"You've come!"
In the antique-style room, the elders of the Northern City Alliance and the eight zodiac signs had been waiting for a long time.
"Greetings, Elder Alliance!" Jiang Yuan bowed respectfully.
He brought the little dumpling with him, but the little dumpling had already entered the Spirit Ring to devour the Holy Spirit Stone. The little dumpling had changed drastically, especially in terms of talent. After equipping the Supreme Beast Time, it possessed strength comparable to a ninth-tier beast. Bringing it to the ruins would be a huge help.
"Is this the number one person in the South City that you're talking about?" A thin, lewd-looking man looked at Jiang Yuan and sneered.
"Eat rats!" The elder glanced indifferently at the lewd man, who immediately fell silent.
Seeing that the others remained silent, the elder pushed the wheelchair to Jiang Yuan and asked, "Young friend, are you ready?"
Jiang Yuan nodded and said tactfully, "Since Alliance Leader Shangguan hasn't returned, I naturally have to go and see him."
"Tianlong, explain the plan for this trip to the apostles, and then prepare to leave!" the elder commanded the eight zodiac animals, his attitude completely different from that towards Jiang Yuan.
"Elder, what are your plans for counterattacking the beast tide?" Tianlong asked, frowning in confusion.
The elder remained silent. Jiang Yuan wasn't stupid; he knew the elder was likely asking the question intentionally. So he frowned and asked, "Counterattack the beast tide?"
As expected, after receiving Jiang Yuan's reply, the elder of the alliance said again: "This is a matter of the zodiac, so don't let your young friend get involved! Also, this operation is just to let the beast tide know that our human race is not so easy to bully, so remember, fight quickly and decisively, and do not linger in battle. Our main objective is still the ancient ruins."
"Understood!" the eight members of Tianlong answered in unison.
"Then let's go!" The elder nodded, signaling everyone to leave.
Tianlong walked up to Jiang Yuan, his gaze deep, and said, "Come with me to the base!"
Jiang Yuan couldn't figure out what these people's purpose was, but since they wanted to leave, he had nothing to be afraid of and followed them.
"Hey handsome, do you know me?" The girl with the most charming appearance among the eight zodiac signs approached Jiang Yuan.
"I don't know him!" Jiang Yuan shook his head indifferently.
"Now we know each other!" The girl stretched out her hand, revealing a pure smile that was completely different from her appearance. "Code name: Desire Rabbit!"
"What a pity, it's not the innocent jade rabbit from Chang'e's house!" A very handsome young man walked over gracefully, his expression full of teasing.
"Suma, are you here to deliver Mommy's body quickly?!" Yu Tu threatened with a half-smile.
"Hey, hey, hey, it's because of people like you that the overall quality of our zodiac animals is dragged down," said the swift horse with a resentful expression.
"Get lost, you fast man!" Yu Tu raised her pink fist to punch him, which scared Su Ma so much that he turned and ran away.
"You flatter me!" Tianlong smiled slightly as he watched his teammates playfully bickering.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuan rubbed his nose and said dismissively, "Your team has a very harmonious atmosphere; teams like that are more effective in combat!"
In just three days, the changes in these people were astonishing. When he broke into the Northern City Alliance at night, they were at most at the eighth level, but now, under the Heavenly Eye, all eight zodiac signs were at the ninth level!
Eight ninth-tier heroes—this lineup is undeniably luxurious.
Today, Jiang Yuan no longer holds the same opinion he had before. Whether it's powerful clans or warlords, none of these forces are simple. If the Northern Alliance is already so powerful, what about the Crimson Blood Army, the most powerful force in the Southern City? How many ninth-tier soldiers do they have?
It's important to understand that less than a week after the cataclysm, the Crimson Blood Army had already cultivated terrifying beings like super soldiers, whose strength only increased with each battle.
While Jiang Yuan was pondering, he had already followed the eight zodiac signs to an air force base, where only a tactical transport plane was parked.
"Before we head to the ruins, let's give a brief introduction to avoid any miscoordination during the operation!" Tianlong said to the group from in front of the transport plane.
"Let me go first!" Tianlong pointed generously to himself, then confidently declared, "The captain of the Zodiac, codename Tianlong."
The girl who was both innocent and alluring raised her hand and said, "Code name: Lust Rabbit!"
"Listen to the snake!"
"Sniffing dogs!"
"Eat the rat!"
"Swift Horse!"
"Sleeping sheep!"
"Crowing rooster!"
The eight people introduced themselves. Only Yu Tu and Mian Yang were girls; the other six were men.
"Hey bro, you need to explain things in more detail, since we already know all your basic information!" Yu Tu asked, acting as an active member of the team.
Jiang Yuan was already mentally prepared. The moment he appeared last time, he guessed that the Northern City Alliance would thoroughly investigate his background.
"Oath Captain, codename Apostle!"
"I knew he'd say things we already know!" Yu Tu said with an expression that said, "Just as I expected."
"Didn't you say you were once the strongest fighter in South City? How come you're still only at the eighth rank?" the Rat Eater sneered. "We don't need weaklings as cannon fodder in this operation, so you'd better think it over!"
"You rat, did you eat gunpowder this morning?" Yu Tu said speechlessly.
With sleepy eyes squinting, the sheep said weakly, "He really did eat gunpowder this morning, I can vouch for that!"
"If you doubt my strength, there's no need!" Jiang Yuan pointed at the Rat Devourer with a natural expression, and continued, "Seven or eight ninth-rank cultivators like you have died at my hands, if not a dozen!"
Upon hearing this, all eight zodiac signs looked at Jiang Yuan with strange expressions.
"Your North City Alliance sacrificed a lot for North City, so I have no intention of being your enemy. This operation is just to make sure my team members are safe!" Jiang Yuan said calmly.
Among the eight zodiac signs, a few held skeptical attitudes, but some still believed it, including Tianlong, who calmly said: "Apostle, before going to the ancient ruins, the eight of us still need to complete a task, so it may take a while!"
"A sneak attack on the beast tide?" Jiang Yuan asked tentatively.
Back in the Northern City Alliance, the elder's tone was already quite clear. Although he said he wouldn't involve him, it was obviously ironic. Moreover, Jiang Yuan also had a sense of responsibility, and if help was truly needed, he would do his duty without hesitation.
“That’s right!” Tianlong nodded and continued, “A Holy Spirit Pavilion has appeared outside the South City. Although there is no powerful Holy Spirit guarding it, the formations inside the Holy Spirit Pavilion have nurtured at least dozens of ninth-tier spirit beasts. So our goal this time is to destroy that Holy Spirit Pavilion!”
"Apostle brother, do you want to come with me?" Yu Tu cast a seductive glance at him.
"Yu Tu, the Alliance Elder has said that this matter concerns our Northern City Alliance, and the Apostles have no obligation to help us!" Tianlong reprimanded.
"You hypocrite! The Alliance Elder clearly intends to drag him along! You've been in the Zodiac for so long, and you still haven't given up those hypocritical ways of working within the system!" the Rabbit said coquettishly.
Tianlong: "Yutu, you..."
"I'm in!"
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