Bad News

At that moment, Zhang Yafeng's assistant hurried over: "President Zhang, the Old President just sent word—he's currently stationed in Jiaying City."

"Please rest assured. If the Beast Tide reaches an uncontrollable level, he will personally step in to suppress it."

A hint of joy flickered across the assistant's face. She knew the Old President's strength well.

At his peak, he was even more terrifying than President Zhang was now, having ended hundreds of Beast Tides, large and small, over the years.

But the furrow in President Zhang's brow did not ease. He let out a long sigh and looked up at the bright moon in the sky.

"Secretary Li, when the Old President stepped down, you hadn't arrived yet."

"There are many things you don't know."

"You only know of the Old President's past glories, but you don't understand his current situation."

President Zhang turned around, the worry on his face growing heavier.

"The Old President's main pets all perished in a Beast Tide, and he himself was gravely injured."

"Over the years, his wounds haven't healed—if anything, they've shown signs of worsening."

"Countless famous doctors and experts have been helpless against his injuries."

"Every moment, he endures the pain of ten thousand ants gnawing at his bones and flames searing his body, yet he never shows it to outsiders."

"If he goes all out this time, it might cause his injuries to deteriorate further."

"When that happens, I'm afraid even a Great Luo Immortal couldn't turn things around."

President Zhang clasped his hands behind his back, his face full of concern.

The Old President was his mentor. Back then, he was just an orphan raised by the village, and it was the Old President who found him and raised him with his own hands.

Everything he had achieved was inseparable from the Old President's generous guidance.

But now, Beast Tides were erupting all over Yan East Province, and he had to stay here to hold the line—that was his duty as President of the Yan East Province Pet Beast Guild.

At this moment, that duty felt heavy, and burning hot in his hands.

"We can't let the Old President fight alone either."

"Here's what we'll do, Assistant Li. Take my pet, the Storm Crow, to Jiaying City for support."

"Report back immediately if anything unusual happens."

Zhang Yafeng waved his hand, and a massive vortex appeared.

From within that enormous vortex emerged a large crow, three meters tall with a wingspan of six meters.

Its wings were pitch-black, gleaming with a metallic, iron-like sheen.

Its pale blue eyes were filled with intelligence, and its beak and sharp claws were yellow.

As it lightly flapped its wings, a gale of wind surged toward them.

The Storm Crow lowered its head and gently pecked Zhang Yafeng's hand with its beak.

Zhang Yafeng patted the Storm Crow's head: "Brother Crow, there's a mission that needs your urgent attention."

"Soon, my assistant will take you to Jiaying City. You must follow her orders, do your utmost to support the city, and break the Beast Tide there."

The Storm Crow nodded obediently.

"Assistant Li, ride on the Storm Crow's back. I hope to hear good news that the Beast Tide has been quelled."

Zhang Yafeng rubbed his throbbing temples.

These were troubled times, with Beast Tides erupting one after another, piling pressure on him.

Assistant Li nodded and nimbly climbed onto the Storm Crow's back.

"Oh, and give my regards to the Old President."

Zhang Yafeng added one last remark.

Soon, midnight passed.

Ye Bai's long-awaited Information System refreshed.

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[1. The Second Order Berserk Blood Rat clan has a certain probability of giving birth to a Fourth Order Berserk Blood Rat Emperor. It can produce a treasure called the Essence of Blood. This Essence of Blood is equivalent to a Fourth Order Secret Treasure. It can improve a pet's aptitude, granting it more Evolution Paths, and can also prolong life and heal difficult-to-cure injuries.]

[2. In six hours, under the command of the Berserk Blood Rat Emperor, the Berserk Blood Rats will dig a massive cavity underground, hollowing out the foundation of the Cold Storage Warehouse. The warehouse will fall, and after the Berserk Blood Rats obtain sufficient flesh and blood, they will reproduce in large numbers.]

[3. In twelve hours, a Third Order Beast Tide will erupt in Jiaying City. The city will be completely overrun. Zhang Dashan, the former president of the Pet Beast Guild, will use himself as a sacrifice to summon an oversized Hellfire, annihilating the Beast Tide along with himself, stopping the disaster.]

[4. For the Thousand Changes Silkworm to evolve into the Myriad Changes Silkworm, it requires: Essence of Blood from the Berserk Blood Rat Emperor *1, Mental Power Crystal Cores from Third Order Berserk Blood Rat Kings *10, Blood Cores from Berserk Blood Rats *100. After the Thousand Changes Silkworm devours these evolution materials, it will sleep for three days before evolving into the Myriad Changes Silkworm.]

[5. Zhang Dashan was severely injured in the last Beast Tide. Besides irreversible physical damage, his mental power is also compromised. The Essence of Blood and Mental Power Crystal Cores can both alleviate Principal Zhang Dashan's injuries.]

Seeing the new intelligence, Ye Bai's heart skipped a beat.

This news was heading in the worst possible direction.

Jiaying City was going to fall? How could that be!

Hadn't Jiaying City already asked the Yan East Province Guild for help?

Had the message been intercepted?

Or were they simply too far away to provide support in time?

As for obtaining the method for evolving the Thousand Changes Silkworm into the Myriad Changes Silkworm—that was good news.

But compared to the news that Jiaying City was on the verge of falling, it became utterly insignificant.

"No. Jiaying City is where I was born and raised. I absolutely cannot let it be destroyed by the Beast Tide like this."

"If Jiaying City falls, countless innocent citizens will lose their lives. That's not something I want to see."

Ye Bai's fists clenched tightly, joints cracking audibly.

At that moment, his mind raced at full speed.

The intelligence in the Information System only foretold what would happen—it wasn't an unchangeable fate. It could still be altered.

He had obtained the information in advance. As long as he could change things, it wouldn't become reality.

But how exactly should he go about changing it?

Combining the information he had gathered on-site with the many pieces of intelligence from the Information System, Ye Bai arrived at the following two crucial conclusions:

1. The massive outbreak of the Beast Tide was caused by the fall of the Cold Storage Warehouse. The Berserk Blood Rat Emperor led a horde of Berserk Blood Rats to hollow out the ground beneath the warehouse, which was why the defense failed.

The Cold Storage Warehouse plunged deep into an unfathomable abyss, introducing countless unstable factors into this Beast Tide.

The Pet Beast Guild's personnel would also be rendered helpless by the sudden ground collapse, giving the Berserk Blood Rats time to develop.

Therefore, the critical time point was six hours from now. At this moment, the Berserk Blood Rats, led by their Emperor, had already begun digging downward.

If someone could use skills like Earthquake at this moment, they could surely annihilate the entire massive Berserk Blood Rat clan.

It would also relieve the pressure on the Pet Beast Guild.

2. Principal Zhang's strength was formidable—at least Sixth Order or above. It was only because he was injured that his power had declined.

If they could obtain the Blood Essence of the Berserk Blood Rat Emperor and the Mental Power Crystal Core of the Third Order Berserk Blood Rat King in advance, they should be able to restore Principal Zhang to eighty percent of his full strength.

That way, even if unexpected complications arose during this Beast Tide, with Principal Zhang stationed in Jiaying City, safety would be greatly ensured.

Ye Bai decided to first send the news that the Cold Storage Warehouse was about to fall to President Wang Jinyin.

As for the subsequent massive Beast Tide outbreak, he didn't plan to disclose it for now.

After all, if the Cold Storage Warehouse didn't fall, the events that followed wouldn't happen either.

He pulled a notebook out of his Pet Beast Space, and his fair, jade-like fingers rapidly tapped across its surface, producing a series of crisp clicking sounds.

Ye Bai once again jumped through multiple channels to transmit the information to President Wang.

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