"Report!"
"The main forces of the Magic Goddess Main Alliance have all withdrawn."
"They've begun reclaiming the defensive lines they previously abandoned!"
Zhao Sheng had only just retreated and had not even managed to enter the Seventy-Two Alliances.
When he heard the news, before he could even celebrate,
He Tian hurriedly spoke beside him.
"Alliance Leader Zhao."
"The enemy is powerful."
"Although the Seventy-Two Alliances aren't as strong as the Zixiao Alliance,"
"We can still hold them off for a while."
"Once Alliance Leader Fang sends over the main army,"
"We should be able to sweep away the enemy."
"And reclaim the defensive lines."
At this moment, He Tian was quite afraid that Zhao Sheng would turn around and counterattack.
If that happened, He Tian himself would be caught in an impossible dilemma.
If he helped,
He was certain to lose and would have no way to explain himself to the people of the Seventy-Two Alliances.
If he retreated,
All his previous investments would go to waste.
He had originally wanted to establish an image in front of Alliance Leader Fang.
But if he fled at the critical moment,
What would Alliance Leader Fang think of him then?
Thus, He Tian hurriedly tried to dissuade Zhao Sheng.
His little scheme,
However, was seen through completely by Zhao Sheng.
Compared with He Tian, who had been built up by Fang Yuan with resources,
Zhao Sheng had truly fought his way up from the bottom step by step.
At first, he had been a low-level lord in eastern Gando.
He made a living through trickery and deceit.
Later, he went to the Southern Territory, where several brothers who followed him died because of one of his wrong decisions.
He then became an intelligence merchant. After failing, he joined the Zixiao Alliance.
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