857: Dilemma

“Damn Human Race!”

“Sooner or later, you will be completely extinct from this world!”

“The great Dead Spirit Race will tear you hateful guys to pieces!”

“Just wait, our great Dead Spirit Race will eventually ascend to the highest, and then you humans will be crushed little by little like bugs.”

“…”

When that figure disappeared into the darkness, the silence on Blade City's city wall was completely gone, and all the Dead Spirits couldn't help but curse and swear.

This sound was like a tide, rising in waves on the city wall, growing louder and louder, even causing a response from the ordinary Dead Spirits in the city.

Doreina and Urshan watched this scene with cold eyes, feeling only a sense of desolation in their hearts.

Only after the person had left did they dare to curse and swear.

How ridiculous such behavior was!

However…

Neither of them had any right to criticize.

After all, even if they were unwilling to admit it, they had to admit that they were also a part of it.

Wang Chen's departure made them greatly relieved.

“What should we do next?”

Doreina turned to Urshan and asked:

“That damned Human Race Strong has left, what should we do next?”

Each activation of the Guardian Array's defense barrier required an extremely exaggerated amount of energy.

It was no exaggeration to say that every second was burning spirit crystals.

An ordinary Dead Spirit gathering place's energy reserves were only enough to power the Guardian Array at full capacity for three days at most.

Moreover, this was the time that could be achieved without external attacks.

If attacked, the rate of energy consumption would be faster, and this time would be greatly shortened.

As the largest gathering place for Dead Spirits in the Demon Beast Forest, Blade City's Guardian Array energy reserves were naturally not as tight as those of ordinary gathering places, but they were not abundant either.

Under full power, it could sustain for one month.

But if there was intense combat, this time could be halved.

Normally, if enemies attacked, Blade City would generally try to avoid combat affecting the Guardian Array's defense barrier, relying on the warriors in the city to confront the enemy.

However, unfortunately, although the enemy they faced this time was only one, his strength was unprecedentedly powerful.

Without a Human Race Strong of the same Rank to restrain him, ordinary Undead Warriors, and even Doreina and Urshan, would simply die if they went out.

And precisely, City Lord Guger, the only one in Blade City who could contend with the enemy, was completely unwilling to leave the city.

“Continue to guard here, and keep the Guardian Array's defense barrier activated until dawn, when we separate from the present world.”

Facing Doreina's question, Urshan said in a solemn tone:

“Although that Human Race Strong's aura has disappeared from our perception, he is very likely to have some means of concealing his aura, and is hiding in the dark observing us.”

“Once we relax our vigilance at this time and close the Guardian Array's defense barrier, we are very likely to be attacked by the opponent.”

“You and I both know the speed of a Rank Nine Middle Stage Human Race Strong, and that small interval when the Guardian Array's defense barrier activates is enough for the opponent to rush into the city.”

Hearing Urshan's words, Doreina nodded, but then her eyes rolled, and she asked again:

“If we let this Human Race Strong enter the city, and then we activate the Guardian Array, wouldn't the situation be more favorable for us?”

“Although this will cause considerable casualties, with the Guardian Array's blessing, City Lord Guger can temporarily unleash power comparable to a Rank Nine Late Stage, enough to kill that Human Race Strong here.”

“For us, this is a permanent solution.”

As she spoke, Doreina's tone was somewhat faint, as if carrying a hint of intentionality.

At this moment, hearing her words, Urshan opened his mouth to answer, but suddenly his expression stiffened, and he looked at Doreina with deep meaning in his eyes, then tightly shut his mouth.

The Guardian Array could indeed allow the controller to unleash more powerful strength, even easily crossing a small Rank.

In this situation, with City Lord Guger's Rank Nine Middle Stage strength, with the Guardian Array's blessing, he could directly reach Rank Nine Late Stage, making his combat power several times stronger.

He could easily suppress an opponent he previously needed to treat with caution.

However…

This kind of blessing was not without cost.

The Guardian Array's power forcibly poured into the body; this power, which did not belong to oneself, would cause great damage to the body.

In other words, using this move would put a great burden on the body, affecting the Origin, which meant reducing lifespan.

Moreover, the consumption of lifespan in this situation was quite significant.

After all, it was about controlling a higher-Rank power that did not belong to oneself…

Three years was the starting point, increasing with the duration of the battle.

There was once a gathering place of the Dead Spirit Race where the Guardian Array's controller used the power of the Great Array to fight the enemy, and although they ultimately won, they completely exhausted their vitality and lifespan, and at the moment the Guardian Array's power left, their bodies turned into mummies, and their Divine Soul perished!

In this situation, unless it was a matter of life and death, very few Dead Spirits would choose to accept the Guardian Array's power infusion.

And Gugor…

Once he used the Guardian Array's power to strengthen himself, his life would already begin a countdown, and how many attacks he could deliver was an unknown.

Urshan knew very well that their City Lord would absolutely not voluntarily control the Guardian Array to strengthen himself, because using this move would only lead to death for Gugor.

And in Blade City, Urshan and Doreina were also qualified to receive the Guardian Array's power blessing; they were still very young, and with their Rank Nine Early Stage strength, they were not even half their current lifespan, so the lifespan consumed by accepting the Guardian Array's power blessing was completely acceptable to them.

However, there were two problems.

First, if they wanted to use the Guardian Array's blessing, they would need to obtain the Guardian Array's highest control authority, which was firmly held by Gugor, and Gugor might not let go.

Second, the Guardian Array's power could only bless one person at a time, and no matter who among Urshan and Doreina obtained this highest authority, their power would at most be boosted to Rank Nine Middle Stage, giving them no absolute advantage against the attacking enemy.

After all, when the strength difference was not too great, or when both sides were fighting to the death, it was easy for Rank Nine Strong to determine victory or defeat in combat, but very difficult to determine life or death.

If a Rank Nine Strong decided to escape, it was simply unrealistic to stop them when the Guardian Array's power was dispersed.

Moreover, after Doreina and Urshan obtained the Guardian Array's power blessing, City Lord Guger would definitely cause problems.