Lü Bu led Wang Yao and the other two directly over the city wall. Wang Yao discovered that the entire Bird Return Ridge castle complex was actually a long and narrow strip. Most of the castles built against the mountain were no more than ten meters away from the city wall. The castles also had similar functions, with observation holes and shooting holes everywhere.
However, all these castles were empty. There were no divine soldiers or generals, not even a piece of equipment. The tallest building in the castle complex was a tower embedded in the mountain wall. A large bell could be seen hanging on the tower, and a divine soldier was peering down from it.
The passageways between the city walls and the castle vary in width, but the narrowest part is still four or five meters wide, which does not hinder the divine soldiers and generals from moving back and forth and carrying out defensive operations. However, at this time, the entire city wall is also empty.
"They were all transferred away just an hour ago. I thought reinforcements would arrive soon. What are we going to do now? I hope those demon bastards don't attack now." General Lu muttered to himself.
“Amitabha, there’s a temple here. We can go in and worship Buddha.” Hui Shuo suddenly chanted a Buddhist prayer and walked away to the side.
Wang Yao saw that Hui Shuo had gone to a building under the tower, which was probably the most spacious building in the entire castle complex. The building style was indeed very much like a temple, except that the flagpole in front of it was hanging with the three tree-shaped Deng Lin flag of the Unyielding God.
"Oh dear! Who is so rude as to move the Buddha statue away?" Hui Shuo's dissatisfied voice came from inside the temple. Wang Yao followed the sound and went in to take a look. He saw that the Buddha niche facing the main gate was indeed empty, with many trampling marks left on it.
"What's going on? This isn't a temple, and the Buddha isn't there..." Hui Shuo muttered to himself, then turned and left the temple. Wang Yao, however, didn't follow his madness. Instead, he leisurely examined the surrounding furnishings inside the temple.
The temple was a very spacious hall with many tables and chairs. On the tables were leftover cold soup covered with a layer of oil and scraps of food. Clearly, this was originally a place where a group of divine soldiers ate.
The chaotic scene showed that the garrison at Bird Return Ridge had indeed retreated in a very hasty manner.
“Let’s make a plan. Before the reinforcements arrive, we’ll work in four shifts, three shifts a day. Hui Shuo and I will be in one shift. Those on duty will go to the tower to keep watch, and those off duty will rest. We’ll make all the decisions when the reinforcements arrive.” Wang Yao hesitated for a moment in the middle of the hall before making the arrangements.
"What if... what if the demons attack now?" Lu Bu asked hurriedly.
"What should we do? Should we run away?" Wang Yao replied irritably. If the demons really attacked now, how could the five of them defend themselves? What other option was there but to run away?
"Oh, that's good, that's good." Lu Bu breathed a long sigh of relief upon hearing this.
"Lord Yue Lao, I have just taken a rough look at the situation of Bird Return Ridge. If we want to take it down, we must seize the two mountain paths on our left and right sides that are blocked by the city walls. The mountain paths are extremely narrow. If we really want to defend them, one person is enough," Wei Zheng suddenly said from the side.
"You mean, if the demons attack, the five of us can still try to defend?" Wang Yao asked, frowning.
“That’s right. After all, we’ve arrived. Although we are outnumbered, the demons’ vanguard is usually just low-level cannon fodder. We can still buy some time,” Wei Zheng said earnestly.
As expected, he's a headache for the leaders! Wang Yao sighed inwardly when he heard Wei Zheng's serious suggestion. This is forcing me to be a martyr. He stood there racking his brains, trying to find a reason that Wei Zheng could accept to make him agree to let everyone flee without a fight.
"You...you've lost your mind! Still trying to stall for time? If we keep stalling, won't we even be able to run away?" Before Wang Yao could even come up with a reason, Lü Bu started yelling.
"As the guardian general of the gods here, how dare you give up so easily? When the demons attack, we should only consider retreating when we are powerless to do anything about it. You are a true god, the Old Man of the Moon is a Nascent Soul, and although I am only a Nascent Soul cultivator, I can still fight against ordinary Void Refinement cultivators."
“What’s more, we have a Buddhist master here, and a war god above us,” Wei Zheng said, pointing to the sky above his head.
"With our strength, unless the enemy's Mahayana cultivators come, why don't we have a chance to fight back? As the commander of the Three Realms Allied Forces, how can you command respect and explain yourself to the elders of the God Realm if you flee without a fight in the first battle? Aren't you trying to put the Lord of the Moon in an unjust position?"
Wei Zheng was always eloquent and persuasive when he spoke of principles.
"I've implicated Lord Yue in injustice? You immortal can't just spout nonsense! Do you know how many true demons, how many evil demons, and how many heavenly demons are in the demon army? And you're even talking about Mahayana cultivators? Even if you're damn powerful, three or five evil demons would be enough to kill you without you even knowing why. The true demons wouldn't even need to lift a finger, and you're talking about Mahayana cultivators..."
Upon hearing this, Lü Bu flew into a rage. He pointed at Wei Zheng and cursed him repeatedly, spitting all over Wei Zheng's face.
"Alright, the demons haven't attacked yet, have they? What's all the fuss about? Everyone, go and rest. We can make a decision when the demons actually arrive." Wang Yao hurriedly raised his voice to reprimand Lü Bu.
"Yes, I will go and replace the war god above first. I will also take a closer look at the terrain of Bird Return Ridge. If I'm not mistaken, this place should be easy to defend and difficult to attack. We have a great opportunity here." Wei Zheng did not argue with Lü Bu anymore. He cupped his hands to Wang Yao and turned to leave the main hall.
Lu Bu stood there for a while, then went out for a stroll, but soon returned to the hall. Wang Yao took out the teleportation technique "Traceless" that the Sea-Filling God had given him. Damn it, if Wei Zheng really acted like a fool and insisted on fighting before running away, the situation would be out of control.
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