Looking over the familiar and unfamiliar sect disciples before him, Da Shen took a few steps toward several Enforcement Hall Disciples.
"Didn't we agree to split up and help these cities? Why have you all gathered together?"
An Enforcement Hall Disciple whose arm was still visibly bleeding shook his head dejectedly. "There weren't nearly enough of us to provide support on our own. In two cities, even the disciples sent to help were completely wiped out."
"So Fellow Daoist Wei and Fellow Daoist Yun sent out a signal proposing that we act together, and we joined them."
Xiao Shen was curious too. "Then how did you find each other across different cities?"
"We didn't run into each other. After dealing with the demonic cultivators in the first city, we went looking city by city..." Yun Chao and Wei Yu walked over just then, and it was Yun Chao who spoke.
Yun Chao came to Su Jiu's side. "How are you feeling now?"
Su Jiu shook her head. "I'm fine now. But what happened with you?"
Only then did Yun Chao explain. "At first, things went fairly smoothly in the first city we went to support. Those demonic cultivators generally had low Cultivation Levels, so Martial Uncle and I dealt with all the invaders in a little over half a day.
"But when Martial Uncle and I rushed to support the second city, we realized that not every city had been so fortunate.
"By the time we reached the second city, nearly everyone was dead. Only a few sect disciples with higher Cultivation Levels were barely holding on."
Silver Star frowned. "What about the city's residents? Were they all dead?"
Yun Chao shook his head. "When the city lord saw that the reinforcements might lose, he fled through a secret passage