Starting from Anshan City, at first, they didn’t encounter any Fierce Beasts.
But after walking for hundreds of miles, groups of Fierce Beasts began to emerge like bamboo shoots after a spring rain.
They stretched out for hundreds of kilometers.
Elite-level Fierce Beasts were everywhere.
Commander-level Fierce Beasts were also not in short supply.
Qin Jin and the others following behind Chen Fan turned pale with fear as they witnessed this scene, their hearts filled with terror.
They had truly underestimated the dangers of returning to Juque City.
If Chairman Li hadn’t accompanied them this time, whether they could return to Juque City would indeed be questionable.
One misstep, and they would be surrounded by a Beast Tide, unable to advance or retreat.
Two hours later, they finally broke through the Beast Tide.
"Phew..."
Looking at the distant silhouette of Juque City, Qin Jin and the others breathed a sigh of relief in unison.
However, another worry arrived with it.
Because these Fierce Beasts were already so close to Juque City, if those Beast King-level Fierce Beasts wanted, they could probably reach the gates of Juque City overnight.
Although they weren’t worried that Juque City, being a large city, couldn’t be defended, casualties were certainly unavoidable.
Chen Fan was also observing the surrounding scenery.
Compared to his last two visits, there were noticeably fewer people outside the city, though those still here were packing up and heading forward one after another.
No one was foolish.
Since Juque City was unwilling to take them in.
If they stayed here, they would only become food for the Fierce Beasts.
Given that, it was better to hurry towards the locations of the three mega cities.
Even though those cities would likely not take them in either, staying outside a mega city was surely safer than staying here.
Chen Fan had complex feelings in his heart, but there was nothing he could do.
They arrived at the city gates, validated their identities, and were finally allowed entry.
The city was crowded with people.
From the city gates to the Awakened Branch Office, it took them two to three times longer than usual to walk.
Seeing that they were about to enter the hall, Qin Jin hurriedly said, "Chairman Li, thank you so much for escorting us back this time. Otherwise, with so many Fierce Beasts on the way, even if we had ten lives, they wouldn’t be enough."
"Indeed, indeed."
The others also nodded repeatedly.
On this entire journey, they almost didn’t need to act; they just had to move as quickly as they could.
"It was just convenient for me. Besides, you all only came because you accepted my task. Take care of yourselves."
Chen Fan nodded to them and walked ahead.
"..."
Watching Chen Fan’s departing figure, Qin Jin’s heart was filled with mixed emotions.
"If only Chairman Li could stay."
The green-haired woman in the team whispered, "That way, we can fight alongside him."
"Yes, everyone saw what happened along the way. It won’t be long before Juque City faces an attack from the Fierce Beasts. If Chairman Li were here, the casualties in Juque City would be greatly reduced."
"Unfortunately, Chairman Li has already made up his mind. No matter what we say, he won’t stay. He will return to Anshan City later."
Qin Jin sighed inwardly.
There was nothing he could do. The only thing he could do was pray internally for Chairman Li’s safety.
Chen Fan’s arrival was soon reported to Han Xu.
He quickly contacted Chairman Shao Yuandong, and the two came to meet Chen Fan together.
"Chairman Li, let me introduce you."
Han Xu slightly bowed, "This is our Branch Office Chairman, Chairman Shao, one of the A-level Awakened in Juque City."
"Chairman, this is the Chairman Li I’ve been telling you about."
"Nice to meet you, Chairman Li, I’ve heard a lot about you."
Shao Yuandong warmly extended his hand.
At the first sight of Chen Fan, he realized that this person was extraordinary.
Even he couldn’t gauge the depth of this individual.
"Nice to meet you."
Chen Fan also extended his hand and shook it.
Internally, he felt no waves of emotions.
After all, with his current strength, a mere A-level Awakened was nothing to him. However, since the other party was respectful, there was no need for him to show a hostile face.
"Chairman Li, please sit."
Han Xu smiled and then explained proactively: "It’s like this, Chairman Li, we agreed last night to lend you the remaining Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures worth over ten million points in our Branch Office. You can return them to us when you have the points in the future. As an assistant chairman, I couldn’t make this decision alone, so I invited our chairman. After hearing about you, he also admires you very much."
"Indeed, Chairman Li, I’ve heard all about you."
Shao Yuandong gave a thumbs up, "You have risen step by step from a small city to where you are today; it is truly remarkable. Your current strength must have already reached the Quasi-S Level, right?"
Chen Fan gave him a glance, understanding that this question was somewhat probing.
Investing one to two million points, being cautious was reasonable. However, he came prepared this time.
Thus, he didn’t answer the question directly. Instead, he took out a palm-sized, crystal-clear green fruit from his Spatial Ring and placed it on the table.
"I wonder if the two Chairmen can recognize what this is."
He asked.
"This?"
Han Xu widened his eyes, closely staring at the fruit on the table. His intuition told him that the item Chairman Li took out was absolutely extraordinary!