After reaching Bai Town and meeting up with Mo Fan and Ling Ling, Zhou Sining headed with them to the strategic conference hall at the West Fortress.
With Ling Ling and Mo Fan there, Zhou Sining had no need to produce Han Ji's token of authority. He simply followed them and easily entered the conference hall where the leaders of the various factions had gathered.
The leaders, headed by Councilor Zhu Meng, were overwhelmed by the White Demon Eagles' assault.
The three could not contribute to a discussion like this, so they stood quietly behind Leng Qing. When the time came, someone with more clout than them would launch the opening salvo.
Sure enough, just as Zhu Meng was preparing to lead a team into a fight to the death against the Monarch-Level Silver Sky Lord, Chief Judge Li Tian suddenly raised an objection.
"These White Demon Eagles are attacking in force. Before you fight them, has anyone here considered why they, who have always lived peacefully in the West Ridge, are now attacking our city at all costs?" Chief Judge Li Tian swept his gaze over everyone.
"It's simply because so many of our soldiers have contracted the plague. They're taking advantage of our weakness," said Yun Feng, the West Fortress's military strategist.
"Chief Judge Li Tian, do you have something to tell us?" Zhu Meng asked seriously.
"Yes, and that is precisely what I wanted to tell you. My subordinates have already investigated this thoroughly. This plague is no natural disaster—it is a man-made catastrophe!" Li Tian declared emphatically.
The plague was no natural disaster, but a man-made catastrophe!
Those words echoed through the strategic planning conference room, leaving everyone visibly stunned.
"Chief Judge Li Tian, what do you mean by that?" Military Commander Yun Feng asked in