Huo Yuhao looked directly at Long Haochen and said, "Brother Long, do you trust me?"
Long Haochen nodded without hesitation. "I believe you, so, Brother Huo, what do you mean by this?"
Huo Yuhao's lips curled into a Sisi smile, "Don't worry, I'll take care of those guys for you. I'll get you out of here safely. However, if there are any fools out there, please don't interfere, Brother Long."
Looking at the confidence in Huo Yuhao's eyes, Long Haochen couldn't help but want to believe him, even though he was someone he had just met.
"Alright," Long Haochen said calmly, his eyes filled with complete confidence in Huo Yuhao. "Since Brother Huo has a trump card to help us escape, what's wrong with trusting you?"
Fortunately, Long Haochen trusted him; otherwise, things would have been much more complicated. What he meant was, "You must follow my orders now, and I hope you won't stop me from doing what I say."
This means he doesn't want to clash with Long Haochen. In the current situation, those two Demon Clan girls are a very interesting point of entry, both now and in the future.
The Demon Clan is similar to the Soul Beast Tribes on the Douluo Continent. Finding them might be of great help in the future. Alternatively, if the Demon God Emperor is confirmed to be an opponent, taking these two girls hostage would also be a good option.
Currently, we don't know the Demon God Emperor's strength. Is it the same as Di Tian? The same as our teacher? Stronger than Di Tian? Or stronger than our teacher? It's all uncertain. What if he's another powerful opponent at the God King level? Wouldn't it be very difficult for us to face him in the future?
There are two crucial bargaining chips, especially the one held by the Demon God Emperor. I refuse to believe that the Demon God Emperor wouldn't care about the Demon Clan around him.
In short, they can't die now; they might be useful later. This seems a bit like I'm using Qiu'er as leverage to threaten Di Tian, but how could I be so beastly?
At most, he could tie Wang Dong'er —oh no, Tang Wutong— to his own hands to blackmail Tang San. As for Huo Yuhao, if it really were Tang Wutong, he would probably kill her immediately. It's just that using Tang Wutong in this way would make her more valuable.
On the other side, atop the broken carriage, Yue Ye looked at the army before him, completely surrounded—these maggots of the Narik Province.
This situation was already a dead end; surrounded by enemies, there was absolutely no way out.
Yue Ye, Leng Xiao beside her and said, "Xiao, you should go. I know you have a way to escape, so go and help me deliver the token to His Demon God Emperor so that he can uphold justice."
Leng Xiao solemnly said, "I will not leave. Please, Sister Yue, do not insult the dignity of our Heaven-Defying Demon Dragon lineage. I can pretend I didn't hear what you said. In our Heaven-Defying Demon Dragon clan, there are only warriors who die in battle, not defeated soldiers who flee."
Yue Ye Leng Xiao's reaction, Yueye didn't say much. "Alright, then let's fight to the death." She then pulled out a wooden box. Inside the drawer of the box was a dark purple scroll. She didn't take it out directly, but simply placed it flat on her lap. Immediately afterward, something like a black hole appeared in front of her chest.
She said to Leng Xiao, "Xiao, gather all the nearby magicians to protect the carriage. I need half an incense stick's time to avoid any disturbance."
A determined look appeared on Leng Xiao's face. "No problem, sis, I'll take care of the rest."
Meanwhile, Long Haochen and the others had approached Yue Ye and Huo Yuhao's carriage. Huo Yuhao calmly said to Long Haochen, "Brother Long, you all deal with the other Demon Clan. Let me handle the people in this carriage. I'm a mage, so I'm better suited to get close. They also need a mage to protect the carriage."
Long Haochen nodded. "Brother Huo is right. I'll leave the carriage to you. We'll deal with the other Demon Clan armies."
He gestured to Sheng Cai'er behind him. " Cai'er, let's go."
The two then began to deal with the other Demon Clan, cooperating seamlessly.
While Leng Xiao was being attacked, two other escapees tried to approach the carriage.
Swish!
Huo Yuhao first used his Ultimate Ice technique to condense in mid-air, completely Ice Seal the two Demon Clan and forming a huge ice wall that rose from the ground to block subsequent attacks.
Before Leng Xiao could react, he instantly leaped to her side, embraced Leng Xiao waist, and used Soul Shock to completely blast away the attacking Demon Clan. The Soul Shock was extremely powerful, instantly annihilating the attacking Demon Clan.
"You're already at your wits' end, what dignity do you still want? Isn't running away better? But you're right, I like what you said." Huo Yuhao's voice was somewhat cold, but with a hint of mockery.
Leng Xiao was taken aback. "Who are you? How do you know about my conversation with Sister Yue Ye just now?"
She never imagined that, just when she and the carriage were in danger, a blue-haired man dressed in black robes, with an extremely handsome and peerless appearance, would save them at that very moment.
Huo Yuhao said, "My identity doesn't seem to matter right now."
Leng Xiao broke free from his princess carry. "Human, a magician? How did you get in here?"
I think this is not the time to ask this kind of question.
He turned his gaze towards the carriage. "Tell your sister Yue Ye to stop. I'll handle this predicament."
"What did you say?" Leng Xiao stared at him in disbelief.
While using the Snow Empress's Three Absolutes to defend against the Demon Clan, Huo Yuhao said, "Don't worry, I'm here to help you, and so are those fighting under the carriage. Let's put aside our differences for now; our lives are the most important thing."
"You wouldn't want us all to die here, would you?"
"My trump card is enough to get us out of here safely. This is also my promise to one of my knights, and I am a man of my word."
Before he finished speaking, he jumped onto the roof of the carriage and transmitted his voice to Yue Ye inside, the air around him filled with a chilling aura.
"Miss Yue inside the carriage, you don't need to use your tricks. I can handle these guys. I'm not your enemy, and I hope you understand that."
The Yue Ye also sensed Huo Yuhao's presence. Huo Yuhao continued, "You'd better trust me, otherwise, given how long it took you to unleash your technique, everyone will perish because of you. I can tell you, I have a trump card now. As long as you trust me, and I'm willing to guarantee with my life, I will absolutely protect you and ensure you leave this place."
At this moment, Leng Xiao also sent a telepathic message to Yue Ye, "Sister Yue, he saved me. He's very strong. Let's trust him. He said he's willing to risk his life to take us away."
Yue Ye then stopped summoning the scroll and returned to the roof of the carriage.
In fact, Huo Yuhao's actions were out of necessity. After all, it was extremely difficult to strike a balance between the two Demon Clan girls and their trust, while also protecting Long Haochen and the others.
As long as they hide behind him, he can basically sweep through this area of the Demon Clan.
The worst thing is when some people emerge who don't know what they're doing, and they fight to the death, and nobody can stop them.
At this point, Long Haochen began to work on everyone's mindset.
He summoned the Haoyue to defend against the attack, and then sat down to give the crowd a pep talk.
"Everyone, gather around me now, tighten your formation, and retreat first. Brother Huo has a trump card to lead us out."
Everyone's now fired up and they're fighting like their lives depend on it.
P. S.: I feel this one is a bit abstract, but that's just for the sake of showing off in the next one.