A large hole had been blasted clean through the Embroidered Uniform Envoy's body, front to back, and she fell into the garrison fortress.
Wisps of Spiritual Fire filled the wound, and the Mutated Tissue could not restore it at all. She lay there, unable to move.
Guard Members from within the fortress came forward to rescue her and swiftly transferred her deeper inside.
At that moment, it suddenly fell quiet outside.
Yet that silence filled the Embroidered Uniform Envoy with extreme unease.
That unease quickly became reality. Barely a dozen breaths later, two incomparably blazing Spiritual Impacts blasted in from outside. Everywhere they passed, buildings and defensive works were razed flat. Even the road where she had just been standing vanished along with them.
Fortunately, she had been taken to a safe location beforehand and was not caught in the blast.
But she knew that even if she hid for the moment, she was only prolonging her death. With the Fighter gone, these fortifications would not be of much use. They would be breached before long.
She forced out the words, "Go... to the underground works. Report the intelligence here to His Majesty... as soon as possible... The enemy force is overwhelming. Both generals have fallen in battle. The army cannot hold for long. This subject has failed Your Majesty. I shall die in loyal service, repaying Your Majesty's grace in raising me up..."
On the Great Shun garrison's side, Dan Yuchuan looked at Chen Chuan, who stood in the air with his blade in hand. Across from him, nothing remained but ashes drifting down. He knew the overall situation had been decided, and an intensely powerful sense of admiration rose within him.
He had not actually seen the details of the two men's exchange clearly, but every time Wan