Immortality Path: From the Blind Man at the Pharmacy-Chapter 84 - 78. The God of Soldiers Hidden on the Battlefield

Chapter 84: 78. The God of Soldiers Hidden on the Battlefield (Please Subscribe, Monthly Tickets Wanted)_2

Chapter 84: 78. The God of Soldiers Hidden on the Battlefield (Please Subscribe, Monthly Tickets Wanted)_2

The northern city was led by the Second Elder of our Martial Arts Hall.

The eastern city was overseen by two of our External Affairs Envoys, but due to the lack of an elder’s command, the higher-ups hoped to reinforce it with more strength to solidify the city’s defenses.

“What about the Pearl Mountain Taoist Temple?”

“The Pearl Mountain Taoist Temple hasn’t shown up.”

Song Cheng pondered for a moment and said, “I’m on my way.”

That disciple hastily took his leave.

Song Cheng thought for a while and then called upon Madam Tong, Miss An, Ying, Zhao Hua, and Ling.

Among them, the first three ladies needed no further explanation.

Zhao Hua was his sworn brother.

Ling, he was used to.

If he had to take a few people and run in a critical situation, he’d surely take these five.

Right now, he wasn’t quite sure how serious the situation ahead was, whether the city would be breached or not, so as a precaution, he wanted to take a few people with him.

Among the five, Miss An and Zhao Hua were the first to arrive by his side.

Both were extremely intelligent, able to deduce the full scope of a situation from just small signs.

Since his brother and sister-in-law were both present, Zhao Hua didn’t speak.

Miss An directly said, “Husband, is it the barbarians attacking the city?”

Song Cheng nodded.

Miss An asked, “Is it very serious?”

Song Cheng shook his head, saying, “I don’t know, but I want to take you all with me. If the situation gets dire, I’ll take you and fight our way out.”

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Zhao Hua showed a bit of emotion on his face as he said, “Brother, we can’t all leave the residence. Everyone knows we are closest to you. Our simultaneous disappearance would not only throw the entire An Residence into chaos, but also those neighboring streets and large households that get the news.”

By “we,” he actually meant An Chenyu, Tong Jia, and himself.

“I’ll stay,” Zhao Hua said directly.

Song Cheng patted his shoulder, then shook it, and said, “Hua, who told you to go out the front door? Ying and I will drive out first and then circle to the side of the wall. You can climb over the wall to come out.”

Zhao Hua: …

He hesitated for a moment.

“What’s wrong?” Song Cheng asked.

Zhao Hua gave a bitter smile, shook his head, and then said, “Brother, outside, I’m also the big brother to some people… You taking me with you is loyalty. Me staying is also loyalty. Otherwise, how can I lead people?”

An Chenyu said softly, “Husband, I… also can’t abandon the An Family. If chaos erupts in the An Family, I need to stay here to stabilize people’s hearts. You can take Jia with you. I’ll let Ying drive. If something actually happens, you take Ying and go.”

Song Cheng: …

He let out a howl, waved his hand, and said, “Not taking anyone! Not taking anyone! I’ll go alone and be right back.”

…

…

More than half a two-hour period later.

A disciple of the Shanhe Martial Arts Hall drove a carriage, bringing Song Cheng to the East City Pass.

The young man gripped the “Mechanical Shield” within his sleeve, pressing the handle of his Fine Blade with his right hand, stepping against the wind as he walked up to the city wall.

The wall stood like a mountain, with the armored warriors gripping their weapons tightly, looking curiously yet skeptically at this young blind man with a black cloth over his eyes.

But no one whispered or discussed.

In this place, apart from the sound of orderly footsteps, the clash of iron armor, the crackling of flames, and the sound of the wind, there was nothing else.

The “Iron Arm Gray Bear,” Hong Juguang, was the first to step down to greet him, then he tugged Song Cheng to introduce the other External Affairs Envoy.

“This is our Shi Zhongjian, Envoy of External Affairs Shi.”

“This is the little brother I mentioned to you, Song Cheng. Brother Shi, don’t be fooled by his appearance; he’s really quite formidable.”

The man named Shi Zhongjian was a middle-aged man with a crew cut and muscles like armor.

This man sized up Song Cheng and said, “He’s about the same as my son.”

Hong Juguang said, “Brother Shi, that’s not fair.”

Shi Zhongjian said, “My son doesn’t have even half his skills. How is that not fair?”

With that, the External Affairs Envoy walked away.

Hong Juguang said, “Brother Song, don’t mind him; he’s always like that.”

Saying so, he led Song Cheng up the city wall.

In the distance, the barbarians had already gathered, adding up to over a thousand, including demon beasts, but they hadn’t launched an attack and were only camped outside.

Song Cheng glanced over and then froze.

He saw blood-tinted data gleaming among the barbarians…

This meant that there were Ghost Servants among the barbarians.

Ghost Servants were intelligent, and although the Ghost Tide had dissipated, the Ghost Servants were still active outside.

Apart from this, it was also his first time seeing demon beasts.

What was strange to him was that the demon beasts also had favorability levels…

Some of the demon beasts at the front actually noticed him and displayed favorability levels like 20, 30.

As for the strength data…

It was peculiar, resembling countless “bubbles” constantly converging and dispersing, “like waves” rising and falling.

When scattered, Song Cheng could see figures in the teens or twenties.

When combined, those figures would change bizarrely, sometimes turning into dozens, sometimes small hundreds, or large hundreds, like water, without any fixed form.

As for those blood-tinged Ghost Servant data, they didn’t partake in this change but were independent… just significantly higher than the average barbarians, with numbers more than doubling.

Song Cheng casually asked, “Brother Hong, no matter how strong the barbarian soldiers are, they can’t match a Form Realm Expert, can they? Why not charge and fight them?”

Hong Juguang stood by his side, saying, “If separated, they’re indeed nothing.

But in warfare, there’s also the matter of morale.

Those who use troops say this morale is known as force.

This force on the battlefield can arise and vanish in an instant. If it arises, the ordinary barbarian soldiers mixed within might unleash far greater power than their own. Even we might not fare well, and rashly charging out may even lead to being cut down.

To create or destroy this force, that’s not something we learned. It’s the domain of those generals studying military tactics.

A master of strategy against an inferior one can use even three thousand armored warriors to break an army of a hundred thousand.”