In the previous battle, Ye Chen had already sent out nearly two million fire crows, which were still protecting everyone's retreat. Now, sending out another two million fire crows would account for two-thirds of the adult fire crows in the territory.
The appearance of two million fire crows, together with the nearly one million fire crows before, brought the total number of fire crows to nearly three million. Even Wang Xinghe was stunned. Was this really a new lord?
Judging by the number of their kin, they must have been in the Cave of Time for twenty or thirty years, right?
If Ye Chen and Fatty knew what he was thinking, they would definitely sigh and say, "As expected of a veteran lord, he guessed it right. They really have been here for thirty years."
The appearance of the million fire crows not only relieved a lot of pressure for Wang Xinghe, but also caused a significant impact on other new lords.
We're all new lords, so why are you so good at it?
"Ye Chen! You lead everyone to retreat first, I'll lead these clansmen to retreat in ten minutes!" Upon witnessing Ye Chen's combat prowess, Wang Xinghe exclaimed with great joy.
With Ye Chen's three million fire crows, he had no problem holding off these dark creatures. Moreover, with the protection of a fourth-tier lord, he didn't need to worry about any accidents happening to the new students on their way home.
"Alright! Be careful!" Ye Chen didn't mince words. After leaving behind three million fire crows, he controlled the Primordial Star to guide the other lords to evacuate.
Everyone felt a mix of sorrow, excitement, and relief at surviving a catastrophe. They followed Ye Chen and quickly left the star field. Only when the surrounding light returned did everyone breathe a sigh of relief.
The most direct way to determine whether a region of stars has been swallowed by darkness is to see if there is any light emitted by stars in that region.
In a normal star field, although it is dark, things can be seen because of the presence of stars. What is dark is the universe, not the things in the universe.
However, star fields that can be swallowed by darkness are different. Such star fields are like black holes, swallowing everything that enters them, including light!
So when people see the dazzling starry sky, they understand that they have finally left the star field swallowed by darkness, which also means that they are temporarily safe.
The fact that a star field has not been swallowed by darkness does not mean that there are no dark creatures. However, compared to the endless dark creatures in the star field, these are all within an acceptable range. Even if they are no match for them, they can usually escape.
"Phew~~~ Finally out! I never imagined that the interdimensional war would be so terrifying. My small number of followers are no match for those dark creatures!"
"That's right! I initially thought that the few fourth-tier familiars in my territory were powerful enough, capable of taking on hundreds of second- or third-tier dark creatures by themselves, but they couldn't possibly fight thousands or tens of thousands of them single-handedly!"
"Hey! Enough said. I thought my tens of thousands of low-level kin, even if they couldn't wreak havoc, would still be stronger than your few hundred kin, right? Well? Heh! They're no match for you at all!"
"Alright, it's good that you're back alive. Just be more careful from now on. No wonder the higher-ups made us come in teams. I was thinking, since we're all lords, how could we be worried about not having enough manpower? We can overwhelm them with sheer numbers!"
"They're definitely piled up, but they're piled up to death!"
"Hahaha!"
"..."
Having survived the ordeal, everyone immediately relaxed and joked with each other, while still feeling lingering fear about the battle they had just fought.
"What a pity, I wonder how Lao Wang is doing?" After the teasing, everyone thought of Lao Wang, who had covered their retreat, and fell silent again.
"We misunderstood him before; we really underestimated the horrors of interdimensional warfare!"
"Seriously, weren't we being a bit disrespectful to Lao Wang? When he gets back, I'll definitely apologize properly and never call him Lao Wang again!"
"So what are you shouting now?"
"What? He hasn't come back yet?"
"..."
Wang Xinghe's rearguard action left a deep impression on everyone, along with the three million fire crows that Ye Chen finally dispatched.
Even the most powerful and arrogant lords looked at the Primordial Star with a mixture of fear and awe.
Three million fire crows—even if they were all second-tier, that would be enough to crush all of their territories.
It can be said that in this interdimensional war, not counting Wang Xinghe who was responsible for protection, Ye Chen was basically leading them around. As a result, Wang Xinghe was completely unharmed, while the Ye Chen's own clans suffered heavy losses and even had to rely on the other party for their retreat.
In the eyes of many prodigies and lords, what prodigy? What genius? Even the term "monster" is insufficient to describe Ye Chen. The two are no longer on the same level of strength. This is a group of first-tier lords looking up to a fourth-tier lord.
"Alright, stop discussing. Let alone the starry sky, even the base camp isn't necessarily absolutely safe. You all need to be prepared for battle at any time!" Ye Chen sighed helplessly, looking at the chat history that had become lively again in the chat channel.
Hey guys! This is the starry sky! The starry sky of a fallen plane! Are you really taking a stroll like you're on Earth? Want me to buy you some sunflower seeds to eat as you walk?
"Brother Ye Chen is right, this place may not be safe. Let's hurry back to headquarters!"
"Yeah, yeah! We're still too close to that star system. Let's go back quickly!"
"The big boss has finally spoken up! Can we get to know each other? There are lots of fun things to do in my territory!"
"What's fun about it? I'd like to know too!"
+1
"..."
Ye Chen had become an idol in everyone's hearts by this time, so after a brief silence, the channel became lively again when he spoke.
Despite the talk, everyone still consciously mobilized their territories and quickly flew towards the base camp.
Looking at the noisy crowd in the channel, Ye Chen also had a headache. He suddenly understood Wang Xinghe's previous decision to mute people. At this moment, he was even thinking of turning on a full-channel mute.
Ignoring the numerous compliments, the many attempts to make acquaintances, curry favor, and even some erotic incidents, Ye Chen, like a stern and aloof male god, spent a full four hours finally leading everyone back to the base camp.
These are all new lords. The enormous energy required to activate teleportation is not something everyone can withstand, especially those lords whose clans have been almost completely wiped out. Every bit of resources they have now is enough to make them feel heartbroken. This is why Wang Xinghe didn't immediately have everyone activate teleportation to escape.
However, this will only happen once. When the real interdimensional war begins next time, no one will cover their retreat. If they are unwilling to send resources, then they can only wait to be swallowed by darkness.
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