Ke Meng woke up quickly.
Luo Yuan looked grim, his expression troubled.
Seeing Ke Meng awake, he reported quietly, "Things went badly on the front line. We've lost contact with almost everyone."
"I know. I saw it." Ke Meng stood up.
Luo Yuan watched in surprise as Ke Meng left the office, then hurried after him. "Where are you going?"
"The front line."
Ke Meng clenched his fists.
A remote town on the Crocodile Continent.
Murky fog shrouded the sky. Outside the barrier, several people took turns using a Ghostly Wall barrier item to maintain it and prevent the enemy from escaping.
"Captain Ke!"
"I'm going in."
"You can't go in. We've lost contact with everyone inside," one of the people taking turns maintaining the barrier objected.
The barrier constantly drained its user's stamina. Many people were already lined up to maintain it, but how long could they keep that up?
"I know. I have to go in," Ke Meng said, taking a deep breath.
Old Shi sighed. "I'll go with you."
"No need, Old Shi. I know what I'm doing." Ke Meng shook his head.
"Let him in," Old Shi said, then patted Ke Meng on the shoulder. "It's a shadow. It has to become human before it can use special items. We locked all the strike team's storage items and sealed items beforehand, so it can't use them directly."
"But we can't be certain there aren't any teleportation stones in town. Be careful, and try not to give it an opening," Old Shi urged earnestly.
Old Shi knew that, with his frail body, something would certainly happen to him if he went inside.
The Shadow Stream Group Owner's reaction speed was simply too fast, and it was extremely aggressive. Every member of the strike team had brought