This Sword Cultivator is Somewhat Dependable-Chapter 709 - 30: A Glimmer of Hope

Chapter 709 -30: A Glimmer of Hope

At the same time.

Falling Goose Pass.

Deputy General Tang Ze hurried back, and upon seeing the inquiring gaze of Marquis of An Hai, could only helplessly shake his head in response.

“Marquis, I’ve asked around. All the cultivators who came from other city passes to aid Falling Goose Pass haven’t noticed anything unusual on their way here.”

“Our cultivators sent out were completely annihilated, how could there be no anomalies?” Marquis of An Hai focused his gaze and said in a deep voice, “The absence of anomalies is the greatest anomaly of all.

We can’t wait any longer. Immediately send a message to Yumen Pass requesting to temporarily abandon Falling Goose Pass!”

“Abandon Falling Goose Pass?!” The young Deputy General Tang Ze looked at Marquis of An Hai in disbelief, unable to comprehend.

Falling Goose Pass is one of the mere seventeen small city passes that the Human Race holds in the outer domains.

Countless Human Cultivators have sacrificed themselves to defend this city pass, and now, Marquis of An Hai was actually prepared to abandon Falling Goose Pass?

“I have a bad feeling,” Marquis of An Hai nodded, furrowing his eyebrows, and explained patiently, “Everything this time is too strange. The Demon Race usually attacks a city with much fanfare – how is it like now?

Furthermore, Falling Goose Pass has now completely become a lonely city that only allows entrance and no exit, this is clearly a trap.”

“If we drag on, there will definitely be a major calamity.” Marquis of An Hai stated confidently.

This was only his speculation.

It might seem somewhat mystical, even somewhat arbitrary, but it didn’t come from overconfidence.

He had been stationed at Falling Goose Pass for a thousand years, having experienced over a hundred Demon Race sieges, and had long developed an intuition, a sense of how the situation would likely unfold.

The experience and intuition of a veteran cultivator are often very accurate.

Although Tang Ze was filled with doubts, he did not oppose the decision of Marquis of An Hai and replied immediately, “I’ll send the message right away.”

Whoosh!

But before he could leave, a streak of Escaping Light suddenly rushed from afar and landed on the city wall.

From within the Escaping Light emerged a defending cultivator of Falling Goose Pass, his face panicked as he urgently reported, “Marquis, disaster has struck, the Demon Race’s army is mobilizing, and they have already blocked off the northern area of Falling Goose Pass!” fɾeewebnoveℓ.co๓

Upon hearing this, Tang Ze was the first to pale, “Previous Demon Race assaults were always a direct mobilization of their armies; they have never sealed off a battlefront…”

“Sealing off the battlefront could only mean they intend to annihilate Falling Goose Pass,” Marquis of An Hai’s face turned ashen, his seasoned experience showing as he instantly discerned many implications, muttering to himself, “I’m still too late. I should have been more decisive and abandoned Falling Goose Pass without waiting for orders…”

“Isn’t the Demon Race only sealing off the north?” Tang Ze grasped the implication in Marquis of An Hai’s words and said subconsciously.

Marquis of An Hai shook his head affirmatively, “If it’s a blockade, how could it only be the north? Isn’t that just self-deception? It’s probably just that we haven’t received reports from the other directions yet…”

No sooner had he spoken than three more cultivators flew up to the city pass in succession, their expressions panicked as they reported, “Marquis, a large force of the Demon Race has appeared south of Falling Goose Pass!”

…”A large Demon Race army has been spotted in the east!”

…”A Demon Race army has emerged in the west!”

Tang Ze’s pupils dilated sharply, betraying his inner turmoil.

“It seems the Demon Race intends to annihilate our Falling Goose Pass in one fell swoop,” said Marquis of An Hai softly.

“How could this be?” Tang Ze shook his head continuously, hesitating to believe or perhaps unwilling to believe, “Why would the Demon Race break the balance without any reason…”

They, Falling Goose Pass, had been repelling the invasions of the Demon Race for more than a year or two.

It was precisely because of these years of experience that Tang Ze had come to accept, unless a great battle was started, the Demon Race would only deploy armies comparable in strength to theirs for sieges, they would never seek to annihilate a city.

This belief was deeply ingrained in his mind.

Who would have thought that today, the old calendar would turn over.

“It’s meaningless to hope that something which has already happened won’t happen. The urgent matter is to minimize our losses.”

Marquis of An Hai looked at his greatly esteemed young Deputy General, and without going into a detailed analysis, he simply sighed and said slowly.

Many times, the so-called keen wits and stratagems are no longer important on the grand stage of the battle between the two races. Instead, having an overview of the big picture becomes crucial.

To Marquis of An Hai, while Tang Ze was excellent in other aspects, his understanding of the big picture was not sufficient.

But this could be cultivated over time.

Marquis of An Hai always had high hopes for Tang Ze to become the next commander of Falling Goose Pass, hence he was also making every effort to groom him.

Only now, he could no longer be sure, after this disaster, whether Falling Goose Pass would still exist, whether Tang Ze would still be alive…

……

These thoughts flashed through the mind of the veteran commander of Falling Goose Pass, and soon, he steadied his thoughts.

The pallor on Marquis of An Hai’s face had vanished after the initial shock, leaving only a tranquil calm.

His gaze was now firmly fixed on the wilderness in the distance.

There, it seemed as if one could already see the dark tide appearing and disappearing.

“Since it’s a situation of encirclement and annihilation, the Demon Race must have made thorough preparations. Holding out at Falling Goose Pass would only lead to a dead end. We must break out desperately. If even one cultivator can escape, then that is one more who survives.”

…

Lu Qingshan’s mood was somewhat bitter.

After being forcibly detained by the Demon General Qing Ge on the warship, he could only watch helplessly as the warship followed the advancing Demon army, steadily closing in on the direction of Falling Goose Pass.