Chapter 1175: Chapter 1168: The Final Battle is Imminent

After swapping shifts with Li Si, Wang Xu walked toward the city with his head down, lost in thought. As soon as he reached the base of the city walls, he was drawn by a clamor.

He saw a few Earth soldiers, armed to the teeth, driving away a few people from the Otherworld. Judging by their looks, the oldest was just over ten, probably slave peasants who had recently been taken in.

"What's going on?" Wang Xu stepped forward and asked.

"Oh, Sergeant Major," the soldiers saluted upon seeing Wang Xu approach, then explained, "These folks probably heard the booming of cannon fire and ran over to see what was happening. For safety reasons, we didn't dare let them get any closer."

"Well, why not let them watch from here?" Wang Xu seemed quite unperturbed.

"Um, that's not really appropriate," one of the soldiers said with some difficulty, "after all, this counts as a military secret. If the enemy were to learn about our capabilities, wouldn't that be..."