531: Enemies coming from three sides

Whale Fall City, Huaguo.

More than twenty hours had passed since the Dragon Paradise version was activated, and the powerful individuals of Whale Fall City had been on high alert, fully focused, for the entire duration.

The moment that sound first appeared, Piao Jun immediately mobilized everyone to begin high-intensity patrols and watch duty.

Mutated Creatures enhanced by Dragon Power alone were already causing headaches for many organizations, and the unseen dragon instilled even greater fear in everyone's hearts.

However, after more than twenty hours, no one had discovered anything unusual.

Suddenly, a massive wave on the distant sea surface rapidly advanced toward the shore, only slowing to a stop about a hundred meters in front of Whale Fall City.

A somewhat tanned figure emerged from the waves and quickly returned to Whale Fall City.

"What's the situation? Is there any movement in the sea?"

Piao Jun, his expression serious, saw Jiang Xiaoyu step onto the observation deck and immediately questioned him.

Water droplets slowly slid off Jiang Xiaoyu's body as he shook his head and replied:

"None. It's extremely unusual. The Dragon-transformed sea creatures we could see before have all vanished without a trace.

What about the land? What did the patrol teams report?"

As he spoke, Jiang Xiaoyu looked up at the sky, which was also devoid of any living creatures.

Piao Jun's expression darkened further. He, too, shook his head and said:

"No. All ten squads that were dispatched have returned, and they didn't find any trace of Mutated Creatures either."

Both men then fell into a brief silence, a terrifying thought forming in their minds.

Since the activation of the Dragon Paradise version, they had barely encountered a single Mutated Creature.

Some speculated that the Mutated Creatures had sensed danger and were hiding, just as they had done previously.

However, the majority suspected that these Dragon-transformed Mutated Creatures were currently hatching some kind of scheme.

An anomaly always indicates trouble, and Piao Jun, especially as the Vice City Lord, refused to believe in mere coincidence at this juncture.

After a short silence, Jiang Xiaoyu spoke again, a hint of weariness in his voice:

"What about Shangjing Base? Have they made any discoveries?"

"None. They are currently just as frantic as we are."

Piao Jun rubbed his forehead. He desperately wished that scoundrel Gu Qinghan were here right now.

Although Gu Qinghan was a hands-off boss, it had to be admitted that he genuinely provided people with a sense of absolute security.

Furthermore, having experienced several life-and-death moments with Gu Qinghan, he was keenly aware of his ability to create miracles.

Just then, a graceful figure wearing a black dress walked out of the room and looked toward the two men talking.

Chen Yuting pondered for a moment before speaking:

"Why don't you two take turns sleeping for a bit? Gu Qinghan and the others should be back in a day at most."

Piao Jun shook his head. He stretched his somewhat stiff joints and said helplessly:

"Let's not. If I'm going to sleep, I'll wait until that guy returns to rest.

If a giant dragon suddenly appears the moment I fall asleep, we'll be done for.

I watched every brick and tile here being laid. I certainly don't want to wake up only to see a pile of ruins."

Having finished, he shrugged, causing Jiang Xiaoyu and Chen Yuting to burst into laughter.

Laughter aside, however, the two quickly regained their serious demeanor.

Chen Yuting handed the two men bottles of water and said softly:

"Quite a few new features have been unlocked. I have a feeling this whole situation is far too sudden.

The consignment feature has plenty of items listed, but almost all of them are garbage.

The newly opened life-and-death arena offers generous ranking rewards, but the cost of failure is likely to be death itself.

Furthermore, some new items are being sold in the Mall, including one tool that grants immunity to a single instance of fatal damage.

Do you think this indicates a decrease in the difficulty of this game?"

Piao Jun and Jiang Xiaoyu both shook their heads. In fact, they had also checked out the new features during their brief periods of rest.

But the defining characteristic of this game has always been that the more permissions granted to players, the greater the inherent danger of the game.

Suddenly having two extremely useful features for players, along with a host of new items for sale, how could this possibly indicate a reduction in game difficulty?

Piao Jun grunted, saying somewhat dejectedly:

"Forget about the difficulty decreasing, if I can just survive with one breath..."

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly caught sight of what appeared to be a black line appearing at the edge of his vision.

Piao Jun instantly sobered up and stared intently in that direction.

Chen Yuting and Jiang Xiaoyu also noticed Piao Jun's unusual behavior and immediately looked in the direction he was focused on.

On the horizon, something appeared to be rapidly drawing closer.

After watching for more than ten seconds, Piao Jun's face suddenly changed, and he shouted loudly to the people below the observation deck:

"Everyone, prepare! Enemy attack... No, the Mutated Creatures are coming!"

The Professionals below immediately began to assemble. Having been fully armed for a long time, their movements were exceptionally swift.

Piao Jun, after giving the warning, looked at the other two men, his hands trembling slightly.

At this very moment, Chen Yuting and Jiang Xiaoyu were looking back at Piao Jun with the same look of alarm and dread.

"Did you... did you see it clearly?"

Piao Jun's voice was trembling as he forced a smile.

Jiang Xiaoyu swallowed hard. He was the first to nod:

"I saw them. So many Mutated Creatures, at least several hundred..."

"More than that," Chen Yuting took a deep breath, "There are also lines on the other two sides..."

Piao Jun and Jiang Xiaoyu froze, but the next instant they looked left and right.

At the edge of their vision, they saw the exact same thick black lines.

Those were not thick lines at all, but massive, tidal waves of Mutated Creatures rushing toward them!

Just in the short time they had been speaking, those Mutated Creatures had advanced at least several hundred meters.

"There are at least a thousand, but it doesn't look like there are any particularly powerful ones among them..."

Piao Jun rubbed his eyes, unsure if it was due to his prolonged lack of rest or his unwillingness to confront the scene before him.

Jiang Xiaoyu suddenly looked toward the ocean. Although he could not see the scene beneath the waves, he could guess that the seascape was likely identical.

The vanished Mutated Creatures had now gathered as if by magic, launching an attack toward the human Gathering Place.

A teleportation scroll suddenly appeared in Chen Yuting's hand, which she crushed, quickly vanishing from the area.

However, just over ten seconds later, she reappeared near the teleportation tower nearby and quickly returned to this spot.

She climbed onto the observation deck and said in a serious tone:

"I just made a quick trip to Shangjing Base. Their situation is even worse than ours!

Because Shangjing Base covers such a vast area, their defensive line is much longer, and their current combat personnel are insufficient to defend the entire front!"

Meanwhile, the fastest group of Mutated Creatures had already entered the one-kilometer range. They appeared to be a pack of Dragon-transformed mutated beasts.

Their eyes were blood red, saliva dripped from their mouths, and they seemed to be following some command, frantically advancing toward Whale Fall City.

And this exact situation was occurring near every Gathering Place across the entire world.

It seemed as if, in an instant, these Mutated Creatures, which typically fought among themselves, had suddenly become unified.