Published: February 10, 2025
Nan Jin and Rong Zhi were fully equipped in combat gear, already mounted on their respective steeds.
Beside them stood the Holy Maiden, holding the staff of glory. Moments ago, under her leadership, several Temple priestesses had treated the injured warriors. However, compared to the overall casualty numbers, this was merely a drop in the bucket.
The reason was simple: during the assault, very few injured warriors could return. Most had to lie on the battlefield and wait for death. They perhaps hoped for victory the most because only if their side won would they have a chance to survive. If they failed, all that awaited them was the enemy’s finishing blow.
As for being captured... in the Blue Secret Realm, that term hardly existed, at least for ordinary warriors. Since there was no possibility of being captured, there was nothing to discuss regarding treatment. Here, sometimes medicine was worth more than lives.
"Ge Lan is dead."
Nan Jin's voice was somewhat somber. The brutality of the battle had exceeded his expectations.
The plan was to send experts into the Royal City to eliminate or entangle the high-ranking officers of the posthumous child coalition, allowing the Sharp Blade Squad to quickly breach the city walls. He was one of the creators of this plan.
Like others, Nan Jin had great confidence in the plan because the number of experts from the Temple of Dawn far surpassed that of the posthumous children. In addition, due to the internal strife among the posthumous children, their king zun numbers had been reduced by nearly half. Even with the help of outsiders, it would be hard to prevent the Temple of Dawn from leveraging its strategic advantage.
But who could have imagined that in such a short time, two eighth-level experts would vanish, and there were even more seventh-level warriors dead?
Could it be that the posthumous children had hidden strong figures?
Especially with Ge Lan’s death, which shocked him deeply.
This individual had competed with him for the position of the leader of the order of the radiant knights in the past. If not for his combat style being ill-suited for cavalry warfare, perhaps Nan Jin's position would have been his.
Nan Jin was well aware of his opponent's strength; not only did he possess the Holy Eyes in both hands, but he also commanded ten sixth-level monsters as aides. In terms of one-on-one combat ability, Nan Jin probably still wouldn’t be a match for Ge Lan now.
Yet, this person had died just like that.
Aside from Ling Kun and the Guardian of the Sacred Pool, they simply couldn’t think of anyone capable of such strength to kill Ge Lan in such a short time.
Even if it were Ling Kun or the Guardian of the Sacred Pool, he thought that the two eighth-level posthumous children were at most comparable to Ge Lan. Excluding the Guardian of the Sacred Pool, among the posthumous children king zun, the strongest should be Black Wall and Crane Flame. The former had been surrounded and killed by himself and two others, while the latter also fell at the hands of their own comrades!
How had the already heavily wounded posthumous children managed to kill Ge Lan? Was it really the work of the Guardian of the Sacred Pool? But he should have had someone to deal with.
"Kan Zishan's aura has also vanished, and Hongxiang's presence is already faint. We are not without achievements."
The Holy Maiden paused, raising her staff. "Although we have suffered significant losses, they were attempting to breach the Royal City. Accidents are likely to occur. Though they are dead, it does not mean their sacrifices were worthless. The posthumous children only have four king zuns left, and with one dead and another seriously injured, they now only have two high-ranking members left. With only Niao and Ling Kun remaining, they cannot ensure effective command. Even if all our infiltrators die, it would still be worthwhile!"
Whether it was worth it or not was judged differently by everyone. Nan Jin didn’t fully agree with the Holy Maiden’s words but nodded nonetheless.