Chapter 496

He had already considered retreating.

After a day of rest, the civilians' physical strength had nearly recovered, and their fear had somewhat eased.

Nearly seventy thousand civilians, under the command of beast taming masters and city guard units, began to evacuate in orderly fashion.

Many civilians carried bundles on their backs and turned to look one last time at Wanyang City, their eyes red.

Many of these civilians had lived in Wanyang City for generations.

Who, if not forced, would willingly leave their homeland?

An angry city guard shouted: "Hey you, what are you standing there for? Get moving!"

Inside Wanyang City's largest inn, the landlady heard the evacuation order and froze as if struck by lightning.

Leaving Wanyang City meant she would have to abandon nearly all her property.

Including this, the largest inn in Wanyang City.

"Lieutenant Liu, didn't Captain Su say Wanyang City would hold?"

Su Yang had never actually guaranteed it, but the landlady believed he had.

Liu Mengyun said coldly: "The situation has changed!"

"Where is Captain Su?" asked the bald owner behind her respectfully: "Can we stay with Captain Su and leave together?"

Moving from one city to another is not as simple as it appears.

The journey is long, filled with ferocious beasts, and Wanyang City's beast taming unit has suffered heavy losses.

It's hard to guarantee the civilians' safety!

But if they travel with Su Yang, and he gives them even slight protection, they'll be far safer.

"That's probably not possible—Su Yang doesn't plan to leave yet!"

"Why? Isn't everyone evacuating?"

"He plans to… hold the city alone!"