Back to square one.
Zhao Haiping didn't immediately restart, but simply summarized the previous battles.
"There was very little time from the beginning of the official instance of Trial Illusion to when the Eastern Barbarian bandits invaded the city, and County Magistrate Tang had already made the best arrangements. There was almost no room for me to play a role.
"Although the numbers on both sides were similar, the difference in combat power was substantial.
"On the bandits' side, almost everyone was equipped with an Eastern Barbarian sword.
"Eastern Barbarian swords are expensive and difficult to maintain, not everyone among the Eastern Barbarians could afford them. For example, during offline events, many of the Eastern Barbarian soldiers I encountered carried spears.
"This meant that these Eastern Barbarian bandits in the instance were definitely not a motley crowd, but veterans with extremely rich combat experience.