Watching their comrades from Shadow Island come to lend their aid, with even ordinary residents showing no fear, Lu Qingshan felt a lump rise in his throat, his heart awash with mixed emotions.
Yet Qing Huanxiang and the old turtle were still locked in battle with countless black shadows. Repairing the barrier could not wait!
He had no time for further sentiment. He could only clasp his fists and solemnly lay out the brutal reality!
"Everyone who has come to help, this old man thanks you on behalf of all Shadow Island!"
"However, this journey will be fraught with immense danger. You will need to use your Flesh and Blood Bodies to block the enemies pouring down from above. You must not retreat even half a step. I ask that you all reconsider carefully!"
"To put it bluntly, going there is no different from throwing away your lives!"
As soon as his words fell, the crowd around them sank into brief silence.
Some began exchanging furtive glances, hesitation showing in their eyes.
Though everyone was part of Shadow Island, knowingly marching to their deaths would inevitably make some instinctively fearful and reluctant. That was only human nature.
But the silence lasted only a few breaths before shouts gritted through clenched teeth broke it apart once more!
"I'm willing to die!"
"That's right! For Shadow Island, even if we die, we'll have no regrets!"
"We are all willing to die!"
Their increasingly thunderous cries echoed through the long street, already utterly unrecognizable. There was a touch of tragic grandeur in those shouts, yet they filled the air with soaring spirit and surging hot blood!
Stepping forth in the face of peril—this was the true nature of a man!
Lu Qingshan and Wu Yonghong were both deeply moved, their eyes reddening.
Seeing