On the east side of Highload Town, outside the wall.


    One could see rows and rows of giant military camps. These armies consisted of town guards, Burnheart and Raginwave.


    Inside a big tent, one could see Vik and the people from Burnheart and Raginwave.


    Vik sat on the other end of the tent entrance; he wouldmand these armies as a whole. Burnheart and Raginwave, who were always full of arrogance, were sitting nervously.


    Tai and Pol''s group looked at each other, not knowing what to say. On the other hand, Galibar and Brustiar sat with their heads down. Galibar was worried about the grim situation, while Brustiar was having a big crisis.


    He was filled with shame, sitting next to his ancestors and knowing their atrocities. He was on the verge of being broken, and that waspleted when he came to the mansion. He saw the missing girls from his familye back. But it wasn''t this that broke him because he was aware of it; it was learning about his wife.


    Just as Zoon saw Brustiar, she told him everything. All the things that conspired there, from Gale''s sudden arrival, Elder Thunder''s real identity, and death, to Julie''s presence.


    Brustiar was boiling in anger when he found these. ''That Gale is still alive! Elder Thunder was a spy, and Julie was present, watching all of that urred there.'' Brustiar brooded silently in his seat, not looking up. He was also very worried about the people he was with.


    The ancestors were already untrustworthy, and he didn''t know about the rest.


    "It looks like everyone is present." Vik broke the silence, giving a full nce at everyone.


    Suddenly, Mingxi spoke up. "Sir Vik, the IceFire n is still not here."


    Vik stared at Mingxi and nonchntly said. "It doesn''t matter; they are already busy with the refugees. They can take their time. I am just happy you guys aren''tte."


    Mingxi didn''t say anything further; he just sat silently in his seat. He pondered. ''This is bad; I am losing every way of making connections. Elder Thunder is dead, and the elders in the n are leaving me gradually. This is very bad.''


    "Now that you guys are here, I will tell you about the situation." Vik''smanding voice sounded throughout the tent, making everyone straighten their backs. "You guys should have seen the giant beast horde that is approaching toward us. I went closer earlier to take a closer look and found many interesting things."


    Everyone''s attention was at an all-time high as they also wanted to know about this sudden beast horde.


    "So, let''s talk about the cultivation realm of the beasts and their numbers. Qi Refinement Realm beasts are the majority, as there are at least ten thousand of them. Foundation Establishment Realm beasts have a five thousand minimum, and Golden Core Realm beasts have a one thousand bare minimum." Just as Vik finished saying that, the temperature in the tent dropped.


    These types of beasts were very easy to kill for them, but if only they were doing it one on one for a small group. However, it was a different case if it was thousands. They could still kill them easily, but they would get exhausted too and get overwhelmed. In this war of attrition, they were sure to lose.


    Vik didn''t stop at that and exined further. "That is not the end of it. There are also Nascent Soul Realm beasts on the very back, and their numbers are also not small. I also feel there might be Soul Formation Realm beasts hiding deep."


    One of the elders gulped down a mouthful of saliva as he couldn''tprehend what they were up against.


    Not only him, others also were filled with fear and nervousness. They could see the defeat already shing before their eyes. They were already thinking of a way to escape this ce, taking their family members too.


    Vik could see the fear in their eyes and face. So, he said something that he felt could soothe their hearts a bit. "Don''t get nervous so quickly. I noticed another thing when I went to check."


    Just as Vik guessed, half of their fears were gone, and they were filled with skepticism instead.


    "These beasts that we are heading toward can be considered mindless. Because when I attacked them they didn''t behave normally and their attack patterns were very simple. It felt as if they didn''t have sentience anymore." Vik''s words broke everyone out of their fear and made them full of doubt now.


    Because they couldn''t think of any power that could do this.


    At that moment, Vik said."You guys don''t have to think about anything. Just get this straight: we will defend until the sect arrives. I don''t want to see any deserter and hoarder."


    Everyone nodded their heads, agreeing with Vik.


    "Good," Vik was about to stand up when he saw a group entering the tent. He nced at the group which was the IceFire n''s and asked."Why are you guyste?"


    Nik came forward and said with a martial salute."Sorry, Sir Nik for beingte. We were waiting for the matriarch but it looks like she is busy and will arriveter."


    Nik and the elders behind him got embarrassed saying that. They were waiting outside the entrance for Julie, but there was no sign of hering. So, Nik went to check on why she was beingte. When he knocked on the door, he got a reply from Julie, which felt to him like a muffled noise.


    ''You guys leave... I wille in a short while.'' Nik''s face turned weird as he couldn''t understand what was happening inside or why she sounded like that. Still, he followed her orders and left.


    Vik stared at Nik and others, then gave a sigh. "It is fine. As long as you are here, it all matters. By the way, did you guys invite your ancestors?"


    "Uhh.." Nik got embarrassed again and said."They only listen to the matriarch''s orders."