Hua Jun looked at the man who asked the question, took a deep breath, and said, "When the president arrives, you will all know."
"Alright, okay."
The man sat back down on his chair and did not continue to ask questions.
The atmosphere in the room became oppressive in an instant.
Many people watched the clock on the wall, counting in their hearts.
They didn’t know how much time had passed when the sound of footsteps echoed.
Hua Jun immediately looked up towards the door.
Others present had a similar thought flash through their minds.
Could it be?
"Is everyone here?"
A voice sounded.
"President!"
"It’s the president!"
"The president is here!"
Everyone turned around, their faces showing excitement.
"Except for a few who are out of town and can’t make it back quickly, everyone else is here."
Hua Jun quickly answered.
"Hmm."
Chen Fan nodded slightly; most people being here was enough, he couldn’t be bothered with the rest.
As he walked through the corridor and onto the stage,
Chen Fan looked at the crowd in front of him, who were excited yet somewhat nervous, and slowly said, "I called you here because there is something very important I need to tell you. Honestly, I hope what I’m about to say won’t happen, but unfortunately, it already has."
"Gulp."
Quite a few sounds of swallowing were heard.
"President, what is it, exactly?"
"President, please tell us, we are mentally prepared."
Some people had a thought in their minds.
They just didn’t dare to delve deeper into it.
Because if it were so, it would be too terrifying, even for an awakener.
"Alright."
Chen Fan swept his gaze across everyone, "The beast tide has erupted."
The large meeting room fell into a brief silence, as if time had frozen at that moment.
But it wasn’t long before exclamations erupted like a tsunami.
"What! The beast tide has erupted! Did I hear that right?"
"I heard it too. The president did say those exact words."
"Oh my god, didn’t the beast tide just happen? How long has it been? Why is it happening again? Are we not meant to live?"
"Where did the president get this information from? Could he be mistaken?"
"Impossible. Before the president said it, he emphasized that he didn’t want what he was about to say to happen, but it already has."
"What should we do? What should we do?"
The large meeting room became chaotic.
There were those who were shocked, those whose legs went weak, those who were flustered, and many who couldn’t believe it.
Xie Ming and the others, who had already known the news in advance, appeared very calm.
But it was only a surface calm.
Their inner fear and panic were no less than those present.
Because in such a high-level beast tide, their roles as C-level Awakeners wouldn’t be much more significant than those of the D-level and E-level Awakeners in front of them.
Encountering danger and being killed was just a matter of minutes.
"I wonder what the president’s internal plan is."
Hua Jun looked at Chen Fan.
Is it to tell everyone and then, like the person who revealed the news to Xie Ming before, turn around and leave, disappearing into the distance?
Or to stay and lead everyone to defend Anshan City?
The probability of the former is higher, right?
After all, this beast tide is incomparable to previous ones; knowing one would die if they stayed, it would be better to leave early and defend a stronger place.
Just like him, he also wanted to leave, but given his strength, those in medium or large cities might not take him in.
A few minutes later, the commotion in the large meeting room gradually subsided, and people looked at Chen Fan ahead with some fear.
Their previous behavior was indeed somewhat impolite.
But upon hearing such sudden news, it was truly hard to control their emotions.
"I am not joking with you."
Chen Fan didn’t mind and continued, "After receiving the association’s news, I specifically went out to check. Countless fierce beasts have already appeared less than a thousand miles away. Numerous survivor settlements have been destroyed by fierce beasts, and countless people have died."
Upon hearing this, everyone opened their mouths wide, speechless.
No wonder the president was so certain, he had already gone out to investigate.
The beast tide is less than a thousand miles away from Anshan City.
That means by tomorrow or the day after, the beast tide would reach the city walls of Anshan City?
"President, this time, we can defend it, right?"
Someone said, hesitant.
He wanted to say, Anshan City had defended against past beast tides.
But then he thought, at that time, the president wasn’t even here. Saying that now seems inappropriate.
Chen Fan glanced at him, "This time is different from the previous ones."
"Different from the previous ones?"
"Wha-what do you mean?"
Someone started to sweat on their forehead.
Could it be, could it be this time...
"That’s right,
" Chen Fan said seriously, "If I have to say, this time it is very likely a reenactment of ten years ago."
Upon these words, the blood drained from everyone’s face, as if they had just returned from the gates of hell.
A reenactment of ten years ago.
That time, Yan Country was nearly wiped out by fierce beasts, and the survivors were less than 30 million.
Only after years of recovery did some vitality return, and many cities were built during this period.
If the beast tide from ten years ago erupts again,
then many of those cities might be flattened again, rivers of blood flowing?
"President, are you saying, is this true?" someone stammered.
If that’s the case, how can this city be defended?
Even if he had ten lives, he couldn’t defend it!
"It is absolutely true."
Chen Fan uttered four words.
At this moment, the atmosphere was oppressively terrifying.
Gu Ze felt the same as everyone else.
He thought of his family and his village.
The beast tide is about to erupt.
What about his family? What about the people in his village?
"Right, Chen Fan should not know this news, right?"
He suddenly thought of something.
"After the meeting, I will tell him about this. Although, it might not matter."
Gu Ze’s face was pale.
Chen Fan’s strength was greater than his, but even so, in this situation, there was little he could do.
Perhaps protecting his own family would be the limit; protecting everyone in the village would be tough, very tough.
"I am telling you this so you can plan your escape early."
Chen Fan’s voice rang out again.
"After the meeting, you can pack your things and leave Anshan City. Where you go is your choice. As long as you don’t cause chaos, I won’t interfere or stop you."
For some reason, hearing this sentence, many people present suddenly felt a sense of relief.
Because what they thought of just now was to leave here, leave immediately, the further the better.
But they had another identity, as members of the Awakener’s Association.
If the president didn’t allow them to leave and wanted them to stay and defend Anshan City, they wouldn’t have much of a choice.
Yet, the president said this.
Some people could hardly control the urge to leave and take their families away.
"President, what about you?"
Someone gathered courage to ask.
In that instant, hundreds of eyes stared unblinkingly at Chen Fan.
If the president decided to leave, they could all follow him.
After all, the president was an A-level awakener, extraordinarily powerful.
Xie Ming and the others also looked expectantly.
If their guess was right, the president must have prepared a retreat. After telling everyone this news, he would leave.
"I will stay."
Chen Fan said.
Upon these words, the room buzzed with astonishment!