Urban Peerless Expert
Chapter 1220 - 1240: We Must Take the Initiative to Attack!_1

Chapter 1220: Chapter 1240: We Must Take the Initiative to Attack!_1

Xingyuan City still stands!

Lin Chen floats in mid-air, looking down at the city below, a smile graces his face for the first time in many days.

The fall and transformation of other cities had filled him with anger, but it was a broad, impersonal anger, not one that reduced to pain for an individual person.

Lin Chen lands. As soon as he appears at the city gate, the cultivators guarding it reveal look of joy on their faces.

"City Lord!"

"The City Lord is back!"

People nearby start to gather, their eyes eagerly looking at Lin Chen.

Lin Chen had once led everyone here to kill the Wolf Demon and pay homage to the city lord couple hanged on the city wall, so all the residents of this city recognize Lin Chen!

A hint of a smile appeared on Lin Chen’s face: "You should have a city lord now, why do you still call me city lord?"

A cultivator respectfully replied: "Deputy City Lord Zhou said, you are the eternal city lord of Xingyuan City. Even if he is the city lord, he is but a substitute, merely acting on your behalf."

Deputy City Lord Zhou?

It should be Zhou Yuanji from the King Kong Bandit Group.

He had saved his life before, and he gave me the Essence Pearl that helps in comprehension. I suggested him to be the city lord, firstly because he had no fame, secondly as a little compensation for him.

Huh, Zhou Yuanji, Yuan Ji, the two happen to share the same name.

Lin Chen asked, "Is he in the city?"

"Yes, he is. The Demon Army invaded recently, everyone is really worried."

"Yes, those who surrender directly are said to fare slightly better. As for those who dare to resist, they get wiped out entirely, right down to the last individual. I heard that several cities have already been completely annihilated."

"City Lord, what should we do? Although we are not in the main path of the Demon Army, there will still be demonic troops sweeping over. They will reach here very soon."

The guards talked all at once, their words filled with worry.

"I will first get a grasp of the situation, then make a decision."

Lin Chen pacified the anxious and panicked guards, then entered the city.

Inside the City Lord’s Mansion, Zhou Yuanji is looking worriedly at Yelü Yuan, the leader of the King Kong Bandit Group, and Military Advisor Gao Yi.

"Leader, Advisor, what should we do? Should we fight or defend? I’m not afraid of fighting, if we can’t win, we run. But I heard that in the cities to the north, unless there’s an immediate surrender, anyone who fights back gets annihilated, completely wiped out."

"We may be able to escape when the time comes, but what about the city’s population? However, if we don’t resist and surrender, firstly we would be abandoning Lin Renhuang’s entrustment, and secondly, just because they don’t kill now upon surrender doesn’t mean they won’t in the future..."

Yelü Yuan scratches his bald head, his eyes fixed on Gao Yi: "Old Zhou does indeed present a troublesome question, whether we fight or not, we’re disadvantaged either way, what’s your suggestion?"

Gao Yi looks distressed: "Now we control not just this city, but a total of eight cities. If we are to abandon them, we will have to abandon them all. But I believe we can take the initiative to attack."

Yelü Yuan’s eyes brighten, "How exactly would this proactive attack work?"

Gao Yi replies, "Their rule is to attack a city, and if a city resists and the city falls, everyone gets killed off. So, we evacuate the city and launch a direct attack on them, making a name for the King Kong Bandit Group, and thus diverting the threat from Xingyuan City."

"If we successfully repel them, then naturally Xingyuan City is safe. If we can’t, then Xingyuan City can simply surrender. The attacking force is the King Kong Bandit Group, and it has nothing to do with Xingyuan City, you see?"

Yelü Yuan slaps his thigh, "That’s a strategy! After all, Xingyuan City is a small city and even the Barrier’s strength is not high. Even if we all block it, we may not be able to prevent the Demon army. In that case, we can launch a proactive attack and keep the battlefield outside the city. If we can’t beat them in our sneak attack, we will run!"

The more Yelü Yuan talks about it, the more excited he becomes, his eyes reddening, brimming with killing intent: "I have long wanted to kill those demons, now I finally get this chance. Regardless of the outcome of this battle, I am definitely going to take some of their heads. As long as I’m not dead, we will confront them!"

"The initiative to launch an attack, not bad idea!"

Outside the room, a clear voice suddenly rings out. Yelü Yuan and others turn around, seeing Lin Chen and two men descending from the sky.

"Lin Chen!"

"Lin Renhuang!"

Yelü Yuan and the others are overjoyed. Yelü Yuan laughs heartily and walks over to welcome them.

"What brings you here?"

Lin Chen said with a laugh, "I just finished some work at North Wu State and heard about the demon invasion. I came back to check, after all, haven’t you all been telling them that I am their eternal city lord..."

Yelü Yuan laughed heartily: "Good, let’s go kill some demons together. Having you with us, we may even be able to assemble a stronger force..."

Lin Chen laughs: "The stronger the force, the stronger the enemies it attracts. Despite that, we do need to assemble a force. However, we only want real powerhouses. This would increase our killing efficiency, reduce casualties, and improve our agility..."

Gao Yi’s eyes brighten: "Increase agility, are you thinking of waging a guerrilla warfare?"

Lin Chen gives a slight smile: "Yes, a proactive attack, your suggestion was excellent..."