During the time Lin Yan was in seclusion, the others had not been idle either.
Shi Yue led the Special Operations Team and unhesitatingly took on the most dangerous and crucial duty—clearing out the remaining fierce beasts in the outskirts and expanding the Safe Zone.
Although most of the fierce beasts in the outer area of the canyon had been drawn by the phenomenon surrounding the emergence of the Chaos Eternal Treasure Furnace and had ultimately perished within the Chaos Qi Sea, quite a few scattered beasts still lingered nearby. Individually, they might not have posed much of a threat, but in sufficient numbers, they remained a hidden danger.
The Special Operations Team split into several groups. Led by Golden Peng, the Reconnaissance Squad soared through the skies, using their hawk-eye talent and Mother-Child Communication Talismans to pinpoint the fierce beasts' locations. Shi Yue, Yan Feng, and Sword Seventeen each led an elite team, launching lightning-fast sweeps according to the reconnaissance reports. Madam Shui Hua led the support members, handling post-battle purification and repairs while providing prompt treatment for injured team members.
As the Special Operations Team cleared more and more territory, Lin San began organizing the living beings who had taken refuge within the community and led them back to their former settlements.
Most settlements had been razed to the ground after the Fierce Beast Tide passed through, leaving behind only endless broken walls, ruins, and dense deathly stillness and Malevolent Qi. Of course, some settlements and fortunate living beings had survived because their locations were relatively remote or because they had hidden in time. When they saw the community's teams again, it was as though they had seen their saviors, and every one of them wept tears of gratitude.
For those surviving settlements and residents, Lin San sent