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Several days slipped by quietly, amidst a subtle tension and a superficial calm. The lights in Liuyun Palace often burned late into the night.

Shen Mo, along with Su Xiao, Han Lin, Shi Tie, and other key figures, acted like experienced hunters, patiently adjusting the trap in the darkness, observing the movements of the venomous snakes, and waiting for the right moment to close the net.

However, before the game between the hunter and the venomous snake could be resolved, a violent storm from the wild nature struck the eastern barrier of this nascent alliance in the most direct and brutal way.

Urgent report! The eastern front is in dire need of attention!

It was a seemingly ordinary afternoon. Inside the Flowing Cloud Palace, Shen Mo was discussing with Han Lin and Su Xiao the intelligence they had recently gathered regarding the unusual activities at the border between the Blazing Sun Sect and the Heavenly Sword Sect.

Shi Tieze had just finished reporting on the new round of border patrol deployments and was clamoring to have the disciples of the Battle Hall practice an additional set of combined attack formations to deal with "possible blind fools".

Suddenly, a rapid whooshing sound came from outside the hall, approaching rapidly with a sharp, tearing whistling quality. Immediately following was a report from the guard, trembling with fear:

"Report—!!!"

A warrior disciple dressed in a light blue outfit, covered in blood, with his left arm twisted unnaturally, practically burst through the hall door and staggered in.

His face was ashen, and his clothes were torn open by some kind of sharp claws, leaving several deep gashes that exposed bone. Blood soaked half of his body, and his breathing was extremely disordered. Clearly, he had activated some kind of secret technique that overdraws his potential to rush back at the cost of his life.

"Master...Master! Urgent report from the eastern front!" The disciple knelt on one knee with a thud, his voice hoarse and trembling uncontrollably. He held a cracked, dimly lit emergency communication jade talisman high in his hands.

"The Beast Mountain Range... a beast tide! A once-in-a-century... massive beast tide! The vanguard has broken through 'Wolf Fang Pass'! 'Green Stone Town', 'Blackwater Village', 'Maple Forest Fortress'... the entire front is under attack! Calling for help! Calling for help—!!"

The last few words were almost roared out, filled with the despair of impending death and a desperate, tearful plea. After roaring, he could no longer hold on, spitting out a mouthful of blood and fainting.

"What?!" Shi Tie jumped to his feet, his eyes wide with shock. He strode to the disciple's side, placed his hand on the back of his chest, and channeled his powerful earth-attribute spiritual energy to stabilize the disciple's heart. At the same time, he roared, "Someone! Quickly! Pill Hall! Bring the best healing pills!"

Su Xiao flashed and took the blood-stained jade talisman, infusing it with spiritual power.

The jade talisman projected a blurry, shaky image mixed with countless roars and screams of beasts: it was a view from high above, where the edge of the vast mountain range was like a black tide bursting its banks, with countless monsters of various shapes surging out of the forest!

They converged into torrents, rushing and roaring, leaving dust billowing into the sky and trees broken in their wake!

Faintly visible, several human settlements built on mountain passes and riverbanks are ablaze with flames, and tiny figures struggle in the horde of beasts, only to be instantly swallowed up...

The scene abruptly ended, and the jade talisman shattered completely with a "crack".

The hall was deathly silent, save for the disciple's heavy, painful breathing and the soft thud of jade talisman fragments falling to the ground.

Han Lin gasped, his face turning deathly pale. The jade slip in his hand clattered to the ground: "Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range... Beast Tide... A once-in-a-century event... What, what are we going to do!"

Su Xiao's face was icy cold as he quickly replied, "The message came from Chen Feng, the captain of the third patrol team on the eastern front, who is at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage. The jade talisman is a top-level 'blood talisman,' activated with essence blood and soul. After the message was sent, the talisman was destroyed, and the sender was severely injured. The footage shows that the scale of the beast tide... far exceeds any previous record."

"The vanguard has broken through the formidable Wolf Fang Pass, meaning the first line of defense on the eastern front has fallen. Qing Shi Town, Hei Shui Ji, and Feng Lin Fort are the three largest gathering points for independent cultivators and resource towns in the rear, with a population exceeding 100,000. Their defenses are weak, and they will be extremely difficult to resist!"

Shi Tie's eyes were bloodshot, and the veins on his neck bulged. He turned to look at Shen Mo, his voice like muffled thunder: "Sect Leader! Let me, Old Shi, lead the men! Let's do the damn thing! We absolutely cannot let them harm the people!"

Shen Mo remained seated in the main seat, his face expressionless, except for his eyes, which were so deep they seemed to devour all light.

He did not answer Shi Tie immediately, but slowly stood up, walked to the unconscious disciple, squatted down, placed his fingers on the pulse on the disciple's wrist, and channeled a wisp of pure and peaceful spiritual energy into the disciple to protect the heart.

Then, he took out a fragrant, blue pill the size of a longan from his pocket and put it into his disciple's mouth.

"Take him down and take good care of him." Shen Mo's voice was frighteningly calm, without the slightest hint of emotion.

Two disciples on duty quickly stepped forward and carefully carried the wounded man away.

Shen Mo straightened up, his gaze sweeping over the three solemn-faced men, before walking to the enormous map of the Southern Region. His finger precisely pointed to the edge of the vast eastern region marked in dark brown, representing the "Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range."

"Wolf Fang Pass has fallen..." Shen Mo's finger traced an arc, landing on three shimmering points of light behind him. "Qingshi Town is 300 li from here. Heishui Market is 280 li. Maple Forest Fortress is 350 li. At the lowest-level demonic beast's running speed, without considering losses, it will take at most... four hours."

His voice was soft, yet it struck everyone's heart like a hammer blow. Four hours! One hundred thousand mortals, plus an unknown number of low-level rogue cultivators, would be exposed to a terrifying beast tide!

"Sect Leader! Give the order! The warriors of the Battle Hall have assembled! They are ready to depart at any time!" Shi Tie was so anxious that sweat beaded on his forehead, and his fists clenched so tightly they cracked.

"We mustn't be reckless!" Han Lin forced down his fear and said urgently, "The size and species of the beast tide are unknown, but it must be led by a high-level demonic beast! If we attack rashly, we risk being surrounded!"

"The most urgent task is to evacuate the people, implement a scorched-earth policy, rely on strategic locations, and launch a layered attack!"

"Layer upon layer of defense? By the time we've established layers of defense, everyone will be dead!" Shi Tie roared. "Elder Han! That's 100,000 lives! And our alliance's town too!"

"Precisely because it involves 100,000 lives, we cannot let them die in vain!" Han Lin raised his voice. "We must plan carefully before we act! We must mobilize the forces of all factions, we must..."

"Shut up, all of you." Shen Mo's voice wasn't loud, but it instantly silenced all the arguments.

He turned around, his gaze sharp as lightning, sweeping over the two men. Shi Tie and Han Lin immediately fell silent, but the anxiety on their faces did not diminish.

"Elder Han's suggestion is a prudent one. Junior Brother Tie's suggestion is a desperate measure. Both are correct," Shen Mo said slowly, his words steady yet carrying an undeniable force. "However, at this moment, there is no time for us to calmly make arrangements and mobilize the various factions."

He walked to the table, spread out a more detailed map of the eastern border, and quickly marked it with his fingertips.

"Pass on my order!" Shen Mo looked up, his gaze sharp as a knife.

"First, Su Xiao!"

"Here!" Su Xiao stepped forward, his body straight as a javelin.

"Immediately activate the highest level of 'Sky Eye,' mobilize all Shadow Guards on the eastern front and those that can be deployed there, and spare no effort to ascertain the scale of the beast tide, the main types of monsters, their route of movement, and whether there are any high-level monsters under unified command, especially third-tier or higher monster generals, or even fourth-tier monster kings!"

"Intelligence reports must be submitted every half hour! Simultaneously, contact all remaining outposts and strongholds on the eastern front that have not yet fallen, and order them to spare no effort to buy time for the evacuation of the rear!"

"If we can fight, we will fight; if we cannot fight, we will burn supplies, destroy roads, and slow down the beast tide!"

"Yes!" Su Xiao accepted the order, and with a flicker, he vanished into the hall as a gentle breeze.

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