Expanding the Search and Rescue Effort

After hearing Lingling's report on the Sea Monster Vanguard, Zhuang Hong furrowed his brow.

"The Sea Monsters are arriving even faster than we expected. It looks like we'll have to shorten the estimated eight hours even further. The Military Department and Magic Association have already begun moving the survivors into sturdy buildings that are less likely to be destroyed."

"But the city is flooded, and we don't have many people. There's no way we can evacuate so many people in eight hours, especially with even more survivors still waiting to be found," Chu Mingxi of the Red Ridge Military District said.

Everyone could see the state the city was in. Though Xiamen wasn't as large as a first-tier city, it still stretched more than ten kilometers from north to south, with densely packed blocks. Evacuating the entire population within eight hours was almost impossible.

Not to mention they also had to stay on guard against Sea Monster attacks. Most of the Military Mages from Red Ridge and the Qin Mountains fought deep in the mountains and forests, so they had little experience with naval combat.

"I'd already arranged quite a few evacuation plans, but now that Councilor Dongfang has joined us, I think we can move the survivors much faster!" Zhuang Hong said.

Only then did Chu Mingxi understand.

Right, Councilor Dongfang had the unfathomable ability to use Space Transfer. They didn't need to put in the effort to move the survivors out of the city. They only had to gather them at designated locations, then have Councilor Dongfang transfer them out using his Space Ability.

"What should we do now?" Zhang Xiaohou asked.

"First, we need to find out how many different types of Sea Monsters have landed on the island. Second, we'll ask Councilor Dongfang to open Space