Chapter 526: The Plan

"This beast."

Looking at the densely packed figures within the manor, moving like walking corpses, these people were watching such a horrifying scene unfold right before their eyes, yet their expressions remained utterly numb—clearly long since inured to it.

They had lost all hope, no longer resisted, and simply waited quietly for that terrifying scene to descend upon them.

Li Luo's face darkened. He ground his teeth and let out a furious curse.

What he had just witnessed was utterly horrifying.

And this was also the first time he had seen with his own eyes just how savage and brutal these so-called Other Beings truly were.

To them, the human race was nothing more than food.

Beside him, Jiang Jiang Qinge and the Eldest Princess also wore unpleasant expressions. Even though both women possessed extremely resilient dispositions, the shock this scene delivered was simply too great. Although they had fought many Other Beings in the Dark Caverns, such utterly inhuman atrocities were never seen there.

The Eldest Princess drew a deep breath, her chest rising and falling gently. Suppressing the emotions in her heart, she said calmly, "Just now I have been secretly sensing the strength of that Four-Armed Demon-Eye Serpent. It is indeed somewhat stronger than the intelligence provided by that Yellow Tower Commander. By my estimate, it likely possesses strength comparable to a Seven-Star Tian Zhu Jing, which is about the same as mine. In a one-on-one fight, I can hold it off, but to suppress it would likely require a bitter struggle."

Li Luo frowned slightly and said, "But the problem now is that there are still quite a few Calamity-tier serpent Other Beings within the city, along with many Other Beings of other ranks. The Four-Armed Demon-Eye Serpent is no fool—when it summons the Other Beings to swarm us, we might well end up surrounded."

The Eldest Princess's elegant brows knit tightly as well. This was indeed a troublesome matter. After all, there were only three of them, and falling into such a situation would certainly be dire.

Jiang Jiang Qinge was silent for a few seconds, then said, "The Four-Armed Demon-Eye Serpent can command the Other Beings within the city, so once we make our move, we can only strike the head off quickly. As long as we can slay the Four-Armed Demon-Eye Serpent, the remaining serpent Other Beings will be no threat."

"Decapitation..."

The Eldest Princess murmured, "If we want to strike the head off quickly, it would require the two of us joining forces."

"But once you and I go to deal with the Four-Armed Demon-Eye Serpent, what about the serpent Other Beings within the city? Without your suppression, they will certainly rush over to reinforce it immediately."

As she spoke, her phoenix eyes swept toward Li Luo, and she teased, "We can't exactly rely on Li Luo, can we."

Li Luo felt a pang of grief and indignation at being looked down upon. However, against those serpent Other Beings, he couldn't even handle a single one, let alone the considerable number of them. In such a situation, he would have to play his trump card—the Three-Tailed Heavenly Wolf.

"It might really have to rely on him." Jiang Jiang Qinge, however, let slip a faint smile and said.

"Oh?" The Eldest Princess looked over in surprise.

Jiang Jiang Qinge said calmly, "I have a plan. Your Highness, you will take the initiative to engage the Four-Armed Demon-Eye Serpent and hold it back, while I will use 'Guang Yao Zhi Zhong Jie' to control the field. I will focus on those Calamity-tier serpent Other Beings, suppressing and trapping them. Li Luo will take this opportunity to set up a Purification Formation with his Purifying Spirit Pearl. Once the Purification Formation takes shape, all the Other Beings within the city will be briefly suppressed, and at that moment I can free my hands to join forces with Your Highness for the decapitation strike."

"As long as we can slay the Four-Armed Demon-Eye Serpent before those Other Beings break free of the Purification Formation's suppression, everything after that will go smoothly."

"Of course, this plan has its difficulties. I can only concentrate my strength on suppressing those serpent Other Beings, and I won't be able to spare any power to interfere with some of the weaker Corrosion-tier Other Beings, so Li Luo will have to deal with those himself."

"Additionally, this kind of suppression of mine also has a time limit. As time passes, those serpent Other Beings will gradually break free of my suppression. So before that happens, Li Luo must complete the setup of the Purification Formation. Otherwise, when all the Other Beings in the city go berserk, we will likewise be swept into the tide of Other Beings."

The Eldest Princess's bright eyes flickered. She broke into a charming smile and said, "Sounds like it could work."

She tilted her head slightly and said to Li Luo, "Li Luo, can you do it?"

Upon hearing this, Li Luo immediately said indignantly, "Sister Jiang Qinge, she's humiliating me!"

Faced with his complaint, Jiang Jiang Qinge shot him a look and said, "If there are no problems, then let's give it a try? If you ultimately fail to complete the Purification Formation, Li Luo, you retreat first—don't hesitate. The Princess and I will cover the rear."

"Are we just giving up then?" Li Luo asked.

The Eldest Princess replied, "It's not exactly giving up. At that point we could only look around this area for other squads, then join forces to purify this city. It's just that if it comes to that, the points would have to be shared with other squads."

Li Luo frowned slightly. If their goal was the ultimate championship, they couldn't possibly start splitting points with other squads here, because if it really came to that, they would be one step further from the championship.

"I'll do my best." He said seriously.

Looking at it this way, the token member of their squad really did have to shoulder a significant responsibility.

"I believe in you." Jiang Jiang Qinge said.

The Eldest Princess's red lips curved slightly upward as she said, "Li Luo, I believe in you too."

Li Luo said solemnly, "Rest assured, my two big sisters. The beautiful girls will be protected by me, Li Luo."

The Eldest Princess smiled gracefully and said, "What a sweet-talking mouth."

Her jade hand clenched, and a green jade scepter appeared in her grasp. At the tail end of the green jade scepter, golden threads intertwined, seemingly forming a golden vertical eye. And when the Eldest Princess held this scepter, Li Luo could clearly sense that the phase force fluctuations surging from her delicate body began to climb sharply.

Clearly, this green jade scepter was a Golden-Eye Treasure, and moreover a Top-Tier Within among Golden-Eyes.

At the same time, a glow manifested on the Eldest Princess's delicate body. A pale cyan battle armor appeared, tracing along her slender and voluptuous figure. The armor was extremely form-fitting, outlining quite breathtaking curves. In an instant, the Eldest Princess transformed from her enchanting and elegant bearing into a valiant and heroic presence.

"Jiang Qinge, I'm going in first."

The Eldest Princess said to Jiang Jiang Qinge, and then her pretty face instantly grew Solemn. The next moment, an astonishing cyan phase force pillar violently erupted from within her body. With a tap of her tiptoes, she transformed into a streak of cyan light, charging straight toward the area in the center of the city where the malevolent energy was thickest.

That Four-Armed Demon-Eye Serpent was coiled in that direction.

The sudden eruption of phase force from the Eldest Princess instantly drew the attention of the Four-Armed Demon-Eye Serpent. A piercing shriek immediately erupted. The Four-Armed Demon-Eye Serpent lashed its tail, and a building was instantly smashed into powder. Its eyes, brimming with savagery, also turned toward the Eldest Princess streaking through the air.

It had not expected that a human of such tremendous power would inexplicably appear within its territory.

This one was coming for it.

Moreover, from the opponent's body, it also sensed a strong aura of danger—this was a formidable enemy.

So its shriek grew even more piercing. Under this shriek, Zhenjiang City began to seethe with activity. Other Beings from all directions seemed to be summoned by some call, beginning to surge rapidly toward the center of the city.

Especially those serpent Other Beings, which came darting in at great speed.

"Guang Yao Zhi Zhong Jie!"

And at this moment, Jiang Jiang Qinge's cold, clear voice rang out.

Hum!

Radiant light, with her as its source, swept outward directly.

Under that extremely pure power of light, the pervasive black mist instantly dissipated. This area in the center of the city seemed to have been purified in that instant.

Some of the weaker Other Beings melted away on the spot.

Those Calamity-tier serpent Other Beings also abruptly halted in their tracks. Rings of light materialized out of thin air, ensnaring their bodies and rendering them utterly unable to move.

Jiang Jiang Qinge stood atop a ruined pavilion, leaning on her sword. Her golden eyes swept across the entire battlefield. After confirming that those serpent Other Beings had all been temporarily subdued, her gaze turned toward Li Luo.

Li Luo understood at once. He didn't waste words, merely glanced once at the earth-shattering battle that had erupted in the distance, and then his figure swept down from the pavilion, darting rapidly toward the far side.

Next, it was his turn.