I became a god through frontier slaughter, and I crushed the academy's prodigies!

On the high platform.

Lu Changming, a seventh-tier expert, sat in the main seat.

He flipped through the data summaries submitted by the various acropolises.

The more you look at him, the more his brows furrow.

The reports from the several fortified cities just now sounded impressive on the surface, with countless enemies killed.

But most people present only saw the surface.

Only someone like him, standing at the pinnacle of power in the entire Tianyun Prefecture, could see through the deadly crisis hidden behind the data.

Apart from Zhao Kuang of Yancheng getting incredibly lucky, the area outside the defense zone has been calm for the past six months.

The situation in the other acropolises was deteriorating rapidly.

Harbin has been hit by three medium-sized beast tides.

Yancheng destroyed two nests, but at the cost of eight hundred lives.

Compared to previous years, the frequency of attacks by alien beasts has increased by a full 30%.

Even more terrifying.

The proportion of soldiers dying at the hands of fourth- or even fifth-tier alien beasts is rising rapidly.

What does this tell us?

This indicates that the overall strength of the mythical beasts is evolving.

They are becoming smarter, more ferocious, and their organizational discipline is increasing exponentially.

The situation facing the entire Tianyun Prefecture has become extremely dire.

Thinking of this, Lu Changming took a deep breath.

His gaze swept past the people in the front row and landed on the next name on the list.

Windy City.

There was actually an encrypted document on Lu Changming's desk regarding information about Fengcheng.

That document contained only a few sentences.

A suspected mutated beast horde has appeared.

The level of crisis is immeasurable.

Lu Changming knew very well what this meant.

If a beast undergoes an uncontrollable mutation, it would be a catastrophic disaster for any city.

His biggest worry today is the situation in Windy City.

Just how devastated was Wind City?

Should we request the Heavenly Fortune Prefecture to urgently dispatch a sixth-tier expert to provide support?

Lu Changming put down the roster and spoke in a deep voice.

"Next."

"Fengcheng, Zhang Yue."

A deep voice echoed in the hall.

The entire venue fell silent instantly.

front row.

Zhao Kuang, the town garrison commander of Yan Town, who had just sat down, turned his head.

He looked at Zhang Yue, who was sitting not far away.

A complex look of sympathy flashed in Zhao Kuang's eyes.

They, the higher-ups, had all heard some rumors about the mutated beast tide.

It is said that even the corpses of the slain beasts undergo strange changes.

This time, Fengcheng is probably in grave danger.

In this year's ranking of achievements, Fengcheng is likely to be at the bottom, and may even have to retreat dozens of kilometers in its defenses.

Zhao Kuang sighed.

The other garrison commanders also cast comforting glances at Zhang Yue.

Under everyone's watchful eyes.

Zhang Yue stood up.

There was no sense of embarrassment about having to report a crushing defeat.

He slowly and deliberately straightened the hem of his crisp military uniform.

Then, with incredibly steady, even somewhat arrogant, steps, he walked towards the high platform.

Standing in front of Lu Changming.

Zhang Yue gave a standard military salute.

Turn around.

It was open to thousands of people.

His back was ramrod straight, like a drawn sword.

"This year in the Windy City."

"We've encountered the highest level of crisis: a massive horde of mutated beasts!"

Zhang Yue's voice, amplified by the loudspeaker, resonated in everyone's ears.

A collective gasp filled the hall.

A massive horde of mutated beasts!

These words combined are almost synonymous with a dead city!

Lu Changming's pupils contracted slightly.

Even the mind of a seventh-level expert was slightly disturbed.

Zhang Yue paused, his gaze sweeping over the shocked crowd below.

He continued speaking.

"This beast tide reached an astonishing scale of tens of thousands of animals."

"Furthermore, all the beasts have exhibited extremely bizarre mutation characteristics."

"Infinite resurrection".

These four words were uttered.

The entire venue felt as if a bomb had been dropped on it.

"What?"

"Infinite resurrection?"

"This is impossible! This violates the laws of biology!"

"These beasts are already tough and resilient; if they can resurrect, how can we fight this battle?"

The dignitaries and generals below the stage looked terrified.

Zhao Kuang clenched his fist tightly.

Even he, a murderer, felt a chill run down his spine.

If his Rock City were to encounter such a monster, let alone kill a fifth-tier beast king, he would be lucky to even survive.

Lu Changming's face was extremely gloomy.

He placed his hands on the table.

"Zhang Yue, are you sure the intelligence is accurate?"

Zhang Yue met Lu Changming's gaze without flinching.

"Absolutely certain."

"Every slain beast, even if burned to ashes, will reform in a very short time."

"Charge towards the defensive line again."

"This battle."

"All soldiers of the Wind City Breaking Army Division are engaged in a fierce battle."

It’s over.

Those two words popped into everyone's mind.

Faced with such an unreasonable mutation mechanism, even the most elite troops will be worn down and killed.

Zhao Kuang's eyes dimmed.

Fengcheng is a crucial stronghold for Tianyun Prefecture in defending against alien beasts. If Fengcheng falls, the neighboring garrison cities will be next to suffer.

Lu Changming closed his eyes, already calculating in his mind which defense line to draw troops from to fill the gaps in Fengcheng.

"Zhang Zhenshou, please accept my condolences."

A tycoon in the front row couldn't help but speak up.

"As long as we're alive, we can always take back the defensive line."

Zhang Yue glanced at the sect leader.

He ignored it.

Instead, he cleared his throat and took a deep breath.

It was as if they wanted to inhale all the air in the venue into their lungs.

then.

His voice suddenly rose eight octaves, like a thunderclap.

"Windy City's performance this year!"

"Countless mutated beasts have been slain!"

"Annihilate all three waves of super-large mutated beast hordes!"

"Slayed a sixth-tier beast king!"

"Number of soldiers killed in action by the Po Jun Division..."

Zhang Yue drawled out his words.

The entire room fell silent.

Everyone's heart was in their throat.

Zhang Yue grinned and uttered four words, one after another.

"One hundred and twenty-one people have been killed in action!"

boom!

The circular meeting area at the bottom of the entire Zhentian Tower.

After a period of absolute silence lasting ten seconds.

It exploded completely.

There was no applause.

Only a terrifying roar that could tear the roof off.

"impossible!"

Zhao Kuang bounced up like a spring.

His eyes were practically popping out of their sockets.

"Falsifying military information during a performance review meeting is a punishable offense, punishable by a military court!"

"A mutated beast capable of infinite resurrection!"

"There are still level six monsters!"

"You only suffered this few casualties?!"

"Do you think you're some kind of seventh-tier expert?!"

Zhao Kuang roared out the thoughts of everyone.

This data is more absurd than a fairy tale!

How could such a small number of casualties wipe out tens of thousands of mutant troops?

Even if you brought over the entire city defense force of Tianyun City, you still couldn't possibly lose that many people!

If they didn't know what kind of person Zhang Yue was...

Zhao Kuang and the others had long suspected that Zhang Yue had fabricated battle results in order to gain merit!

Lu Changming, who was on the high platform, also stood up abruptly.

The aura of a seventh-tier expert swept out like a storm, suppressing the clamor of the entire arena.

Lu Changming stared intently at Zhang Yue.

"Zhang Yue, do you know what you're saying?"

His voice carried an undeniable authority.

Zhang Yue remained calm.

Even the pride on his face grew stronger.

He turned his head.

His gaze swept over everyone.

It landed precisely in the first row.

It landed on the boy in black.

Zhang Yue's smile vanished, and his expression became extremely solemn.

"Lord of the Manor."

"Everyone."

"I, Zhang Yue, am willing to stake my life on the fact that the battle casualties and kills reported by Fengcheng are absolutely true."