On the other side, Shen Luo watched the sword-wielding figure fall from the city wall and had already recognized him. Naturally, he knew it was Lu Huaming.
Thus, he and Gu Hualing and Bai Xiaotian quietly broke away from the group and moved in that direction.
However, before they could catch up, Lu Huaming, whom Sun Wukong had knocked to the ground, had already soared back into the air. Tireless and fearless, he flew up onto the city wall again.
The sight left the three of them speechless.
"Shen Luo, there's no need to wait. The only Taiyi Realm Demon Clan member on this battlefield is the one atop the wall. He looks to be at most at the Mid-Taiyi Realm, so he shouldn't be difficult to handle. I think we should stop hiding and show ourselves to save him," Bai Xiaotian suggested.
Gu Hualing said nothing, merely nodding urgently. Her eyes were filled with anticipation. Having infiltrated this far, she had clearly been holding in a bellyful of anger as well.
"If the Demon Clan truly came to deal with Flower Fruit Mountain, they would never send only one Mid-Tier Taiyi cultivator. He wouldn't be enough," Shen Luo said, shaking his head as his gaze swept over the battlefield once more. He could not shake his unease.
"You mean there are other ambushes here?" Bai Xiaotian raised a brow.
"Hard to say, but I just feel that something is wrong," Shen Luo said noncommittally.
In truth, he could not say exactly what was wrong, but his instincts told him the situation could not be this simple.
As he pondered, a booming explosion rang out from the city wall. A massive golden ape manifested atop the wall, crushing a watchtower beneath one foot before kicking Lu Huaming, who knew only