"Jasmine!" Zhou Huai called out again.

"Subordinate is here!"

"Go to the City Lord's Mansion yourself and notify the City Guard Commander! Send people to contact all the major guilds in Donghai City!"

Zhou Huai's gaze turned resolute. "Have them sound the highest-level red alert! Mobilize all forces and quickly evacuate the citizens in the city!"

Qin Ming raised his head, his lips trembling. "Lord... Do you mean something will happen to Donghai City as well?"

Zhou Huai sighed.

"If that skeleton army charges out, let alone the current Donghai City, it definitely won't be able to hold..."

"We can't care about that much anymore. Save as many people as we can! Tell them to retreat inland! The farther, the better!"

Jasmine heard the seriousness in the Lord's tone.

This would be a formidable enemy that even the Lord found tricky!

"This subordinate understands!"

Jasmine straightened her back, and even though her left arm was heavily injured, she still executed a standard military salute.

Soon, the entire Evernight Guild operated completely like a precision machine with tightened springs.

Watching the hurriedly departing guild members, Zhou Huai's mood was unprecedentedly solemn.

Zhou Huai slowly walked up to the huge floor-to-ceiling window, gazing at the purple thunderclouds that had not completely dissipated over Donghai City.

"If that group of undead army really rushes out from the ruins..."

"For Great Xia, this is undoubtedly another catastrophic disaster."

Compared to the human-led war in Sakura Country, this time's enemy was even more terrifying.

That was an undead natural disaster with no pain, tireless, and capable of infinite reorganization and resurrection! Not to mention that behind those endless bones, there was also the Skeleton King who casually vaporized the SS-Rank Avatar with just a flick of a finger.

Once such a high-dimensional monster that transcended the existing System rule System completely stepped into the real world, Donghai City's proud steel defense lines would be as ridiculous as paper-mâché, instantly crushed into fine powder.

...

Meanwhile.

An elite force of the Evernight Guild composed of several Advanced Shadow Leopards was speeding across the wilderness outside Donghai City.

At the lead was Qin Ming, who had just briefly bandaged the wound on his left arm.

He rode on the back of the largest Shadow Leopard at the very front, staring at the area shrouded in thick fog year-round at the end of the horizon—the entrance of the Abyss of Mist.

There, the Great Xia Military Department had long built a sturdy military fortress to prevent riots among the aberrant beasts inside the ruins. On the towering steel city walls, densely packed Magical Energy artillery gleamed, heavily guarded.

"Halt! Ahead is the Great Xia Military Department garrison, unauthorized personnel are strictly prohibited from approaching!"

When Qin Ming and the others rushed to the fortress gate carrying a gale, two rows of fully armed guards raised the Magical Energy rifles in their hands, their pitch-black muzzles aiming uniformly at them.

The guard officer at the head shouted sternly, sizing up this group of uninvited guests filled with Killing Intent and covered in blood.

"I am Qin Ming, Vice Guild Leader of the Evernight Guild!"

Qin Ming reined in, and the Shadow Leopard let out a heavy, low roar. He directly pulled out the guild badge representing his identity from his bosom, holding it high. "I have extremely urgent military intelligence and must see your highest commander!"

"Evernight Guild?"

That guard officer was stunned for a moment.

In today's Great Xia Nation, the reputation of the Evernight Guild was thunderous! That Ever-changing Star Lord crowned by the entire internet as the God of War of Great Xia was the absolute controller behind this guild. Within the military, these four words were even synonymous with heroes.

The officer's attitude softened a lot. He carefully identified the patterns on the badge and glanced at Qin Ming's slightly familiar face.

"So it is Vice Guild Leader Qin! Please wait a moment, I will report for you immediately!"

Not daring to show the slightest neglect, the officer quickly reported a few words into the intercom communicator.

In less than half a minute, the heavy steel gate slowly opened to both sides amidst the low friction sound of gears.

"Vice Guild Leader Qin, Regimental Commander Zhang is already waiting for you in the main tent. Please enter!"

Qin Ming flipped down from the leopard, completely unable to care about any polite pleasantries, and strode into the military camp with two trusted aides.

The entire interior of the fortress was filled with a stern, killing aura, and squads of soldiers were patrolling in an orderly manner. But in Qin Ming's view, these conventional defense arrangements were completely meaningless in the face of the upcoming terror.

As soon as he lifted the heavy curtain of the main tent, a strong smell of tobacco hit his face.

In the center of the tent stood a stalwart, square-faced middle-aged officer, looking down at the terrain map on the sand table. The general's stars on his shoulders shone brightly under the Magical Energy light; he was the highest commander of this garrison force—Regimental Commander Zhang.

"Hahaha! Vice Guild Leader Qin! I've heard so much about you!"

Seeing Qin Ming walk in, Regimental Commander Zhang put down the pointer in his hand, laughed and walked up, extending his hands warmly, "I heard that during the time in Sakura Country, the performance of your Evernight Guild left our entire military department admiring you to the ground!"

Regimental Commander Zhang firmly shook Qin Ming's hand, his eyes filled with sincere respect, "The higher-ups have long issued a statement: as long as it's people from your Evernight Guild, here at our military department, it is definitely a green light all the way!"

Facing Regimental Commander Zhang's enthusiastic praise, Qin Ming had no mind whatsoever to accept this honor.

He backhanded and grabbed Regimental Commander Zhang's arm. Because he exerted too much force, the newly bandaged wound on his left arm ruptured, and blood quickly stained the gauze red, but he remained completely oblivious to it.

"Regimental Commander Zhang, polite words can wait. I have a life-or-death emergency right now that you must execute!" Qin Ming's eyes were bloodshot with scarlet, staring into the other's eyes with a hurried tone.

Regimental Commander Zhang was stunned by Qin Ming's reckless, go-getter posture; the smile on his face subsided, and his expression became extremely solemn. "Brother Qin, don't get excited first. Your injury... What on earth has happened?"

"There's no time to explain so much!"

Qin Ming pointed in the direction of the Abyss of Mist outside the tent and roared, "Immediately! Take all your garrison troops, sound the highest-level evacuation alarm, and evacuate this fortress with the entire army! Forget about any heavy weapons; as long as people can escape, that's enough!"

"What?"

Regimental Commander Zhang stood frozen in place, thinking he had auditory hallucinations, and instinctively frowned. "Evacuate? Vice Guild Leader Qin, do you know what you are saying? We have a full mechanized reinforced regiment here! Our highest directive is to hold this place to the death and prevent the aberrant beasts in the ruins from rushing out! You want me to cower before fighting and retreat without a fight?"

"The things inside are definitely not ordinary aberrant beasts!"

Qin Ming was so anxious that the blue veins on his forehead bulged, spit flying everywhere, and he explained at an extremely fast speed, "It's a massive ancient undead army that simply cannot be killed! Leading at the very front is an undead warlord with unfathomable strength! And behind that army, there is also a Skeleton King who can instantly vaporize our guild's SS-Rank Expert with just a flick of a finger!"

"They are already pressing toward the exit! Staying here has no meaning other than walking to your deaths! Those artillery pieces are as ridiculous as firewood sticks to them!"