The appearance of military vehicles below the city wall surprised everyone.

No one expected Li Gang to arrive at Donghai City with so many military soldiers at such a critical moment.

Judging by the number of people in the vehicles, there were at least over a thousand.

This was undoubtedly a powerful external aid.

When Zhang Chiming saw Li Gang below, his brows furrowed.

Not long ago, due to the city's lockdown, he was the one who adamantly refused to let Li Gang's team enter the city.

The two had even had a huge argument over it.

Now that the beast tide was imminent, Zhang Chiming naturally wouldn't let Li Gang's team remain outside the city.

He waved his hand and gave a deep command: "Open the city gate!"

Soon after, Li Gang energetically ascended the city wall.

He didn't even look at Zhang Chiming, his gaze sweeping over the various-looking professionals on the city wall, and he bellowed with full Qi.

"Everyone, my name is Li Gang! Head of the Jiangning City Staff Department, Colonel Rank!"

"The situation is urgent, so I'll keep it brief!"

"An unprecedentedly large army of beasts is heading towards our Donghai City! It is expected to arrive at the city walls in about an hour!"

"Now I announce!"

Li Gang's voice suddenly rose, carrying an undeniable authority.

"I will serve as the temporary commander for Donghai City's beast tide defense battle! All subsequent decisions for defending the city will be issued by me!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the City Guard on the city wall and the professionals from the various guilds were all stunned.

This Lord Li Gang was far too overbearing.

He wanted to seize power as soon as he arrived?

Zhang Chiming's facial muscles twitched, and he was the first to step forward.

"Minister Li! This isn't right, is it?"

"Although you are an officer of the Jiangning City military, this is our Donghai City after all, and defense has always been my responsibility—"

"Shut up!" Li Gang interrupted him unceremoniously, his eyes cold.

"I haven't settled the score with you for locking the city gates and not letting me in last time!"

"You'd best just obediently accept my arrangements, or else get out!"

Zhang Chiming's face instantly turned a purplish red, and he trembled with anger.

"Li Gang! You!"

He was about to say something harsh, but when he met Li Gang's eyes, which were filled with Evil Qi, the words were forcefully swallowed back.

He was, after all, just a City Guard commander, while the other party was a powerful Colonel from the Jiangning City military.

A higher Rank crushes people.

Zhang Chiming could only squeeze out a sentence through gritted teeth.

"Fine! Very well! I'm going to the City Lord's Mansion right now to report your actions to City Lord Jiang!"

Li Gang waved his hand indifferently.

"Go ahead!"

"If Donghai City can truly be defended, once this is over, I'll deal with your City Lord as well!"

"If it weren't for you idiots wasting my time, Donghai City wouldn't be in such a desperate situation now!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Chiming was somewhat confused.

But he was smart enough not to argue further, merely retreating to the side with a dark expression.

The other professionals on the city ⊛ Nоvеlιght ⊛ (Read the full story) wall also sensed an unusual gravity in Li Gang's words.

Sun Tian, the leader of Tianyu Guild, quickly stepped forward and cupped his hands to Li Gang.

"Lord Li Gang, long time no see. Is this beast tide really that massive?"

Li Gang recognized Sun Tian and his expression softened slightly, but he remained extremely serious.

He nodded heavily.

"Very large, unprecedentedly large!"

"According to my scouts, the number of exotic beasts is at least five hundred thousand, and possibly even over a million!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire city wall instantly fell into a deathly silence.

The sound of the wind seemed to stop at this moment.

If Moria's words just now had left them half-believing, half-doubting.

Then now, the information spoken personally by this military big-shot was like a heavy hammer, striking hard at everyone's heart.

Now, they had no choice but to believe.

The professionals on the city wall, one by one, turned pale, and, by common accord, cast their gazes towards the silent silver-haired figure not far away.

They never expected that everything he said was true.

"Num... numbers exceeding a million..."

"Heavens! If that's the case, how can Donghai City be defended?"

"It's impossible to defend!"

For a time, despair and fear spread rapidly through the crowd like a plague.

Except for the members of Eternal Night Guild who had already received the news and were mentally prepared.

The professionals from other guilds all looked ashen, their bodies trembling uncontrollably.

Some even dropped their weapons, which clanged to the ground.

Seeing this, Li Gang let out another furious roar.

"Everyone, snap out of it!"

His voice was like a clap of thunder, forcefully pulling everyone back from that desperate emotion.

"Everyone, there's no need to be so despairing!"

"I have already contacted the Jiangning City military for support! As long as we can hold out, reinforcements will surely come!"

"At that time, we still have hope!"

Hearing this, some professionals' faces barely regained a hint of color.

Among the crowd, only Zhou Huai knew.

Support from Jiangning City was impossible.

A beast army exceeding a million in number would not only attack Donghai City.

Adjacent cities would likely not be spared either.

Even Jiangning City, a hundred kilometers away, would be affected.

They would be fortunate to defend their own city, let alone send troops to support.

In fact, the situation was even more severe than Zhou Huai had anticipated.

Perhaps due to the beast tide.

The communication equipment in Li Gang's vehicle had long since stopped working.

Jiangning City had not received any news at all.

Everything Li Gang said was merely to reassure the people.

It was just to give everyone a boost of morale.

If morale collapsed now, then Donghai City would truly be finished.

Seeing that Li Gang had completely taken control of the situation, Zhou Huai no longer hesitated.

He controlled Moria to quickly step forward, his voice clear and cold.

"Lord Li Gang!"

"I request to immediately upgrade the East City Wall's defensive Formation; it will be too late otherwise!"

Li Gang was startled when he heard this voice.

He turned his head, and when he clearly saw Moria's appearance and felt that familiar Qi, his eyes instantly lit up.

"It's you!"

Li Gang recognized him at once.

Back in the underground cave, if this mysterious young man hadn't secretly provided an escape route and helped create chaos.

He would probably have already died at the hands of the Radiant Alliance.

Therefore, Li Gang had always been full of gratitude towards Moria.

Unfortunately, the situation was urgent at the time, and he didn't know Moria's name or identity, so he couldn't find him afterward.

Now, this young man suddenly appeared before him, which made him feel nothing but surprise.

Seeing Li Gang's gaze, Zhou Huai knew that he must have been recognized.

However, now was not the time for pleasantries.

He took another step forward, his tone extremely solemn.

"Lord Li Gang, please allow me to immediately send people to upgrade the East City's defensive Formation!"

"Defensive Formation?"

Li Gang collected himself, then noticed the somewhat thin energy shield around Donghai City.

His expression also became solemn.

"Only a Rank Four Formation..."

A Rank Four defensive Formation was almost no different from a thin piece of paper against a beast army exceeding a million in number.

He looked at Moria, a hint of doubt in his eyes.

"There's only an hour left. Are you really confident you can upgrade the Rank of this defensive Formation?"

Moria's face showed no hesitation.

Meeting Li Gang's gaze, he nodded heavily.

"One hour is enough!"