Half an hour later, the Zhao family gathered on the city wall.
This time, almost the entire Zhao family mobilized, from the patriarch to his grandson-in-law, as long as they had reached the True Spirit Realm.
Along with them were members of the Imperial Historian's family. The two groups looked at each other in silence, ultimately suppressing their humiliation.
The shame of betrayal can only be washed away with the blood of the enemy.
"That's impressive! Your mobilization skills are even better than mine!"
After glancing at the Zhao family's group, An Xiaoyu couldn't help but joke with Jiang Yuan, saying that the Taishi family, which focused on economics, clearly didn't have the same strong cohesion as the Zhao family, which was centered around the clan.
"It's still a drop in the ocean. The enemy came prepared, and the city's defense system is about to collapse!" Jiang Yuan's gaze fell downwards.
To stop the Holy Spirit Clan's attack, the East City deployed all its elite forces, but they still couldn't withstand the enemy's powerful siege equipment.
Dozens of powerful formations bombarded the defense system continuously, almost depleting the billions of Holy Spirit Crystals stored in the East City. Recharging the defense system and restarting it would also take a considerable amount of time, but by the time the restart interval arrived, the Holy Spirit Clan would surely be at the city gates.
"Let's defend first!"
An Xiaoyu grabbed Jiang Yuan's hand, wanting him to join the battle, but Jiang Yuan showed no intention of moving.
With his True Spirit Realm strength, his role on the front lines is extremely limited. Instead, his role should be to break through the encirclement and ultimately assist the Tianfu troops outside in a brilliant counter-encirclement campaign. That's what he should be doing.
"Don't do this, you always do..."
An Xiaoyu seemed to have guessed Jiang Yuan's thoughts, and her face immediately fell.
"Xiaoyu, let me go!" Jiang Yuan held her soft, boneless hand in his.
“But there’s no need for you to take any risks right now. Can’t we hold out by defending the city?” An Xiaoyu said unhappily.
“It’s possible to hold out, but do you know how many people will die in the East City?” Jiang Yuan sighed. He knew that defending the city was the safest way, but the East City would not be safe. In fact, the East City might lose its status as a safe zone because of this battle. Once it loses the ability to defend a safe zone, the East City will no longer be able to protect the human race within a radius of a thousand miles. This is a scene he does not want to see.
“Then I’ll go with you!” An Xiaoyu said firmly.
“Divine Realm energy is too easy to lock onto; if we're all together, the chances of being discovered are much higher!” Jiang Yuan said worriedly.
"But I can't let you go alone. What if something happens to you? How am I supposed to live? How am I supposed to explain this to Zhao Di?" An Xiaoyu angrily shook off Jiang Yuan's hand.
"See? You still don't believe me!"
Jiang Yuan shamelessly pestered her, saying, "I've been dealing with the Holy Spirit Clan for quite some time now. In fact, I've lived peacefully in the Blue Hidden Divine Mountain for five years. I know their habits better than anyone. Let alone breaking through, I'm confident I can even infiltrate their main camp!"
"But……"
"No buts, or I might use my command authority to order you to work!" Jiang Yuan interrupted An Xiaoyu and joked.
"You dare!"
An Xiaoyu puffed out her cheeks and glared at Jiang Yuan.
"So, I'm just asking my lovely Miss An for permission!" Jiang Yuan then pulled her into his arms.
"Hmph, what a smooth talker, he's obviously no good man!"
An Xiaoyu pouted and deliberately avoided looking at him.
"Then give me command authority over all the city defenses of the East City and all the troops that can be mobilized. If I break through, we can coordinate to encircle and annihilate the Holy Spirit Clan."
"Don't you have higher privileges than me? Why don't you manage it yourself!"
Jiang Yuan shrugged, shook his head, and said to An Xiaoyu, "Being too conspicuous won't do me any good!"
This is also why he asked An Xiaoyu to submit the task before. He only needs to be nominally involved in Tianfu. He doesn't want to get involved in anything else.
"Alright, I've handed over command to you!"
"Be careful, retreat if necessary, don't be reckless!"
"The same to you!"
...
"This world is too dangerous! I should have stayed in the underground river forever!"
An almost invisible figure was trying to break through, but he was surrounded by a dense array of powerful members of the Holy Spirit Clan, and next to him lay an even more inconspicuous insect.
"I seriously doubt how you survived so many battlefields and raised your level to demigod!" Jiang Yuan glanced at the tardigrade beside him with annoyance.
At this moment, he was in a Holy Spirit Clan alert position. To cross this defensive line, he could only wait until the troop rotation in half an hour. That's why he was able to chat with the tardigrade so leisurely. He also took this opportunity to learn more about the tardigrade's past so that he could cooperate with it more effectively in the future.
"You don't understand! This is my racial talent. If I didn't have any natural enemies, I could bring you back to life on fifty battlefields, let alone five!" the water bear said proudly.
"Natural enemy? What natural enemy do you have!" Jiang Yuan couldn't imagine what kind of natural enemy an old antique who could survive five battlefields and reach the demigod realm could have.
After hearing this, the tardigrade remained silent for a long time, and said solemnly, "The combat strength of the tardigrade has always been at the bottom of the insect race. Our race's main characteristics are defense, health preservation, and immortality."
Jiang Yuan: "..."
What the hell did he hire? What kind of undead dead servant? Can't he at least be a little more reliable?
“Brother, you must understand, staying alive is the strongest way to deal damage to the enemy. When the enemy can neither kill you nor outlast you, then you have won! Our clan often watches the endless cycle of the enemy’s great-great-great-grandchildren die. This feeling is something that others cannot understand!” the water bear said with deep emotion.
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