Hope 02

Facing the endless enemies, no one could come up with a countermeasure.

Even though the enemies falling right now were less than a tenth of what they were just a moment ago, the guards of the various divisions fighting on the front lines were still suffering casualties at any given moment, and even the division leaders were heavily exhausted.

The battle seemed to have fallen into an unsolvable state!

Watching the dark shadows in the sky continuously falling from that rift, everyone's expressions grew increasingly grim. Forced by helplessness, many began to look toward Jiang Yuan, hoping this Cloud Star ancestor would have a good plan.

However, Ancient Sage Jiang Yuan's face was also extremely solemn. Even he had never experienced this kind of warfare. Looking at the mountains of corpses and seas of blood around him only filled his eyes with immense pressure!

Nevertheless, he was a Cloud Star ancestor after all. He handled matters with extreme experience and composure, and quickly steadied his expression.

After pondering repeatedly, he cupped his fists toward the leaders and spoke.

"Everyone."

"In my opinion, the number of these invading enemies is too great, and they never fear death. If this stalemate continues, it will be extremely bad..."

"Although the number of enemies has greatly decreased and we can still do our best to block them, as the battle drags on, the attrition of our Shadow Island will increase day by day. This is absolutely not a long-term solution."

"The key right now is to quickly come up with a countermeasure to patch this gap and allow the restriction to successfully close. That is the best plan!"

Hearing Jiang Yuan's words, the leaders all nodded in agreement.

However, everyone had consumed a lot of energy in this battle. Considering the dense, crowded dark shadows near the rift in the sky, Master Lu spoke up cautiously.

"Senior Jiang's words make sense."

"But patching the gap in the restriction is by no means an easy task. We have exhausted ourselves greatly in this battle. We must first adjust our breathing and recover our vitality, and then discuss this at length."

"The enemies falling now are not too many. Even though our various divisions will inevitably suffer casualties in combat, for the grand plan of the entire island, the divisions must take turns standing guard here. This way, we can take turns resting and recovering our vitality, with the goal of patching the restriction and fundamentally solving this difficult problem!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone deeply agreed.

The relatively young Little Juan was the first to cup his fists, requesting orders to lead his people in defending this place to the death. After that, every three hours, the various divisions would take turns standing guard, killing and blocking the enemies that fell into the city.

After everything was agreed upon.

Little Juan led his people to defend the ground to the death, and the excavators showed their great might!

Although the casualties were not large, Master Lu and the others, considering the safety of the entire island and to prevent any accidents, still lent a hand. They used their last remaining strength to set up formations to help before temporarily leaving to adjust their breathing.

Just like that, the battle between Shadow Island and the unknown enemies fell into a stalemate.

On the display screens along the long street, the movements of the rift in the sky were constantly monitored and broadcasted. Everyone was waiting in full battle array, taking turns standing guard and fighting to the death in a specific order.

Facing the endless enemies, this battle was destined to be extremely long.

Enemy attacks appeared wave after wave, and the shouts of killing never ceased. The various divisions of Shadow Island suffered immense exhaustion, and people could die in battle at any time.

The dark shadows outside the restriction, however, showed no obvious decrease. The dark, pressing tide of people grew increasingly massive in scale, like a thick fog or dark cloud enveloping the sky above Shadow Island.

In just a few short days, blood was already flowing like a river on the long street...

The division leaders took turns leading their people to stand guard, with almost no extra time to catch their breath. Lu Qingshan was in the city center consulting the manuals left behind by Fang Zaowu, racing against time to painstakingly study the method to patch the restriction.

Unfortunately, Fang Zaowu's attainments were truly too high, and the manuals left behind were extremely complex. Even though Lu Qingshan and several old friends studied them for days, they still did not have much to show for it.

Fortunately, hard work pays off for those who are dedicated.

After day and night of intensive study, they finally found the method to patch it. Hearing the shouts of killing in the dead of night, the few of them ignored everything else and hurriedly rushed to the battlefield on the long street.

On the long street.

Having experienced another night of bitter fighting, wounded soldiers were everywhere, a shocking sight to behold.

The security brigade's casualties were already approaching thirty percent. After successfully standing guard for three hours, they were replaced by Qing Huan Xiang and Old Turtle, finally gaining a brief period of rest.

Under this continuous and tragic battle, everyone had no time to attend to the pain and sorrow in their hearts. They could only do their best to fulfill their duties and fight with all their might to defend the gap to the death.

The moment the handover was completed, before the security brigade could fully evacuate, the next deadly battle had already begun!

Qing Huan Xiang and Old Turtle revealed their true physical forms. The ten-thousand-foot giant sheep and the mountain-like Old Turtle defended the ground to the death, fighting bitterly against the dense falling shadows. In the blink of an eye, surging air waves and deafening rumbles could be seen and heard!

The violently erupting blue blood mist grew increasingly thick, seemingly struggling to completely cover the remaining lamplight on the long street!

In the midst of this heaviness.

Lu Qingshan and the others appeared on the long street, causing the retreating security brigade members to reveal excited expressions in their eyes!

"Elder Lu?!"

"Have you found the secret method to patch the restriction?!"

Even though the retreating figures on both sides were mostly exhausted and covered in injuries, upon hearing this question, they all looked over with excited faces!

Feeling the various expectant gazes, Lu Qingshan nodded solemnly.

"Yes."

These two short words seemed to possess endless power, instantly causing nearly a thousand wounded soldiers to stand tall in excitement, pricking up their ears to listen closely!

They had fought bitterly and defended to the death until now just to buy time!

Now that the method to patch the restriction had finally been found, everyone had hope in their eyes!

The various bloodshed and sacrifices of recent days were not in vain!

However, looking around at the excited faces of the wounded on both sides, Lu Qingshan's expression was somewhat grave, and the tone of his voice sounded extremely low.

"I have indeed found the method to patch it."

"However, the incantation to patch the restriction is truly too profound and exquisite. The slightest carelessness could lead to a mistake, so there absolutely cannot be the slightest distraction during the patching process..."

Hearing this, everyone listened with stunned eyes.

Many quietly raised their eyes to look at the sky, only to see that the outer edges of the rift were already a dense mass of black, with crazy dark shadows continuously surging out from the surroundings.

Even if there was only a space of about ten feet, the surging dark shadows were not too many.

But if one wanted to get close to patch it while remaining unaffected by the outside world, someone would inevitably have to guard their surroundings and fight in close combat with the dark shadows surging out from the rift!

The dark shadows were crazily attacking the restriction, and the casualties were already uncountable. If they wanted to patch the restriction right now, they would also have to disregard sacrifices and block the invading dark shadows at close range!

Relying on formations and the rotating rests of the various divisions, defending the ground to the death had already resulted in heavy casualties.

If they fought in close quarters, it would definitely be a near-death experience with only a slim chance of survival!

Even though Lu Qingshan had not finished his words, everyone already understood the dangers involved. The atmosphere grew increasingly heavy, and the surrounding long street also fell into a brief silence.

However.

After only a few breaths of silence, people successively responded in deep voices!

"I am willing to go and block the dark shadows to buy time for Elder Lu to patch the restriction!"

"I am also willing to go!"

"I will go as well!"

Even though the surroundings were mostly wounded patients, and in the blink of an eye they would face a near-certain death, people actually continued to speak up in response. As long as they could protect Shadow Island, absolutely no one would step back!

Death without regrets, pressing forward with indomitable will!

This was the resolve of the people of Shadow Island!

Hearing these explosive, hot-blooded words, Lu Qingshan tightly clenched his fists inside his sleeves!

The security brigade, which had many wounded, successively offered their hot-blooded words. Knowing fully well that this trip was a near-certain death, not a single person retreated, all proudly volunteering to fight once more!

At this moment.

Even an old fellow like Lu Qingshan was deeply moved by the passionate words of the younger generation. Seeing someone limp forward to offer a bow and request to join the battle, his heart felt as though it were being twisted by a knife!