The south gate force had also suffered nearly a hundred casualties.

The brutality of the fighting caught everyone by surprise.

Didn’t they say that both the Andong troops and Heishui’s army are mediocre and that this battle is basically just two weaklings flailing at each other?

Then why does it look like such a bloody struggle, with flesh flying and both sides fighting like their lives depend on it?

Still, the miscellaneous allied forces had suffered very little. Only one man from the State of Baling’s group had been wounded, and that was because he had grown careless and been struck by a stray arrow. As for those from the Heavenly Palace and the Jianyang Sect, they remained completely intact.

Anyone sent to the Panlong Desert in search of treasure was bound to be among the elite of the elite. And since they were only fighting on Heishui City’s behalf this time, none of them intended to risk their lives unnecessarily. If they could play it safe, they would.

At that...