"Kill!"
"Cut them down!"
With the facade torn down, the overseers no longer bothered to feign politeness. They charged out towards the city guards, weapons in hand.
The sounds of slaughter echoed.
Although the overseers were at a disadvantage in terms of numbers, the city guards had consumed the congee Chen Yu had doctored. The two sides were thus evenly matched.
Chen Yu sat on the rooftop, propping his chin with his hand, watching the scene unfold before him.
"Not bad, quite valiant," he murmured.
It wasn't surprising that the overseers could treat the slaves in the city however they pleased, with no one daring to defy them. These eight overseers were holding their own against the encirclement of over a hundred city guards.
Despite being outnumbered, they were not at a disadvantage.
"The fight is so intense," Hei Dou, also squatting on the rooftop, muttered. Then, his brow furrowed, he added, "It's just, I feel like the city guards can't hold on much longer."
"Are you sure the group that came is from the Hyena Tribe?" Chen Yu frowned.
"This..."
Hei Dou showed a troubled expression and spread his hands.
"I'm really not sure."
"If it really is the Hyena Tribe, things might get a bit more troublesome," Chen Yu licked his lips and sighed.
The medicinal effect of the candied chestnuts had taken hold.
As time passed, the city guards' combat strength would only weaken. Chen Yu's initial intention was to reduce his burden and casualties during the siege. He hadn't expected that the day of his siege would coincide with an internal rebellion within the city.
The city had brought in the Hyena Tribe's thugs. His poisoning, in turn, was paving the way for the necromancer.
When that time came, the necromancer would absorb the city guards into his ranks.
With the Hyena Tribe also lending their strength, the difficulty of the siege would increase significantly. It was possible that Chen Yu might even have to retreat this time. He didn't want to see such a situation. If the siege failed, many of his plans would be shelved, delaying his development.
This was something he absolutely did not want to happen.
*Ding.*
A notification sound suddenly came from his wristband. Chen Yu raised his wrist. To his surprise, it was Er Gou, who was stationed outside the city, sending him a voice message.
"Looks like Er Gou and the others can't wait any longer," Chen Yu muttered.
Even if they were anxious, they absolutely could not act rashly in the current chaotic situation. If they rashly entered the ongoing city conflict, his people might be attacked from multiple sides.
It would undoubtedly be disadvantageous to them.
Chen Yu actually wanted to ignore the voice invitation, but then he remembered that it had been half an hour since he entered the city. He should indeed report his safety to Er Gou and stabilize the situation on his end.
"Hello~"
After accepting the voice message, Chen Yu whispered into his wristband.
"Camp Master, there's something I want to report. We were just attacked," Er Gou's voice came from the wristband.
"Attacked?"
"Yeah, a sneak attack!"
At this moment, outside the Black City, in the desolate cave wilderness, Er Gou looked unpleasantly at a group of beaten-up orcs, reporting into his wristband.
"They tried to sneak attack our rear and were subdued."
"Oh, is that so? Did we have any casualties?" Chen Yu asked with a serious expression. Er Gou's laughter came through. "No one was injured. The thugs you hired are really fierce, Camp Master. Their perception and alertness are extremely high. Thanks to them, they were dealt with before our people even had to lift a finger."
Chen Yu chuckled wryly.
This was not surprising.
The people Chen Yu borrowed from Jiang Ya Qing were all well-trained. The first time Chen Yu saw them, he suspected they might be a group of retired soldiers.
However, according to Jiang Ya Qing, they were likely trained within the clan.
Chen Yu dismissed that thought.
Even so, the militiamen Chen Yu recruited from other villages were certainly no match for the mercenaries sent by Jiang Ya Qing.
In other words, even the city guards of the underground might not be able to compete with them.
This was why Chen Yu was willing to pay a hefty price to hire them.
Their abilities were absolutely worth the cost. Otherwise, why would Chen Yu have gone to such lengths to bring them over at the price of three sets of equipment?
"It's good that there were no casualties."
Knowing that everything was safe, Chen Yu also breathed a sigh of relief.
"Were the attackers rogue bandits?"
"Hiss, they didn't look like rogue bandits," Er Gou lowered his head and glanced at the subdued orcs. "The attackers were a group of hyenas, no other tribes. They looked a bit like they were from a tribe."
"Hyenas?"
Chen Yu's expression immediately tensed.
"Yes, a group of hyenas." Er Gou's low voice came from the wristband. Hei Dou, standing beside him, also widened his eyes. "Then what I saw earlier was..."
Almost the moment Chen Yu finished speaking.
From a distant block of streets, countless footsteps suddenly echoed. Those approaching were all wearing uniform armor and carrying weapons.
The leader was an orc with a golden lion's head.
"Take them down!"
The golden lion-headed orc raised his battle blade. The warriors behind him instantly drew their swords and charged towards the city overseers.
Clearly, the warriors brought by the lion orc were much stronger than Ha Chi's subordinates. The overseers, who had been fighting evenly with the city guards not long ago, were subdued within half a minute.
Er Gou on the other end of the wristband also heard the sounds of combat.
"Camp Master, what about your side..."
"Don't worry about me, I'm safe now." Chen Yu, sitting on the rooftop, donned his magic cloak and gazed at the battle in the distance. "You handle those hyenas, and wait for my news."
The call ended.
Gazing at the battle unfolding outside the mess hall, Chen Yu mused, his brows furrowed.
"This group of people is actually here to help Ha Chi. I didn't expect both the necromancer and Ha Chi to call for reinforcements." Chen Yu propped his chin and whispered, "The city guards were poisoned by me, and my people intercepted the hyenas. Am I here to balance the battlefield?"
"Dad~"
Seeing the golden lion, Ha Chi's face also lit up with joy.
"Thank goodness you arrived in time."
"Why did you suddenly make a move? Didn't I tell you to wait for my signal?" the golden lion reprimanded. Ha Chi frowned. "It wasn't me who made a move, it was them. Look at my subordinates, they were all poisoned by them. They've already dropped all pretense."
"Boss, it's them!"
Hei Dou also widened his eyes, pointing at the warriors brought by the lion, and whispered in a low voice.
"This is the group I saw."
"I know, given this situation, how incompetent would I have to be if I couldn't see it?" Chen Yu muttered in a low voice, raising his wristband towards the golden lion.
Perhaps due to the distance, the wristband could not detect the golden lion's cultivation level.
"Peak Golden. He's only one step away from Obsidian, and a Peak Golden of the Lion-man tribe is actually comparable to the mid-stage Obsidian," Shona said softly.
"Hiss!"
Hearing this, Chen Yu couldn't help but gasp.
"The situation seems to be under their control now," Hei Dou also exclaimed from the side. Chen Yu, however, chuckled lightly. "That should not be the case yet."
"Ah?!"
Hei Dou looked at him with confusion.
"This isn't controlling the situation yet. Boss, do you think those overseers can still turn things around? They've already been subdued."
"Black City isn't just about those few overseers." Almost the moment Chen Yu finished speaking, a indifferent whisper came from the distance of the street. "Officer Hari, what are you doing?"
The whisper was leisurely, accompanied by a hint of malice.
Chen Yu also pursed his lips, a smile appearing.
"See, here they come."