Within the Chaos Forest, Mu Yuan had Xylia land and rest while keeping watch on their surroundings.
The red dragon's body rapidly shrank amid a burst of crimson radiance, reverting to human form. She widened her eyes and scanned the area, watching for the slightest movement.
After confirming that the surroundings were safe, Mu Yuan switched to Lord's Vision.
No matter where a lord was, he maintained a close connection with his territory. At any time, he could enter Lord's Vision to overlook his territory and control its various Miracle Buildings.
Through Lord's Vision, he could see Red Mist drifting between heaven and earth in the distance.
Wispy strands, crimson as blood, carried a thick sense of ominousness.
It cast the entire world beneath a layer of blood-red.
Deep in the Wilderness Depths beyond his sight, a Monster Tide might already be gathering and surging toward them.
These Monster Tides differed from those encountered during the Lord Trial.
During the Lord Trial, only the territory attracted nearby monsters, gathering them into a Monster Tide numbering several thousand or even tens of thousands. Not only were these tides smaller, but since the monsters came from nearby, their levels were generally low.
A true Monster Tide came from the Wilderness Depths, and contained countless terrifying existences.
"Of course, the Tai Xuan Alliance has built Pioneer Fortresses all along the front line. The experts of the Pioneer Group will lead their legions to crush the Monster Tide, while official strongholds like Shiling Town will also draw away large numbers of monsters, but..."
Even after the Monster Tide was crushed, it would still break apart into waves that swept in all directions.
The lords would have to resist these smaller waves themselves.
Protecting their own territories was the lords' duty to begin with.
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