Chapter Two Hundred and Seventy Eight – The Insane Outer Hall (2/2)
In a short ten days, five factions had been massacred.
The troops of the Outer Hall didn’t seem to show any signs of stopping, and continued to push outwards, not leaving anything behind.
Instantly, Little Mountain Jie became a mess.
Many factions, upon seeing the terrible situation, instantly pledged their allegiance to the Outer Sect to avoid the calamity. Those factions that were not willing to enter the Outer Sect could only keep retreating backwards. The Outer Hall that faced no resistance moved even faster.
After a while, the factions that had joined the Outer Hall quickly were divided into cadet halls of the Outer Hall, and each put in charge of an area rich in ores.
With this, everyone understood what the Outer Hall was planning.
The Outer Hall wanted to swallow all of Little Mountain Jie. They were no longer content with holding the throats of all the factions. They demanded complete control.
Gongsun Cha in a panic went and found Zuo Mo.
After Zuo Mo heard Gongsun Cha’s report, he thought for a while, and said, “We need to first get rid of the Outer Hall.”
He then explained. “There’s really too many people in this batch of people from the Outer Hall. If we don’t get rid of them bit by bit, it’s slightly dangerous. I’m worried that the Old Forefather might not be so proud. Then no matter how good our trap it, it cannot stand against a battle tactic of using sheer numbers. The best path is to lower the power of the Outer Hall. That way, the Clear Sky Old Forefather would have no other option but to come find us.”
Gongsun Cha nodded. They only had one chance. If they were exposed, the Clear Sky Old Forefather wouldn’t be so dumb as to be tricked a second time.
“Can we defeat them?” Zuo Mo asked Gongsun Cha worriedly. The Vermillion Bird Camp now had more than seven hundred people. The Eastern and Western Camps had two thousand people, but Zuo Mo was doubtful regarding their combat abilities. The forces of the Outer Hall had expanded rapidly, their numbers reaching more than ten thousand people. The difference in numbers was too large.
Gongsun Cha smiled shyly and said, “We can try.”
Since he understood Shixiong’s thinking, Gongsun Cha quickly responded. He no longer needed to worry about the safety of the Golden Crow City. The thirty six formation battle watchtowers were enough for self-defense. He moved out with the Vermillion Bird Camp, the Eastern and Western Camps were to stand guard, and to control the watchtowers when it was time.
As to Guard Camp, Gongsun Cha didn’t even go there once.
Who could depend on a group of xiu slaves to do anything?
Gongsun Cha’s departure was silent. The great majority of people in Golden Crow City were ignorant.
Zuo Mo also realized the tense situation. He instantly responded, quickly sending out orders. Without noticing it, the inside of Golden Crow City started to become tense.
Especially the forging division. Every person could feel the tenseness that spread through the air.
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After a few days, a group of xiuzhe appeared near Golden Crow City. When Vermillion Bird Camp had been present, Gongsun Cha had arranged for patrols to stop people from approaching Golden Crow City. Now that Vermillion Bird Camp had been deployed, there hadn’t been anyone to maintain the patrols.
When the xiuzhe that were training on the formation battle watchtowers saw the crowd of dots on the horizon, they became nervous, and hurriedly sent out an alarm.
The Golden Crow City was on alert!
“Heavens! When had there been a city here?” The xiuzhe at the front looked in disbelief at the little city on the faraway mountain peak.
Everyone else was also staring with wide eyes, their expressions stunned as they looked at the little city.
At this time, a beam of light penetrated the clouds like a sharp sword, and landed on the Golden Crow City. Golden Crow City instantly lit up with a faint light.
The faint golden light exuded the presence of the sun. Even from tens of li out, it still caused trepidation.
“Miracle! This is a miracle!” the xiuzhe at the front muttered to himself.
All of the people were deeply shocked by Golden Crow City. Their gazes couldn’t bear to move away for more than a second. They flew on soullessly.
When they flew to a distance of ten li from the city, the little city was even more realistic in their eyes. It was a city of the sun! They could not imagine what people could construct such a beautiful city!
But when they unconsciously went closer, the xiuzhe at the front suddenly smelled a dangerous presence.
Dots of silver light lit up on the little city.
Everyone instantly stopped in their tracks.
When the xiuzhe at the front saw the watchtowers that were higher than the city walls, an unfamiliar term flashed through his mind. His soul instantly left his body. He shouted hoarsely in terror, “Retreat! Quick, retreat!”
Every watchtower that lit up looked like a silver dot from a distance.
The silver dots lit up one after the other.
All thirty six silver dots bathed in the sunlight. The xiuzhe at the front retreated in panic, his expression shocked, and eyes filled with terror.
Formation battle watchtowers! Those were formation battle watchtowers!
Translator Ramblings: Formation battle watchtowers are things that require exclamation points.
The fight between Clear Sky Sect’s outer hall and Zuo Mo’s factions has been pushed early by the death of Huang Zhuo Guang. Keep in mind they don’t actually know who did it at this point so they are going around blaming and killing anyone that resists.