# 784
# Chapter 785: Summoning the Dragon
In the brilliant and dense magical formation array, a white-haired figure in a deep blue robe floated above the sea.
"Four thousand three hundred and twenty-one magic formations should be enough to hold for a while..." Lin Qiye's eyes were deep as an abyss as he gazed down at the savage dense "mysterious" tide below, murmuring to himself.
Since Baili Pangpang and the others had joined the battle, Lin Qiye had carried Merlin's soul and teleported to the front line of Sunken Dragon Pass, beginning to quietly set up a magical fortress.
There were simply too many in the beast tide, and Lin Qiye only had seven people. That narrow terrain could indeed help them effectively resist the beast tide invasion, but as time passed, the terrain advantage would disappear entirely.
Even with Merlin's soul inheritance, breaking through to the "Klein" realm in a short time was impossible for Lin Qiye alone. He couldn't face such a terrifying beast tide by himself. All he could do was use the first-mover advantage of magic formations in positional warfare to build another "wall" outside the outer wall.
This magical fortress was like a valve, blocking the beast tide's throat. As long as the magical fortress wasn't breached, the pressure on the six others behind Lin Qiye would be greatly reduced, allowing them to delay the beast tide even longer.
As Lin Qiye raised his palm, the four thousand three hundred and twenty-one floating magic formations in the air all lit up simultaneously. Endless magic burst forth from them, surging like waves to meet the beast tide!
Fire Explosion Array, Soul-Locking Array, Deep Sea Trap, Arcane Hand, Demonic Thorn Jungle...
The surrounding sea area immediately transformed into a domain of magic. Various strange magic formations reshaped the terrain while burying one after another large-scale trap along the beast tide's path. As various high-damage magic formations lit up, the "mysterious" creatures at the very front of the beast tide began dying at an alarming rate.
At the same time, the white-haired Lin Qiye stepped forward onto the churning blood-red sea waves. Verdant green grass spread like a prairie fire across the battlefield, rapidly covering most of the battleground.
【Eternal Secret Garden】.
For every "mysterious" creature that died, vivid bouquets would rapidly grow from its corpse, completely draining every drop of life force and spiritual energy, feeding it back to Lin Qiye through the Forbidden Ruins.
Even though Lin Qiye had stepped into the "Klein" realm through soul inheritance and possessed nearly inexhaustible spiritual energy reserves, with over four thousand magic formations operating simultaneously, even the变态 recovery rate of a "Klein" couldn't keep up with the consumption speed. So he had to use this method to constantly replenish his spiritual energy.
Every time he killed a "mysterious" creature, its soul would be drawn into the Asylum of the Gods, and its corpse would be squeezed dry to nourish Lin Qiye himself. He was like a humanoid demon, devouring every enemy completely.
After Lin Qiye made his move, the pressure on the rest of the 【Nightfall】 squad members behind him greatly decreased. The situation that had been barely tenable stabilized once more.
"Qi's really ferocious..." Baili Pangpang exclaimed with emotion.
Jialan, drenched in blood and fighting in close-quarters combat at the front line, looked up at the white-haired figure standing firm against the beast tide, her eyes lighting up.
Qiye is so cool!! ヾ(✿°▽°°)ノ♡
Inside Sunken Dragon Pass.
"This... this is way too strong, right?"
The four Night Watch members rescued by Lin Qiye and others stood together with other military personnel, watching those figures defending the Sunken Dragon Pass front, fighting seven against a thousand, with shock written across their faces.
"Wasn't the Fifth Special Squad newly formed? How can their combat power be so terrifying?"
"Yeah, I heard two years ago they could only barely defeat the Shangjing City squad when it didn't deploy its 'Klein' level fighters. How did they suddenly become so strong?"
"Where have they been these past two years?"
"..."
Under the worshipful gazes of the people inside Sunken Dragon Pass, Lin Qiye lowered his head to look at the beast tide blocked by the magical fortress. There was no joy on his face; his expression was even more grave.
He raised his head and looked toward the far rear of the beast tide, his eyes narrowing slightly.
He could sense several extremely terrifying auras approaching from behind the beast tide.
As he had expected, the beast tide's formation wasn't random. Those at the very front of the beast tide were mostly weak and useless "mysterious" creatures, serving entirely as suicide squads and meat shields. Their purpose was to exhaust firepower and ammunition and destroy the city walls.
The middle section of the beast tide was composed of numerous "River Realm" and "Sea Realm" "mysterious" creatures, which could be considered the main invading force. When the humans' firepower had been exhausted by the suicide squads, they would break through the gaps. Only then would the catastrophic beast tide reveal its savage fangs.
Further back were "Klein" realm, and even "Klein" peak-level "mysterious" creatures. They commanded from the very rear like generals, waiting until the chaos of battle fully opened the situation. Only then would they strike with crushing force to sweep away all enemies.
This method of troop deployment, while not particularly sophisticated, was very effective. It also proved that behind this catastrophic beast tide, someone was secretly orchestrating everything.
Right now, Lin Qiye's magical fortress had suddenly appeared, obstructing the entire beast tide's charge. The few terrifying "mysterious" creatures stationed at the very rear finally couldn't sit still any longer.
Lin Qiye could clearly sense four extreme high-threat "mysterious" creatures approaching him at alarming speed.
"Four of them... that's a bit troublesome." There was not a trace of fear on Lin Qiye's face. He extended his palm and gently pressed it against the empty air above his head, speaking calmly, "Since that's the case, don't blame me..."
Whoosh—!!
A super-large summoning formation, over a hundred meters in radius, rapidly unfolded above Lin Qiye's head!
Pale blue light intertwined within the magic formation. As Lin Qiye poured his spiritual energy in, it slowly rotated. A flash of white suddenly illuminated most of the sky.
The next moment, a deafening dragon's roar came from within the magic formation!
Roarrrr—!!!
The moment this dragon's cry appeared, the already surging sea churned even more violently. The temperature between heaven and earth dropped sharply, as if winter had arrived in an instant. The "mysterious" creatures still charging within the magical fortress suddenly froze, their scarlet eyes revealing a hint of confusion.
This dragon's roar vaguely awakened within them the instinct that had been stripped away... the instinct of fear.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone at Sunken Dragon Pass and the beast tide, a frost giant dragon flew out of the magic formation into the sky, its massive wings spreading wide enough to cover the entire sky.