"Commander-in-Chief Huo, just what is going on with Xu Taiping?"
"Elder Huo, has Xu Taiping still not made his move?"
"Huo Xuan, if Xu Taiping still hasn't acted in another half an incense stick, I'll pull the Black Tortoise Army back to the second defensive line."
Within the Vermilion Bird Army's central battle formation, Commander-in-Chief Huo Xuan directed the million-strong Vermilion Bird Army along the long battlefront while listening to message transmissions from Zhao Cangbai and the others, his expression deeply grave.
"Ah..." Huo Xuan put away the Vermilion Bird Token and sighed softly, looking toward Northern Emperor City. "Xu Taiping, don't let us down."
Under normal circumstances, the armies at the front, headed by the four great armies, could actually have withdrawn to the next defensive line the moment they noticed the Demon Mother taking action.
Naturally, the reason they had held out until now was Xu Taiping.
"Given the current situation, even if he dispatched his troops today, it would already be too late..."
Glancing at Heavenly Thunder City on the map, where Xu Taiping's army was stationed, Huo Xuan shook his head somewhat helplessly.
In truth, he no longer held much hope for Xu Taiping and the others.
After all, the distance from Heavenly Thunder City to the front alone was tens of thousands of li. Never mind today-even in ten days, Xu Taiping's army might not make it.
Even so, for some inexplicable reason, Huo Xuan still harbored a sliver of hope.
His expression immediately hardened as he said:
"Hold out for another half an incense stick. If Xu Taiping still hasn't made a move by then, withdraw immediately!"
Huo Xuan set the final deadline in his heart.
Meanwhile.
Northern Emperor City.
"Just what is Xu Taiping waiting for? He still hasn't made a move."