Though Kimura spoke such words, he was actually very panicked.
The current situation had truly frightened him.
He had not brought the people of the Merfolk Kingdom here together; in fact, he still held a sliver of hope that they, the beastmen, could force Chen Yu to submit.
Even if they were a ragtag bunch, there were enough of them.
The surrounding camps had all gathered here, and the beastmen participating in the battle numbered in the tens of thousands. Regardless of their strength, the sheer numbers would instill a sense of dread in anyone who saw them.
His impression of Chen Yu remained from when he had been outmaneuvered by him.
At that time, although Chen Yu had some foundation, with less than a thousand men in total, even if several months had passed, how could he possibly withstand tens of thousands?
When Chen Yu surrendered the city, he would be able to gain immense benefits from it.
Perhaps he could even instigate the leaders of these camps to fight amongst themselves for the city-state, and he could sit back and reap the rewards.
As for wasting the time of the Merfolk Kingdom's envoy,
So what?
Let him waste it.
Even if the Merfolk Kingdom held a grudge, what could they do? They could only seek trouble from the Ska family or the City Lord's mansion that invited them.
He was alone; if he obtained some wealth and left, who could stop him?
His shrewd plan was working perfectly, and he had never expected that this foreigner would have capable subordinates who could muster such formidable military strength. The auras emanating from the leading figures were all Obsidian grade.
Clearly, this situation was beyond his ability to handle.
"Everyone, stay calm. Don't forget that we came with the Merfolk Kingdom. What can he do to us? Can he even lay a hand on us in the presence of the Merfolk Kingdom?" Kimura's eyes were filled with disdain. "Even if we're here in the tens of thousands, would he dare to slaughter us? What about the Kingdom's constitution?"
Kimura feigned calmness to pacify everyone's emotions, but deep down, he harbored doubts about Chen Yu's military strength.
Impossible!
He absolutely refused to believe that a foreigner could possess such formidable military might.
And such superior equipment.
It seemed this foreigner also had a powerful backer, a great patron.
Fortunately, he was clever enough to invite the City Lord's mansion and the Merfolk Kingdom's envoy. Otherwise, if he had brought these beastmen here, he wouldn't have gained any advantage.
With the legions' appearance, the situation took a sharp turn.
Commanders Kuka, Jack, Rosie, Black Donkey, and Er Gou led their legions, surveying the rabble outside the city gates. The heavy, yet chilling, atmosphere had already caused many beastmen to lose their courage.
The equipment disparity was too great.
Even if those beastmen lacked insight, they could tell that the gap in equipment between themselves and Chen Yu's city troops was worlds apart.
If a battle were to ensue, their casualties would undoubtedly be far greater.
The morale of the beastmen outside the city was low.
However, standing on the city walls, Fu Hua Ai Er Dun's eyes revealed intense shock at the moment the legions appeared.
Such neat and uniform equipment.
The cave dwellings were impoverished in terms of equipment. Any artifact refiner was a treasure in the cave dwellings. Even within the royal capital, the number of blacksmiths and artifact refiners was less than ten thousand.
The process of forging equipment was also extremely complicated.
It could take several days to refine a single piece of equipment.
While crafting blueprints could instantly produce equipment, the number of equipment blueprints was extremely scarce, making mass production impossible.
This resulted in a situation where unified and fully equipped soldiers were rarely seen outside royal cities.
It was already a blessing to be able to piece together a set from scattered parts.
Yet here, in this peripheral city-state of the cave dwellings, he saw tens of thousands of complete sets of equipment, all of them perfect grade or above.
Fu Hua Ai Er Dun, a magnate who had dominated the business world.
At this moment, his gaze towards Chen Yu was filled with astonishment.
He couldn't fathom how Chen Yu managed to equip tens of thousands of warriors. It was impossible for his city to have tens of thousands of craftsmen.
This was utterly impossible!
Therefore, there were only two possibilities for him to possess such equipment: either he had obtained astonishing treasures or encountered a treasury when exploring cave dwelling treasure maps.
Or, he possessed equipment blueprints!
The former was acceptable. If it were the latter—
Fu Hua Ai Er Dun dared not think further, only glancing covertly at Chen Yu, who was leaning on the city wall with a face full of confidence and a playful smile, his heart filled with immense admiration.
"Come on, who do you want to surrender now?"
From the city wall, Chen Yu shouted towards the ground with a smile.
"The rabble from the cave dwelling camps dares to come to the city gates and bluster. Who gave you the courage? Is it a tumor in your brain?"
"What are you so proud of?"
Kimura tilted his head back and shouted.
"Tsk, still daring to bare your teeth at me."
Chen Yu frowned and gestured to Kuka and the others.
Instantly, the five legions advanced, squeezing the space of the camp beastmen. As the legion soldiers approached, the beastmen instinctively gathered towards the center.
The footsteps of the legion soldiers were uniform, and the sound of iron boots hitting the ground sent shivers down the spines of the beastmen.
A cold wind howled, and dust swirled.
Despite the tens of thousands of camp beastmen, they were surrounded by Chen Yu's four legions, numbering twenty thousand men.
"Stop!"
Seeing the space being squeezed smaller and smaller, Kimura, whose eyelids were twitching wildly, also shouted and raised his hand.
"We didn't come here to fight you."
Upon hearing the shout, Chen Yu raised his hand, and the legions stopped. Chen Yu narrowed his eyes.
"What did you say?"
"We did not come here to fight you!" Kimura stretched his neck and shouted. "We came to negotiate. Can you come down and talk?"
Chen Yu, standing on the city wall, had a smile in his eyes. He recalled what Kuka had told him at the end.
"Alright, I'd like to hear what you have to say?"
Chen Yu, who was standing on the city wall, leaped down directly. His feet landed firmly, kicking up dust. After landing, Chen Yu glanced up at the city wall.
His physical fitness had indeed improved significantly. He could jump down from such a high city wall without any issue.
Chen Yu walked forward with his hands behind his back.
Kailin, Nuoya, and others also hurried down from the city wall.
"What do you want to talk about?" Chen Yu asked, raising his eyebrows as he approached Kimura. He also glanced at Giles. "You're here too. I haven't had a chance to collect debts from your Ska family yet, and you've come here to seek death. Have you thought about how much you're worth this time? Do you want me to lend you some more ransom?"
Giles's expression changed slightly, and he remained silent. Chen Yu then looked at the other camp leaders.
"And the rest of you, I, Chen Ba Tian, will repay you tenfold for today's events. Don't blame me. Blame yourselves for listening to the slander of this old hyena and daring to oppose me."
"Don't try to scaremonger here!"
Kimura quickly shouted, noticing that the expressions of several camp leaders had begun to waver.
"The great disaster is imminent, and I don't know what you're so proud of. You're even issuing threats, who are you trying to intimidate?"
"Imminent disaster, I don't know if it will happen to me."
Chen Yu looked at Kimura with a smile, his expression full of calm and composure.
"I do know that you're about to get slapped. Er Gou... give this old hyena a couple of slaps to teach him a lesson."
"Stop!"
Just as Er Gou's palm, as big as a cushion, was about to swing down, the teleportation gate outside the East Gate shimmered with fluorescent light, and several figures rushed out. The leading arrogant youth even shouted with pride.
"See who dares!"
The high-pitched shout was clearly audible. Upon hearing the shout, Kimura's face broke into a smile as he pointed at Chen Yu and laughed wildly.
"Foreigner, you're finished!"
Chen Yu quietly watched the shouting figure, then his gaze returned to Kimura's wild face. For some reason, Kimura, who was laughing heartily, felt an inexplicable tremor when he saw Chen Yu's smile.
He subconsciously restrained his laughter and swallowed nervously.
"You, what do you want to do?"
"Er Gou, what are you standing there for?" Chen Yu's expression remained unchanged. He glanced at Er Gou. "Give him two slaps to teach him a good lesson!"