Monster Siege!

Faced with the sweeping changes of the times.

If you didn't adapt, you would sooner or later be left behind.

Having witnessed the changes firsthand, the senior officials of Yangzhou City had no choice but to embrace the new era.

At the Xingyi Sect headquarters, Teng Qingshan and the others discussed the situation for a long time.

At last, they came up with a preliminary plan to resist the possible oncoming tide of monsters.

Teng Qingshan put forward many suggestions during the discussion.

First, they should speed up the evacuation of nearby residents and the construction of temporary shelters.

Second, they should establish a two-layer defense system on land and in the air. They should build at least three layers of fortifications along the outermost perimeter. Each should be at least twenty meters high and built with over ten meters of concrete, with more than five hundred meters between adjacent layers.

Third, they should hurry to train the soldiers and anyone in society with a talent for martial arts, so they could develop Genetic Origin Energy as soon as possible. Only then could individual humans stand against the mutated beasts.

After Teng Qingshan finished speaking, the officials and military leaders present nodded repeatedly.

The fortifications they had originally planned to build weren't this thick or tall.

But after hearing Teng Qingshan describe the strength of the mutated beasts, they gritted their teeth and agreed.

After all, every region needed manpower for countless other tasks.

Building walls on such a scale would be a massive undertaking.

But once completed, walls this high and thick would be enough to keep out the low-level mutated animals. Only powerful monsters that had evolved further and could command hundreds of low-level mutated animals would be able to brave the artillery fire and cross walls so tall.

But Teng Qingshan had said he would handle monsters like those himself.

The military only needed to deal with the vast hordes of lesser beasts and make sure not a single mutated animal got into Yangzhou City.

At that, everyone present breathed a huge sigh of relief.

With a powerhouse like Teng Qingshan on their side, they could at least hold back the mutated beasts for the time being.

That would give them time to speed up construction of the fortifications and temporary shelters, relocate more residents, and make other preparations.

The meeting hadn't lasted long, but its impact was far-reaching.

After the meeting,

all of Yangzhou City sprang into action.

Broadcasts played in every street and alley, warning people to prepare for mutated animals and avoid going outside unless necessary. They also urged everyone to train in martial arts.

The city called on people to join the construction effort as well.

To finish the walls as quickly as possible, Yangzhou City spared no expense. It offered extremely high wages, mobilized all the city's construction companies, and recruited large numbers of workers from the public.

The military seized every opportunity to evacuate residents.

Meanwhile, martial arts practitioners with talent flocked to the Xingyi Sect.

Teng Qingshan had been flying around on his spear more and more often, appearing above the city and taking out every mutated flying beast reckless enough to show itself in the skies.

His incredible ability to fly by manipulating objects, and the swift, decisive way he killed, had made him a household name in Yangzhou City. Everyone knew who he was.

The Xingyi Sect he had founded was also beginning to produce a number of promising students of Xingyi Fist.

Hong was naturally the best among them. His physical fitness had already reached the elementary Warlord level. Combined with his "4" in force output and Grandmaster-level martial arts, he could unleash strength on par with an advanced Warlord. He also had weapons forged from the monster materials Teng Qingshan had provided last time.

Hong had also dealt with many mutated beasts that appeared sporadically in Yangzhou City on his own, rapidly gaining combat experience.

Aside from Hong, registered disciples such as Lin Menglan, Li Yuan, and Zhou Tao had all developed Genetic Origin Energy once their punching power reached 900 kilograms. Their strength had reached the Intermediate Warrior level. With their solid martial arts skills and weapons, they could also handle monsters below the Intermediate Beast Soldier level.

During this period,

the Xingyi Sect had taken on the responsibility of clearing monsters from Yangzhou City.

Naturally, the residents had grown very fond of the Xingyi Sect.

More and more people signed up to learn Xingyi Fist.

Seeing this, Teng Qingshan took the opportunity to do away with the "registration fee."

Everyone could learn Xingyi Fist for free!

Those with outstanding talent could even receive personal guidance from Teng Qingshan or become his disciples!

The chance to become a powerhouse's disciple and gain the strength to protect their families and defend their homes in the coming age of chaos filled countless courageous Chinese citizens with longing.

Time passed.

As Teng Qingshan made no effort to hide his use of Spiritual Telekinesis as he traveled across China,

many residents in the surrounding areas were safely relocated.

Finally,

the middle of August arrived.

After more than half a month of intensive rescue and evacuation efforts, all the surviving residents within a hundred kilometers of Yangzhou City had been resettled.

At the same time, the three lines of defense were completed after round-the-clock construction.

On the third floor of the Xingyi Sect headquarters,

in the conference room,

Teng Qingshan and his disciples watched the television screen with grave expressions.

The footage showed a coastal city in the so-called Free Nation.

The drone footage showed countless densely packed marine creatures surging into a human city, blotting out the sky.

Sea crabs that had mutated countless times and grown taller than people, sea snakes over ten meters long, prawns half a man's height, and fish with mouths full of sharp teeth were devouring humans.

The brutal, bloody scene left everyone present silent.

The weapons humanity had once been so proud of were barely effective against these mutated creatures!

Even armor-piercing rounds could barely penetrate their skin...

Under a hail of shells, only some of the lesser creatures were killed. The more evolved monsters were completely unharmed!

That was right.

After mutated animals had been attacking humans for some time,

the whole world had begun calling them monsters!

Marine monsters had undergone the most extreme mutations and evolution.

Naturally, coastal regions had borne the brunt of the first wave of monster attacks.

Watching the footage, which looked like something from a living hell,

even Hong, who had once been an assassin, couldn't bear to look. "Master, it seems marine monsters are evolving much faster than land monsters. It's a good thing Yangzhou City is some distance from the coast. We don't need to worry about those marine monsters for now."

"The ocean has always been a region we haven't fully explored. And it's far larger than the land, with more living creatures in it than anywhere else. Naturally, that's where the most and strongest monsters have emerged."

Teng Qingshan spoke gravely. "Hurry up and train. The marine monsters have started attacking human cities, so the land monsters won't be far behind. Only those with enough strength will survive the calamity to come."

"Yes, Master!"

The footage on the television switched again.

This time, it returned to China.

The images showed that coastal cities across China had also suffered monster attacks of varying severity.

Magic City in particular had been under attack by vast hordes of marine monsters for several days.

Fortunately, the Chinese leadership had been prepared. They were using powerful firepower to hold back the monsters while evacuating people inland.

For now, the situation remained under control.