Chapter 530: Heading North to Provide Support
Three hours after the seal on the underground city was lifted, on the north gate tower of Hangu Pass.
Lin Feng stood with his hands behind his back, his gaze passing over the battlements and looking into the distance.
Outside the city wall, about two miles away, the afternoon light still lingered.
Two miles away, however, lay pitch-black darkness, with no transition whatsoever, as if an invisible giant blade had cleaved the boundary between light and darkness.
That dividing line stretched across the open fields outside the city; one step forward meant dusk, one step back meant the dead of night, with not a single gray area in between.
Hearing hurried footsteps behind him, Zhao Hu quickly ran up the stairs of the city tower, stopped beside Lin Feng, and reported in a deep voice.
"My lord, our people on Blue Star have confirmed the troop deployment of the Demon King-level dungeon in the Arctic region through live broadcast."
"There are approximately 500,000 low-level monsters at level 19, 150 elite giant Nightmare Spiders at level 30, 150 rare bosses at level 35, Nightmare Shadowweavers, and 200 Nightmare Faceless Ones at level 39."
Lin Feng nodded slightly, signaling him to continue.
Zhao Hu took a deep breath, his tone becoming even more serious: "We don't have accurate information about the underground city in the Central Plains region for the time being. All the territories of the various countries on Blue Star have fallen there, and the live broadcast signal has long been cut off."
However, the staff speculated that the troop deployment there should be similar to that in the Arctic region.
Furthermore, judging from the Nightmare Clan army's marching direction in the Arctic region, their primary target should be the Western Arctic region.
Lin Feng secretly pondered to himself, "The Western Regions are the stronghold of the United States and its allies."
However, the Nightmare Clan's deployment this time was terrifying: two dungeons, over a thousand units above level 30, plus six Demon Lords.
Of the four domains on Earth, only the Antarctic domain is likely to fall without support; it's only a matter of time before the other three fall.
Leaving aside the Eastern and Western Arctic regions for the moment, the Arctic region is, after all, the territory of the Great Xia Dynasty, and it would be unreasonable not to provide support.
Director Zhou and his team should be able to hold off three demon kings, but who will restrain the remaining three?
He would never leave Hangu Pass, even if it meant death. Even if there were a beacon fire route that could teleport him back at any time, he wouldn't dare gamble.
Within the territory of Hangu Pass, with the blessing of the Sacred Domain, even if a mid-level apostle were to descend, he might not necessarily be defeated.
But once he leaves Hangu Pass and loses the protection of the domain, a lower-level apostle would be enough to crush him.
Even if Ye Lan and Zhao Yue joined forces, they could only deal with one Demon King at most without being able to use their Destiny Awakening.
If Fengxue can handle one, what about the last one?
As Lin Feng pondered, a thought suddenly flashed through his mind: he seemed to have another skill called 【Beacon Fire Avatar】.
Just a few days ago, he was complaining to himself that this skill was useless, but now it's actually been a great help.
The level 39 clone, equipped with a full set of gold gear, may not have the same stats as the original body, but it's more than enough to hold off a demon king.
Lin Feng snapped out of his thoughts and turned to Zhao Hu and Jiang Yelan and Jiang Zhaoyue beside him, saying, "We will have a meeting in the council hall in ten minutes."
"Yes!" the three answered in unison.
Lin Feng's figure flashed, and he took off into the air, flying towards the direction of the council hall.
After entering the second floor through the window, he closed the window behind him and activated 【Beacon Avatar】 directly in the room.
A golden light emanated from his body and slowly coalesced into a human form before him.
A few breaths later, another Lin Feng stood in front of him, wearing the same Elderland Elegy Plate Armor, with a golden crystal in the center of the breastplate slowly pulsating.
The same prairie fire spear, with its golden halo flowing through the room, even the intertwined floral patterns on the blood-drinking gold headband were exactly the same.
Lin Feng circled the clone to confirm that all the equipment had been replicated, and thought to himself that it was a close call.
Fortunately, I replaced the Power Ring and Golden Scale Mountain-Suppressing Armor before the fourth job advancement, otherwise the clone's attributes would be much weaker if it were wearing those two old pieces of equipment.
His thoughts shifted abruptly, his vision suddenly switched, and his entire consciousness entered the clone's body.
He looked down at his hands, clenched his fists, released them, and then clenched them °• N 𝑜 v 𝑒 l i g h t •° again.
The familiar power flowed through his body, but it was clearly weaker than his original body. After all, it was a level 39 clone, which could not compare to his original body, which was level 41 and possessed the power of a lower-level apostle.
However, it should be more than enough to restrain a Nightmare Demon King.
After confirming that everything was correct, he controlled his clone to walk down the stairs and sit directly in the main seat of the council hall.
Over the next few minutes, the core members of the territory gradually arrived.
Everyone's face was unusually solemn, and the atmosphere in the hall was so oppressive it felt like it could be squeezed dry.
Lin Feng looked around at everyone and spoke directly without any preamble: "Everyone should know about the situation of the Nightmare Clan. Without our support, the Arctic Region probably wouldn't be able to hold out either."
A low murmur of discussion immediately filled the hall.
"My lord, if the Arctic region falls, we will lose our only reinforcement. If the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold!"
"But we are currently preoccupied with our own problems, and the defense of Hangu Pass cannot be relaxed either. What if the Nightmare Clan turns their attention to us..."
"But the foundation of Great Xia lies in the Arctic region; we cannot stand by and watch them be swallowed up!"
Everyone had their own opinion, but the worry in their eyes was the same.
Just then, Su Yuehua stood up. Her voice was as steady as ever, but her speaking speed was a few degrees faster than usual: "Lord, our Crescent Legion's staff discovered a major piece of intelligence while analyzing the live broadcast footage from Blue Star."
All eyes immediately focused on her.
Su Yuehua continued, "After the Nightmare Clan conquered a city-level territory in the Arctic Region, their troop strength did not increase at all. We have been observing multiple battlefields and finally confirmed that the Nightmare Clan's troop strength is fixed. If one dies, one less troop is lost."
The hall fell silent instantly upon hearing this.
Lin Feng's eyebrows twitched slightly, and an indescribable joy welled up in his heart.
The Nightmare Clan's forces cannot be replenished?!
And his soldiers, even if they die in battle, can be resurrected immediately through the Terracotta Army!
What does this mean? It means that as long as they continue to eliminate the Nightmare Clan's fighting force, even without the help of the Apostles, they could completely wear down this seemingly invincible army!
Thinking of this, Lin Feng felt a sense of relief, as if the huge weight that had been pressing on his chest had been kicked away.
He looked at Su Yuehua, his eyes full of admiration: "Yuehua, the intelligence your Crescent Moon Legion has gathered this time is very crucial. Keep an eye on things and report any new developments immediately."
"Yes!" Su Yuehua nodded crisply, then took a half step back and returned to her seat.
Lin Feng stood up, his gaze sweeping across the entire room, his voice turning into a command: "Ye Lan, Zhao Yue, Meng Yi!"
The three of them stood up at the same time: "Here!"
"You will lead all the captains, commanders of ten thousand men, 200 commanders of a thousand men, 10 captains of mammoths, 50,000 Qin elite soldiers, and 200,000 elite Qin garrison soldiers to assemble at the north gate of Hangu Pass in half an hour and follow me north to provide support!"
"Yes!" the three answered in unison, then turned and strode away.