Yun Xinghe said smugly, "Yes, there were indeed 70 million elite jackal warriors riding flying demon wolves. They were instantly killed by our city lord as soon as they arrived at the top of Dingbei City."

Yun Xinghe's emphasis only fueled Meng Guang's disbelief. A 70 million-strong army of gnolls? Riding on flying demon wolves? That would require at least 70,000 flying demon wolves, wouldn't it? Was the Gnoll Empire desperate for money? Or did they have too much money to burn? To invade a new realm at such a high cost? What treasures did the No. 1 Realm possess that warranted sending such a massive army?

He laughed and said, "This brother is really joking. Did your city lord mistake 70 million for 700 gnolls when the army of 700 gnolls arrived?"

Yun Xinghe said, "Perhaps our city lord is drunk and just bragging. After all, I've never seen any gnoll corpses. Hahahaha..."

When Yun Xinghe arrived here, he spoke a mix of truth and lies. Back then, Jiang Hao had annihilated an army of over 70 million right in front of him and the city lord of Jinling. However, all those corpses had fallen into the Spirit Ruins Sea; even if they were to search for them now, they would probably have been eaten by the fish.

Meng Guang said, "I don't know about your city lord's strength, but judging from this young man's strength, let alone 700 gnoll soldiers, even 70,000 gnolls would be instantly killed without anyone being surprised. The city lord's decision to send him here shows that he is quite sincere!"

Jiang Hao's attribute value of over a billion couldn't be hidden. Meng Guang didn't allow Xinghe any polite formalities, and with a wave of his hand, he boarded the warship, saying, "Since you're all here, why don't you come with me to see the situation on the battlefield?"

Helpless, Yun Xinghe could only lead the way back onto the warship, saying, "I didn't expect you to be so stingy. We came all this way to help you, and you won't even let us have a full meal or a cup of tea."

Meng Guang smiled sinisterly and said, "After we drive back the jackal army, we'll treat you to good wine and food."

After the warship came to a stop and Jiang Hao and his group disembarked, Jiang Hao sensed through his senses that several hundred soldiers had secretly boarded the warship from the other side. They were now hiding in various corners of the warship, clearly targeting the group.

Yun Xinghe didn't expose him, and Jiang Hao was too lazy to argue, so he followed the others onto the warship.

The warships turned around automatically without human intervention and sped eastward.

Flying above the human army, Jiang Hao looked down at the dark mass below, in large, orderly rows. Some formations had soldiers and horses completely encased in iron armor—those were the human heavy cavalry; others, also on horseback, were lightly armed, carrying bows and arrows, with quivers hanging from their saddles—those were the human cavalry archers; still others wore full steel armor and carried steel shields—those were the human heavy infantry.

Looking at each formation one by one, there were light infantry formations, archer formations, mage formations, priest formations...

A rough calculation shows that a total of 80 million soldiers built four lines of defense in front of the main city, keeping the jackal soldiers far away on the east side of the continent.

Jiang Hao wanted to remind Meng Guang that billions of sea monsters were gathering in the ocean, clearly enemies. However, since Yun Xinghe remained silent, Jiang Hao didn't bring it up either.

Let's see how Meng Guang responds.

The warships sailed past the battleground without stopping. Yun Xinghe said, "General Meng Guang, isn't that a battlefield? I see they're locked in fierce combat. Why don't we stop here?"

Meng Guang gave a forced smile and said, "Our scouts have reported that there's a teleportation array for jackals on the eastern side of the continent. Let's go and destroy it."

Yun Xinghe simply didn't answer. There was indeed a gnoll teleportation array in the far east of the continent, but ever since Jiang Hao and his skeleton summons arrived, no gnoll soldiers had emerged from it.

After waiting a while longer, the gnoll teleportation array still hadn't appeared, but the warship slowly came to a stop. Jiang Hao saw his summoned army below. After this brief battle, the original six skeleton gnolls had been replaced by nearly ten thousand new subordinates for his little skeleton, including skeleton gnolls and various other skeleton monsters, and they were growing rapidly at the rate of a virus spreading.

Meng Guang exclaimed dramatically, "A skeleton army? How could there be a skeleton army here?"

Yun Xinghe followed suit, exclaiming exaggeratedly, "Holy crap, it really is a skeleton army! What do we do? What do we do?"

Those two are truly laughable. The skeleton soldiers below, thanks to the little skeletons' talent for taming, are like a virus; once one is infected, another virus is added, and then it continues to spread outwards. Their combat power is far greater than that of the skeleton army.

A quick glance is enough to tell the difference between the two. Yet the two of them shouted it out loud, as if afraid no one would hear.

All I can say is that they're all full of bad intentions!

Jiang Hao thought to himself that Meng Guang's act of destroying the teleportation array was probably a ruse, and his real intention was to bring everyone here.

Yun Xinghe took the initiative and said, "General Meng Guang, you are a guest from afar and should not overstep your bounds. However, this matter is of great importance. Please command the warships immediately to destroy the teleportation array in the east to prevent more skeleton legions from pouring in."

Meng Guang shook his head and said, "The Skeleton Legion is right in front of us. How can we run away at the first sign of trouble? I urge you all to disembark immediately and go to annihilate this powerful enemy."

Yun Xinghe laughed heartily and said, "General Meng Guangda is joking. Let alone the few of us, even if you brought all 80 million of your troops, they would all be wiped out by your skeleton legion. Besides, going down from here, with the jackal army in front and the skeleton legion behind, we would be isolated and helpless. Jumping down would be no different from committing suicide."

Yun Xinghe chuckled coldly and said, "Of course, since we have been entrusted by the city lord, we will certainly do our best. However, guests should not contend with the host. If General Meng Guang is willing to take the lead, we will certainly follow."

As soon as Yun Xinghe finished speaking, Jiang Hao and the others immediately drew their weapons. Especially the three archers, Ling Feng, Li Duofu, and Sun Zhi, drew their bows to a full moon, arrows already aimed at Meng Guang. Luo Zai raised his broadsword, ready to strike Meng Guang down at any moment. Fu Zigui, on the other hand, immediately chose to become invisible, his whereabouts unknown.

Only Jiang Hao, holding his staff, remained completely unconcerned.

Undeterred, Meng Guang roared, "Come out!"

With a whoosh, hundreds of human soldiers rushed out of the warship's cabin. Luo and his companions were immediately alarmed and took a half-step closer to Meng Guang. They were ready to subdue Meng Guang at the slightest sign of trouble.

Jiang Hao remained unmoved.

Yun Xinghe, however, revealed a slight hint of panic. It was as if he hadn't expected so many soldiers to be hidden inside the warship.

Jiang Hao thought to himself, with this acting skill, if he doesn't get an Oscar, then the reputation of the Oscars will become undeserved.

The soldiers who ran out of the ship's cabin did not surround Jiang Hao and his companions. Instead, they ran to the giant crossbows, cranked the triggers, and aimed the finest crossbow bolts at Jiang Hao and his group.

Yun Xinghe's expression immediately turned ugly.