"And I really don't believe they'd dare charge over here!" Jiu Ming said with absolute certainty. These troops had all been dispatched from the Imperial Capital. If they truly came here to fight, leaving everything else aside, Jiu Ming himself could keep every last one of them here without much effort. Once those troops were gone, no one could guarantee the Imperial Capital's safety anymore.
The surrounding foreign tribes all eyed the Imperial Capital like tigers watching their prey. With the Empire needing to fend off those tribes, how many troops could it really afford to leave in the Imperial Capital?
Jiu Ming was not worried in the slightest that they would dare come over. At most, they would spread out their formation here to put on a show. Maybe after some time, someone would come to "have a private talk"...
And that was exactly what happened.
Jiu Ming was quite familiar with the person who came.
"Ah~ We meet again. Making me do this sort of thing is really unpleasant." Esdeath released the flying Danger Beast she had captured as a mount, letting it move about on its own. Though it should have been vicious, even after being set free, it merely curled up obediently at the side, not daring to move.
When it had approached this place just now, it had nearly been scared to death on the spot!
After the Flame Demons within the Blazing Flame Zone discovered this flying creature, every one that could notice it locked onto the intruder. With their simple intelligence, anything that failed to follow their master's commands and did not take the proper route was a target for attack.
No need to say much—one volley of lava attacks from several dozen Flame Demons could blast it out of existence. Even as