A vicious female is trapped in a beastly hell.

Chapter 244 The Disobedient Snake!
They no longer questioned her resolve, nor did they doubt her words.

"Alright, we'll stay here and fight together, but the female master must remember to stay safe."

On the battlefield, they could no longer protect her at every turn; most of the time, she needed and could only rely on her own strength.

"I see."

Shen Tang led the beastmen and the troops on the scene to quickly enter the battlefield, clearing out the nearby enemy forces and gathering the panicked civilians in the safety circle they had created, giving them a temporary respite.

But everyone felt heavy-hearted, because they all understood that the real crisis had not yet arrived!
Shen Tang gave the order, "Stop at all costs! Block all four gates of the imperial city! We absolutely cannot let the rebels break in!"

But then, Shen Tang thought of the rebel army's overwhelming force, and realized that they might not be able to stop them. Her heart sank, and her voice became solemn and sorrowful, "...Do your best to hold them off, and even if you really can't hold them off, try to buy them as much time as possible! Hold them off for as long as you can! I can dig tunnels to send more people away!"

The rebels are heading straight for the capital, and the imperial city will become the most brutal battlefield.

If we really can't hold on anymore.

How much can be saved?

Shen Tang arranged for Shen Li and Jia Lan to go to the West Gate to assist the army.

Xiao Jin went to the East Gate to assist.

Lu Xiao mobilized the Lu family's troops to guard the north gate of the imperial city.

Send Xueyinzhou to guard the south gate.

Xue Yinzhou firmly disagreed, "I am your bodyguard, and my only job is to protect you. Whether these people live or die is none of my business."

He didn't care at all whether this corrupt empire would perish, and these people caught in the war had nothing to do with him.

War and death are perfectly normal occurrences. When rebels break through an empire and establish their own regime, it is merely a change of power between the old and new empires, and there is no difference between them.

But Shen Tang insisted on staying on the battlefield for the sake of these unrelated civilians, and even tried to send him away, which was absolutely impossible!

All he needs to do is ensure her safety.

He had to stay with her and protect her in case anything went wrong.

Shen Tang shook his head and said, "The south gate of the imperial city is the most secret exit, and its defenses are also the weakest. If the rebels really have an inside agent, the south gate is the easiest place to break through."

She had to send her strongest personnel to guard the area; she didn't trust anyone else.

Snow Hidden Boat is undoubtedly the most suitable.

"You've done enough," Xue Yinzhou sneered. "A vast empire that can't even protect its city gates has long been rotten from the inside out and deserves its demise!"

Shen Tang was furious. Why was this snake being so disobedient today? She was, after all, an imperial princess, and he was talking to her like this.

Shen Tang naturally understood the reasons he gave, but she couldn't just stand by and watch as the people of the empire were massacred. She was also afraid that the contaminated zone would take the opportunity to expand.

The major factions are locked in infighting, but the orcs' true common enemy is the mutant species that will destroy the world in the future.

If the orcs cannot unite their strength and continue to fight amongst themselves, they will be destroyed sooner or later.

Although she was a soul that had transmigrated to another world, she had been here for so long that she had long since identified herself as a member of the orcs and accepted her identity as the princess of the empire, and felt a responsibility to protect the empire.

Seeing the two locked in a stalemate, Shen Li stepped forward and suggested, "Let me pass."

Despite the immense pressure of facing a life-or-death crisis, he still exuded a composed and noble aura. His fiery red fox tail swayed gently like a wildfire, and a reassuring smile graced his warm and alluring face. "Don't worry, Little Tang'er, I will guard the South Gate for you." He spoke slowly, "Yin Zhou is right. No one is more important than you. You must have someone by your side to protect you, and he is the most suitable person."

Shen Li and Jia Lan's strength is not particularly outstanding. Shen Tang originally wanted the two to look after each other, but when she heard Shen Li say that he would guard the South Gate alone, she felt an inexplicable sense of security and trust.

This thieving fox is a nine-tailed fire fox, and its true strength is definitely greater than what it appears to be. Since it dares to make such a confident statement, she believes that it must have the strength to back it up.

Since Xue Yinzhou had spoken so bluntly, Shen Tang couldn't force him to stay and protect her.

The beastmen performed their duties and rushed to the battlefield.

Shen Tang selected about a hundred beastmen who possessed earth-based abilities and were skilled in excavation.

She chose a secluded spot and led the orcs to dig a tunnel.

The area within dozens of miles of the imperial city must have been surrounded by the rebel army. The people must be sent to more distant places to ensure their safety as much as possible.

The farther the better.

But this undoubtedly consumes a huge amount of superpowers!

Even with the help of other orcs, Shen Tang was the strongest in earth-type abilities present, and the main force rightfully fell on her shoulders. After digging a safe tunnel that was nearly several hundred kilometers long, Shen Tang's face turned extremely pale, and she almost lost her strength and fell to the ground.

Xue Yinzhou quickly hugged her, his handsome face full of heartache, "Tangtang, do you want to rest for a while?"

"I'm fine!" Time waits for no one; every minute that passes means countless more people will be slaughtered. Shen Tang quickly took out a crystal core from her spatial storage and absorbed it to restore her depleted supernatural power.

The people, along with their families, fled this hell on earth through dirt roads.

Before leaving, they looked at the imperial princess who still insisted on staying on the battlefield, their eyes filled with tears, and some of them knelt down on the spot.

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

"Your Highness, you are our savior!"

"If...if we are fortunate enough to meet again, our family will serve you like cattle and horses to repay Your Highness's kindness!"

Some people at the scene already supported Shen Tang, and at this moment they were even more convinced of their choice to meet the wise, kind and powerful princess!
There were also many orcs present who had previously cursed Shen Tang. They looked down on this fake princess who had no royal blood, but now they realized how wrong they had been, and their feelings were extremely complicated.

Unexpectedly, the one who risked his life to save them was not the emperor, not Shen Qingli, and not the noble family that had long since disappeared, but the "fake princess" they had once despised the most.

They had so much to say, and they deeply regretted what they had done in the past!

But it's too late now. Everything from the past is in the past. Shen Tang didn't blame them at all, only telling them to leave the battlefield as soon as possible.

Many ordinary people were not interested in politics and were not supporters of any particular princess, but they were people with normal thinking abilities, and they were extremely grateful to Shen Tang for helping them leave.

At this moment, everyone knew perfectly well which princess was the wise ruler who could lead the people out of their suffering!
The first batch of over three thousand orcs were safely evacuated.

But the people living in the imperial city were far more numerous than that.

Much of the imperial city was still suffering from massacres by the rebels.

Shen Tang led Xue Yinzhou and his accompanying army to more places, killing rebels and rescuing civilians.

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