Chapter 2366

All are feasible.

All also make sense.

Whatever is done is also correct.

However, Zhao Chi still had a question: "The enemy shouldn't have any giant beasts left now, right? If they did, would others have reported it?"

Zhao Chi's communication system had not yet recovered, so he could not see the messages in the various groups.

Perhaps because the time was still too short; after all, it had been less than 1 hour, and some time was still needed for recovery.

Moreover, Zhao Chi was not in the Captain Group, so he could not know the information inside.

Li Ruanyu nodded:

"Yes, if there were giant beasts, they would be announced in the Captain Group. Currently, no one has reported, so the enemy's giant beasts must all have been deployed, all at the spatial rift, blocking our retreat... That really is a troublesome matter..."

Zhao Chi was just about to speak.

But Shangguan Ting spoke first, very surprised: "What? There are giant beasts blocking the outside? How many?"

Li Ruanyu rolled her eyes at her.

But she still answered coldly: "The exact remaining number is unclear now, because when we started the battle, there were still our summoned giant beasts fighting outside, but they definitely could not win... I estimate that finally there should be 13-15 Hellhounds, 6-7 Bone Dragons, and 3 Storm Titans remaining."

Shangguan Ting frowned tightly: "Not too many, but truly troublesome... Have Jiang Chen and Guan Zhiyong summoned their giant beasts?"

Li Ruanyu nodded: "Yes, I am talking about those they summoned. However, the Mountain Giants of Captain Guan have all been wiped out. Commander Shen Jiyun also summoned 3 Flame Phoenixes, but they were all lost as well. I also lost one Archangel... Outside, there are also an Ancient Giant Tree and 5 Hell Nine-Headed Lizards from friendly forces, but they are absolutely no match for the enemy..."

Shangguan Ting spoke while thinking: "Then we must reserve some additional combat power, especially air power cannot be too small, and long-range capabilities as well... But Storm Titans are not easy to deal with either."

The two women spoke very quickly.

It was almost one sentence pressing down on the next.

At the same time, it also reflected that both of them reacted very quickly.

Although they had just argued, both were professionals, and at this moment they also treated each other as qualified teammates for discussion.

Zhao Chi had not been able to interject all along.

Now that the two women's words had temporarily slowed down, Zhao Chi finally said:

"There is no need to worry about the giant beasts outside; I have already resolved them."

The two women turned their heads simultaneously.

Both opened their eyes wide and stared at him.

Li Ruanyu: "..."

Shangguan Ting: "..."

Zhao Chi pointed at Tang Ruan and Qi Yue: "Of course, with the assistance of those two, the three of us resolved them."

Li Ruanyu and Shangguan Ting looked at Tang Ruan and Qi Yue again.

Tang Ruan and Qi Yue smiled friendly.

Li Ruanyu: "..."

Shangguan Ting: "..."

The two of them looked back at Zhao Chi.

Li Ruanyu said: "Are you sure? Bone Dragons, Titans, Hellhounds, you resolved them all?"

"Mm, resolved them all."

Zhao Chi actually also wanted to ask Li Ruanyu about the matter of the Tree of Eternity seed.

But with Shangguan Ting here, Zhao Chi did not ask.

Although Shangguan Ting now felt grateful for Zhao Chi's rescue, she was not yet one of their own, so some matters should be kept low-profile for now.

Shangguan Ting was very puzzled:

"Zhao Chi...

"I know you are strong.

"I have also seen your strength, but... are you sure?

"How did you dodge the great fire of the Hellhounds? That was 15 Hellhounds.

"So many Hellhounds spewing out creates a sea of fire; how would the three of you be enough? No matter how you coordinate, you cannot avoid the great fire, right?

"And this is still the weakest.

"Let alone the bone spears and wing blades of the Bone Dragons, but the Withering Purple Mist did not blow onto you; how did you withstand it?

"And the Storm Titans... their astonishing lightning... even you could not endure it, right? That is no different from heavenly thunder.

"You are serious, right?"

Although Shangguan Ting had fallen into love-brain and thought Zhao Chi was good everywhere, she was not stupid.

She had fought against these creatures and knew the strength of every giant beast.

Even though in her heart Zhao Chi was completely a godly male, but... without seeing it with her own eyes, she would also find it hard to imagine that Zhao Chi plus Tang Ruan and Qi Yue could resolve so many giant beasts.

Shangguan Ting's understanding was not wrong.

Because Zhao Chi indeed could not defeat them.

He did not rely on himself to fight.

The battle of giant demonic beasts is truly not the same concept as ordinary combat.

Even the weakest giant beast, relying solely on its size, is already very difficult to deal with.

Zhao Chi had not fought them before.

This time he truly had a deep personal experience.

If they did not have the Fire Creature gene, even dealing with those 15 Hellhounds would be very troublesome; they would definitely still win in the end, but they would absolutely fight in a very wretched manner.

As for the Bone Dragons and Storm Titans, relying solely on Zhao Chi and the others would truly be impossible.

A full army really does need to be deployed.

That's why Shangguan Ting couldn't figure it out.

Of course, Li Ruanyu couldn't figure it out either.

But Li Ruanyu knew that whatever Zhao Chi said had to be true, though she was still full of doubt.

They couldn't really be blamed for that.

After all, no one could possibly have imagined how Zhao Chi had won.

Zhao Chi said, "The process is very complicated, and there's no time to explain it in detail now. But in brief, the Primordial Giant Tree didn't die—it advanced into an Eternal Tree, and those giant beasts were basically all killed by the Eternal Index."

"How could that be!?"

Li Ruanyu cried out in shock.

Shangguan Ting's brows knit even tighter, and she couldn't help asking Li Ruanyu, "Wasn't the Primordial Giant Tree summoned? Can a summoned creature also advance?"

Li Ruanyu shook her head repeatedly: "I've never heard of that… but since Zhao Chi says so… it must have actually happened."

Shangguan Ting said to Li Ruanyu, "Let's go, we'll go out and take a look. Your soldiers still need a few more minutes of rest, right?"

Then she said to Zhao Chi, "Zhao Chi, it's not that I don't trust you, but… I want to confirm it again. After all, it concerns the retreat arrangements and coordination later, so I have to see it with my own eyes."

Li Ruanyu nodded: "I want to go take a look too… to confirm the situation. Zhao Chi, please don't mind."

Zhao Chi certainly didn't mind.

This was exactly the reaction that should have happened.

As squad leaders, they often had to be responsible for the entire squad, so everything had to be confirmed clearly.

They had to confirm it personally.

It wasn't like they couldn't confirm it now—it only took a few seconds and a tiny bit of energy.

Shangguan Ting didn't blindly believe Zhao Chi just because of her love-struck brain,

And Li Ruanyu didn't skip this step just because of the relationship between the two of them.

Both of them had done well.

Zhao Chi said, "I don't mind. Let's go. Tang Ruan, Qiyue, you all rest here for now."

"Yes!"

In an instant, the three of them appeared in the spatial rift world.

The entire world was still dim.

There was a very unpleasant smell of burnt smoke.

The Eternal Tree was nowhere to be seen.

But there were no living creatures around either.

Beside them were quite a few branches and bark still burning—most already charred, burned white, about to go out.