Chapter 374: Why Is Lin Mo Standing So Far Forward? Here to See the World?

"Hahaha!"

"Well said!"

"There are no cowards in the Dragon Nation!"

A hearty laugh suddenly came from behind the two of them.

The two were startled.

They turned around.

They saw the burly Zhao Meng and the slender Li Qiang walking up to their side.

Zhao Meng looked at the two, grinned, and said:

"Not bad, brother."

"You've got guts."

"But to be honest, a mere beast tide? What the hell is that?"

"Making a fuss over nothing."

Immediately after.

Li Qiang beside him also spoke up:

"Alright, stop mocking them."

"After all, this Zhuxing Town has never encountered a beast tide before; it's normal for them to be scared. Show some understanding."

Hearing this back-and-forth, arrogant tone.

Old Zhang frowned and sized the two of them up and down.

"Making a fuss over nothing?"

"Brother, you've got a big mouth."

"You two look very unfamiliar; you're not from our Zhuxing Town, are you?"

Hearing this.

Li Qiang chuckled.

"We indeed aren't from here."

"My name is Li Qiang, and he is Zhao Meng."

"We came from Zhoushan City, purely to find a blacksmith here to forge a handy weapon."

"Zhoushan City?!"

Upon hearing this place name.

Several local practitioners nearby all exclaimed in shock.

"Holy crap!"

"You guys are from Zhoushan City?"

Old Zhang's eyes widened.

Zhoushan City, throughout the entire Dragon Nation, is famous for frequent beast tides.

Several medium-sized or larger beast tides break out every year.

Even super-large beast tides occur once every two or three years.

It can be said.

Every practitioner in Zhoushan City is a ruthless character.

Old Zhang's attitude instantly changed.

"So you are big shots from Zhoushan City."

"My apologies, my apologies."

"No wonder you two don't look the least bit panicked..."

Seeing his act succeed, Zhao Meng proudly let out a cold snort.

"Hmph."

"Back in the day, when I participated in the beast tide defense battle in Zhoushan City, I witnessed a beast tide of a hundred thousand!"

"Covering the mountains and fields, a pitch-black mass, with not even a spot to step!"

Saying this, Zhao Meng waved the large blade in his hand.

"I alone stood at the very front; one slash, and I directly smashed more than ten!"

"The killing was so fierce that the blood flowed like a river!"

Hearing these words.

Li Qiang's mouth twitched.

Wasn't that a bit of an exaggeration?

But he didn't expose him, silently watching him show off.

The local practitioners, however, were left completely stunned.

The fear in Old Zhang's eyes was significantly diluted.

"Brother Meng is awesome!"

Immediately after.

Another local practitioner raised his thumb.

"Brother Meng, Brother Qiang."

"You are outsiders, so this matter originally had nothing to do with you."

"But you still voluntarily came to the front lines to support; for this loyalty, I admire you!"

The few local brothers around them all nodded in succession.

"Indeed."

"You two are true brothers!"

Listening to these words.

Zhao Meng waved his hand, looking completely indifferent.

"Psh!"

"Saying that just makes us strangers!"

He patted his chest.

"We're all citizens of Dragon Nation!"

"Anywhere there's Dragon Nation soil in trouble, us professionals should be the ones stepping up!"

"This is what we ought to do!"

That line was spoken with ringing conviction.

Old Zhang listened until his eyes grew a little hot.

"Well said!"

"Brother Meng! I'm definitely making friends with you!"

As he spoke.

He pulled out his phone from his pocket.

Suddenly.

Old Zhang gave a bitter laugh and put the phone back.

"Forget it."

"If I add you now and then I kick the bucket later, seeing that black-and-white avatar on your list would be bad luck."

Old Zhang took a deep breath, his gaze turning firm.

"Brother Meng."

"If we all survive tonight."

"I'm treating! I'll take you to the best restaurant in town, eat big chunks of meat, drink big gulps of wine!"

Hearing Old Zhang's words of resigned defiance.

The atmosphere around them instantly turned solemn and heroic.

However.

Zhao Meng snatched Old Zhang's phone in one swift motion and roughly opened the scan function.

"What kind of crap are you talking?"

"With me watching over you right here, you couldn't die even if you wanted to!"

"That drink is mine, no question!"

Li Qiang also patted Old Zhang's shoulder from the side.

"Don't worry, Old Zhang. Brother Meng is famously a lucky general."

"Stick with Brother Meng, and even King Yama wouldn't dare collect you."

Old Zhang looked at the phone in his hand, his eyes reddening.

"Alright!"

"We won't die! We won't die!"

Just at this moment.

An order came through.

"All personnel, hear the command!"

"Latest directive from Supreme Command!"

"All formations, hold position!"

"Without orders, no one is to engage on their own!"

"I repeat! Hold position!"

The moment this order came down.

Old Zhang and the few local brothers exchanged glances, faces full of confusion.

"What's going on?"

"Didn't the Guild President just say that as soon as the monsters enter the searchlight range, we'd rush in immediately?"

"Yeah…"

"What's the deal?"

The local professionals around them discussed in a hubbub of voices.

Zhao Meng chuckled lightly and glanced at them:

"Hey, let me tell you some good news."

The local professionals around them all froze:

"Good news? There's still good news?"

Zhao Meng smiled and said loudly:

"One of the Tianshu Prefecture's Five Elders, Elder Feng—Feng Cangqiong—is right here in Casting Star Town."

"Right now, the old man is probably inside Command."

"How about that?"

"Is it good news or not?"

"What?!"

At the sound of that name.

The surrounding local professionals all sharply drew in a breath.

"Feng Lao?!"

"You're not joking, are you?"

"How could Feng Lao, an elder of his stature, possibly be at our tiny Casting Star Town?"

Old Zhang's face was full of disbelief.

"Meng-ge, you didn't make up some lie just to comfort us, did you?"

Zhao Meng gave a cold snort.

"What's in it for me to lie to you?"

Suddenly.

One of the local professionals cried out in shock:

"Holy—!"

"Look, quick—Feng Lao really is here!"

Hearing this, the crowd all looked up and followed his gaze.

They saw, on the city wall.

An old man was standing there.

And a young man who looked very young, standing at the very front.

"It really is Feng Lao!"

"It's really him! I've seen him on TV—exactly the same!"

At this.

The local professionals all erupted.

"We're saved! Completely saved!"

"With Feng Lao here, what beast tide? No matter how many come, we kill them all!"

"No wonder they told us to hold position."

"Feng Lao must be preparing to take action personally!"

"I've lived this long and never seen a Supreme Mage fight with my own eyes! Tonight's an eye-opener!"

Suddenly.

One local professional spoke up in confusion.

"Huh? Look at that."

"Who's that young man standing right at the front, ahead of Feng Lao?"

At these words.

The crowd hurriedly looked again, more carefully.

"Strange…"

Old Zhang frowned.

"Who is that guy? Putting on such airs?"

"Even Commander Wan Chongshan can only stand behind—how can he stand in front of Feng Lao?"

Just as the crowd was baffled.

Zhao Meng narrowed his eyes and made out that figure.

"That's Lin Mo."

"Lin Mo?"

Old Zhang was stunned for a moment.

"Which Lin Mo?"

Zhao Meng looked at Old Zhang as if he were an idiot.

"What other Lin Mo could there be?"

"In our Dragon Nation, is there a second Lin Mo who has the standing to be in front of Feng Lao?"

At these words.

Everyone came to their senses.

"Holy crap! It's that youngest Dharma King? How is he here too?"

Old Zhang felt his head buzzing.

He never expected to see two legendary figures at the same time today.

"But why's he standing so far forward? He's not going to join this fight, is he? That'd be way too dangerous!"

"He's still just a kid."

One local professional said, face full of confusion.

Zhao Meng laughed and waved his hand.

"Alright, alright."

"Why worry about all that?"

He wore an expression as if he had seen through everything.

"All you need to know is that Feng Lao is here holding the line."

"As for Lin Mo?"

Zhao Meng rubbed his chin and analyzed:

"Most likely Feng brought him here on purpose, to see the world."

"After all, he's the future hope of Dragon Nation."

"He definitely needs to get an early feel for the atmosphere of a large-scale battlefield like this."

Hearing Zhao Meng's words,

the surrounding local professionals also came to their senses one after another.

"Makes sense."

"Brother Meng always sees things through!"

Saying so,

Old Zhang gripped the weapon in his hand and clenched his teeth.

"If Feng can't hold them off later,"

"even if we have to fight to the death, we have to step up — absolutely cannot let anything happen to Lin Mo!"

"Right! Fight to the death!"

Everyone responded in unison.