Having the genes of a demon king, I never intended to be a kept man.

"Of course I know that."

Wang En said in a deep voice, a hint of anger rising in his heart.

But he still took a few deep breaths and tried his best to suppress his emotions, because he knew that being anxious was never a good thing.

He was well aware of the current situation; the Ye family army's offensive was unstoppable, and the collapse of the southern defense lines was happening faster than he had imagined.

Those unreliable vampires weren't genuinely trying to help him; they just wanted to be the sixth member of the group.

But if he can successfully use that...

Wang En touched the necklace around her neck.

Then a comeback from the brink of defeat is not impossible.

What we need most right now is time.

"Didi"

At this moment, the Cyber ​​watch sent another message.

Wang En raised his wrist and answered the call: "What is it?"

The subordinate on the other end of the communication line stammered, "Your...Your Grace, Wei City, Zhao City, and Zhou City have all fallen to the Ye family. The barons and lords of these three cities have all been killed by the Ye family. Of the remaining soldiers, fifty percent have surrendered and joined the Ye family, while thirty percent have deserted..."

Wang En's cheek twitched suddenly, and his face turned deathly pale.

In just a few minutes, three more cities have fallen!

"boom!"

Wang En finally lost his temper and exploded, slamming his hand on the table next to him, smashing the old mage's magic workbench to pieces!

Marquis Sun Ke, Earl Kant, Viscount Robin, and these guys always boast loudly. When the Extraordinary Ones Association holds meetings, they always clamor to punish the Ye family and prevent them from doing business too smoothly. They also boast that Ye Quan is old and the remaining young members of the Ye family are killing each other every day, leaving only a dozen or twenty lineages, so there is nothing to be afraid of.

When the actual fighting broke out, some surrendered, some ran away, and some were defeated...

What a bunch of useless trash! They can't even stall for time; they all get wiped out instantly. How are we supposed to compete like this?

Wang En couldn't understand how Sun Ke, a powerful expert at the Heavenly Revelation Realm, could be defeated by a mere Asura Realm expert!

It's important to understand that these two levels, even though they represent only one realm, are the difference between a mid-level and a high-level extraordinary being, and there's a huge gap between them!

Among human superhumans, countless individuals are trapped in the Asura Realm their entire lives, unable to break through to the Heavenly Revelation.

The old monk watched him vent quietly without saying a word.

He didn't know how much time had passed. Wang En looked up at the map of the southern border in front of him and suddenly felt a sense of desolation.

He once controlled the entire southern region.

Now, in just one night, only a few cities remain.

The old mage said, "Your Grace, we still have a chance."

“Yes…that’s right…there’s still a chance.” Wang En let out a heavy sigh.

But now, everything seems to have turned into a do-or-die situation.

"The Ye family's army has now advanced to this area, but it seems these cities are definitely not going to hold..."

Wang En placed a finger on the map.

White City.

This is the last city of the Rebel Alliance.

"Who is the current commander of Baicheng?" Wang En asked.

The old monk said, "It's Bai Jian and Bai Qing."

"I see, it's the two of them." Wang En narrowed his eyes. "Alright, then let's make Baicheng the final burial ground for the Ye family!"

......

White City.

Bai Jian stood atop the high city wall, the magnificent fortress behind him, and the snow-covered landscape below.

Just like its name suggests, the city is entirely white except for the white snowscape. The city walls and fortresses are made of a material called white siliceous stone, which is unique to White City.

Beneath the city walls, rows of soldiers entered Baicheng through the city gates.

These soldiers were originally stationed in other city-states, but due to Duke Wang En's orders, they had all abandoned their original city-states and retreated to White City, concentrating their last remaining forces there.

Bai Qing said, "The warriors who were originally guarding Mo City, Shan City, and Ze City have all retreated to Bai City. It seems that His Excellency the Duke intends to fight the Ye family to the death here."

Bai Jian said, "But originally the Ye family was divided into twenty groups, so their strength was scattered. Now that our strength has been concentrated, their strength will definitely be concentrated as well."

“Yes,” Bai Qing shrugged, “but there’s nothing we can do about it.”

Bai Jian's white hair danced in the wind, his expression grim: "I didn't expect the Ye family's fighting power to be even stronger than I imagined. No wonder the Duke was always on guard against them. These demonized people are treacherous and cunning. If they come, we must be careful."

For decades, no major battles have taken place in the human territory, and people have gradually forgotten why this family of mutants with demonic genes was once known as a synonym for war.

Especially since Ye Quan did not participate in the battle this time.

But now it seems that a wolf is always a wolf. Even if you haven't seen it bare its fangs at you for ten years, its wildness will never fade, nor will it decline because of the retirement of a wolf king.

Bai Qing glanced at him, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Um... Brother, right now everyone's saying that the Duke is a traitor, that he not only betrayed the Empire but also made deals with the dark races..."

Bai Jian frowned: "How could you listen to such nonsense? How could the Duke do such a thing? He was obviously framed by those cunning demonized people from the Ye family! The Empire doesn't know what's going on, that it actually believed the Ye family's lies. You should know that the Ye family is the real demonized family!"

"..." Bai Qing opened her mouth, but then stopped speaking.

"Let me go! What right do you have to arrest us!?"

"We're not Wang En's soldiers! Why should we go to the battlefield and risk our lives for him? Isn't this sending us to our deaths?!"

Several angry voices suddenly rang out.

Bai Jian turned his head and saw that dozens of people were being pushed and shoved by soldiers and driven to a place below the city.

"What happened?"

Bai Jian and Bai Qing came down from the city wall.

A large crowd had gathered at the foot of the city wall; all of them were extraordinary individuals.

Bai Jian recognized their clothing.

Some were members of the Witcher Guild stationed in White City, some were from the Warriors Guild, some were from the Mage Guild, and some were from various guilds and companies such as the Superpowered Person Guild. Others were wandering warriors and adventurers who happened to be passing through White City and stayed overnight.

Now, all these people have been gathered together by the city defense troops.

A bald, burly man carrying a hunting rifle stepped forward, pointing at Bai Jian and cursing, "You people are too lawless! You've joined forces with Wang En and the dark races, betraying the empire and humanity. You even forcibly captured all the superhumans in our city and made us climb the city walls to shield you from bullets and die! Do you really think our Witcher Guild is easy to bully?"

“That’s right. We’re just the martial arts branch stationed in Baicheng. We’re not Wang En’s subordinates. We pay our taxes on time every year. We don’t owe him anything. Why should we risk our lives for him?”

"I've spent my whole life hunting demons, and I have a deep-seated hatred for the dark races. That beast Wang En became a traitor and now he wants to forcibly conscript us as his soldiers. It's utterly ridiculous..."

Bai Jian frowned slightly: "Who forcibly conscripted you?"

“It’s me.” A conscription officer in the city defense uniform stepped forward and looked at Wang Jian leisurely: “General Bai Jian, the demonized army of the Ye family is about to attack. At this time, we must concentrate all the forces in the city. This is also Duke Wang En’s intention.”

Bai Jian paused for a moment, then murmured, "Was it an order from His Majesty the Duke...?"

The bald, burly man said menacingly, "Anyway, I would rather die than serve that traitor Wang En, so you can forget about it."

Bai Jian looked at the bald, burly man and said seriously, "The Duke is not a traitor. He was just framed. You must have been deceived by the false information spread by the Ye family."

The bald, burly man curled his lip: "The evidence is already irrefutable online, and you're still trying to deny it?"

Bai Jian frowned. It wasn't that he hadn't seen some of the news online, but he didn't believe it. These days, anything could be faked. Most importantly, he still trusted and was loyal to Duke Wang En from the bottom of his heart.

The city defense officer in charge of the recruitment walked over at this moment, holding an old-style soul energy pistol in his hand.

It was aimed directly at the bald, burly man's head.

"boom!"

The Soul Energy Gun was extremely powerful; the bald man's head was blown apart by the gun, and he fell to the ground, his red and white splattering everywhere.

"Does anyone else have any questions?" the recruiter asked, pursing his lips.

"..." The group of extraordinary individuals who had been protesting immediately fell silent.

Huiyan and Song Jie used disguise techniques to change their appearances, disguising themselves as wandering martial artists and blending into the crowd.

Song Jie chuckled and said, "It seems that Wang En has really been driven to the brink by the boss this time. He's even reached the point where he needs to conscript civilians into the city defense forces as human shields. Tsk tsk tsk..."

Gray Smoke said calmly, "I'll continue to watch here. Go back and report to the master."

"Alright, Master." Song Jie said, raising two fingers, his body gradually turning black into a shadowy form, merging with the shadow on the ground.

.......

"Rumble..."

Under the siege of the Night Clan warriors, the Myriad Manifestations Realm Xuanzu Beast was on the verge of death, covered in blood, and finally collapsed heavily.

Ye Ge stood on the city wall of Zecheng, one hand stroking the bricks of the wall, and slowly walked over.

"Another ghost town..."

Night Song stood atop the magic tower beside the fortress, overlooking the entire city.

They didn't exert any effort at all to attack the city. All the city's defense forces had already withdrawn, and the entire city had become a ghost town. The streets were deserted, and there wasn't a single person in sight. The only things left in the city were some ordinary traps and beasts used to cover the retreat. It was clear that they had retreated in a hurry.

Beside the corpse of a Xuanzu Beast, Gao Shenxue stroked the skin of this giant beast, which was as hard as a rhinoceros.

Then he said to a few Night Clan warriors, "Find a transport vehicle and store these Xuanzu Beast corpses somewhere to prevent them from rotting. Transport them back to me after the war is over."

The soldiers looked bewildered, wondering what Gao Shenxue wanted the corpse of a dead beast for.

But they all knew Gao Shenxue's identity. It was said that... well... she was Young Master Yege's godmother? Anyway, she had a close relationship with Young Master Yege, so her status was self-evident. Therefore, they agreed without any conditions.

Ye Ge walked over and asked curiously, "What do you need these Xuanzu beast corpses for?"

Gao Shenxue stroked the strong muscles of the Xuanzu Beast and said, "It's nothing. I just think that the body structure of these Xuanzu Beasts is very suitable for making biological armor, so I wanted to do some experiments."

Ye Ge nodded.

Li Shuying came over to report: "Young Master Yege, the inspection is complete. There is no one left in the city, and all the traps left by the enemy have been cleared."

Ye Ge smiled faintly: "It seems that Wang En knows that these small towns cannot stop the Ye family's army, so he simply withdrew his defenses and troops."

Gao Shenxue said, "We lost 50,000 men in the Battle of Jiangcheng. Uncle Night Owl covered our retreat. Marquis Sun Ke's 150,000-strong garrison was also wiped out. Now Wang En's forces are almost depleted. He probably wants to concentrate all the remaining strength."

Ye Ge nodded: "That's right."

Li Shuying asked blankly, "We've encountered several empty cities in a row. They keep withdrawing and running away. Where are they planning to retreat to?"

Ye Ge pressed the cyber watch on her wrist and brought up the map.

“I think it’s probably here.” Night Song pointed to a location on the map: “White City.”

White City is a large city, second only to Asen City in population in the southern region, and it is very close to the border of the interior. Night Song guesses that Wang En should be hiding in this city at the moment.

"So, victory is near." Li Shuying smiled happily.

Ye Ge didn't speak, but turned to look at the distant horizon.

On the horizon, the sun has slowly risen, and the sky is gradually brightening.

But for some reason, Ye Ge had a bad feeling... This feeling was very strong, and she vaguely felt that something big was going to happen, and something terrible!

Wang En will definitely not admit defeat. His withdrawal and concentration of forces is undoubtedly a last-ditch effort. It is not surprising that a person with no other options will do anything.

Moreover, Wang En is a very capable person. It is said that his strength is on the same level as his grandfather Ye Quan. At this level, it is not difficult for him to fight against ten thousand people.

"Don't be too happy yet." Ye Ge said calmly, "The more someone is driven to the brink, the more terrifying things they are capable of. We must not let our guard down."

Li Shuying nodded: "I understand."

At this moment, Song Jie's figure slowly emerged from the shadow on the ground.

"Hey boss, I'm back."