In the wilderness outside Donghai City, on the desolate plains.

A convoy of dozens of military off-road vehicles raised a cloud of dust as they sped towards Donghai City.

Suddenly, a violent tremor came from deep within the earth.

The lead off-road vehicle lurched violently, its tires almost lifting off the ground.

"Stop!"

Li Gang's voice, transmitted through the communicator, reached the entire convoy.

Piercing brakes screeched one after another, and the convoy came to an emergency halt.

Li Gang pushed open the car door, strode to the front of the vehicle, and looked into the distance with a solemn expression.

The earth was trembling, the broken stones underfoot were bouncing, and in the distant mountains, countless birds shrieked and flew into the sky, forming a chaotic black cloud.

Further away, herds of exotic beasts on the plains let out roars filled with fear; they no longer attacked each other but scattered and fled like headless flies.

Those were not hunting roars, but fear stemming from the instinct of life itself.

A young soldier ran quickly to Li Gang's side, a trace of unconcealed panic on his face.

"Minister Li, what... what's happening?"

Li Gang didn't turn around, he just stared intently in the direction of Donghai City, his voice low and firm like iron.

"A beast tide."

"What?" The young soldier's pupils suddenly contracted.

Li Gang's brows furrowed into a knot.

"The scale should be quite large; Donghai City is in danger."

He could /N_o_v_e_l_i_g_h_t/ feel that the source of this tremor was precisely the Secret Realm hidden by the Zhou Family.

What on earth did those madmen of the Zhou Family do in there?

"Everyone, get in the cars!" Li Gang ordered decisively.

"Full speed ahead, enter Donghai City first, and assist with the city defense!"

"Yes!"

...At the same time.

Donghai City, Eternal Night Guild Headquarters.

The enormous teleportation Formation shimmered with light, and the last batch of exploration members emerged from it, still showing lingering fear on their faces.

The moment before their retreat, they saw a mighty army of exotic beasts surge out from within the stone gate like a torrent.

If they had been a moment later, they likely would have been trampled into mud by the exotic beasts in seconds.

At this moment, Zhuge Kongming, who was among the crowd, quickly stepped forward.

He gently waved the feather fan in his hand, and his fingertips outlined in the air, causing golden runes to appear out of thin air, instantly branding themselves onto the teleportation Formation.

"Formation rise, seal!"

Boom—!

The enormous teleportation Formation let out a hum, its light suddenly retracted, and then it shattered with a crash, turning into countless specks of light that vanished without a trace.

The entire teleportation Formation was completely destroyed.

This was a desperate measure to prevent the army of exotic beasts from accidentally passing through the teleportation gate and directly entering Donghai City.

Nearly six hundred guild members were all gathered here at this moment.

They automatically arrayed themselves on both sides, their gazes uniformly directed towards the silver-haired figure standing on the high platform.

Zhou Huai, controlling Moria, scanned the faces below, some resolute, some nervous.

He spoke no unnecessary words, his voice cold yet clearly reaching everyone's ears.

"Everyone, to make a long story short."

"Donghai City is about to face a beast tide attack of unprecedented scale."

"After tonight, this city might very well be completely destroyed!"

A single stone stirred up a thousand ripples!

"What?!"

"Destroy Donghai City?!"

"My Lord, you're not joking, are you?"

Inside the hall, it instantly erupted into a clamor.

Everyone's faces were filled with terror and disbelief.

"Everyone, be quiet!"

A clear, cold reprimand rang out.

Moria stepped forward, her sharp gaze sweeping across the entire hall, and the noisy discussions abruptly ceased.

"Listen carefully to My Lord's instructions!"

Silence once again fell over the hall.

Although everyone's hearts were in their throats, their absolute trust in My Lord forced them to suppress their inner panic.

Zhou Huai looked at the crowd, his voice still calm.

"Don't worry, everyone, Donghai City might be destroyed, but Eternal Night will not perish."

He raised his hand and pointed at Moria.

"Moria, you immediately take a hundred people and search for all teleportation Formations within the city."

"Especially the mansions of those great Families; for convenience of travel, they will undoubtedly have privately set up teleportation Formations leading to neighboring cities."

"We can escape Donghai City through those teleportation Formations."

"Yes!" Moria responded without hesitation.

Zhou Huai's gaze then turned to Qin Ming on the other side.

"Qin Ming, you take a hundred people and immediately head to the four city walls of Donghai City."

"Once you discover traces of the beast tide, report its scale and movement to headquarters immediately."

"Understood!" Qin Ming's expression became serious.

Zhou Huai's gaze finally swept over the remaining people, and a cold killing intent flashed in his deep eyes.

"The rest of you, follow me!"

"Target: Zhou Family Old Residence!"

The moment he confirmed the beast tide had formed, Zhou Huai had already set his plan.

Evacuate!

Everyone must evacuate!

Donghai City was merely a fourth or fifth-tier small city.

In terms of city defense capabilities, it was far inferior to Simon City, and there was no Old City Lord with Legendary strength like Chen Guanyi within the city.

Simon City could hold out for three days.

As for Donghai City, lasting even one day would be a miracle.

Resisting head-on would be like trying to hit a rock with an egg.

Therefore, evacuating all members of the Eternal Night Guild was the wisest choice.

Of course, before leaving, some scores had to be settled!

The Zhou Family had triggered the beast tide, causing hundreds of thousands of innocent residents of Donghai City to suffer.

Zhou Huai was not a savior; he couldn't save this city.

But he would absolutely not let the Zhou Family off easy!

That Divine Artifact, the Zhen Tian Seal, he was determined to have it!

Moria and Qin Ming wasted no time, quickly gathered their forces, and transformed into two torrents, rushing out of the guild headquarters.

Inside the hall, over four hundred elites remained.

Da Yi stood silently to the side, holding his longbow.

Sona held her guqin, her expression serene.

And beside Moria, a black Dragon, already quite large in size, was restlessly flicking its tail, letting out low Dragon roars.

Demon Dragon Little Black.

After this period of frantic "gold-farming" and cultivation, its Rank had soared to fifteen, and its health points had even broken through two and a half million!

This was already a terrifying combat power capable of influencing the course of a battle.

Zhou Huai naturally kept it by his side.

Just as Moria was about to lead the main force to depart.

Boom—!!!

An earth-shattering roar came from the distant other end of the city!

Immediately after, a golden energy shockwave, visible to the naked eye, swept across half the sky!

The powerful energy surged in, and the Eternal Night Guild Headquarters' defensive Formation glowed brightly, flickering violently a few times before barely managing to withstand it.

But the surrounding buildings, unprotected by the Formation, were instantly leveled as if made of paper!

Moria suddenly looked up, his silver pupils contracting sharply!

For the first time, an expression of shock appeared on his face!

This aura... this incomparably domineering energy fluctuation... it was the Zhen Tian Seal!

Zhou Huai's heart was greatly shaken!

What was happening?

Why would such terrifying energy erupt in the direction of the Zhou Family Old Residence?

Could it be that the Zhou Family had an internal conflict due to uneven distribution of spoils?

Zhou Huai had no time to think further; he leaped lightly onto the broad back of Demon Dragon Little Black.

"Little Black, to the sky!"

"Roar—!"

Little Black let out a clear Dragon roar, its massive Dragon wings flapped violently, stirring up a gale, and carrying Moria soaring into the sky!

Rising to high altitude, Zhou Huai immediately looked towards the source of the energy fluctuation.

It was indeed the Zhou Family Old Residence!

At this moment, golden energy still surged in the sky above that area, lingering for a long time.

Zhou Huai no longer hesitated.

"Everyone, full speed ahead to the Zhou Family Old Residence!" 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

The cold command was relayed.

He patted Little Black's neck, and the man and Dragon, transforming into a black lightning bolt, took the lead and flew rapidly towards the source of the chaos!