After everyone else left.
Shen Heng and Han Ling also walked towards the foot of the city wall.
Looking down at First Tier descending steps, Han Ling pondered for a long time before saying:
"How about I switch with Qin Yu and Qin Yu goes to Chongshan City?"
"What's wrong?" Shen Heng turned to look at Han Ling.
Han Ling explained, "Although Zhou Xuan has summoned various gods, his fighting style still leans towards mid-to-long-range combat. This fighting style will clash to some extent with both Qin Yu and me..."
Shen Heng listened silently while turning his gaze back down.
Zhou Xuan's fighting style will indeed clash with Han Ling and Qin Yu to some extent, but there's nothing that can be done about it.
After all, they couldn't very well let Zhou Xuan follow Shen Heng, could they?
If that's the case, then the other direction will be handled remotely by Han Ling and Qin Yu, which would be even worse!
Han Ling and Qin Yu's current fighting style is basically purely ranged.
Close combat is trained, but it's mostly for temporary resistance and to create distance.
If they were together, they might be able to display terrifying long-range suppression capabilities, but if Calamity Beast appeared that could break through to their front, they would probably have a hard time resisting it!
Compared to them, Zhou Xuan mainly engages in mid-to-long-range combat, but he is at least capable of close combat, and his abilities are not restricted in close combat.
Especially after he summoned the God of Wealth at the Fifth Tier, with his ability to " Spend Wealth to Avert Disaster," it would be quite difficult for someone of the same rank to kill him if he wanted to!
Han Ling understood this principle, so she didn't suggest that Zhou Xuan and Shen Heng should go in the same direction, but...
"In this situation, I think we should consider whether our abilities can complement each other!" Han Ling continued, following beside Shen Heng.
"My abilities and Zhou Xuan's are completely incompatible. On the contrary, Qin Yu's ability, although it only weakens her own presence, can be perfectly paired with the ' Profitable Golden Spear ' ability of the God of Wealth that Zhou Xuan invited this time. They can weaken Zhou Xuan's presence at the beginning of the fight against the beast tide, allowing Qin Yu Zhou Xuan to complete the charging of the Profitable Golden Spear and kill a Fifth Tier Calamity Beast at the start, thus reducing the difficulty of resisting the Calamity Beast attacks later!"
"Tread!"
The footsteps landed on the ground.
Shen Heng glanced at the Stone-Armored Beast waiting at the foot of the city wall.
The Stone-Armored Beast stood up, shook itself, stretched, and then slowly followed.
Shen Heng walked forward silently, pondering Han Ling's words.
To be honest, Han Ling just said makes a lot of sense.
Because he can channel all his Origin Power into a single strike, Zhou Xuan's strongest attack might even be stronger than Han Ling's.
The only downsides are that it requires charging up and the risk of missing.
However, Qin Yu's abilities can greatly increase his chances of hitting the target!
If the two of them work together, there is indeed a high chance that they can kill a Fifth Tier Calamity Beast before the beast tide begins, reducing the difficulty of resistance.
Start by killing a Fifth Tier Calamity Beast!
That's very tempting!
Thinking of this, Shen Heng lowered his eyes and began to seriously consider the advantages and disadvantages of the plan.
After a while, he glanced at Han Ling.
"If you come here and Qin Yu goes there, who will be in charge of leading the team over there?"
"This..." Han Ling paused for a moment, then replied, "We can have Zheng Guomin come!"
"He's alright before the battle, but once the battle begins, he's only at the Fourth Tier now, so it will be difficult for him to spare the energy and ability to observe the battlefield situation. How will he command then?" Shen Heng asked.
Han Ling fell silent for a moment, then said, "There are also people from the Military Department, right?"
"There are still people from the Military Department, but it would be best if the Supervision Bureau also had someone who could take command!" Shen Heng replied.
This time, Han Ling didn't say anything.
Excluding Zheng Guomin, it seems there are indeed no better candidates among the existing pool.
She followed in silence, only hearing Shen Heng continue speaking beside her:
"Furthermore, I had another reason for separating Qin Yu and Zhou Xuan."
Han Ling pondered for a moment, then looked up, "What's the intention?"
Shen Heng stopped, looked at Han Ling, and said:
"If things become unmanageable, their combined abilities can at least play a role during the evacuation."
Qin Yu's concealment, Zhou Xuan's Earth Release is a technique used to escape from the earth)?... Han Ling was silent for a moment, then finally let out a soft breath and didn't insist any further.
Although she believed she could offer Shen Heng Shen Heng more help in the past, she genuinely had no way of answering his questions.
"Oh, right, this is for you!"
The sound came from behind, Han Ling looked over.
Shen Heng raised his right hand, a red string hanging from his fingertip, and below the string was a bluish-white jade pendant.
" Azure Talisman Jade?" Han Ling looked at the jade pendant.
She recognized it; Shen Heng had shown it to them and explained its effects when they explored the entire Erosion Zone before.
As I recall, the other person told me it was very precious and that I should hand it over after the exploration was completed.
"Yes, the mission is special, so I asked the Daoist priest for a few, and they were delivered these past few days," Shen Heng explained calmly. "Unfortunately, there aren't enough. If you only need two, just one on each side, like before. If they're not used, we'll have to take them back and hand them in!"
Upon hearing this, Han Ling nodded and reached out to take it.
It feels slightly cool to the touch, but you can still feel the immense energy inside.
"Use it directly when you encounter danger. It contains a Sixth Tier attack from the Daoist priest. Even a Late Fifth Tier S-Class Calamity Beast wouldn't have an easy time surviving this attack," Shen Heng explained from the side.
"Okay, I understand!"
Han Ling nodded slightly and carefully put away the Azure Talisman Jade.
She glanced at the Stone-Armored Beast following beside the two and said:
"Let the Stone follow me. I'll dedicate some of my attention to it, and if it makes any unusual movements, I'll deal with it."
Upon hearing this, Shen Heng couldn't help but glance at the Stone-Armored Beast beside him, only to see it tremble slightly upon hearing Han Ling's words.
A few days of learning wasn't enough for it to understand much, but looking into its eyes, giving it a new name, and explaining the procedure, it seemed to understand!
It didn't dare to reply and silently followed beside it.
"Well, in that case, I'll leave it to you!" Shen Heng turned his gaze back.
He didn't care much about who the Stone-Armored Beast followed; it slept with whoever it wanted, as long as it stayed with someone. He had no intention of sending it to the battlefield to help in the near future.
If Han Ling hadn't mentioned it, he would have had the Stone-Armored Beast follow him around, and then have Qin Yu keep an eye on it.
But since Han Ling has spoken, let's leave it at that.
The two chatted for a while longer before parting ways.
Shen Heng stood there, watching Han Ling walk away, and let out a soft sigh.
" Azure Talisman Jade..."