After reaching a consensus, the three talked for a long while before departing.
"Brother Li, once the war begins, I must remain behind to protect the torch. You will command the battlefield then."
No matter when, the torch was of paramount importance and could not be left without powerful protection.
Among the more than three thousand Night Watchers, over seventy were in the Profound Connection Realm, several hundred were in the Astral Qi Realm, and the rest were in the Blood Condensation Realm. Yet there was only one in the Divine Repository Realm: Zhang Ruobai.
Once the war began, Zhang Ruobai would be unable to attend to everything, so he decided to hand command over to Li Xuancang.
"As ordered."
Li Xuancang did not decline. This suited him perfectly; at least no one would hold him back.
Soon after, Zhang Ruobai gathered the Night Watchers and issued his orders.
Although Li Xuancang was merely a Bronze Guard and had joined the Night Watchers only recently, the Night Watchers had never been a place that valued seniority. His strength had won everyone's trust, and no one objected.
Only fifty Astral Qi Realm Night Watchers and Zhang Ruobai remained behind. Everyone else headed for the city walls under Li Xuancang's command.
The Imperial Court ordered all factions to send manpower to the city walls and obey the Night Watchers' commands.
"The Abyss is about to attack. Can we stop them?"
"We must hold on. We cannot let the Abyssal Demonic Beasts enter the city."
"Divine Emperor above, bless us and help us turn danger into safety and overcome this calamity."
"..."
Once the people learned that an Abyssal invasion was imminent, they lived in constant dread.
"What's there to fear? If they dare come, we'll make sure they never return."
"The Human