Chapter 566: Chapter 356 Break _2

“This may be worth a try.” Bart Cloud nodded, then voiced his concern: “To envelop a city, one would have to run a circuit around the city, placing spirit stones at every point. At this rate, it would take at least half a month to construct such a large array.”

They did not have ample time; they could merely rely on the time Sandy Wexler managed to buy, which was merely 15 minutes. Half a month was too long. Perhaps it would be possible if they could mobilize tens of millions of people in the city, but how many among them understood arrays?

Logan’s expression darkened. Indeed, what Bart Cloud stated was the unvarnished truth. The city was too massive; it was no simple task to construct a defensive array that could isolate everything. This task wasn’t dependent on a person’s proficiency in array.

“Is there truly no resolution?” Logan was indignant. There were tens of millions of people in the city, sure, but not many were powerhouses, and he estimated that he was the only Array Master. If he couldn’t solve it, he might as well admit defeat.

Just a moment ago, he had been brimming with confidence, asserting that Sandy Wexler only had to buy him an hour. However, as time slipped away second by second, he was rooted to his spot, lost in thought. Logan’s mood was complex—this was the first time since he had arrived in the Ancient World that he felt so helpless.

Bart Cloud, observing Logan’s listlessness, couldn’t help but feel helpless: “Don’t stress out too much. After all, we’re just passing through. Moreover, Jake Wexler has been planning this for a hundred years. He’s thought of everything; it’s sure to be hard to disrupt his plans.”

“Jake Wexler?” Logan clenched his fists. Indeed, when he speculated that Jake Wexler was behind everything, he should’ve fled the city with Bart Cloud immediately. Hanging around the city was a risky move that dragged them into this conflict.

Bart Cloud shrugged, unbothered: “If there were a Sanctuary Powerhouse in the city, they could certainly resolve the situation. Maybe among those tens of millions of people, there’s a hidden expert. Anyway, let’s take things one step at a time. I don’t believe that these tens of millions of people are truly all facing a dead end.”

Even if tens of millions of people perished, the resulting karma could not be shouldered by Jake Wexler alone. Once punished by Heavenly Dao, Jake Wexler would surely perish and might even be barred from the cycle of rebirth forever.

“What can an individual’s power do compared to the combined power of tens of millions?” Bart Cloud’s words unintentionally nudged Logan towards a solution. If a Sanctuary Powerhouse was present in the city, they could effortlessly shatter the city-protecting array.

However, this wasn’t a reality. Even if a Sanctuary Powerhouse was hidden among the crowd, they certainly wouldn’t make a move. Therefore, why shouldn’t he rely on himself? If a Sanctuary Powerhouse could be created to break this array, wouldn’t that be much simpler?

Bart Cloud was stunned, confused: “Is there any point to having tens of millions of people? No amount of people can bridge the gap in power. Unless they’re Sanctuary Powerhouses themselves, no number of people would matter in the fight; this is something every Cultivator knows.”

“Indeed, the gap in realms cannot be compensated through the number of people, simply because everyone’s power is scattered, not focused. But, if everyone’s power could be collected in one place, there’s no certainty that they wouldn’t be on par with a Sanctuary Powerhouse.”

Logan, his eyes ablaze, declared: “Tens of millions of people focusing their power in one place—how many people in the world could withstand such a powerful blow? Likely enough to equal ten or more Sanctuary Powerhouses. The lives of all these people hang in the balance; there’s no room for petty games.”

“Of course, ordinary people cannot achieve that, but I am different. I am an Array Master. I’ll set up an array that can absorb everyone’s power and then use all that accumulated force to strike against the city-protecting array. Watch me break a hole in it!”

“Impressive.” Bart Cloud was convinced by Logan’s words: “Alright, you set up the array that can absorb power. As for convincing all of the city’s inhabitants to buy into this plan, leave it to me. I’ll ensure that tens of millions of people muster up their strength.”

“Just make sure they know, they don’t have to all come here. I’ll make the array so large that everyone will have a chance to channel their power.”

Logan wore a faint smile. He still had two million spirit stones on him. This time, he planned to use them all to create an incredibly grand Spirit Gathering Array. This would drain his resources, but he felt sure he could seek reimbursement from Sandy Wexler later.

Logan took out two million spirit stones and distributed them at the four corners of a kilometer apart. He next began to plan the route of the spirit stones. To do this, he had to swiftly sketch out the runes, and after a short while, the runes began to take shape.

The stone lion above in the sky took note of this scene. As an Array Master itself, its instinct was to suppress this array that Logan had created. However, Sandy Wexler unhesitatingly retaliated with all his might, vowing to provide Logan with at least 15 minutes of uninterrupted time.

Bart Cloud knew that he would have to spend at least half a month to notify the tens of millions of citizens throughout the city on his own. Thus, his first move was to find the Captain of the Guard of the Lord’s Manor and brainstorm a strategy with him.

The Captain of the Guard was at the gate of the Lord’s Manor. He was anxiously watching the Lord’s battle when Bart Cloud found him. In his rush, Bart Cloud only gave him a rough idea and asked for suggestions on the quickest way to notify everyone in the city.

“This is challenging,” the Captain of the Guard said. “We have about fifty thousand guards. Even if we wanted to run around the city once, it would take around three hours. That’s without stopping to notify everyone. If we did that, we’d need at least a day.”

The Captain of the Guard frowned and shook his head: “So, in fifteen minutes, we can mobilize up to one million people at most. That’s our limit.” Bart Cloud understood their predicament. The city was unusually large, after all.

“The Lord is fighting for us. We must find a way,” the guards said earnestly, the worry on their faces apparent. Everyone understood that if the Lord were to lose, the entire city would be at risk. The fate of tens of millions of people was tied together.

“Let me think,” mumbled the Captain of the Guard, his head aching. How could they inform tens of millions of people throughout the city within one hour? Even if they mobilized countless strong men to carry the message, it would be like trying to extinguish a forest fire with a bucket of water – essentially impossible.

“Why do we have to restrict ourselves? We don’t have to personally reach everyone. If we notify one thousand families around us and ask them to keep spreading the message, we could get the message to the entire city within an hour.”

At that moment, a man stood up: “Think about it. How fast do rumors spread during normal times? Isn’t the city in an uproar within an hour? Moreover, the situation right now is much more critical than any rumor, so we probably only need half the time we do for rumors.”

“That’s brilliant!” the Captain of the Guard exclaimed, excitement twinkling in his eyes. “Notify everyone in the surrounding ten thousand homes, tell them to keep passing on the message. None of the thousand city guard can be lazy. The other ten team leaders must immediately notify the rest of the Guard. No one should be left uninformed!”

After the Guard set into action, the news spread throughout the city quickly. Although it was late at night, not a single person in the city was resting. Everyone anxiously stood in their doorways, watching the battle in the sky, praying for Sandy Wexler to triumph over Jake Wexler.

When the guard informed them, they enthusiastically became messengers. In a matter of moments, the news had spread throughout the city. They had originally expected it to take at least an hour to inform the entire city, but in the end, it took less than twenty minutes.

Perhaps because everyone’s lives were at stake, no one dared to slack off or be negligent. In fact, they worried about forgetting anyone. Now, tens of millions of people flooded towards the Lord’s Manor, a sight that was overwhelmingly impressive.

Logan’s array was more than halfway done. He had already connected 1.8 million spirit stones and only needed to add two hundred thousand more to activate the array. This scene made the stone lion in the sky feel threatened, and it attacked Sandy Wexler with even more ferocity.