How Could I Possibly Beat Them to It?

"Li Xunsheng... is he really a demon or a human?"

Sitting blankly in the current City Lord's Mansion, Ling Feng stared into space, stunned by a situation he had never encountered before.

The Legends' work, and even the establishment of Lone Star City, had always been for the purpose of resisting the Abyss. That had never changed.

But Ling Feng and the old Legends both knew very well that the most terrifying enemies in the Abyss... were those evil gods capable of driving people insane!

The Spokesperson and the Old King should have known this as well, but...

"Lone Star City..."

What exactly was it protecting this land for?

Now that the demons had returned, they were far less resentful than Ling Feng had anticipated.

But they were bound to unleash all sorts of bloody storms across Ironblood.

As a Legend, should he continue resisting these demons from the Abyss for the sake of the other humans in Ironblood?

Or should he spend more energy dealing with the evil entities within the Abyss...

"Still thinking about things, teacher?"

Flying openly into the City Lord's Mansion, Feiyu, who had been brought back to Lone Star by the demons, drifted around casually while looking left and right with curiosity. He seemed just as he had in the past—the same carefree young man who never worried about anything.

"What brings you here?"

His former disciple sauntered into the City Lord's Mansion. Ling Feng silently wiped away the traces of blood on his white beard, several hints of caution appearing in his eyes.

The demons had only just reached Lone Star City today and asked him to submit. Had they even brought his former disciple as a persuader?

"Nothing... Just came to see whether you were dead."

Feiyu gave Ling Feng an extremely serious