"Prepare for retreat."
After a long while, the City Lord of Yu Feng City spoke.
His subordinates were right; knowing the result, continuing on would only increase casualties.
It was better to preserve strength and move elsewhere.
The people behind him exchanged glances and breathed a sigh of relief.
The City Lord had finally made a decision; they wouldn’t die here today.
"No need to rush the retreat."
At this moment, a strange voice rang out.
Everyone turned towards the sound to see a mysterious man had appeared nearby without them noticing.
"Who are you?"
The City Lord of Yu Feng City was taken aback, frowning as he scrutinized the stranger before him.
As far as he remembered, there was no one in that spot earlier.
"Now is not the time to discuss this."
Chen Fan’s eyes turned towards the city, "Leave the Fierce Beasts inside the city to me, you just handle the ones outside."
Without waiting for any response, he headed straight into the city.
If these people cooperated, it would be best. After dealing with the tunneling Fierce Beasts inside, he would help alleviate their pressure.
If they didn’t cooperate, it would just be a bit more troublesome.
"What?"
They looked at each other, bewildered.
"Who is this guy? Where did he come from? Does anyone know him?"
"I don’t know him. I’ve never seen him before."
"Me neither."
"Same here."
Several people shook their heads in succession.
"No one knows him, and he speaks to us in that tone? Who does he think he is?" Someone grumbled in dissatisfaction.
An unknown person giving them orders? Did he think he was someone important?
"Could he be from another city, coming to support us?" someone asked curiously.
"Coming from another place to support us? That’s impossible, isn’t it? We were just told that headquarters and the nearby medium-sized cities all refused to help."
"Right, and even if there were reinforcements, it wouldn’t be just one person, would it? What could one person do? It would be better if they didn’t come."
"Exactly, exactly."
The crowd nodded repeatedly.
In the present situation, sending a team of B-level Awakened could have some effect, but sending a single person? It would be like sending a sheep to the wolves.
Another irritating point was that the attitude of this newcomer was very arrogant, as if he were some superior officer.
"City Lord, shall we go now?"
Someone urged.
The City Lord of Yu Feng City hesitated.
His intuition told him that this person’s strength was not simple. The fact that he could appear unnoticed indicated significant ability.
But rationality told him that placing hope on a mysterious stranger was too risky.
"City Lord?"
Several voices prodded him.
"Let’s wait and see."
The City Lord of Yu Feng City spoke up, "After all, he’s here to support us. If we turn our backs on him now, it wouldn’t be right, would it?"
"But..."
"City Lord, we can’t let all our lives hinge on one person, can we?"
"Yeah, City Lord, if it’s not working out, we can send a few people to bring him back."
People pleaded one after another.
"Let’s wait a bit longer."
The City Lord of Yu Feng City said in an indisputable tone, "Let’s wait a while, if he can improve the situation inside the city, we will keep holding on. If not, we’ll prepare to retreat."
With that, despite their displeasure, no one dared to argue further.
Many of them were cursing Chen Fan in their hearts.
"Boom Boom Boom!"
The sound of gunfire continued.
Inside the city, of the dozen or so Awakeners originally fighting the Three-headed Earth Dragon, less than a third remained, and even those were injured.
Only one of the Three-headed Earth Dragon had been killed, and the remaining two, having been wounded, were even more ferocious.
One of them swung its gigantic tail, turning an Awakener unable to dodge in time into a blood mist. Several nearby buildings were snapped in half.
Countless rubble fell, crushing many surrounding Fierce Beasts to pulp.
"No!"
The remaining four or five people were shaken to their cores.
"No, I don’t want to die! I don’t want to die!"
Finally, someone couldn’t bear the pressure anymore, and fled without looking back.
"Ren Xin!"
The others were stunned.
"Captain, should we retreat too?"
"Yes, Captain, if we continue like this, we will die here too."
"Watch out!"
As they spoke, another Earth Dragon opened its vast mouth to attack.
At the critical moment, a massive blade light descended, slicing the sixteen-meter-long Earth Dragon into two halves.
Blood spurted from the cut, reaching twenty or thirty meters high.
The front half of the Earth Dragon’s body fell to the ground with a thud, convulsing in pain.
"What?"
The few remaining Awakeners were stunned by the sudden turn of events.
"Roar!"
The remaining twenty-meter Earth Dragon roared furiously and charged at a distant shadow.
This time, it was met with another brilliant blade light.
The blade cleaved through the Earth Dragon like a hot knife through butter, slicing its body in half. Blood spurted from every direction like a burst water pipe.