In the early morning, a ray of sunlight shone into the room, which was strewn with wreckage.
Lin Junyu, exhausted after a whole night, slowly opened his eyes. Looking at the beauty sleeping soundly against his chest, his expression was gentle yet bewildered.
Last night, in his dazed state, he had done that sort of thing with Sister Mingyue.
By the time he came to his senses, it was already too late. He could only passively endure it.
But he finally had a home in this world, someone to care about.
It felt pretty good!
He raised a hand to brush aside the sweat-dampened hair stuck to the corner of her eye. Her skin was smooth and soft beneath his fingers.
Unable to help himself, he lingered over her cheek for a while longer.
Zichuan Mingyue let out a muffled groan. Feeling something rubbing against her face, she woke up.
The first thing she saw was a handsome face looking at her tenderly.
"Awake? Aren't you going to sleep a little longer?"
Seeing that face and hearing that voice, she remembered her madness from last night.
Her face instantly turned red, and she wanted nothing more than to find a hole to crawl into.
Was I too impulsive last night?!
"Um, there are still matters in the army that I need to handle!"
Zichuan Mingyue got up, enduring the discomfort in her body as she quickly put on her clothes.
Then she shoved Lin Junyu aside, pulled the bedsheet free, and picked it up.
She hurried away with an awkward gait.
"Something's off, isn't it? Isn't this where the novels and TV dramas have them get all sweet and lovey-dovey for a while longer?"
Watching Zichuan Mingyue flee like a rabbit, Lin Junyu could only sigh. A woman's heart was as deep as the ocean.
Last night, she had clung to him passionately, yet today she seemed to want nothing more than to stay far away from him.
Fortunately, she had trained in martial arts year-round. Otherwise, after last night's battle, an ordinary person would probably have been unable to walk, much less run away.
"Looks like I need to make some changes to my fake-death plan!"
He did not know whether his Immortality Gene's ability to sense life energy had malfunctioned.
But just now, he had actually sensed that Zichuan Mingyue's life energy had increased significantly.
If she had previously been able to live past eighty, she could now live past one hundred and twenty.
"No way... could the special method the system mentioned be this?"
Lin Junyu recalled what the system had said back then. At the time, he had not understood what the special method meant.
Unexpectedly, after last night's events, he seemed to have found it.
"But I still need to verify it. I'll have to try it more when I get the chance and see what happens!"
Yes, that was right. Just a simple test to see whether his guess was correct. He had no other thoughts at all.
After tidying up a little, Lin Junyu headed to the city wall to inspect the layout of the Demon camp and determine the assault route.
Thanks to the Immortality Gene, his body recovered quickly.
Even though he had overexerted himself last night, he was still full of energy today.
By the end of the day, he had essentially figured out how to deploy the troops and had finalized the assault route.
At the southeastern corner of the Demon commander's camp was a small hilly area, perfect for a cavalry charge.
It was also relatively close to the Demon commander's location, with trees providing cover. It was an excellent position for a cavalry assault.
He would arrange for one hundred thousand troops to launch a fierce attack toward the hills as cover, sending himself and the Feather Forest Army through.
After that, it would be time for his performance.
That evening, he summoned all the commanders to the council hall and explained that he would lead eight hundred Feather Forest soldiers to strike at the Demon commander.
He then arranged the troop deployments and assigned each army its responsibilities.
"In tomorrow's battle, Mingyue, you're quick-witted. Stay in the rear and command the field. Old Commander Delong, assist her."
"Once you see chaos break out among the Demon army, don't hesitate. Sound the horn immediately! Send the entire army forward!"
"At the same time, fire the signal and have General Qu break in from the rear flank of the Demon army, completely disrupting their formation."
"Commander Fang Hao, lead one hundred thousand Black Cavalry and charge with me. Our target is this hill."
"After taking the hill, do everything in your power to harass and attack the three hundred thousand elite Demon troops. Keep them pinned down."
"Before I kill the Demon commander, do not get drawn into battle, lest you fall into an encirclement!"
"When the horn sounds, coordinate with the main army and launch a counterattack!"
"The remaining commanders are to hold their respective battle lines. Before the horn sounds, no one is to take the initiative without authorization. Just keep their main forces occupied."
"When the horn sounds, regardless of the situation, deploy the entire army at once and begin the counterattack!"
"In this decisive battle, all commanders must obey orders and strike decisively! We swear to annihilate the Demon army."
"As long as we eliminate this million-strong Demon army on the Southeastern Plains, we will gain complete control of the Southeastern Plains. The Empire's eastern campaign will face no further obstacles, and we will settle everything in a single battle!"
"When that time comes, all of you will be meritorious officials of the Empire. Promotion, wealth, and honor for your families all rest on tomorrow's battle!"
Lin Junyu placed the deployment map he had spent the entire day drawing atop the long council table and issued battle orders to the commanders with a grave expression.
"We accept your orders!"
Everyone understood their duties, but the key to this battle was whether they could successfully kill the Demon commander and throw the Demon army into chaos first.
"Your Highness! Are you really not letting me lead fifty thousand Black Cavalry to strike the Demon commander with you? Are you really relying on only eight hundred men? Why does this feel so unreliable?"
Fang Hao was a straightforward man. Upon learning that Lin Junyu intended to take only eight hundred men and charge into the central camp where the enemy's hundreds of thousands of troops were stationed, he was dumbfounded.
He himself was reckless, but not that reckless. Wasn't this just sending themselves to their deaths?
"Enough. Soldiers must obey orders. I believe in the eight hundred Feather Forest soldiers I trained, and I believe in all of you. So you must also believe that I can create a miracle."
"This is the moment for the Southeast Legion to make a last stand. This is the quickest and safest way to end the battle."
"If we win, it will be a great victory. If we lose, we will only sacrifice me and eight hundred soldiers. We can still inflict heavy losses on the enemy, retreat to defend the city, and wait for reinforcements!"
"Five hundred thousand against one million—hard as it may be, we can still swallow them whole!"
Seeing that His Highness had made up his mind, everyone knew there was no turning back.
After all, the prince had handed the legion token to him. They could only obey his orders!
"Let's hope His Highness creates a miracle!"
That was what everyone thought, though it was only wishful thinking.
Eight hundred against three hundred thousand, to kill the Demon commander—looking at all the battles between humans and Demons, there had never been such a thing.
The hope was infinitesimal. If he truly pulled it off, it would be a miracle!
After receiving their orders, everyone returned to organize their troops and make final preparations for the decisive battle.
Zichuan Mingyue, who remained in the council hall, had red-rimmed eyes. She stared blankly at Lin Junyu, and all the words in her heart condensed into a single sentence.
"You have to come back safely! I'll wait for you!"
Looking at the beauty before him, Lin Junyu smiled and patted her head reassuringly.
"Don't worry. You know the strength of the Feather Forest Army and me. Killing Demons is as easy as taking something out of a bag."
"I'll definitely return safely. Just watch me massacre the enemy on the battlefield!"
After saying that, Lin Junyu leaned close to Zichuan Mingyue's ear and softly said,
"Besides, how could I bear to let my Sister Mingyue become a young widow for me?"
The warm breath from Lin Junyu's mouth brushed against Zichuan Mingyue's red earlobe, making it tingle.
"You, you, you're talking nonsense! Who wants to become a widow for you?"
Teased by Lin Junyu, Zichuan Mingyue immediately remembered last night and began to stammer. In the end, she only threw out one sentence.
"I'm ignoring you! I'm going back to the camp!"
Then she turned and left the council hall, heading toward the camp under her command. She still had to issue the specific arrangements for the decisive battle.
At the entrance to the hall, she looked back at the brat who was still grinning wickedly at her.
Blushing furiously, Zichuan Mingyue turned away again. She slowly stroked her stomach and muttered,
"I hope that medicine works!"
Watching Zichuan Mingyue gradually disappear into the distance, Lin Junyu's smile faded.
Then he calmed himself and looked at an item in the system store.
[Temporary Invincible Golden Body Aura: The host will gain the Invincible Golden Body effect, becoming immune to all pain and physical damage. Duration: one day. Price: 100,000 Life Points]
He needed to give himself another trump card. Although he could not die because of the Immortality Gene, any injuries he suffered were real.
And it would take time for his body to repair those injuries.
Especially if he suffered life-threatening penetrating injuries, the recovery time would be even longer.
During that time, his consciousness would also sink into darkness. He would be unable to do anything, no different from a vegetable.
Therefore, to ensure that tomorrow's decisive battle went without a hitch, Lin Junyu bought this Invincibility Aura. As long as he equipped it tomorrow—
Heh heh heh, he would let the Demon commander and his army know what it meant for a god to descend!
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