"Captain, what should we do? Could something have happened?"
"Yeah, sir. I think we should go over and ask. There have to be at least several hundred of them by now. How is that even possible?"
"Although I trust Lord Lin, I still think we need to clarify the situation."
On the outskirts, as time passed and Qin Wangyan still had yet to appear, the Central Heaven Palace guards and Dark Guards who had been thoroughly bewildered by the Wood Clones began to grow restless.
"Pass down the order. No one is to act rashly for now. If you offend Lord Lin, it'll be difficult to explain later. I'll go check the situation first!"
The man addressed as captain hesitated briefly. After his eyes flickered twice, he quietly gave the order.
Then his expression turned solemn. After straightening himself slightly, he stepped directly out of the shadows.
As he appeared, nearly all the clones turned their eyes toward him at once, their azure pupils glinting with interest.
However, the Dark Guard captain who had stepped out was not having an easy time.
In an instant, he felt a terrifying pressure crash down on him like a landslide and tsunami, making every step feel unbearably difficult.
Cold sweat seeped continuously down his back. Before long, his clothes were soaked through. When a cold gust swept past, his body shuddered involuntarily, and a chill spread through him.
What terrifying pressure. This must be Lord Lin. How else could there be such horrifying oppressive force?!
The captain screamed madly in his heart. Regret kept welling up from within him. Had he known it would be this terrifying, he would have watched a little longer.
But now that things had come to this, he could no longer retreat. As the Dark Guard captain