"Phew. Luckily, Boss took care of Old Demon Black Mountain. Otherwise, he might have died with it! "
In the Lanruo Temple outside of Guobei County.
Mister Bug threw a spear that had a lot of yellow talismans stuck on it to the ground.
Then, he covered the bloody hole in his chest and breathed heavily against the stone tablet of the Lanruo Temple.
This was a magical artifact made by Ninth Uncle himself. It could deal a lot of damage to ghosts. Together with his combat ability, which had reached the peak of Extraordinary Rank-9, he had taken care of almost a hundred Yellow Turban Army zombies last night.
However, in the Lanruo Temple, which was the only place outside of Guobei County that had been attacked by Old Demon Black Mountain, he wasn't the main force.
Instead, it was the Thousand-Year Tree Demon, which was so huge that it covered the entire Lanruo Temple and had a lot of Yellow Turban Army zombies scattered on its black leaves and bloody vines.
To be more precise, it was the blood of the Thousand-Year Tree Demon!
Similar to Old Demon Black Mountain, who had been attacked by the retribution fire, the Thousand-Year Tree Demon had left its body after it died.
Because they shared the same origin, the blood of the Demonic Blood Vine, which was Ji Ye's contracted creature, was also successfully melted into the Transcendent tree body.
It had also indirectly reached the Transcendent level and mastered some special abilities that belonged to the Thousand-Year Tree Demon.
For example …
"Caw!"
In the distance, a crow cawed from where the golden chariot had come from.
Soon, a crow with a pair of red eyes and a body suffused with a black aura of soul power descended from the sky. It landed on the 1,000-year Tree Demon in Lanruo Temple, and its legs turned into branches that were connected to the tree trunk.
[Black Crow Messenger]
[Level: Special]
[Rarity: Refined]
[Description: A special messenger item that Granny Tree Demon made with the souls of the Black Blood Crows. It can quickly send messages within a range of 50 kilometers!]
…
Let's move forward a little bit.
In the conference hall of Dragon City.
"I wonder what's the situation in Guobei County right now."
"It should be fine. Old Demon Black Mountain should be Transcendent Rank-3 at most. The City Master has come out of seclusion and is on his way to the battlefield. I think he should be able to take down the enemy.
Although it was night time, the entire Dragon City was brightly lit.
Su Nongying, Elder Meng, An Quan, and the other players, as well as Cao Cao and Li Chunfeng, were all there, waiting for news from Guobei County a hundred kilometers away.
"Di di di …"
At this moment, there was a series of rapid noises. The tall instrument that had a base made of pure silver metal and the top half of its three rotating steeple-like structures suddenly sped up.
Moreover, every time it turned in a certain direction, a red warning light would light up.
"It's a psychic detector. There are hostile creatures in the north that have entered our stronghold."
An Quan stood up and looked in the direction of the red light.
"Mind Detector!"
Opposite him was the bearded Boss Cao, who was dressed in a red cloak and a golden-black armor. He squinted his eyes and hurriedly turned around.
When he saw the location shown on the indicator, he heaved a sigh of relief.
"Isn't the north part of the sea? Could it be that the Sea Race has entered?"
However, his expression immediately became serious. He reached out and opened a "map" projected by SkyNet and said.
As the only Legendary hero in the entire settlement, Cao Cao was left to guard the center of Dragon City after Ji Ye left.
Compared to before he arrived, some of the thoughts in the boss' mind had completely disappeared.
It was not only because of the Mind Detector, but also because he had learned some things about the future from the players over the past few days. He knew that after his death, Cao Pi forced Emperor Xian of Han to abdicate and usurped the throne to establish Wei. He also knew that the Sima family followed the same pattern and was destroyed, usurping Wei to establish Jin.
In a sense, Mr. Cao's mood was a bit complicated.
He felt ashamed, sighed, disappointed … and he couldn't help but feel resentful and angry towards the Sima family. He reckoned that the Tomb Tiger wouldn't be willing to come to Dragon City in the future.
"Contact the Water Demons immediately. I want to know what happened in the north!"
Elder Meng looked at the red dot on the map and said.
"The navy command center replied that we've lost contact with all the Water Demons who were responsible for patrolling tonight!"
An Quan picked up a notebook that was transformed from a Stone of Civilization and had a SkyNet mark on it. He fiddled with it for a while and then shook his head with his eyes wide open.
"Something's wrong!"
That was what everybody in the conference hall thought.
After the One Hundred Vying Barges event, Dragon City could be said to be surrounded by enemies.
Guobei County (Old Demon Black Mountain and the Yellow Turban Army), the yakshas, and the Dense Fog occupied the east, west, and south respectively. The north was occupied by a humanoid alien race that was similar to the mermaids and sirens.
Because of Old Demon Black Mountain's attack, most of the advanced combatants of Dragon City had been transferred to Guobei County.
It was safe to say that Dragon City's defense was at its weakest right now.
Because of that, to prevent any accidents, none of the management staff of Dragon City slept tonight. After all, the Dense Fog had taken the opportunity to attack the yakshas.
"So, did the sea race take action this time?"
Just like the yakshas and the Dense Fog, the sea race was also very strong. They were good at confusing people with sound waves that contained mental attacks, and they had the natural protection of the sea.
At that time, Zhou Yu was the one who used his zither to force back the Sea Race that he suspected had come to investigate Dragon City.
However, Dragon City didn't pursue the "sea monsters" any further.
That was mainly because while Dragon City had a navy, it wasn't very large, and it was more than enough to deal with the alien settlements on the land.
For the alien races that lived in the water and the sea, they didn't have an obvious advantage, and they might even be at a disadvantage.
Also, even if they defeated the sea race, it wouldn't be as significant as the forces in the other three directions. After all, human beings mainly lived on the land, and even if they occupied the sea, it would be difficult for them to develop and defend it.
Therefore, Dragon City's navy took defensive measures. Usually, the Water Demons would patrol in the newly developed Hidden Dragon submarines.
However, in just a short time, all the patrolling members of the Water Demon Battalion had "lost contact"!
"According to the navy command center, more than two hundred people, including the four Hidden Dragon submarines, have gone missing.
"Leader Li, can you detect the position of the Water Demons?"
Elder Meng turned the lid of the celadon teacup in his hand and said to Li Chunfeng, who was holding a "scroll" in his hand.
"The Celestial Seismograph can monitor the vibrations in the air and on the ground, but it can't do much in the sea."
Standing in front of the seismograph that his partner had set up in a corner of the hall, Li Chunfeng shook his head.
It wasn't exactly a loophole in Dragon City's defense.
Because of Ji Ye, an expert with True Dragon Bloodline, the sea creatures weren't much of a threat.
But the problem was that Ji Ye wasn't in Dragon City at the moment. He had gone to reinforce Guobei County.
"If the sea race really did it, they must've noticed that the City Master had left the city, so they took the opportunity to eliminate the Water Demons who were responsible for patrolling.
"Their next step is to attack the water gangs and completely eliminate our naval forces. They'll then divide the land and the sea with us."
Mr. Cao said.
Just like Zhou Yu, the boss quickly adapted to the modern culture. Even though he wasn't good at fighting in the water.
Although he wasn't good at water battles, he had a say in the current situation. After all, he had experienced it firsthand during the Battle of Red Cliff.
"Can you reach the City Master?"
Elder Meng asked An Quan.
"No. There seems to be interference outside the formation. I can't reach the City Master's communicator."
An Quan operated on his laptop and shook his head.
"Before the City Master left, he left me a Dark Crow messenger. I can contact him through the Dark Crow if there's an emergency, and the messages here won't be intercepted."
Su Nongying opened the lock of a metal box next to her and took out a branch that was covered in black smoke. She bit her finger and dripped her blood on it.
"Caw!"
Very soon, a red-eyed crow that was covered in black smoke flew toward Guobei County.
Whoosh!
In the north, out of the range of the Mind Detector …
Hidden in the darkness of the sea, a pair of vertical blood-red pupils gazed at the Dark Crow as it flew through the sky, revealing a thoughtful expression!
Whoosh!
Then, the pair of pupils gradually separated into two pairs.
After that, a streak of translucent blue light dashed out of the sea and followed the black crow.
And under the color of this pair of pupils, under the sunlight that had already revealed a corner of the ocean surface, countless backs and shadows underwater appeared on the surface of the ocean.
There were thousands of them, and there were even more.
…
"It's an emergency message from Dragon City."
"Yes. A hostile target has barged into the range of our settlement from the north, triggering intense reactions on the mental detectors. Two hundred soldiers that belong to the Water Demons and four 'Hidden Dragon' submarines that are responsible for patrolling have gone missing.
In Guobei County, after reading the "message" that Mister Bug brought back, Ji Ye, Zhou Yu, and the other commanders changed their expressions.
After obtaining the Red Alert background, Dragon City had set two targets for the Mind Detector.
One of them was the settlement core, and the other was Ji Ye himself.
Anything that was hostile to Dragon City's settlement core or himself would be detected as soon as it entered the range of Dragon City's power of providence.
Moreover, the more hostile the target was, the more intense the Mind Detector's reaction would be.
"Judging from the intensity of the heart detector … I'm sure that the target has a strong desire to attack us. It might even be the type that hates us very much … However, in order to avoid a war, I only forced the two Sea Tribe spies to retreat. I didn't kill them. Logically speaking, the Sea Tribe shouldn't hate us so much, right?"
Zhou Yu waved the feather fan in his hand and looked a little confused.
"Leave some people here and clean up this place!
"The rest of you, especially those above the Transcendent level, follow me back to Dragon City!"
Ji Ye, on the other hand, seemed to have thought of something. He suddenly stood up and said solemnly.
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