"They're not mutant beasts. They're martial artists!"
Just then, they saw more than a dozen martial artists approaching on flying swords. Their speed was astonishing; in the space of a few breaths, they were already close.
"What's going on?"
The sight left them all a little stunned. They were supposed to defend against mutant beasts, not these martial artists.
But something seemed wrong with these people.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
Streaks of sword light shot past them without anyone stopping to speak.
"Run! The beast tide has erupted!"
While they stood stunned, someone shouted a warning at them, his voice frantic and terrified. Before the five could ask any questions, the last man had already swept past, looking as though he was fleeing for his life.
"Captain, what do we do? Should we report this?"
One of the team members looked at Shi Yi and asked uneasily.
"Don't panic. Assess the situation first. Send out the probes!"
Shi Yi remained fairly composed and immediately issued orders. The five released their probes, but barely had the devices flown away when another crowd came racing toward them.
This time, they were all Heavenly Human Realm martial artists. They did not yet have flying swords, so they traveled by stepping through the air, moving at tremendous speed amid howling winds.
"A beast tide! Help us! There's a beast tide behind us!"
When the martial artists spotted the five mechas, they immediately shouted in agitation, racing toward them with all their might.
"A beast tide... my heavens, it really is a beast tide!"
Just then, the five probes transmitted their footage. Across the sky and ground, mutant beasts were charging wildly everywhere, chasing the martial artists. Some martial artists were too slow and were caught, vanishing beneath the beast tide in an instant.
"Send... send