As Mu Jinyu pondered why the White Snake had appeared, the scene on the video shifted. Sheng Rulai activated the Pagoda's divine might, sending forth a dazzling divine light to subdue and suppress the White Snake.
Seeing this, Mu Jinyu let out a slight sigh of relief, thinking that it was fortunate the Buddha Head was at West Lake; otherwise, the emergence of this snake demon could have caused a calamitous disaster!
Just as Mu Jinyu thought that this was the only incident of a ferocious beast emerging, Mu Hongchen turned off the video and opened another one.
This video also depicted a ferocious beast incident, unlike the West Lake White Snake that was eventually subdued by Sheng Rulai. The video showed a wild wolf, as huge as a rhino, that had slaughtered an entire village, then left the village with a murderous aura and reeking of endless blood.
Afterward, Mu Hongchen opened several more videos, all similar to the one with the wild wolf attacking the village. Some showed unrestrained ferocity and a sky-high murderous aura, departing with corpses strewn all over; others were merely a scare to the witnesses before leaving…
Upon closing the last video, Mu Hongchen said somewhat wearily, "Dragon Master, some of these videos are top secret while others have too many eyewitnesses. They have already spread online, and the situation is escalating. The public is clamoring for the military to step in with heavy weaponry and bombard these monsters..."
"Did these start appearing in the last few days?" Mu Jinyu asked in a stern voice.
When he had set out for Rong City, Mu Hongchen hadn't mentioned these things to him. Clearly, these ferocious beast attacks had only started in the past few days.
"Yes," Mu Hongchen nodded, her expression one of helplessness.
Mu Jinyu asked, "Have you sent anyone to the places where these ferocious beasts appeared?"
Mu Jinyu knew that sending the military with heavy weaponry to exterminate these ferocious beasts was impractical unless it involved nuclear bombardment.
Otherwise, with just the speed and strength of ordinary people, they would be torn to shreds before they could even get close to these beasts.
This was because, from the videos, he could tell that these ferocious beasts all possessed the strength of the First Layer of the Divine Realm, and some were even more ferocious, reaching the Second Layer of the Divine Realm!
Divine Realm Warriors were already immune to heavy weapons, even missile attacks. With the power of Divine Sense and the ability to manipulate nature's spiritual energy, they could directly interfere with the missiles' trajectories, making it impossible to hit them.
These ferocious beasts, once they reached the Divine Realm, almost all had some form of spiritual wisdom. How could ordinary people cope with them?
"Yes, some." Upon hearing Mu Jinyu's words, Mu Hongchen thought he was blaming her for mishandling the situation, as she had been slow to dispatch people to subdue these beasts, and she nodded immediately.
"Foolish!"
Upon hearing Mu Hongchen's response, Mu Jinyu's expression changed abruptly, and he couldn't help but scold her, "Aunt Mu, you're also a Divine Realm Warrior now; how could you not see that these beasts all possess the strength of the Divine Realm? Sending Martial Artists with Dark Energy or Energy Transformation against them is just adding to their meal, isn't it?"
"Call them back immediately!" Mu Jinyu said gravely.
Hearing Mu Jinyu's words, Mu Hongchen's expression changed as well. She apologized, "These beasts have the strength of the Divine Realm? I'm sorry, Dragon Master, I really didn't see it. I'll call them back right away!"
As she spoke, Mu Hongchen immediately took out her mobile phone and began to contact people, instructing them to retreat and stop tracking these beasts.
Mu Jinyu watched Mu Hongchen make calls anxiously, his expression changing from anger to some helplessness.
Judging from Mu Hongchen's reaction, it seemed he had misunderstood her. Although Mu Hongchen was also a Divine Realm Warrior, she had recently advanced and had always been managing affairs in Dragon King Hall without ever taking action herself. She likely didn't have a clear grasp of the strength of the Divine Realm.
Watching the brief footage of these beasts in action, she subconsciously assumed they were only at the Energy Transformation level, not the Divine Realm, for after all, Divine Realm Warriors were not as common as cabbages found by the roadside.
But evidently, times have changed now, and Divine Realm strength seemed to become as common as cabbages you could grab by the handful along the roadside.
It's like people from the last century, where an average man was around one meter seventy in height, and one meter eighty was considered quite rare. But now, most young men are already hitting one meter eighty by middle school, making one meter seventy appear short...
For various reasons, Mu Hongchen made a mistaken judgment and only dispatched several Energy Transformation Warriors to go out.
"I hope nothing has gone wrong,"
was all Mu Jinyu could sigh and say.
Mu Hongchen quickly finished the phone call, quietly breathed a sigh of relief, and then cautiously looked at Mu Jinyu, timidly saying, "Dragon Master, I've notified everyone to retreat, there are no casualties..."
"Hmm, that's good," Mu Jinyu responded upon hearing this and also breathed a sigh of relief, then told Mu Hongchen, "You also go notify the related departments, have them all evacuate, and do not proactively track these ferocious beasts."
"Understood," Mu Hongchen agreed.
She understood that if even the Energy Transformation Warriors from Dragon King Hall needed to retreat when facing these ferocious beasts, there was no reason to think that ordinary members would be of any use; it would be a sure way to send them to their deaths. Mu Jinyu would not let them needlessly sacrifice themselves; it was pointless.
After Mu Hongchen notified the relevant departments, since the request came from Dragon King Hall, although the leader was reluctant, he finally agreed.
He then asked Mu Hongchen how Dragon King Hall planned to intervene and how long it would take to resolve the issue?
Mu Hongchen held the phone slightly away from her ear, looked at Mu Jinyu, and sought guidance with her eyes.
Mu Jinyu said somewhat helplessly, "We can only say as soon as possible, nobody can guarantee that these are the only ferocious beasts around."
Mu Hongchen then relayed the message to the other party.
After a few more words of back-and-forth, she hung up the call.
"Dragon Master, I'm sorry..."
After hanging up the phone, Mu Hongchen looked at Mu Jinyu with eyes filled with fear and apology, as she apologized again.
"Forget it, the next time something like this happens, consult with me first. Or you could discuss it with Third-Rate Unknown and the others," Mu Jinyu said.
After finishing, he took out his phone and sent a message to San Liu and Nameless, asking them to come over.
Thinking it over, Mu Jinyu felt that it would be too difficult for just the two of them to confront these ferocious beasts, and it would not be efficient. In the end, he bit the bullet and also sent a message to Gu Xiyan and the others, asking them to come over.
Soon, Third-Rate Unknown, Gu Xiyan, Wen Rou, Mei Yinxue, and Jian Ruyan arrived one after the other.
As for Yu Linglong, Xu Qingya, and Lin Qiaoxia, it was not only because their strength was still at the Energy Transformation level but also because they had not undergone life-and-death training like Gu Xiyan and the others. Having them also join would likely not only be unhelpful but might also cause more trouble.
Therefore, Mu Jinyu didn't call them over.
"Dragon Master!"
"Jinyu!"
"Little Mu…"
When everyone arrived at the office, San Liu and Nameless greeted Mu Jinyu with respect, while Gu Xiyan and the others cheerfully called out. They then saw that Mu Jinyu didn't look quite right, and the joyous expressions that had lit up their faces faded away.
They knew that if Mu Jinyu had called them over, it must be for something serious.