Zhao Yi's eyes immediately widened. He could keenly sense that at this moment, they couldn't retreat; they had to stop it, but in a flash, it was already too late to convey this order.

This shows that the team's tacit understanding was still lacking. The Liang sisters had a bit of a temper, but most of the time they could see the bigger picture and listen to his dispatch.

However, everything feared comparison. When that group of corpse spirits rushed forward, Lin Shuyou was still hesitating on whether to have him perish alongside that dog, but the Liang sisters acted without the slightest hesitation.

The difference lies in this.

Zhao Yi merely sighed in his heart. He understood; after all, the strong external reinforcements he had found halfway certainly couldn't compare to the ones personally cultivated by Li Zhiyuan.

The dog that broke through the encirclement did not give Zhao Yi and the others another opportunity to organize a siege; it unhesitatingly darted towards the now empty and desolate black pool.

When Zhao Yi and the others approached, all the broken chains at the bottom of the black pool began to move automatically, launching attacks at anyone attempting to get close.

This was a restriction personally set by the Dragon King back in the day. Even though it had been damaged, it still possessed formidable power.

The dog hid inside, and Zhao Yi's side truly had no way to enter.

However, what slightly reassured Zhao Yi was that the toxin and the effect of the bug on the dog were still continuously working.

Having lost its memory, it could not solve its problem with just instinct. Hiding in there was like a normal dog retreating to its doghouse after being beaten and bullied outside.

It curled up down there, simply waiting to die.

But as long as it hadn't died, Zhao Yi's side couldn't consider their objective fulfilled, unable to retreat and leave. Furthermore, if there were any changes above and the people arranged by the Yu Family really came down, they could be caught in a pincer.

"Liang Yan, Liang Li, you two monitor; the rest..." Zhao Yi looked towards Tan Wenbin, shouting, "I remember you guys can recite the array?"

The guy surnamed Li liked to break complex arrays into pieces and feed them to the team to set up. To improve the situation now, they had to rely on setting up a high-grade defensive array here.

Tan Wenbin: "Yes, but it needs to be adapted to the circumstances."

Zhao Yi: "There's no time, draw the gourd by the ladle first, set it up, and I'll modify it."

"Okay." Tan Wenbin agreed, thought for a moment, and shouted out a number.

Having followed Brother Xiao Yuan for so long, the team had set up quite a few arrays already. Tan Wenbin categorized different types and encouraged his partners not only to remember the parts they were responsible for but also to grasp another person's steps.

Thus, a new round of array setup began. The defensive array needed for practical battle was not as complex as the previous Spirit Gathering Array, but it required more work.

Everyone held array flags and began inserting and adjusting them. Without Li Zhiyuan's direct instructions through the red line, they could only proceed in the most primitive way, soon echoed by a chorus similar to multiplication table recitations.

Zhao Yi bit his upper lip. An excellent team doesn't solely concentrate on battle; what was being demonstrated now was actually a kind of super high-quality skill.

The Liang sisters stood by the edge of the pool, watching the movements of the dog below.

Actually, the area they were guarding before wasn't directly aligned with the black pool. If the dog wanted to take the shortest path, it should have rushed in Lin Shuyou's direction, but it chose their side instead.

This was a judgment born of biological instinct; it could feel who was most difficult to provoke, who would fight it to the death.

The sisters now found it very awkward to have been seen through by a dog.

If they had been tougher earlier, willing to pay the price to stop the dog, the situation wouldn't have become so awkward.

Zhao Yi: "Watch carefully."

Without making accusations or criticisms, Zhao Yi ran over to help adjust the array details.

Chen Jing actively came over and said, "Brother Yi, I want to help."

Zhao Yi pointed to the unconscious Li Zhiyuan: "Go, take care of him, that's the most important task."

"Yes!"

Watching Chen Jing's running back, Zhao Yi smiled, thinking about bringing Chen Jing into the team, actually betting in advance on the future wave from the Yu Family that Li Zhiyuan mentioned. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

The demon clan bloodline on Chen Jing, similar to the dog around Yu Tiannan, had a high probability of gaining huge benefits in that wave.

But now, Zhao Yi suddenly realized that it was necessary to strengthen the team's ideological and political construction. For example, integrating those with sincere personalities; he could also learn from Li Zhiyuan and carefully nurture.

Thank heavens the array was successfully set up.

Zhao Yi spread open his right hand, flicked his wrist, and the array flag representing the array eye flew out from his sleeve, landing in his palm.

Inspired, he imitated that move from Li Zhiyuan, but unfortunately, his palm couldn't raise blood mist or condense, ultimately lacking that little essence.

Zhao Yi inserted the small array flag into his chest, allowing the heart and the Life and Death Door to nurture it, enhancing its sensitivity, making it easier for him to control the array next.

The cries and wails at the bottom of the black pool gradually quieted down. Zhao Yi walked to the Liang sisters, looked down, trying to confirm if the dog was already dead.

Liang Yan: "Not dead yet."

Liang Li: "Looks like it's asleep."

The dog sat there, its body continuing to rot, white corpse spirits like maggots piercing it through and through, its eyes, ears, mouth, and nose completely blocked.

Its quietness is strange indeed; logically, it should now be unable to endure this torture. Furthermore, the more it struggles, the faster it dies. Its quietness might actually prolong its time significantly.