Zhuhuai City, the City Lord's Manor...
The powerhouses gathered inside the City Lord's Manor all wore grim expressions...
Zhuhuai City had undoubtedly won an overwhelming victory in this battle. Every Otherworldly Demon that had attacked it had been wiped out...
Yet no one could feel happy. Compared with the fall of Qiongqi City, their victory seemed like a joke...
"Qiongqi City was a major city protected by a Transcendent God-tier powerhouse, with over forty God-tier powerhouses! How could it have fallen so quickly?!" Even now, some still could not accept it...
"The Otherworldly Demons deployed one Supreme powerhouse, two Transcendent God-tier powerhouses, and over a hundred God-tier powerhouses. Their other forces were also enough to overwhelm Qiongqi City's defenses. The city fell before it even had time to call for reinforcements. Space was completely sealed off, and not a single powerhouse inside escaped..." the thin man said grimly.
"How did no one notice an operation on that scale?!" Zhu Ye asked with a frown.
"Everyone's attention was on Zhuhuai City. On top of that, the Otherworldly Demons moved with extreme secrecy this time. They weren't discovered until they reached Qiongqi City, and by then it was too late."
Everyone fell silent at that...
"Ah... one Transcendent God-tier powerhouse, over forty God-tier powerhouses, and all the others. That's an enormous loss!"
"They drew our attention one way while striking somewhere else. That was a nasty trick the Otherworldly Demons pulled!" Wu Shaozhen said with a bitter smile.
"In the past, whenever the Otherworldly Demons wanted to attack a city, they attacked it outright. They never used schemes like this. That's the biggest reason we were caught off guard."
"They've probably started changing their strategy because of their recent heavy losses. Every powerhouse in Qiongqi City was devoured, including its Transcendent God-tier