Night fell.
Compared to the previous night, Demon-Suppressing Pass felt a little colder.
Yu Sheng leaned against the wall and looked up at the moon overhead, somewhat lost in thought. No one knew what he was thinking.
After a busy day, Sun Wen, Mu Yu, and the others huddled wearily in a corner to rest.
The entire Demon-Suppressing Pass sank into the silence of night.
Only Ink Academy's vice principal, who had reached the seventh awakening, stood alone atop the wall with his hands behind his back, his unblinking eyes fixed on the Demon Clan's distant base, guarding against an attack that could come at any moment.
Having endured two major battles in succession, the soldiers had lost all interest in chatting and took advantage of the darkness to fall asleep.
Compared to a few days earlier, Chu Yu had grown even quieter.
She sat within the array, her thoughts unknown.
"Perhaps..."
"We can skip their third probing attack."
"Dawn City has bought us three days. They can launch a surprise attack at any time!"
Sun Yingxiong walked into the office with a solemn expression, a hint of urgency in his voice.
War was a contest of time.
Even gaining a single day was immensely precious. Now, the efficiency over there was astonishing. In just two short days, they had already assembled all their forces, bringing Dawn Pass to a level of combat strength it had never possessed before.
There were ten people at the seventh awakening alone!
By comparison, the enemies Dawn Pass usually faced seemed somewhat weak.
"In this battle, we can push the front line forward at least fifteen kilometers!"
"In a single day, we can gather all the demon plants across fifteen whole kilometers of the Demon Domain. This time, we're going to strike it