Ch. 372'Assassin No. 7'
Wang Jixuan prepared weapons and arrays for the battle against Assassin No. 7, then traveled to the battlefield near Fortress No. 82 as the Blade Beast Swarm advanced. The chapter ended with the swarm bypassing the minefields and expected to reach the fortress’s outer defenses within fifty minutes.
- Wang Jixuan gave Ling Tong a Crystal Core longsword and began forging weapons for the approaching battle.
- Wang Jixuan and Ling Tong left Fortress No. 76 for the battlefield near Fortress No. 82, where Dongfang Zhenghong commanded the forces assembled against Assassin No. 7.
- Wang Jixuan prepared the Thunder Lord Demon Purging Array and Dragon Binding Array, then took position on a dune with Peony and Ji Xiao.
- Dongfang Zhenghong announced that an underground nuclear explosion had been detected and ordered all units to complete their preparations.
- Wang Jixuan woke from a dream and saw the defenses ready as a messenger reported that the Blade Beast Swarm had bypassed the minefields and would reach Fortress No. 82 within fifty minutes.