Chapter 1169: Target: Tongyan Town (2)

Li Ruanyu's voice rang out.

She was still using the system voice.

This way every word was delivered clearly, and if anyone forgot anything, they could listen again at any time.

【Everyone quiet down. We're about to enter stealth mode. Stay where you are, don't move. Don't attack rashly, and don't speak. Wait for my orders.】

【We're not inside the formation right now, so during combat we can't freely pick our targets the way we can inside a formation. This is an encounter battle, and the combat strength might not be evenly matched.】

【But this isn't your first time, so you should know how to handle it. Remember to support each other — we're one unit.】

【If anyone can't hold out, feel free to send a request in the group, but try not to send them lightly, so that teammates who truly need help can get it in time.】

【If you have questions, type them in the group. No more talking. Stay quiet and wait for the enemy.】

Soon, the surroundings fell silent.

A wave of energy came.

Zhao Chi felt as if his entire head had sunk underwater, his ears filled with a muffled buzzing.

The sound wasn't loud, but it was very distinct.

Zhao Chi suddenly noticed that everyone around him had turned translucent.

He looked down at himself — he was translucent too.

Looking at his own belly, he could see the translucent armor, and his gaze passed straight through his belly to the weeds and clods of earth behind him at an angle.

This was stealth mode.

Zhao Chi had learned about it.

Right now, only allies could see each other; enemies couldn't.

Unless they used certain skills or items.

Zhao Chi looked up.

His gaze now passed through several bodies, and at the very front he saw the translucent Li Ruanyu.

Li Ruanyu had her eyes closed, as if sensing something.

A flood of text appeared in the group.

Quite a few people were communicating by text, but nothing important.

Su Qin gave Zhao Chi a smile, like an illusion.

Zhao Chi's heart stirred, and he reached out to take Su Qin's hand.

But his hand closed on empty air.

Geng Zhan frowned and gave Zhao Chi a strange look.

At that moment, Li Ruanyu suddenly opened her eyes.

The system pushed out a forced text prompt:

Li Ruanyu 【Everyone watch out! The enemy is here! Prepare for battle!】

Instantly, the text in the group stopped.

All the lords turned their heads at once.

At the distant horizon, there was a faint, barely-there ripple of energy.

Like the air above a flame — a transparent ripple.

Li Ruanyu's brows knit tightly. She spread her hands, and a faint cyan spiritual light glowed in her palms.

Soon, the distant energy ripple surged up before them, like a gust of wind.

What had been a single ripple just now had now become a whole broad swath.

Li Ruanyu's lips lifted slightly, and the cyan light in her hands blazed to its peak.

Like a cyan sun erupting.

The energy ripple ahead was instantly swallowed by the cyan light, and came to a hard stop on the spot.

All that was heard was Li Ruanyu shouting at the top of her lungs: "Battle!"

In an instant, Zhao Chi saw the translucent figures beside him become solid.