True Monarch Qingshui was like an ant on a hot pan as he watched more and more red warnings appear across the Safe Zones on the surveillance screens.
Bad news came from everywhere. From time to time, True Lord experts were injured under the siege of Heaven Penetrating Level beasts, yet he could not spare even a single additional hand. Other than the Black Armor Guard, he had already mobilized every force he could.
Still, it was difficult to change the tide of battle. The beast tide was too vast, its numbers too great.
Only now did he understand why the sect had chosen to evacuate.
Too many beasts lurked within the boundless Sea of Fog. Heaven Penetrating Level beasts surged forth as though they cost nothing.
Looking at the more than one hundred Safe Cities on Red Rock Continent, the screen filled with glaring red, and listening to one desperate plea for help after another, he was nearly driven to despair.
"Zhen Yue, I'm begging you. The Black Armor Guard is all that remains now." Qingshui looked at True Lord Zhenyue, his eyes pleading. "I don't need many. Give me half your men. Just half. If anything happens, I'll personally plead guilty to the Sect Master!"
Zhen Yue watched the battles unfolding across the screens, conflict flickering in his eyes. But in the end, he gritted his teeth and shook his head. "No! The Black Armor Guard's duty is to protect the Sect Master's residence and the Sect Master himself. Galaxy City has only the Black Armor Guard left. If I transfer them away and something happens, I won't be able to answer to the Sect Master!"
"How can you be so stubbornly rigid!"
Qingshui's eyes were bloodshot, his teeth clenched so tightly that he looked ready to pounce