Just a Beast Tide

Xiao Ren walked down in a daze, looking like a sleepwalker, his hair sticking up in clumps all over.

"Uncle, Auntie, Ling Ling, something's come up at the academy, I need to head over there. You guys take your time eating." Seeing Xiao Ren come down, he urged, "Xiao Zai, come and have breakfast, I'm heading out."

"Where are you going?" Xiao Ren asked, yawning.

"The academy."

Xiao Ren rubbed his eyes, finally waking up, while Chen Tian had already dashed out the door.

Soon, Chen Tian arrived at the academy building, where Li Chengtian was already waiting.

"What kind of uninvited guest is it? With you and Old Dean here, can't you handle it?" Chen Tian asked as he walked ahead.

Li Chengtian, walking beside him, replied, "This person is quite influential, and the matter they're discussing is beyond what Old Dean and I can decide."

"Discussing a matter?"

Taking the elevator to the top floor, they walked straight into the conference hall. Through the transparent glass, Chen Tian saw a man in his fifties sitting across the rectangular conference table from Old Dean.

As he walked in, the two brushed past each other, and Chen Tian's lips curled into a slight smile. Unbeknownst to everyone else, he and this man had had a confrontation, and it was clear that Chen Tian had won.

Li Chengtian sat to Old Dean's left, and Chen Tian sat to his right, turning to look at the man. The man didn't reveal any Killing Intent, but his eyes were full of murderous intent as he looked at Chen Tian! The man clenched his jaw, refusing to back down from the stare, his eyebrows like two curved blades, intimidating and forceful!

However, Chen Tian smiled slightly, simply looking at him with a casual air, his dark eyes like a bottomless abyss, swallowing the man and the Killing Intent he released.

Li Chengtian seemed to notice this anomaly as well, looking at Chen Tian and then at the man, wanting to intervene. In the end, the man retreated, withdrawing his Killing Intent, and Chen Tian, seeing this, also restrained his aura.

Afterward, the man suddenly leaned back in his chair, taking a subtle breath, and a drop of water inadvertently trickled down the back of his neck.

"Now that everyone's here, let's begin," Old Dean Feng Ming said. "Di Xiong, state your purpose for coming here."

Hearing the name, Chen Tian was somewhat surprised. Di Xiong? Isn't that the Alliance Leader of the NO.1 Alliance?

His organization had led the siege of the academy. If Li Chengtian hadn't arrived in time, they would probably be the ones coming here to talk to Di Xiong.

Di Xiong sat up straight, adjusting his suit and tie: "I've come to the academy with a simple goal: cooperation."

"Cooperation?" Li Chengtian said in disbelief.

Anyone would know, even with their toes, that cooperation between the academy and the NO.1 Alliance was impossible! It was like asking monsters to willingly submit to humans, completely unrealistic!

"Continue, and be more specific," Chen Tian said.

Di Xiong took out a projector and placed it in the center of the table, and a detailed map of a land was displayed.

"This is a detailed map of the Ten Thousand Stars Land, combining countless Old World maps. The map shows all the places on the land that can be reached and those that cannot," Di Xiong explained.

"The reason I'm here to seek cooperation is that I have a plan, a plan to drive all the monsters off the land or even eliminate them. The plan has a high probability of success, five times higher than the Hunting Plan!"

Di Xiong held up five fingers, his proposed plan being a full five times more successful than the Hunting Plan organized by Long Ye and Tian Gang!

Old Dean Feng Ming didn't answer immediately. He knew very well that even Long Ye himself couldn't guarantee a five-layer chance of success with the original Hunting Plan!

And Di Xiong, whose strength was inferior to these two, could confidently guarantee the plan's success rate?

Back then, just eliminating one of the most dangerous monster areas had resulted in the loss of all the War Gods! Di Xiong's plan was more dangerous! More difficult! Yet he could claim it was five times higher? Five layers higher! That would mean there was an 80% chance of driving the monsters off the land! How could Old Dean Feng Ming believe in such a pipe dream?

It was simply absurd! If it weren't for their past relationship, he wouldn't have even been allowed to step into the conference room on the top floor of the academy, let alone cross the threshold!

"Do you know what you're saying?" Old Dean Feng Ming said calmly, his tone turning somewhat cold.

Di Xiong wasn't surprised by the Old Dean's attitude, merely curling his lip into a smile, "My NO.1 Alliance has developed a potion specifically targeting monsters. The efficacy is strong, with a 99% success rate!"

Li Chengtian hesitated for a moment, then asked, "What kind of potion targets monsters?"

As an Advanced War God, he was not only strong but also well-connected, having been involved in some secret histories and covertly executed secret experiments.

He knew of one type of equipment, weapons, and potions developed to target monsters.

Someone asking questions meant there was room for discussion. Di Xiong cleared his thoughts and continued, "This potion is the result of tireless research by our NO.1 Alliance. Its function is to disrupt the monster's genes and then recombine them."

"This isn't!" Old Dean Feng Ming stopped himself.

Di Xiong chuckled softly, "That's right! Dean, it's just as you're thinking! Outsiders may not know, but you can't possibly not know how monsters were born and who facilitated it."

Old Dean Feng Ming's expression first showed a daze, then pain, and finally a helpless sigh.

Li Chengtian didn't comment either. He knew what Di Xiong was saying, and the Old Dean knew it even more clearly. Wasn't the reason for the monsters' birth precisely humanity itself?

The root of everything was ultimately humanity itself.

"Dean, no need to put on such a painful face. After all, it wasn't you alone who caused it, was it?" Di Xiong looked at the Old Dean with a hint of a smile, as if the Old Dean's sorrow gave him a sense of pleasure.

"What exactly do you want to say?"

Old Dean Feng Ming's words were no longer sharp, replaced by a sense of vicissitude. His spirit became decadent, like a deflated balloon, making the already elderly man look even older.

"Hehe, back to the main topic, the taste of this potion will make monsters feel disgusted and instinctively avoid it. Coincidentally, the potion needs to be injected into the monster's body to exert its proper effect."

"So, I'm using the potion as a condition for cooperation with you, and my request is simple: half of your academy's resources, and that half must include everything."

Pa! "What?!"

Li Chengtian slammed the table and stood up. Di Xiong's outrageous demands made him furious. A broken potion in exchange for half of the Two Great Academies' total resources?!

Old Dean Feng Ming signaled Li Chengtian to sit down and calm down, then said, "I'm not the acting dean of the academy. You should ask them about your request. And even if I were, I wouldn't agree to your request."

Chen Tian remained silent, just watching Di Xiong act up.

"My request isn't excessive. You must know that you are now facing the impact of the Beast Tide, while we won't be affected at all!" Di Xiong spread his hands.

"Humph! Who knows if your potion is real or fake? Maybe it's just a gimmick. As for the Beast Tide, you don't need to worry about it!" Li Chengtian said sternly.

"Hahahaha!"

Di Xiong laughed loudly, as if Li Chengtian's statement had made him feel very funny! "Facing the monsters moving out in full force, your Hua Xia City District will be surrounded by enemies! Not to mention anyone else, even if Long Ye and Tian Gang were here, could they ensure the safety of Hua Xia City District?"

Pfft!

Chen Tian, who had been silent all along, inappropriately burst out laughing, causing Di Xiong to freeze on the spot, and the atmosphere suddenly became awkward.

"Friend, you seem to have a different opinion," Di Xiong said, narrowing his eyes, but he didn't dare to say anything more.

Chen Tian propped his cheek with one hand, glanced at Di Xiong, and said leisurely, "A mere Beast Tide, is there a need to make such a fuss?"