An Old Man's Hospitality at the Tavern

Sometimes, the most important thing about deceiving people was confidence.

First, you had to believe that the lie you told was the truth. When you were full of confidence, deceiving people was sometimes not difficult.

Most slipups happened because the person involved acted furtively and evasively, looking nothing like a normal person. In that case, exposure was almost inevitable.

After all, everyone knew how to read people.

With these people beside him, Ba Dawang had something to rely on, so he appeared utterly confident.

At this moment, they had also caught up with the main retreating force. After leaving the forest, they could already make out the outline of the towering wall in the distance.

Ba Dawang was now no different from the other retreating warriors.

And it was not just him. Many other fighters were carrying people on their backs or supporting the wounded.

Ba Dawang even saw several monsters carrying corpses on their backs! They were probably the remains of comrades important to them.

Sure enough, beneath the towering wall in the distance, a large number of people were receiving the Red Sun Federation soldiers into the city. Ba Dawang deliberately headed toward the center of the crowd, avoiding the reception personnel at the edges.

He successfully blended into the Light Gate.

Beyond the Light Gate was a huge war zone, laid out somewhat like the garrison zone of the First War Zone outside Meng City.

Tall buildings and military camps stood everywhere, but there were more tall structures here than in the Final Blade Federation, and their architectural style was somewhat different.

For some reason, most of the buildings here were wooden.

Some places even had an ancient charm to them. People moved through the market streets, where lanterns hung overhead.

It was as if a festival