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They held out to the death in these cities.

How many people died in total?

How many comrades-in-arms died? How many brothers died?

How many sacrifices were made?

Now that they are about to evacuate the city they fought so hard to defend, what does that mean?

We can't do that.

Staying here would only be a pointless sacrifice.

Once a powerful demon of the Venerable level unleashes its power, staying in one place is tantamount to waiting for death, and the battle might even cause the city to be destroyed more thoroughly.

Therefore, everyone is heartbroken.

Scolds are scolded.

In the end, they had no choice but to follow the arrangements of the Martial Arts Association, pack their bags, and head towards the provincial capitals of the two provinces.

Just before leaving...

On the streets of major cities.

Everywhere you look, there are martial artists silently packing their bags.

No one spoke loudly; the air was thick with a suffocating sense of oppression and sorrow.

There was a large man with a missing left arm.

Silently, he walked to a pile of ruins, used his only remaining right hand to pull out a relatively intact blue brick, and carefully stuffed it into his backpack.

"This departure may be a one-way trip, and I fear I may never return."

The burly man's eyes were red-rimmed as he muttered to himself.

"Bring a brick from home."

"If I die over there, at least I'll have something to remember me by."

The young man next to him listened.

Tears welled up instantly.

He turned around, picked up a broken piece of tile, and clutched it tightly in his hand.

People chose to take away a brick or tile from their respective cities as a souvenir.

This journey...

They probably will never come back.

He could only die in a foreign land.

The only companions I can find are the bricks and tiles of my hometown.

……

On Nancheng Street.

The remaining martial artists were also transported away, truckload after truckload.

Lu Chuan, Liu Fuyao, Sun Miaoyin, Shangguan Yue, and Su Ling'er were the last to reach the end.

The group had just boarded the vehicle with Lei Qianjue and Baili Xuandao.

Lu Chuan suddenly frowned.

"Hey, where's Hu Mei?"

Liu Fuyao sat down next to Lu Chuan and explained in a low voice.

"The little fox left as soon as we left the villa, saying he had something important to do."

Lu Chuan's face darkened.

"What kind of trouble is she causing now?"

"Did he go livestream again? What time is it?!"

Speaking of which...

He felt a surge of anger rising within him.

During this period, as infrastructure construction in the southern part of the city resumed, Hu Mei became busy again.

Whenever I have time.

As a martial artist left behind in Nancheng, she began broadcasting live everywhere, showing people outside the southwest the current situation in Nancheng.

With her alluring face and the persona of a "strong girl guarding the city," she garnered a large amount of online donations, and people online greatly admired her.

Now they're in dire need of time to evacuate.

She even started live streaming?!

They really can't tell the difference between time and place.

Lu Chuan decided that he would give Hu Mei a good beating when she returned and confiscate all her phones.

It was at this time.

A series of hurried footsteps came from around the street corner.

It's Hu Mei.

She ran back, panting.

I just didn't bring my phone.

Instead, he had something bulging in his pocket.

Lu Chuan's face darkened.

He was about to reprimand her.

Hu Mei, however, pulled open her coat pocket, grabbed a few pieces of red brick covered in dust, and presented them to Lu Chuan with both hands.

"Master, this is for you."

Lu Chuan was stunned.

The reprimand that was about to spill out caught in his throat.

Hu Mei sniffed, her eyes reddening slightly.

"I went to Yunhua Community specifically to find it."

"These are bricks from our house too."

"If we die in Jiangnan City this time, we'll still need some company."

Inside the carriage, the martial artists who had been talking in hushed tones suddenly fell silent.

A deathly silence spread.

Liu Fuyao's tears flowed down her cheeks instantly.

Even Sun Miaoyin, an outsider, bit her lip tightly.

Lei Qianjue and Baili Xuandao, two tough and unyielding men, also had tears in their eyes at this moment.

Not a word.

Lu Chuan was somewhat speechless.

But looking at the red brick in her hand, I still felt as if something had hit me hard in the heart.

I've left Nancheng.

Since transmigrating, he has been living in the southern city.

I grew up in the southern part of the city.

I studied in the south of the city.

I work in the southern part of the city.

They got married in the south of the city.

He cultivated in the southern city.

It has to be said that Lu Chuan truly has feelings for Nancheng.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have gone to the Western Regions at all costs to seek help.

but now……

South City...

In the end, it couldn't be held back.

In the past two days, many martial artists have been picking up red bricks on the street, determined to die.

He saw it too.

I never expected that Hu Mei would do this.

He took a deep breath, reached out, and solemnly accepted the bricks.

"Get in the car."

Hoarseness.

They can hear their owner's voice and sense their owner's emotions.

The vixen felt no sadness whatsoever.

On the contrary, he was extremely pleased with himself.

Haha.

I, the little fox, am the smartest.

did you see it?

did you see it?

Can't I, the little fox, completely control my master's emotions?

From this day forward, my position in my master's heart will only become more secure.

No one can replace him.

hum.

For an instant.

Hu Mei was incredibly arrogant.

After sitting down next to Su Ling'er, he even nudged her with his butt.

"Move over there a bit."

Su Ling'er: ? ? ?

……

Southwest region.

Jiangnan Province.

As the capital of one of the two major provinces in the southwest, Jiangnan City was once incredibly prosperous.

Skyscrapers stand side by side.

The traffic flowed continuously.

Even late at night, Jiangnan City is a brightly lit city that never sleeps.

But at this moment, this vast city is like a living hell.

A while ago.

The demon army is at the city gates.

Several terrifying demon emperor-level powerhouses appeared and joined forces to launch a frenzied siege on Jiangnan City.

Although the provincial capital was barely saved thanks to the desperate resistance of the human warriors and the sudden arrival of the mysterious Martial Emperor.

But this came at a price for Jiangnan City.

But it was also extremely tragic.

The city was almost completely destroyed.

Skyscrapers collapsed in large sections.

The once smooth and wide asphalt road is now riddled with terrifying, bottomless pits.

Dried, dark red bloodstains.

It dyed almost every inch of the city red.

Broken magical weapons and the remains of monsters as large as small mountains can be seen everywhere.

It was like a living hell.

at this time.

Buses covered in dust and scratches were slowly driving in from all directions along the cleared, dilapidated main road.

The convoy was extremely large.

It stretches as far as the eye can see.

These buses all come from more than a dozen prefecture-level cities in the Jiangnan Province.

It was being transported on the vehicle.

They all received orders from the headquarters.

The remaining warriors were forced to abandon their hometown and retreat to the provincial capital for the final battle.

Inside the train carriage.

A deathly silence.

No one spoke.

All the martial artists leaned back in their chairs, exhausted.

Staring blankly out the window at the devastated city of Jiangnan.

Even though everyone had already guessed what a terrible scene it was in before they arrived.

But when they saw with their own eyes this once glorious provincial capital city reduced to such a miserable state.

Everyone's heart was still cold.

Utter despair.

Even the provincial capital was reduced to ruins.

Can this southwest region really be defended?

……