After leaving soldiers behind to clean up the battlefield, Sun Wu completed his mission and returned.
Everyone gathered once more in the central building of the Floating City.
However, the atmosphere was even graver than last time.
There were only two reasons for this.
First, Xiao Tianyang was preparing to personally investigate the planes invaded by the Abyss.
Second, Xiao Tianyang was preparing to divide his forces and launch simultaneous attacks on multiple planes.
The danger of the former went without saying.
Of course, given Xiao Tianyang's past record, they could not openly say much.
Besides, Xiao Tianyang was utterly unmatched among those of the same rank.
With Chaos Fire assisting him as well, there was basically no chance of him encountering danger.
However, the second point greatly surprised everyone.
They did not know what had caused the ever-cautious Xiao Tianyang to suddenly change his style.
Yet the commanders present found it difficult to understand.
Although they had not previously finalized a specific battle plan.
They had, however, tacitly established a bottom line.
That was, they could not act rashly.
Even if they were driven back by the enemy, they had to preserve their own combat strength as much as possible.
That was not selfishness, but a means of speeding up their comeback.
When the nest was overturned, could any egg remain intact?
Yue Fei and the others could not possibly fail to understand that principle.
It was merely that they could not comprehend the idea of attacking on multiple fronts.
The atmosphere was grave now not because Yue Fei and the others had raised objections, but because of Xiao Tianyang's subsequent explanation.
Xiao Tianyang sat high in the seat of honor, his right hand resting against the armrest.
Compared to the heavy atmosphere in the hall, his expression