Among the Forbidden Spell Mage Corps' Fire Mage legion were another ten thousand Flame Array Mages. They had already deployed their flame arrays atop the second city wall, ensuring continuous ultra-long-range fire support. Once both sides' Forbidden Spell Mages had cast their skills, the Flame Array Mages and Water Spirit Mages would become the battlefield's reapers.
Lu Yang looked into the distance and asked, "When will the enemy arrive?"
Bai Shi said, "At the earliest, in an hour—during your match."
Lu Yang nodded to himself. If the battle began during his match, then Zhou Tianming would surely announce his betrayal at that time as well.
"Send everyone out. Bai Shi, lead the troops and fight a decisive battle against them outside the city," Lu Yang said.
"Fight outside the city?" Bai Shi asked in surprise. "The enemy outnumbers us several times over. We have no chance out there."
Lu Yang said, "Follow my orders."
"O-Okay." Bai Shi was somewhat dazed.
Lu Yang offered no explanation. Only by fighting outside the city could he make Zhou Tianming serve his greatest purpose: wiping out the enemy's logistical supplies and catapult corps in a single battle.
"I'll go make preparations now." Bai Shi issued the order, and from the more than five million players already stationed inside the fortress, nine hundred thousand main-force players and one million affiliated players slowly filed out.
The spies from the nine strongest guilds scouting outside the fortress saw this and immediately sent the news back to Alice, Sanyou Weimen, and the others.
Outside Reaching-Heaven Fortress, the nine strongest guilds were force-marching toward Tiger's Maw Fortress, their army of over ten million advancing in a vast procession.
All the players watching television or playing the game had originally been focused on the Global Arena Tournament, but now they