Dashing Student-Chapter 1324: The Traitor Strikes

Ten Thousand Treasures City was already in chaos, as mortals trembled as if it were the end of the world while watching various forms of magic explode on the magic array barrier.

The cultivators within the city were all summoned by Xin Zi, because at this moment, their fates were tied to that of Ten Thousand Treasures City.

Should the city fall, they would all die, so now these cultivators were more united than ever before.

But all the cultivators combined numbered only around two thousand, and among them, Golden Core Realm cultivators were merely twenty.

Compared to the demon cultivators’ lineup, they were considered pitiable.

The low-level cultivators were ordered by Xin Zi to maintain the array, as the city defense array was their only barrier now, while the Golden Core Realm cultivators were brought to stand before Chen Nan and his group.

"Ladies and gentlemen, these are the cultivators from Ten Thousand Treasures City, and this time, we’ll be fighting side by side."

Xin Zi pointed to a person beside him: "This person is Yang Xing, the captain of the Ten Thousand Treasures City guard, with a Sixth Layer Golden Core Realm cultivation, the highest in our Ten Thousand Treasures City."

He then pointed to another person: "This is Tribute Elder Yan Huan of our Ten Thousand Treasures City, with a Golden Core Realm Fifth Layer cultivation."

Chen Nan understood Xin Zi’s meaning, indicating that these two could be trusted, so he nodded slightly to show he understood.

But he didn’t even trust Xin Zi, so how could he trust others?

Now, in the city, the only ones he trusted were Ning Yu and the other three.

"May I ask the Island Master, what are the plans going forward?" Zheng Yunzhou stepped forward and asked.

Xin Zi sighed helplessly: "We can only try to position the city defense array; I’ve already sent word to the Righteous Alliance, and I believe they will send reinforcements soon."

With a million people on the island, and as many as two thousand cultivators, if the Righteous Alliance truly abandoned them, they would fall apart in an instant.

The Righteous Alliance is respected because it shelters all the forces and mortals within its ranks. This is the core of why they have support.

If they do not come to aid, other forces in the Righteous Alliance might worry if they might be the next to be abandoned.

Therefore, Chen Nan understood that the Righteous Alliance would certainly dispatch reinforcements, but he also believed, given the Demon Sect’s preparedness, they wouldn’t ignore the reinforcements.

The most likely scenario was that the Demon Sect was already prepared; the Righteous Alliance’s reinforcements might never arrive.

Chen Nan didn’t voice this fear, worried it might sap the cultivators’ confidence.

Under the relentless bombardment of the demon cultivators, Ten Thousand Treasures City managed to hold up, but maintaining the grand array had cost millions of spirit stones, and at this rate, they would not last a few days.

Moreover, with the array running continuously and under constant attack, the array base and array eye would sustain damage. If repair wasn’t timely, the consequences would be catastrophic.

That night, the demon cultivators did not rest but changed shifts and continued attacking the array, determined to breach it. Without absolute power, this was the optimal approach.

Chen Nan approached the distressed Xin Zi: "Island Master, some matters must be preemptively guarded against, I suspect..."

Before he finished speaking, a guard rushed over in panic: "Island Master, something terrible has happened!"

"We have traitors among us who destroyed an array base, resulting in a breach of the array. Some demon cultivators have already entered!"

Xin Zi felt as if the sky had fallen; not only were demon cultivators pressing on their borders, but there was internal treachery as well. Thus he rushed off, forgetting Chen Nan was still there.

"Alas, a step too late."

Chen Nan sighed slightly. He had come to Xin Zi to reveal the presence of traitors in Ten Thousand Treasures City, to urge caution.

He stepped up to follow; he couldn’t just stand by and watch the city fall.

Quickly, they reached the place of the magic array barrier. A large hole the width of two people had been breached, with several demon cultivators blocking the entrance.

The city’s cultivators also arrived to block the demon cultivators there; if they broke into the city, many mortals would suffer.

Bodies lay on the ground, all cultivators from Ten Thousand Treasures City, and even the buildings around the grand array were in ruins, mortals who lived there had perished in the aftermath.

"Damn demon children, don’t let them advance any further, block them for me!"

Seeing this, Xin Zi unsheathed a longsword and charged forward. Since there were no experts in the city, he had to personally step into battle.

Five demon cultivators had breached the barrier, each with a cultivation around the Fourth Layer of Golden Core Realm, with more demonic cultivators steadily pouring in.

Chen Nan didn’t rush in to help but stood a short distance away, observing. Here were not only Xin Zi but also his two trusted aides and other Golden Core Realm great cultivators from the city.

The traitor must be hidden among them, but after observing for a while, Chen Nan couldn’t find anything suspicious.

"Island Master, we can’t hold on!"

A cultivator wielding a large shield stood at the forefront, with waves of thick demonic qi crashing like tides, almost shattering the spiritual artifact shield.

Xin Zi raged impotently, wanting to repair the array base and mend the large hole in the barrier, yet their city didn’t even have a single array master.

He could only lament to the sky: "Is this fate? Are we meant to perish at the hands of demon cultivators today?"

Just then, a figure charged to the array base, squatted down, and began observing, as if the nearby bloody battle didn’t exist.

That person was naturally Chen Nan, and he was the only array master in Ten Thousand Treasures City.

Like array flags, array bases are carriers of magic arrays; however, array bases are made of special materials and buried underground. Someone not familiar with magic arrays wouldn’t know where they’re buried.

Chen Nan picked up the shattered array base pieces, resembling broken stones, inspecting the runes carved on them, comprehending their essence within moments.

As he retrieved a similar material from his storage bag, intending to recreate the destroyed array base, a demon cultivator breached the barrier and spotted Chen Nan.

"Haha, we’ve finally broken through, everyone in the city will die this time!"

The demon cultivator grinned wickedly, charging at Chen Nan with a hefty wolf fang club, the spikes on it intimidating at a glance.

"Prepare to die!"

The heavy wolf fang club came crashing down, the immense force whistling ominously, a blow capable of shattering a mountain.

"Envoy, be careful!"

Witnessing this, Xin Zi quickly called out in warning, like many cultivators, suspecting Chen Nan would be struck dead violently.

Fully focused on drawing array patterns, Chen Nan didn’t even lift his head, but as the wolf fang club was about to smash down, he suddenly reached up, fingers like iron hooks, securely grasping the club.

"I detest it when someone interrupts me while I work!"