Abyss Summoner-Chapter 373 - 363: Dire News

T City.

The disaster has turned this beautiful city into a place full of holes, packed with refugees fleeing from all over, while the Beast Legion led by the Jackal-wolfman has swept across the surrounding lands, and the strongholds established around have been uprooted. At this moment, the lucky survivors have taken refuge in the city.

Because, at times like this, only a city can provide them shelter. Those makeshift fences and walls cannot stop the beasts, even though the city has towering walls, they still suffered severe damage in the previous siege battle.

The enemy has many giant monsters, elephants, rhinoceroses, and even giraffes. These originally gigantic creatures became even more terrifying after mutation.

The beasts were originally scattered all around without forming a frightening scale, but with the arrival of the Jackal-wolfman, everything turned unexpected.

The beasts that were originally scattered actually united, their frenzy combined with astonishing numbers, and T City, which had originally held the upper hand, suddenly fell to the bottom. Not only were the strongholds uprooted, but even the city suffered heavy losses.

The mastermind behind the scenes is not a simple character.

Jackal-wolfman.

Strength is always the theme of this savage society. The strongest and most deadly Jackal-wolfman is the tribal leader, while the weakest are merely backup food. So, living in the Jackal-wolfman society is an activity requiring high tension, where any sign of weakness can bring destruction upon oneself. It is indeed a tough thing for such a society to progress.

The Jackal-wolfman does not have the concept of dueling, preferring instead to attack when they have a numerical advantage, using swarming tactics and their mighty strength to overwhelm the opponents. If there’s a particularly strong leader, the Jackal-wolfman can work together in a coordinated fight; otherwise, they are completely undisciplined in battle.

The tactics of the Jackal-wolfman are simple and easy to understand: attack if they have the numbers; retreat if the opponent has more. In these times, cooperation spirit is valued, so the Jackal-wolfman also likes to fight many-on-few battles.

If the situation permits, they mostly choose ambush tactics and are adept at using dark environments and terrain advantages to gain the upper hand. They are not accustomed to fighting to the death without retreat and lean towards pessimism in estimating battle situations.

To have organized such a force within an extremely short time and launched an attack on T City, it’s evident that the other side has a remarkable leader.

Without considering the strength, just the insight alone is already terrifying.

A short while ago, the beast horde attacked the city. Being a prosperous city, it naturally has a significant number of Awakened Professionals, among which appeared three stunning talents who, through talent and resources, reached the Silver Peak, serving as this city’s Guardians.

But as the beast horde approached, in the final decisive battle, one person was killed by the Jackal-wolfman leader, while the other two, with one death and one injury, managed to repel the beast horde, giving T City a temporary respite.

In a short time, T City, which once became the city of hope due to its coastal convenience, plunged into desolation like stepping into a harsh winter, along with the beast horde and the death of two Guardians.

The more terrifying thing is that, even after paying such a heavy price, the beast horde’s mastermind was merely injured and not endangered at all.

In recent days, continuous reports have surfaced that the beasts are starting to regroup; no one knows when those dreadful beasts will attack the city again.

The atmosphere is tense.

During this time, everyone is living in hardship.

The earth-shattering cries arose.

In the square gathered a large number of survivors, but most of them are the elderly, weak, women, and children. The able-bodied men have all been conscripted as warriors. This is something unavoidable; the beasts are too fierce, and relying solely on the city’s previous military resources is far from enough to stop the beast tide akin to waves.

All around are the cries of children, mothers weeping while comforting their offspring. They have all lost relatives in the chaos of war.

They lack food.

The city’s magic farmlands have been destroyed, losing 70% of its grain. Besides that, some fishing boats have been wrecked, with not enough vessels to fish, plunging the entire city into famine.

This is extremely painful.

The people gathered in the square have not had a full meal in a long time. The food distributed by the city is just a small piece of hardbread, not enough even for a child, let alone adults.

In the face of disaster, the lower class people always suffer the most. They have no power to stop any of this and aren’t the culprits of this war, yet as the weak, they have to bear the brunt of this catastrophe.

For days, everything edible in the city has been consumed. Even some trees have been gnawed into white stumps by people’s teeth.

But this still does not alleviate any problem.

Some can’t endure the hunger and start committing suicide. Every day, in the corners of the city, a large number of corpses can be found. This city, like a decaying old man, is on the brink of collapse.

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In the city’s central area, similar to an Order’s office point, at this moment, in a spacious room gathered dozens of people. Compared to the ordinary people wailing outside, these individuals appear healthier and well-dressed, forming a glaring contrast.

Professionals.

Without exception, all these people are Professionals. Being favored by the heavens, they receive far more food and resources than ordinary people.

The entire city resembles a pyramid, and undoubtedly, these people are at the top tier of the pyramid.

However, now, they seem somewhat different from usual, faces filled with anxiety, occasionally looking up towards the room ahead, as if something important, affecting their thoughts, is inside.

"Creak..."

The sound of the door opening interrupted, and in an instant, all eyes were cast towards the front of the door. It was an old man, a Professional with awakened healing abilities, who was the most outstanding medical personnel in T City.

But now, this old man, who has saved countless people and was once adorned with many laudatory titles, appears despondent. He looks at the crowd, corners of his mouth bitter, shaking his head helplessly.

At this moment, no excessive language was needed, as the expression on his face had already conveyed a wealth of information.

Seeing his demeanor, everyone’s face turned ashen, some even collapsed to the ground, their legs giving out beneath them.

"It’s over..."

"The last Guardian of T City is also dead..."

"This city... is truly doomed..."