Chapter One Hundred and Twelve: Extraordinary Figures

  When Han Jin reappeared on the ground, the knights had already withdrawn, leaving only Xian Ni and others around. Seeing Han Jin emerge from underground, everyone was no longer surprised, except for Lang Ning who had just arrived and showed a shocked expression. Sasou asked urgently: "How is it?"

  "Ran into some monsters."

  "What kind of monster?"

  Han Jin briefly described it, and Xian Ni'er exclaimed in surprise: "That's a Cow Head Demon and an Evil Eye!"

  "Are you of the Abyssal race?" Han Jin somewhat understood the strengths of those monsters.

  "Yes!" Xanthe paused: "What about those monsters?"

  "It has already been solved by me."

  Xian Ni'er was taken aback and said seriously, "Raphael, next time something like this happens, don't take matters into your own hands! Your combat experience... is very poor, and..."

  "It's extremely poor." Mosuke interjected.

  Han Jin and Xian Ni'er exchanged a white-eyed glance, and Xian Ni'er continued: "Moreover, you don't even understand their characteristics. What if something goes wrong?!"

  "I don't have any other choice." Han Jin shrugged: "This cave is straight up and down, you can't come down to help me."

  "Ah... isn't Xanthe taking care of you?" Mosuke slapped a palm on Han Jin's shoulder. It was strange to say the least. He didn't know if it was because he had a mindset of not letting good things go to waste or for some other reason. After discovering that Xanthe and Lang Ning had a lot in common, Mosuke became anxious about Han Jin. He kept trying to bring Han Jin and Xanthe together.

  "Where did those monsters come from?" Lang Ning asked slowly.

  "It's beneath the Zagunede region." Han Jin let out a light sigh: "I didn't expect that. That underground city is actually so big! You all head back to town first. I'll go down one more time. Try to eliminate as many of those monster tracks as possible."

  "Right. We should keep those farmers under control. The message must not be leaked out!" Xanthe suddenly thought of something: "Otherwise, when Zagunede finds out that there is a direct passage to the ninth town's underground entrance here, he will still send people over!"

  "But..." Lei Zhe was taken aback. He hastily said: "I've already had those farmers chased away!"

  "I arrived just in time and met those farmers. I've already had someone stop them." Lang Ning added.

  Han Jin glanced at Lang Ning. He hadn't had much contact with Lang Ning before, and only now did he realize that Lang Ning's style was so meticulous, to the point of being watertight.

  "That's good." Xian Ni'er let out a sigh of relief, then sighed and said: "From now on... our situation will only get more and more difficult."

  "Why say that?" Mo Xinke asked in puzzlement.

  "Most of the creatures in the underground city are dark creatures. The massive underground city will become his unshakeable stronghold, and we can't fight him in the dark. But he can choose to attack the cities on the surface." Xanier said slowly: "Give him some time, let him rest and recover in the underground city. His strength will rapidly expand!"

  Lang Ning was stunned for a moment, then suddenly showed an ecstatic expression, grabbed Lei Zhe and said urgently: "Young Marshal! I have a great idea!!"

  "What? What idea?" Lei Zhe rarely saw Lang Ning reveal such an expression, and asked in surprise.

  "For Zagunede, if he protects the underground city well, it is his foundation! Right?"

  "What's wrong?"

  "Others are aware of this as well! Including Disemark of Sacred Crown City, the four city lords of the Bait Alliance, and even Marquis Malone of Deep City, who is now an ally of Zaganed's!" Lang Ning said slowly: "No one wants to see Zaganed's power continue to expand! It's said that Marquis Malone has slowed down his attack on Sacred Crown City, allowing Disemark to free up his hands to deal with Zaganed. I even suspect that Marquis Malone and Disemark have secretly reached an agreement, otherwise, where would Disemark get the strength to continuously counterattack the underground city?"

  "What you're saying has nothing to do with us, right?" Mo Xinkai said with a sneer, he firmly believed that this guy who dared to flirt with Xian Ni'er must be suppressed!

  "Everyone is unwilling to see Zaguined occupy the underground city. Under this pressure, for a long time, Zaguined must use all his strength to protect his foundation!" Lang Ning's face was agitated: "Then what can he rely on to protect his Black Crow City?!"

  Xian Ni Er and others were stunned.

  "General! We must break out!!" Lang Ning's voice grew higher and more urgent: "General, our situation here is extremely difficult! The Beit Alliance has been divided for many years, the four city lords' powers are deeply entrenched. If you rashly launch a war, you will inevitably become the target of everyone's criticism and curses, because this would be equivalent to helping Zagunede! If you only stalemate with them, compared to this kind of intrigue, neither you nor I can match their skills. Why not play to our strengths?!"

  "General, let's go! Black Crow City is our only hope!" Lang Ning's voice echoed through the forest, clearly excited to the extreme: "The four city masters are also worried about you. If you decide to attack Black Crow City, they will definitely strongly support you and send you away. Only then can this place truly become their territory! Moreover, the Zha Gu Nei De faction's vampire guard has been slaughtering the residents of the Beit Alliance everywhere, causing unanimous outrage. If you were to attack Zha Gu Nei De's lair, both the military and civilians would stand on your side! Countless people will be grateful to you and admire you. When we return one day, even if they won't help us, they won't stand on the side of the four city masters."

  "Raven Castle has a vast territory and fertile land, it was originally a city that could become very rich. It's because Zaganord is too brutal by nature that Raven Castle became like this! Moreover, as long as we choose the right time, not only can we occupy Raven Castle without effort, but also seize the large amount of resources accumulated by Zaganord. Now the war is spreading everywhere and refugees are countless. I have confidence that after a period of development, I can make Raven Castle recover!"

  "Good!" Xian Ni'er exclaimed.

  "Great!!" Sasu also reacted.

  "General, I'm now worried about one thing!" Lang Ning let out a long sigh and said with a smile.

  "What?"

  "Dis Mark was well aware of the significance of that underground city, so his control over it must have been extremely strict. I don't know how Zagunede found out about the secret of the underground city! Lang Ning paused for a moment: "If... someone intentionally leaked the secret to Zagunede, then I can be sure that the informant is an extraordinary person! He has great ambition and strong insight. He's good at plotting, and perhaps at this time, he's already set his sights on Black Crow City. Although the current situation on the mainland is chaotic, various forces have already taken shape, leaving almost no room for new lords to survive... He actually thought of using this method to seize Zagunede's Black Crow City... Young Master, this person will become our arch-nemesis!"

  "It's true that someone deliberately leaked this secret to Zagunede." Xanier sighed.

  "Do you know this person?" Lang Ning was shocked.

  "You're talking about this extraordinary person... is our Prophet, Lord Raphael?" Xanier's expression became increasingly bizarre.

  "You...you..." Sasori looked at Han Jin and then at Lang Ning: "You're thinking too much, aren't you? Raphael..." He thought back to when Han Jin first mentioned that matter, it was just an attempt to create chaos, he shouldn't have planned it out to this extent. If what Lang Ning said was true, then Han Jin's mind was truly terrifying! However, he couldn't be certain of the truth, perhaps Han Jin had indeed thought of this from the start, but just hadn't told them.

  "I only thought you were a magician, a puppeteer... I really didn't expect that you would also be such an outstanding... " Lanny couldn't continue, was he supposed to say that Han Jin was a military strategist? But he looked like just the leader of a small mercenary group, and had a close relationship with General Xiao at most. Was he supposed to say that Han Jin didn't understand military tactics? But his setup was really too vicious, throwing Zagunid a piece of meat that would make him desperate to swallow, creating an opportunity that shouldn't have existed, something that people usually describe as a miracle.

  "Hmm..." Han Jing smiled, he wasn't stupid, of course, he understood Lang Ning's words, it's just... he really hadn't thought that far ahead, denying it wasn't right, admitting it also wasn't, somewhat awkward.

  "General, make a decision!" Lang Ning's gaze shifted to Lei Zhe: "This is the best opportunity for us!"

  "Although I don't know how to fight, I can understand what you're saying." Lei Zhe smiled and said: "Go do it!"

  "Yes, Young Master!" Lang Ning replied spiritedly. Since being rescued by Lei Zhe, he had been working hard to help him make plans, but he felt disheartened about the future. They couldn't initiate a war without reason, and if it was just a matter of internal strife, he doubted whether they could outmaneuver those old foxes. Although the several city masters were mediocre in military capabilities, when it came to plotting against others, each one was more cunning than the last. But now, he saw a glimmer of hope!

  Looking at Lang Ning's back, Lei Zhe's gaze fell on Han Jin: "Raphael, is it really you? Is it really you who leaked this secret to Zagunede?"

  "It's him!" Xian Ni Er, Sa Su Ou, Mo Xin Ke and others nodded in unison.

  "And he told us at the time that was exactly what he wanted to create, a mess! But after creating the mess, what we should do next, he didn't say." Xanier added.

  "We didn't have the power back then," Sasou said. "Even if he told us, it wouldn't have made a difference."

  "Y...". Lei Zhe was speechless, the words of praise from Lang Ning still echoing in his ears, the shock in his heart simply couldn't be described with language.

  "I think I understand why Raphael said that in the first place... He wants to become a lord now." Moshiko muttered under his breath.

  "Raphael, if what Lang Ning said is true, and you really thought of all that... haha... even if the God of War Abraham were alive, you might not be inferior to him!" Sasou gazed steadily at Han Jin.

  "Alright, we should head back." Xian Ni'er gave Han Jin a meaningful glance before turning around and walking towards the town.