Published: February 11, 2025
Inside the mountain belly of Royal City, there was originally no wind, but since yesterday, the posthumous children have felt a gentle breeze in their homeland for the first time.
After the Temple of Dawn clashed with the posthumous children again, the mountain belly wall was opened under the attack led by Yangos and his battle beasts. This connected their attacking troops with the logistics forces outside, eliminating the previous situation where reinforcements could not arrive in large numbers due to the narrow entrance.
For the posthumous children, this was naturally not good news. After their initial battle outside the city, they had lost their ability to launch another attack once the air force of the Temple of Dawn fully entered, merely watching helplessly as the entrance was completely breached and connected to the outside.
The posthumous children understood that even if they ultimately won this siege defense battle, they would have to fill the gap again; otherwise, they would not survive the cold season.
Of course, the existence of Earth as a retreat was also a reason for the posthumous children not to respond to this situation.
The kings and some core members of Cloud Summit stood on the city walls, observing the situation outside. Some posthumous child warriors were still repairing the damaged areas of the city wall from the last battle. Although it was hardly noticeable, reinforcing it was always a good idea.
"I don't know if they received news from that Holy Father, but the morale of those who call themselves civilized people has greatly increased recently. After engaging in battle, they displayed extremely calm organization, showing no signs of the anger for revenge that arose from their previous siege failure."
King Hongxiang looked at the moving army of the Temple of Dawn below and couldn't help but feel emotional.
After suffering heavy losses in the previous siege battle, the Temple of Dawn did not immediately retaliate but instead quietly waited below, not even attempting a probing harassment.
Then, suddenly opening the mountain belly allowed the inner and outer armies to unite, which was a response in itself.
Now, they began to attack again, but in a very rational manner, with each unit taking turns, more like a training exercise, a way to boost the soldiers' morale and psychology.
Such an army was truly terrifying; once that Holy Father returned, one could only imagine how fierce the attack would be.
Although there were no agreements between the two sides, both knew that the upcoming battle would certainly determine the victor. It would soon be revealed whether the posthumous children would prevail or the Temple of Dawn would occupy Royal City.
"When will Zhong Ming wake up?" Niao turned to Xia Lei. Since Ye Zhongming took the eight-star Evolution Potion last night, he had been in a coma. Although they knew this was a necessary process for evolution on Earth, the kings were still somewhat worried. What if the Holy Father arrived during Ye Zhongming's coma?
Even though Ye Zhongming was merely a seven-star evolver before, he was now not just the spiritual leader of Cloud Summit Villa but, to some extent, also that of the posthumous children.
Even if he didn't take action during battles, just standing behind them brought comfort to their hearts.
This wasn't without reason; the several battles fought side by side had shown the Cloud Summit people's strength, resilience, and fearless spirit, inspiring the posthumous children, who initially had little confidence. All those soldiers who won the posthumous children's admiration were under that man's command.
"It shouldn't take too long. Zhong Ming now combines the strengths of both sides, possessing a miraculous body that can withstand the eight-star Evolution Potion," Xia Lei said carelessly, showing that she wasn't overly worried.
With Ye Zhongming back from the brightwater realm, the entire focus of Cloud Summit Villa had shifted from Earth to the Blue Secret Realm.
Apart from Ye Zhongming, Xia Lei was probably the only one who knew all the preparations made by Cloud Summit Villa and the posthumous children. Her confidence stemmed from this knowledge.