CHAPTER 443: 320 WEIRD ANCIENT CITY_2

No wonder it’s the dream pet of the Great Xia people!

Look at that deep red bamboo leaf cloak and bamboo leaf conical hat, and then look at that gigantic hollow bamboo shoot!

For a moment, the students didn’t even know if they were here for an exam or just to broaden their horizons.

"Du Yu, come down." Lin Shihao’s voice came from below the city wall.

"Oh." Du Yu called out to Li Mengnan, "Let’s go."

The two of them, with a pig and a bear in tow, came down from the city wall, and, amid gazes full of envy and admiration, quickly walked to the side of their team.

The envy was, of course, for Little Tai Sui.

The admiration, naturally, was for Du Yu.

What Du Yu and Lin Shiwei had done certainly deserved such looks from their teammates.

Lin Shihao spoke: "Sieging the city with zero casualties—this is a feat for the ages!

Let’s give some applause to Lin Shiwei and Du Yu, and also to ourselves!"

Lin Shihao was obviously a competent leader, skillfully stirring up the mood and boosting the team’s morale.

Amid rounds of applause and cheers, Du Yu smiled and nodded.

"Wu~" Little Tai Sui hid behind Du Yu, its little bear paws hugging tightly to Du Yu’s thigh.

Little Tai Sui kept feeling that these big brothers and sisters were staring at it with burning eyes—keeping a close watch?

What are they up to?

Could it be... they want to steal me away?

As it turned out, Tai Sui’s hiding tactic wasn’t the least bit effective.

That adorable, dopey look hiding behind its owner’s leg only made everyone’s hearts pound harder!

Liu Juncai watched this scene with a smile and joined everyone else applauding Lin Shiwei.

The girl still stood there, sword in hand, upright and resolute under the city gate, with her three mighty generals standing behind her, imposing and majestic.

It was obvious Lin Shiwei was still covering the rear, guarding against the possibility of Ancient Desolate Soldiers resurrecting.

"Next stage!" Lin Shihao shouted loudly, drawing everyone’s attention. "We’re to search for the hidden Commander-in-Chief within the city.

Ever since we entered the city gate, we’ve dispatched flying demon pets for a quick search of the city.

The info Lin Shiwei brought back checks out—there are no signs of Ancient Desolate Soldiers in the city. My suggestion is we split up for the search."

Back when they were stationed outside the city, Liu Juncai had wanted to send out flying demon pets to scout out the inner city situation.

But the sand barrier above the ancient city blocked them, so the flying demon pets could only skim close along the city wall as they went in.

If they went any higher, the minute they left the range of attack from Ancient Desolate Corps, the sand shroud of Ancient Wilderness City would appear, automatically intercepting the demon pets.

In other words, breaking through the guarded area of Ancient Desolate Corps was the only way into the city.

Since entering the city, Shaohai’s flying demon pets finally soared out.

But even after the Gale Eagle made a round of scouting, it didn’t find any trace of the enemy commander.

Lin Shihao: "We’ll split into three teams. Once you find the Commander’s location, release your flying demon pet to circle in the sky—that’s our signal."

Liu Juncai chimed in: "If you run into students from other provinces in the city, avoid conflict as much as possible.

Also, everyone keep this in mind—we haven’t seen any signs of Shandai students."

"Huh?"

"Didn’t the Shandai Army breach the gate ahead of us?"

"What’s going on?"

Hearing the questioning voices of the students, Liu Juncai and Lin Shihao exchanged a look.

Finally, Lin Shihao spoke: "The Gale Eagle couldn’t find any trace of the Shandai Army, and when Lin Shiwei and Du Yu crossed through the city, they didn’t see them either.

There’s definitely something off here... hmm?"

Before Lin Shihao finished, he abruptly turned his gaze northeast.

A scarlet eagle was soaring across the sky.

Du Yu spoke up, "That’s a Guandong Army demon pet."

From behind, Lin Shiwei’s voice also came, "If the Swift Flame Eagle can fly over the city, that means the Guandong Army has already breached the gate."

Lin Shihao: "Time waits for no one—split up now!"

While Lin Shihao arranged the troops, Liu Juncai took big strides to Du Yu’s side, standing shoulder-to-shoulder with him.

Du Yu looked at her in curiosity. "What’s up?"

Liu Juncai softly requested, "Can you and Shiwei split up?"

Du Yu: "Uh?"

Liu Juncai smiled, "You two aces together is a total waste. Shiwei can lead a pure cavalry squad—safe and fast for city search."

Du Yu thought for a moment and nodded, "You’re the commanders, I’ll follow your lead."

Liu Juncai’s smile bloomed, "Great, then you come with me."

Du Yu: "..."

You’ve got a Spirit Level·Mud Po Goddess Sculpture too, does that not make you an ace?

This girl... Is she just using her position for personal gain?

Then again, with Lin Shihao’s arrangements, Du Yu really did get slotted into Liu Juncai’s team.

No one knows what kind of private agreement these two leaders came to, but Liu Juncai, Liu Junhu, and Du Yu—three peak competitors—teamed up, bringing along five Great Success Stage members.

The remaining two teams would be led by Lin Shihao and Lin Shiwei respectively.

Lin Shihao: "We’ll head to the south side. Sister Wei, take the cavalry squad north."

Du Yu suddenly realized: With Mud Po Goddess Sculpture, Liu Juncai was taking the team to search the central route.

There’s no doubt, the central building directly under the Divine Weapon· Ancient Wilderness Hammer was most likely where the Ancient Wilderness Commander-in-Chief was hiding.

Naturally, this route was the most dangerous!

Both Lin Shiwei and Liu Juncai had spirit-level divine beasts, but for the city environment, Mud Po Goddess Sculpture’s combat power was far greater than the Dust Spirit Deer’s!

The sand and earth-composed Ancient Wilderness City was tailor-made for the Mud Po Goddess Sculpture’s talents.

"Let’s move out!" Lin Shihao led the team away, but before leaving, he didn’t forget to shout back, "Slow it down, Sister Wei!

The city’s environment is complex. Who knows—maybe the Shandai Army is hiding in some building or snuck into a secret tunnel.

If the Shandai Army could disappear, so can we! If there are secret tunnels or the like, we’ll find them too."

Lin Shiwei shot a look at Lin Shihao. "Talkative."

Lin Shihao: "..."

Meanwhile, at the north gate of Ancient Wilderness City—

Xiang Ying was a real beast!

The Desolare Shadow Wolf under her turned up a triple earth city barrier, blocking the whole gate and cutting off nearly all Ancient Desolate Soldiers outside.

Even then, a few Ancient Desolate Soldiers managed to follow inside.

Of the remaining ten-plus Guandong Army members, they were struggling to toss the soldiers one by one out over the wall.

"Found them. The Shaohai Army is just outside the west gate, only just got into the city," Liu Chuang suddenly announced.

"Screech!" The returning Swift Flame Eagle dove, snatching up Ancient Desolate Soldiers in its talons and flinging them toward the top of the wall.

Pitiful Ancient Desolate Soldiers flew just above the ground, scraping the battlements before tumbling outside the city.

"Du Yu is with them," Xiang Ying said quietly.

"Right." Seeing her expression, Liu Chuang had a bad premonition.

"Rumble..."

The earth shook. The Desolare Shadow Wolf showed off again, raising earth cubes layer by layer, stacking them tall.

This time, not only did the wolf completely block the city gate, but it also sealed off the two areas nearby.

"I’ll be right back." Xiang Ying patted the black wolf’s head.

"Xiang..." Liu Chuang opened his mouth, but the heterochromatic Desolare Shadow Wolf had already leapt away.

"Du Yu." Xiang Ying muttered, her fingers twisting wolf fur, gripping it tighter and tighter.

Within Ancient Wilderness City, it’s the world of Earth Element Demon Pets.

What I lost... It’s time to take it back!