Jason floated high in the air, watching helplessly as the Sanctuary soldiers in the square were defeated by the men in black. His communicator blared with urgent shouts: "Lord Jason, this is the southern area of the square. We have suffered significant losses under the rebel attack and are about to be unable to hold on any longer."

  "Hold on for me, you must hold on even if you die!" Jason shouted angrily into the communicator, feeling that the situation was completely out of control. After pondering for a moment while hovering in the air, he took out another communicator and said solemnly, "Governor, it's me. Things are looking grim. We are about to be unable to hold the square, and those captives might be rescued by the rebels."

  "What a useless bunch, you can't even handle this little matter." The gloomy voice of Governor Suwen came through the communicator.

  "I sincerely apologize. May I ask what we should do next, Governor?"

  After a moment of silence, Governor Suwen said, "Forget it, let them rescue those captives. The main force of the rebels has been trapped by us. Focus our strength first to eliminate these people."

  Jason replied, "Understood. Additionally, the assassin you wanted to find has appeared. He has teamed up with the rebels and has powerful allies around him, making it very difficult for us to take action against him."

  "Don't worry about him for now. First, eliminate the main force of the rebels, then deal with him. Keep a close watch on that assassin, and don't let him escape."

  "Yes, I understand." Jason said, cutting off communication with Governor Suwen, and then ordered the troops in the southern square to retreat.

  As soon as the Sanctuary troops retreated, the rebels faced no obstacles. After a while, they returned to the square, where flames blazed everywhere, and the ground was littered with charred corpses.

  Near the high platform in the square stood a man in black holding a silver staff, accompanied by a beast with a lion's body and a human head, vigilantly surveying the surroundings.

  "Captain Guan, you arrived just in time. The Sanctuary soldiers have been cleared out by me. Hurry and rescue the people." The masked man in black said as he approached the rebels while speaking into the communicator.

  "Everyone, hurry to rescue the people." Captain Guan said, and the rebels surged onto the high platform to free the bound captives.

  Captain Guan and other leaders of the rebels approached the masked man in black and the lion-headed beast, looking at the two with curious eyes. The bald scarred man looked at the masked man and then at the man in black on the truck, confusedly saying, "Commander, I'm really puzzled. How come there are two of you? Which one is the real you?"

  This tale has been pilfered from Royal Road. If found on Amazon, kindly file a report.

  "C.C., come out. No need to pretend to be me anymore." The masked man in black said into the communicator. After he finished speaking, the man in black on the truck immediately removed his mask and outer garments, then got out of the vehicle and walked towards Rulu.

  As everyone looked at this person, they realized it was a young woman in white clothing with long green hair.

  When C.C. reached Rulu's side, Rulu said, "This is my assistant, her name is C.C. She was used to confuse Jason and divert the Sanctuary's troops. Otherwise, if we had forcibly gone to rescue the people, the Sanctuary might have directly attacked the captives or used them to threaten us, making it very difficult for us to rescue them."

  Captain Guan clapped his hands and said happily, "Hmm, this tactic of drawing the tiger away from its mountain is indeed brilliant. Not only did we rescue all our captured people, but we also minimized our losses."

  The bald scarred man also laughed, "Haha, I didn't expect you, kid, to be quite capable at such a young age. I'm truly impressed."

  Rulu said, "I mentioned before when we were in Haitown that I would rescue all your people. Now I've fulfilled my promise. How are we going to settle our previous accounts?"

  A thin old man with a shy smile said, "Kid, no, this young hero, today you saved our people, making you our benefactor. The previous matters between us were all misunderstandings, and we will not make it difficult for you anymore."

  Another person chimed in, "Last time in Haitown, we said some harsh words to you, and that was wrong on our part. We apologize and hope you won't hold it against us."

  "We were wrong before. Young man, you are magnanimous and won't bear a grudge against us, right?"

  The rebels all expressed their apologies to Rulu, saying flattering words. Rulu raised both hands, signaling everyone to be quiet, and they immediately fell silent.

  Rulu said, "Since you all said so, I won't hold onto the past. However, I must remind you that this matter is not over. Don't forget, you are still in Blue Sea City, and your troops are still engaged in battle with the Sanctuary."

  The bald scarred man slapped his forehead and exclaimed, "Right! I almost forgot that General Li's troops are still fighting the Sanctuary."

  "I wonder how General Li's situation is. If they are trapped by the Sanctuary's troops, that would be troublesome."

  "That shouldn't be the case. General Li's forces are quite strong; they should be able to protect themselves."

  The rebels debated among themselves, and Captain Guan said, "Wait a moment. I will contact them now to see what the situation is with General Li." After saying this, Captain Guan took out the communicator and walked aside.

  After a while, Captain Guan returned to the crowd, looking serious as he said, "Things are not looking good. The Sanctuary troops near General Li are more than we expected. Their retreat has been cut off by the Sanctuary's forces, and they are under heavy attack from the Sanctuary. It is estimated that it will be very difficult for them to escape."

  "What should we do? Should we rush over to support them?" someone asked.

  Another person said, "That won't work. With just the few of us here, even if we go, it would be useless. We'd just be sending ourselves to our deaths."

  "Then what should we do? Are we just going to let General Li's troops be annihilated by the Sanctuary?"