The rebel army and independent warlords realized that the Night Glow Empire was now at the end of its strength, like jackals smelling blood, they launched a more ferocious assault.
The frontline completely fell, descending into chaotic deadlock.
The positions fell one after another, turning into a chaotic scene.
Empire soldiers, under attack from both sides, suffered heavy casualties, the line of defense like a dam hollowed by ant nests, on the verge of total collapse at any moment.
The two old heads of the Lian Yunlu, who should have been enjoying their twilight years, had no choice but to rush to the frontline and fight valiantly alongside the soldiers.
Lu Shen gathered a sharp Wind Blade in his palm, instantly shredding the rebels in front of him, but he didnât notice the incoming shell from behind.
Bang!
Yun Hong, in his white wolf form, rushed over, knocking him to the ground, while the structure behind him was reduced to fragments.
Yun Hong scolded, sarcastically and angrily, "You blind bird, your age is showing, so you canât see? The enemy is so close, yet you didnât notice? If it werenât for me saving your life, youâd be blown into pieces now!"
Lu Shen turned back and saw this big white wolf with a longer coat than other Wolf Beasts, its tailâs mixed fur nearly dragging on the ground, and its once sharp claws worn yellow.
This guy had no superpower left, but at least he was an old general honed on the battlefield for decades, somewhat capable of killing some enemies.
He sneered, unimpressed, "Old dog head, the late Emperor once named you the first National Guardian General, but I bet now your claws are so blunt you couldnât even tear a rabbit apart, and you have the nerve to mock me?"
"Nonsense!" Yun Hong glared, "Werenât you called General Jifeng back then, too? But now youâre as slow as a moving target. If I hadnât shielded you several times, youâd have been torn limb from limb."
"Old dog head, do you want to fight with me?"
"If the enemy werenât surrounding us now, Iâd beat you up!"
Seeing these two old men bicker amidst the flames of war, the soldiers could only shake their heads and smile wryly, considering it a way to find comfort in hardship.
The two old men had openly and secretly battled in court for so many years, restraining themselves for the sake of their families, but now they were casting those burdens aside, settling new and old scores together.
A blood-soaked officer stumbled over, his voice hoarse, "Report! The last defense line ten miles away has been breached! The enemy vanguard is less than twenty miles away! Two old generals, we...we really canât hold on anymore!"
Yun Hong smashed a giant rock beside him with one palm, "What about reinforcements from the Imperial City?! Werenât they said to have set out three days ago?!"
The beastman soldierâs eyes were bloodshot, "Just got an urgent report...the reinforcements were ambushed halfway, their provisions entirely burned..."
Before he finished, another messenger stumbled over, "Rebellion in New Expansion City! The rebels have taken the east city gate!"
"Reportââ!" Yet another beastman raced over, "The Rebel King City army is on the move, the vanguard has crossed the Black Water River! If they surround us on three sides, we really canât withstand it!"
"Dammit!" Lu Shen punched a tree, "Misfortunes never come singly!"
He turned to Yun Hong, eyes bloodshot, "Old guy, all the forces my Lu Family can deploy are here, doesnât your Yun Family still have half its forces in the Northern Territory? Can you move them over?"
Yun Hongâs face was sullen, "The Northern Territory is far and the road is long, crossing rebel territory midway is like sending sheep into a tigerâs den! It would not only fail to relieve us but also cost the Northern Territory defense!"
Lu Shen patted his forehead, thinking of something, "By the way, whereâs your son?"
Yun Han, at least, was a Ninth Rank Combat Power, capable of performing well on the battlefield, but there had been no news of him recently; who knew where he had gone.
The battle was so urgent, yet he hadnât returned.
"My son is guarding the Northern Territory. If he wasnât there, that place would have fallen out of Imperial City control; it wouldâve been chaos by now!" Yun Hong shot a rebel army sneak attacker, telling his old buddy behind, "Oh, right, whereâs your son, Lu Xiao? Havenât seen him these days either?"
"You ask me, who should I ask? Iâve been sending him messages for days and got no replies. The Emperorâs missing too; who knows where theyâve gone."
Yun Hong mocked, "Could it be desertion?"
Lu Shen cursed, "Nonsense! Your damned son might run away, but my son would never flee."
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