Huang Jian and Mu Tianzhi, who had just witnessed it once and knew the reason, were no longer surprised. Instead, they quickly moved towards Ye Li, and the three of them came together in front of the four guards.
Seeing that Huang Jian and Mu Tianzhi were both half a step behind him, Ye Li deliberately pushed him out. It was obvious that the two of them were now giving the right to speak to him.
"My name is Ye Li. I have accepted an urgent mission from the Imperial City and have come to report to the Fourth Fortress in the North."
Huang Jian and Mu Tianzhi also gave their names.
After hearing what the three said, the middle-aged man who had just persuaded the two to leave quickly woke up from his previous shock and said, "I am Yu Youqi, the captain of the 19th squad of the Imperial City Fortress Guard. These three are the remaining three members of my squad."
The other three people on the other side also hurriedly introduced themselves to Ye Li and the others.
After both sides finished introducing themselves, Ye Li asked, "Senior Yu, what happened here? When was the fortress captured? Where are the others?"
Hearing Ye Lidi's question, Yu Youqi showed a dejected look on his face and said, "Your support came a little late. The fortress was completely captured last night, and all of us were forced to flee.
Originally, after escaping, everyone was able to maintain their formation and flee in one direction.
However, we were intercepted by countless monsters along the way, which tore us into pieces and we had no choice but to escape separately.
The monsters this time are very different from those encountered in previous years. They seem to have suddenly gained intelligence and become like humans. They even know how to cooperate and use various tactics to plot against us.
We were caught off guard and suffered heavy losses, and it was difficult for us to gather together and form an offensive and defensive formation to fight against them.
After walking around in the forest, the four of us came back here. We thought it might be less dangerous here since the monsters had already swept through this area.
However, I didn't expect that they had left an ambush here. It seemed that it was specifically designed to deal with those of us who returned.
Fortunately, you didn’t seem to encounter any ambush attacks from these monsters, otherwise it would be dangerous…”
Having said this, Yu Youqi paused for a moment, then shook his head and said, "No, I underestimated the three of you.
Just now, Brother Ye was able to kill a demon beast in the late stage of the Descending Spirit Stage in a single encounter, and scared away the other six.
This kind of strength is far superior to ours, and even if we encounter an ambush, we may not be in danger."
After hearing what Yu Youqi said, Ye Li knew that they had misunderstood his strength. He immediately shook his head and said, "Senior Yu, it's not that I'm strong. I was able to easily kill and drive away those monsters just now. There is actually a reason..."
Afterwards, Ye Li told Yu Youqi and the other three the reasons why he was able to defeat the group of monsters.
After hearing this, the four of them showed surprise on their faces at the same time.
Among the four of them, it seemed that only Yu Youqi had heard of this kind of monster, but he did not expect to see it here.
"Brother Ye, according to what you just said, the reason why the monsters we encountered cooperated so well is because they were all controlled by the soul-controlling insects, right?"
I asked about it once.
Ye Li nodded and said, "Based on the current situation, it is indeed the case.
With these soul-controlling insects controlling the battlefield, the strength of the monsters will indeed undergo a dramatic change. It is normal that you cannot adapt for a while."
After hearing Ye Li's words, Yu Youqi thought about it for a while and then said, "Brother Ye, I don't know if the Soul Walking Spell you just cast can still be activated. If it can, I hope you can come with us to rescue people."
Hearing Yu Youqi's words, Ye Li was slightly stunned. After feeling it for a while, he said, "I just took some time to take a pill that can help restore my spiritual power. The battle just now did not consume too much of my energy. I believe that it won't be long before my spiritual power will be fully restored."
Yu Youqi nodded and said, "That's good. I know that the Soul Walking Spell consumes a lot of spiritual power. The higher the level of the spell, the greater the consumption.
I guess the spell you just cast can't be used continuously, so I'm asking you."
Ye Li said: "Indeed, if I want to use the talismans just now continuously, I estimate that I can only send out ten at most, no more.
Generally, to control a soul-controlling insect, one or two spells need to be used at close range. If the distance is a little further, this number needs to be increased."
After hearing Ye Li's words, Yu Youqi said: "The Soul Walking Talisman is extremely powerful, but its consumption is also huge, and it cannot be released too many times in succession.
Brother Ye, if your fighting ability is not affected, let's go search for other people together.
We will hold back the monster in the head-on battle, and you can release the soul-moving spell to attack. As long as we can kill the soul-controlling insect, we can win the battle without fighting.
This is much more efficient than killing the monsters one by one."
Hearing Yu Youqi's words, Ye Li nodded and said, "I have no problem. As long as there are not too many monsters on the other side and I can get close to the one that is directly controlled by the soul-controlling insect, I can kill the soul-controlling insect in a short time.
Once the soul-controlling insect dies, most monsters will be in an extremely weak state and will not want to continue fighting."
After some discussion between the two sides, Ye Li and the other two joined Yu Youqi's team.
The combat effectiveness of the three was much weaker than that of the four, so they all walked in the middle of the team.
Because their tactics all revolve around Ye Li, Ye Li was walking beside Yu Youqi at this time.
Once they encounter a battle, or find other guards who need their rescue, Yu Youqi will decide on the battle plan with Ye Li.
After all, no matter how brilliant Yu Youqi's plan is, if Ye Li cannot complete it, all their efforts will be in vain.
Led by Yu Youqi, a group of seven people quickly passed through the mountains and forests and began to walk towards the place where the others might go.
According to Yu Youqi, if the others were cut apart by monsters in the forest after escaping from the fortress, the most likely place they would go would be other camps.
After all, every camp is a gathering place for talisman masters. It is human instinct to move towards places where there are more companions. Once faced with danger, most people will make the same decision.
The seven people quickly passed through the forest in front of them and came to a hill. A camp was built in the depression above the hill. It was both hidden and easy to defend, and was considered a strategically advantageous area.