1560 Fortress Cairo (1/2)

Translated by XephiZ

Edited by Aelryinth

Mo Fan had already sent a Rebelling Shadow to the main fortress to follow Gangma when he was busy fighting Vani and Saks. Unfortunately, Gangma was too quick at running away. The shadow failed to find him in time.

Mo Fan could only follow the slight trace of the Dark Material, which never stopped spreading. The objects that the target came into contact with, the ripples of magic, and even some communication devices could be infiltrated by the Dark Material. Gangma was still stained by a thin layer of Dark Material. Mo Fan could barely stay on his trail!

The fortifications were around four kilometers from the front line. Mo Fan sprinted through the dark and cast Fleeing Shadow continually. He was not slow; he could already hear the deafening noises from the fighting at the front line after traveling for more than ten minutes in the form of a shadow bird.

Mo Fan was quite familiar with those noises. It was the same for every battle: the magic blasts, the energy explosions, the roars of demon creatures, and the cries of agony from the wounded...

After crossing a reserve trench, Fortress Cairo, built from soil and sand, showed up in front of Mo Fan. Every continent had quite a number of reputable fortresses. The East Maritime Fortress that Mo Fan had visited in Japan was the most frequently involved in battles there. Meanwhile, the scale of the wars in Africa, including the one that Cairo was involved in, were exceedingly huge. The war between humans and the undead had lasted for thousands of years, and was still going on today. Similar to the black land around the Ancient Capital, the tombs, underground, catacombs, mausoleums, and terrifying creatures that were unwilling to depart from the world even when they were dead could be seen everywhere.

”He already went inside, damn it!” Mo Fan grumbled, staring at the fortress.

There were a lot of Egyptian soldiers inside the fortress. There was no way Mo Fan could fight them all by himself...

However, Mo Fan was not willing to let Gangma escape just like that.

”Huh? He used magic?” Mo Fan saw a black fly approaching him from the distance.

The black fly was the feedback from the Dark Material. Gangma had underestimated Mo Fan's tracking ability. He did not even bother asking a Light Mage to Purify him and his communication devices!

Not only would the Dark Material not dissipate, it would continue to spread inside his body. The spread might be slow, but once the Dark Material reached a certain level, Mo Fan could trigger the Dark Wither when Gangma was in deep sleep and murder him, just like Bei Jiang had murdered Leng Qing without alerting anyone!

Mo Fan had the same ability too, but the conditions were stricter. One of them was the need for a Commander-level Soul Essence.

”Damn it, that son of a b**ch is going to harm more little girls if I let him live. I can always collect more Commander-level Soul Essences, but Gangma has to die!” Mo Fan clenched his teeth, deciding to take out Gangma!

Gangma had already fled into the crowded fortress, but it also meant the man had most likely let his guard down. Bei Jiang was able to kill someone more than a thousand li away, Mo Fan believed it was his turn to give it a try!

”I'll sneak into the fortress and spread as much Dark Material as I can,” Mo Fan said to himself.

The fortress was currently fending off the undead army. It was unlikely that anyone would put too much attention on Mo Fan.

If he stumbled into some old generals with impressive cultivation, he would still be able to escape with the Dark Noble Mantle, so he was bold enough to give it a go!

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He entered the fortress from the rear. The fortress was largely built of soil and sand. Only some of the important structures were built with sturdy rock; those structures were usually located on higher ground.

The terrain in the fortress was complicated and odd. There were sand dunes, twisting barriers that consisted of hard piles of soil, and interconnected buildings. The whole fortress resembled an enormous maze made of thick sand. The terrain was favorable to Mages when they were fighting against the undead.

The area of the East Maritime Fortress in Tokyo was less than a fifth that of Egypt's Fortress Cairo. It was extremely convenient for a Shadow Mage like Mo Fan to move around in. He could easily avoid patrols by hiding in the buildings that were connected to one another.

There were many Mages with the Undead Element in Egypt. The battle at the front line was a great mess, as the undead Summoned by the Mages and the undead from the Pyramid of Khafre clashed with one another. Mo Fan could only see black masses of undead moving around from afar, and enough blood that it had formed a lake!

Khafre's army was unstoppable. When Mo Fan glided across the tall buildings, he could see more undead further away reinforcing the army of undead at the front line.