At this point, Ashan was merely a little disciple in the Qi-Induction Realm. He did not need to go up and risk his life against the enemy; all he had to do was trail behind his elders and play a supporting role.
Yet the number of invading enemies had far exceeded everyone's expectations. They had originally thought the formation would deliver the enemies to their doorstep one by one for them to harvest. Who could have imagined that before one was fully dealt with, another cultivator would barge in after him? Or that just after they had finished one off, before they could even catch their breath, someone else would be sent into the area? Later on, two or three even came at once.
At this rate, if they could not kill an enemy the instant he entered, the enemies that followed would only grow more numerous. In the end, they would be outnumbered and beaten to death by the enemy's combined assault.
But instantly killing an enemy was easier said than done. If the intruder was at Foundation Establishment, it was manageable—the squad had a Golden Core Cultivator. But if a Golden Core Cultivator came, they could only rely on the formation's home-field advantage and slowly wear him to death.
They had previously planned to use their numbers and the formation to bully the few. Who would have thought that from the very beginning, they would face the prospect of being bullied by superior numbers instead?
At present, Ashan's Moon-Three-Nine squad was facing a Golden Core Cultivator. Ashan's grandmaster—the only Golden Core Cultivator in the squad—was circling around him beneath the concealment of the Mountain-Protecting Array, seeking a chance to kill him.
Just then, the mist in the distance churned, and another Thin-Faced Cultivator barged in. Ashan and the