The undead have descended upon the world? I possess a sword that can cleave the heavens once more!

The stronghold was located at the foot of the city wall.

Zhu Yuanzhi paused for a moment, and Zhao Xuan was also taken aback.

The two turned their heads and looked at each other almost simultaneously, their eyes showing obvious hesitation, but neither of them immediately refuted the other.

A moment later, seeing that the two were still standing still, Old Wei turned his head and looked at them again:

"What are you two still standing there for?"

Zhu Yuanzhi coughed lightly, finally unable to hold back any longer and asked, "Ahem, Elder Wei, is it just the two of you?"

Zhao Xuan followed up, "Elder Wei, didn't the intelligence report say that more than five Rank 10 corpses had escaped?"

Zhu Yuanzhi immediately chimed in, "That's right, Elder Wei. To be on the safe side, why don't we head back to the stronghold first? Once we close the stronghold and activate the city defense ritual, with both of you there, we'll be practically guaranteed to be safe."

Zhao Xuan nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes."

Watching the two perform their act in harmony, Wu You realized the authority of Elder Wei within the stronghold. Even these two ninth-level torchbearers, who were clearly quite familiar with Elder Wei, did not dare to offer direct advice and could only speak indirectly.

Listening to their persuasion, Wu You turned his head to look at Old Wei, as if waiting for a decision.

Old Wei naturally knew that what Zhu Yuanzhi and the other man said made sense and was the most prudent approach. He pondered for a moment, then turned to Wu You, his voice neither loud nor soft: "Are you confident?"

Wu You did not answer immediately, but pondered for a moment and quickly reviewed the cards in his hand in his mind.

Offensively, it possesses the Pivot Sword Intent that can destroy and disintegrate everything, the Xuan Lock Sword Intent that seals the rules, the Quanji Sword Intent that comes with the Quanji Domain, and the Starfall skill, etc. It would definitely have no problem dealing with a group of tenth-tier opponents who have not mastered the rules. The only question is how many swords the opponents can withstand.

As for survival, with the causal defense of the Ji Beng Sword Intent and the protective mark given by the Fifth Lord of Li, there is a high probability that there will be no danger to life.

Moreover, even if he encountered some hidden eleventh-tier old silver coin corpse, or was besieged, Wu You was not worried.

If he encounters an eleventh-level opponent who has mastered the rules, a clash between the rules may break out. At that time, Wu You's Xuan Suo Sword Intent, which he has not used since the first time he tried it out, will definitely give the opponent an unexpected big surprise!

Even if all those zombie species attacked together, Wu You, who was surrounded, would not panic at all. He would simply unleash a domain to weaken the enemy into Hello Kitty, and then give himself a comprehensive buff.

Within the Domain of Power and Silence, taking down a tenth-level opponent with a single sword strike should be no problem at all. In fact, even without using the Sword Intent of Locking the Sword, with the Domain of Power and Silence present, Wu You is confident that he can fight an eleventh-level opponent head-on.

Of course, if Wu You were to encounter an eleventh-tier corpse, hesitating for even a second to use the Xuan Suo Sword Intent would be a huge mistake.

After all, the power at the rule level is extremely mysterious and has various magical effects, so Wu You certainly can't really have a fair one-on-one fight with the other party based on martial ethics.

As for whether there will be any 12th-tier or even higher-tier corpse species, Wu You is not worried about it.

Colleagues are closely monitoring the area at the edge of the restricted zone; there are definitely specific countermeasures in place for such a strategic entity at the twelfth or thirteenth level.

If it really does escape, there will definitely be advance warnings and handling measures.

Moreover, even if, hypothetically, a super-powerful twelfth or thirteenth-tier corpse species were to evade all attacks and appear before this stronghold, Wu You wouldn't panic. He could simply raise his hands to the sky and shout, "Lord Li, save me!"

We don't even know who will be the first to run away then.

After considering his methods and any potential unforeseen circumstances, Wu You nodded at Elder Wei's questioning gaze and said, "No problem."

After receiving the reply, Elder Wei did not ask any further questions and looked directly at Zhu Yuanzhi and the other man: "From now on, we two can handle the diplomacy at the outpost."

"You are in charge of the situation within the base."

At this point, Old Wei paused and continued:

"Um."

"Leave only one teleportation portal on the city wall; close all the others."

"I will guard this open portal."

"Also, are the rituals at the base ready?"

Zhu Yuanzhi and Zhao Xuan nodded simultaneously: "There are no problems with the track integrity, corresponding functions, and pre-startup."

Old Wei nodded: "That's fine then. If things don't go well, I'll give you a signal."

"Then you can simply activate the city protection ritual."

"Remember, I meant direct startup."

"Don't overthink it or worry about this and that when the time comes, okay!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhi and the other man naturally understood what Elder Wei meant. They opened their mouths as if to say something, but after being glanced at by Elder Wei, the words stuck in their throats: "Elder Wei..."

Before they could continue speaking, Old Wei glanced down at the mobile terminal on his left wrist and interrupted them abruptly:

"Go back quickly, this battlefield is not something you can interfere with later."

"I won't have time to deal with the two of you then."

Hearing Wei Lao's resolute tone, Zhu Yuanzhi and the other man understood that Wei Lao had made his decision, and it was not something they could change.

Zhu Yuanzhi was silent for a few seconds, then finally nodded: "Understood."

Zhao Xuan didn't say anything more, he just nodded heavily.

Then the two turned around side by side and passed through the portal, their figures quickly being swallowed up by the constantly flowing light.

The portal returned to calm behind Wu You and Wei Lao, leaving only two figures standing side by side outside the stronghold's walls. Dark mist surged and undulated before them, like a curtain yet to fall, or a tide gathering momentum.

Wu You turned to look at Elder Wei, his tone much more serious than usual: "Thank you, Elder Wei."

He understood that the usually prudent Old Wei had chosen such a risky strategy, one that could be said to disregard his own life and safety, entirely because of him.

He also understood how heavy a burden of trust this was.

Wu You nodded solemnly: "Leave the rest to me!"

Old Wei did not respond immediately, but stared at the increasingly thick dark fog in front of him, as if he were using his gaze to measure the battle that was yet to come.

Old Wei turned his head, but his voice was calm: "Don't try to tough it out if anything unusual happens. I'll be right behind you."

Wu You nodded solemnly and hummed in agreement.