When Ji Chen learned that Dragonkin's race was facing an invasion by outsiders, the delight he had felt at successfully containing the node instantly sank to rock bottom.
The anticipation of their reunion was still flowing through his heart when anxiety replaced it in the blink of an eye.
He had imagined meeting Dragonkin again countless times.
He had pictured Dragonkin's stunned expression upon seeing him, his own casual teasing, and all the showing off that would follow.
Even thinking about it felt amazing.
The Rules his big brother had once dreamed of obtaining-he now had a whole pile of them.
But now, the pleasure of "showing off before an old friend" that he had envisioned might well end in the tragedy of "losing my friend forever."
Nothing in life was sadder than learning a host of impressive skills away from home and preparing to return to show them off to an old friend.
Only to hear news of that friend's death before even seeing him.
He promptly asked Guide for the details.
The answer dealt Ji Chen another devastating blow.
Dragonkin's race was at an absolute disadvantage in this invasion.
As Guide answered, a swipe of the hand brought up a chart comparing the two sides' combat strength before Ji Chen.
Besides statistics, it also introduced both sides' systems of combat strength.
The left side of the Light Screen showed Dragonkin's Dragonwing Race, while the right showed the Devouring Race that had invaded their territory.
According to the information on the Light Screen, the Dragonwing Race's average individual Hunting Level was 103. Their strongest member was their retired former Great Dragon Lord, Long Xiaosha (real name: an abridged translation of 129 characters), whose Hunting Level was 239.
The Devouring Race's average individual combat strength was level 59. Their leader