Chapter 373: The Dragon Nation Has No Cowards!

"Woooo—!!!"

The piercing alarm echoed over the Starfall Town.

Chaos reigned on the streets.

"Run!"

"Don't bring those rags! To the shelter! Hurry!"

Civilians, dragging their families, surged into the streets.

Large and small bags lay scattered everywhere.

Someone lost a shoe while running.

Someone was knocked down by the crowd.

Above the street.

On the rooftop of a business hotel.

Augustin lay on the edge of the rooftop, a cigar in hand, overlooking the panicked crowd below.

"Samuel."

"Shall we make a bet?"

"Bet on whether that little girl can find her mother?"

Beside him.

Samuel, also lying on the rooftop edge, chuckled softly.

He didn't even bother to look.

"Augustin."

"Your sick sense of humor is always so boring."

Augustin smiled:

"It's a long night; might as well find some fun."

Saying this,

he flicked the ash from his cigar.

The ash drifted with the wind, falling toward the screaming crowd below.

"These pitiful weaklings are simply wasting the world's air by living."

A mocking smirk curled Augustin's lips.

Samuel also snorted, his tone dripping with arrogance:

"Hmph, this is the Dragon Nation."

"A hypocritical country that loves to preach about protecting the weak."

"In this world,"

"there has always been only one rule: the strong are supreme."

"The weak are born to be stepping stones for the strong, toys for our amusement."

Samuel sneered.

"The Dragon Nation's high officials waste vast resources protecting these worthless civilians."

"It is utterly foolish."

Hearing this,

Augustin also nodded.

"You're right; that is precisely why our Adams family has always stood above them."

"So..."

Augustin glanced at the civilians on the street, a hint of ruthlessness flashing in his eyes.

"Lin Mo must die."

"Otherwise, once he truly grows up and leads the Dragon Nation to stand atop the Blue Star, our good days will be over."

Upon hearing this, Samuel sneered:

"Rest assured, he will never grow up."

Just then,

Raj, the eldest of the three brothers from the Indian Nation, arrived with his second brother Shar and third brother Baho, followed by Quan Lu and Cui Zhengyu from the Great Han Nation.

The group also reached the rooftop, panting heavily.

Hearing the commotion behind them,

Samuel turned around.

Looking at the disheveled group, he spoke calmly:

"How did things go?"

Raj panted heavily, quickly stepping forward.

"R-Reporting to... to my lord Samuel!"

"It's all done!"

"We three brothers ran until our legs nearly broke!"

Shar, wiping sweat from his forehead nearby, nodded repeatedly:

"Yes, my lord!"

"We ran to the Shattered Rock Valley, fifty kilometers away, and even ventured eighty kilometers deep into the Gale Canyon!"

Quan Lu from the Great Han Nation also hurriedly claimed credit:

"My summons—how many died just to build up aggro, I couldn't even count!"

"My mental strength is nearly overdrawn!"

"This job is absolutely torturous!"

Watching the few of them venting their grievances here.

Samuel's brow furrowed slightly, a flash of impatience in his eyes.

He didn't care at all how exhausted these people were, nor whether they lived or died.

I don't want to hear nonsense.

Samuel cut them off coldly.

"How many monsters did you pull in total?"

Sensing the coldness in Samuel's tone.

Raj shivered all over and hurriedly began his report:

"My lord, conservatively estimated, over two hundred thousand."

"Once the 'War Giant's' Berserk Aura activates outside the city."

"This wave of the beast tide absolutely qualifies as a super-large beast tide!"

Hearing this.

Augustin also turned his head.

A satisfied smile appeared on his face.

"Two hundred thousand?"

"Not a bad job."

Receiving personal praise from a lord of the Adams family.

Raj said excitedly:

"Thank you for the praise, Lord Augustin!"

"For your lordship's plan, we gave it our all!"

"That's right!"

Shar chimed in as well, "As long as we can serve the Adams family, us brothers would go through fire and water without hesitation!"

The two from the Great Cold Nation also bowed repeatedly, afraid of falling behind in credit.

Samuel waved his hand casually.

"Enough."

"Work hard for our Adams family, and there will be rewards in store for you."

Immediately after, Samuel continued:

Once this mission is successfully completed.

"I will personally report your contributions to headquarters."

Hearing this sentence.

Raj was so moved his eyes welled with hot tears.

"Thank you, Lord Samuel!"

"Thank you, Adams family!"

"We brothers will surely give our all, unto death!"

Samuel paid no heed to his kneeling.

He looked up, glanced at the night sky, and his expression grew solemn.

"Let's go."

"Leave Starforge Town."

"Find some high ground outside the city to keep watch, see if there's a chance to strike."

"A beast tide of two hundred thousand—such a huge commotion."

"Feng Cangqiong should have already sensed our presence, and realized this is a man-made beast tide."

"If we don't leave now, I'm afraid we'll never be able to leave this Starforge Town."

Hearing this.

The few from Tianzhu Nation and Great Cold Nation were instantly startled.

"Yes! My lord!"

The group dared not delay a moment longer.

They quickly pushed open the iron door on the rooftop and went down the stairs.

……

Starforge Town, North Gate Wall Position.

The searchlights' massive beams swept frantically across the pitch-black wilderness outside the city.

Above the city wall.

Ranged professions stood densely packed.

And on the open ground outside the city wall.

Countless melee professions formed massive square formations.

At the very front.

Was the knight formation wielding massive shields?

Fine-steel tower shields, one after another, formed an impregnable steel defense line.

Behind the knights.

Was the warrior formation, gripping greatswords and battle-axes.

Further back still.

Were the priests and support classes, responsible for healing and buffs.

The regular city garrison, the professionals from the major guilds, and the lone professionals who had come on their own to offer support.

At this moment, all merged into one.

No one retreated.

Only, most of the local professionals seemed a little afraid right now.

"Old Zhang, your leg's… shaking, what's it shaking for? Scared?"

A melee-class professional glanced at the companion beside him and stammered.

The melee professional called Old Zhang said stubbornly:

"B-bullshit!"

"I'm cold!"

"The wind tonight, damn, it's really strong."

Old Zhang shot a glance at the other man and jeered:

"I think it's you who's scared — you're stammering."

However.

That companion didn't argue back, just gave a bitter smile.

"Alright, stop pretending, I know you're scared out of your wits."

"Me too."

He unconsciously tightened his grip on the weapon in his hand.

"Our Starforge Town, all these years, when have we ever seen a beast tide?"

"Usually when we grind monsters, at most we're dealing with a group of a dozen or so magical beasts."

"But I've heard this."

"A beast tide, that's a massive swarming black mass!"

"Who wouldn't be scared seeing it for the first time?"

Old Zhang's shoulders sagged when he heard this.

"Sigh…"

"You're right."

"Honestly, back when I chose to make my living in Starforge Town, it was for the peace and quiet — no beast tides."

"But who could've expected…"

Old Zhang's gaze turned toward the pitch-black wilderness.

His voice gradually lowered, but the hand gripping his weapon slowly tightened.

"But then again."

"Since they've come bullying right to our doorstep."

The fear in Old Zhang's eyes was replaced by a flash of vicious resolve.

"Then I'm no pushover either!"

"Even if I die, I'll drag a couple of magical beasts down with me!"

Hearing these words.

His companion also clenched his weapon tight.

"Well said!"

"We're people of Dragon Nation — no cowards among us!"

"Let's fight them to the death!"