Since the vanguard launched a surprise attack on the beast tide, under the beast king's angry orders, the beast tide has been directly attacking the small hill where the vanguard was stationed for several consecutive days.
The vanguard suffered heavy losses.
Of course, as the defenders, the vanguard suffered fewer casualties than the beast tide.
After several days of relentless attacks, the beast tide temporarily halted its offensive.
But this is only a temporary halt to the offensive.
The Beast King was truly enraged this time. Despite the heavy losses suffered by the beast tide after several days of relentless attacks, it showed no remorse whatsoever. If it weren't for the fact that the extraordinary creatures were also exhausted from fighting for several days, it would have continued its offensive.
On the mountain.
A group of people gathered together to discuss matters while the beast tide temporarily slowed its attack.
"You are aware of the situation in Hope City as well. The city lord has suddenly disappeared without a trace, and we have gone to the city lord's mansion many times to request an audience, but we have not received a response."
“Fu Haifeng has joined forces with a group of outside forces. They are powerful, and we don’t want to fight them, so I had to bring people from Hope City to support us.”
"But this time, they sent people from Hope City to support us again. It's obvious that these people have ulterior motives!"
Chen Zibo recounted the situation in Hope City again; in fact, he had said it many times over the past few days.
Every time it's mentioned, those present get quite angry.
"Damn it, these people are bastards. We've already taken the initiative to lead the charge, and these people still have to play dirty tricks. Don't they know that if we die, they won't survive either?"
Lu Dazhao's face turned red with anger, and he slammed his fist on the table.
Li Junhao was more refined and didn't react as strongly as Lu Dazhao, but he still gritted his teeth, clenched his fists, and his killing intent was no less than Lu Dazhao's.
Xia Xiaonuan leaned back in her chair, expressionless and silent.
Kim Sina sat seemingly relaxed, but she had already gripped her warhammer in one hand.
"Zhang Lin, say something! What should we do about this? Once the new batch of reinforcements from Hope City arrives, Hope City will be completely under the control of Fu Haifeng and his group!" Qiao Ruoxi, who was not very assertive, looked at Zhang Lin.
Upon hearing her words, everyone else turned their attention to Zhang Lin.
Zhang Lin's failure to react earlier had already surprised everyone.
This doesn't fit Zhang Lin's personality.
But now Zhang Lin is also deep in thought.
The first time this happened, Zhang Lin could assume the city lord was playing a game of chess, perhaps with ulterior motives, but this was the second time…
In particular, once Hope City's forces are dispatched again, Hope City will be left vulnerable, and then it will fall into the hands of Fu Haifeng and his group...
His women are all in Hope City.
The city lord knows him best. Even if she were playing chess, she would never go to such lengths to put his woman in danger.
"The city lord may really be in trouble!"
Zhang Lin said in a deep voice.
Upon hearing this, everyone present was greatly shocked.
Although everyone had such suspicions before, they were just suspicions. Now, however, these words came out of Zhang Lin's mouth...
The force with which different people speak is different.
Others might call it speculation, but when Zhang Lin said it, it was practically the truth.
"What should we do then?"
Lu Dazhao said anxiously.
His wife is also in Hope City.
If his family members fall into the hands of Fu Haifeng and his associates, and they use them to threaten him, he will truly have no choice but to fight to the death on the front lines.
The other senior executives were also quite anxious, watching Zhang Lin with bated breath.
It wasn't just Zhang Lin and Lu Dazhao who had families; most people who rose to high positions also had the ability to protect their relatives. Even if all their relatives died, they wouldn't lack women; they would always have several wives.
If someone were to gain leverage over us...
The consequences are obvious, needless to say.
"Don't rush. First, send a message to the people in Hope City, telling them not to leave the city and to wait for me there. I'll go back myself!"
Zhang Lin is very decisive.
Whether for the sake of his women or for the sake of the city lord who might be in trouble, he had to go back.
Hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Having followed Zhang Lin for so long, regardless of their previous identities, they now all admire Zhang Lin.
Perhaps Zhang Lin's strong personality can make people feel pressured.
But no one doubts his abilities.
No one would doubt what he said.
"Zhang Lin, are you going back alone? Do you want to bring a few people with you?" Xia Xiaonuan asked.
"No need, I'll go back myself!"
Zhang Lin shook his head and refused.
He hoped that those people in the city posed no threat to him. If there was any danger he might encounter on his way back, it would only be related to the city lord.
Only something that can pose a danger to the city lord can threaten Zhang Lin.
Bringing others along wouldn't help anything that could pose a threat to Zhang Lin.
Perhaps Li Shiyun can help him.
However, the vanguard also needs high-end combat power, so Zhang Lin didn't want to bring Li Shiyun along.
Going back was a must, so Zhang Lin didn't hesitate. After threatening Li Shiyun and telling her to obey Xia Xiaonuan's orders, Zhang Lin secretly went down the mountain.
He has the ability of [Pioneer], so he is not worried about being discovered by the beast tide.
However, the [Pioneer] ability is fine for combat, but not so good for traveling. Teleportation is indeed very satisfying, but it also consumes a lot of resources. Even with Zhang Lin's high attributes and the passive [Immortal] ability, he can't withstand the consumption of resources when traveling.
At the same time, they must avoid various extraordinary creatures along the way.
After the beast tide forms, it will also attract extraordinary creatures from all over to gather here.
Zhang Lin wasn't afraid of the scattered supernatural creatures; his main fear was that the commotion of the battle would attract the main force of the beast tide.
But even with his caution, he still encountered trouble.
After traveling all day, Zhang Lin found a tree and prepared to lie down on its branches to rest for a while and recover his strength. But as soon as he lay down, he felt that the atmosphere around him was a bit strange.
Suddenly it became quiet.
As mentioned before, there are all kinds of creatures in the wild, and these creatures make all kinds of sounds, just like in the countryside in summer, cicadas and various insects chirp incessantly.
Generally, when they suddenly become quiet, it means that a powerful creature has appeared nearby.
But Zhang Lin remained lying still and did not make any rash moves.
By feigning weakness to the enemy, one can gain the upper hand.
Having discovered the situation, he pretended not to notice, but mentally prepared himself for any potential danger. Zhang Lin was ready to teleport away and launch a counterattack at any moment.
On the contrary, if a creature lurking in the shadows were to actually attack him, he would immediately sense the cunning and treachery of humans.
To Zhang Lin's surprise, he waited for a long time but nothing came to ambush him.
However, the eerie atmosphere around them couldn't be faked.
If it's just a temporary quiet, there might still be other possibilities.
But he had been lying there for more than ten minutes, and the surroundings remained completely silent.
There must be something fishy going on here!
Zhang Lin pondered for a moment, then sat up and decided to take the initiative.
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