The Northern Territory.
Cloudfall Mountain, at an altitude of 8,000 meters, is covered with snow all year round.
This is the entire Northern Territory, and also a forbidden area for the entire Human Race.
A hundred-meter-tall ice crystal snow tree stands atop the peak.
The roots, branches, and trunk are all made of solid ice.
The leaves are like glistening snowflakes.
Under the tree, an elderly man dressed in white, with white hair and beard, sat on the ground.
Snowflakes and leaves kept falling from the dense canopy of the trees, but they deliberately avoided the old man, not a single one landing on him.
"Grown ups!"
A young man ran over in a panic.
" The Tide has come to Jiang City."
"It's the Five Whirlpools!"
The old man suddenly opened his eyes.
His eyes were as calm and clear as an ancient well.
"Has Penglai City been notified?"
The old man's voice was completely flat.
The young man nodded. "They've already been notified."
"Lord Gu, the garrison commander, is returning to the surface to provide reinforcements."
The old man said softly, "He's still so impulsive, but it's too late."
The young man lowered his head.
With the Five-Vortex Tide, Jiang City has probably become a living hell.
" Yao Yuan in Penglai City?" the old man suddenly changed the subject.
"Yes," the young man said, "He said he could break through to Level Eight after this Tide ends."
The old man's eyes suddenly lit up.
"Well!"
"Closely monitor the situation in Jiang City."
"Let me know when Guardian Gu arrives."
"Furthermore, send Guardian Yao is stationed in Sea Capital, to the Abyss to temporarily garrison the defense line."
"Yes." The young man bowed and withdrew.
The old man slowly rose and caught a falling leaf in his hand.
"Cough cough cough--"
He suddenly started coughing incessantly, and his breathing became extremely weak.
Splash--
The tree canopy swayed even without wind.
Countless transparent ice crystals fell on the old man, and his breathing quickly stabilized.
He looked up at the big tree and said in a deep voice:
"All Five-Vortex Tide have appeared."
"Is there still time for us?"
Whoosh whoosh whoosh--
The branches swayed gently, as if in response.
The old man remained silent for a long time, finally letting out a helpless sigh.
Jiang City.
The beast tide, which had receded not long ago, has returned.
The strange beasts are still being released in droves.
The current beast tide has reached a scale of nearly 500,000.
Every warrior defending the city felt despair.
Qin Ze returned to the city wall, his brows furrowed as he looked at the group chat.
[ Yao Yuan: The Five-Vortex Tide have descended upon Jiang City; preliminary speculation suggests they are anchored to that Void Beast from last time.]
[ Passerby A: How much? Five whirlpools?]
[ Fairies Don't Poop: This time, the whole city is going to be wiped out]
[ Beast Tamer: Where are the reinforcements? Are we just going to stand by and watch Jiang City fall? Why aren't the warriors from nearby cities going to its aid?]
[ Fairies Don't Poop: The Tide has only ever had two whirlpools before, five whirlpools are unheard of. This is beyond the capabilities of ordinary martial artists, and even if they went, it would only increase casualties.]
[ Yao Yuan: Currently, most of the Advanced Martial Artist are in Penglai City and cannot leave. We can only wait for the Tide to end before sending Advanced Martial Artist to clear the area.]
[ Yao Yuan: If Advanced Martial Artist leave Penglai City at this time, some of the defenses may fall, and then it won't just be a simple matter of losing Jiang City.]
Qin Ze understood what Brother Yuanzi meant.
Jiang City has been abandoned.
There will be no support.
From a holistic perspective, this is the best decision.
[ Yao Yuan: Guardian Gu just disobeyed orders and left the Abyss. I wonder if he can catch up.]
[ Beast Tamer: How long?]
[ Yao Yuan: 15 minutes]
Qin Ze twitched the corner of his mouth.
There's still time to collect the body.
[ Beast Tamer: How many Hunting Beast are typically present during Tide?]
[ Yao Yuan: At most one]
Qin Ze breathed a sigh of relief.
This beast is really too difficult to deal with.
Thankfully, they weren't in large groups.
[ Yao Yuan: Only by living can there be infinite possibilities]
Did you specifically tell me that?
Qin Ze smiled and left the chat group.
A large hole has been breached in the city gate.
Smaller, strange beasts rushed into the city through the breach.
A team of the City Defense Bureau soldiers quickly went to fill the hole.
However, their numbers were too small, and the soldiers were torn to shreds by the monsters in a single encounter.
" Xiaocao, use martial arts!"
Niu Zhida chopped off the beast's head with a single stroke and shouted loudly.
More and more strange beasts have climbed up; if their speed isn't slowed down, this section of the wall will fall.
The Babyface was pale, clearly indicating that his mental energy and vitality were almost depleted.
She forced herself to unleash a round of martial arts, and the thorns grew rapidly, weaving a carpet full of barbs on the wall.
Then, everything went black before the Babyface, and he collapsed to the ground.
Upon seeing this, a large lizard lunged at the Babyface, Blade Man slashed out with his sword.
Not only did he fail to stop the beast, but he himself was sent flying.
"I'll go help!"
Skinny Dog quickly provided support, Niuniu fought off three strange beasts all by himself.
The roars of strange beasts and the battle cries of warriors echoed throughout the city walls.
Qin Ze watched all of this with a blank expression.
We've arrived.
"A shop on the east side of the city wall."
The voices of Brother Devour and Dharma King could be heard on the Local Area Network.
After resting, Brother Devour has fully recovered.
Qin Ze asked in a deep voice, "What do you mean?"
His Dharma King: "What? How so?"
Brother Devour said calmly, "Don't you already have the answer in your heart? Why are you asking us?"
Giant Overlord: "That's right, we lowly wage earners all listen to your boss."
Thousand Faces: "Me too."
Qin Ze took out the Troupe Leader's exclusive mask and slowly put it on his face.
I never really felt a sense of belonging to this world.
"So-called martial artists, in my opinion, are just a bunch of idiots."
Qin Ze looked at Xiaocao, who was unconscious; Blade Man, whose life or death was unknown; Skinny Dog and Niuniu, who were desperately protecting their teammates; and the soldiers who were rushing to block the gate one after another.
"Looking back now, some idiots do have an endearing side."
"If I don't do some things now, I might regret it later."
Brother Devour chuckled, "Do whatever you want. We came to this world to have fun."
The Dharma King wholeheartedly agreed, "Just be happy!"
The Giant Overlord was already rubbing its hands together, "I'm itching for it!"
Thousand Faces: "Me too."
The other clones were also chattering away.
"Who hasn't dreamed of one day becoming a savior and descending upon us? Now the opportunity is right in front of us; it would be a shame to miss it."
"To be honest, at best we can only extend the time to death from five minutes to ten minutes."
"That's enough, isn't that Human Race commander already on his way?"
"Tatakai--"
"Even though I'm a fan of Run, if you guys want to go crazy, I'll go crazy with you."
"Hurry up and put on your mask!"
"..."
Qin Ze straightened his clothes and smiled.
"In that case, let's go on stage and make our appearance."
"Let the world witness the awe-inspiring power of a small Circus."
"Lord, we can't hold them off any longer! The monsters have entered the city!"
"More than half of our brothers have been killed or wounded."
" Jiang City... is about to fall."
The City Defense Bureau looked at the strange beasts surging into the city, his face filled with despair.
The city lord, who had just killed a B-level alien beast, was pale.
it's over.
it's all over.
Upon seeing the five vortexes in the sky, he guessed the decision made by the Human Race's leadership.
Jiang City has been abandoned.
"Go for it!"
Suddenly, deafening battle cries rang out throughout the city.
The city lord suddenly looked up.
A large group of martial artists wearing various beast-like masks and black suits rushed out.