Especially Lu Bu, that brother is too good at getting things done. Ever since he recognized Wang Yao as his father, he's been following Wang Yao around like a shadow. If Wang Yao doesn't chase him away, he'll stick there forever, as if there's an assassin hiding in Bird Return Ridge, a place with only five people, ready to kill his father at any moment.
Wang Yao hadn't explained Lü Bu's situation to Hui Shuo before, so it was even harder to explain later. He could only force Hui Shuo to accept the fact that he wasn't an only son. Hui Shuo couldn't resist Wang Yao's insistence, and he was really unhappy about it, so he completely ignored the matter of climbing the watchtower.
Since the leaders couldn't stand guard, and Lü Bu was sticking with Wang Yao, and Hui Shuo was throwing a tantrum, the four shifts and three rotations at Niao Hui Ling became two shifts and two rotations. The two warriors, Zhan Shen Bing and Wei Zheng, took on the job of climbing the watchtower, and after their shift, they had to play mahjong with Wang Yao.
Fortunately, the time left for the depressed ones was not long. Not long after the demon navy left, the first wave of reinforcements from the underworld arrived. The commander in charge, Wang Yao, recognized him as the Gale Ghost King, with whom he had cooperated in the demon realm before.
"Lord Yue Lao, Lord Yama is worried that the war in the divine realm is getting intense, so he sent 10,000 of us underworld soldiers to come first. He told us to obey Lord Yue Lao's orders and instructed his subordinates to tell you not to worry, as reinforcements from the underworld will arrive in a steady stream."
The Gale Ghost King clasped his hands in a fist salute to Wang Yao.
The underworld doesn't distinguish between naval and land forces. With this powerful ally, Wang Yao felt instantly relieved. He ordered Lü Bu to station all these underworld troops in the Bird Return Ridge castle. In an instant, the Bird Return Ridge castle was filled with eerie winds and ghostly atmosphere, giving it a rather dangerous feel.
"Lord Yue Lao, I heard that the various divine realms in the God Realm are currently engaged in extremely fierce battles. How come the Bird Return Ridge fortress is so calm and peaceful, with no battles taking place?" After playing mahjong with Wang Yao all day, the Gale Ghost King couldn't help but ask in confusion.
“This…is indeed quite strange!” Wang Yao nodded repeatedly upon hearing this. In the past few days, he had been so worried about not having the strength to guard Bird Return Ridge that he was more than happy that the demons didn’t attack. He hadn’t thought much about whether there was anything wrong with this.
But now that the underworld reinforcements have arrived, the guard force of Bird Return Ridge has suddenly increased from 5 people to tens of thousands of soldiers. With his sudden wealth, Wang Yao immediately realized something was wrong when he heard the question from the Gale Ghost King.
In fact, Wang Yao already knew from the meeting at the Sun-Shooting Tower that Bird Return Ridge and Qingyu Port were two key strongholds that were crucial to the success or failure of the battle in the God Realm.
Because of the failure of the Sea Reclamation Divine Realm, a huge gap has appeared in the formation of the divine realm. Once the demons who occupied the Sea Reclamation Divine Realm launch an attack on either of the two strongholds mentioned above, the divine realm's Conferred God Divine Realm or Unyielding God Divine Realm will immediately face the predicament of fighting on two fronts.
Each divine realm was already struggling to resist the attacks from the opposing demonic realm. Therefore, if either the Conferred God Realm or the Unyielding God Realm were caught in a two-front war, the divine realm would quickly collapse. In this way, the defense of the divine realm would fall like a domino effect, becoming uncontrollable.
The divine realm clearly understood the strategic importance of Bird Return Ridge and Green Fish Harbor, so there was no reason why the demon realm wouldn't see it. Yet, the demon realm indeed hesitated to launch an attack on these two places.
It's as if the first domino in the fall of the divine realm has already fallen, but the second one miraculously seems to have escaped the first one's impact, remaining stationary for several days and still standing there steadily. No wonder it's called eerie.
"The forces that occupied the Sea-Reclaiming Divine Realm are the combined forces of the ocean, demons, and monsters who fought the Battle of Thousand Sails Port earlier. Could it be that they suffered heavy losses in the last battle and are not yet ready to launch a new offensive?" Wei Zheng pondered from the side.
"If the three-way allied forces are not prepared, then why did the demon armies of the other five domains rush to launch an attack? And where are the demon armies of the Decapitation Demon Domain? The three-way allied forces need to rest, but the demon armies of the Decapitation Demon Domain, who did not participate in the Battle of Thousand Sails Harbor, do not need to rest!"
After listening to Wei Zheng's words, the Gale Ghost King shook his head and asked a series of questions. He had obviously done his homework when he crossed over to this realm and had a relatively deep understanding of the current situation in the realms of gods and demons. As a result, every question he asked made Wang Yao and Wei Zheng nod in agreement.
That's indeed the case. With the defeat of the Divine Realm of Reclaiming the Sea, the Demon Realm has already established a strong advantage over the Divine Realm. Whether or not to fight this battle, and how to fight it, is entirely in the hands of the Demon Realm. They can simply wait until all the Demon Realms are ready before launching an attack.
Moreover, the Decapitation Demon Realm mentioned by the Gale Ghost King is also a problem. In Wang Yao's memory, the army of the Decapitation Demon Realm seems to be confronting the army of the Sea-Reclaiming Divine Realm in Wanghai City...
"Could it be..." Wang Yao's eyes widened, and after uttering three words, he hesitated and didn't finish his sentence.
He had originally thought that the Decapitation Demon Army might have also suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Thousand Sails Harbor. After all, Wanghai City was very close to Thousand Sails Harbor, and with the floodwaters of the entire Ocean of No Return pouring in, it was very possible that the Decapitation Demon Army would be caught in the crossfire.
But then he realized he was being a bit delusional. After all, the allied forces of the demons, monsters, and foreigners would surely include troops from the Demon Realm who were tasked with decapitating the demons. Moreover, as allies, how could they not inform each other of their battle plans in advance?
If the Demon Realm didn't know beforehand that Hu Mei intended to flood Wanghai City, wouldn't that be too frivolous?
"You idiot, you have way too many questions. We're guarding Bird Return Ridge, and it's lucky the demon bastards haven't come! Do you all want to fight? Don't be fooled by our current strength. If those demon bastards really come, this little bit of equipment wouldn't even be enough to fill their teeth!"
"Damn it, are you all tired of living a good life? What are you all thinking about?" Lu Bu frowned and scolded Wang Yao when he saw that Wang Yao seemed quite embarrassed by the continuous questions from the Gale Ghost King.
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