Versatile Mage: Undying Fire

"Liman, time is very tight for us. Don't waste time reminiscing about the past." The middle-aged female staff officer said indifferently.

"Sister...Oh, Chief of Staff Shao, I have limited manpower, so I hope to get their assistance since they are all strong." Li Man said to the serious female chief of staff.

The position of a staff officer is at the same level as that of a military commander. The staff officer is also qualified to handle Shi Qianshou's affairs. Zhang Xiaohou did not expect to meet Staff Officer Shao from the military fortress here, and Staff Officer Shao seems to be Li Man's sister.

"Were you the one who reported Shi Qianshou's rebellion?" At this time, Staff Officer Shao came over and questioned.

"Yes, he has already rebelled, and he has also obtained the Core of the Earth. He is now replenishing the energy of the Core of the Earth with innocent lives. He has killed three or four hundred people personally before..." Zhang Xiaohou said.

"I know this matter is very urgent, but we have to deal with Anjiao Town first. But don't worry, we will not let the rebels go." said Staff Officer Shao.

"Liman, how can you count on a few outsiders like these? You can continue to waste time here, but we'll leave first. Staff Officer Shao, we have to get to the front camp as soon as possible." A male military commander behind Staff Officer Shao said.

Staff Officer Shao nodded immediately, and without saying anything more to Lin Ran and the others, he turned around and walked out of the military gate quickly with the others, apparently heading to the disaster-stricken front line to command the troops.

Li Man hesitated for a while, looked at Lin Ran and said: "The situation this time is very urgent, and I have been ordered to do this. If you are willing to help me..."

Lin Ran said, "No problem."

Li Man breathed a sigh of relief and then said, "I'll treat you to a meal when I have time."

Jiang Shaoxu on the side rolled his eyes and said, "Eat? I think they are going to mate!"

Zhang Xiaohou glanced at Mo Fan at this time. It was obvious that he wanted Mo Fan to make the decision.

Mo Fan said helplessly, "If we don't solve the problem in Anjiao Town, the military will not be able to send anyone to deal with Shi Qianshou. It will be very troublesome if time is delayed. If Shi Qianshou runs away, things will be even more troublesome. We can help you, but I hope you can tell the staff and military commanders here that Shi Qianshou is a big hidden danger and must not be let go!"

"Well, then just follow me." Li Man smiled.

"They are with us too, and they are all very strong." Mo Fan pointed at Mu Nujiao, Jiang Shaoxu, Lingling and the others.

"Well, they are both members of the National Government," Li Man said.

The people from the Jinzhan Hunter Group did not join. They were already in a very miserable state. They had been captured before and were probably extremely exhausted.

Ge Ming's situation is not very optimistic either. Because of his high level of cultivation, he is being taken care of by Shi Qianshou. He probably needs a few days of recuperation to recover some combat effectiveness. However, Ge Ming also promised that as long as he recovers his magic power, he will come to support immediately.

"Liman, please tell us what's going on first. I remember that every town is protected by a barrier, and the security is very high. The dust storm grasshoppers should not be able to break through so easily!" Zhang Xiaohou asked while walking.

"This is what confuses us now. It is impossible for the Dust Storm Grasshopper to ignore the town's barrier." Li Man said helplessly.

“Looks like we need to investigate on the spot.” Mo Fan said.

"Well, it's just that now the dust storm grasshoppers are everywhere, and it's very difficult for our people to enter the area where they are entrenched. Communications are now completely cut off... Alas, my sister has been here for more than ten years. She wanted to turn this place into a safe world, the City of Tarim, but she didn't expect such a big change overnight... If something happens to the people in the town, then everyone's efforts will be wasted." Li Man said.

Jiang Shaoxu said beside Lin Ran: "Have you ever slept with this Juntong?"

Lin Ran: "Don't say such lewd words."

……

“Buzz buzz buzz!!!”

The sky was filled with dark brown dust, and the destructive vibrations made the land tremble constantly. Countless dust storms and grasshoppers were like curtains. If this was a storm, people would not be afraid, but this was a thousand times more terrifying than a storm! !

The town is not very big. There are some relatively concentrated houses, factories and buildings on a few main streets. These are all built with very hard stones from the west, so they have not become food for the dust storm grasshoppers for the time being.

However, these houses have no windows, because the powerful earthquake has turned the glass, floor-to-ceiling glass walls, and windows of the entire town into pieces, and the streets are now in a mess...

The underground shelters were built under the buildings at the intersections of every street. Now the entire building was filled with dust storm grasshoppers, with no gaps visible. The dust storm grasshoppers seemed to have smelled the scent of humans hiding underground, and were now trying to break through the door of the shelter.

"Why don't they leave? Do they really want to peel us to bones?" A middle-aged man said with a tired face behind the underground stone door.

Near the underground stone gate are all military mages. They take turns guarding here while others sleep on the spot. Everyone tries to conserve their energy as much as possible. There are only more than a hundred military mages behind this gate. How can they possibly compete with the grasshoppers that are thousands or tens of thousands of times their number?

In the dark underground shelter hall behind the more than one hundred military magicians, there were many shivering workers and residents, their eyes had been tortured by exhaustion and fear and were almost lifeless!

"Can we still get out?"

"We don't know yet." The military magician replied.

As soon as he answered, there was a burst of crying in the hall, including children, women, and even some men.

"Li Qing, you idiot, can't you say something nice?" said the soldier on the side angrily.

"I just don't like deception. Even the military finds it difficult to contend with the endless dust storm grasshoppers. It's been three days now, and they can't even get in touch with us. Everyone knows how terrifying the dust storm grasshoppers are. Although the military will not give up on us, I believe that the military cannot save us. As long as the dust storm grasshoppers do not disperse, we will not survive." Li Qing said in an anxious but calm tone.

"Are you telling the truth?" an old man asked.

The soldiers fell silent.

"I'm just an old man, and it's okay for me to die, but my granddaughter is only eight years old. Please find a way to keep her alive, I beg you!" the old man pleaded.

"Old man, I don't think we can survive this ourselves."

"The food and water won't last for two days. We can only pray that the dust storm grasshoppers leave on their own."

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Behind a natural rock formation fifteen kilometers away from Cape Town, soldiers are rapidly building a temporary combat command camp.

The command camp here was very simple, but it was built to avoid being discovered by the surrounding dust storm grasshoppers. There were four armies sent here, each with a thousand people, led by four military commanders, and the command was in the charge of Staff Officer Shao.

Liman is affiliated with the Special Operations Battalion, but it was established not long ago and has only about fifty people, mainly composed of mid-level and above mages, and Liman is the general person in charge.

When Lin Ran and his companions followed Li Man to the front-line combat command camp, they saw an army wearing dark red uniforms marching towards Anjiao Town.

The location they were in was slightly higher, and they could see the entire Anjiao Town located in the basin at a glance. These dark dust storm grasshoppers were like a black wind from the outside world, covering the entire Anjiao Town and the area within a radius of ten kilometers. Anjiao Town was as small as a solitary rock island in the black ocean, and was easily swallowed up by the huge waves! !
"This... is more than what we encountered in the desert!" Mu Nujiao said as she watched the shocking and horrifying scene.

"A mage army of one thousand people looks like a small leaf boat in a black tsunami. They just rashly enter the area where the dust storm grasshoppers are entrenched. Will they be in trouble?" Zhang Xiaohou said.

"There is nothing we can do about it. The food and water in the shelter in Anjiao Town can only sustain for two or three days at most, so Staff Officer Shao must take action. However, the situation should not be too pessimistic, because those one thousand people are made up of fire mages. They are also wearing fire armor and have star track nodes. If they mobilize their magic power together, they can form a fire shield similar to the town's barrier. This fire shield will burn to death all the dust storm grasshoppers that approach them. This is the only reliable method we can think of in the military headquarters camp now. We need to let these one thousand people enter the town first, then bring in food and water, and then find out the reason why the town's barrier has failed." Li Man said.

"They are almost entering the range of the Dust Storm Grasshopper."

"Well, but does the fire barrier really work?"

Mo Fan looked at the army that was advancing step by step into the Devil's Lair, and his heart gradually sank. He looked at Lin Ran and found that Lin Ran was also thinking about something.

Mo Fan couldn't help but glance at Li Man and asked, "What's going on with your town barrier? Tell us in detail."

"If a city is to be built, it must have a barrier. Without a barrier, a city cannot exist on a land where demons roam. After the attack of the dust storm grasshoppers, this basin has been listed as a red alert zone. The parliament has previously required all people, cities, and military to evacuate. However, the Muda Military Commander created a fire barrier, which can completely isolate the dust storm grasshoppers outside the fortress city. It is precisely because of this fire barrier that the Tarim Fortress City has been able to develop so many towns around it and then exploit the huge resources here as much as possible..." Li Man narrated.

"Dust storm grasshoppers are afraid of fire, right?" someone said.

Li Man nodded and said, "What they fear most is fire, so these fire barriers can be an absolute guarantee of safety, and also allow this area that was originally about to be listed as a dangerous place to be returned to the human realm, but..."

As Li Man spoke, his eyes could not help but look at the town of Anjiao, which was covered in black and brown by the dust storm grasshoppers.

Lin Ran looked at Lingling, the grasshopper he had met before in the Flame Demon Mountain.

"Could there be dust storm grasshoppers that are not afraid of fire?" Lingling suddenly asked.

"This is impossible. Duststorm Grasshoppers are most afraid of fire!" Li Man said very confidently.

Mo Fan couldn't help but shudder after hearing Lingling's words. He immediately took out the rock crystal from his space storage.

This rock crystal was given to them by the mutated Dust Storm Devil Grasshopper before leaving. From the beginning, Mo Fan felt that something was wrong. But now that he thought about it carefully, a chill spread throughout his body!
"Hey, Mo Fan, your crystal is quite nice. Why is there something inside it?" Li Man said.

Mo Fan didn't say anything. He crushed the crystal into pieces.

The crystal of the goose stone shattered in an instant, and the thing inside was revealed. It was a very deformed insect body, and it looked like it had been dead for a long time, but it was still identifiable that it was a creature in a dead egg! !
"This this!"

"Are there dust storm grasshoppers here? They are dust storm grasshoppers that haven't been born yet and have no breath of life..." Li Man said with surprise.

"Brother Fan, how did you get these dust storm grasshopper eggs?" Zhang Xiaohou asked.

Mo Fan did not answer, but looked at Lin Ran with a nervous expression and said, "Is it too late?"

Lin Ran nodded and said, "It's still in time!"

The next second, Lin Ran flashed away.

Li Man said, "What's wrong?"

The advancing soldier discovered that a magic hopper was sucking the flaming armor on their bodies. Before he could react, the magic hopper pounced on him.

"Ahhhhhhh!!!" His arm was bitten.

The next second, a silver light shone, and all the grasshoppers stopped moving in an instant.

This space is stagnant!!!
There were so many of these devil grasshoppers that Lin Ran couldn't hold on for much longer. He said, "They are no longer afraid of fire. Evacuate here in 30 seconds, or you will all die."

These soldiers had no intention of retreating without orders to do so.

Lin Ran also discovered this place.

"Idiot." Lin Ran cursed and asked Silver Flash to throw these people out.

The next second, the grasshoppers pounced towards Lin Ran.

Lin Ran was naturally not afraid. The Immortal Fire devoured all those magic grasshoppers without mercy, but there were too many of them.

Lin Ran knew that now was not the time to fight with these grasshoppers, so he used instant movement to return to Mo Fan and the others.

"No one died, but several people were seriously injured." Li Man said.

Lin Ran sighed and said, "I have tried my best."

Li Man looked at Lin Ran and then said, "We have to retreat because they are no longer afraid of fire."

"Well, you can leave the transportation of materials to me." Lin Ran said.

Li Man looked at Lin Ran and said, "Don't die."

After saying that, Li Man kissed Lin Ran.

Jiang Shaoxu: “…”

Mu Nujiao: "..."