Led by the Night Guard, the former Threshing Ground townspeople worked hand in hand with the Night Guard. With ample supplies, no matter how the Blue-Clad Men squeezed them, they could still properly provide for the White-Clad Men at the defensive line. The Blue-Clad Men threatened them several times, but everyone answered with silence.
As the battle continued, the situation on the battlefield grew increasingly grim.
More and more Blue-Clad Men either fled or betrayed their side and turned into White-Clad Men.
More and more Blue-Clad Men began approaching the townspeople, demanding weapons or food, or forcing them to buy rotten food at exorbitant prices.
The townspeople knew they could not resist. They could only answer with silence and refuse to yield.
Some Blue-Clad Men began picking fights, waving Green Bamboo Strips and whipping everyone.
Han Anbo and Filthy Beggar secretly observed and deduced various new Rules, constantly helping everyone avoid the Blue-Clad Men's provocations.
However, as the battle grew fiercer, the Blue-Clad Men exploited them with even greater excess. Before long, someone was beaten to death by a Black-Underlayer Blue-Clad Man.
The rage in everyone's hearts was like rising magma, clogging their throats, unable to erupt for a long time.
The Night Guard could only keep soothing them, promising that once Ye Sizheng returned, everything would be resolved.
Second by second, time passed. Suddenly, the clothes of more than a dozen townspeople gradually began turning white.
Everyone froze. Han Anbo quickly shouted without further thought, "Everything below is a lie. Everyone, listen carefully: you must, must keep holding your waists! Don't let go just because it is troublesome, and don't hold on for a while only to release it! Never let your guard down! We have... suffered Blessed Affliction. Even without approaching us, the White-Clad Men can still Eerily