The wild killing intent that surged forth left Tan Jie momentarily stunned. How had he not noticed before that this kid had such a strong desire to kill? He was seeing red!

"Deputy Commander Bai, the number of hyenas is still increasing, and the Hyena King might be coming.

We can't rush this, the brothers are barely holding on, and Wang She's mechanical arm is almost out of power. If we keep fighting..."

"Old Tan, if you dare to shake the troops' morale again, I'll be the first to take you down!"

Bai Ye was in the heat of battle, his physical strength continuously increasing; there was no way he would retreat.

Facing Bai Ye's angry glare, Tan Jie was both shocked and furious, with a touch of absurdity. Damn it, who's the commander here, me or you?

No, you're just a powerless deputy commander, why are you risking your life!?

Although angry, he couldn't lash out, and could only patiently advise, "Deputy Commander Bai, listen to me..."

"Not listening!"

Tan Jie: "..."

Damn it, you're almost drained, and you still want to kill?

Seeing Bai Ye barely able to stand, Tan Jie's eyes reddened. If you want to die, don't drag us with you. Once the hyena pack is completely wiped out, no one will stop you, but you can't die now!

A few minutes ago, he wanted Bai Ye to open fire as much as he now wanted him to retreat.

Just as he was about to forcibly take Bai Ye away, suddenly, Bai Ye seemed completely exhausted, stumbling and falling to the ground.

Tan Jie was startled, braving the hyenas' bites, he rushed to Bai Ye's side, fearing he might be dead.

"Deputy Commander Bai! Are you alright?"

Bai Ye grabbed Tan Jie's arm, his pale face full of determination, his lips trembling as he said, "Help... help me up, I can still fight!!"

With a final roar, he pulled himself up by Tan Jie's arm, raised the Breath of Bones, and bang bang bang... started shooting!

Tan Jie was completely stunned!

Is this kid a damn lunatic? Is the aftereffect of the poisonous mushrooms not over yet?

"Deputy Commander Bai! Deputy Commander Bai! Take it easy! You really can't keep fighting, you'll die if you do!"

Seeing he couldn't persuade Bai Ye, Tan Jie directly grabbed him, trying to drag him away.

Bai Ye struggled, roaring, "Old Tan, let go of me, I want to kill all these bastards!"

"Deputy Commander Bai, we really can't keep killing, let's retreat, I'm begging you, okay?" Tan Jie's tone even carried a hint of pleading.

"Retreat!? Where to? Now surrounded by dogs, I have no retreat, at this point, we can only fight to the death, charge, men!"

"Bai... brother, what nonsense are you talking? Graysoil Town is right behind us, just a few hundred meters and we're home!" Tan Jie was almost in tears, not caring whether Bai Ye agreed, he started running with him.

Bai Ye was furious, slapping Tan Jie's big face, mainly because the rest of his body was covered in bristles, only his face had less hair.

"Behind me are eight hundred residents of Graysoil Town, as the commander, if I don't lead them to carve a bloody path, should I watch them starve to death in the town?"

Having taken several slaps, Tan Jie was furious, about to explode, when suddenly...

Rumbling...

In the distance, the sound of thousands of galloping horses echoed, and sinister black shadows rapidly approached under the cover of yellow sand, the leading shadow was especially tall and terrifying!

"The Hyena King!!" Tan Jie's face turned pale with fright, forgetting everything else, he carried Bai Ye and ran for his life.

And Bai Ye was still fighting!

"Let go of me! I want to fight the Hyena King to the death! Behind us, the smoke of a thousand homes has not yet dispersed, the cries of children still ring in my ears, today our weapons are the last barrier to protect this earthly fire!"

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Tan Jie said nothing, just ran furiously.

"They call me Deputy Commander Bai! It's not just a title, it's a responsibility! Even if I die in battle today, my remains will become the bricks and stones of the city wall, building a flesh-and-blood fortress against the hyenas!!"

Tan Jie was numbed by this passionate roar, lunatic! This kid must have been brain-damaged by the poisonous mushrooms, causing permanent brain damage, completely crazy!

"Every inch of land beneath our feet is planted with the seeds of the people, every piece of armor on our shoulders is tied to the lights of a thousand homes, only battle..."

"Deputy Commander Bai! Stop shouting, we're home!" Tan Jie placed Bai Ye on the ground.

Bai Ye was still shouting!

Nonsense, because we're home, it's even more reason to shout, otherwise, who are you shouting for? How else to win hearts?

To civilized people, these words might sound fake, but the wastelanders of Graysoil Town haven't read much, when have they heard such passionate persuasion?

"Close the gates!!" Wang She, covered in blood, shouted, and the subordinates and residents who had been waiting in the town quickly closed the gates, the heavy iron-clad wooden doors studded with thick iron nails, a weapon against the hyenas.

"Don't close the gates! Let us in!"

"Boss! We're still outside! Please open the gates!"

A few injured subordinates, unable to move quickly, were left outside the gates.

Moments later, the sound of vicious snarls and screams rang out, mixed with some horrifying chewing sounds.

The impact of the sounds left the survivors pale, their hearts filled with lingering fear.

Some turned away, unable to bear it, their eyes reddening uncontrollably, the ones left outside were brothers they had lived with for years.

But now, separated by a gate, it was a matter of life and death. Clearly, the Hyena King was still far away, they had a chance to escape back to Graysoil Town, but Wang She and Tan Jie were unwilling to take any risk, leaving them outside, an action that chilled hearts.

Perhaps no one dared to say anything, but this incident would always loom like a dark cloud over everyone's hearts.

"Open the gates! I want to save them!"

The young man's impassioned voice was like a golden sword, piercing the dark clouds over everyone's hearts!

The residents involved in the defense, along with Wang She and others, turned back in shock, countless eyes focused on Bai Ye's resolute face, their expressions varied.

Seeing no response, Bai Ye said nothing more, pulling out the Breath of Bones, he walked straight towards the gate.

This action scared Tan Jie into quickly blocking his path.

"Deputy Commander Bai! You can't go out, the Hyena King is outside..."

"Move aside, Old Tan!" Bai Ye said coldly, "The brothers outside, whether from the East District or the West District, are all citizens of Graysoil Town. As long as I'm deputy commander, I must protect them!"

If someone else had said this, Tan Jie would have thought they were just putting on a show, but coming from Bai Ye, he couldn't not believe it. If he hadn't pulled Bai Ye back earlier, this kid would still be out there fighting to the death!