Because of the fighting on the front lines, there were no experts available to deal with the vast numbers of mutant beasts during this Mist Tide. Their numbers kept growing, and Beast Tides even broke out in many areas.
The large safe zones had powerful defensive Great Arrays and could still hold out, but many smaller safe zones simply could not withstand the attacks.
As a result, many safe zones had to be evacuated or face destruction.
This also led to the deaths of large numbers of Trial Takers. Many hid in the safe zones, not daring to enter the wilderness. If this was not resolved, even the trials might become impossible to conduct.
Under these circumstances, Tie Xiaochuan returned with three lightly wounded True Persons. They had no time to recuperate and immediately threw themselves into hunting.
Every day, they traveled between safe zones, hunting mutant beasts.
But there were hundreds of safe zones. Even if the few of them worked themselves to death, they could not keep up. Aside from Ji Mingfeng, who held the fort, even Senior Brother Zhai had to take action to kill the Spirit Transformation Grade mutant beasts that appeared.
After just a few days, however, Tie Xiaochuan could no longer take it.
Fighting such intense battles every day was simply not work fit for a human. He would rather face the Mechanical Empire.
Upon teleporting back to the temple again, he immediately collapsed onto the ground and panted, "Senior Brother Ji, you can't work people like this! You wouldn't even work livestock this hard! I'm done. I can't keep going!"
Of course, Ji Mingfeng understood the situation too. Somewhat helplessly, he said, "Junior Brother Tie, hurry and get some rest. There'll be another assignment soon. Hold out a little longer. We have no