I became a god through frontier slaughter, and I crushed the academy's prodigies!

After deciding to wipe out all the survivors of Lin Hai and the Zi Ling Clan, the three continued to refine the details.

Ultimately, Lu Changming finalized the plan.

"Jinghan and I will go to the occupied area of ​​Jiangcheng together, and then take all the Lord's personal guards to carry out a secret operation to wipe out Lin Hai and the Ziling Clan."

"At the same time, block the news. All external communication channels of Tianyun Prefecture will be encrypted, and any intelligence involving the occupied areas of Jiangcheng will be withheld and not released."

"Then fabricate the scene, lay out traces of the beast attack on the battlefield, and clean up all the battle remnants related to Shen Tian."

"The final consensus is that Lin Hai was attacked by a high-level alien beast and his whereabouts are unknown. The Purple Spirit Clan's vanguard team lost contact in the occupied area. Tianyun Prefecture is organizing a search and rescue operation."

Yan Jinghan stood up, his joints cracking.

"OK."

"Then let's stop dawdling and go now."

"If Shen Tian hasn't finished dealing with things yet, and we arrive a step too late, and our spies in Longjing intercept the news, we'll lose everything."

Lu Changming nodded and stood up.

"Let's go take a look first."

"Shen Tian, ​​that kid, probably already has his own way of handling it."

He turned around and strode toward the door of the secret room.

"Jinghan, muster the Imperial Guards. We'll depart in a quarter of an hour."

"Guhe, you stay in Tianyun City and keep an eye on all external communication lines. If there are any unusual developments in Longjing, notify me immediately."

Guhe nodded and slowly stood up.

"Rest assured, Lord."

"The old man may not have any other skills, but he's good at stalling for time."

Lu Changming pushed open the door to the secret room and walked into the corridor of the Zhen Tian Tower.

Yan Jinghan followed closely behind, their steps both fast and heavy.

The auras of the two seventh-tier experts were released simultaneously, causing the lights on both sides of the corridor to sway violently. The guards on duty all bowed and dared not utter a sound.

The Imperial Guard was stationed at the bottom of the Zhentian Tower.

Lu Changming's personal guards are different from the Po Jun Divisions of the various garrison cities.

This unit has 10,000 men.

Each one of them was selected from the elite of the eight major cities, with the lowest rank being third.

Equipped with the most advanced standard equipment from Tiangongsi.

They are directly under the command of the Lord of the Prefecture, and the Lord of the Prefecture's personal guards may have temporary command authority under the Lord of the Prefecture's authorization.

It is the knife at the very top of the Heavenly Fortune Prefecture's pyramid, and also the Heavenly Fortune Prefecture's last trump card in resisting the alien beasts.

Fifteen minutes later.

As soon as the three of them reached the main hall at the bottom of the tower, another of the mansion lord's personal guards, Zhao Poyue, was already leading his troops to wait in formation.

Ten thousand men, all in full armor, exuding a chilling aura, bowed silently.

"Target: the occupied area of ​​Jiangcheng."

Lu Changming's words were concise and to the point.

"Yes, ma'am."

Zhao Poyue didn't ask a single question.

This is the Royal Guard.

Do not ask why, just do it.

Before the words were finished—

Om-!

Lu Changming paused, his tactical watch humming and flashing a glaring red light.

This only happens in urgent military situations.

Yan Jinghan suddenly looked up.

Lu Changming pressed the answer button.

Li Ren's voice exploded out, filled with uncontrollable panic.

"Lord of the Manor! Three unidentified flying objects have been detected on the outer perimeter of the Sky Defense System!"

"The frequency characteristics do not match any Chinese military database!"

"Confirmed by optical imaging—"

Li Ren paused for a moment, as if even he himself couldn't believe what he was about to say.

"Three Purple Spirit Clan heavy transport ships!"

"At cruising speed, it's closing in on the Sky Defense System!"

The hall fell silent instantly.

The breathing of the three hundred guards ceased.

Lu Changming's hand holding the watch remained still.

His expression remained calm, but something flashed deep in his eyes.

Behind him, Yan Jinghan's pupils suddenly contracted.

Furukawa's fingers suddenly tightened.

"The Purple Spirit Clan?"

Yan Jinghan's voice sounded like it was being squeezed out from between his teeth.

"Three heavy transport planes?"

The three of them exchanged a glance, needing not to say another word.

The same thought simultaneously crossed their minds—

Did Shen Tian fail?

Lin Hai's vanguard of the Purple Spirit Clan defeated Shen Tian and is now marching towards Tianyun City.

So fast?

The idea had barely surfaced when Lu Changming rejected it himself.

impossible.

That seventeen-year-old boy could single-handedly kill a sixth-tier beast king and single-handedly annihilate a city-destroying beast tide.

Even if you can't win, it's not difficult to escape unscathed.

But if it wasn't a mistake...

Why did the Purple Spirit Clan's transport plane appear in Tianyun City?

Guhe's voice faded away.

"Could they be reinforcements from the Purple Spirit Clan?"

"Lin Hai said that the initial number would be 10,000, and the subsequent number could reach up to 100,000."

"What if the Purple Spirit Clan headquarters sends a second batch after the vanguard has set off...?"

This guess caused the temperature in the hall to drop another three degrees.

If the Purple Spirit Clan's follow-up forces arrive at the battlefield, they will find that the vanguard has been completely wiped out—

Instead of seeking revenge on Shen Tian, ​​they headed straight for Tianyun City?

What does this tell us?

This indicates that they judged Shen Tian not to be in Tianyun City.

This indicates that they intend to take advantage of the situation.

Yan Jinghan's killing intent instantly filled the entire hall, and ten thousand personal guards knelt on one knee at the same time, enduring the terrifying pressure of the seventh-level Qi and blood.

"You've come at the perfect time."

Yan Jinghan clenched his fists.

"It saves me the trouble of going all the way to Jiangcheng."

Lu Changming raised his hand, signaling him to calm down.

Then press the watch.

"Li Ren".

How far is the target from the sky?

"Thirty-one kilometers! At the current speed, we expect to reach the outer boundary in two and a half minutes!"

Li Ren's voice was trembling.

"Iron Eagle Squadron has scrambled to intercept! Requesting instructions—permission to fire?"

Lu Changming did not answer immediately.

His gaze swept over the three hundred heavily armored guards in front of him, over Yan Jinghan whose face was full of murderous intent, and over Gu He whose expression was solemn.

His intuition told him that things weren't that simple.

If the Purple Spirit Clan really came to attack Tianyun City, they wouldn't have only sent three transport planes.

It's a transport plane, not a combat ship; this detail is quite unusual.

Three minutes passed.

The watch beeped again.

This time, Li Ren's voice changed; the panic was gone.

Instead, there was a hint of awkwardness.

"Mansion, Master..."

"What's wrong?"

"After the Iron Eagle Squadron locked onto the target, the other party's information system automatically popped up an identity token."

Lu Changming's fingers twitched slightly.

"Whose?"

Li Ren took a deep breath.

"Shen Qinwei".

"...It's Shen Tian."

The hall was deathly quiet.

Lu Changming's expression remained unchanged.

But he slowly lowered his hand that was holding the watch.

Guhe stared wide-eyed at his murky old eyes.

Yan Jinghan opened his mouth, then closed it again.

The three of them remained silent for a full five seconds.

In the end, Yan Jinghan spoke first, his voice carrying a complex emotion that was hard to describe.

"so……"

"Those three heavy transport ships of the Purple Spirit Clan."

"Was it that kid who wiped them all out, boat and all?"

No one answered him.

But everyone already knew the answer in their hearts.

Guhe lowered his head, his aged shoulders trembling slightly.

I don't know if he's laughing or sighing.

Lu Changming ended the communication and turned to look at the 10,000 personal guards lined up and waiting for orders.

"Lift the state of combat readiness."

His tone was flat.

Zhao Poyue raised his head, his face full of confusion.

Just now they were saying their target was the occupied Jiangcheng area, and now they're welcoming something else?

Lu Changming did not explain.

He looked up at the dome of the Zhen Tian Tower, and the blue light of the Sky Defense System entered his pupils.

Three enormous, purplish-black shadows are slowly traversing the sky.

Lu Changming remembered that he had said Shen Tian would have his own way of handling things.

His lips twitched almost imperceptibly.

It's not just that we have a way to deal with it.

The kid brought back all the pots, pans, dishes, and even the knife.