Leng Yuexi's worries! He was back!

May 15, 3 a.m.

Most residents of the megacity of Sydney were already asleep, but Leng Yuexi and her sister were waiting anxiously in the villa.

"Only three hours until dawn. Why isn't Jingming back yet?"

Leng Yuexi's delicate brows were tightly knitted, her fair, beautiful face full of worry.

The competition was secondary. If anything had happened to Xu Jingming in the Wilderness Area, that would be a real problem.

"Don't worry, Sis. He has a Ninth-Grade Guardian Talisman on him. He'll be fine."

Leng Yuechan couldn't help offering some reassurance.

"Over ten days ago, the aura of a Ninth-Order Beast Emperor appeared near Sydney.

"Even with a Ninth-Grade Guardian Talisman, Jingming couldn't withstand a Ninth-Order Beast Emperor."

Leng Yuexi shook her head, unable to erase the worry from her face.

To make it back in time, Xu Jingming should have stayed in the Wilderness Area not far from Sydney.

The Ninth-Grade Guardian Talisman awarded at the Talent Tournament was only a single-use consumable.

If he was unlucky enough to encounter that Ninth-Order Beast Emperor, just two more attacks would break through its protection.

"Well..."

Leng Yuechan fell silent too.

She also knew about the Ninth-Order Beast Emperor that had appeared near Sydney recently.

The entire city had even gone on level-one alert because of it, and the alert had only been lifted two days earlier.

Time slowly passed, and Leng Yuexi paced anxiously inside the villa.

Her beautiful eyes kept darting toward the open front door, but there was still no sign of Xu Jingming.

"No, this won't do. He said he'd be back tonight.

"It's already past three in the morning, and Jingming still isn't back. Something must have happened."

Leng Yuexi couldn't wait any longer. "Xiao Chan, contact Commander Chen Xiu for me.

"Tell him to