Days passed quickly.
During Ye Feng's recovery, the situation within Lost City grew increasingly grim.
Countless people were gathered in the hall, their faces grim as they discussed something.
"Damn it, how could this happen? It's been three days, why haven't these dark creatures retreated?" a guard in armor said grimly.
"Yeah, in the past, their attacks would retreat within a day or two at most. Why is it taking so long this time? What do these monsters want?" another burly man said with a troubled expression.
Listening to the words of those below, Fan Lie, seated on his throne, also looked very displeased. He turned to Geng Nian beside him and asked, "How many spirit stones do you have left? How many more days can they last?"
"At this rate of attack, the spirit stones we have will only last three more days. After three days, Lost City will be in crisis!" Geng Nian said solemnly.
"What? Only three days?"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the hall showed surprise, unable to believe it. "How is that possible? Didn't you just return from Shattered Spirit Island? Why do you only have so few spirit stones?"
"Exactly, Geng Nian, what have you been doing? You only brought back this many spirit stones. Could it be that your guard team has been pocketing them?"
Many people looked at Geng Nian and the other guards with suspicion. This made Geng Nian, who had already been displeased for a long time, furious.
"Heh, our guard team pocketing funds, Shi Yan, don't you feel ashamed saying that? Who has been pocketing funds all these years, you know it yourself?"
Geng Nian looked at a burly man in white armor and sneered. This person was the captain of the Lost City's security team.
"That's right, saying our guard team is pocketing funds. I think your security team is the one pocketing funds. We haven't seen you hand over a single spirit stone from the rent collected in Lost City all these years, and now, at a critical moment, you're trying to shift the blame?"
"Exactly, Shi Yan. When has our guard team not risked their lives outside? Unlike you, who just eats and drinks within the city every day. I really don't know where you get the nerve..."
The other members of the guard team were also furious. They risked their lives every time, and now they were being suspected. How could this not make them angry?
Listening to the two teams arguing below, Fan Lie's brows furrowed tightly. He said coldly, "Enough, this is not the time to discuss this. We should focus on how to block the attack!"
"Exactly, what's the point of arguing about this? It's better to think about how to raise spirit stones with this time, otherwise, we'll all be finished..."
However, upon hearing this, both the security team and the guard team sneered dismissively. Over the years, the city defense force had been the one pocketing the most.
Compared to them, the security team was just a small fry.
However, due to the power of the city defense force, neither team said anything.
Seeing this, Fan Lie didn't waste any more words and directly looked at Shi Yan, saying, "Shi Yan, how long can the spirit stones the security team currently has last?"
Upon hearing this, Shi Yan didn't explain and simply spread his hands, saying, "We have one million spirit stones left, which can last for two more days at most!"
"What? Only one million?"
Everyone was shocked again, especially the guard team, who looked furious. These scoundrels, they were clearly embezzling themselves, yet they accused others of pocketing funds. It was utterly shameless.
Fan Lie was also a little surprised, but then he said, "The city defense force doesn't have many spirit stones left either, they can last for five days at most. This means that after ten days, Lost City will surely be breached!"
Swish!!
Instantly, the expressions of everyone in the hall changed. They were all tense. Ten days, at most ten days, and Lost City would be breached.
"How could this happen? Doesn't this mean that within ten days, we either have to repel the dark creatures' attack or raise more spirit stones?"
"Yes, where can we get so many spirit stones in such a short time? What should we do..."
Everyone looked desperate. Several million spirit stones was not a small amount. Raising them all was practically asking for their lives.
Moreover, more importantly, this was like drinking poison to quench thirst. They could raise so many spirit stones once or twice, but they couldn't possibly do it every time!
Fan Lie's brows were also tightly furrowed. However, before he could say anything, a loud noise suddenly came from outside, and the entire council hall shook violently.
"Damn it, wh-what's going on? Why is there such a big commotion? What happened?"
Everyone's faces changed drastically. Just as they finished speaking, a city guard in armor rushed in, and then uttered a sentence that made everyone despair.
"No, it's not good, Commander! A monster at the Heaven-Human realm has appeared in the west of the city and is attacking the city defense array!!" the city guard said in panic.
Hiss, Heaven-Human realm?
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's faces turned to shock. Another Heaven-Human realm creature had appeared. What was going on with these dark creatures? Did they want to destroy Lost City in one fell swoop?
However, this was not the end. At this moment, several more loud noises came, and then the responsible persons from the north and south city guards also rushed in in a panic.
"No, it's not good, Commander! Heaven-Human realm dark creatures have also appeared in the north and south of the city! Our brothers can't hold on! Please send reinforcements immediately!!"
Buzz buzz!
Instantly, everyone present, including Fan Lie, felt a buzzing sound in their heads, almost falling to the ground.
Heaven-Human realm monsters in the north and south as well?
How was this possible? A total of four Heaven-Human realm creatures, this...
Normally, let alone four, even one could make Lost City suffer greatly, forcing them to rely on the city defense array for protection. Now, with four appearing at once, wasn't this meant to drive them to despair?
"Damn it, how could this happen? Are these dark creatures determined to destroy Lost City?" Fan Lie slammed the armrest of his chair in anger.
He was only at the Half-step Heaven-Human realm, still one step away from the true Heaven-Human realm. Therefore, this was an insurmountable situation for him.
Seeing this, everyone in the hall also showed despair. If there was only one, they could try to resist it, but four? This was simply unplayable.
Thus, for a time, many people began to prepare to flee. At this time, instead of wasting spirit stones on defense, it was better to save them for themselves.
However, before they could speak, someone thought of something and quickly asked, "With so many Heaven-Human realm creatures, where is the City Lord? Has he appeared?"
"No!"
Someone shook their head and said, "We have already gone to the City Lord's place of seclusion to summon him, but there has been no response for a long time!!"
"This..."
Upon hearing this, the last shred of hope for everyone was shattered. With the City Lord also missing, it seemed they truly had no chance.
"Everyone, it seems the heavens want to destroy us, Lost City. Instead of waiting to die here, wouldn't it be better to fight our way out and seek a way to survive? What do you think?"
Someone spoke, and everyone in the hall exchanged glances, not immediately nodding.
Firstly, if they fled, it would be equivalent to handing over Lost City, which was unacceptable to them who had lived there for a lifetime.
Secondly, the ships of Lost City could not carry so many people out of Lost City at once, which meant that more than half of the people would have to stay in Lost City...