Socially anxious people transmigrate to another world; living in seclusion is too difficult.

Baron led 10,000 men to the North Gate, only to find no soldiers guarding the city walls. Overjoyed, he led his 10,000 men to charge towards the North Gate. However, they were no match for Zhang Huangning, who had come directly from inside the city, as they had circled the city walls. Just as they were charging, the North Gate opened wide, and Zhang Huangning led a group of men out.

The two sides immediately clashed. Zhang Huangning and Baron, both at the sixth rank, collided and unleashed an astonishing elemental pressure, sending the soldiers on both sides flying and creating a circular open area in the center of the battlefield.

"I never expected that such a weak human could cultivate a general of the same rank as me. I have to look at you with new respect. But today you will still die under my axe!" With that, Baron spun his great axe rapidly and then delivered a powerful slash. Zhang Huangning, carrying a long sword, rushed forward to meet him, but the difference in weaponry and strength made it difficult for him to withstand the blow. So he used the momentum to dodge, trying to make Baron lose his balance.

Unexpectedly, the burly demon general opposite him was agile. After the giant axe grazed past Zhang Huangning, he immediately exerted force in his arm, and the giant axe stopped its downward trend. Then, it slashed horizontally from below, and after being dodged, it brought down another axe on Zhang Huangning's head.

Zhang Huangning had no choice but to withstand the attack again, but this time it was not just the giant axe that threatened him. As the two clashed, two beams of light flew toward him from the left and right.

"Water Wall!"

In a moment of urgency, Zhang Huangning quickly mobilized his elemental power, forming a water wall around himself to negate the additional attack. However, this distracted him, and he was unable to withstand Baron's giant axe head-on. Seeing an opening, Baron immediately withdrew his axe and struck at Zhang Huangning's gaping hole, attempting to inflict damage with the axe tip. However, this attack was pushed away by Zhang Huangning with a palm strike, and at the same time, he bent back, deflecting the attack.

The two fought fiercely, and after several exchanges, Zhang Huangning realized he couldn't match Baron's strength head-on. So he spurred his horse to create some distance. Baron wasn't about to let him escape, and chased after him on horseback. Gradually, the two were less than a body length apart. Baron swung his great axe down, but Zhang Huangning turned around and struck with his palm, which contained a ball of water. At the same time, he shouted, "Cage!"

The water sphere shot out, striking the axe blade precisely. It then exploded, as if a large net had been unfurled, enveloping Baron from all sides and forming a spherical net that trapped him within. The water elemental net then began to close, transforming into a water sphere, with water droplets constantly bubbling inside. Zhang Huangning intended to use this move to trap Baron within the water sphere and kill him.

Seeing the rapidly rising water around him, Baron tried to split the water wall with his axe, but to no avail. Soon, he and his horse were completely submerged. Zhang Huangning stood not far away and looked at Baron. Seeing that Baron's attempts had failed, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the demon's brute force could not break through the skill he had prepared for so long.

Just as they relaxed, Baron sat upright on his horse, grinning eerily at Zhang Huangning. Then, his entire body turned red, and bubbles continuously rose from his body, as if the water inside the sphere was boiling. As Baron's momentum continued, he finally swung his giant axe forward in a crescent shape. After the strike, a bracelet on his wrist shattered completely, and the sphere instantly cracked open. Then, fierce flames erupted from the crack, rendering Zhang Huangning's skill completely ineffective.

Seeing that Baron had escaped using fire element, he dared not stop. He leaped into the air and drew his bow. Soon, countless water elemental particles gathered in his hands. Baron, seeing this, calmly took out a new bracelet from his pocket, put it on, raised his axe, and charged forward.

Zhang Huangning finished charging up and shouted, "Go!" A water arrow, like a spear, shot out, heading straight for Baron's face. Baron did not underestimate it. He gripped the axe handle tightly with both hands, and fierce flames climbed up and clung to the giant axe. He slashed at the water arrow, and the two forces collided, instantly filling the air with water mist.

Li Yu, who was guarding the west gate, sensed a strong elemental reaction and, following Zhang Huangning's instructions before leaving, immediately ordered the city gates to be opened and soldiers to engage in battle. As the city gates were opened, the demon soldiers turned and surged towards them. Just as they reached the city gate, they were met head-on by a huge iron ram.

The front of the iron caltrop cart was a roller loaded with countless iron spearheads, which relentlessly crushed the demon soldiers at the city gate. Behind the roller were spearmen wielding long spears, assisting the iron caltrop cart in reaping lives. When the iron caltrop cart had gone a meter or two past the city gate, Li Yu, taking advantage of the demon soldiers' escape, immediately ordered a retreat and then closed the city gate.

The demon soldiers were bewildered, but seeing the city gates closed again, they thought of climbing the city walls to attack once more. They had only climbed halfway when the city gates were opened again, and the iron siege engines were pushed out once more. This repeated itself, as if provoking and constantly stimulating the demon soldiers' hearts. Sure enough, Zhang Huangning's method worked, and many soldiers who wanted to besiege the north gate were drawn back.

The time gained by the West Gate greatly relieved the pressure on the North Gate. Although the overall strength of the human soldiers was not as good as that of the demon soldiers, as the side whose homeland was invaded, the human soldiers still unleashed their potential and bravely resisted the demon attack. Don't forget that the Tianyun Empire is a country where humans and demons coexist, and there are also many demons in the army. Over the years, they have long regarded the Tianyun Empire as their homeland, so they also fought bravely against the enemy.

Even so, it was difficult to make up for the disadvantage in numbers. The battle between Zhang Huangning and Balun continued, but the battle line had been pushed back again and again, and they would be pushed to the city gate in another hundred meters.

Just as Zhang Huangning was considering how to retreat back into the city, countless arrows flew from the north gate wall, piercing into the demon army. Several arrows even nearly wounded Balun. Zhang Huangning turned around and saw many people in various clothes standing on the city wall. One of them stood on the top of the wall and shouted, "General Zhang! I have brought the adventurers from inside the city who volunteered to fight to help you!"

The person who shouted was Lü Yi. While the Third Army was resisting, Lü Yi was not idle. He led the city's soldiers to recruit many adventurers and elementals who had left the adventurer team. He originally wanted to go to the West Gate to help, but after arriving at the West Gate, he heard Li Yu say that the North Gate needed help more, so he led everyone straight to the North Gate.

Seeing this, the morale of the soldiers guarding the North Gate soared. Under Zhang Huangning's call and with the help of arrows fired from the city wall, they pushed the battle line forward another hundred meters, temporarily easing the crisis at the North Gate. Seeing the battle line retreating, Baron, though anxious, knew that it was impossible to take the North Gate quickly. So he led his troops back to the West Gate to find Abner to discuss the next offensive.

Seeing the enemy retreat, the crowd on the city wall cheered. Zhang Huangning did not pursue them but immediately returned to the city and said to Lü Yi, "Go to the west gate to meet the enemy. Leave some men to guard the north gate and report any situation immediately!" After saying that, he rushed to the west gate without stopping.