"Old Liu is right," Chen Guodong spoke up, "during the first wave of the Beast Tide, Chairman Li alone killed countless Fierce Beasts. I've heard that even the three Commander-level Fierce Beasts that were directing from behind did not escape. If a second wave of the Beast Tide breaks out, I believe we can still make it through safely."

The few people exchanged glances, thinking that these two were still as optimistic as ever.

If things could be as they said, that would be wonderful.

The atmosphere fell silent again.

Chen Guodong turned around and looked in the direction of the Martial Arts Association within the city.

"I wonder how Xiaofan is doing right now."

He had heard from Zhang Ren that Chen Fan's prestige in the Martial Arts Association was very high, even the chairman was courteous to him.

This filled him with immense pride. After all, as a parent, the greatest wish is to see their child succeed.

The more successful Chen Fan was, the happier he felt.

"Maybe Xiaofan is out there killing Fierce Beasts."

Thinking of this, Chen Guodong's face showed deep concern.

He hoped he could stay safe and sound.

If one day, Anshan City truly couldn't hold, he didn't care about his own life as long as Xiaofan could take their family away and survive, he would have no regrets.

At the same time, at the Anshan City Awakened Association.

The hall was very quiet; even if there were Awakened passing by, they were hurried.

On the second floor, in the chairman's office.

Qin Jin and the other members of the War Soul Squad were sitting on the long sofa.

"Everyone, have some tea."

Hua Jun was very enthusiastic, brewing high-quality tea for everyone.

In the past two days, there had been several incidents of Fierce Beast invasions in the city. Certainly, it was thanks to the chairman's brilliant strategic decisions. But also, it was due to Qin Jin and his team's timely actions that neutralized them. Otherwise, the city would have been in complete chaos.

As it was now, there were only some property losses, which was not a major problem.

"Heh heh, Chairman Hua, you're too kind, personally making tea for us. We're deeply honored." Qin Jin picked up the tea bowl and sniffed it; a refreshing fragrance filled the air.

Indeed, it was good tea.

"It's just a small effort." Hua Jun waved his hand, sat down opposite them, picked up his tea, and took a sip, finding it a bit hot.

"Captain Qin, you're visiting so late, is there something important?"

"Chairman Hua, you are correct. We were wondering if Chairman Li had any new instructions?" Qin Jin put down the tea bowl and asked curiously.

Following the last mission instructions, they had dealt with the last batch of Fierce Beasts in the city this morning.

They expected to receive the next mission soon, but until now, there had been no new instructions, so they had come to inquire.

"Well, there are no new instructions for now."

Hua Jun shook his head.

The War Soul Squad members glanced at each other, a bit disappointed.

Someone couldn't help but ask, "Chairman Hua, is Chairman Li in the association now?"

"That, I'm not sure."

Hua Jun smiled wryly.

"The chairman's whereabouts are always unpredictable. Even I don't know where he is or what he's doing right now. Do you have something important and want to contact him? If so, I can get in touch for you."

He quickly said, pulling out his phone.

Although their chairman was often elusive, he was still reachable. Even if there was no immediate response, he would reply once he saw the message.

"No need, no need," Qin Jin quickly reached out to stop him, "Chairman Hua, it's nothing urgent. It's just that we're suddenly not busy and feel a bit out of place."

"Yes, yes."

The others chimed in.

With these recent waves of attacks, they had collected a lot of Fierce Beast materials. If converted into points, it would almost match the mission rewards. A few more attacks like this, and they'd be overjoyed.

After all, opportunities like these—low risk with high returns—were rare!

Moreover, they wanted to showcase themselves.

Building a good relationship with an A-level Awakened would be very beneficial for their future.

And they had heard about Chairman Li's incredible feats and greatly admired him, believing he had potential to become a Quasi-S-Class or even S-Class Awakened.

If they didn't build a good relationship now, then when?

"I see."

Hua Jun showed respect and felt quite touched.

Although these few were not from Anshan City, they seemed to care more about the city's safety than he did, not wanting to sit idle for even a minute.

"Rest assured, if the chairman comes back, I will definitely tell him what you said."

"Good, good, that would be great, thank you, Chairman Hua."

Qin Jin tightly shook his hand. After chatting for a while, they left.

As they stepped out of the Awakened Association hall, the green-haired woman looked around and frowned slightly, "Strange, why is it so quiet tonight? Not a single beast roar?"

The others also noticed.

"Indeed, it's too quiet tonight. It seems like all the surrounding Fierce Beasts have retreated overnight."

"How odd. There were quite a few Fierce Beasts wandering around during the day, but it's so quiet at night."

"Captain, do you think a powerful Fierce Beast has arrived, scaring away all the others?"

The words made the atmosphere visibly tense.

A powerful Fierce Beast would not be just Commander-level.

At the very least, it would be Beast King-level.

As for Beast Emperor-level, that seemed unlikely. There were only three Beast Emperors among the entire Fierce Beast race, matching the three top-tier Awakened of Yan Country.

Even if one appeared, they wouldn't target such a small city.

But even a Beast King-level would cause great alarm. Despite being B-level Awakened, they could handle several ordinary Commander-level Fierce Beasts. However, top-tier ones would be much more difficult and could result in heavy casualties.

Encountering a Beast King-level, escaping might not even be possible.

"Don't panic."

Qin Jin signaled for everyone to calm down, "Perhaps the surrounding Fierce Beasts were directed by Commander-level Beasts to attack other cities."

The others nodded.

Indeed, that was a possibility.

This way, Anshan City might have a day or two of respite.

But after that, they would likely face even more intense attacks.

"Captain, I think we should inform Chairman Li about this unusual situation tonight," suggested the red-haired woman, "If there is really a Beast King-level Fierce Beast, we should leave here quickly. I'm sure Chairman Li will understand."

"Yes, yes."

From the start, they didn't have much faith in this small city.

Even medium-sized cities couldn't withstand the Beast Tide. How could a small city defend itself?

Besides a few strong individuals who could leave alive, everyone else would accompany this city to its doom.

They initially came to help alleviate some pressure, not to fight Fierce Beasts to the death.

"Okay, I'll call Chairman Hua once we get back to inform him."

Qin Jin glanced back at the hall, then turned towards the city walls, eyes filled with worry.

Could it be that those Fierce Beasts were plotting something in the dark?

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