At the edge of the southern desert...
This region, which had always been extremely tranquil, had recently begun to show signs of unrest.
Numerous creatures with human bodies and snake tails appeared, gradually approaching the border city.
At first, no one paid much attention. This world contained many Weird creatures, collectively known as Demons or Exotic Beasts.
Human bodies and snake tails—those still looked fairly normal.
At the very least, they counted as half-human.
So long as they did not threaten the city's safety, there was no need to pay them any heed.
But as time passed, these Snake-men drew ever closer to the city. Their numbers grew larger and larger, and even their individual combat strength was increasing, making it impossible to ignore them.
City Lord Zhao Shan responded immediately, dispatching Grandmaster experts to probe the situation.
Because it was located in a desert that had always seen little activity, where even living creatures rarely appeared, even the largest border city had no particularly powerful martial artists stationed there.
City Lord Zhao Shan was merely a Two-Qi Grandmaster, and he had only two One-Qi Grandmasters under his command.
Since its founding, this border city had never suffered any attack.
The comfortable and safe environment had not dulled their vigilance.
Especially during such an unusual time.
There was nothing wrong with Zhao Shan's response, but the result left his expression exceedingly grim.
Because the only two Grandmasters under his command had never returned.
They were most likely doomed.
The crucial point was that he did not dare send anyone to look for them. He had only one Grandmaster left; if that one also perished outside, the loss would be far too great.
Thus, Zhao Shan immediately sent word of the situation to the capital at breakneck speed.
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