East Forest Base City Requests Aid!

South River Base City, atop the ruins of the East City Wall. The afterglow of the setting sun, like flowing gold and blood, painted the devastated battlefield.

The air was thick with the stench of blood, charred flesh, and death, but the surviving defenders were also filled with relief and exhaustion after the disaster.

The Beast Tide had retreated. Though the price had been devastating, South River had ultimately held.

Xiao Wuhen stood beside a relatively intact battlement, watching Lin Ming ride the black-purple demon dragon that had displayed a terrifying aura the moment it hatched into the sky and disappear into the darkening horizon. His emotions were a tangled mess.

He was shocked by Lin Ming's unimaginable methods, yet he also felt a deeper concern for South River's future and humanity's fate.

The "truth" revealed by the Rat Queen before her death weighed on his heart like an enormous boulder, leaving him breathless.

He was just about to order the various units to tally casualties, treat the wounded, reinforce the defenses, and send men to take over the remaining forces of those great families to prevent any further trouble.

Just then—

Beep! Beep! Beep!

The specially made communicator at his waist, belonging to the South River Inspector of Peak Martial Arts Hall, suddenly emitted a rapid, piercing alarm unlike an ordinary communication request!

A blood-red symbol flashing the words "First-Level Request for Aid" jumped frantically across the display!

First-Level Request for Aid!

Xiao Wuhen's expression changed drastically! This was the highest-level personal distress signal within Peak Martial Arts Hall!

Only core members with special authorization—such as top geniuses, Inspectors of major base cities, and members of the Council of Elders—could activate it when facing an irresistible desperate situation and imminent death!

Once activated, every Peak Martial Arts Hall member