A rain of arrows shot out, mowing down another wave of the Verdant Twin-Blade Demon Legion charging toward the front of the caravan. The sight of flying blood and flesh shocked not only the members of the two Demon Hunt Squads and the workers inside the circular wagon formation, but also stirred the savagery in the demons' bones, making them even more fearless in the face of death.
"Don't summon Haoyue. We can't afford to have him in poor condition when we break out." Standing at the very front of the group, Yue Chen suddenly turned and spoke to Long Haochen.
Long Haochen was about to nod in reply when the oppressive aura suddenly radiating from Yue Chen startled him.
"Is... is this Sol's power?" Long Haochen lightly bit his lip and could not help asking, "Has the aura he can release already grown this strong?"
"He hasn't gotten stronger. My body has just gotten used to this possession-like state," Yue Chen answered casually.
At that moment, his formerly pale-golden right eye turned orange-gold, radiating an air of majesty.
Borrowing Sol's innately powerful perception, Yue Chen learned in very little time the size of the demon army dispatched to wipe out the Yue Ye Merchant Caravan in this all-out assault, as well as the number of high-ranking demons among them.
"Things aren't looking too good," Yue Chen said, unable to keep himself from clicking his tongue after learning the situation from Sol.
"Brother Yue?"
"It's nothing." Yue Chen shook his head slightly. "I'll need you to buy me some time in a bit."
"Huh?" Long Haochen looked startled, but quickly recovered. "Yes!" he answered with a solemn nod.
This was the first time Yue Chen had ever asked him for help. No matter what, he could not let Yue Chen