Chen Yi's current situation was far from ideal.
Although he had sought help from quite a few people, distant water could not put out a nearby fire.
Agnis's reinforcements had already arrived, while Chen Yi's reinforcements would need at least another month even if they traveled without rest.
If Chen Yi had still had a chance to duel Agnis one-on-one in the previous battle, he now had to fight at least five opponents at once.
Chen Yi's origin power was already depleted. Fighting five in this state would probably put him into hibernation for real.
So Chen Yi hid and stalled for time.
He openly dispersed a large number of fire clones, while he himself blended into one of the War Treants in their ranks.
It had to be said that Lan Bai's newspapers were genuinely useful.
Even if Chen Yi concealed himself through a barrier and misled the senses of Rank 7 beings, it was still difficult to truly fool higher-ranked senses.
But with these newspapers, things were different.
There was no need to conceal everything completely. To those higher-ranked senses, there really were several higher-ranked beings here.
But the High-level Elves would not connect them to Chen Yi. Instead, they instinctively assumed they were their own people.
That was how Chen Yi had hidden until now.
At last, an opportunity arrived.
To ambush Chen Yi, Agnis arranged for someone to disguise himself as Lone Wolf Edu, attempting to lure Chen Yi out himself.
Chen Yi could not possibly stand by and watch the helper he had found die.
At the same time, to avoid startling Chen Yi and prevent his escape.
Agnis still brought only fifty-three Rank 7s, while the other higher-ranked beings were stationed farther away to form an encirclement.
In a sense, Agnis's plan had been