"If only it were as simple as you think."
Upon hearing the crowd’s words, the man let out a sigh.
"You all know the situation outside. Fierce Beasts are everywhere. Our Anshan City is like a tempting treat—do you think those beasts won’t see it?"
At these words, everyone fell silent.
Indeed, if they were Fierce Beasts, they couldn’t possibly ignore a human city standing right in front of them.
"If I’m not mistaken, the second wave of Fierce Beasts’ attack is imminent."
The man gazed into the deep, dark wilderness and murmured.
Tonight felt extremely unusual; he had been feeling restless all along.
Rationality told him that after the first wave, the Fierce Beasts would surely launch a comeback.
"The... the second wave is coming soon..."
Whispers arose, and fear appeared on everyone’s faces.
"If... if the second wave of the Beast Tide arrives, we should be able to defend, right? We have Chairman Li."
"Yeah, Chairman Li is so formidable. He killed over 100,000 Fierce Beasts on his own!"
"With him here, we surely can hold out."
"Maybe."
The man gave a bitter smile.
It’s not that he doubted Chairman Li’s strength, but after all, even the mighty Chairman Li is just one person.
The last Beast Tide involved over 100,000 beasts, but the next attack might be hundreds of thousands or even millions!
Facing wave after wave of assaults, there will come a time when they can’t fend them off, and when that happens, Anshan City will be doomed in an instant.
"Actually, it’s already fortunate for us to survive a few more days." A calm voice sounded as a man spoke: "I used to live in a village dozens of miles from here. The village walls were only three or four meters high, totally incapable of stopping those Fierce Beasts. If it weren’t for Chairman Li’s shelter, I would have died when the first Beast Tide broke out. How could I possibly stand here and talk to you now."
"Me too. I rushed here upon hearing Chairman Li’s offer to let people stay in the city for free. But many in my village didn’t make it here. Now, they probably have met some grim fate."
"Probably. Who would have thought those Fierce Beasts would go all out this time? Overwhelmingly, they have breached many medium-sized cities. Our Anshan City is just a small city, and has managed to hold out so far—it’s already a miracle."
Many nodded.
They all understood it’s just comforting words, serving no real purpose other than making oneself feel a bit better. But what else could they do?
Better to live miserably than die a good death. Unfortunately, given their strength, they might not even make it to a medium-sized city, let alone being taken in if they reached it.
As for large cities, they didn’t even dare to think about it.
By comparison, being safe in a small city was already unbelievably fortunate.
The atmosphere fell silent once again. Everyone stared into the distance, lost in their thoughts.
There were familiar figures somewhere on the city wall.
It was Chen Guodong, Liu Yong, and his party.
After joining the guards of Anshan City, they came to the wall for their shift as well.
"Old Gu, what they just said, could it be true? The first wave of the Beast Tide barely passed, and now the second wave is coming?"
Gu Jianghai looked bewildered.
"You don’t know either? Didn’t Gu Ze tell you? Or does he not know either?"
"Like they say, close proximity to power yields advantages."
Gu Ze, being an Awakener, often stays in the Awakened Association, surely knowing more inside information than them.
Moreover, if lucky, he might even encounter Chairman Li.
"I’m not very sure. Xiaozhe hasn’t told me anything, so probably he doesn’t know either." Gu Jianghai scratched his head.
Suddenly, he thought of something and looked at Chen Guodong.
"Guodong, is there any news from Xiaofan?" He remembered Gu Ze once told him Chen Fan had a good relationship with Chairman Li. Previously, he was in another city’s Awakened Association, brought here by Chairman Li himself.
Chen Guodong shook his head upon hearing this.
He hadn’t seen Chen Fan for two or three days already.
"Xiaofan probably doesn’t know either?"
The few looked troubled.
"I say, even if we know, it wouldn’t make much difference." Wei Tianyuan said, "The place is swarmed with Fierce Beasts now. If we stay inside the city and don’t venture out, we can live a few more days. But if we go out, we’re bound to die."
"That’s true, but the situation inside the city isn’t optimistic either." Wei Tiangong sighed, "I heard the city’s ammunition is running low, enough for just one more wave of Beast Tide. If there comes a third wave, all the cannons and machine guns on the walls would turn into mere decorations."
"This..."
The few gaped, not knowing what to say.
If the ammunition runs out, would they have to fight the Fierce Beasts with swords and knives?
These creatures have tough skin and flesh; bullets barely affect them.
But they themselves are different. Getting caught by the Fierce Beasts wouldn’t just mean losing limbs.
The good news is, currently the city does not lack food. Even if there’s no rice, the meat of the Fierce Beasts is enough to feed everyone for a month or two.
"Everyone shouldn’t worry too much."
Liu Yong laughed heartily, "As the saying goes, where there’s a will, there’s a way; things will work out one way or another. Perhaps Chairman Li can create another miracle then?"