The commander had already announced the news to his men, boosting their morale.
At the academy side, they were also informed of the news. Other warriors from the clan also learned the news.
Thus, everyone used every last bit of their strength to hold off the Ruin Beasts.
Cries and screams permeated the air.
Previously, the soldiers and students could only see darkness, but now, with light appearing at the end of the tunnel...
A newfound strength appeared, meeting the Ruin Beasts head-on.
While the warriors, students, and soldiers were giving their best, the Array Masters were also trying to complete the formation.
Standing a couple of meters from the city wall, Elder Kai wore an evil grin.
As long as Jun Wu failed, he would be the greatest sinner and would carry the blame for the lost souls.
Even as a descendant of the Jun aristocratic clan, he wouldn’t escape unscathed.
Moreover, the fame he got from being the youngest Array Master in history would be tarnished forever.
And if he came and saved the day, his fame would rise like never before while also putting the Yuan clan in their place.
With the Yuan clan serving as an accomplice, their clan’s name would be tarnished and would not be able to compete with the Array Association.
This was like killing three birds with one stone.
As for the thought of them completing the array formation in five minutes, it was impossible.
With most of the Array Masters joining their cause, leaving a few Array Masters to repair the array...
They could never complete the array formation in five minutes.
Even for them, it would take close to half an hour. That is if they followed the previous array diagram.
And if they were to set up a new defense array, they would need hours.
Time whisked by, and the five minutes’ mark was drawing nearer.
Elder Kai and his group were grinning as they could already foresee Jun Wu begging them when they failed.
Unbeknownst to their evil thoughts, Jun Wu was moving around the city wall to give a last-minute check to the formation.
To him, setting up a simple defensive array formation was as easy as drinking water.
The reason why he took so much time was he was perfecting the flaws while also strengthening it.
"Young Master, can we activate?" Elder Shen asked, her voice filled with anticipation.
Beside her, the Yuan clan elders, and Elder Kang were also staring at him.
Previously, they thought Jun Wu was inexperienced and that he only knew a single array formation.
But his words and explanation convinced them partially. But the major reason was to learn about the pattern interpretation.
And indeed, they learned about it.
It was now they realized how they had been wrong in going about setting up array formation.
Array Formation was not as static as they thought. It could be flexible, bent, and twisted any way you liked.
The only thing stopping you was your understanding.
Now, a new door had been opened to them. A little understanding of the array pattern brought their understanding of array formation to another level.
How could they not be happy and worship the boy that made it happen?
Looking at them, Jun Wu smiled and nodded.
"Elder Shen, why don’t you activate it," Jun Wu said calmly.
Elder Shen was stunned for a moment. Such an important moment, many would have taken the chance to be the one to activate the formation since they were the creator.
But he did not do so.
Recovering from her shock, she nodded and approached the array formation core.
At the core, there were twenty spirit stones to power the defensive array formation.
Looking at her, everyone held their breath, their eyes filled with anticipation.
Elder Kai and his gang had a disdainful look on their faces.
Fail and let this be over with, they thought inwardly.
Taking a deep breath, Elder Shen pressed her hand on the array core and activated it.
Instantly, a pulsating energy lit up and spread at a blinding speed.
Looking at the light, Elder Kai froze, and his evil grin faltered. Beside him, his gang were equally stunned.
On the city wall, everyone was already on the brink with little to no strength to fight back when a pulsating light enveloped the city wall.
Before anyone could realize what was going on, the pulsating light cleaved all the Ruin Beasts trying to climb over the wall into two, forming a shield.
Watching the bright defensive formation, everyone was stunned for a moment before they erupted with cheers.
The commander was stunned for a moment. He stared at the defensive array formation with his jaw dropped.
Compared to the previous formation, this formation gave out strong pulsating energy without any form of weakness.
"Why do I feel this defense formation is a lot stronger than before?" he whispered.
From the corner of his eyes, he saw a young man with a few elders climbing the wall.
All the soldiers and warriors paved the way for them; their faces filled with respect.
Among the students, the Jun clan and Gong clan were stunned when they saw Jun Wu leading the Array Formation Masters.
How could this be? they wondered.
Although Jun Wu had just risen to fame, they did not expect he could walk ahead of Array Masters as if he were their leader.
Apart from the Jun clan and Gong clan, a girl was staring at Jun Wu with wide eyes.
"H-How..?" Jiang Yawen muttered with wide eyes.
She could still remember Jun Wu’s terrifying battle style inside the ruins of the Bright Pearl Village.
She vowed to avenge the disgrace, but now...
She swallowed the lump in her throat nervously. Against such a powerful monster, what was her little revenge?
Now, she realized how fortunate she was to escape with her life.
Jun Wu did not know she was among the students, and if he knew, he wouldn’t have cared.
When the commander saw Jun Wu and the elders, his face was brimming with gratitude.
Jun Wu nodded and replied, "It’s nothing, we are merely doing our part. Now, you don’t have to worry about Tier-1 Ruin Beasts."
"To destroy this defensive formation, there must be a Tier-2 Ruin Beast. And that wouldn’t be easy. So, you can relax, clean the city, and attend to the injured."
When everyone heard this, they were stunned and looked at Jun Wu as if he were some kind of monster.
Standing behind him, the Yuan clan elders, Elder Shen, and Elder Kang had confident smiles on their faces.
"Y-Young Master..." one of the Mystic Path Academy teachers called... "What grade is this formation?"
Listening to his question, everyone perked their ears in anticipation.
"Peak Grade-1 Defensive Array Formation. The Flowing Light Array."
For a moment, the city was quiet, everyone forgetting about the Ruin Beasts attacking the formation.