The entire Guardian Continent sprang into action—men, women, children, and the elderly alike!
Every time they discovered a snake, every time they killed one, everyone felt that their lives had once again been safeguarded. That heartfelt sense of security rose once more...
Such enthusiasm was entirely spontaneous—and unprecedented!
Amid the ceaseless snake-killing campaign, panic-stricken reports continued to arrive from every direction: some city or another had suffered some enormous tragedy because of negligence and carelessness...
White Cloud Continent: We heard that Heaven's Capital City...
Heaven's Capital City: We heard that East Lake Continent...
East Lake Continent: We heard that the Sea Snakes of White Mist Continent...
White Mist Continent: They say the inland regions have rotted from within...
Under such circumstances, the enthusiasm born of panic and relief—the drive to "preserve the fruits of victory"—had reached the point where it hung on the heartstrings of every single person...
When the Guardians' higher-ups conducted spot checks and inspections in certain cities, they discovered... that throughout the entire city, let alone snakes, even rats and other underground vermin had been wiped clean...
Completely exterminated!
The Guardians then continued calling on everyone to expand outward.
"Leave your homes and exterminate the snakes!"
"Don't think that you'll be safe just because there are no snakes left in your own home. Snakes don't care what precautions you take. The moment they find a hole in someone's house, they'll crawl right in... Even if your own house is clear, that doesn't mean the outside is... There may still be some in the fields, ditches, and woods..."
According to statistics.
Take a city of a hundred million people in White Cloud Continent as an example. On the day the most snakes were killed, the number reached tens of billions!
The common people had never imagined that so