"They're here."
Li Xiaoran had appeared at some point and stood behind Li Hao, staring at the pitch-black stretch a hundred miles beyond the city.
Demonic figures gradually emerged there, charging out of the darkness as though crawling out of an abyss.
"That was fast."
Li Hao had not expected demons to appear just as his main quest to defend Dragon City began. Dawn was breaking now, which meant he had to hold out until daybreak ten days later!
He could not rest during that time.
Both gazed beyond the city. Withered grass flew through the air as demons swept in from the horizon, surging ever closer.
Meanwhile, Li Tianzong appeared atop the command tower on the battlements, clad in battle armor and radiating imposing might.
He issued his orders, and the deputy beside him signaled with flags of various colors, relaying the commands in every direction. Different-colored beacon fires also rose overhead, carrying orders to the other sides of the city.
Soon, the demons drew near.
In an instant, at Li Tianzong's command, countless flaming arrows shot from the battlements. Numerous Heaven and Human Grandmaster Realm cultivators also directed their weapons to fly out and kill beyond the walls.
Li Xiaoran and Li Hao joined in. With a lift of their hands, sword light and saber light shot out to kill, their weapons flying dozens of miles into the Demon Tide.
The tails of the nine Demon Souls clung to the Azure Frost Sword, while their enormous upper bodies bared fangs and claws, lunging about the Demon Tide to feed. In moments, many demons died, including those in the Heaven and Man Realm and even Great Demons in the Three Immortalities Realm.
Watching the decimal digits after his Mo River completion progress change rapidly, Li Hao felt somewhat reassured