698 Guarding the City Alone

Captain Zhou was confused. Lin Qiye stared at him without saying a word.

Old Liu glanced at Lin Qiye, then turned to Captain Zhou and said, “When you were at station 185 to carry out your mission, Ocean City received a report that the demon’s main force will come to attack the city in the near future. According to my estimation, it should happen in two days. Just now, the vanguards of the demons invaded the southwest defensive line. If they didn’t run into the muzzle, I’m afraid they would have caused some significant losses.”

Captain Zhou was speechless when he saw Old Liu’s emotional expression. He subconsciously glanced at Lin Qiye.

After seeing he didn’t react, he turned to Old Liu and said awkwardly, “Old Liu, the target that you just attacked, probably, is us…”

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The Incarnation Realm cultivators standing beside Captain Zhou also nodded their heads like rattling drums.

Old Liu was slightly taken aback. Then, he recalled the previous situation and could not help but open his mouth in shock. He looked at Lin Qiye in astonishment.

‘Holy sh*t! No wonder I didn’t sense the aura of any demons when I detected the energy fluctuations earlier. I didn’t see any demons as tall as mountains either.’

So it was the wrong target?

Old Liu couldn’t help but cough a few times. When he saw Lin Qiye’s eerie smile, he was so nervous that he broke out in a cold sweat.

Oh God!

The young man in front of them could lead Captain Zhou and more than a dozen people to avoid the attack that could kill an ace at the Earth Immortal Realm.

What f*cking monster was this!?

Could he be an expert in the Celestial Realm?

He recalled the rumors of Lin Qiye dragging a demon in the Celestial Realm and dozen others in the Immortal Realm to their deaths.

Old Liu finally understood why Captain Zhou and the others were so respectful to Lin Qiye.

So the rumors were all fake!

Since when did Lin Qiye perish together with those demons? It was clearly a one-sided slaughter!

Otherwise, how could Lin Qiye be standing here safe and sound?

With that in mind, Old Liu’s attitude towards Lin Qiye became much more respectful.

This was an era where only the strong had the right to speak. Even if the boy was only a youth, they couldn’t be the slightest bit disdainful or neglectful.

“Ahem, Mr. Lin, it was all a misunderstanding. We’ve been too nervous because of the demons. Please don’t take it to heart!”

Old Liu wiped the sweat off his forehead.

Lin Qiye had a good impression of people from the military, so he did not dwell on the issue. He glanced at the badge on Old Liu’s shoulder and said, “It doesn’t matter. I’m not that petty with my friends. Captain Liu, you said there would be an invasion in the next two days. What is it about?”

Lin Qiye’s impression of Ocean City was that they were the most powerful human force in this region.

If the demon army wanted to invade Ocean City, it would be impossible to break through the city’s defense line unless they gathered all their forces within the territory.

Such a battle would cause incalculable losses to both sides.

Even if the demons could take down Ocean City, they wouldn’t make up for one-tenth of the resources they had lost.

Anyone with a brain wouldn’t have chosen to trade for such a price unless there were unknown variables.

Old Liu heaved a sigh of relief when he saw Lin Qiye did not pursue the matter.

However, his expression quickly turned grim as he said to Lin Qiye in a deep voice, “Mr. Lin, you don’t know this, but your battle in Star City has become the fuse that has ignited the entire Southern war zone. It’s not just the major cities under Ocean City’s jurisdiction being attacked. The other battlefields are also being invaded.

“According to the information from our guards, a week ago, the demon army suddenly started gathering, and their target was Ocean City. There are more and more demons gathering around us. Although they haven’t launched an attack yet, the number of troops has already exceeded what we have faced before, and their numbers are still increasing!”

Captain Zhou’s expression turned ugly when he heard that.

“It seems that the demons really wanted to take down Ocean City this time. When we were at Station No. 185, we were besieged by three demons in the Human Immortal Realm. I’m afraid they are on their way here, and they merely wiped us out along the way.”

Captain Zhou still felt a lingering fear when he thought of the million-strong demon army besieging a small relay station.

“I’m afraid that the demons within Ocean City are not the only ones mobilized this time. When will our reinforcements arrive?”

Old Liu couldn’t help but smile bitterly when Captain Zhou talked about reinforcements.

“We… have no reinforcements…”

“What? No reinforcements?”

Captain Zhou couldn’t help but shout. Immediately, everyone in the meeting room looked over.

Seeing this, Captain Zhou immediately lowered his voice. “What’s going on? If what you said is true, the crisis Ocean City is facing this time won’t be easily solved!”

“Ah, it’s all because of City Lord Wang.” Old Liu sighed helplessly.

“When we first heard that the demons were on the move, we were ready to report it to the higher-ups, but to seize the credit, City Lord Wang forcibly suppressed it and did not explain the details. He only said there was a small group of active demons. By the time the news of the gathering army came back, it was too late. The transit stations to Ocean City have all been taken. Even if we ask for reinforcements, they won’t get here in time.”