Xingtie, started with a guitar, and made a living by singing

This was a well-worn tactic used by the Demon King's army in the past. They would either rely on imposters to assassinate high-ranking officials, or possess normal humans to spread rumors and cause chaos within the city.

Although humans were caught off guard at the beginning, they quickly developed countermeasures.

After all, the wartime situation was already tense. If this continued for several rounds, there would be no need to fight the war.

Needless to say, mutual suspicion, betrayal and killing of each other will probably become the best reasons for ambitious people to eliminate dissidents.

Therefore, the deeper you go into the front line, the more such inspection facilities there are.

The person who examined everyone was a middle-aged man. He had a wooden face and held up a crystal ball, testing everyone one by one.

No one felt uncomfortable under the warm light of the white crystal, and the prosecutor could clearly see that there was no interference inside the crystal.

Soon all the pioneers passed the inspection smoothly, except for a coachman in the back row.

The other party took a step back, and the crystal became even more turbid. The prosecutor, who had originally looked dull, changed his expression instantly and raised the crystal ball in his hand.

When the coachman realized that he was discovered, his face turned fierce and he pounced forward. His arms, which were originally as thick as a normal person's, instantly became muscular, his entire arms were covered with black hair, and his claws were as long and slender as daggers.

Almost in the blink of an eye, the imposter rushed in front of the prosecutor and killed him on the spot.

Fortunately, Dan Heng, who was closest to him, reacted in time and blocked the prosecutor's face directly with Jiyun in his hand. But even so, the prosecutor's face was still left with several claw marks.

He was so frightened that he fell to the ground, and the pretender who was blocked from attacking no longer concealed himself but let out a howl like a wolf or a dog.

The whole body turned into a pitch-black human-like dog, and the roar spread like a sound wave, but it was already too late.

Dan Heng retreated swiftly, and everyone dispersed to their respective positions. Considering that entering the city required everyone to demonstrate their strength, Wendy smiled slightly and protected March Seventh in front of her.

"Hey?! Get on up there and fight!"

While March Seven skillfully added shields to Dan Heng and Xing, he also took the time to scold Wendy for having no sense of manliness.

"Hey? I'm just a weak archer, right?"

In order to prove what he said, Wendy also took the time to shoot an arrow. The arrow wrapped with the wind elf accurately hit the black dog's knee while it was moving at high speed.

This made Mimiya, who was also shooting arrows at the side, twitch her lips. She felt that someone was being too modest.

How could a weak guy like him pull a bow and perform the kind of archery technique that is more magical than magic?

You should know that even the forest people's continuous arrows are not created out of thin air, but require the splitting properties of the tree bud arrows.

These arrows are used up as time goes by, so even Mimiya, who had previously replenished two rounds in Senhai, was reluctant to use them carelessly.

However, it was one thing for a slacker to feel helpless, but the atmosphere at the scene was heated up.

First, Dan Heng accurately seized the opponent's weakness when he was shot in the knee by Wendy, and shot him directly through the chest. He even dragged him to the ground like a dead dog with great force. Xing also swung the baseball bat accurately and gave it a skull-splitting blow on the spot.

The black dog's body twitched a few times and then stopped moving, but the commotion did not subside.

Except for the pioneers who had previously passed the inspection and fought against the monsters, everyone else was required to be re-inspected.

The knights guarding the city also came over here and glanced at several people with serious eyes, especially Dan Heng and Xing, who had been the main vanguards, and stayed on them the longest.

"Who are you?"

"Just an ordinary adventurer passing by."

Xing crossed his arms and spoke calmly.

However, the other party just glanced at her and looked away, with a hint of subtlety in his tone.

"Who's the leader?"

"Let me take care of the introductions here."

Jizi walked out with a faint smile, showing the thorny rose badge on her chest, and whispered softly.

"I'm Jizi, the person in charge of delivering supplies to the front lines, entrusted by Mr. Tope of the Border Chamber of Commerce.

These are the members of the Starry Sky Team whom the Chamber of Commerce believes can be entrusted with important tasks: Dan Heng, San Yue Qi, Wendy, Xing, and Mimiya.

Her words caused a small stir here, and even the leading knight subconsciously looked at everyone a few more times and asked in disbelief.

"Are you the members of the Starry Sky Team? I didn't expect you to be so young..."

"Haha. I think everyone will take this as a compliment—"

Jizi's smile deepened, and she looked back at the children who were behaving in different ways.

Among them, Mimiya seemed particularly helpless. In fact, she had always had a certain inferiority complex.

Ji Zi could see this. She wanted to fit in with the team, but she kept thinking that she was an outsider after all.

He hoped that his taking the liberty of considering her as a member of the team hadn't bothered her too much.

"Since you are all here, I believe that the legendary Fairy Princess must be here too!"

After learning the identities of the people, the leading knight seemed even more excited, and his attitude became especially friendly.

In fact, he soon fixed his eyes on Wendy. The legend about the fairy princess had already spread across the border.

It is said that he has been traveling as a bard. If his identity had not been revealed by his compatriots and brought back to the Golden Forest, no one might have known about it.

And now, the only one in the whole team who looks like a bard at first glance is Wendy.

Faced with such an intense and somewhat fanatical gaze, Wendy could only laugh, "The princess has indeed been watching us, but it's not convenient for her to show herself at the moment."

"I see. I fully understand why the princess is reluctant to show herself in public. Please follow me. The city lord has been waiting for you heroes!"

The leading knight tactfully did not ask why the princess did not show up, and did not even inquire about the information that should have been interrogated, and just let everyone pass.

On the way, Ji Zi also roughly explained that the groom might have sneaked in while resting in the Emerald City.

After all, there have been several murders here before, so it is not impossible for this kind of monster to be good at hiding.

As they walked, the leading knight introduced the current situation on the front line to everyone.

To put it simply, there is still a thin line between the collapse of the front line, but it is not as pessimistic as everyone expected before coming here.

The rumors heard previously in the Emerald City were also blocked. Even the people coming and going on the streets were all soldiers in armor and adventurers. Ordinary people were rarely seen. The atmosphere seemed particularly heavy, and this was the case even in the City Lord's Mansion.

Chapter 165: The Demon General and the Hundred-Armed Demon

"Look, many people seem to be worried..."

Sanyueqi and Xing walked side by side and whispered in each other's ears.

"After all, this is the front line, especially since the Demon King's army could launch a second siege at any time. It's not surprising that this would happen."

Xing just glanced at it twice and shook his head without any surprise.

The adventurers and soldiers along the road were also looking at this group of unfamiliar faces. Although the members of the Starry Sky Team had specially changed into localized attire, their temperament and composure were fully revealed in every aspect.

Especially Ji Zi, who was walking side by side with the knight captain, she was not in disguise and still looked graceful and elegant.

Her appearance surpassed any woman most people here had ever seen, not to mention that the knight captain who was traveling with her seemed to treat her with such respect.

This is not the safe and secure rear of the kingdom. A pretty vase girl would not have a good ending. However, being respected like this, especially by the knights in charge of the city's defense, naturally represents "strength."

Regardless of whether this strength comes from the forces behind her or her own strength, it means that she can play a positive role in the current dire war situation. Regardless of whether she can play a role in reversing the situation, it is better than nothing.

Therefore, there was no one who was so tactless as to harass them, and even the discussions were kept very quiet.

This also allowed Ji Zi to inquire about information without interference.

"Come to think of it, Captain. Has the city been evacuated? I've noticed there aren't many ordinary people here."

"You gentlemen have just arrived at the front line and don't know much."

The knight captain gave a slightly bitter smile.

"Most of the ordinary residents in the city have already fled. Only a few poor souls who are unable to leave for various reasons remain in the city."

"I see. Then how are the supplies in the city being spent?"

"There's basically no surplus supplies among the people. Only the City Lord's Mansion is still barely able to supply the soldiers. If you gentlemen had arrived another week later, I'm afraid even the City Lord's Mansion would have been unable to make ends meet."

Ji Zi pursed her lips, having a general understanding of the situation on the front line.

"I hope the supplies we brought this time can temporarily alleviate the urgent need."

"If we use it sparingly, it should be enough to last until the next supply arrives."

The Knight Captain could only reply in such an optimistic manner.

In this way, we arrived at the City Lord's Mansion smoothly and without any worries. There were two guards guarding the door.

The knight captain consciously interrupted his communication with Ji Zi, came to the guard, and said seriously.

"Guard, I'm the knight captain of the Second Defense Army. I have important intelligence to report to the Border Marquis."

One of the middle-aged guards, with a gaunt face and wrinkles at the corners of his eyes, nodded immediately, patted his young companion on the shoulder, and asked him to go in and report.

After he had done all this, he spoke with a stern expression, neither humble nor arrogant.

"Please wait a moment, my lords."

"No problem."

The waiting time was not long. Not long after the young guard went in, he came back with the pass.

The Cavaliers captain walked in quickly, and the Trail Blazers were invited to the reception room.

On the other side, through the central corridor, is the Border Marquis' study.

Sitting in the main seat was a woman with dark blue hair, an androgynous appearance, and a slightly tired look on her face. In front of her were several aides arguing fiercely.

"We can't wait any longer! While we don't know why the Demon King's army suddenly ended the siege and shifted their front lines, it's clear they're afraid we'll be destroyed. We must seize this opportunity to secretly send troops to the rear and keep our supply lines open!"

An aide said anxiously.

"Transfer troops?" another staff member asked solemnly, "Where will you get those troops from? The Demon King's army has retreated, but they're still lurking around the perimeter. If we disperse our forces and they launch a massive attack on the city, who will fill the gap?"

"Besides, it's been raining heavily lately, and the roads are incredibly muddy. Transporting supplies is already difficult, and our defenses have been ripped open by intelligence leaks, which haven't been repaired yet. I'm afraid we'll become a target of public criticism."

Another staff member sighed pessimistically.

As the Border Marquis listened to the arguments among his staff, he felt his head aching more and more.

A large part of the reason why the front line is in such a terrible situation now is due to the unstable weather, with high temperatures, severe cold and heavy rain that completely go against the seasonal patterns.

The severe weather conditions plunged the local operations into a quagmire. It was a headache for her to ensure that the soldiers did not suffer casualties due to these unexpected factors, not to mention that the supply had been slow to catch up. The failure of the decapitation operation was the last straw that broke the camel's back.

Just then, steady and quick footsteps were heard outside the door.

Then, the knight captain knocked on the door and asked for a meeting.

"come in."

The Border Marquis waved his hand to signal his staff to quiet down. The few people who were arguing immediately shut up and stood on the left and right sides respectively, looking at the knight captain who came to report the situation with scrutiny.

"Lord City Lord, Sunset City is saved!"

As the knight captain came in, he could no longer contain his joy and spoke quickly.

Upon hearing this, the Border Marquis frowned, folded his hands under his chin, and asked.

"Don't be in a hurry. Take your time. I'm listening—"

"Yes!" The knight captain calmed down for a moment, and then recounted what he had seen and heard before.

This made the staff, who were originally a little angry at the Knight Captain's "nonsense", look at each other one after another, and they could also hardly hide the surprise in their eyes.

Even the Border Marquis couldn't help but stand up excitedly and put his hands on the table when he learned that the fairy princess had come here in person.

"Is what you said true?"

"I swear in the name of the Most High God that if I tell you anything false, I will be punished by imprisonment in water!"

The knight captain lowered his head and spoke word by word.

If it weren't for the previous riot, he wouldn't have been so sure that the other party was that group of people, but now it seems that the other party has no need to deceive him at all.

If he was truly a fraud, why didn't he go to the heart of the kingdom? There were more people there, the cities were richer, and there were plenty of opportunities for whatever he did. Why risk his life in such a poor and cold place like the front lines?

"okay, I get it."

The Border Marquis paused and continued, "Are they in the living room now? I'll go see the princess now."

"The gentlemen are already waiting for you in the reception room."