“Yes,” the group responded in unison.

Long Haochen slowly unfurled his four wings behind him, while the others released their own spiritual wings, positioning themselves according to Long Haochen’s arrangement.

An orange-red light illuminated his left arm, and the Sun Moon Divine Snail Shield reappeared. In his right hand was the Aria of the Goddess of Light. This was currently the most powerful equipment combination Long Haochen possessed.

Rings of golden light rapidly emanated from Long Haochen, enveloping his companions in the Halo of Faith, Grace of Protection, Angel’s Blessing, and Halo of Strength.

The Aria of the Goddess of Light in Long Haochen’s right hand gradually turned incandescent. He raised the divine sword high above his head, his eyes clear and holy. An intense, incandescent holy light burst forth from the Aria of the Goddess of Light. He powerfully flapped his four wings, propelling his body upwards. The incandescent light erupted like a volcanic eruption into the sky.

This wasn’t fire, but Holy Brilliance. Even with a divine sword like the Aria of the Goddess of Light to channel it, the release of Holy Brilliance would still significantly deplete Long Haochen’s spiritual power.

However, the effect was also clearly evident. Wherever the Holy Brilliance passed, all the poisonous fog within a hundred-meter radius instantly vanished.

“Go!” Long Haochen’s booming voice echoed in the air. The others didn’t dare delay, following closely behind him, maintaining their formation as they flapped their spiritual wings and soared upwards.

Long Haochen’s flight speed was incredibly fast. Almost in an instant, he had reached a height of over a hundred meters above the ground. He paused slightly, waiting for his companions to catch up, while the holy light emanating from the divine sword in his hand continued to intensify, greatly dispersing the surrounding poisonous fog.

Soon, everyone had rejoined him, maintaining a steady pace as they continued to ascend. Long Haochen fully opened his senses. He noticed that after his mind had returned to clarity, even his senses seemed to have been enhanced considerably.

The poisonous fog within this Dark Swamp was indeed dense. They had been continuously climbing for over five hundred meters, yet they still hadn’t broken through the fog’s perimeter. In the distance, all that could be seen was thick, dark green. If it weren’t for the illumination of Long Haochen’s Holy Brilliance, it would have been impossible to see anything here.

“Everyone, be careful,” Long Haochen suddenly shouted. Immediately afterwards, the orange-red light on his left hand blazed brightly. Everyone saw a large expanse of orange-red light and shadow cascade from Long Haochen’s left hand, enveloping them all in that instant. Their surroundings completely transformed into an orange-red world.

Was this…? Was this the Shield Wall skill of a Guardian Knight? Impossible!

The same question and shock arose in everyone’s hearts. Indeed, what Long Haochen was currently using was the Shield Wall of a Guardian Knight.

Not even he himself had expected the power of the Shield Wall to be so great.

Normally, a Guardian Knight’s Shield Wall could protect one side or the entire body, but the total area would not exceed ten square meters. It was a comprehensive and powerful defensive skill.

When Long Haochen was casting the Shield Wall, his intention was only to protect the area above their heads. But who knew that when he poured his spiritual power into the Sun Moon Divine Snail Shield, the entire Sun Moon Divine Snail Shield would instantly erupt with a dense orange-red color. Long Haochen only felt his external senses instantly draw back, seeming to cling to the shield. Then, the Sun Moon Divine Snail Shield expanded on its own. The shield, which was originally only one meter in diameter, expanded to a massive ten meters in diameter, forming a huge orange-red sphere, enveloping everyone within. Vaguely, Long Haochen felt the Sun Moon Divine Snail Shield emit an aura like the sun, and the gentle fluctuations of spiritual power were filled with an indescribable feeling. Being inside it inexplicably gave one a sense of stability.

“Puff, puff, puff, puff, puff…” A series of collision sounds occurred. Inside the Shield Wall, there was no change, and even Long Haochen, who was casting the skill, didn’t feel any impact.

An even more shocking scene appeared. The orange-red Sun Moon Divine Snail Shield actually became transparent, like orange-red crystal jelly, allowing them to see everything outside.

Long Haochen saw that under the effect of the Sun Moon Divine Snail Shield, the poisonous fog around them was dissipating at least as quickly as it had been with the Holy Brilliance. The crisis he sensed was caused by swarms of flying insects, each only about three inches long and dark green in color. These flying insects looked extremely ferocious, with large heads. Half of the head was occupied by a large mouth filled with rows of white teeth. Their wings beat, constantly spewing out dark green poisonous fog, and they were trying to bite through the Sun Moon Divine Snail Shield’s defense.

A single one of these flying insects would be a joke to Long Haochen and his companions. Judging from their appearance, they were at most second or third-level magical beasts.

However, while they were small, their numbers were terrifying. The entire outer perimeter of the Shield Wall was completely covered in these flying insects. Even though they were constantly being bounced away by the Sun Moon Divine Snail Shield in their attacks, Long Haochen and the others could no longer see the poisonous fog outside.

This wasn’t just one or two, there were probably millions of poisonous flying insects!

Long Haochen and his companions now understood what was truly terrifying about this Dark Swamp. When quantity reached a certain level, a qualitative change was bound to occur. Not to mention Long Haochen and his companions, even if the Snake Demon God Andromalius were here, he wouldn’t fare well. He would only have the option of fleeing back to the ground.

It was in this situation that the Sun Moon Divine Snail Shield demonstrated its unparalleled defensive power. The shield itself didn’t have any ability to harm enemies, but it had a special elasticity. Gentle light elements spread outwards in waves, repelling the poisonous flying insects in a large area with each wave. The poisonous flying insects couldn’t bite into its main body at all.

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At the same time, Long Haochen discovered that the spiritual power required to maintain the Shield Wall was negligible. In such a large area of defense, Long Haochen was only consuming about five points of spiritual power per second. For him, with a total spiritual power of over 14,000, this consumption was nothing. He could recover through the three major spiritual apertures in the time it took to breathe.

“Full speed ahead, break through!” No matter how thick the poisonous fog was, it eventually had an end. With the Sun Moon Divine Snail Shield’s powerful defensive ability, it would be abnormal if they couldn’t fly out.

Under the protection of the orange-red light, Long Haochen and the others continued to fly upwards for a full thousand meters before finally seeing the light of day again.

As they broke through the encirclement, the poisonous flying insects surrounding the Shield Wall finally disappeared. However, everyone hidden within the Shield Wall felt as if they were soaked in cold sweat.

The number of poisonous flying insects was truly terrifying. It turned out that they were the main source of the poisonous swamp fog! In the dense fog over a kilometer thick, these poisonous flying insects occupied almost all the space. The total number was probably in the hundreds of millions! If it weren’t for the Sun Moon Divine Snail Shield, with its incredibly powerful all-around defense, even a group of ninth-tier powerhouses who ventured deep into it would probably end up as food for the poisonous flying insects.

During their breakthrough, the light around the Sun Moon Divine Snail Shield became dim at the end, obviously being corroded by the poisonous fog. If they stayed in the poisonous fog for a long time, Long Haochen wasn’t sure if the Sun Moon Divine Snail Shield could withstand it.

Moreover, the most terrifying thing was that it was impossible to mobilize any other attribute elements in the poisonous fog. As a result, during the mid-to-late stages of the flight, Long Haochen had been relying solely on his own spiritual power for support and couldn’t recover his spiritual power.

It was now evening, and the afterglow of the setting sun shone on the Sun Moon Divine Snail Shield, making the orange-red light even more gentle and moving.

Long Haochen withdrew the Shield Wall and took a deep breath towards the afterglow of the setting sun. A large amount of light elements instantly rushed towards him, replenishing his previous consumption.

Just then, Long Haochen suddenly felt the Sun Moon Divine Snail Shield on his left hand heating up. Looking at it again, the Sun Moon Divine Snail Shield seemed to be becoming somewhat illusory. With a flash of light, the shield automatically disappeared into his left hand, out of his control.

What was going on? Long Haochen was somewhat dazed. Could it be that the Sun Moon Divine Snail Shield couldn’t withstand the previous corrosion?

He tried several times, but couldn’t summon the Sun Moon Divine Snail Shield again. It seemed that he still needed to constantly experiment with this powerful epic-level shield to discover all of its mysteries.

The fresh air was refreshing. Everyone was breathing deeply like Long Haochen, and the feeling of lingering fear gradually faded, replaced by a sense of physical and mental clarity.

Lin Xin laughed and said, “Boss, do you think that by destroying a demon god pillar, we can call ourselves heroes of our alliance, or even heroes of humanity?”

Looking at his excited appearance, Long Haochen couldn’t help but smile, but didn’t say anything.

Han Yu, who was beside him, said in a deep voice: “You’re right, we were already heroes to begin with. From the moment we became Demon Hunters, we already were. Demon Hunter is a lifelong profession. There are three ways to end this identity: one is when the alliance needs it, one is when we are unable to fight, and the most likely is to die on the battlefield. As long as the demons are not destroyed, we demon hunters must fight against them to the end. For the sake of the alliance, we have long ceased to care about our own lives. For the sake of all mankind, we are even more willing to sacrifice ourselves. How can we not be heroes?”

Lin Xin was surprisingly silent, no longer boasting, but on the faces of every member of the 64th Grade Commander Demon Hunt Squad, a heartfelt pride couldn’t help but show.

Fighting for the nation, fighting for humanity. For them, this was by no means just empty words.

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