Chapter 171: Chapter 171 - 171 Outer City Fell

171 Outer City Fell

Before Lu Yu could say anything, Ying Qufeng and the rest widened their eyes. Ying Qufeng then said, “Aunt, how can you collaborate with this fellow?”

Lu Yu, who was engrossed in deep thought, then replied with a teasing expression, “Looks like someone does not approve of us collaborating.”

The black-clad woman’s face turned ominous instantly. She chided, “Qufeng, this place is not the Ying family’s territory. It’s not a place where you can do what you like. Apologize to Mr. Lu at once!”

Ying Qufeng glared at the black-clad woman, his face full of disbelief. The Aunt who doted on him so much under normal circumstances, had reprimanded him so severely. His face turned burning red in an instant.

“Mr. Lu, please do not take offense. I will apologize on behalf of Inspector Ying. If we have offended you in the past, we hope that Mr. Lu, with your magnanimous character, will not hold it against us.” Zhou Zhongzheng was more sensible, and immediately stepped forward to speak up for Ying Qufeng.

Wang Bo and the rest were very resentful, but they still put on smiling faces and began groveling.

Lu Yu shot them a glance and said, “I can collaborate with you for the time being.”

All of a sudden, Lu Yu became a member of their team. And it so happened that this guy Lu Yu had a high-commanding authority. They found this hard to swallow, especially Ying Qufeng, who felt as if a fly had flown into his mouth. He pulled a long face throughout the interval.

“What have you all discovered in the blood-sucking wasteland?” Lu Yu looked at the black-clad woman.

When the black-clad woman insisted on venturing into the blood-sucking wasteland, there must be some reason behind it. A cultivator, especially one at the War General level, would never do anything that did not benefit her, so why would she venture in there without rhyme or reason?

The black-clad woman said, “The poisonous gas has enveloped the whole blood-sucking wasteland, turning it into a poison domain. If we allow the poisonous gas to continue spreading, before long the whole Lunan City will turn into a dead city.”

“Thankfully, I found a way to seal up the poisonous gas not long ago.”

Lu Yu’s eyes lit up. “Tell me the details.”

At this moment, the black-clad woman took out a map. It was a map of the blood-sucking wasteland, and every region was incredibly detailed.

Lu Yu got a shock when he saw it. The importance the Ying family attached to Lunan City was far greater than what he had imagined. Even the map of Lunan City’s surroundings was drawn up in such minute detail.

“There is a burial mound situated at the eastern and western corners of the blood-sucking wasteland. Over a long time, a massive amount of earth elemental force had accumulated here. Using these two burial grounds as the eyes of the formation and constructing an array formation, we will be able to isolate the poisonous gas.”

“But to release all the earth elemental forces at these two sources requires the presence of at least two War Generals.” The black-clad woman seemed to have acknowledged Lu Yu as a War General subconsciously. “So, I would like to invite Mr. Lu to proceed to the other burial mound!”

The black-clad woman pointed to a spot on the map. An incredulous look spread across Lu Yu’s face. This was because the spot she pointed was Lake Ice Abyss, the very point that the underground hidden river below the City Lord’s Office connected to!

Then, the black-clad woman also handed Lu Yu an array formation diagram, explaining in great detail how to set up the array formation.

Lu Yu pondered for a while. His eyes scanned over the other members, before stopping at Zhou Zhongzheng’s location. He then said, “I need one person to help me. I’ll have to trouble Inspector Zhou to cooperate with me.”

Zhou Zhongzheng’s eyelids twitched violently, but he still forced himself to smile before saying, “I will definitely do my best to cooperate with Mr. Lu.”

Soon, the black-clad woman and Lu Yu parted ways. Lu Yu headed in the direction of Lake Ice Abyss with a slight frown. He had an uneasy feeling that something was not right.

Not long ago, the black-clad woman sent the plume of poisonous gas rolling toward Lunan City. Then she clarified again that she was trying to reduce the risk of Lunan City getting attacked by the cloud of poisonous gas. He did not think that this woman would have such good intentions.

As for this array formation diagram, no matter how closely he looked at it, he could not find any fault. Whether it was the choice of orientation, or the process of arrangement, the set up was impeccable.

Just then, Zhou Zhongzheng suddenly asked, “I believe my strength is not considered strong among this group of people. May I ask why Mr. Lu chose me as your helper?”

Lu Yu said with a laugh, “Because I don’t find you an eyesore.”

He was a person who could handle everything tactfully, even if he was only faking it. Even the words he said were pleasing to the ear. Since all of them were his enemies, Lu Yu might as well choose the one who could say pleasing things to him.

Back at Lunan City.

At this point, the city was caught in the midst of the third wave of the Fearsome Beasts’ attack. The whole outer city of Lunan City had fallen. One after another, segments of the city walls crumbled under the Fearsome Beasts’ furious and deranged attacks.

The Fearsome Beasts then leaped over the outer city walls, rampaging through numerous tall buildings, vehicles, factories… Everything that lay in their paths were all flattened and destroyed outright.

“Dammit! It’s fallen, totally fallen! Do we still have a chance to turn the tables on them?”

“That’s my home! It’s gone! Everything’s gone!”

The Lunan City residents who had retreated to the inner city felt tremendous despair and anguish when they saw the whole outer city had turned into complete ruins.

One after another, the Fearsome Beasts went charging into the inner city as if heeding the commands of some invisible beast overlord.

“Activate all the defense array formations. Every unit is free to engage in battle. Rely on the existing defensive set up, identify weak spots on their attacking wave to retaliate!”

Niu Xianzu stood at the highest point in the inner city and issued a flurry of commands. All the cultivators sprang into action following his orders.

Compared to the outer city, the inner city’s defense mechanism was far more robust. It could be said that the city was a complete entity in terms of offense and defense.

However, seeing the low morale, Niu Xianzu frowned and then hollered, “You are sad that your homes have been destroyed, but now is not the time to be sad!”

“There may still be another wave of Fearsome Beasts that will attack the city. With the way you guys are now, are you trying to make Lunan City fall completely? Everyone, pull yourselves together! Spineless things!”

This loud holler lifted the spirits of many cultivators whose morale was low. They responded in unison, “We will listen to Captain Niu’s orders and attack!”

Niu Xianzu nodded and together with Li Tieniu, he patrolled the various defense setups, his frown deepening as he went.

“Hopefully, the military zone can react as soon as possible and give a response, or else I will really die a heroic death in the line of duty,” Li Tieniu said with a grin.

And at this point, a flurry of news kept arriving at the Gamma Military Zone in blazing speed. The vast majority of them were about Lunan City.

The military zone had the greatest authority to monitor the major cities under its jurisdiction, and it was only a matter of time before they found out. However, the severity of the crisis besetting Lunan City gave Xu Qingguo a big shock.

Immediately, the Generals of the three Military Units in the military zone, as well as the captains of each battalion, all gathered.

Xu Qingguo paced back and forth, anxiety written all over his face. “Everyone, over at the blood-sucking wasteland, an abnormal situation has occurred. Waves of Fearsome Beasts are attacking Lunan City relentlessly.”

“If Lunan City falls, the main transportation artery that guards the western region will be completely cut off. So from this moment onwards, the whole military zone shall be elevated to the state of Threat Level 1!