But how had he managed it?
That question arose in the minds of every Divine Envoy.
"Hehe, Your Excellencies, do you still want to compete with me over who has more men?"
Seeing the expressions on the Divine Envoys' faces, Nalant immediately asked with a chuckle.
The more smug the Divine Envoys had been before, the more painful this slap in the face was now.
And Nalant loved this very moment of face-slapping most. Since the Dark Creatures had been so accommodating and given him this opportunity, he naturally would not let it slip away.
Faced with Nalant's humiliating question, the expressions of the Divine Envoys shifted uncertainly.
Roar! Roar! Roar!
At this moment, the Dark Creatures that had bypassed the mountain range were drawing ever closer, showing signs of directly encircling the Holy City.
"Pass down the order at once. Close the city gates. All legion soldiers outside the city are to withdraw into the city and defend it."
It had to be said that none of the legion Divine Envoys had ever imagined the battle would reach this point.
They had surrounded their enemy, yet now they themselves were surrounded by the Dark Creatures.
However, the Divine Envoys were not frightened into fleeing by the suddenly appearing Dark Creatures, because they felt the situation was still temporarily under control.
As long as they quickly dealt with the Aio Continent allied forces inside the temple, they could then either fight the Dark Creatures or break out of the encirclement.
Thus, the Divine Envoys immediately gave the order to seal the city, while also mobilizing five hundred thousand troops to defend the outer city walls.
The outer city of the Holy City, which they had not damaged during their earlier assault, remained an excellent defensive fortress.
"Haha, those fellows have