Camp Hai.
The air was thick with the scorched stench of firewood, clothing, and flesh. Rows of clay barracks had collapsed, craters from explosions dotted the ground, and the surrounding edges were blackened by flames.
The entire camp was deathly quiet. From time to time, clumps of gray-white dust could be seen on the ground, making Chen Mu's expression change again and again.
Those were ashes left behind after Yinlings died. Just from the thin layer of white ash on the ground, it was clear that a huge number of Yinlings had died and dispersed last night.
"It was probably the Red-Eyed Water Apes that launched a nighttime raid." Shen Yan's face was grave as he studied the destruction around them.
At the edge of the camp, Chen Mu stared in disbelief at the chaotic footprints leading in every direction. "Such a huge camp just collapsed and scattered like that?"
There had been hundreds of thousands of Yinlings!
"A bunch of useless trash. They didn't organize any effective resistance at all!" Shen Yan's face turned livid as he looked at the mess of footprints on the ground.
The auxiliary soldiers might not have been strong, but they were not incapable of fighting back. As long as they had resisted in stages, they could have retreated in an orderly fashion. How could it have ended up like this...
Thousand Lantern City.
Hong Xiu had just reached the side of Chen Mu's small courtyard when he spotted Chen Mu sitting before a round table, frowning miserably.
Shen Yan, the military supervisor beside him, did not look any better.
Hong Xiu's heart skipped a beat. Just as he was about to turn and leave, Chen Mu noticed him.
"Something wrong?"
Hong Xiu could only steel himself and step forward. "There's a fellow