God of Pets-Chapter 538: Those Who Believe in Me Shall Live
"Brother Nan, you don’t treat me as a friend." Chen Guan looked into Nan Zilan’s eyes and said.
"How can I not treat you as a friend? It’s precisely because I treat you as a friend that I don’t want you to go to Celestial Yang City to die." Nan Zilan said, somewhat annoyed.
"What is the biggest principle of friendship? For me, it is sincerity. I treat you sincerely, and every word and action comes from the heart. But you treat my words as a joke. Is that what a friend would do?" Chen Guan said seriously.
Nan Zilan was slightly taken aback, then smiled bitterly, "Brother Zi, it’s not that I don’t trust you, it’s just what you said..."
"Let me ask you, if you were leading the team, how many could you bring back alive?" Chen Guan asked earnestly.
"Not a single person would come back. We are going to fight the demons with a determination to die, without the thought of returning alive." Nan Zilan said.
"Brother Nan, your righteousness is commendable. But since you said you are all going to die, why not trust me once, give me a chance, and also give everyone a chance to let me lead everyone to slaughter the demons, retrieve the bodies of the Black and White Impermanence heroes, and return alive? You can’t achieve this, but I can." Chen Guan stared intently at Nan Zilan and said.
"How is that possible?" Nan Zilan looked at Chen Guan in a daze. At this moment, he already felt that Chen Guan was not joking, and what he said seemed to be serious.
"That’s why I said you don’t treat me as a friend. You don’t trust me, nor are you sincere. If we are truly friends, since you all plan to risk your lives anyway and are destined to die, trust me once. Let me be the commander of this team, and I will surely bring you back safely." Chen Guan said with conviction.
"This..." Nan Zilan didn’t know how to refute Chen Guan for a while, but he always felt that this kind of thing was simply impossible to achieve; even a War God couldn’t lead 300 human cultivators against a Demon Corps of 10,000.
But seeing Chen Guan’s serious expression, he didn’t know what to say and unconsciously looked at Bai Xiuyan.
Bai Xiuyan, with eyes like stars, looked at Chen Guan and said, "Brother Zi, are you serious about what you just said?"
"Brother Bai, do you also not trust me?" Chen Guan asked back.
"If you tell me personally, then I will trust you." Bai Xiuyan looked into Chen Guan’s eyes and said. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎
"I can bring them back safely." Chen Guan said unyieldingly, meeting Bai Xiuyan’s gaze.
Bai Xiuyan nodded slightly and turned to Nan Zilan, saying, "Zilan, can you give the position of commander to Brother Zi?"
"Brother Bai..." Nan Zilan wanted to say something but was interrupted by Bai Xiuyan with a gesture.
"We are already going with the intention of dying, so why not trust Brother Zi once? He is risking his life to walk with us, so why not trust him?" Bai Xiuyan said.
Nan Zilan thought about it and realized it made sense. No matter who was the commander, the result would be the same. So why not let Chen Guan try it? After all, it’s just death either way.
"Fine, Brother Zi, from now on, you are our commander, but you must ensure to do your utmost to retrieve the corpses of the Black and White Impermanence Couple. If you return without success, don’t blame us for not respecting your orders." Nan Zilan said to Chen Guan.
"Of course, but I also have a request: everyone must absolutely obey my commands without any objections." Chen Guan said.
"Naturally, you are the commander, and everything will follow your orders." Nan Zilan said.
"Good, then my first order is for Wisteria to be our corps’ commander, and Brother Nan, you will be the deputy commander." Chen Guan said.
Nan Zilan’s expression changed instantly, but before he could speak, Chen Guan said, "Brother Nan, you just said that everything is according to my orders, right?"
"Fine, I’ll be the deputy commander." Nan Zilan could only swallow back the words he wanted to say.
In his heart, he didn’t care much, thinking that since it’s certain death, let them enjoy being commanders for once. If in the end, they fail and want to retreat, even if they have the titles of commander and officer, no one would listen to their orders.
"Wisteria... sign the contract..." Chen Guan turned to Fujimura Reiko and said.
To snatch the heads of the Black and White Impermanence from Celestial Yang City with just over 300 people and retreat fully, Fujimura Reiko’s ability is indispensable. Only her ability can command these 300 people like an arm in such a complex battlefield environment.
When Fujimura Reiko used the talent of Soul Bond and signed a contract with everyone, Nan Zilan felt the ethereal soul connection and realized that what Chen Guan said seemed to really be serious.
But even with such a spiritual connection, could 300 fight against 10,000? It seemed impossible.
Most of the soldiers were skeptical, and after passing the Knowledge Slope, they would start encountering the demon patrols.
The so-called patrols were, in fact, just cannon fodder, mostly composed of eliminated demons, not part of the regular army.
These demons were not very strong, but if they discovered them, they would immediately send signals to alert the demons in Celestial Yang City.
According to Nan Zilan’s plan, they were naturally to avoid these patrols and get as close to Celestial Yang City as possible to launch a surprise attack, only then would they have a chance to retrieve the bodies of the Black and White Impermanence.
But apparently, Chen Guan didn’t think so. What he wanted was not a surprise attack but to break through the demons’ battle array and bring everyone back safely.
Therefore, first, he had to inspire the potential of these soldiers to form an effective combat force before encountering the demons’ regular army; otherwise, there was no possibility of returning alive.
"Everyone, did you see what’s ahead?" Chen Guan pointed at a demon patrol that appeared ahead and said.
"Demons!" Everyone’s eyes were full of bone-deep hatred.
"No... those aren’t demons..." Chen Guan shook his head and said.
Everyone was taken aback, not knowing what Chen Guan meant. Those were clearly white-haired, purple-eyed demons.
Without giving them a chance to speak, Chen Guan continued, "Those are insects, disgusting, nauseating insects, parasites sucking our blood and marrow, surviving on our bones and blood. Now, it’s time to get rid of these disgusting things."
"All troops, heed my order, crush all these disgusting insects for me, leave none alive." Chen Guan issued the command.
This didn’t need Wisteria’s communication; everyone could 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 discovered them by the sound.
All the soldiers looked towards Nan Zilan. Although Chen Guan was now the commander, they still only followed Nan Zilan’s orders.
Chen Guan didn’t care about so much and rode straight ahead. Fujimura Reiko closely followed at his side, charging forward as well.
Only these two rushed towards the demon patrol, while the others just looked at Nan Zilan.
"Zilan, no need to overthink it, face it as it comes." After saying that, Bai Xiuyan spurred his horse forward, catching up with Chen Guan and Fujimura Reiko.
With Bai Xiuyan making a move, the other soldiers also became eager and restless, but they were still waiting for Nan Zilan’s command, still no one charged out.
"Charge..." Nan Zilan gritted his teeth, let out a venting roar, and spurred his horse into the charge.
