The reporter's action immediately attracted the attention of those around him, but he himself did not care at all, and instead seemed quite calm, as if he was used to being watched.

Standing on the observation deck, the reporter looked down at the scene below, a hint of excitement flashing in his eyes.

"This angle is absolutely perfect!"

However, he didn't rush to take pictures. He first secretly observed the two people still sitting on the observation deck.

Noticing that Li Yu and Shi Tuo Yan did not react to his actions, he became even bolder.

The reporter's gaze quickly settled on Li Yu, his admiration surging like a tidal wave, his excitement barely concealed:

"I'm so lucky to run into Li Yu here!"

He was secretly delighted. As an undercover reporter who was often on the front lines, he naturally knew everything about Li Yu's past deeds.

He knew that this opportunity to film the battle for the dragon vein was once in a lifetime, and he also knew how much a piece of true information about Li Yu was worth.

What's more, it's a recent photo of Li Yu!

The reporter recalled the mockery of her colleagues and thought to herself, "You're all afraid of dying, aren't you? Let's see how I turn things around this time."

The next second, he couldn't wait to aim at Li Yu and snapped a series of photos, including several close-up shots from different angles.

After confirming that the effect was good, he was afraid that continuing to film would displease Li Yu, so he turned around and walked to the edge of the observation deck, pointed the lens at the dragon vein in the distance, and began to press the shutter continuously, trying to record this crucial scene that would determine fate.

However, when he excitedly examined the film, he was surprised to find that the environment and other people were there, but the location of the dragon vein was completely blank.

The massive dragon vein in the distance appeared almost transparent in the camera's view, making it impossible to capture its form.

"What happened?"

Seeing the military personnel taking action in the distance, he had no time to think too much and could only put his doubts aside for the time being, and picked up his camera again.

With the arrival of military support, some awakened individuals who had thought they had no hope were given a glimmer of hope and cautiously approached the swamp once again.

As the pink mist dissipated, those who had originally intended to stay away boldly entered the swamp, including Antonio's saints and the black-armored cavalry brought by Xiao Zhan.

At this moment, the situation in the center of the swamp became increasingly lively, with all forces once again converging here.

Amidst the undercurrents, the figure of City Lord Li Yang reappeared.

Even Li Yang, who sent out the invitation, did not expect that the scale of this competition for the dragon vein would be so large, with so many forces and people gathering here at the same time.

However, as Li Yang observed the situation on the scene, a meaningful smile suddenly appeared on his face.

He looked at the military headquarters and the awakened ones in Zhongzhou, his mouth slightly agape, and muttered to himself:

"Stop fighting amongst yourselves. Your infighting will only give outsiders an opportunity to take advantage of you. The most important thing right now is to protect the dragon vein."

His tone sounded as if he were admonishing everyone, yet also as if he were speaking to himself; every word carried a special meaning.

Li Yang looked down at the device in his hand. Although it wasn't a backup plan he had prepared, someone had given it to him at a great cost.

I thought I wouldn't need it, but it's surprisingly suitable right now.

According to his previous thinking, since he still had no chance of obtaining the dragon vein, he might as well make the scene bigger and could gain some unexpected benefits from it.

With this in mind, Li Yang made a decision.

He suddenly raised the device in his hand high and fired a signal flare into the sky.

"Whoosh—Bang!"

With a sharp whistling sound, the specially made signal flare shot straight into the sky and then exploded violently high in the air.

A dazzling light burst forth in the sky above the swamp, the light pouring down, still penetrating the heavy rain, several times more magnificent and brilliant than fireworks.

Even the soldiers standing on the distant city walls of Yangcheng could clearly see the extremely bright signal above the swamp.

Faced with this sudden burst of light, not only were the awakened ones on the swamp very surprised, but even the crowd around the observation deck was full of doubt.

At this crucial moment when the dragon vein was about to rise successfully, someone actually launched a seemingly extremely strange signal flare, clearly to notify someone.

Just as everyone looked up at the sky in confusion, a series of loud and chaotic shouts actually came from afar.

"Charge!"

"Seize the Dragon Vein!" The shouts rose and fell.

A large group of demons, half-human and half-beast, rushed toward the direction of the dragon vein after seeing the signal.

"What!?"

"They are people of the demon race."

"Look, that's the flag of the Demon Alliance!"

The crowd gasped in surprise, looking at the group of demons in disbelief.

No one could believe what they were seeing. The Demon Alliance, which usually only dared to operate in the shadows, had actually gathered so many people openly and appeared in front of everyone in such a grand manner.

The demons who rushed in looked at the dragon vein, their eyes flashing with madness.

The demon king leading the charge shouted arrogantly:

Nothing is impossible in this world.

"Let's go! Let's show them who the ultimate winner is!"

Soon, the two demon kings of the Demon Alliance led a large number of demons and rushed aggressively to the vicinity of the dragon vein.

"That city lord is a madman. He actually cooperated with us and issued the notification at the most crucial moment," the Rock Demon King, who was at the forefront, couldn't help but say excitedly.

"It's nothing more than an exchange of benefits," a gentle voice rang out.

Behind the Demon King, there was a stunningly beautiful woman with fox-like eyes. She stepped on flowers, and every step she took was full of rhythm.

Her appearance instantly attracted everyone's attention.

This stunningly beautiful demon woman was even more alluring than the previous Blood Moon, like a fairy who had stepped out of a painting, yet she also possessed a touch of eeriness.

Seeing this, Blood Moon felt extremely disliked the fox woman. A nameless fire surged within her, and she reached out and tore off another piece from her already short skirt, seemingly trying to use this method to highlight her attractiveness.

The demons quickly rushed forward and stopped.

Seeing so many people around, the leading Rock Demon King burst into laughter:

"Hmph, you're all too naive."

He then glanced at the military personnel opposite him, his eyes revealing an undisguised disdain:

"From this moment on, the dragon vein belongs to our demon race. You can forget about getting it!"

"People from the Demon Alliance?" Zhou Xuan's face turned ashen the moment he saw their appearance and banner, his voice filled with rage: "A bunch of bastards who only deserve to live in the gray area dare to cause trouble here?"

"Running wild?" Another leopard-headed demon king sneered, looking at the military ranks with mockery as he analyzed:

"In my opinion, the military personnel behind you don't seem to be from the government; they're probably the private army of some big shot."