"Fight on your own! Be careful and meet the enemy!" I flung a blood-clad ghost at the ghosts under Xijun's command, then dashed over to the female ghost, ready to rescue Zhou Xuan and Ruan Qiushui.
The two of them had been tied to the siege wagon. They could neither speak nor move, and several Ghost Kings stood guard above them. I controlled them into jumping off the siege wagon, then ordered the female ghost to go rescue them.
Without incident, we rescued Zhou Xuan and Ruan Qiushui. I had no intention of explaining too much and prepared to take them back to the cave dwelling first.
However, our several thousand elites were facing an army of a hundred thousand—the difference between eggs and a basket. Every person and ghost standing before or behind King Mu was formidable, while the Sea King's elite forces were truly invincible. My string of surprise attacks was quickly dismantled, and countless troops charged toward the city walls, beginning to climb them and pour into the city!
Jing Yun was probably furious. If not for me, the rain of arrows and cannons would have been enough to withstand King Mu's army. But now that he had to worry about my side, he felt as though his hands and feet were bound. His mood was utterly miserable.
Even so, he did not hesitate. He immediately ordered the city gates closed and commanded everyone to hold them!
Soon, our forces were surrounded by the army. Before such a massive legion, any small elite force was nothing more than a flash in the pan. Stray arrows kept flying in, and sudden spears struck down many disciples, reducing them to ashes. But the terror of King Mu's army went far beyond that. Their weapons had all been coated with