When Zhao Yan released the signal to retreat, the other teams in the forest similarly noticed it. However, they couldn’t help but wonder if their leader had gone absolutely insane in the head.

They were in an advantageous position and the Heavenly Dragon's Five Lineages were on the verge of collapse. Holding on just a while longer would force them to rout.

Yet right as they were on the precipice of victory, Zhao Yan had given the signal to retreat.

If not for the fact that Zhao Yan's family members were high-level elders of the bloodline, they would have suspected that he had been compromised. The leaders of each team were full of questions. The signal had come from the east, which was the direction the rescue team had gone towards.

Wasn't Zhao Yan reinforcing that group?

Had Zhao Yan also been trapped in the same situation? What was going on there? Was there a Duke present?!

Why else would Zhao Yan be forced to retreat despite...