CHAPTER 937: CHAPTER 23: EASTERN AZURE DRAGON

Just as they were hesitating, there was already movement on the side of the Ritian Kingdom.

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"Guild Leader, should we order an attack?" In the forest, a Mechanical Master observed the battle situation while asking the Supreme Emperor.

The Supreme Emperor looked at the rows of corpses falling at the foot of the city wall and snorted impatiently.

"Attack my ass, the plan got discovered ahead of time, forcefully attacking now would be courting death, wouldn’t it? We definitely have Dragon Soaring’s spies in our guild, why even fight."

The Supreme Emperor shouted angrily, feeling helpless. Originally, they thought a surprise night attack would be a brilliant move. They even pre-arranged an assault unit at Fengyin State to draw away the main force of the enemy, but it was still discovered early.

He brought only 300 core players and several thousand NPC soldiers to ensure the suddenness of the operation, thinking it was airtight, but it was still discovered in advance.

Looking at the number of soldiers and players on the city wall, frontal assault had no chance of victory.

Logically, only the core team would know this information, could the core team also have been infiltrated?

The Supreme Emperor looked at his followers behind him, growing more and more uncertain with thought.

"No more fighting, retreat."

"But Guild Leader, what about those soldiers?" A General beside him asked.

The players all came on horseback, definitely able to escape. Those soldiers are all infantry, and they’re right below the city wall, once we retreat they’re all sold out.

This wave lost several thousand troops and horses, valued at least in the billions.

"They’re just NPCs, let them go." The Supreme Emperor said indifferently, knowing full well that NPC soldiers are just consumables, it’s the players that truly decide the outcome of the war.

As long as the players don’t suffer great losses, morale remains high. If hundreds of players died and nothing accomplished, tomorrow there’d be a wave of guild withdrawals without needing to fight.

Watching the grand player group vanish into the forest, Xiao Jie also breathed a sigh of relief, with no fight, he could conserve some energy.

As the players withdrawing, the NPC soldiers outside the city finally broke morale, fleeing all over, the garrison within the city seemingly worried about a trap, didn’t pursue excessively, only sending out a few cavalry to chase for a while before returning...

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Xiao Jie landed silently in the city, heading straight for the Guardian Room in Beiming State.

On the streets, the patrolling soldiers could be seen, the air thick with the presence of a looming threat.

From afar, the City Lord Mansion was brightly lit and bustling with noise, clearly having gathered quite a force.

It seemed Dragon Soaring’s preparations were quite thorough, making the Ritian Kingdom’s surprise tactics clearly impossible to succeed.

Xiao Jie didn’t go meet with local members, silently crossing the streets, heading all the way to the Guardian Room.

The Guardian Room in Beiming State was located in the northeast corner of the city. It was a rather remote place, and the building was somewhat rundown.

When Xiao Jie walked in, he found the place pitch black, not a single person present.

At first, Xiao Jie thought it was a local characteristic, but upon entering the inner courtyard, he suddenly saw two corpses on the ground, bodies of the clerk in the Guardian Room!

There were enemies! Xiao Jie’s heart tensed up, immediately drawing his sword.

Sorcery — Summon Wolf Spirit!

In an instant, two white Wolf Spirits were summoned.

Qi Protection! Mystic Spirit Turtle Shell! Iron Wall Talisman! Vajra Talisman!

Xiao Jie instantly layered himself with several Protective Magic, knowing he was the team’s only hope for resurrection, he couldn’t afford to take any risks.

After doing all this, Xiao Jie finally gave a command, the two Wolf Spirits scouted ahead while he drew the Demon Slaying Sword, and headed into the Guardian Room.

Walking, he activated the Qi Observation Skill, looking into the darkness, three silhouettes with faint white light appeared in his sight.

In the darkness, the three assassins also discovered Xiao Jie.

"Damn, we’ve been discovered."

"What are you scared of? It’s just one person."

"He’s a master from Dragon Soaring, make it quick, kill him and retreat immediately!"

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, three black figures rushed toward Xiao Jie at the same time.

Two Master Assassins, one Level 33 and one Level 34, and a Level 37 Shadow Dancer, attacked from three directions.

All three activated their secret techniques, their movements incredibly synchronized.

Secret Technique — Seven Kills Absolute Shadow!

The three black figures instantly turned into twenty-one shadows, each wielding blades, swords, and daggers, a sky full of attacks coming.

This attack was bound to hit.

Xiao Jie didn’t hesitate, Secret Technique — Illusion Shattering Bubble Shadow!

The Time Domain activated, in the next second, the twenty-one shadows froze ten steps around Xiao Jie, almost sealing him completely watertight.

Demon-Vibrating Sword Qi — Wind Roll Cloud!

Xiao Jie activated the special Sword Qi effect of the Demon Slaying Sword, a whirlwind sweep unfolded, the Sword Qi sliced through the twenty-one shadows like laser beams, repeatedly slashing a dozen rounds.

By the time Xiao Jie sheathed his sword, the moment the Time Domain disappeared, bang! The sky full of shadows dissipated, three were instantly sliced into countless pieces.

Instant kill!

This Demon Slaying Sword truly is a divine weapon, the damage was explosive, especially with the Demon-Vibrating Sword Qi, it was like a meat grinder.

These three were unlucky, supposedly top players from the Ritian Kingdom, assigned to infiltrate and scout out the city. After discovering the failed siege, they hid in the Guardian Room to find a chance to retreat, never thinking they’d encounter Xiao Jie, falling instantly to a single move.

"Damn, Guild Leader, we’re down!"

The leading Shadow Dancer exclaimed, face pale.

The Supreme Emperor was startled, "Who did it?"

"Hidden Moon Following Wind, took us all out in one move."

"It’s him!" The Supreme Emperor became even more furious, even the special team got busted. The enemy acted with such precision, indicating the insider in the group must hold a high position.