai Family and the other Seven Great Families...

And Ding Hui was also present in the Hai Family's ranks, albeit in a rather back position.

After all, she was only considered a guest elder's relative and, by rights, did not even have the qualifications to be present here. But Ding Hui had already demonstrated her ability and was highly valued by the Hai Family, naturally earning her the current position.

"Report!!!"

An urgent report arrived, attracting everyone's attention.

However...

"Family Head, Lord Sheng Yuan has already urgently checked the City Defense Formation, but no matter how it's checked, all results indicate... the City Defense Formation is all normal!"

Hearing this, Lord Hai Lin's expression remained unchanged.

However, Coach Ma, who heard the report from the back, had a grim expression.

All normal?

Then why did it suddenly activate!

And even trap everyone inside the city!

The purpose of the City Defense Formation is to defend the city, not to turn it into a trap, which would be called a Sealing Formation!

"Lord Hai, it's just that the array suddenly activated, there's no need for such an alarmed mobilization, is there?"

The Ke Family Patriarch seemed to have been woken up by the urgent report in the middle of the night and hadn't fully cleared his head.

"The array's change is indeed strange. Could there be a Great Demon nearby, which activated our City Defense Formation?"

The Qing Family's Patriarch also suggested a possibility.

But the rest mostly frowned and remained silent.

Because the City Defense Formation had always been maintained by the Qingling Taoist Temple.

If there was a problem with the City Defense Formation, then the issue must be with the Qingling Taoist Temple.

The Qingling Taoist Temple is a force revered as terrifying enough to suppress the whole city, or it's a power of one individual that could do so.

If the array had a problem and someone had tampered with it, the consequences would be unimaginable!

The worst of assumptions came to mind, yet no one dared to raise this question outright.

Many surreptitiously glanced at the imposing silhouette of the Hai Family Patriarch standing in front.

Could it really be as he suggests...

They quickly shook off this dangerous thought with a slight shake of their heads.

Right now, the array had merely activated, and there was no immediate danger around them, so they still had time to consider their strategies.

"Since Lord Sheng Yuan has already sent people to inspect the formation, we should also send some of our manpower to assist."

The Qing Family Patriarch spoke up, and the other Family Heads of the Seven Great Families also agreed in unison.

There's strength in numbers, they thought. Since they didn't know what went wrong with the formation, sending more people to inspect and repair it seemed prudent. Once it's fixed, the problem would naturally be resolved.

Everyone seemed inclined to view the situation more simplistically.

But Lord Hai Lin cut straight to the core of the issue with a sudden shocking revelation.

"I've already sent people to control everyone left at the Qingling Taoist Temple."

The other Family Heads' faces changed.

"Lord Hai?! Why do this?"

"Lord Hai, don't act rashly. Release those from the Qingling Taoist Temple quickly, or if Qingling Daoist returns and learns of this, it could cause serious misunderstanding!"

Lord Hai Lin turned around, revealing a composed half-profile, and coldly regarded this group of cowards.

"The City Defense Formation is only accessible to Qingling Taoist Temple. With the array's current anomaly, who else should we apprehend if not them!"

The remaining six Family Heads looked at each other, yet remained silent.

Lord Hai Lin then continued looking down from the city wall, leaving the crowd with his back.

"Everyone, don't be foolish anymore. You should be more aware of Qingling Daoist's current state than I am. He's going mad!"

Madness.

Of course madness.

When people are on the brink of death, any crazy action is possible.

Thus they wanted to stabilize Qingling Daoist and let him naturally pass away in peace.

Now they didn't even know what was happening with the City Defense Formation, and suddenly forcing people into a corner wasn't pushing them to make a choice!

The Qing Family's Patriarch looked troubled. Known for his smooth dealings, he hated being forced to take sides and clearly distinguishing right from wrong.

The other Family Heads felt similarly.

After so many years in Sunset City, who didn't know the terror of Qingling Daoist, who didn't know of the Hai Family's ambitions?

But knowing was one thing; openly opposing Qingling Daoist required betting everything, staking the lives of their entire families. Such matters could only be dealt with quietly, secretly.

And now, the situation seemed to be slipping out of control.

"Lord Hai, your plan is akin to destroying Sunset City."

At last, after a brief silence, someone spoke.

But the content startled Ding Hui, who was secretly eavesdropping with demonic organs from behind.

These folks, in their attempts to counter Qingling Daoist, discussed plans with a confidence suggesting they believed they had a viable countermeasure against Qingling Daoist.

"Everything exists only in Sheng Yuan's theory. You trust him too much! If something goes wrong in execution, all in Sunset City will be buried with your madness! How are you any different from the frenzied Qingling Daoist before death?"

The Ke Family Patriarch also spoke, echoing the dissenting voice.