Other than Xuan Zi, all the powerhouses who had participated in the siege against Kong Deming had fallen.
Although some of them were reclusive powerhouses who had once helped Xuan Zi seize power, no matter what, they had died fighting against Kong Deming and his group.
Even though Xu Jiujiu had once harbored misgivings toward these reclusive powerhouses for helping Xuan Zi seize power, at this moment, she acknowledged them as heroes of the allied army.
Though their support for Xuan Zi's power grab had been wrong, their intentions had been good. They had merely wanted the allied army to achieve victory.
But now, the allied army had suffered another humiliating defeat. Their forces had completely collapsed, and how many would survive remained unknown.
At this moment, she felt that the road ahead was shrouded in darkness, with not a shred of hope in sight.
After all, this was not the first crushing defeat the allied army had suffered in its battles against the Sun Moon Army.
It even made Xu Jiujiu seriously doubt whether the allied army could truly defeat the Sun Moon Army. If victory was truly impossible, would she not become a slave of a fallen nation?
At that thought, overwhelming fear gripped her heart like an icy hand. She struggled to breathe. For someone like Xu Jiujiu, who had long been accustomed to holding a lofty position, falling into the dust was undoubtedly something she could not accept.
"Jiujiu!" Man Yi noticed that something seemed wrong with Xu Jiujiu's state. She looked at her worriedly and said firmly, "Don't worry. Even if I have to throw away this old life of mine, I'll get you safely out of the Sun Moon Army's encirclement."
In truth, as the Titled Douluo who had always protected Xu Jiujiu at