The sudden attack
At four o'clock in the morning, there were still two hours left before the Lantiao Beastfolk's escort team arrived to pick up Hua Guangqi.
The higher-ups of the Spirit Resonance Rainforest Beastfolk have yet to receive any contact from Hua Yixuan.
Instead, we received the result of a reverse tracking signal.
"Report: According to the reverse tracing results, the signal originates in a valley 16 kilometers south of Yin City."
The old chairman showed little emotion, simply giving instructions.
"Send the message to the army and have them send a Heaven Realm being to lead a team to investigate the situation."
At this point, he no longer expected Hua Yixuan to live.
The reason for sending people to investigate was primarily to see the signs of battle there.
He needed to assess the strength of the person who killed Hua Yixuan and the extent of the threat they posed to the safety of the settlement.
You should know that Hua Yixuan is a genuine Ninth Realm expert.
Moreover, he is not far from ascending to the Heaven Realm.
The one who killed him so easily, without even being able to send back any useful information, must have been Heaven Realm Awakened.
Heaven Realm Awakened, though not necessarily capable of destroying their settlements.
However, if the other side tries to ambush from the shadows, it could cause serious damage to the settlement.
The Spirit Resonance Rainforest Beastfolk had just suffered a major defeat and bled profusely; they couldn't afford a second one.
"Yes!"
The employee who came in to report received the order and immediately left the meeting room.
Strangely, a few minutes later, there was a knock on the conference room door.
The employee who had come in earlier returned to the meeting room, looking somewhat apprehensive, and gave his report as fluently as possible.
"Our communication with the field team has suddenly been lost."
Upon hearing this, all the senior executives were stunned.
The old chairman frowned slightly, and the chilling look in his eyes made the employee tremble uncontrollably.
"Continue trying to contact them, and also notify the army to go on alert..."
"Boom--!"
The instructions were interrupted by a huge explosion.
A bad feeling instantly enveloped everyone, and they instinctively looked out the window.
Because a high-level meeting was in progress, the windows were completely blocked by metal doors.
Seeing this, the old chairman took out the remote control for the metal door from the drawer beside him.
After a moment of manipulation, he created a slit in the metal door, allowing everyone to observe what was happening outside.
As for fully opening it, forget about that.
The outer layer of glass is not very effective at blocking attacks.
Through the narrow gap in the metal door, the first thing these high-ranking Beastfolk saw was the billowing thick fog.
It wasn't the thin, ethereal mist that usually filled the settlement, but a much thicker fog.
The instant they looked into the thick fog, it seemed as if the fog itself had seen them too.
The former chairman was the first to realize something was wrong.
He made a quick decision and pressed the close button.
"Bang!"
The next moment, the transparent glass windows of the outer layer of the conference room were shattered by the thick fog.
A violent mist, carrying shards of glass, surged towards the Beastfolk's high command inside.
The Beastfolk high command was instantly enraged.
The Psychic Energy within his body was surging wildly, clashing with the unknown mist.
However, before the fog could even enter the conference room, the metal door slammed shut.
"Boom!"
The fog collided with the metal door.
This time, the metal door only deformed slightly, but it managed to stop them.
But the people in the meeting room showed no joy; instead, their expressions grew increasingly somber.
That metal door wasn't some common, ordinary door; it was an explosion-proof door made with a large amount of Psychic Energy metal.
In theory, it could even withstand an attack from the Heaven Realm Second Realm.
In other words, the seemingly random collision of these mists may have unleashed a power that crossed the threshold of the Heaven Realm.
The moment this idea came to mind, the Beastfolk high command broke out in a cold sweat.
Only the old chairman remained calm, though his tone was more serious.
"The settlement is under wartime alert. Everyone return to their assigned departments!"
"Yes!"
Upon receiving the order, everyone filed out and rushed to their respective posts, barely managing to dispel the fear in their hearts.
The old chairman slowly stood up from his seat.
His movements seemed somewhat heavy, after all, he was quite old.
Yet he still exuded a reassuring composure and demeanor.
Without the slightest hesitation, he turned and walked directly towards the conference room door.
The moment he stepped out of the conference room, it was as if the whole world fell silent.
The mist seemed to be watching him through the glass window.
Clearly, this tranquility was short-lived, as a series of explosions soon followed, echoing throughout the entire building.
The old chairman froze, a hint of apprehension towards the unknown enemy flickering in his usually calm eyes.
The stained glass windows of the entire Management Committee building shattered at the same instant!
Glass shards scattered like raindrops, making a crisp cracking sound.
The sounds mingled with the terrified screams of the workers, creating a chaotic and cacophony.
This sudden turn of events plunged the once orderly building into chaos.
People scattered in panic, trying to escape the flying shards of glass and the thick fog.
However, the external attacks did not give the old chairman much time to think and respond.
He took a deep breath, steadied himself, and continued walking towards the military headquarters.
Despite the continuous deaths of his employees around him, he did not pause or hesitate for a moment.
The immediate priority is to re-establish contact with the military.
Meanwhile, the thick fog continued to rage, like a ferocious beast devouring everything in its path.
The thick fog made it almost impossible to see anything clearly, severely obstructing visibility.
In this chaos, the enormous screams reached their peak and then quickly subsided, replaced by a strong stench of blood.
Creatures below the Earth Realm perished instantly under the impact and strangulation of the dense fog.
The awakened beings on the Earth Realm were terrified by this sudden turn of events.
The mist entered their bodies, wreaking havoc on their organs.
Death is merely delayed; these awakened individuals can clearly feel their lives slipping away bit by bit.
They scurried around like headless flies, desperately trying to escape the reddening fog.
Under the cover of the thick fog, Flesh Crystals appeared out of thin air like ghosts, then quickly disappeared.
These Flesh Crystals occasionally emitted a crimson light, and when they gathered together, they resembled flowing blood, both eerie and beautiful.
High above the settlement, Shisui silently surveyed everything.
In the Alternate Space, crystals are forming more and more.
Some are Psychic Energy Crystal, extracted from the Psychic Energy in the air; others are Flesh Crystals, formed from the life force of the Beastfolk.
His senses were like radar, keenly detecting the tracks of herds of prey.
In an instant, the Beastfolk settlement resembled a slaughterhouse, with only lambs waiting to be slaughtered and undigested carcasses remaining.