Reborn as a Hatrack in the Mystical Land-Chapter 883 - 1: War God’s Army

"Phew, finally breathing fresh air again, leaving that dreadful place, the Divine Ruins."

Groups of Demon Beasts and Dark Practitioners appeared on the outskirts outside Four Symbols City.

Such a large crowd would ordinarily catch the attention of the patrol pigeons stationed outside Four Symbols City.

But with the Demon Army at the gates, no one had the mind to pay attention to this group of ragged humans and beasts.

After successfully escaping the Divine Ruins, everyone felt the joy of a rebirth after a catastrophe, even the fugitives showed relaxed faces and long-lost smiles.

But after the smiles faded, everyone looked warily at the members of the July Team emerging last from the crevice.

None of them had forgotten that their Dantian still bore that woman’s Spiritual Imprint.

But Yue Jinghua seemed to have completely forgotten about it. Unlike the fugitives and restless Demon Beasts, Yue Jinghua and the July Team were on high alert as soon as they emerged, releasing several giant-winged mosquitoes to gather information.

Everyone also removed their Merit Rings, and after Qian Luo placed an Array of Prohibition on them, they relaxed a little.

Leaving the Divine Ruins was not truly safe for Yue Jinghua and the others.

City Lord Changsun never intended for them to leave the Divine Ruins alive. Now, having escaped death, they faced relentless pursuit if he found out they survived.

Since ancient times, Four Symbols City has held an extraordinary status and reputation on the Canglong Continent. Most Dark Practitioners who participated in the Xuyang Trial died in the Divine Ruins. Even if Yue Jinghua and the others escaped from Four Symbols City, there’s no guarantee City Lord Changsun wouldn’t use foul means to tarnish their name.

After a discussion, the members of the July Mercenary Team divided into two factions.

Several, including Compass, suggested quietly sneaking back into Four Symbols City, signaling Aunt Chi Xi on the Titan to leave that place of trouble immediately.

"For this damn Xuyang Trial, we almost died. Staying here would mean being cannon fodder. Let’s return to the Canglong Continent and forget about Boundary City," Compass said discontentedly.

In contrast, Feng Buhui and others thought they should check Four Symbols City, considering the Demon Army invasion was no small matter. If the city fell, the Canglong Continent wouldn’t remain unscathed.

"Big brother, what do you think?" Yue Jinghua asked her brother Yue Minzhi’s opinion.

"I’m planning to return to Four Symbols City. Grandfather and Ruru might have returned there with City Lord Changsun. Regardless of his intentions to kill us, I must go back and find them," Yue Minzhi tried to contact Long Rui since leaving the Divine Ruins.

But he never received a response from her.

Yue Jinghua’s expression changed subtly. In the life-and-death urgency earlier, she hadn’t had the chance to inform her brother that Long Rui and Lie Changgong were already...

"Big brother, calm down, they... they are already dead," Yue Jinghua painfully uttered the words.

Yue Minzhi’s expression changed drastically, his body stiffened. "Huahua, what nonsense are you talking? Ruru and Grandfather already left via the Transmission Array, how could they be?"

"Big brother, don’t you understand, those four Transmission Arrays were already turned into Destructive World Saber Wheels, a Death Formation. They were long killed by that old turtle Changsun Gongyang," Yue Jinghua’s eyes felt sore, and her throat was like being cut by a knife.

"Changsun Gongyang!" Yue Minzhi roared, ignoring Yue Jinghua’s attempts to stop him.

He summoned a Jiao Long and disappeared into the vast barren land, flying towards Four Symbols City.

"Captain, what do we do?" The team knew they couldn’t match the speed of a Jiao Long and could only watch Yue Minzhi disappear into the horizon.

"First, we head to the outskirts of Four Symbols City and find Aunt Chi Xi. I will sneak into the city alone and find big brother," Yue Jinghua also blamed herself for letting the truth slip.

Yet, if she hadn’t stated it plainly, her brother would certainly have returned to Four Symbols City to find Grandpa and Long Rui’s whereabouts due to his temperament.

"We’re fine, but Captain, what do we do with these people?" Shalman hesitated, pointing to the fugitives and Demon Beasts who left the Divine Ruins with them.

"I almost forgot about them," Yue Jinghua turned to see the dark mass of people and beasts.

Due to the Spiritual Imprint, none of them dared leave Yue Jinghua, fearing the Summoner might lose favor and explode their Dantian.

Yue Jinghua glanced at the fugitives and Demon Beasts, frowned, and suddenly had an idea. "All of you... follow me."

"What?" The members of the July Mercenary Team were stunned. Everyone follows?

There were tens of thousands of people and Demon Beasts. Even with a hundred Titans, they couldn’t accommodate them all.

"Together, we confront Changsun Gongyang. An old turtle might ignore an individual, but tens of thousands of fugitives and Demon Beasts, let’s see what the old turtle dares to do to us," Yue Jinghua refused to believe that in the urgent situation of the Demon Army at their gates, Changsun Gongyang could focus on suppressing them.

The members of the July Mercenary Team immediately understood.

Under Yue Jinghua’s coordination, a scattered but unified army of fugitives and Demon Beasts formed instantly.

No one expected Yue Jinghua’s impromptu idea would turn this ragtag, fugitive army into a force that, in the following days, became feared across the entire Plane, even by tens of thousands of Demon Lords.

The renown of the War God’s Army spread far and wide, underscoring how circumstances create heroes, and heroes shape circumstances; sometimes, it’s all a matter of one person’s impromptu decision.

Meanwhile, within Four Symbols City, the atmosphere was tense and alert.

The once prosperous districts of Sun, Moon, Star, and Constellation were now in a state of chaos.

The news of the missing Heavenly Witch Pill had spread through spies among the Demon Army in the city. Everyone knew the fall of Four Symbols City was imminent.

City Lord Changsun had no choice but to order a forced closure of the city gates to prevent a mass exodus and subsequent unrest. Even so, panic gripped the city, ready to erupt into chaos at any moment.

The Demon Army would be at the gates in a day. City Lord Changsun urgently sought Bai Sheng’s help, hoping he could use his Beast Chess Formation to set up the first line of defense outside the city to withstand the first wave of the Demon Army’s attack.

Bai Sheng, hearing this, looked worried and sighed, "Indeed, it’s heaven’s will. My Beast Chess Formation was lent out, and in this battle, I am powerless."