He fought his way forward with Great Li's cavalry.
At last, they broke out of the beast tide and returned within the Blackwater City Defensive Array.
On this journey out and back,
little time seemed to have passed, yet they had weathered deadly dangers.
The military formation had also drained the soldiers' stamina considerably. Everyone immediately dismounted and circulated their cultivation to recover.
The commanding officers quickly tallied the casualties.
Of the twelve thousand who had left the city, two thousand had been lost, leaving ten thousand.
Among them were over a thousand wounded.
These losses were already severe.
Some had been inflicted during the fighting against the Barbarian Tribe's cavalry.
More casualties, however, had come from the beast tide's self-detonations.
Especially those caused by the Source Core Realm Great Demons detonating themselves.
Had the army not withdrawn decisively, the losses would have been even more staggering.
At this moment, Zuo Yutang was also swiftly counting the subordinates she had led out of the city.
Perhaps their luck had been relatively good.
During the charge, they had happened to avoid the self-detonating attacks of the Source Core Realm Great Demons.
Of the seven Hundred-Household Commanders she had led, only two had suffered minor injuries.
But she alone could not find Li Zicheng of the Tenth Hundred-Captain Office, who had accompanied them.
Zuo Yutang hurriedly questioned the others who had come along.
Their answers were all somewhat vague.
"Hundred-Captain Li? I remember seeing him just before we retreated, I think.
"But I can't be certain. It was too chaotic then."
"Hundred-Captain Li didn't come back? Could he have been caught when the Origin Beasts detonated..."
"Hundred-Captain Li was a newcomer, after all. He lacked experience.
"Under those circumstances, perhaps a moment's carelessness left him open to an Origin Beast's attack."