181: Chapter 181 Su Lin Goes into Battle

"Is it possible that we can't even kill a mere Dark Crow from the Demon race?"

"We have a million-strong human army, along with Heavenly Kings and Earth Venerables; how can we be humiliated by a minor Demon general!?"

General Xiao Yuqi spoke indignantly. He knew that they couldn't act rashly, but the frustration of this past period finally erupted at this moment.

"Calm down, Old Xiao. Actually, as long as we strike fast enough and can kill this Dark Crow within a second, even if the Demons have any backup plans, they won't have time to execute them."

"But this Dark Crow is ridiculously fast. Apart from the three of us, no one can even track him, let alone kill him in an instant."

General Hou Minghan analyzed calmly.

"However, the moment we make a move, hidden Demon powerhouses will surely seize the opening and attack us with lightning-fast strikes. At that point, not only would we be finished, but this city would also be breached in an instant."

"The Demons have already used this trick several times. Don't be fooled by this Dark Crow's clamoring; in reality, the Demons have long prepared many schemes in the dark, just waiting for the three of us to act so they can launch a fatal strike."

"Therefore, the three of us must hold our ground on the city walls and guard this city with our full strength so that the Demons' conspiracy will not succeed."

Hearing General Hou Minghan's analysis, General Xiao Yuqi finally took a deep breath and calmed down.

As a general, even if he didn't care about his own safety, he bore the responsibility for the lives of the hundred thousand soldiers in the city right now, not to mention the soldiers in other cities. If anything happened to them, the human army in the Shanhai War Zone would immediately be left without a leader.

"However, that being said..."

General Xiao Yuqi turned to look at the dozens of military commanders behind him.

"We cannot make a move, but what about you all?"

"Have you improved your strength during this period? Can you kill this Dark Crow in a second?"

General Xiao Yuqi scanned their faces, and everyone immediately looked troubled.

Most of the dozens of commanders were at the peak of the Lingyun Realm, and there were even several Earth Venerables among them, but they all shook their heads helplessly.

"Lord Xiao, you know as well as we do that this Dark Crow's speed is even faster than a Heavenly King's. We..."

"Lord, besides being good at shouting, this Dark Crow is best at running. We can't touch him..."

Upon hearing their words, General Xiao Yuqi immediately snorted coldly.

"Useless!!"

"How long has this Dark Crow been appearing? As commanders of our human army, can you not think of a single solution?"

"All you do is make excuses!! No wonder our army keeps losing! You bear the inescapable responsibility for this!"

Listening to General Xiao Yuqi's angry scolding, the commanders lowered their heads and could only sigh helplessly.

"Sigh!"

Meanwhile, the Dark Crow outside the city was still shouting.

"Is that it? Is that all? You're just going to watch while I insult you?"

"This is the human army? That's too pathetic!"

"You don't even dare to face a minor Demon general like me. When our Demon Ancestors arrive, will you be so scared that you'll wet your pants?"

"Not to mention Lord Demon God King; if you saw him, you'd probably just commit suicide on the spot, hahaha."

General Hou Minghan and the other two clenched their fists, gnashing their teeth.

"Outrageous!"

"Is there really no one among us who can go out and fight?"

General Xiao Yuqi felt his strength drain away. He hadn't expected that a single minor Demon general would leave them without a strategy. How the hell were they supposed to fight this war!

Just as everyone fell into a deathly silence, a voice without the slightest fluctuation came through.

"I'll go."

"What!?"

Everyone turned their heads simultaneously to look at the person who spoke. They saw Su Lin holding a cup of milk tea, his face looking indifferent; he didn't look like someone about to go into battle at all.

When they saw that it was Su Lin who had spoken, their hearts immediately sank, and some even felt a surge of anger.

"Su Lin, what kind of joke are you making at a time like this? This is no time for humor!"

General Xiao Yuqi scolded.

General Hou Minghan shook his head. He feared that Su Lin simply didn't understand how formidable this Dark Crow was.

"Su Lin, don't mess around. This is a serious occasion."

The commanders standing next to Su Lin, however, were amused, and smiles appeared on their faces.

"He wants to go? What is he thinking?"

"A Centurion at the Divine Aperture Realm? Is he really that brave? Even I, a Chiliarch, haven't spoken up yet."

"That's not how you show off. This Dark Crow is an Earth Venerable, after all. Even if he's famous for being fast, an Earth Venerable can reduce someone at the Divine Aperture Realm to ashes with a casual strike."

General Xiao Yuqi looked at the commanders who were struggling to hold back their laughter and shook his head helplessly.

He had originally wanted to use this opportunity to educate his subordinates, but he hadn't expected Su Lin's humorous joke to change the atmosphere so suddenly.

However, to everyone's surprise, Su Lin looked at them with a strange expression instead.

"I'm not joking."

"If none of you are going, are you not going to let me go?"

Everyone gave a soft gasp of surprise. What was going on? Was this Su Lin actually going to fight?

A flicker of emotion appeared in General Hou Minghan's eyes as he looked at Su Lin.

Did Su Lin have some sort of strategy?

Did the Sword Saint give him some secret to victory?

Just as General Xiao Yuqi was about to lecture Su Lin, General Hou Minghan interrupted.

"Old Xiao, just let him try."

"If the situation goes wrong, we can immediately rescue him."

When everyone heard this, not just General Xiao Yuqi, but everyone was shocked.

"General Hou! This must not happen! If he goes down there, it's a dead end!"

"Old Hou, what are you thinking? Do you really think such a miracle could happen?"

"He is the Sword Saint's person. If he gets killed, we won't be able to answer to the Sword Saint!"

Everyone tried to dissuade him, but General Hou Minghan immediately raised his hand to stop them and looked at Su Lin.

"Are you confident?"

Su Lin nodded, took a sip of his milk tea, and said with a smile.

"I will win."

After saying this, Su Lin didn't hesitate at all and jumped straight off the city wall, leaving everyone dumbfounded once again.

Everyone gasped, and Su Lin had already landed on the ground, standing opposite the Dark Crow.

The Dark Crow and the Demon army hadn't expected someone to jump down suddenly, and they quickly sized him up.

"Who are you?"

As soon as Su Lin appeared, without a word, he summoned a Lightning Greatsword. The lightning shining on the blade was astonishing.

The Dark Crow narrowed his eyes, and a curve formed at the corner of his mouth.

"I didn't expect that the humans, who always like to act like cowards, would actually have someone dare to come down this time?"

"And it's just a greenhorn at the Divine Aperture Realm? Humans, oh humans, you really are trash. You actually have to rely on such a greenhorn to step forward."

As soon as the Dark Crow finished speaking, the black mass of the Demon army behind him burst into wild laughter.

"Hehehe! To actually send a brat onto the field, the humans must have had their brains beaten out!"

"It's truly troubling for Lord Dark Crow; isn't this just bullying a child?"

"Right in front of the humans, hack this brat into pieces!"

The Dark Crow raised his hand and pointed straight at Su Lin, mocking him.

"Kid, don't say I'm bullying you."

"I'll just stand here and let you hit me. Can you kill me?"