Chapter 99

Li Hao was deep in thought about life.

The noise beside him continued.

He turned his head and saw that a few of the San Yang were still arguing about who should go in first and whether to take the second passage.

At this moment, Hao Lianchuan spoke up, "Given the current situation, let's take the second passage, but it's not mandatory. I suggest that the others stay behind, and only let Lun Zhuan, Hu Dingfang, and Dingchen go.!"

Why these three?

One from the Night Patrol, one from Yan Luo, and one from Feitian—each organization could send one person. Jianmen and Hongyue already had Ziyue and Hong Yitang.

In a worst-case scenario, if all three were to perish, the Night Patrol and Feitian would still have the San Yang to rely on.

This way, things wouldn't completely spiral out of control.

Hu Dingfang didn't say much; he was more suitable for taking the passage.

He was a martial artist with stronger abilities and didn't carry a divine weapon... He knew that the Fire Phoenix Spear was with Hao Lianchuan, and if Hao Lianchuan died inside, the Fire Phoenix Spear might be lost, impossible to find.

Lun Zhuan Wang wanted to seize the treasure and had no choice but to go. Whether he lived or died, it was just one person, and the other three Yan Luo Rizhao would have to fend for themselves.

Hao Lianchuan then looked at Hong Yitang, "Hong Jianzhu, your strength is not as great as Ziyue's. It might be difficult to compete with her... Why don't you and your wife, along with me and the Feitian powerhouse, join forces to control Ziyue and wait for the others to come out?"

Hong Yitang nodded, with no objections.

Going in to seize the treasure with Ziyue alone was too dangerous.

It was better to wait and see; facing her alone would be too risky.

After hearing this, the group considered it and had no major objections.

Even Lun Zhuan Wang was confident.

Yao Cheng died inside, but didn't Ziyue and Hong Yitang come out?

Although Ziyue was injured, her Thunder God Armor was already damaged. Compared to Ziyue, he had a greater advantage.

Hao Lianchuan then looked at the Night Patrol and the other strong figures, "You people... I suggest you leave by midnight today!"

"From now on, I think it will be dangerous for you to stay here!"

After saying this, without waiting for others to respond, he looked at the Night Patrol, "Old Zhou, take a part of the group out first and transport the black armor back. As for those who are willing to stay, I won't force you. After all, I can't deprive you of your opportunities! Perhaps after entering the city, there will be some opportunities. If you want to take the second passage, I won't stop you, but everyone must be responsible for their own lives!"

He didn't make a blanket decision. As a superhuman, everyone would fantasize about becoming a supreme powerhouse by obtaining a great treasure.

The Night Patrol was no exception!

If you were willing to stay, you had to be prepared to die.

There was a slight commotion in the crowd.

Stay?

Or leave?

At this moment, Li Hao looked at Liu Yan and Liu Long. Liu Long frowned slightly, glanced at Li Hao, and Li Hao said softly, "I won't go out. Going out now might be troublesome... I'll wait until General Hu and Minister Hao go out, then I'll go with them. At least there will be two San Yang."

If he went out now, there might be many people waiting for him outside.

Besides... he didn't want to go out.

Although he had some thoughts about the treasure, they weren't deep. He wanted to wait until everyone entered the city, then he would wait at the city gate and study the two characters.

In Li Hao's view, this was stronger than any treasure.

So, he had even thought of an excuse.

When Hao Lianchuan and the others looked at him, Li Hao said, "Minister... you do as you please. Others don't need to worry about me. I won't take the second passage or enter the city... I'll wait for you here. Is that okay?"

Everyone was taken aback.

Li Hao wasn't going, nor was he entering the city... what was he going to do?

The next moment, as if understanding something, Hao Lianchuan explained, "There's the Hou Department outside, no one will dare to touch you!"

Li Hao smiled, "I'm not close to the Hou Department, but I'm closer to the Hao Department. If there's anyone in the Night Patrol I can rely on... it's Minister Hao!"

He then looked at Hu Dingfang and said softly, "General Hu has a righteous aura and extraordinary strength. With both of you here, I... can feel more at ease!"

These words made Hao Lianchuan and Hu Dingfang feel a bit ticklish.

Although they didn't think Li Hao was necessarily telling the truth, it was still very pleasing to hear!

Seeing this, Liu Long also spoke up, "Then I'll stay to protect Li Hao."

After saying this, he looked at Liu Yan, "Liu Yan, go out with Minister Zhou!"

Liu Yan's goal for this trip was already achieved; Li Da Hu was killed.

Her strength was not enough, and staying longer would be too dangerous.

Liu Yan didn't say much, nor did she act overly dramatic, insisting on staying to share life and death. That would only be a burden. She quickly nodded, looked at the two of them, and said softly, "Then I'll go out first!"

Beside them, Wang Ming came over, smiling and said, "Li Hao, I'll stay to protect you! By the way, do you think I should take the second passage?"

He was also thinking.

He was very young and had reached Rizhao, but in this situation, he hadn't really played a significant role.

Now, he felt a bit frustrated.

But entering the city... to be honest, it was indeed too dangerous.

Not taking the second passage, he couldn't fly, and it would be hard to escape.

Li Hao glanced at him, "It's up to you... but it's very dangerous. Think it over."

Wang Ming started to hesitate and didn't say anything for a moment.

Meanwhile, the others were also discussing in low voices.

Some people would definitely leave.

Take the black armor out!

This time, a lot of black armor was seized. Although the Battle Sky Army had a final burst, causing the remaining black armor soldiers to self-destruct,

the armor that had been seized earlier... had already lost any residual consciousness.

These black armor soldiers had been dead for countless years.

Now, it had been one or two days since they entered. By night, it would be exactly two days. Various parties would likely send people to Yinyue, so there wouldn't be a lack of support when they went out.

Soon, the various parties made their decisions.

The Night Patrol, with over 20 people left, did not all leave; some chose to stay.

Among the Rizhao, two didn't leave... including Wang Ming, making it three in total.

Minister Zhou, a peak Jin, didn't leave, and Zhao Huan, a mid-Tu, didn't leave, along with Wang Ming.

Minister Zhou, a peak Jin, could even withstand a San Yang in a critical moment.

Zhao Huan, a mid-Tu, was likely there to prevent the emergence of something like the Battle Sky Army, to isolate ground threats, and even to attempt to burrow underground.

Apart from Wang Ming, the other two who stayed were useful and might have discussed it with Hao Lianchuan.

As for the Yue Ming level... Li Hao didn't need to look; Zhang Ting definitely didn't leave.

Such a big event, it would be strange if she didn't stay!

As a spy or a middle-level informant, this ancient city was now beyond imagination. She had to stay to observe, even if she didn't personally seize the treasure. She needed to know who took the treasure and what they took, and report it to her superiors.

Apart from her, some other Yue Ming also chose to stay... danger comes with opportunity, as everyone has heard.

Of course, they didn't know the next part.

Opportunity... also requires great strength!

Hao Lianchuan didn't try to dissuade them. Cutting off someone's opportunity is the same as killing their parents, and if these people didn't care about life and death, he wouldn't stop them.

On the Jianmen side, unexpectedly, everyone except Hong Yitang withdrew!

Even his San Yang wife!

Li Hao turned and thought about it, gaining some insight.

Jianmen... had no higher organization.

If the San Yang didn't go out, the others, taking the black armor out... would be a big target!

His wife going out, at the very least, could choose to join a faction. A San Yang, whether in Yinyue or the middle, still had some status.

It had to be said that Hong Yitang had some courage.

On the verge of entering the city, he let his wife lead the group out first.

Even if he were to die here, Jianmen wouldn't easily fall.

If handled properly, even if the black armor couldn't be kept, selling it to the three major organizations or the Night Patrol could still yield a significant amount of mysterious energy, provided they could protect it.

On the Hongyue side, everyone below Rizhao withdrew, but the Rizhao didn't leave, though there were only four.

On the Yan Luo side, only one person left to take the black armor, and the other two didn't leave.

On the Feitian side, of the 13 remaining Feitian powerhouses, six left, and the remaining seven were all Rizhao... their strength was truly not weak, clearly showing Feitian's ambition.

Two San Yang, though not the strongest, but with these seven Rizhao... they still had a fighting chance!

Thus, the discussion ended.

On the Night Patrol side, two San Yang stayed, three Rizhao, and five Yue Ming, including Zhang Ting, plus Li Hao and Liu Long, making a total of 12 people, the largest group.

Feitian came second, with nine staying.

Hongyue, Yan Luo, and Jianmen, together, also had nine, with only