Gu Ran estimated that he would still need about two more months to advance to level 21, a timeframe far too long for Blazing Plains City, which was under threat. By then, he feared, it would be too late for everything.
After a round of discussion, the group found themselves unable to come up with a perfect solution, a fact that sat heavy with everyone.
They understood the reason for the current situation all too well: Blazing Plains City simply lacked a strong foundation, possessed no powerful trump card or devastatingly lethal weapons. Otherwise, would they be cornered with no options by a Third Order creature, forced to hide within the main city?
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Half an hour later, nearly a thousand members of the Starfire Alliance gathered on the southern city wall of Blazing Plains City. These nearly a thousand members had one thing in common: their attacks were exclusively long-range.