134: Chapter 134 Sorry! I'm late!

"Young Friend Lu Chen, an old granary in the valley outside the city has been discovered by Invading Monsters. This old granary concerns the life and death of hundreds of thousands of people. Once lost, the migration plan will inevitably result in many starving to death. I ask that you, Young Friend Lu Chen, urgently go to provide support and retrieve as much grain as possible."

Ye Qingkong said urgently.

[Ding, 4th Ring Quest Issued — The Final Supply]

[Difficulty: B+ Rank]

[Quest Objective: Head to the old granary in the valley outside the city occupied by Invading Monsters, seize the precious remaining grain supplies, and escort them back to Feng City. Quest Failure Condition: Supply loss exceeds 70%.]

"Let's go!"

Lu Chen and Senior Wang Rui departed immediately.

When Lu Chen arrived.

The valley where the old granary was located had already been occupied by Invading Monsters. This quest was not about how many Invading Monsters to kill, but about seizing the grain!

If the grain loss exceeded 70%, this quest ring would be judged a failure!

"Captain, we must find a way to break into the granary in the valley and seize the grain to send back!"

"Weren't there personnel arranged to take this batch of grain away before?"

"There were! But only small teams could secretly bring it back in batches. Otherwise, if we alerted the Invading Monsters, we would be attacked. I suspect this siege of the granary by the Invading Monsters happened because they were discovered."

As he spoke, Senior Wang Rui analyzed: "The backpack space of a Tier 5 Class Changer is also limited. Even if we join forces with the companions guarding the granary, we can at most take away 70% of the remaining grain at once!"

Hearing this, Lu Chen's gaze tightened. It seemed the difficulty of this quest lay in ensuring the lives of the NPCs; if even one died, the quest would be impossible to complete.

But Lu Chen didn't need to consider this difficulty.

Because, by clearing out all the Invading Monsters in the valley, wouldn't this quest be easily completed?

Hum!

A million Claw Wolves appeared.

This kind of valley map was most suitable for beast pets like the Claw Wolf that excelled in jungle warfare.

Awoo!

With a howl from a million Claw Wolves, they surged into the valley like a tide. Wherever they passed, the Invading Monsters instantly turned into a feast for them.

"This—"

Senior Wang Rui was stunned.

This time, he was truly shocked.

Previously, Lu Chen summoning a hundred thousand beast pets had already left him awestruck. Now, summoning a million beast pets—this was strength only a Divine Being would have, right?

But soon.

He smiled excitedly: "That's great! We can transport all the grain back!"

For such a pure Senior, Lu Chen smiled slightly and immediately took him into the granary.

The hundreds of soldiers originally responsible for guarding the granary had been reduced to only a dozen survivors after the Invading Monster attack. The others had all fallen at the granary entrance, but even in death, they used their bodies to block the door!

"Quick! Discard all items in your backpack space and fill it completely with grain! We'll break through with as many as we can; these are the lives of the citizens!"

The captain guarding the granary saw Lu Chen enter and hurriedly said.

Lu Chen felt an inexplicable sting in his eyes and said softly: "Everyone, the Invading Monsters have been cleared out by me. We can take all the grain from this granary back!"

"What? The Invading Monsters have been cleared out?"

They couldn't believe it.

According to their preliminary assessment, a large number of Invading Monsters had surrounded the valley, numbering in the thousands. How could they be cleared out in such a short time?

They had all prepared for a desperate fight to the death.

But when they emerged and saw the valley full of Claw Wolf beast pets, with not a single Invading Monster in sight, they were shocked: "Little brother, these... are all your beast pets?"

"As you, Senior, can see, the crisis has been resolved. We can safely transport the grain back!"

As he spoke, Lu Chen commanded the Claw Wolves to transport the grain and clear the way.

No need for sacrifice.

No need for battle.

If not for the fact that he couldn't release the Life Divine Tree Forbidden Spell, Lu Chen could have instantly healed the injuries of the Senior NPCs.

"Alert!"

"Alert!"

"A large number of wolf-like creatures have appeared ahead, suspected to be a pack of Invading Monster wolves. Immediately notify all combat personnel to resist to the death!"

The Class Changer soldiers responsible for guarding this side all urgently prepared for battle. Each squad coordinated closely, and the tank warriors stood at the very front.

On this side.

Upon learning that a large number of giant wolves had gathered outside the city, Ye Qingkong personally led a team to investigate.

"Mayor Ye, you must not go! Feng City still needs you to hold the fort!"

Everyone anxiously tried to dissuade him.

"If the defense line breaks, the people of my Feng City will inevitably face the Invading Monsters directly. What will I be holding the fort with then? Pass down the order: all personnel must be prepared to evacuate early at any time!"

"If the defense line becomes critical, Old Fu, you take my place and lead everyone to migrate. You must ensure that as many citizens as possible reach the Northern War Zone. I will buy you more time!"

Ye Qingkong's gaze was resolute.

"Yes! Mayor Ye!"

Old Fu stopped. He knew that in a time of crisis, there was no room for personal feelings; everything had to be decided decisively. He immediately prepared to take over Mayor Ye's duties at any moment.

Fortunately.

The wolf pack outside the city was not Invading Monsters, but Claw Wolf beast pets.

Ye Qingkong arrived at the front of the battle line, saw the figures of Lu Chen and the others, and the heart hanging in his chest dropped. He led everyone out of the city to welcome them.

Seeing such a large formation here, with Mayor Ye personally overseeing it, Lu Chen finally remembered that the number of beast pets was too large, and he was afraid it had caused a misunderstanding.

"Mayor Ye, I forgot to notify you in advance. These are all my beast pets, responsible for escorting the grain."

Lu Chen said apologetically.

Everyone: "..."

What?

These massive, surging Claw Wolves, which are far more numerous than the Invading Monsters, are all your beast pets?

This is too exaggerated!

Immediately.

Everyone was overjoyed.

If the Claw Wolves before them were all Lu Chen's beast pets, then they could fully prepare for the migration, at the very least allowing more people to survive.

Before Ye Qingkong could speak, a scout riding a flying mount quickly reported: "Reporting to Mayor Ye, the personnel from the other granary have returned."

Ye Qingkong hurriedly led people to meet them.

Not long after.

This group of personnel was successfully escorted back to Feng City. All were injured, and most were already crippled.

Lu Chen saw the previous squad members. It turned out they had gone to support the other granary, but only two had returned alive.

"Where are Lu Sen and the others?"

Lu Chen asked hurriedly.

"Captain Lu, they... in order to cover our retreat, they all... sacrificed themselves!"

The two were deeply saddened but did not shed tears, because it was not yet the time for grief. Tears, in this era, were meaningless.

"Dead?"

Lu Chen's expression was heavy.

Although they had only known each other for less than three days, Lu Chen had regarded them as true partners.

He hadn't expected that.

A hasty parting.

When they met again, it would be in death.

Whoosh!

Lu Chen rode the Calamity Flame Spirit Skeleton King to head there; he wanted to bring back their remains.

At this moment, Lu Chen no longer simply regarded this as an advancement quest.

Although this was only an old timeline evolved from the power of rules, he would still do his utmost to protect the Seniors and let the Seniors here survive, even if it only allowed the Seniors to feel a moment of peace!

Arriving at the location of the second old granary.

Lu Chen saw many Invading Monsters gnawing on the remains of the Seniors. Lu Sen and Zhong Yan had long since lost half their flesh, but they still maintained a defensive posture, standing tall and unyielding.

Boom!

All the beast pets were summoned out by Lu Chen, slaughtering all the Invading Monsters within a hundred miles.

"Sorry! I'm late!"

Lu Chen brought back the remains of all the fallen Senior NPCs.

Looking at the army of millions of beast pets appearing, covering the sky and the earth, all the guarding Seniors in Feng City were dumbfounded.

"Mayor Ye, how is this possible? Are these all Lu Chen's beast pets?" Senior Wang Rui and the others were all stunned.

Ye Qingkong's gaze was burning, and he already had a guess in his heart.

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