On the cliff.

Chen Wan'er looked at the misty cliff, her body covered in sweat with anxiety.

Han Tianba couldn't find the way down the mountain, and he was so anxious that he started spinning around in circles.

Suddenly, a series of chaotic footsteps echoed through the woods.

It sounds like there are quite a few people.

Chen Wan'er quickly drew her longsword and looked warily toward the source of the sound.

Unexpectedly, it was none other than Shen Nuo who walked in.

Chen Nuo rushed to Chen Wan'er's feet with a thud, his voice trembling.

"Something terrible has happened! The Northern Barbarians have learned that His Highness has fallen off a cliff and have launched a cavalry attack!"

"What?" Chen Wan'er was startled. "You mean the Northern Barbarians have been lying in ambush all along, waiting to launch a sneak attack?"

Chen Nuo nodded.

"It must have been that whistle-blowing keeper who used the mastiff to send a message to Heji. They wanted to take advantage of Liangcheng's leaderless state to launch a surprise attack!"

"What should we do? Huo Tingye is the only one left in the city. Should we go back first?" Han Tianba suggested.

Chen Wan'er retorted angrily, "No! Her Highness is still at the bottom of the cliff, her fate unknown. We cannot abandon her!"

"This won't work, that won't work, what should we do?" Han Tianba was so anxious he was jumping up and down.

Almost simultaneously, a deafening explosion rang out on the distant mountain road.

That was Zheng Hu's team, which was originally guarding the main mountain road.

It now appears that the Northern Barbarian cavalry have already launched a surprise attack there, triggering the explosives buried in the mountain path.

It's unclear how many men the Northern Barbarians have mobilized. If Zheng Hu can't hold out, the Northern Barbarian cavalry will soon be at the city gates.

Seeing this, Han Tianba hurriedly urged, "Damn it, you two bring those two vines over. I'm going down to save people right now. So what if they die!"

Upon hearing this, the two guards quickly went to drag the vines away.

However, before the vines could connect, a piercing roar suddenly came from below the cliff.

Immediately afterwards, a strong wind arose, and the dust and mist below the cliff were suddenly blown up by the wind, sweeping over everyone.

Han Tianba was so frightened that he took several steps back, spat out the sand in his mouth, and cursed angrily, "What kind of weather is this? It's not raining, just wind blowing. Is it going to blow me off the cliff..."

Before he could finish saying the word "down," he froze on the spot.

"A ghost, a ghost—"

Chen Wan'er and Shen Nuo were blinded by the sandstorm, so they covered their mouths and noses and looked in the direction he was pointing.

The next second, everyone froze on the spot, not daring to breathe.

Above the swirling sand and dust of the cliff, a black, human-like object floated suspended in the air.

Two balls of flame rose from its feet, and its entire body was completely covered, except for the transparent glass glasses over its eyes, which looked like the lenses on a sniper rifle.

Seeing the group of people standing motionless on the cliff, the dark figure suddenly hurtled towards them with a whooshing sound.

Han Tianba was so frightened that he kept hiding.

"My goodness, what on earth is this thing?"