Encounter (Part One)

"Kill!!!"

Wave after wave of roars were drowned beneath countless beastly howls and collisions.

An endless mass of black minion beasts formed a surging tide. Their sheer weight alone completely crushed Wei He's Fourth Squad.

Wei He could not see what had become of the others.

Even his immense psychic power could only contract around his body, lest it be torn and shredded apart by the frenzied tide outside.

The tainted beasts were not helpless against psychic power. Over the course of their long war, Astral Abyss had evolved counters specifically for it.

Their taint radiation could effectively sever and contaminate human psychic power.

Wei He flattened himself against the ground as much as possible while the enormous tide swept forward, carrying the minion beasts along with it.

Even if the minion beasts wanted to attack them, they could not make any movements at all.

Because countless waves of minion beasts behind them were crazily pressing forward, constantly shoving them onward.

For a time, Wei He could hear nothing but a buzzing tremor in his ears.

Seconds ticked by. No one knew how long had passed.

At last, the tide of minion beasts gradually slowed, its density beginning to thin.

Wei He was finally able to slowly straighten up. He reluctantly spread out his psychic power and sensed his surroundings.

But aside from himself and the deputy captain, every other squad member had vanished.

"Damn it!" the deputy captain cursed over psychic communication. "Is anyone still alive!? Answer immediately!"

No one responded.

Other than the two men's heavy breathing, there was not a single other sound.

"How is the hidden city!?" Wei He asked grimly.

"I'm afraid it doesn't look good! With a beast tide of this scale, no matter how strong its defenses or concealment are, it'll be washed