Faced with Wu Mingxu's question, Lu Yuan remained silent for a moment before letting out a heavy sigh.

"The monsters in the surrounding forest have started to riot and are attacking Yandu. The noise outside should be the result of the people from Shenwu Pavilion trying to stop them."

Upon hearing this, Wu Mingxu and the others were stunned.

"A monster uprising?!"

Having lived in Yandu for twenty years, Wu Mingxu and Zheng Meng had never experienced a monster riot.

There wasn't time to think it through.

Worried about his father Wu Qiushan's safety, Wu Mingxu said goodbye to Lu Yuan and left quickly.

After Wu Mingxu left, Zheng Meng stood there, looking up at Lu Yuan.

"Manager, what should we do now?"

"You can just stay in the shop."

Zheng Meng is all alone in Yandu. It would be safer for her to stay in the Divine Beast Pavilion than to go home.

Thinking of this, Lu Yuan gave Mu Ruxing another instruction.

"If anything really happens, you're responsible for her safety."

Mu Ruxing nodded solemnly.

"Manager, is the riot very serious?" Zheng Meng asked tentatively.

This was the first time she had ever seen such a serious and solemn expression on Lu Yuan's face.

Lu Yuan did not answer her question, but simply looked up in the direction of the explosion.

He was now certain that the armored vehicle convoy that had been there that morning was sent out by the Divine Martial Pavilion, along with Yang Lin and his armed squad who had participated in the earlier campaign, and Liu Chuang and his patrol squad who had just rushed off to provide support.

All signs made Lu Yuan feel that this monster rampage was definitely not as simple as he had imagined.

...

at the same time.

Outside the northern city of Yandu.

Thick black smoke floated in the sky, so thick that even sunlight could not penetrate it.

The area within a hundred miles had been burned to ashes, with chunks of black charcoal scattered on the ground.

Within the area shrouded in black smoke, ferocious-looking monsters roared and attacked the defensive line blocking their way.

The defensive line, composed of various squads from the Divine Martial Pavilion, was holding on desperately.

Everyone commanded their tamed beasts to resist the frenzied attacks of the monsters. Firelight and blood splattered everywhere, and soon the surrounding ground was completely stained red.

When Liu Chuang and his team arrived at the scene, they were immediately shocked by the horrific scene before them.

"this……"

Some of the team members with relatively poor mental resilience even turned away and started gagging.

Liu Chuang simply stared straight at the ground.

It was covered with all sorts of debris.

There are humans and monsters.

Are they all mixed together? It's impossible to tell what kind of person or monster's corpse it is.

even.

Liu Chuang even doubted whether a complete body could be pieced together from these fragments.

"Reinforcements? What are you all standing around for? Hurry up and send more!"

A man also dressed in the Shenwu Pavilion uniform ran past Liu Chuang and the others. Seeing that they were standing still, he immediately urged them loudly.

Liu Chuang immediately came to his senses.

Without saying a word, he summoned his beast and placed it in the empty space that had just appeared in front of him.

Suddenly, fresh blood splattered onto his face, still warm.

But Liu Chuang had no time to pay attention to whose blood it was. He just stared straight ahead, commanding his beasts to fight while also drawing his own weapon and charging forward with a resolute expression on his face.

Seeing Liu Chuang lead the charge, the team members behind him exchanged glances and followed suit.

Even the girls in the team tied up their hair and resolutely followed in their teammates' footsteps.

As the various squads arrived one after another to provide reinforcements, the originally weak defense gradually grew stronger, but it was still struggling to hold on against the onslaught of monsters.

"Phew! ...The weather forecast clearly said it would be a sunny day, but how come there's not even a sliver of sunlight!"

Behind the defensive line.

A man looked up at the dark sky and slowly exhaled a large puff of smoke.

"There's thick smoke all around, how can we see the sunlight? But I also want to see the view under the sun one last time, maybe I'll never see it again." The man next to me sighed, then cursed angrily, "Damn it! I shouldn't have dropped so many bombs. Even if I die, I at least want to die in the sunlight!"

Upon hearing this, the man who had just spoken couldn't help but chuckle.

"If we hadn't dropped those bombs, our defenses would have fallen long ago, and those damn monsters would have stormed into the city. I don't want that to happen!"

After a moment of silence, the person beside me sighed again.

"Forget it! Since I can't see the sunlight, I'll just kill a couple more monsters to vent my anger!"

As soon as the words were spoken...

The man charged out like a cannonball, wielding a spiked hammer, and rushed straight to a monster, smashing its head with a single blow!

Various unidentified liquids sprayed out, and the man turned aside in disgust to avoid them.

Just then.

A sudden gust of wind came from above. The man stood still, his thin lips parted slightly, and a stone brown monkey appeared out of thin air, punching the monster above him away.

"Phew! This is never going to end! Are these monsters on drugs? Their attacks are so fierce, they don't even care about their lives!"

"team leader!"

An urgent shout came from behind him. The man turned around, and his expression immediately turned to surprise and delight.

"Old Du, Acheng, Haozi! Are you alright?!"

"Of course!" Liu Tianhao tilted his head back and patted his chest. "It's just a first-level Heavenly Evolution demon beast; it's no match for us at all!"

Yang Lin burst into laughter upon hearing this.

"Good, good, good! It seems our team's strength has improved by leaps and bounds recently! Without further ado, brothers, let's slaughter these monster bastards!"

"Charge!"

With a shout, Yang Lin and the others plunged into the horde of monsters, carving a bloody path through them.

Seeing this, the others immediately followed.

The battle, which had been suppressed, was showing signs of turning around!

...

Lu Yuan stood at the entrance of the Divine Beast Pavilion, looking up towards the north.

Just as the weather forecast predicted, today is a bright and sunny day.

The sky was clear and cloudless.

But just a kilometer away, under a clear sky, billowing black smoke rose and drifted away, as if it were a separate space independent of its surroundings.

Apart from the initial explosion.

So far, Lu Yuan has not heard any more sounds of fighting, nor does he know the current state of the battle.

The once bustling and lively streets are now eerily silent.

The vast majority of shops have closed their doors, with only a few still open. There are no private cars to be seen on the road, only heavy transport trucks occasionally passing by.

Lu Yuan looked up and glanced at it.

He had seen these transport trucks before; they were used by the Lingyao Hall specifically to transport herbs.

But at this moment.

It wasn't filled with goods; it was full of terrified citizens.

"It seems that the Divine Martial Pavilion has already begun to relocate people to the south."

With the support of Shenwu Pavilion and Lingyao Hall, the residents of Yandu are evacuating in an orderly manner.

However, Yandu has a large population base, making a complete evacuation impossible. Most of the residents who are still waiting to be evacuated are required to stay at home, not to go out, and not to participate in group activities.

This city, which should have been bustling and prosperous, suddenly became quiet and desolate.

Lu Yuan glanced back at the Divine Beast Pavilion, pondered for a moment, gave Mu Ruxing a few instructions, and then walked north along the deserted street.