Without warning, the principals of Eastern Zhen and Southern Zhen also joined the battlefield.
Neither man had powerful backing or partisan leanings. They had become principals of the Five Revivals for two reasons: their own formidable abilities, and the recognition and support of the local people.
Like Zhao Longfei, both were principals renowned throughout the Safe Zone for fiercely protecting their own. Now they charged into the fray to support him.
And both principals were indeed formidable.
Feng Renjie far surpassed an ordinary sequence level seven. A single lightning skill could strike dead an enemy from Zone 1 at the same level. Xu Wenju, who had once outperformed Zhao Longfei at hunting gods outside the Safe Zone, was sequence level eight. He drew away one of the three powerful sequence level eight enemies surrounding Zhao Longfei, helping ease the pressure.
"Count me in!"
"I'm joining too!"
Principals from obscure schools, Legion officers who had concealed their strength, heads of ordinary merchants' associations, and others capable of putting up a fight also chose to enter the fray, charging at the people of Zone 1.
More and more people sided with those resisting Zone 1. Over a third of the onlookers had already joined the battle.
After Ulit, Yu Ziying, Zhao Longfei, and others with no ties to any heretical cult took the initiative to fight, more and more people finally realized that this was a pivotal moment for their own futures.
Yet more people pouring in meant more casualties.
Before, only exceptionally powerful Sequence Ability Users had confronted Zone 1 head-on. They had extensive combat experience and extraordinary sequence abilities, so none had yet been killed or wounded.
But among the newcomers, some were sequence level seven and could face Zone 1's people one-on-one. Others were only sequence level six, and