Although they were confused, they still listened and believed what Su Yu had said. They prepared to hop on the Wizard Phoenix and left using the flying beast.
However, Su Yu stopped them and said, “Hold on!”
As he spoke, he made a clone that hopped on the Wizard Phoenix.
The Wizard Phoenix took off quickly under the clone’s control. It flew into the sky in a blink of an eye before it disappeared without a trace.
Soon enough, Su Yu frowned slightly. His face fell a little when it was out of sight. “The clone was destroyed, and the Wizard Phoenix was killed!”
The two women only just understood Su Yu’s plan and said in surprise, “is there a strong enemy stopping us from leaving?”
Su Yu took a long look at the garden. He caught a faint smell of blood and shook his head, “To be more precise, they’re trying to stop any live spirit from leaving this outpost. This place had become a dangerous place where no one can enter or leave!”
Both women were stunned and in shock. “Who would dare to do anything like this to the outpost of Fan Capital? This is openly going against the Wizard Tribe!”
Su Yu said with a solemn look, “Isn’t there someone openly going against the Wizard Tribe right now?”
Xueying exclaimed in horror, “That’s impossible. How could the enemies from the God Realm have marched in so quickly? There are still tens of thousands of tribes surrounding the outside of the Fan Capital. It would be impossible for them to go around the tribes, press straight towards the Fan Capital, and approach the city gates.”
Su Yu maintained a solemn look as he said, “There is nothing impossible in the world. I have seen the soldiers used by Nitian Hanxing, so I know how mysterious and unpredictable they are. If he’s personally the army, I wouldn’t be surprised if he reached the Fan Capital.”
Remembering the soldier of the God Realm that he met in the cave, he was even more certain that Nitian Hanxing had already arrived outside of Fan Capital.
“But why did they split their forces to attack this outpost?” Cailin thought and asked.
Su Yu’s eyes shone slightly with a shrewd gleam, “isn’t the answer obvious? Where is Fan Capital located? It is isolated in this vast Black Forest, with nobody that could provide them aid! The only way to request for assistance from the nearest Sheng Capital is through this outpost! By destroying this outpost, they can cut off all of Fan Capital’s requests for assistance, then proceed to wipe them out while they’re in despair.”
After hearing that, the faces of both women took on a ghastly expression.
Clap clap!
At that moment, someone dressed in a black robe paced out of a dark alley. Even his aura blended into the darkness.
He clapped his hands, unable to hide his praises. “How brilliant you are, Su Yu! I thought you would have panicked, hastily left on the Wizard Phoenix, then get yourself killed in an ambush! Truth to be told, I am not disappointed in the outcome! You would then look like someone who had defeated me!”
Xueying and Cailin suddenly looked over, and their expression changed slightly as if faced with a formidable foe. Xueying’s gaze became serious as she said, “The Saint!”
On the contrary, Su Yu wasn’t surprised as he said faintly, “So you’re still here.”
The black-robed man took off his hat and revealed the genuine appearance of the Saint. He said with a faint smile, “To be more precise, I just came back not too long ago. I think I came back to this outpost, um… probably when you went back to the Fan Capital.”
Su Yu’s eyes narrowed as he said, “So, you did see me that day when I noticed you. You’ve been following me the whole time?”
The Saint chuckled, “If I didn’t follow you, how would I have known that along with having great power, you were such a clever schemer? You drove a wedge between the three ferocious beasts with just a few words, resulting in two dead and one injured. I am truly impressed,” he said.
Su Yu said with indifference, “So you should have seen me at my weakest moment, but you did not take the opportunity to attack. I must’ve underestimated you before.”
The Saint chuckled. “Well, I also think that what the Duckbill Beast said was right. As long as you have not been killed yet, no one would know whether or not you still have any other tricks hidden up your sleeves. I wouldn’t dare follow in those three ferocious beasts’ footsteps.”
As he walked out of the alley, Zhao Tianyin spoke to them with great interest.
“You didn’t come here just to reminisce with me, did you?” Su Yu said.
Zhao Tianyin shook his head. “Aside from our feud, there is nothing for us to reminisce about! I am here just to find someone who can work with me to break out of the siege. I hate to admit it, but it seemed you are the most suitable candidate.”
He continued, “It would be the same for you as well. If you looked around this outpost, the best partner you would find would be me.”
Su Yu was sure that the outpost was surrounded, but he had no idea about the number and power of the powerful beings out there.
Breaking out of the siege was something that must be done, and all he could think about is who to break out of it with?
Given the circumstances of their current situation, Zhao Tianyin was the most suitable candidate.
There was no doubt that he was powerful!
Despite being enemies, they could only try to join forces when faced with the same danger.
“How much do you know about them?” Su Yu said, going straight to the point.
Zhao Tianyin smiled and said, “Well, since we’re now working together, I won’t hide any information from you.”
“The first thing you should know is that they have spies in the outpost. The guard at the Garden of Wizard Phoenix is one of them; he killed and poisoned the remaining thirty Wizard Phoenixes and escaped from the outpost half a day ago.”
“Secondly, they have set up several magical treasures thousands of miles away from this place. I have never seen them before myself, but I know how powerful they are. I saw a Level Four wizard get blasted into dust by a large cannon with my own eyes. Without any resistance on his part, his form and spirit were all destroyed! It might just be me, but looking at the power of the cannon, I believed that the outcome wouldn’t have changed too much.”
At this point, Zhao Tianyin’s expression became even grimmer.
In contrast to him, Su Yu had a thoughtful look. There was a big magical treasure that he had never seen before? And it was a cannon?
“Lastly, I found that they have positioned strong guards at all eight cardinal and intermediate directions. There is a Level Three deity in each direction, but that’s not even the worst part. The worst part is that each Level Three deity has a group of soldiers under them. On top of that, each group has three of those large cannons that I was talking about before. If we are targeted during the breakout, the large cannons will instantly blast us to death.”
Su Yu stroked his chin, “So what you’re saying is that we can either get away stealthily, or we can break through with forces as powerful as a thunderbolt so that they do not have a chance to use the large cannon?”
“Precisely!” Zhao Tianyin said, “However, it is not easy to escape stealthily. No matter how well I hid, I would always be discovered whenever I was gathering information. I believed there is a large-scale sensory formation that would immediately discover anyone trying to sneak out.”
Barge through with force? After thinking about it, Su Yu looked at Zhao Tianyin and said, “Since you were talking about working together, do you already have a plan in mind?”
Zhao Tianyin smiled with confidence. “Of course! I plan to create a diversion in the east and attack from the west.”
“The northwest and north positions are millions of miles apart, and the two groups of guards in each position will be able to aid one another at any time. If we attack those in the northwest with extremely powerful sorcery energy, what would the guards in the north do?” Zhao Tianyin said.
Su Yu thought about it deeply. “I guessed that they would… take no action and bide their time!”
Zhao Tianyin looked impressed. “That’s right! They would take no action and bide their time! Each group of guards will perform their respective duties, and they will never relax just because there are problems at the other positions.”
Xueying tilted her head to the side, “In that case, why would we create a diversion in the east and attack from the west?”
Zhao Tianyin looked at her with a weird look on his face. He found her familiar, but it was just a fleeting thought. He said, “What if the guards in the west were attacked too? Those in the southwest would also be attacked, along with those in the south, southeast, east, and northeast. What if all eight positions were attacked at the same time? Do you think the guards in the south would still stay put?”
Xueying’s eyes slowly brightened up, “Are you planning to create an illusion that the cordon had been breached, to confuse the guards positioned in the south?”
Zhao Tianyin smiled without a word.
Cailin said, “This is a great plan. It can be said to be creating a diversion at seven places and attacking at only one of them. The problem is how do you launch strong attacks on all seven positions at the same time and let the group in the south think that they have fallen? They’re pretty close to each other, and they can use the jade communication pendant to let the others know about battle progress.”
Zhao Tianyin said, “Have you all forgotten that I am proficient in the strongest spell of the Wizard Tribe, the Heaven Trampling Style? I can use the Law of Time to temporarily freeze time at the seven positions. This would create the illusion that the guards in the seven positions couldn’t send messages because they were killed by a terrifying and powerful being! That way, the best scenario for the guards in the south is to retreat and escape, while the worst-case scenario is that they would definitely panic! This would greatly increase our chances of breaking through.”
If one thought about it carefully, the plan seemed feasible.
If they went accordingly to the plan, there would be a 90% chance of success.
“Without further ado, let’s act immediately before they lay siege to this place,” Su Yu said.
Zhao Tianyin’s eyes shone with a shrewd gleam. “Alright! I believe that barging out of this place won’t be a problem as long as we cooperate appropriately.”
The four of them immediately discussed the specific plan.
When they were done, they went around a concealed area in the outpost and left quietly. The people in the outpost were unaware that this was happening.
The guard commander positioned in the south was Guo Cheng, a strong general under Nitian Hanxing. Not only does he have exceptional power, but his ability to lead the soldiers was frequently praised by Nitian Hanxing as well.
The southern side was their top priority, as it was the main direction to escape towards the Saint Capital. Hence, Guo Cheng was sent to guard the area.
On that day, Guo Cheng received a message from the guards in the southwest position mentioning that they shot down an escaping Wizard Phoenix. The soldier who went on the search found only the body of the Wizard Phoenix but no remains of the live spirit it carried.
After receiving the message, Guo Cheng thought about it deeply and looked towards the direction of the outpost.
At that moment, a jade communication pendant on the table in front of him rang hurriedly.
When Guo Cheng picked up the jade pendant, he heard a hurried voice, “Powerful beings are trying to barge through from the outpost. Two Level Three wizards, a powerful man from the God Realm, and… Su Yu!! He’s the one wanted by the Four Great Empires.
Shocked, Guo Cheng immediately replied. “Su Yu? Are you sure that’s him?”
The other side suddenly went dead silent without any response.
A grim expression appeared on Guo Cheng’s face. Could it be that…
At that moment, something unexpected had happened. The groups of guards at the remaining six positions were all attacked one after the other.
After an urgent message was sent from each group, all communications were cut off immediately as if they were hit by a destructive force.
The seven jade communication pendants sat in dead silence on the table.
The two assistants standing behind Guo Cheng had cold sweat on their foreheads, looking extremely pale.
It was still acceptable to lose contact with the guards at one position, but to lose contact with all seven… Could an extremely terrifying and powerful enemy like the Moonview Sect Leader have led an attack personally and destroyed them all almost simultaneously?
Despite being experienced, the news greatly alarmed Guo Cheng.
The soldiers around him were even more terrified and unsettled, their hearts pounding furiously.
They were the only group left that had not been attacked. However, according to the order of the eight cardinal and intermediate directions, they were next!!
Just then, four figures shrouded in sorcery energy and divine light rapidly descended from the sky.
The great power and pressure jointly produced by the four people completely destroyed the panicking soldiers, like it was the last straw that broke the camel’s back.
