Chapter 157 - 150 Ambush
Nightingale’s concerns had indeed come to fruition; two powerful families had arrived at the Yuanhua Plane the day before, and at this moment, they were being secretly positioned within the mountains on the west side of the battlefield, ready to deliver a fatal blow to the imperial army at the critical moment.
Due to the massive size of the two families’ armies, they had not initially considered the need to hide their movements. However, after Lu Hong had infiltrated Gold City alone and managed to escape successfully, the Gold Family realized they had overestimated the strength of their own defenses.
To prevent the imperial intelligence officers from discovering the traces of the two families, the army of three hundred thousand soldiers was divided into thousands of small units, with those warriors of the Third Transition and above acting independently from their troops, all to better conceal their whereabouts.
Nevertheless, these measures were utterly ineffective against the organization cultivated by Caesar.
Nightingale pointed to a path ahead and said, "In another three hours, eight thousand Chi Lan family soldiers will pass through here. If you want to vent your anger, you are welcome to do so, and I will send support."
"Are you sure none of these people are Third Transition warriors?"
Nightingale smiled, "Since its inception over a thousand years ago, my organization has never once erred in its intelligence. You can rest assured on this matter."
"That settles it," Lu Hong replied confidently. "Since there are no Third Transition warriors among this batch of enemies, your men just need to set up defenses on the perimeter to ensure no one escapes to spread the news." He had no intention of sharing the experience needed for leveling up with others. The experience the eight thousand enemies could provide might not be enough for him to advance, but that didn’t really matter. There would be plenty more from the two large families to come.
"Are you sure you want to face these eight thousand enemies alone?" Nightingale’s tone held a tinge of dissatisfaction. "I hope you’re not acting out of pride. Although I am under orders from my master to protect you, I will not stop you if you’re seeking death."
Even if Nightingale were to take action personally, she wouldn’t be able to eliminate eight thousand enemies in a short period. And these eight thousand weren’t mere straw men awaiting death. Normally, only characters at or beyond the Third Transition Middle Stage would dare to boast of killing eight thousand at once.