Mandin's Dark Demon legion naturally obeyed his orders without question, but Wang Shijie, Tao Ran, and the others, who had long been eager to counterattack the Underground City, were also nearby.
The moment Wang Shijie saw Mandin's condition, he sensed that something was wrong. He hurriedly asked, "Where are Luo Lin and Maska? Why are we running? Are you abandoning them? The mountain fire will be out in just a few hours."
"Roar~!"
Mandin roared furiously, baring a mouthful of fangs as he glared at Wang Shijie. "Maska and Luo Lin are both dead. The 60,000 Dark Demons under them are dead too. Xue Renyi was right—Lu Yang lured me into attacking so he could wipe us out in one stroke. I can't stay here. I'm withdrawing. If you won't leave, then stay here."
In a few more hours, the mountain fire would die out. Besides, just because Mandin's forces could not put out the flames did not mean Lu Yang lacked the means. The Iron Blood Brotherhood had plenty of Water Mages. It would not be difficult for them to clear a path through the mountains, or they could have Fire Mages accelerate the blaze and burn through the wildfire sooner.
In Mandin's eyes, once the mountain fire was gone, Lu Yang would lead the Iron Blood Brotherhood's army in pursuit. If he did not run quickly, the 40,000 Dark Demons under him would truly be exterminated.
Wang Shijie stared blankly at the flames raging on the distant mountains, his heart filled with shock. "Lu Yang has become this powerful?"
Mandin ignored him and quickly led the Dark Demons toward Heaven's Gorge Valley. He intended to pass through Heaven's Gorge Valley and enter deeper territory. Along the way, he did not forget to take Xue Renyi with him. Xue