Chen Jing and his team's task was to protect these soldiers on the flanks. At the same time, if Li Aidan was entangled by the man-eating water ghosts during Li Aidan's retreat, that would be the most dangerous situation. In that case, Chen Jing and his team would have no choice but to abandon their prior arrangements and rush over directly into a dangerous close-quarters battle.

Gazing at the misty waves, Chen Jing took a deep breath, holding Tianxin in his hand.

At the edge of visibility in the fog, Chen Jing could see a blurry figure, which was Li Aidan, who had gone swimming in the river to attract the man-eating water ghosts.

After waiting for a few minutes, Chen Jing saw the blurry figure suddenly swimming back. This immediately made Chen Jing's heart tighten.

They've arrived.

In the mist, amidst the fog on the river, seven figures stood up and ran across the shallows.

Even including Li Ai, there are a total of six who appeared out of nowhere.

Chen Jing remembered the key tactical points discussed earlier. As long as those figures did not engage in combat, Chen Jing and his group could not approach them. They had to wait for Li Ai to lead the man-eating water ghosts into the pre-arranged battlefield.

Chen Jing quickly retreated towards the designated position.

If Li Aidan hadn't been entangled by the man-eating water ghosts in the fog, he would have retreated to the very center of the position, into the sand pit he had dug in advance, as planned.

After she takes cover, the city guards directly in front of the position will immediately open fire on the charging man-eating water ghosts, while the second rank of soldiers will throw out three kinds of oil.

But they only have this one chance to attack. If any man-eating water ghosts remain, they will immediately rush into their lines, and they will not have time to organize a second wave of attacks.

Therefore, after the first volley of shots is fired, the battle will turn into close combat, and Chen Jing and his men will have to cut into the battlefield from the flanks, otherwise the city guards will suffer heavy casualties.

As Chen Jing was retreating in the predetermined direction, he suddenly found it difficult to breathe.

It's as if the air you were breathing suddenly turned into water.

The sudden feeling of choking on water caught Chen Jing off guard and made him feel extremely uncomfortable. He couldn't breathe fresh air and felt like vomiting up the water he had inhaled.

Oh no! Among the man-eating water ghosts we've attracted, there are even drowned ghosts!

The message briefly echoed in Chen Jing's mind, but he was in a semi-drowsy state and could not immediately speak to convey it.

Drowned ghosts are a very special and rare type of man-eating water ghost. They are stronger and more agile than ordinary water ghosts. What's even more terrifying is that the air around them turns into thick water vapor. Inhaling this water vapor is almost equivalent to inhaling water directly!

In another second or two, Li Aidan would be leading this group of water ghosts into the main position! She had been running as fast as she could and probably hadn't even noticed this.