Chapter 507: Chapter 228: Justified Cause and the Infiltration’s Story
Great Xia?
Not only Hou Ming, Hou Bing, Hou Ying, and the severely injured Lin Ye, but also everyone at Zhaoyang Camp, even most of the Beehive people, showed a hint of confusion on their faces upon hearing this unfamiliar camp name.
Only Chen Yingba, Wu Tianxing, and a very few Beehive people turned pale.
"It’s a giant camp southeast of the Beehive. Their leader Xia Hong defeated He Yuanhun and took over the territory that originally belonged to Jing Xian. Details are unclear, but Xia Hong’s power is exceptionally strong, having easily defeated Chen Yingyuan. If Chen Yingba and I hadn’t been there at the time, Xia Hong probably could have killed him..."
Wu Tianxing quickly walked behind Hou Ming and whispered softly.
And as soon as Wu Tianxing finished speaking, Lin Ye immediately added, "Last night, when Yuwen Dao ambushed me inside the tunnel, his power was around five manes!"
Listening to Wu Tianxing’s and Lin Ye’s words, Hou Ming glanced at the three people beside him, and his already grim face suddenly became even uglier.
"That Iron Arrow just now could knock down Hou Ying, which means that middle-aged man’s strength on the left is at least above two manes; the person on the right has a similar status, likely with similar strength, plus Yuwen Dao, who has the power of five manes..."
Hou Ming calculated in his heart, and his mood instantly became extremely heavy.
On Zhaoyang’s side, five at the Cold Resistance Level, only Lin Ye, Wu Tianxing, and himself had Battle Body Talent. He was at the late-stage Cold Resistance Cultivation with the power of eight manes; Lin Ye and Wu Tianxing were both at the late-stage Cold Resistance with the power of six manes. The remaining Hou Ying and Hou Bing were ordinary Cold Resistance Level, though mid-stage in cultivation, but both only had the power of two manes.
The problem was, Lin Ye was severely injured from the ambush, and if a fight broke out, he wouldn’t be able to offer much help; plus, the four of them, along with everyone at Zhaoyang, had been struggling with the Beehive people in the tunnel for two days and nights, and were all in poor shape.
Looking at this situation with over a thousand people on the other side and the posture of the three from Yuwen Dao, it was clear they had been conserving energy for a long time. Who knows if Great Xia only sent these three?
If a fight broke out, they would certainly lose!
Earlier, when they rushed out of Passage One, there were over eight hundred people, but after the recent battle, they lost over a hundred people and now only had six hundred left. These six hundred were now caught between the Beehive and Great Xia.
If a fight broke out, would Chen Yingba just stand by and watch?
No matter how you look at it, Zhaoyang is doomed to lose this time.
"The Beehive is likely unreachable. If only Chen Yingba hadn’t stalled us for two full days, how could it come to this? Damn it, damn it..."
As this thought flashed through Hou Ming’s mind, he subconsciously turned around to look at Chen Yingba. This glance made his expression freeze, and his eyes gradually lit up.
Chen Yingba was currently staring at Yuwen Dao and the people of Great Xia, with no hint of joy on his face, quite the opposite, his expression was as grim as theirs.
"There’s still a chance!"
Seeing Chen Yingba’s expression, Hou Ming’s thoughts instantly came alive, and he subconsciously wanted to turn around and call out to Chen Yingba behind him.
But Yuwen Dao seemed to sense his intention and spoke first.
"Great Xia and the Beehive have been good neighbors for a long time, supporting each other in times of need. Upon learning that the Beehive was in trouble, our leader specifically commanded us to come and support them. As far as I know, Zhaoyang and the Beehive are both part of the Longyou Alliance. Betraying the alliance by attacking a fellow member is truly disgraceful!"
Suddenly being accused like this, anger appeared on the faces of all five Cold Resistance Level members, including Hou Ming, but soon, when they realized the true purpose of Yuwen Dao’s words, their expressions changed dramatically.
Just Cause!
These four words suddenly flashed through Hou Ming’s mind, and he looked at Yuwen Dao with extreme caution.
Great Xia was an external force, daring to meddle in the internal affairs of Pingxi Plain. According to the rules of the Longyou Alliance, at the very least, they would face punishment from Long Mountain. At worst, they could be attacked by all the camps of Longyou.
As people of Zhaoyang, Hou Ming and the others were certainly aware that the alliance was on the verge of breaking up, especially since they were the ones challenging it.
But Long Mountain hadn’t fallen yet.
The alliance’s banner still had some fearsome weight to it.
Since Yuwen Dao voluntarily mentioned this, it meant that Great Xia was not fully aware of the actual situation in Longyou.
"Commander Chen, colluding with external forces to cause chaos in Pingxi Plain is no minor offense. If Long Mountain or any other camp in Longyou found out, the consequences for your Beehive would be severe..."
"You’re quite adept at accusations. How about your attempt to destroy my Beehive with people from Zhaoyang? What should be said about that? Why don’t you have a fight with Great Xia here? If you can drive them back, we’ll let bygones be bygones for the past two days, how about it?"
Before Hou Ming could finish speaking, Chen Yingba interrupted him.
Hearing Chen Yingba’s mockery and realizing he had been foolish, Hou Ming’s face turned bright red and he couldn’t speak for a long time.
As Hou Ming was lost for words, Chen Yingba, standing in front of the main area buildings, looked at the forces from Great Xia and Zhaoyang, also in a dilemma.
Yuwen Dao’s words, he, too, understood the intent behind them.
What talk of good neighbors, what mutual support, it was all nonsense. Others might not know the relationship between the Beehive and Great Xia, but he certainly understood it well!
Lin Ye’s ambush, combined with the unusual casualties at Zhaoyang, were enough to indicate that as Zhaoyang fought their way in, Great Xia’s men had already infiltrated the tunnels. They just managed to stay hidden so well that they were never detected by him.