"Second-Order peak! Second-Order peak!"
In the Gathering Place, which had been dug into an isolated island, Tyre shouted himself hoarse, continuously ordering the Third Orders at the front to retreat.
To hinder the Insect Tide, they had no choice but to dig a hundred-meter-deep pit around the Gathering Place, protecting the entire settlement like a moat.
However, it had little effect against the overwhelming number of insects.
Looking at the corpses that had nearly filled the Deep Pit, he felt his scalp go numb.
Those densely packed compound eyes overlapped one another, while the insects' hissing filled his mind.
This place was hell.
"That's no good, Lord Tyre! Even throwing all the Second Orders into the fight won't help!"
"They can't hold out! There are already Third-Order insects among them!!"
"Even if they can't hold out, they have to! The Third Orders must be allowed to rest!"
The trembling of the earth never stopped for even a moment.
Tyre clenched the battle-axe in his hand, despair filling his heart.
It was already the fourth day, and night was approaching.
Wave after wave of Insect Tides surged in like ocean waves, leaving them no time to catch their breath.
If they hadn't had enough Third Orders, and if Lord Rehn hadn't informed him of those things in advance, they would probably have been completely wiped out by now.
Across the ground, the shattered bone fragments were charred black, corroded by the insects' blood.
Just like when fighting Zombies, they had to be extremely careful of the blood that splashed out while fighting the insects. These insects were like perfect biological weapons. Even when wounded or dying, they would inflict tremendous damage on their enemies before death!
Whenever an Awakener strayed even slightly from formation, the insects would drag them into the