"Tap tap..."
In Frontier-Pacifying City, Yu Yanhui walked briskly forward.
The sound of gunfire subsided behind her, and she instinctively looked over.
Flames burst forth, figures raced...
Although the situation outside the city walls was not visible, the still-blooming flames gave a rough indication that the Calamity Beast had not ceased their attack.
Yu Yanhui her gaze back to the figure to her side.
" Sister Zhaoran, why did the commander call us over at this time? Aren't we supposed to be dealing with the beast tide?"
"Given the current situation of the beast tide, there shouldn't be any major problems for the time being. As for calling us over..." Lin Zhaoran paused, his expression slightly grave, and said, "It's probably related to the beast tide that just headed towards Captain Shen!"
"Huh?" Yu Yanhui blinked in surprise. "What... what are you going to do?"
"I'm not sure either, but anyway, let's hurry up and get there." Lin Zhaoran's eyes narrowed slightly. She had a guess in her mind, but she couldn't be sure. She just quickened her pace.
For some reason, Yu Yanhui swallowed unconsciously and quickened her pace.
The two arrived at a small conference room, where they saw several other figures already present.
Captain Gu, Cao Mingyu, Zheng Song, Lu Sheng...
The most powerful inspectors in Frontier-Pacifying City are all based here.
After the two entered, the soldiers guarding the door immediately closed it.
Immediately, the sound of gunfire from outside subsided considerably. Although it could still be heard, no one paid it any mind, as long as it didn't interfere with conversation.
Yu Yanhui forward and followed Sister Zhaoran to find an empty seat.
Then they saw the leader in front tap the table twice and say:
"The situation is urgent, so I'll get straight to the point. Inspector Shen from Bedrock City has arrived with reinforcements, but the situation isn't as optimistic as everyone thinks; in fact, it's quite serious."
"The first battle that broke out earlier, which I believe everyone saw on the city walls, has already ended..."
Yu Yanhui nodded unconsciously as she sat down. Not only them, but anyone who could see what was happening over there would subconsciously pay attention to it and naturally notice the fire that had stopped long ago.
She remained seated, only hearing the commander continue speaking.
"... Although we won, the number of enemies killed in that battle wasn't as many as you think, only around 2,600. The main force of the Calamity Beast was driven away, which means that most of the beast tide over there is still alive, just scattered. This part probably numbers around 8,000."
Li Boyuan paused, his gaze sweeping over the crowd, and said:
Therefore, the current situation is:
We have 6,200 people on our side in Dingbian City;
On Inspector Shen's side, there are 1,800 people;
There were approximately eight thousand Calamity Beast surrounding the city.
Around 14,000 Calamity Beast headed towards Inspector Shen's location.
The number of Calamity Beast that were scattered and retreated by Inspector Shen's side, and that could regroup at any time, ranged from a couple of thousand to several thousand.
Total troop strength comparison...
He paused for a moment, then continued:
"There are around 8,000 humans and nearly 30,000 Calamity Beast."
There was a moment of silence in the meeting room.
Most of the people had their eyes slightly open, seemingly unable to believe that there were so many Calamity Beast.
Until one person raised their hand.
"Sir, you just said... Captain Shen only has 1,800 men?"
Li Boyuan nodded. "That's right."
"How many Calamity Beast did they drive away?"
Around 11,000.
The man paused, then frowned. "How did they do that? And why did they bring so few people?"
Yu Yanhui's eyes widened in surprise. She had thought reinforcements had arrived and everything was alright, but...
Why did Captain Shen only bring less than two thousand men?!
Li Boyuan waved his hand. "Now is not the time to talk about this. In short, they have their own plans, and they just happened to run into this situation. The more important thing now is how to deal with the current situation."
Everyone frowned slightly, but didn't ask any more questions. They roughly understood why this situation had occurred.
It's probably just a coincidence, as the commander just mentioned!
No wonder the message didn't get out, but someone came to help. I originally thought there was some kind of secret communication method.
However, the most important thing right now is...
Everyone frowned.
Humans, around eight thousand.
The Calamity Beast ranged from 24,000 to nearly 30,000.
Even if they were together, it would be difficult to win, let alone now that they are separated.
Captain Shen is in the wild, surrounded by Calamity Beast Calamity Beast below and others searching for him outside. There's no possibility of him even trying to retreat.
"Um... didn't Captain Shen and the others just drive away more than 10,000 Calamity Beast? Could you drive away the Calamity Beast from before again?" Someone hesitantly raised their hand.
"It's difficult!" Li Boyuan voice, "The attack from ahead was a sneak attack, the Calamity Beast were caught off guard, but the group that went over now roughly knows their location, and there's no natural defense there, nor sufficient firepower, not to mention that S-Class Calamity Beast has also gone over..."
Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent once again.
"Does the commander mean... to send people out to provide support?" a man with an ordinary appearance asked, looking up.
Everyone looked over upon hearing this.
Li Boyuan, his gaze sweeping over the crowd.
"That's right, that's my current idea. I called everyone here to discuss whether sending people out to provide support is feasible."
As soon as the words were spoken, someone immediately said:
"Without relying on Frontier-Pacifying City, dealing with the Calamity Beast won't be easy, especially with Calamity Beast guarding the area below. Isn't this just sending ourselves to our deaths?"
In the front row, Cao Mingyu frowned. He turned to look at the person who had just spoken, "They came to your aid, and you're just going to ignore their lives?"
"I want to intervene, but the question is, can I even manage it?" The man was getting impatient, his voice hardening as he retorted, "We're surrounded right now. If we go out, we'll run headfirst into the Calamity Beast. We're not even sure if we can break through. Frontier-Pacifying City? Are there enough people left behind to defend it? Will those who go out make it to the other side alive? Have you thought about that?"
Cao Mingyu stared at him, his brows furrowed, and said, " Captain Shen only has less than two thousand men. When they saw our situation and learned that there were Calamity Beast coming to reinforce us, they didn't run away. They continued to fight. After winning, even though they knew that more Calamity Beast were coming, they still stayed behind. What, do you think they didn't know that they might die?"
The man was speechless for a long time before finally saying, "I... but that's no reason for us to go out and die."
"So you're just going to watch your comrades who came to help die?" Cao Mingyu's voice was filled with anger.
"Then what do you suggest we do?" The man's voice was now tinged with anger. "We can't just rush out like that, can we? Do you think the Calamity Beast below will just let us out like that?"