"..."
Meanwhile, at Great Li's border.
When the attack came, Han Yu was settling refugees outside the city.
The first Formation was destroyed, and she immediately rushed back to the pass.
The attackers made no effort to hide their identities. Over a thousand Demon Cultivators attacked from three directions.
Their leader was in the Late Thirteenth Realm, accompanied by two others in the Early Thirteenth Realm.
The strongest person among the city's defenders was only in the Twelfth Realm.
After assessing the enemy lineup, Han Yu immediately ordered the city gates shut.
"All civilians are to enter the inner city. Those in the Eleventh Realm and above, follow me to defend the outer formation."
"The rest will guard the four gates. No one is to leave the city without authorization."
The defending general's face went pale. "Th-this... the enemy has three Thirteenth Realm cultivators. We can't hold the pass."
Han Yu took out the Message Jade Talisman Su Yueli had left behind.
As long as she crushed it, Su Yueli would receive the news at once.
She stared at the jade talisman for a breath before finally putting it away.
Her master was dealing with the Four-Dynasty War. Every moment, someone was calling to her for help.
If she could not even hold a single pass, what right did she have to stand at her master's side?
"Even if we can't hold it, we still have to hold it."
Han Yu walked toward the city wall. "There are still hundreds of thousands of civilians behind us."
"If we retreat, where can they go?"
The defending general gritted his teeth and turned to gather the troops.
The enemy launched their attack soon after, the three Thirteenth Realm Demon Cultivators striking at once.
The City-Guarding Formation boomed thunderously, and several formation nodes