Chapter 760: Army at the Borders (2/2)

Many people had fled the city, but those who stayed behind were even greater in number. Most residents had confidence in Su Dingqian since, after all, he had protected this city for so many years. A divine champion was a god-like existence in the neutral lands.

Qianye entered the gates and went back home first.

The little courtyard was as peaceful and tranquil as a spring day, a stark contrast to the disorderly situation outside. Zhuji was asleep in the room while Nighteye was reading a book in the yard. It was just that the book, “A Brief History of the Empire” was now “Geography and Scenery of the Neutral Lands”.

Qianye was dazzled for a moment upon seeing Nighteye. It seemed as though some part of her had changed, but the feeling vanished in the blink of an eye. Upon careful observation, she was still the Nighteye he knew. Even though the mask could disguise her appearance, there was no way to change her body structure and charm.

“Dazed?” Nighteye chuckled.

“It’s nothing.” Qianye swept the abnormality to the back of his head. “There’s bad news. The enemy forces are too strong for Port City to defend against. I need to pass this intelligence to the City Guard and have them make preparations. You pack up our things and prepare to leave with Zhuji.”

“How about you?”

“I’ll stay behind since I promised to help Su Dingqian defend the city. Don’t worry about me, I’ll definitely escape if things go south. You should leave first with Zhuji and find a good place to hide. I’ll come looking for you.”

Nighteye smiled. “Safe place? There’s no safe place in the neutral lands.”

Qianye said after some contemplation, “Why not head to the Spider Emperor’s territory. It’s relatively peaceful, and there are a lot of humans living there.”

Nighteye shook her head, saying, “No, I’ll remain here. If we work together, we can escape even from a divine champion.”

Qianye gave it some thought. “That’s fine, but stay in the courtyard as long as you can. Don’t participate in the battles.”

Hiding Nighteye—someone who possessed nearly the same combat strength as Qianye—was more or less keeping an ace card up their sleeve. She was a professional both in terms of frontal assault and concealed sniping. She could easily give the ignorant enemy a big surprise.

Qianye left for the city guard headquarters in a hurry. In truth, the reason he had decided to stay behind and defend the city was because of the remaining two Dreameater Bugs the city lord had promised him.

After Qianye’s departure, Nighteye’s lips curled up into an ineffable smile.

In the war room, Su Dingqian was ashen-faced, standing with his hands clasped behind him. Liu Daoming, Su Yueyuan, and a number of other defending generals were present with worried countenances.

“Anyone have any suggestions on what we should do now?” Su Dingqian inquired.

The people below glanced at one another awkwardly. In the end, it was Liu Daoming who braced himself to reply, “Sire, under the present circumstances, abandoning the city is the best option.”

“Abandon? Since I arrived in this land, I have never left it before!” Su Dingqian’s voice was thunderous.

However, Liu Daoming shared a deep relationship with him and was thus allowed to keep on talking. “Sire, the only thing valuable in Port City is the Earth Dragon. What else in the city is worth anything? They’re nothing but cumbersome things. As long as you remain, we remain, we can definitely take back the city.”

Su Dingqian frowned in silence. At this time, Su Yueyuan said, “Father, an army of such scale means that the three forces have already formed an alliance. There’s simply no way for us to fight them head-on. Let them have this place first, they might even start fighting amongst themselves when they no longer have a common target.”

Su Dingqian roared, “Frivolous! Right now, we don’t know if they’ve formed an alliance or not. How do you know if there’ll be infighting after they take Port City?”

Su Dingqian’s eyes flickered as he struggled internally. Liu Daoming knew the city lord was hesitating whether or not to initiate an all-out battle. Although Su Dingqian’s cultivation among the divine champions was mediocre, he was fairly well known for his powerful combat strength. The man was confident in fleeing even after facing a large army in battle. The problem was that such a battle would wipe out their entire force except for Liu Daoming and a handful of high-ranking experts.

Someone like Su Dingqian would only calculate the gains and losses, paying very little heed to the casualties. There was never a lack of experts willing to attach themselves to a king.

A worried Liu Daoming said after some contemplation, “Sire, perhaps the enemy is here for the Earth Dragon.”

“Earth Dragon!” Su Dingqian was enlightened. He had been in Port City all this time but never had any designs on the dragon. That was why he had never considered things in that direction. Now that Liu Daoming had reminded him, he said with a cold smile, “They’re really quite ambitious!”

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