Where are we going?

After walking into a dark corner, Leng Yue and the others gathered together.

"The beast tide has never seen a ninth-tier spirit beast directly attack the city, so what's going on now?" Jiang Yuan asked, puzzled, looking at Nancheng, which was now on high alert.

“It must be revenge!” Leng Yue gave Jiang Yuan a meaningful look.

"Could it be because of our actions last time that we attracted the spirit beasts?" Jiang Yuan guessed.

"Possibly!" Leng Yue neither confirmed nor denied this statement. So far, whether it's a monster or a sacred beast, their vengeful nature is certain, and the possibility of retaliation is extremely high.

“I’m worried about my sister-in-law and Xiao Xin’s safety. Why don’t we go check on them first?” Ning Yanlan tugged at Jiang Yuan’s sleeve.

Jiang Yuan fell into deep thought. He said, "Ninth-tier spirit beasts are beyond our capabilities. I suggest we focus on self-preservation first. If we encounter any lone beasts, we can decide whether to intervene based on the situation!"

"You decide!" Leng Yue had no objections. She was isolated and helpless in Nancheng, so it didn't matter where she went.

"Alright, let's go to my sister-in-law's house first, find a place to stay, and then go out to hunt down ninth-tier monsters!"

The Oath Squad was racing ahead. This night in the South City was destined to be a sleepless one. Countless powerful squads spontaneously went to hunt down ninth-tier spirit beasts, even though no one was ninth-tier!

This is a path that cannot be avoided or retreated from. Under the catastrophe, everyone in the southern city is on the same line, sharing both glory and loss.

"Look there!" The chubby boy pointed to the distance with a grim expression.

A bird-like creature with awakened spiritual energy is attacking a building. Even though it is bombarded by guns and cannons, the damage is only a minor injury to the thick-skinned ninth-tier spiritual beast.

Each attack from a bird-like spirit beast possesses terrifying destructive power. Putting aside its ninth-tier realm, its enormous size alone is enough to destroy a building.

With its wings fully extended, it was nearly ten meters long, and its pair of claws, seemingly cast from refined steel, easily crushed concrete buildings. Its speed, comparable to that of a fighter jet, left everyone in despair.

"Seven hundred meters away, what should we do?" Leng Yue's military instincts made her hesitate; she couldn't just stand by and watch the monster destroy the human race's home.

"I can't beat them!" Jiang Yuan didn't say whether he would go or not, but simply stated a fact: he was able to kill Chi Yu entirely by luck.

If Akabane hadn't been careless, if Akabane hadn't been suppressed by his bloodline, and if Akabane hadn't been a thousand meters in the air, then he wouldn't have had a chance to kill Akabane. The best outcome would have been that Akabane would have been seriously injured, and even if he had the Balance Messenger, he would have been resurrected before being killed.

But in reality, there aren't that many "what ifs." He survived the battle by risking his life; it's just that his opponent wasn't as lucky as him!

"You two go back to Li Xiang's house first. Xiao Pang and I will go to that building to take a look. I'll bring Xiao Pang back with me then!" Leng Yue said in a deep voice.

"Can you handle this?" Jiang Yuan asked, frowning.

Give it a try!

Leng Yue turned back and began to approach the building.

"Brother Yuan, you and your wife go back first, I'm going to follow in the footsteps of the goddess!" Little Fatty chased after them with a big smile on his face.

"Ninth-tier monsters, could they be in danger?" Ning Yanlan took a deep breath and looked hesitantly in the direction the two had left.

Jiang Yuan narrowed his eyes and pondered for a moment, then pulled Ning Yanlan aside and said, "Let's go, let's go back and take care of Sister Li and Xiao Xin!"

"Aren't we going to help them?" Ning Yanlan asked worriedly.

“Leng Yue is capable of protecting herself, and Xiao Pang’s defense is not bad either, so they are equally safe!” Jiang Yuan didn’t think much of it and pulled Ning Yanlan toward where Li Xiang lived.

He is not a saint; when he is in dire straits, he cannot possibly think of others. For him, his own life and Ning Yanlan's life are more important.

It was a chaotic night. Almost every area of ​​the South City was ravaged by ninth-tier spirit beasts. It was a crushing war, and the Spirit Awakeners in the South City could only rely on their lives to survive.

"Captain, let's retreat! We can't risk our brothers' lives any more!"

In one corner, a man screamed in agony. Before him lay several mangled corpses, and the number continued to rise.

"Hold on! The residential area is just behind us. If we can't hold it, these unarmed civilians will be slaughtered at will!" The one-armed man, carrying a huge machete, charged towards the Holy Spirit Beast in the arena once again.

"You ants, we originally wanted the beast tide to cleanse your lives, but you were ungrateful and dared to resist, so we'll have to take action ourselves!"

A sacred beast, whose prototype had never existed on Earth, glared menacingly at the group of people before it. Its goal was clear: to slaughter as many lowly humans as possible to vent its fury.

But now, a group of people have suppressed their anger. It has decided to kill these people first, and then slaughter several times more of the lowly human race. Only in that way can it quell its rage.

"Arrogant! Do they really think we humans are lambs to the slaughter?"

"You're just a ninth-tier expert, while we have two eighth-tier experts and dozens of strong specialists. Compared to them, you're the one who should be running away!"

A group of human experts surrounded the Holy Spirit Beast. They were several teams that had been temporarily formed together to snipe this ninth-tier Holy Spirit Beast!

"Is that so? I hope you'll still be this tough when I devour you alive!" The Holy Spirit Beast chuckled wickedly, its ghostly movements instantly teleporting behind one of them.

"careful!"

One of the eighth-tier human races, amidst shifting formations, began to surround and kill the Holy Spirit Beast.

Such scenes appeared in every corner of the South City. Without expert snipers, no one in the South City could stop the attack of these ninth-tier spirit beasts. By the next day, the South City was destined to become a bloodbath!

The battle outside was no longer Jiang Yuan's concern. He and Ning Yanlan rushed back to Li Xiang's house as quickly as possible. The monsters that occasionally appeared on the road were now hiding in the shadows, trembling under the pressure of the ninth-tier spirit beast. So their journey back was peaceful.

"Yanlan, we've arrived!" Jiang Yuan pointed to a location 500 meters ahead.

"There seem to be other people's presence in the house!" Ning Yanlan said nervously. She focused her mind and activated her Stone Aura, then said in a deep voice, "And quite a few of them!"

"Are there any other people?" Jiang Yuan stopped in his tracks.

"There isn't one right now, but the aura hasn't completely dissipated, so it must have left not long ago!" Ning Yanlan said with a frown after withdrawing the Stone Aura.

Jiang Yuan, recalling their previous conflicts with the warlords, asked speculatively, "Could it be that the warlords sent people to spy on us?"

“That’s unlikely. Not many people know about my relationship with my sister-in-law. I personally believe that the warlord discovered Xiao Xin’s talent, which is why he sent troops to garrison here!” Ning Yanlan said, expressing her thoughts.

"If that's the case, should we go back?"