Actually, Yu Jing found one thing difficult to understand.
Why had the Masked Dean refused to send Dean Fang Tianhe, Shen Tu Chongshan, Master Yu Gan, the High Priest, and Dean Long—the five top experts—into battle?
(No one knew that the Masked Dean had transferred the five of them to the Fourth War Zone ahead of time. At present, they had yet to receive orders to fight and were hidden somewhere in the area.)
"Even if he was worried that Earth might be ambushed, wouldn't leaving half our forces behind have been enough? Besides, Earth still has Senior Lei Lu, Old Lu, and other experts, as well as top secret realms like Hell and the Gate of Life and Death, each guarded by supreme experts. They can completely withstand an enemy ambush... Could all of this be related to the 'cinema'?"
"Forget it. I'll deal with the problem in front of me for now."
When Yu Jing reached the city gate area defended by the Chemistry Academy through the teleportation portal, he was met with a magnificent and breathtaking scene.
More than two hundred mages in white robes stood in orderly formation atop the city wall, each one spaced a meter apart and casting dazzling spells.
With some of the Physical Training Academy's close-combat experts arriving to reinforce them, the pressure on the melee forces had been greatly reduced, allowing the mages to display their full strength.
Furthermore, in this battle, the Chemistry Academy had joined forces with the Magic Association. With Dean Qian and the association president's demon, Daren, stationed here, they should have gained a huge advantage during the early stages of the war.
Why, then, were they at a disadvantage? The fundamental problem lay in the strength of their enemy.
The one responsible for attacking the city