Zeng Rong looked at the document in his hand with a solemn expression. His previous happiness was swept away.
He knew very well that if Xu Mo had not taken the initiative to kill the Red Refined Fire Ant Queen on the spot, he would have been killed.
With the strength of a Gold-ranked Red Refinement Fire Ant Queen, Zeng Rong did not have absolute confidence in killing it even if he were to face it personally.
After all, Zeng Rong himself was only a 5-star Gold rank. On the other hand, the Red Refined Fire Ant consisted of a large group of Silvers as well as one queen with Gold rank.
If Zeng Rong had gone to fight them, the biggest possibility was that he would be surrounded by the ants and torn apart the moment he jumped off the city wall!
After reading Wang Lei's document, his mood became even worse. Then, he passed the document around.
After everyone read through the info, their expressions became very ugly.
Just as the document said, recently, it's not only Yanjing Fortress that has been facing an issue with higher-level monster tides, but also the other places similar to the fortress. This wasn't a good sign.
After Xu Mo read the document, he understood everyone's worries.
Monsters were different from humans. Although due to the mutation from the Nine Stars Alignment, they had become what they were today.
But in fact, they were the real beings at the top of the food chain.
Humans relied on their intelligence to create various tools and weapons to drive the beasts out of their habitat.
However, things were different now. With the Nine Star Alignment's frequent appearance, many ferocious beasts became monsters, and their strength grew stronger and stronger.
Humans' normal tools and weapons weren't a threat to them at all!
Monsters could threaten humans at any time, so they will definitely make use of that.
This wasn't only because they were aware of how much territory the humans had, but also a manifestation of the law of the jungle.
In the eyes of animals, humans were actually their food source. The contradiction between the two sides could never be reconciled.
The previous monster tide was actually a manifestation of their desire for food. With the appearance of high-level ones that had intelligence, their attack became even more difficult to guard against.
"Our current situation is very bad. There are very likely high-level monsters outside the city. Our defense line can be broken at any time."
Zeng Rong's words silenced the meeting room.
A Gold-ranked monster was already hard enough to deal with. Now, a Platinum-ranked monster, which was highly likely to exist, had appeared. This caused huge pressure on the entire admiral's mansion.
"Have there been any incidents of Platinum-ranked monsters attacking the city?" Xu Mo was curious and broke the silence.
"Xu Mo, you've just arrived, so you don't know much about the situation outside the city." Zeng Rong looked at the man and explained.
"High-level monsters, especially the Platinum ones, rarely appear near human fortresses."
"The reason is that their living environment is actually worse than we imagined, especially their cruel leveling requirements."
"For normal monsters, the process of advancing from Bronze to 1-star Platinum isn't only cruel, but it also takes a long time."
"As the methods they use to level up are more ruthless compared to ours, our Inheritors end up being no match for monsters at the same level as them."
"Just like today, when you encountered the Red Refined Fire Ants, I'll be honest. If I were to fight them head-on instead of you, I would only have a 30% chance of killing it. The highest possibility was that I would've been killed."
The conference room's atmosphere became even more solemn.
Everyone knew that what Zeng Rong said was true. That was why the high-level monsters outside the city had always been like a shadow in everyone's hearts.
Xu Mo was also silent. From the admiral's words, he could tell that a Platinum-ranked monster's strength might be similar to a Platinum-ranked Inheritor Expert.
However, that was only in theory. In reality, even the strongest Diamond-ranked Inheritors might not be able to take them down so easily.
Thinking of this, Xu Mo finally understood why Zeng Rong and the others had said that if it was confirmed there were high-level monsters outside the city, they would have to immediately report to their superiors and ask them to send an Adjudicator to deal with the monsters.
After all, only Adjudicators, who were generally at 4-star Diamond-rank, had the confidence to kill the high-level monsters outside the city!
After the meeting ended, everyone went home.
Xu Mo was arranged to live in a new place.
Due to the continuous beast tides, Zeng Rong was worried that another one would come.
Therefore, he arranged for Xu Mo to stay in the safe house closest to the city wall.
The safe house was very hidden. The construction materials were of a higher grade than the one Xu Mo had lived in previously. The most important thing was that it had soundproofing, making it convenient for him to cultivate in the room.
It was only less than a mile from the safe house to the city wall. This way, if anything happened at the wall, Xu Mo would be able to rush to the scene immediately.
Xu Mo had no objections to Zeng Rong's arrangement.
In times of crisis, the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility.
After today's meeting, he had a new understanding of the monsters in this world.
The Platinum-ranked monsters made everyone in the admiral's mansion feel as if they were facing a great enemy. They could only ask the Adjudicators to deal with it.
But what if there were more than just Platinum-ranked monsters outside the city?
Could it be that they would have to alert the Twelve Master Generals, the most important weapons of the country, to come?
Alas, humans were still too weak in front of monsters.
He had to increase his strength as soon as possible. Otherwise, if there comes a time when high-level monsters attacked the city and there weren't any Adjudicators or Twelve Generals, wouldn't he be unable to protect himself?
Xu Mo would never allow that kind of situation to happen to him.
Not everyone could think like Xu Mo.
The next day, when he was patrolling the city wall, he often heard all kinds of discussions.
In short, they were all worried about the existence of high-level monsters outside the city.
The soldiers were pessimistic about the upcoming battle.
After all, before the Adjudicator's arrival, even if Xu Mo and Zeng Rong were present, this wouldn't be enough to give everyone a sense of security.
Before Xu Mo's patrol was over, a soldier rushed over to invite him to the admiral mansion's conference room.
When he arrived, the room was already filled with people.
Zeng Rong waited until everyone was present before he announced something with a solemn expression.
"I just received news from the alliance. Most of the Adjudicators have been sent to various places to deal with the sudden monster outbreak, so I'm afraid that on our side..."
Hearing Zeng Rong's words, everyone's expressions changed.
"Admiral, is the alliance planning to give up on Yanjing Fortress?"
"No, no," Zeng Rong shook his head. "There's no suitable Adjudicator that can be sent over. The only one that can be sent now is Lord Lang Mie!"
"Ha?" Hearing the name 'Lang Mie' from Zeng Rong's mouth, everyone's expression changed as if they had heard something more terrifying than a monster.
This made Xu Mo extremely curious.
Why was it that everyone was even more nervous when this Adjudicator was going to come?