"It's a Fierce Beast Tide!" Lin Yan turned to Li Zhu. "It's coming from the northeast, less than ten thousand li away. The species are mixed, and there are around fifty thousand of them. You should notify everyone to prepare for defense."
Having witnessed plenty of grand scenes, Lin Yan was no longer surprised by a beast tide made up of tens of thousands of fierce beasts. In his view, there were hundreds of thousands of living beings in the settlement. They should have been able to handle a beast tide of this scale with ease, so there was no need to worry too much.
Yet, to his surprise, Li Zhu was nowhere near as relaxed as he was. She took a deep breath, her chest swelling high, then abruptly threw back her head and let out a clear, impassioned cry that was immensely penetrating.
"Screeeech—!!!"
The Phoenix Cry soared into the clouds and instantly spread throughout Flame Feather Valley. The warning and battle intent contained within it were like tangible sound waves, making every living being who heard it shudder inwardly.
The valley fell into a brief deathly stillness before erupting into enormous panic and chaos.
"A beast tide! It's a beast tide! The beast tide is here!"
"Lady Li Zhu said it's coming from the northeast!"
"Quick! Back to the nests! Get your weapons!"
"The children! My children are still outside the valley!"
"The garrison! Where are the lords of the Yue Zhuo Clan?"
Cries of alarm, screams, pounding footsteps, the beating of bird wings, and the roars of beasts... the valley instantly descended into complete disorder.
Some of the stronger tribes instinctively began drawing in their defenses, protecting their elderly, weak, women, children, and important supplies. The weaker tribes, meanwhile, were thrown into panic. Some wanted to