The battle between the Demon-Slaying Sword and the Hound King had already gone on for hundreds of exchanges. At this moment, Jiang Kai had completely immersed himself in his connection with the Demon-Slaying Sword.
Without realizing it, the location of the battlefield had shifted several thousand meters toward the southeast.
Hu Yan was floating in midair. When he saw figures moving in the distance, he suddenly realized what was happening.
"The Hound King wouldn't be deliberately drawing the Demon-Slaying Sword this way, would he." Hu Yan frowned as he landed, then immediately said to Ruan Yu, "Ruan Gui, hurry and notify the military. Tell everyone else to pull back."
Ruan Yu had just been about to sneak a drink. Hearing Hu Yan, he hurriedly put the gourd away.
"Then you keep an eye on Captain Kai. I'll go warn the others." With that, he quickly ran off toward the southeast.
More than ten minutes later, Ruan Yu found a nearby military patrol team and discovered that quite a lot of people had already gathered there.
Ruan Yu immediately found the military personnel and explained the situation.
"The Hound King is only three to four kilometers away from here. You need to expand the cordon immediately!"
After hearing this, the military officer frowned and said awkwardly, "Up ahead is the Map Boss territory. A huge number of players are gathered there. That makes things difficult."
There were only two King-tier bosses left in District Sixteen. Many guilds had already stationed themselves near the Map Boss territory in advance. This was one of the last chances to secure a higher ranking.
Ruan Yu urgently said, "You have to think of a way. The Hound King's Soul Devour can increase his strength. If he really charges over here, the consequences will be unimaginable!"
The officer thought for a moment, then said to Ruan Yu, "Wait a bit. I'll report this to my superiors."
Before long, the officer received a reply.
"Higher command says we should cooperate with you as much as possible. But this place is only about five kilometers from the Map Boss territory. At most, we can compress the area by three to four kilometers in that direction."
Ruan Yu glanced back. There really were many camps gathered in the distance. Just getting these people to move would take quite some time.
"Then you need to move faster!"
"Understood!"
After watching the military quickly notify the other guilds to retreat, Ruan Yu hurried back to the battlefield.
...
"Still moving south? Wouldn't that mean entering the Map Boss territory?!" A guild leader said irritably. "Wasn't that guy just now from the Main God Guild? Why is he allowed to go in!"
Someone immediately echoed him. "The Main God Guild is just a C-rank guild, nowhere near our Godslayer Guild, yet they can rank in the top three! Could their ranking have come from this kind of thing?"
"You've sealed that whole area off. Is it because the military is helping them fight the boss and not letting us watch?!"
The officer patiently explained, "Our military's main forces are fully preparing for the Map Boss and the Lord of the Guardians. We won't participate in King-tier boss battles."
"I've already said it. Everyone knows the Hound King's situation. If your strength isn't enough, the more people there are, the stronger he becomes instead!"
"Everyone, retreat a bit. If you think you're too close to the Map Boss territory, you can shift to the east or west sides."
"The boss battle concerns China's overall plan. We hope everyone can cooperate."
Under the military's repeated persuasion, most of the guild members, though unwilling, still began to relocate.
Because there were so many people who needed to move, the military dispatched additional teams to help with the relocation, and the scene became rather chaotic for a time.
However, amid this chaos, one guild slipped past the military's line of sight and quietly infiltrated the sealed area.
Leading them was none other than Huang Jianguo.
After the Godslayer members who had infiltrated from all directions regrouped, there were more than five hundred of them!
Earlier, Huang Jianguo had already checked the researchers' equipment and saw a small green dot two to three kilometers to the north.
Huang Jianguo said, "Jiang Kai snatched our boss. This time, it's our turn to snatch his!"
"We'll sneak over first. When the boss is almost done, everyone rush out together to kill it! I don't believe that with so many of us, we can't beat one person!"
Although Godslayer only had a little over forty War Gods, Huang Jianguo was still very confident.
After all, Jiang Kai would never expect him to bring people back for a counterattack.
In Jiang Kai's fight with the boss, he definitely wouldn't be holding anything back. Under those circumstances, snatching the final blow wouldn't be difficult.
"Old Liu is just too timid. If I were in charge, how could Jiang Kai have grown to where he is today!" Huang Jianguo said coldly. "Anyway, as long as we get the boss and the Summoning Skull is in our hands, the military won't be able to do anything to us!"
With an escape plan figured out, Huang Jianguo felt even more confident as he led his people carefully closer to the Hound King.
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The battle between the Demon-Slaying Sword and the Hound King had already lasted over an hour. At this moment, the Demon-Slaying Sword changed its strategy, and its attacks suddenly became exceptionally fierce.
Under the Demon-Slaying Sword's all-out assault, the Hound King finally began to struggle to keep up.
Hu Yan anxiously looked toward Jiang Kai. Captain Kai had his eyes closed, his hands tracing shapes in the air.
"Something's wrong!" Hu Yan said urgently.
"The Demon-Slaying Sword's earlier attacks were steady and unhurried, but now it's suddenly launching a fierce assault. And this isn't the best time to go all out. The Hound King hasn't revealed any major openings!"
"It's very likely that the Demon-Slaying Sword's stored energy is almost exhausted, and it's going all in!"
Even with the Demon-Slaying Sword's ferocious attack suppressing the Hound King, at best it was only leaving wounds on his body. There was still a certain distance to actually killing him.
But once the Demon-Slaying Sword's energy ran out, the outcome would be completely different.
Captain Kai was still completely absorbed in his comprehension. Hu Yan couldn't interrupt him. Ruan Yu hadn't returned from notifying the military yet. Hu Yan was the only one guarding the area.
"No, if we don't help the Demon-Slaying Sword now, things are going to get dangerous!"
With that thought, Hu Yan activated the Wind Whisper Incantation, rose into the air, and then used Pray for Rain.
Dark clouds pressed down from above, lightning rolling within the clouds.
"Draw the Lightning Tribulation!" Seizing the moment, Hu Yan called down heavenly lightning, blasting it toward the Hound King!
Even while dodging the Demon-Slaying Sword's fierce attacks, the Hound King was still able to evade the lightning.
He looked up at Hu Yan and snorted coldly. "Interesting! Kid, once I deal with this broken sword, you'll be the first one I kill!"
Hu Yan ignored the Hound King's threat. Raising the Wind and Thunder Staff, he shouted angrily, "Wandering souls of heaven and earth, heed my command, wail and howl!"
Large amounts of dark shadows surged out from the surrounding ground, screaming as they pounced toward the Hound King.
"Draw the Lightning Tribulation! Wind Whisper Incantation!"
Hu Yan's attacks still needed improvement, but there was no denying that his support abilities were truly formidable!
The number of wandering souls here was astonishing. Combined with the bombardment of heavenly lightning and the Wind Whisper Incantation restricting the Hound King's movements, even someone as strong as the Hound King was repeatedly entangled by the Ghostly Wails.
And the Demon-Slaying Sword seized the opportunity while the Hound King was controlled, immediately launching another fierce assault.
After several rounds of coordinated attacks, the Demon-Slaying Sword severely wounded the Hound King!
Hu Yan exclaimed in delight, "There's a chance!"
The Hound King roared angrily, "I'll kill you right now!" With that, he turned and leapt high into the air, pouncing directly toward Hu Yan, who was hovering thirty meters above the ground!
The Demon-Slaying Sword hurried after him, instantly shielding Hu Yan.
Hu Yan's attributes were vastly inferior to the Hound King's. Fortunately, with the Demon-Slaying Sword covering him, and relying on the Wind Whisper Incantation, he managed to evade the Hound King's attack.
But just as the Hound King landed, Hu Yan turned his head and saw the situation on the ground. His heart instantly sank.
"These people… when did they appear there!" Hu Yan's eyes went wide as he stared in shock at the several hundred people behind the Hound King.
Although they were still several hundred meters away from the Hound King, with the Hound King's sense of smell, it was impossible that he wouldn't know of their existence.
He had even suspected that the reason the Hound King had pounced at him wasn't to kill him at all, but for the sake of those people hiding there!
At the same time, the Hound King made several consecutive leaps, charging straight toward them.
"I was planning to fight while looking for you. Didn't expect you to come to me on your own!"
"Heaven truly hasn't abandoned me. Then I won't hold back!"
"Soul Devour!"
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