Jason hovered in the high air, watching helplessly as the Sanctuary soldiers in the square were defeated by the person in black, but there was nothing he could do. His communicator transmitted another anxious call: "Lord Jason, this is the southern area of the square. We're suffering heavy losses under the rebels' attack and can hardly hold on."

  "Hold on! Even if you die, you must hold on!" Jason angrily shouted into the communicator, feeling that the situation was completely out of control. He hovered in the high air, pondering for a moment before taking out another communicator. With a solemn expression, he said: "Governor, it's me. Things aren't looking good. We can barely hold on at the square, and those prisoners might be rescued by the rebels."

  "Useless, can't even handle such a small matter," came Governor Su Wen's gloomy voice through the communicator.

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

  After a moment of silence, Governor Su Wen said: "Forget it, let them rescue those prisoners. The main forces of the rebels are already trapped by us. Let's focus our strength on annihilating them first."

  Jason said: "Yes. Also, the assassin you're looking for has appeared. He's allied with the rebels and has powerful helpers. It's difficult for me to apprehend him."

  "Don't worry about him for now. First, annihilate the main rebel forces, then deal with him. Keep a close eye on that assassin, don't let him escape."

  "Yes, I understand," Jason said, ending the communication with Governor Su Wen. He then ordered the troops in the southern part of the square to retreat.

  As soon as the Sanctuary army retreated, the rebels faced no further obstacles. After a while, they returned to the square, only to see raging fires burning everywhere, a scene of devastation, and piles of charred bodies on the ground.

  Near the platform in the square stood a person in black holding a silver staff, with a sphinx-like monster following closely, vigilantly surveying the surroundings.

  "Captain Guan, you came just in time. I've cleared away the Sanctuary soldiers. Quickly rescue your people!" The masked person saw the rebels arrive, spoke into the communicator while quickly walking toward them.

  "Everyone, go rescue our people!" Captain Guan said. The rebels immediately rushed to the platform to free the bound prisoners.

  Captain Guan and other rebel leaders came to the side of the masked person and the sphinx-like monster, looking at the two with curious eyes. The bald man with the scar looked at the masked person, then at the person in black on the small truck, and said with confusion: "Commander, you've completely confused me. How are there two of you? Which one is the real you?"

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  "C.C., you can come out now. You don't need to pretend to be me anymore," the masked person said into the communicator. After saying this, the person in black on the small truck immediately removed their mask and outer clothes, then got off the truck and walked toward Rulu.

  Everyone looked at this person and found that it was a young woman dressed in white with green long hair.

  When C.C. arrived at Rulu's side, Rulu said: "This is my assistant, her name is C.C. She was used to confuse Jason and lure away the Sanctuary army. Otherwise, if we had tried to rescue our people by force, the Sanctuary side might have directly attacked the prisoners or used them to threaten us, making it very difficult to rescue them."

  Captain Guan clapped his hands, saying joyfully: "Yes, this 'luring the tiger away from the mountain' strategy was indeed brilliant. Not only did it rescue all our captured people, but it also minimized our losses."

  The bald man with the scar also smiled: "Hehe, I wouldn't have thought that you, young as you are, would be so capable. I'm truly impressed."

  Rulu said: "When we were in Haitian Town, I promised to rescue all your people. Now I've fulfilled my promise. How should we settle our previous account?"

  A skinny old man with an embarrassed smile on his face said: "Kid, you... no, young hero, today you saved our people. You are our benefactor. The things between us before were just misunderstandings. We won't trouble you anymore."

  Another person added: "Last time in Haitian Town, we said some very harsh words to you. That was our fault. Now we apologize and admit our mistake, hoping you won't hold it against us."

  "We were wrong before. Young man, you're magnanimous, surely you won't hold a grudge against us, right?"

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

  Rulu said: "Since you all say so, I won't dwell on past matters. But I must remind you, this affair isn't over yet. Don't forget, you're still in Blue Sea City, and your army is still fighting against the Sanctuary."

  The bald man with the scar slapped his forehead and exclaimed: "That's right! I almost forgot that General Li's troops are still fighting with the Sanctuary."

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

  "Surely not? General Li's forces are strong, they should be able to protect themselves, right?"

  As the rebels discussed among themselves, Captain Guan said: "Wait a moment. I'll contact them now to see how General Li's situation is." After saying this, Captain Guan took out his communicator and walked aside.

  After a while, Captain Guan returned to the crowd with a solemn expression and said: "The situation is not good. There are more Sanctuary troops around General Li than we imagined. Their retreat path has been cut off, and they're under heavy attack from the Sanctuary. It will be difficult for them to escape."

  "What should we do? Should we go to support them?" someone said.

  Another person said: "That's not possible, right? With the few people we have now, even if we go, it would be useless. Going there would just be throwing our lives away."

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