Behind the Great General Who Protects the Nation! That man is actually the savior of Yanjing City?!

Crack—!!!

A crisp sound of bone fracturing echoed through the heavens and earth!

The incredibly hard skull of the Fierce Evil Blood Dragon actually had a clear crack beaten into it by this single punch.

Meanwhile, Lin Jianguo mobilized every last bit of the remaining Protective Aura within his body.

“Dragon! Suppression! Seal!”

Rumble—!!!

A massive square Seal, condensed from pure golden Protective Aura, appeared out of thin air!

Then, carrying the supreme power to suppress eternity and Seal gods and demons—

It slammed heavily onto the center of the Fierce Evil Blood Dragon's brow!

Buzz—!!!

The Fierce Evil Blood Dragon's body suddenly stiffened!

In its crimson eyes, all the ferocity and tyranny vanished without a trace in an instant!

In its place was a dead, silent... blankness!

Its Divine Soul had been completely suppressed by this Seal!

“One Sword, Flying Immortal!”

At that very moment.

Shangguan Shangguan Jinghong's cold voice rang out leisurely, like a death sentence pronounced by the Grim Reaper.

The Moonlight Divine Sword that pierced through heaven and earth restrained its radiance at this moment.

All its power was concentrated on a single point: the tip of the sword!

Then.

It transformed into a peerless sword light that seemed ordinary, yet was so fast it could sever time itself!

Puchi—!

It flashed and vanished!

The hideously massive dragon head—

Flew into the air!

Thud!

All of the Fierce Evil Blood Dragon's movements completely froze.

In the next second, that mountain-like headless dragon corpse crashed heavily onto the earth from ten thousand meters in the air.

Boom!!!

The entire Yan Capital shook violently from the impact!

Time seemed to have been paused.

Across the entire battlefield, the deafening shouts of killing came to a sudden halt.

Everyone's movements stopped.

Whether it was the human soldiers fighting bloody battles or the remaining Vicious Beasts who were completely scared out of their wits.

Everyone's gaze stared blankly at that massive corpse, which was continuously bleeding foul-smelling dragon blood.

They watched that hideous dragon head falling from the sky.

Their brains went completely blank.

Dead?

That terrifying Fierce Evil Blood Dragon, which was like a god or demon descended to earth and had pushed the entire Yan Capital to a dead end... was just dead?!

After a brief period of dead silence.

Boom—!!!

A landslide of thunderous cheers suddenly erupted from every corner of Yan Capital!

“We won! We won!”

“Hahahaha! We won! We held Yan Capital!”

“Long live the Great General! Long live the Martial God! Long live Dragon Summer!!!”

...Countless soldiers threw down their weapons and embraced each other, weeping!

Countless citizens rushed out of their shelters onto the streets, roaring at the sky!

At this moment!

The entire Yan Capital was in a state of complete boiling excitement!

The tide of victory swept through the entire city!

The deafening cheers gathered into a sky-piercing wave of sound, as if to completely overturn the clouds above the heavens!

Upon the city walls.

Whether they were veteran generals who had seen a hundred battles or young fledglings new to the battlefield, everyone's faces overflowed with the ecstasy and excitement of surviving a catastrophe.

They embraced, shouted, and threw their weapons high into the air!

We held it!

After experiencing such a desperate and extremely tragic bloody battle!

After facing the invincible Fierce Evil Blood Dragon that was like a god or demon descending to earth!

They had, in the end, held this Hero City that carried the glory and hope of Dragon Summer!

Wang Junyi, Zhao Tianlong, Chen Beixuan, and Li Mo.

The four Chief Generals were also covered in blood and in a wretched state at this moment.

Their bodies were covered in wounds of all sizes, and the Protective Aura in their bodies had long since been exhausted.

But their spirits were excited as never before!

Dragging their exhausted bodies, they walked step by step to the three god-like figures.

“Great General!”

“Martial God Shangguan!”

“Martial God Tie Kuang!”

The four of them knelt on one knee together, performing the most supreme salute!

“In this battle, if not for the three of you turning the tide, our Yan Capital would have been in peril!”

Wang Junyi's voice was filled with heartfelt gratitude and admiration.

“Indeed!”

Zhao Tianlong's coarse voice was now raspy with a hint of lingering fear. “Especially you, Great General! You truly have divine foresight and planned ahead! To think you could invite two Martial Gods to preside over the city in advance!”

“If not for that, by the time that beast reached the city walls and we tried to call for help, I'm afraid... it would have been too late!”

“The Great General's ability to strategize is something we cannot hope to match!”

Chen Beixuan and Li Mo also nodded in agreement and admiration.

In their view.

The reason they could win this battle—

While certainly due to Shangguan Shangguan Jinghong and Tie Kuang arriving in time to reverse the situation—

The greatest credit still belonged to the Great General Protecting the Nation, Lin Jianguo!

It was his far-sighted strategic vision, surpassing everyone else, that laid the firmest foundation for this victory!

However.

Facing everyone's flattery and praise.

Lin Jianguo only slowly shook his head.

A complex, bitter smile appeared on his resolute face.

“I... do not deserve this credit.”

What?!

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire audience was shocked!

Everyone's cheers seemed to be choked off by an invisible giant hand!

The four Chief Generals looked at each other, their faces filled with blankness and confusion.

Great General, what does this mean?

Could there be some unknown hidden story behind this?

Just as everyone fell into incomprehension and speculation.

A somewhat slender figure walked unhurriedly up the stairs of the city wall.

He was wearing clean casual clothes, looking completely out of place on this tragic battlefield where blood and fire intertwined.

He patted off dust that didn't even exist on his clothes, his face even carrying a bit of laziness as if he had just woken up.

It was Lin Yuan!

Everyone's gaze was subconsciously drawn to him.

And Lin Jianguo, looking at this son who made him proud yet left him helpless—

He took a deep breath.

His deep eyes were filled with unprecedented pride!

He slowly raised his hand.

Under the watchful eyes of the tens of thousands of soldiers in the field—eyes filled with bewilderment, shock, and incomprehension—

He pointed at Lin Yuan!

“The one who truly possesses this foresight is not me.”

“It is him!”

“My son, Lin Yuan!”

Boom—!!!

Earth-shattering!

If Lin Jianguo's denial just now had only confused everyone—

Then this sentence now was like a billion-ton nuclear bomb exploding in everyone's minds!

The entire eastern city wall fell into a deathly silence once again!

Every single person widened their eyes and gaped!

The expressions on their faces were completely frozen!

It was as if they had seen the most incredible, most absurd thing in the world!

Young... Young Master Lin?!

That legendary good-for-nothing of the Lin family who knew nothing and only cared for pleasure?!

That profligate son who was used as a negative example by the entire Yan Capital?!

Although a series of subsequent events had proven—

That this Young Master Lin possessed talent and cultivation far beyond ordinary people, hearing Lin Jianguo say this now was still incredibly shocking!

What kind of joke is this!

How is this possible?!

However.

Lin Jianguo's next words shattered all their doubts and all their wishful thinking to pieces!

“Before the beast tide erupted, Yuan'er asserted that the Divine Court's methods would not stop there! That million-strong wolf tide was just an appetizer; the real killing move was yet to come!”

“It was he who had me contact Martial God Tie Kuang and Martial God Shangguan in advance, so they could be ready to support us at any time!”

Lin Jianguo's voice was powerful and resonant, echoing in everyone's ears.

He paused, his gaze sweeping across the faces that were already completely dazed.

His voice suddenly rose!

“Not only that!”

“Do you still remember the previous Wasteland Hunt?!”

“Ye Canglan led a group of Divine Court assassins, setting an inescapable net in an attempt to wipe out all the young geniuses of our Dragon Summer!”

“That time! It was also Yuan'er!”

“It was he who saw through all of Ye Canglan's schemes in advance! It was also he who formulated the perfect strategy to beat them at their own game! Only then could we turn the tables in that certain-death situation! We made Ye Canglan fail miserably!”

Boom! Boom! Boom!

One shocking secret after another!

Like the most violent thunder, they slammed into everyone's skulls!

Wang Junyi's brain went blank!

Zhao Tianlong's burly body was trembling violently!

The longsword in Chen Beixuan's hand almost slipped and fell to the ground!

Li Mo was so ashamed he wished he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into!

So... it was like that?

So, the victory of that Wasteland Hunt was not an accident!

So, the victory of this Yan Capital defense battle was also not by chance!

Behind all of this was actually that young man whom they had never looked at directly before, and had even secretly despised in their hearts.

He had turned the tide without making a sound!

It was him!

While everyone was unaware, he had pulled the entire Yan Capital and its tens of millions of lives back from the brink of destruction!

What kind of terrifying intellect was this?!

What kind of Heaven-Defying strategy was this?!

In an instant, countless gazes filled with shock, horror, guilt, and admiration—all sorts of complex emotions—converged on Lin Yuan!

Facing this scene of being the center of attention.

A hint of impatience appeared on Lin Yuan's face.

“Old man, why are you saying all this?”

He scratched his head and explained somewhat helplessly:

“This actually isn't some kind of divine foresight.”

“It's just simple empathetic thinking.”

“The Divine Court—what kind of people are they? A bunch of lunatics hiding in the gutters, unable to face the light! Such people are narrow-minded and vengeful. The Wasteland Hunt made them suffer such a big loss; how could they possibly swallow that?”

“Therefore, their revenge would definitely come.”

“And it would definitely be more insane and more reckless than last time.”

Lin Yuan's voice was very flat.

As if he were merely stating a simple fact like one plus one equals two.

“I just... thought one step further than everyone here.”

The entire field was silent.

Those few Chief Generals were so ashamed their faces were bright red.

Thought one step further?

Yes!

It was this one step!

Yet it was the distance between heaven and Hell!

It was the chasm between life and death!

“Young... Young Master Lin...”

Zhao Tianlong, this iron-blooded man, actually had a bit of a sob in his voice at this moment.

He suddenly bowed deeply to Lin Yuan.

“I, Zhao Tianlong, am a crude man! Before, I had eyes but failed to see Mount Tai! I... I apologize to you!”