Chapter 683: Hanyue City

After reading it, Shen Wuyai revealed a cruel smile.

He put the token back into his pocket, turned to look at the other three experts at the second level of the Shattered Void Realm, and waved.

The four of them huddled together and whispered a few words.

The three men's expressions didn't change; they simply nodded slightly.

Then, Shen Wuyai raised his hand and gestured to the thirty experts behind him who were at the first level of the Shattered Void Realm.

Five minutes later.

Thirty-five figures broke away from the Blood Demon Sect's army formation, turned, and sped off towards the Southern Region.

They moved as fast as thirty-five streaks of crimson lightning that ripped across the sky, disappearing in the blink of an eye at the edge of the gray horizon.

...

The next day.

After arranging the affairs of his territory, Lin Feng stepped into the portal to Eternal Night City once again.

After emerging from the Gate of Eternal Night, he lightly touched the ground with his feet, leaving an anchor point for his return journey in the darkness beside the gate, before taking off and flying towards the Tower of Conquest.

The dark purple light curtain slowly closed behind him.

The square was still packed with troops from various ethnic groups, just like yesterday.

...

The Southern Region is located at the southernmost tip of the Pure Land of Eternal Night Snow Mountain, a desolate place sealed off by continuous snow-capped mountains.

There are no roads on the ground between the Eastern Region and the Southern Region.

Between the two regions lies a giant mountain range called the "Winter Mountains," which is about 5,000 kilometers long, with an average elevation of over 15,000 meters on its ridges and a maximum peak of 23,000 meters.

The mountain range is flanked by nearly vertical ice cliffs, the walls of which are riddled with crevasses and hanging ice. Any unit attempting to climb over them will freeze to death, be crushed by hanging ice, or fall into a crevasse and die.

The only passage from the Eastern Region to the Southern Region is through Coldmoon City in the central Winter Mountains.

Cold Moon City has only one city wall facing east, which is about two hundred miles wide, with towering ice walls on both sides.

While air units can fly over the Winter Mountains, the polar storm belt blocks the ridges year-round, making it impossible for ordinary flying units to pass through. Only units level 40 and above can fly freely.

This is also why the Blood Demon Sect plans to attack the Northern Region first.

Even if the air force can cross the Frostwinter Mountains, ground troops cannot enter the Southern Region.

Without ground troops, effective occupation is impossible; destruction is the only option.

Destruction has never been the ultimate goal of the Blood Demon Sect.

In the center of the inner city square of Coldmoon City, a dark purple teleportation portal stands silently.

A dozen or so polar elf guards stood around the portal, their ice silk cloaks fluttering gently in the wind, and their short bows always nocked.

A flash of purple light caused the guards to turn their heads in unison.

Lin Feng took a step forward, and as soon as his boots touched the ice, the portal behind him lit up again.

Balor followed closely behind, his footsteps making two muffled thuds on the ice, and then he let out a deafening yawn.

"Ah...ha..."

He stretched and yawned, swinging his arms like a windmill.

"I'm back!" He rubbed his nose, his voice so loud it could be heard halfway down the street. "This time I'm definitely going to kill a Demonic Sect Apostle and make up for lost time! Otherwise, I won't even break even on this trip!"

As he spoke, he patted Lin Feng's shoulder forcefully: "Lord Lin, don't worry! With me, Balor, here, everyone will get a share after the kill!"

He grinned, revealing a mouthful of white teeth, and his spittle almost sprayed onto Lin Feng's face.

As soon as he finished speaking, another slender figure emerged from the portal.

Snik, who was 1.8 meters tall, walked out with his neck hunched, the brass rings on his two pointed ears swaying back and forth.

He rubbed his hands together and muttered under his breath, "You make it sound so easy. Demonic sect apostles aren't so easy to kill..."

Balor slapped him on the back, making Snik stumble and almost fall to the ground: "What are you afraid of! I'm here!"

"Cough... That slap of yours was even harder than the one from the Demonic Sect's apostle."

Snik rubbed his back, his voice hoarse.

Lin Feng ignored the two clowns.

At this moment, system notifications kept popping up in front of him, one after another, scrolling by very quickly.

【Entered: Moon Shadow Array】

【Moon phase in effect: Friendly units' attack power increased by 20%, skill cooldown time reduced by 20%】

【Moonlight Blessing in effect: Allied units' maximum HP +10%, replenished to 1000 if less than 1000, and allied units with HP below 30% immediately recover 500 HP. Triggers once every 24 hours.】

【Silver Moon Resonance in effect: If an allied unit is stationary, it recovers 1% of its maximum health every 5 seconds.】

【Moon Concealment in effect: Units within the formation have an additional 5% increased evasion rate at night or in shadow environments】

Lin Feng glanced at it, and a slight thought crossed his mind.

The Moon Shadow Array of Cold Moon City truly lives up to its reputation.

The combined effect of these four major buffs alone is enough to elevate the combat effectiveness of the defending troops to a whole new level.

He looked up at the sky.

Above Mirror Moon Lake, a silvery crescent moon hangs in the sky. Even though it is daytime, the crescent moon is still clearly visible, radiating a faint moonlight.

The moonlight shone down, enveloping the entire Cold Moon City, bathing the city walls, buildings, and streets in a soft silver glow.

Balor also noticed the crescent moon in the sky and clicked his tongue in amazement: "This core of the Southern Region's Pure Land looks even more beautiful than Eternal Night City, though it's a bit cold. But beauty is beauty, and it can't fill your stomach."

Snik rubbed his hands together, hunching his shoulders, and said, "The cold is nothing... We just finished fighting in Xuanbing City, and a lot of people died. I heard the corpses are piled up higher than the city walls..."

"If you're afraid of dying, don't go." Balor snorted, glancing down at him. "There are always deaths in war."

Lin Feng didn't respond, his gaze passing over the two of them and landing on the other end of the square.

Just then, a messenger wearing ice-blue armor ran up quickly, stopped in front of the three, and knelt on one knee.

"My lords, the garrison commander of Coldmoon City requests your presence."