I am the savior, but I am being asked by Alicia and the others to pay me back.

Given where the entrance to the abyss would appear, this plan sounded perfect, and no wonder it was the closest to success.

“Let’s start with this!”

Ye Ming immediately contacted Zhen and Ying and explained the seriousness of the matter to them.

He also demanded that preparations for war begin now, that lines of defense be laid, and that all civilians be gathered together in one place, that solid shelters be built, and that supplies be stored, by the general's supreme decree.

Everything is modeled after the last time you were closest to success.

At the same time, Ye Ming was also very clear that being close to success meant... it failed.

Then the reason for failure is the key to improving this plan.

"In order to set up defenses in every place where filth would gush out, the troops were severely dispersed and the battle line was stretched too long, resulting in a breach in one of the defense lines..."

Ye Ming recalled:

"Some of the monsters from the abyss rushed into the island and found the residents' shelter, and a tragedy occurred."

He still remembered that no matter how tough his orders were, Saigū and Chiyo still decided to protect the lives of the people on this land and eventually died.

In fact, it is not their fault. The moment the defense line was breached, a similar outcome was inevitable.

"This time... we must narrow the defense circle and concentrate our forces."

The location of the shelter must be the most suitable place for defense, and the surrounding area must be able to accommodate all military forces.

After finding such a geographical location, at Ye Ming's request, Zhen decided to invest all resources to build the shelter and defense circle into an impregnable place.

"What should we do with Shenlin?" asked Saigū.

"Keep the monsters inside silent, and then use the barrier to protect them."

Ye Ming is quite confident about this. From the very beginning, Zhai Palace has used this method to protect the Shenlin.

And from the memories brought back from other time points, Shenlin was also safe and sound.

"Ying, listen to me, there is only one thing you need to do."

On the day of departure, Ye Ming held Ying's hand and told her:

"Protect your sister."

"Well, I'll do whatever it takes."

"Ye Ming, what about you?"

I was still worried so I asked Ying to come along.

"If the disaster you're talking about is really that terrible, then you..."

Zhen subconsciously wanted to worry about Ye Ming's safety, but as the god of Inazuma, she shook her head and changed her words:

"What about the safety of Inazuma's countless lives?"

"We have made sufficient preparations, there will be no problem."

Having said that, Ye Ming's tone lacked some confidence.

There is no doubt that this deployment of mine is closer to success than the one that was closest to success.

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It is the most perfect battle plan summarized based on countless failures.

If...if I fail this time too...

Ye Ming had no choice but to give up his plan to save everyone.

At that time, he must make a choice and save one by abandoning the other.

"If you can be stronger, fight quickly, and return to Inazuma soon, it will be the best protection for this land."

"I see."

What Ye Ming said made sense. Zhen stopped hesitating and rushed to the distant battlefield with Ying.

Ye Ming also began to prepare for the upcoming decisive battle.

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It was a foggy and rainy day. Looking up at the gloomy sky, people actually felt that the lead-gray mist was so gentle.

Obviously rainy days are so depressing, why do we feel so close to them, just like seeing old friends?

That's probably because of the comparison...

Even on a lead-gray cloudy day, you can still see a faint light. That is just the most normal cycle in nature.

In contrast, in the distant sky, the hopeless darkness had already swallowed up the sky and the sea, making the lead gray color in front of us look particularly bright.

"Everyone, prepare! Guard it with all your might!"

A strong sea breeze swept ashore, and the thick smell of blood in the air almost drove people crazy.

Everyone who smelled this smell was wondering... How many lives had been tragically killed in it? Would they be the next one?

"coming soon!"

The rain and clouds disappeared, and the lead-gray sky also disappeared. The sky and the earth had been completely dyed pure black.

The speed was so fast that Ye Ming and his friends couldn’t even see a “cannibalization process”.

At this time, everyone no longer had the concept of distance, because everywhere they saw had already been swallowed up by the horrifying darkness.

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116. Accurate judgment + zero mistakes, can it change the ending?

No one knows whether it is the flying bone spurs or the tumor impacting the shield formation that marks the beginning of the killing.

Is it a monster shot through by a crossbowman, or armor broken by the demon's claws?

By the time everyone reacted, their bodies were covered in blood.

Since then, the fighting has never stopped.

Those monsters that blended into the darkness had murderous lights in their eyes that were either scarlet or green.

Their screams were more piercing than the thunder in a rainy day.

"What's with this amount!?"

The locust metaphor I used before was too conservative...

How many evil spirits are hiding in the darkness, and how many ferocious beasts are formed from pitch-black filth?

It's just like a tide, one wave after another, with no intention of stopping at all.

"Everyone, pay attention! Northwest! Southeast! There will be more enemies! Pay attention to allocating your firepower!"

When the dark filth began to infect this land, those terrifying demons no longer needed to travel thousands of miles to come...

Because in the infected land, new abysses will be opened...

Strictly speaking, they are not real abysses, because there is only one abyss.

The existence of these "small abysses" is more like a portal or an outpost.

By infecting an area, a rift is created in the land, bringing in a steady stream of dark filth and demons.

What is the best thing to do in the face of such a situation?

Of course, we will send out several elite teams to avoid those evil spirits and destroy the cracks in the abyss through special operations.

"There is no such condition at all..."

Ye Ming had done this before, and the consequences were horrific.

Not to mention the severe shortage of troops, it is impossible to withdraw manpower, facing this endless wave of monsters...

"Avoiding" and "sneaking in" are simply false propositions that are impossible to achieve.

Fortunately... since Ye Ming knew in advance where the abyss rift would appear, it was impossible for him to be unprepared.

"Saigong, start casting the spell now!"

"I see!"

Saigū poured his spiritual energy into his shikigami and cast a simple protective barrier on each of them.

Because they were inorganic objects rather than living things, the shikigami, who were remotely controlled by Saigū's spiritual power, passed the dark army and ran outside the battle line.

"It's just as I thought. The abyss infects all living things and has almost no reaction to inorganic matter."

Everything has its pros and cons. Although these simple inorganic substances will not be discovered, they cannot perform any important tasks.

Ye Ming has only one expectation for these Shikigami, and that is to carry Saigū's fox fire and detonate all the explosives buried in the rift of the abyss.

In order to narrow the defense circle and concentrate superior forces, Ye Ming did not set up defense lines at each abyss rift this time.

Instead, with the help of the Naganohara family, he buried a large amount of gunpowder, and had the shadow drive a thunder wedge, injecting a huge amount of thunder elemental power into it.

The power of the gunpowder explosion itself might not be enough, but with the violent overload of fire and lightning elements...

The power of the double explosion soon caused huge roars again and again on the island.

Although it is impossible to confirm whether such an explosion can completely block the rift in the abyss, the number of the dark army is indeed much smaller at the moment.

It seems that it has at least played a significant role.

"Everything is developing in a positive direction. Maybe there is hope this time!"

After a day and night of fighting, at dawn the next day, the dark army showed signs of "ebbing" for the first time.

Ye Ming was so happy that he almost cried, but even so, he did not dare to let his soldiers relax their vigilance and still maintained the most solid formation.

"Did we... win?"

The number of enemies dwindled, and the black filth stopped spreading in that direction.

One hour... two hours... until noon, the enemy did not appear again.

All of this is announcing the arrival of victory.

"No, that's not right!"

Hu Zhaigong suddenly shuddered, her eyes filled with fear.

"The wave of monsters and the pollution...appeared over there in the God's Forest."

"how do you know?"

"I left shikigami on the way to the sacred forest, and they can already see those monsters."

"..."

Ye Ming had not thought too much about the issue of Shenlin before, but at this moment his heart did not have a trace of regret, but was full of doubts.

"Will there be such a thing?"

The strange situation did not match Ye Ming's understanding.

The first time, the second time... and countless times afterwards, those dark armies did not march towards the Sacred Forest. Why was it this time?

"I have to hurry over!"

"Saigong, calm down..."

"Ye Ming, we can't move all the animals in the God's Forest to the inside of the defense line. Your plan is correct. This is not your problem."

Saigong pleaded:

"Going to the Divine Forest to protect the creatures there is just my personal request and my willfulness. Please allow me to do so."

"and many more!"

Ye Ming grabbed Hu Zhaigong's hand. He had to figure out one thing:

"Saigong, you said your Shikigami saw a group of monsters appearing in the sacred forest. Let me ask you..."

"Are they heading towards the God Forest?"