When Xu Yuan started the car, the Little Boy finally breathed a sigh of relief.
On the road ahead...
Ghostly hands rose from the ground, one after another.
Things crunched beneath the car from time to time, but Xu Yuan "couldn't see a thing."
"What the hell is going on?" Xu Yuan shouted.
"There are Monsters underground. They can sense you. Drive as fast as you can, or we won't get away," the Little Boy explained.
"How do you know that?" Xu Yuan asked suspiciously.
The Little Boy fell silent.
He lowered his head, his face pale and his expression sorrowful.
Xu Yuan asked no more.
Elsewhere...
Drum Tower Street Subway Station.
Rows of cultivators stood solemnly at attention. As Lu Chenzhou approached, they bowed in unison.
"Your Highness!"
"Mm." Lu Chenzhou nodded.
Ten years ago...
He had played through this once before.
Back then, he had held this position until the realm-breaking Teleportation Array was complete. It had pierced Border City's blockade, allowing him to Calling the Crown Prince for support from outside.
Only then had they barely managed to rescue a few people.
If he hadn't given it everything he had, the whole city would have faced Extinction!
Now he was doing it all over again. With his memories of the past and the progress he had made over the years...
Wouldn't it be even easier?
That wretched woman would learn something, too.
She ought to be grateful!
At that thought, Lu Chenzhou spoke.
"Listen to my orders. Set up the Heavenly Gang Ten-Thousand-Thunder Evil-Warding Array!"
"Yes!" the array masters answered in unison.
"Ready the Divine Soldier Talismans. Prepare to strike at any moment!"
"Yes!" the talisman masters replied.
"Do we have any particularly skilled Artifact Refining masters?" he asked.
A young man stepped forward and cupped his