Hearing Lu Qingshan's proposal, everyone's eyes lit up.
"Using avatars to break through and seek aid—that is indeed a brilliant plan!"
"Exactly! Since it is the avatars breaking through the encirclement, there is no need to worry about casualties. Even if only one avatar makes it out, perhaps it can bring back powerful reinforcements!"
But before their excitement could last more than a few breaths, Wu Yonghong voiced his concerns.
"This plan is indeed feasible..."
"However, those shadows possess extraordinary cultivation, and their numbers are terrifying. Even Shadow Island has found it this difficult to defend..."
"Setting aside whether anyone would be willing to come help, are there truly cultivators in the outside world capable of fighting them?"
His grave words plunged the atmosphere to freezing point.
From all that everyone had seen and experienced, no one could match Shadow Island's foundations. Even with Sir and the various lords absent, it was still beyond comparison with the outside world. Yet these enemies, whether in cultivation or number, far surpassed anything before. Even Shadow Island struggled to stand against them.
Shadow Island itself was finding it so difficult to hold out against such enemies, yet now they were seeking aid from the outside world. It could not help but feel as though they were putting the cart before the horse, with only the faintest hope...
Moreover, Shadow Island was everyone's home. It was only natural for them to lay down their lives defending it. But to force that same spirit of sacrifice upon outsiders was unrealistic no matter how one looked at it.
Before they had even begun seeking aid, no one held much hope.
Master Lu could only let out a soft sigh.
"Alas..."
"At this point, we have no other choice. Whether or not anyone comes to help us