The Queen Mother of the West pointed out the way again, but by this time, with the addition of the divine army, the army gathered in a small area had reached more than 100,000, and many of them were deaf and could not hear the instructions. Getting them to advance in an orderly manner along the road was truly a deadly task.
The Queen Mother of the West clearly didn't have much patience. When she saw the various tribes of the gods crowding together in a chaotic mess, she immediately became displeased.
"This old woman and the child will go first, and you can follow later. Don't fall behind, or you'll get lost and waste your time. It's better if you wait until we've conquered the Demon City before you go out." The Queen Mother of the West instructed General Mu, then took Wang Yao's arm and left on her own.
Having learned his lesson, Mu Shuai hurriedly ordered his men to keep up with the pace of the Queen Mother of the West and her companion. Meanwhile, Lü Bu led the Netherworld Ghosts to guard the rear of the divine army. This large army, a mix of gods and Netherworld races, began to advance slowly around the Decapitation Demon City.
Next, the army circled the Decapitation Demon City and, unsurprisingly, encountered the Sea-Filling God, the Gale Ghost King, Zhang Liang, Master Lu, as well as Wuying, Qin Su, and Huishuo, who were carrying Master Lu's twin puppets, along with a group of troops from the God, Underworld, and Demon realms who had entered the battle.
Apart from some casualties among the army, figures like Master Lu, Qin Su, Wu Ying, and Hui Shuo, being outnumbered and outmatched, did not dare to recklessly charge into the formation and thus escaped unharmed. This greatly relieved Wang Yao, who had been worried about them.
After everyone reunited, they followed the directions of the Pathfinding Pearl and circled the Decapitation Demon City several times. When they returned to the south gate of the Decapitation Demon City for the third time, Wang Yao estimated that they should be much closer to the city gate. At this moment, the Queen Mother of the West also stopped.
“If Xia Geng doesn’t want us to break the formation, he might get serious. Since you’ve all entered the formation, I’ll take a break. You…” Xi Wangmu pointed at Master Lu. “You who practice puppetry, if you want to earn military merit, then lead the team.”
"Your Majesty the Queen Mother of the West thinks highly of me, and I humbly accept your honor." Master Lu smiled slightly and, with his ever-present carriage, arrived at the Queen Mother of the West's side.
"I only entrusted this task to you because I knew you wouldn't die. Just don't let me down." The Queen Mother of the West muttered to herself, and led everyone to continue circling around.
The Queen Mother of the West actually saw through Master Lu's companion puppet identity with ease. Wang Yao couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement. This old woman was indeed well-deserved; at the very least, her eyes were incredibly sharp.
Next, the army marched eastward from the south gate, passing through the southeast, east, and northeast gates of the Demon City. Near the north gate, they discovered that the demon army was silently advancing from among the clumps of demonic plants.
Before the Queen Mother of the West could greet him, Master Lu took the lead and led the cart to meet her. As he walked forward, puppets kept jumping off the cart behind him. These puppets included mechanical puppets, as well as corpse puppets and flesh puppets. Later, Master Lu even released two twin puppets.
These puppets swiftly crushed the first wave of attacks from the Demon Warriors, but unfortunately, the number of demons was too great. They surged in wave after wave, and before long, Master Lu and the puppets he had released were overwhelmed by the demons.
"What's going on? A sea of demons tactic?" The Queen Mother of the West muttered to herself, turning to look behind her.
"We've finally met the main character, let's go!" Zhang Liang volunteered and led his demon subordinates forward before the Queen Mother of the West even called his name.
Since the last large-scale army that Wang Yao and his group encountered was the demon army led by Zhang Liang, the demon army was placed at the very front of all the armies in the marching formation. Zhang Liang and his group didn't have any objections to this, as everyone had felt too stifled after entering the formation.
They hadn't even seen a glimpse of the enemy, yet they had already suffered heavy casualties. Not only Zhang Liang, but the entire demon race was also holding their breath. So, at Zhang Liang's command, a whole host of wolf demons, rat demons, insect demons, lion demons, and elephant demons roared and surged forward.
Just as the tide crashed against the rocks, the demon army once again halted the offensive wave of the magic and martial arts army.
After a fierce battle, Wang Yao noticed that the enemy's mid-to-high-end demons, such as the Ferocious Demon and the Mad Demon, were starting to appear. In order to reduce the casualties of Master Lu's puppet and the demon army, Wang Yao simply sent the Netherworld Ghost Army into battle.
Before long, the divine army joined the battle, and eventually even Lu Bu led his less than 50,000 Netherworld Ghosts into the fray. However, among the clusters of demonic plants, demons would occasionally bypass the army and suddenly attack Wang Yao and the Queen Mother of the West, who were watching the battle from there.
Even with the entire army engaged in battle, Wang Yao found that his side still couldn't gain the slightest advantage.
"Why are you always holding onto me, Grandma?" Wang Yao was just about to charge up himself to avoid being a sitting duck, but as he moved, he realized that Xi Wangmu had grabbed his arm again, and he couldn't help but say helplessly.
"As the commander-in-chief of an army, why not just let your subordinates fight this kind of battle? Since they've come in, let them play a role," the Queen Mother of the West said calmly.
"Oh? Could it be... could it be that this... is also an illusion? Hey, grandma, what time is it? You're watching the demons, ghosts, and even your little girl's subordinates fall one by one, why don't you hurry up and activate your navigation bead? What are you wasting time on?"
Wang Yao said angrily.
"What kind of smokescreen is this? Do you think I'm that kind of person? Now, either we go up and fight them to make them all back down, or let them fight while we wait for the real culprit to come out!" the Queen Mother of the West roared.
"Wh...what? Wait for the main character...? You mean the Demon Lord who was beheaded? Then let me go up now. When the main character arrives, you are all-powerful, Grandma. One of you will be enough to deal with him." Wang Yao broke out in a cold sweat upon hearing this.
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