Chapter 355: A Huge Price

"Lingyun, given your personality, I don't think you would have let those people off so easily!" After returning to the villa, Nangong Nayue suddenly spoke up.

"Of course. Didn't I say before? Some things, once done, must have a price paid." A sharp light flashed in Lingyun's eyes. "This time they dared to make a move against us; if I don't teach them a harsh lesson, there will definitely be a second time, a third time. I don't have the patience to keep entangling with them. It's better to hurt them once and for all, so they won't dare to have such thoughts in the future! By the way, why did you stop me from killing them just now?"

"They are, after all, people from the Lion King Organization. The Lion King Organization has been entrenched here for a long time and has a deep-rooted network of connections. If we were to tear off the mask with them at this time, it wouldn't be a particularly appropriate thing for us," Nangong Nayue said slowly.

"It's just a Lion King Organization; we have absolutely no need to fear them." Lingyun shook his head slightly. "But they can count themselves lucky this time; they only survived because of your intercession. If there is a next time, I wouldn't mind taking the Three Illusion Gods to their headquarters for a friendly exchange."

"The headquarters of the Lion King Organization—when did you find out the location of that place? That place is the highest-level secret of the Lion King Organization. Only the top brass of the Lion King Organization know its location; even I haven't found it." Nangong Nayue was shocked.

"Are they allowed to investigate my information unscrupulously, but I'm not allowed to lock onto their home base?" Lingyun gave a cold smile. "I have always held a strong sense of caution toward these old-fashioned institutions."

"Forget it. In my current state, I can't manage such things, so I'll just let you do as you please." Nangong Nayue waved her hand. "By the way, how is the situation over at the Prison Barrier?"

"I used an Array to temporarily trap them. If the people from the Lion King Organization don't want Itogami Island to fall into complete chaos and lead to unpredictable consequences, they will definitely send people over." Lingyun spread his hands. "In that case, the chance of them coming to trouble us will be even smaller. Moreover, if the people from the Lion King Organization aren't stupid, the other two Three Sages should have already rushed to the Prison Barrier by now. Let's hope they make it in time."

"What kind of tricks did you pull there again?"

"Nothing much, just that after a period of time, the Six Extremes Sealing God Array will fail." Lingyun spread his hands and said with an innocent face. "After all, it was only a remnant corner of the array. Being able to hold back the many criminals in the Prison Barrier for so long was already no easy task. As for what will happen after the Six Extremes Sealing God Array shatters, we can only let the people of the Lion King Organization pray for their own good..."

Just as they were talking, the villa's doorbell suddenly rang.

Ashtarte went to open the door, and a moment later, Xiao Gucheng walked in carrying Sentomoku Yuma on his back, with Himeragi Yukina following behind him.

"Teacher, please let Yese take a look at Yuma's condition quickly; her injuries seem to be getting more serious." As soon as he entered the villa, Xiao Gucheng said to Lingyun with an anxious face.

Yese Xiayin, who was beside Lingyun, nodded slightly, and then three pairs of light wings unfolded from her back again. A faint light emitted from her hands and scattered onto Sentomoku Yuma.

Under the illumination of the light, the painful expression on Sentomoku Yuma's face gradually eased. Everyone present could feel that the magic power that had been frantically leaking from her body into the surroundings had gradually calmed down. Regardless, her injuries were finally temporarily suppressed.

"Teacher, how is Yuma's condition now?" Xiao Gucheng looked at Sentomoku Yuma, who had fallen into a deep sleep, and asked.

"Her injuries have been suppressed for now, and there is nothing seriously wrong. But if her Guardian is not retrieved, the magic power within her will continue to drain, and her own lifespan will be greatly shortened," Lingyun said.

"How could it be like this?" Xiao Gucheng's face looked somewhat ugly.

"It seems now that only by defeating Xiandumu Aye can she be saved." Himeragi Yukina gripped the Sekkarou in her hand tightly.

"What about the people from the Lion King Organization?" Liuli looked at Himeragi Yukina, a cold glint flashing in her eyes. After experiencing what just happened, she had no good feelings for anyone from the Lion King Organization.

"They... have already been picked up," Himeragi Yukina said, biting the bullet.

"Hmph, they're lucky this time."

In a secret contact point of the Lion King Organization.

Two women shrouded in darkness stood facing each other. Judging from the atmosphere around them, neither of them was in a good mood.

"How are those people doing?" one of the women with braided hair asked.

"The situation is very bad, one might even say it's terrible to the extreme. These people are all heavily injured; at the very least, they won't be able to join a battle again within half a year," the other woman said.

"This battle is likely the most failed and most erroneous decision the Lion King Organization has made in all these years." The braided woman sighed softly and revealed her figure from the darkness.

The uniform this woman was wearing was none other than that of Private Saikai Academy. If Xiao Gucheng were here, he would be absolutely astonished to discover that this person was actually his friend Yase Motoki's girlfriend—Xian Guyong.

"That's right. In one battle, we've almost lost a third of the Lion King Organization's foundation. Those weapons engraved with the incomplete Divine Vibration Wave Driving Formula were all accumulated over the many years since the Lion King Organization was founded, and they were just destroyed in the hands of one person like that," the other woman sighed and said.

This person was also one of the Three Sages of the Lion King Organization, An Bainai.

"Especially that Spear engraved with the one-time Divine Vibration Wave Driving Formula; there is only one such spear in the entire Lion King Organization, but it was used up just like that. More importantly, this spear didn't even cause any damage to the opponent," Xian Guyong sighed. "Now, we are truly like the saying from that mysterious Eastern country: 'stealing a chicken only to lose the rice'! Not only did we not gain anything useful to us, but we have also completely pushed a powerful opponent, who might be even more terrifying than the Fourth Progenitor, to the opposite side of the Lion King Organization."

Just at this moment, a butterfly flew in from outside the window and landed on An Bainai's hand. This butterfly was a unique Shikigami of the Lion King Organization, an extremely effective means of communication.

With a "pop" sound, the butterfly Shikigami that landed on An Bainai's hand suddenly shattered into pieces. A terrifying aura spread from An Bainai, instantly tearing everything around her into shreds.

"What's wrong? What happened?" Seeing this scene, Xian Guyong couldn't help but frown and ask.

"Something has indeed happened, and the trouble is huge," An Bainai slowly withdrew her aura and said to Xian Guyong with a bitter smile.

"Could it be that some change has occurred over at the Prison Barrier?" Xian Guyong asked.

"If it were just the Prison Barrier, things would be easier to talk about. After all, if the two of us go over, it wouldn't be very difficult to resolve that matter," An Bainai shook her head.

"Could it be that something happened to that group of Attack Mages?" Xian Guyong's pupils shrank.

"That's right, that's exactly where the trouble is. I said that with that person's personality, how could he possibly let them go so easily? It turns out he set a big trap for us here," An Bainai's face was extremely ugly. "I just received information from the medical department. Although Lingyun's attacks didn't hit their vital points, they severed the magic power channels within their bodies. In other words, they have lost their ability to act as Attack Mages from now on. Moreover, because the severing of the magic power channels caused massive damage to their bodies, they will be even weaker than ordinary people in the future!"

"How could this be?" Xian Guyong couldn't help but gasp. "Everyone's magic power channels are different. What kind of method did the opponent use to achieve this effect?"

"We have no way of knowing. I have to say, the price we paid this time is truly too great. We lost nearly a third of the Lion King Organization's elite in one go; it really is a heavy blow to our vitality! Moreover, because they were injured while executing orders, we cannot ignore them. But just the matter of letting their injuries heal will add a heavy burden to the Lion King Organization," An Bainai shook her head with a bitter smile.

"By the way, what about that bastard?" At the mention of the person who started this incident, Xian Guyong couldn't help but grit her teeth.

"Him? I think we need to re-elect a Three Sage." At the mention of this person, An Bainai's face became even uglier. If it weren't for his stubbornness, how could the Lion King Organization have suffered such a great loss?

"What happened to him?"

"That guy was hit three times in a row by Lingyun's familiar through a Space Array and almost lost his life. If it were in the past, relying on his ability, as long as he didn't die, he could come out again after a period of time to stir up trouble. But this time, the power of those three familiars tangled together in his body, forming a strange purifying force that forcibly purified all of his abilities. So, that guy is no different from a cripple now." Mentioning that inexplicable purifying force, An Bainai still felt a lingering fear.

"With such a big thing happening, I'm afraid the interior of the Lion King Organization will also be in an uproar. Facing such a huge loss, there will definitely be people who can't swallow this anger, but there will also definitely be people who oppose making another move against them. I can already foresee a chaotic Lion King Organization," Xian Guyong sighed. "Especially the vacant Three Sage position; I don't know how many people were eyeing our positions before, and now that one is vacant, I don't know how much trouble it will stir up."

Suddenly, the two people present looked at each other, and a flash of horror appeared in both their eyes: "Could this all be within the opponent's calculations? With just one move, he has plunged the current Lion King Organization into a state where it can't even take care of itself. If the opponent adds more fuel to the fire, the Lion King Organization could easily fall into a vortex of internal strife. Oh no, it's the Prison Barrier!"

A flash of light passed, and the two simultaneously used a secret treasure capable of activating a Technique to rush toward the Prison Barrier.