There were too many Bat Beasts. Even though Rong Yuan was providing support at the side, there were many people who were still being attacked by the Bat Beasts and many of them became corpses in just a few seconds. There was a mix of roars, cries and the Bat Beasts’ calls.

This raid took up to twelve hours before it ended. Only when the remaining Bat Beasts flapped their wings and flew away, the people who were subjected to the mind attacks for a long time could finally relax their nerves, groaning and holding their heads in pain.

There was no cheering after the great catastrophe, and there was only the fear of the unknown.

Being discovered by the beasts meant that they will always be living in the shadows, for fear of possibly being attacked by the beasts again in the next part of their journey. It was uncertain who would be able to survive and reach the Spirit City, out of the 500,000 people. Many people were scared by the Bat Beasts and started to speak incoherently, complaining that they should not have listened to Gu Lingzhi or Rong Yuan to move to the Spirit City, putting them in danger.

In regards, Rong Yuan could only smile coldly, “If there is anyone who is unwilling to go to the...