God of Pets

Chapter 538 Those Who Believe in Me Live
“Brother Nan, you don’t consider me a friend,” Chen said, looking into Nan Zilan’s eyes.

"How could I not consider you a friend? It's precisely because I consider you a friend that I'm not letting you go to Tianyang City to die." Nan Zilan was also somewhat annoyed.

"What is the most important principle of friendship? For me, it is sincerity. I am sincere to you, and every word and action comes from the bottom of my heart. But you treat my words as a joke. Can you be considered a friend?" Chen Guan said seriously.

Nan Zilan was slightly taken aback, then smiled wryly and said, "Brother Zi, it's not that I don't believe you, it's just that what you said..."

"I ask you, if you were leading the team, how many people could you bring back alive?" Chen Guan asked seriously.

“None of us will come back. We went there to fight the demons to the death, prepared to die. We never thought we would come back alive,” Nan Zilan said.

“Brother Nan, you are righteous, but since you have said that you are going to die, why can’t you trust me this once, give me a chance, and give everyone a chance, so that I can lead everyone to kill the demon, bring back the remains of the two heroes, Black and White Impermanence, and come back alive? You can’t do these things, but I can.” Chen Guan stared intently at Nan Zilan as he spoke.

"How could that be?" Nan Zilan stared blankly at Chen Guan. He could now sense that Chen Guan wasn't joking with him; what he said seemed to be serious.

"That's why I said you don't consider me a friend, you don't trust me, and you're not sincere. If you were truly friends, since you're all planning to fight to the death anyway, trust me this once, let me be the commander of this team, and I will definitely lead you back safely," Chen Guan said firmly.

"This..." Nan Zilan didn't know how to refute Chen Guan for a moment, but he always felt that this was impossible. Three hundred human cultivators fighting against a ten-thousand-demon army, even the God of War couldn't do it.

But seeing Chen Guan's serious expression, he didn't know what to say, and his gaze involuntarily turned to Bai Xiuyan.

Bai Xiuyan looked at Chen Guan with eyes as bright as stars and said, "Brother Zi, is what you just said true?"

"Brother Bai, you don't believe me either?" Chen Guan asked rhetorically.

“Tell me yourself, and I’ll believe you,” Bai Xiuyan said, looking into Chen Guan’s eyes.

"I can bring them back safely." Chen Guan stood his ground, meeting Bai Xiuyan's gaze.

Bai Xiuyan nodded slightly and turned to Nan Zilan, saying, "Zilan, could you perhaps relinquish the position of commander to Brother Zi?"

“Brother Bai…” Nan Zilan wanted to say something, but Bai Xiuyan waved his hand to interrupt her.

“We are going to our deaths anyway, so why should we hesitate to trust Brother Zi this once? He risked his life to go with us, so why can’t we trust him?” Bai Xiuyan said.

Nan Zilan thought about it and realized that it made sense. In any case, the outcome would be the same no matter who was in command, so why not let Chen Guan give it a try? He was going to die anyway.

“Alright, Brother Zi, from now on, you are our commander. But you must promise to do your utmost to retrieve the remains of the Black and White Impermanence couple. If you retreat without success, don’t blame us for disobeying your orders,” Nan Zilan said to Chen Guan.

"That's only right, but I have one requirement: you must all absolutely obey my commands and not have any objections," Chen Guan said.

“Of course, you are the commander-in-chief, and everything is based on your orders,” Nan Zilan said.

“Alright, then my first order is that Zifeng will serve as the commander of our corps, and Brother Nan, you will be the deputy commander,” Chen Guan said.

Nan Zilan's expression changed immediately, but before he could speak, Chen Guan said, "Brother Nan, you just said that everything should be done according to my instructions, right?"

"Okay, I'll be the deputy commander." Nan Zilan could only swallow back what she wanted to say.

He didn't care, thinking that since they were going to die anyway, he might as well let them have their fun as commanders. If they really wanted to retreat after failing to achieve anything, even if they had the titles of commander and general, no one would listen to their orders.

“Wisteria… let’s sign the contract…” Chen Guan turned to Teng Mingli and said. If they wanted to snatch the heads of the Black and White Impermanence from Tianyang City with just over three hundred people and escape unscathed, Teng Mingli’s abilities were indispensable. Only she could make these three hundred people work like her own arms in such a complex battlefield environment.

When Teng Mingli used her Soul Bond talent to sign contracts with everyone, Nan Zilan sensed the soul connection in her expression and realized that Chen Guan's words seemed to be genuinely sincere.

But even with such a spiritual connection, it's impossible for three hundred to defeat ten thousand.

The soldiers were all skeptical, but after passing Zhiji Slope, patrols of demons would begin to appear.

Although they are called patrol teams, they are actually just cannon fodder, mostly composed of eliminated demons, and are not counted as regular troops.

These demons are not very strong, but if they are discovered, they will send a signal to alert the demons of Tianyang City to take precautions.

According to Nan Zilan's plan, the natural course of action was to avoid these patrol teams, get as close to Tianyang City as possible, and launch a surprise attack in order to have any chance of bringing back the remains of the Black and White Impermanence.

Chen Guan clearly didn't think that way. What he wanted wasn't a surprise attack, but to break through the demons' battle formation and bring everyone back safely.

So first, he had to unleash the potential of these soldiers and form an effective fighting force before encountering the regular army of demons, otherwise there was no chance of them coming back alive.

"Everyone, do you see what that is up ahead?" Chen Guan asked, pointing to a patrol of demons that had appeared in front of them.

"Demon!" A deep-seated hatred flashed in everyone's eyes.

“No…that’s not a demon…” Chen Guan shook his head and said.

Everyone was stunned, not knowing what Chen Guan meant. Those were clearly white-haired, purple-eyed demons.

Before they could speak, Chen Guan continued, "Those are insects, disgusting and repulsive insects that parasitize us, sucking our blood and marrow, feeding on our bones and blood. It's time to get rid of these disgusting things."

"All troops, listen to my command! Crush all these disgusting insects, leave not a single one alive!" Chen Guan issued the order.

This doesn't require Fujina Rei to communicate; everyone can hear it.

Chen Guan's voice was too loud, and it was too late for Nan Zilan to stop him; the demon patrol had already found them by the sound.

All the soldiers looked at Nan Zilan. Although Chen Guan was now the commander, they still only obeyed Nan Zilan's orders.

Chen Guan ignored them and spurred his horse forward, with Teng Mingli following closely beside him.

Only these two rushed towards the demon patrol team; the others were still watching Nan Zilan.

"Zilan, don't overthink it. Since we're here, let's make the best of it." Bai Xiuyan said, then spurred his horse forward and caught up with Chen Guan and Teng Mingli.

Bai Xiuyan's action sparked the other soldiers' restlessness, but they were still waiting for Nan Zilan's order, and no one rushed out.

"Charge..." Nan Zilan gritted her teeth, roared as if venting her anger, and spurred her horse forward.

(End of this chapter)