Uruk, North Gate.
When Luo Zhen and Mashu came out through here, they had not even had time to set out before they immediately ran into some familiar faces.
"Those two!"
The sudden shout made Luo Zhen and Mashu, who were verifying their passes and preparing to leave through the North Gate, both freeze. They turned around and looked toward the source of the voice.
Two familiar figures appeared there, accompanied by a group of soldiers.
"Miss Ushiwakamaru? Mr. Benkei?"
Mashu cried out in surprise.
The visitors were none other than Ushiwakamaru and Benkei.
"Why are you here?"
Luo Zhen was also rather surprised.
After all, Ushiwakamaru and Benkei had both been dispatched to the South Gate to resist the army of the Southern Jungle Goddess. Their sudden appearance at the North Gate was indeed rather strange.
"It is only natural that you two would be surprised." Benkei stood half a step behind Ushiwakamaru, like a loyal guard and attendant. He smiled at Luo Zhen and Mashu and said, "However, the battle at the South Gate is nearly over. Our side dealt the enemy a heavy blow and pushed their battle line back. Since we were unable to pursue them any further, the battle naturally could not continue."
With the aid of the Familiars Luo Zhen had sent out, the battle at the South Gate had been one victory after another, preventing the Southern Jungle Goddess's army from advancing even half a step into Uruk.
However, as mentioned before, because the key goddess had yet to appear, they had no way to pursue the enemy. Otherwise, they might have gone too deep into the enemy formation and been counterattacked instead.
As the saying went, one should not pursue a defeated enemy too far. As one of the most famous generals