The battle continued. With neither numbers nor strength on their side, the people of Fifth City, Sixth City, and Eighth City had already begun their slide toward defeat.
In mere moments, only twenty or thirty people remained from the three cities, and every one of them was under siege, danger lurking at every turn.
How could those twenty or thirty people dare continue fighting? One after another, they fled back to their own cities.
As for the people of First City, Second City, and Third City, after fighting for so long, only around eighty or ninety remained.
"Everyone, Fifth City, Sixth City, and Eighth City no longer have many people left. We should defeat them one by one!"
The people of First City, Second City, and Third City gathered together, and Gongsun Changjue spoke gravely.
"Don't forget Seventh City and Ninth City!" Ye Lingtian reminded them. Their three cities' strength had already dropped sharply, while Seventh City and Ninth City were still at their peak and had yet to make a move.
Therefore, they had to remain on guard. Otherwise, they would only become the mantis, swallowed in one bite by the oriole behind it.
"How about this? Select some of our stronger people to defeat Fifth City, Sixth City, and Eighth City one by one. Leave some people behind in case those from Seventh City and Ninth City act!" Ghost Saint Yan Mo said solemnly.
"Mm, that would be more prudent!"
"Let's do that!"
Everyone nodded. Although they did not have many people left, each city still had some people stationed within it.
Moreover, many of those who had been seriously injured earlier had returned to their cities, so they were not afraid of Seventh City and Ninth City.
Immediately, they split off more than fifty people, led by