People around them immediately cheered and rejoiced upon hearing this.
"Reinforcements, our reinforcements have arrived!"
"Hahaha, we are saved, we don't have to die."
"Once the Heavenly Soldiers of the Five Elements Hall arrive, they will surely exterminate these mere demons!"
"Damn demons, how dare they invade our righteous plane, we will make sure they never return!"
Among these people, the one cheering the loudest and speaking the most venomously was the middle-aged emperor, as if he hadn't been the one talking about surrender moments before.
Liu Tao frowned at this, slowly stood up, and looked towards the sky.
Although he couldn't see the reinforcements, he knew they had arrived.
He couldn't quite understand why outsiders would bother to help a world they had no connection to.
Moreover, why were they coming? If they came and defeated the demons, how would this world be destroyed? How would its filth and sin disappear?
How else could he drag the entire world down to hell with him?
"Everyone, quiet!"
Feng An raised his hand, halting the crowd, then said in a deep voice,
"We only have over ten thousand defenders left, but there are many natives helping to defend the city. We are currently holding the capital, but our formation is crumbling and the situation is precarious. Please hurry and surround the demons so we can coordinate an attack and annihilate them!"
"Surround them? I'm afraid we can't do that."
The voice of the commander named Wan Lei came through the communication device.
Feng An was startled, then frowned and asked,
"What do you mean?"
"We only brought two hundred and twenty thousand troops this time, which is not enough to surround so many demons. If we try to surround them by force, our defenses will be very weak, and the enemy can easily break through and annihilate us."
"What? You only brought so few people? What's going on? Does Headquarters not have any more troops?"
Feng An blurted out in his anxiety.
"I'm not entirely sure. The higher-ups only assigned us this many. How about this, I'll request more reinforcements from Headquarters again to see if they can send more."
He said it so casually, but if Headquarters could send more, why didn't they send enough in the first place!
Feng An gritted his teeth secretly, cursing the commanders at Headquarters in his heart.
But now that things had come to this, he could only accept it.
"General Wan, we can hold on for a while longer. Please immediately lead your troops to a million miles above Kunyang Star, where the Heart of the Universe is located. The Demon God and his demon lords are refining it.
No matter what, you must stop them. Our deaths are insignificant, but the Heart of the Universe must not be lost, or the entire Kunxu Realm will be destroyed!"
As soon as this was said, the surrounding people immediately became anxious.
The emperor grabbed Feng An's arm and said anxiously,
"General Feng, it would be good for them to come and support us. Even if the Five Elements Hall army is small, it's still stronger than us. At least they can hold on for a while longer, and we can wait for more reinforcements."
"Enough nonsense, the Heart of the Universe is the most important thing, it absolutely cannot be lost. We can only rely on ourselves now!"
Feng An angrily pulled his arm out of the emperor's grasp.
The natives were all devastated. They were already struggling to hold on, and after finally waiting for reinforcements, they only received two hundred thousand troops, which wasn't even enough to fill the demons' teeth.
But it wasn't just the small number of troops; General Feng was pushing them away. What did that mean?
Were their lives not worth anything?
They were all about to die, so why would they care about the destruction of the universe?
Everyone was in despair, only Liu Feng almost burst out laughing.
Heh heh, as expected, knowing there were millions of demons here, the upper realm still only sent a small force to support them. What was this?
Was it just a formality, to fight a bit, then retreat, and report to the upper realm that they had lost and were forced to retreat, just going through the motions?
It made sense. How could they risk their lives for this world? As long as it looked good on the surface, that was enough.
Heh heh, it was great, he could see the world destroyed again.
Liu Tao chuckled and sat back down.
"Liu Tao, why are you laughing?"
Suddenly, someone next to him angrily questioned Liu Tao. As soon as this was said, everyone around looked over.
"I remembered something happy."
Liu Tao replied without looking up.
"Hmph, you're happy when the demons are here, are you a demon spy?"
Liu Tao had seen enough of these sensitive, trouble-making individuals who attacked their own people when they couldn't fight the enemy, so he didn't bother to reply. He remained seated, feigning indifference.
"Speak, are you a demon spy? I think you are a demon spy, you betrayed us!"
"Yes, he's definitely a spy, kill him!"
"I hate people like you the most!"
At this moment, everyone's hearts were filled with despair. As soon as that person said it, it immediately ignited the gunpowder in everyone else's hearts, giving their despair an outlet. All their negative emotions poured towards Liu Tao.
Soon, when people were not satisfied with just scolding, some started to fight. Once one person started, others followed suit, and the people around them immediately started punching and kicking Liu Tao.
Liu Tao was no longer the coward who could only take a beating back then. He knew how to fight, how to battle, and how to kill.
If others hit him, he naturally stood up and fought back.
"What are you doing?!"
They were not far from Feng An, so the commotion immediately caught Feng An's attention.
Hearing this, everyone stopped fighting and made way, allowing Feng An to walk in.
Behind him were the emperor, the alliance leader, the sect master, and other important figures.
It was fortunate that Feng An intervened early, otherwise, if so many cultivators ganged up on Liu Tao, he might have been beaten to death very soon.
"Now, during the demonic invasion, you are still fighting amongst yourselves. Is it not chaotic enough? If you have that energy, you might as well use it to fight the demons!"
Feng An's angry roar made the emperor and the leader of the cultivation alliance feel ashamed. At this critical juncture, when outsiders from the Five Elements Hall were desperately fighting, their own people had started infighting.
Truly pathetic.
They glared fiercely at the troublemakers, who immediately lowered their heads in fear.
"Are you all mute? Someone come out and explain what happened."
The emperor stepped forward and said in a trembling, authoritative voice.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, this person is a demon spy, and we were about to kill him."
A defender trembled as he pointed at Liu Tao.
"Oh? A spy? Guards, hang him up and dismember him, let everyone else see the fate of a spy."
The emperor immediately shouted.
Liu Tao scoffed upon hearing this. As expected, this dog emperor was no different from the others, just like the elder who had punished him without understanding the situation back then.
They were all people who blindly followed others, didn't look at the facts, and then made hasty conclusions, harming innocent people.
Humans are truly worse than beasts.