I started by slashing through the enemy's territory, and I drew so many affixes that my hands w

The beast tide crumbled after being hit by Jiang Qin's [nuclear explosion].

Even the ferocious beasts that managed to survive were mostly injured or terrified, and were easily eliminated by the soldiers who came out of the city, who then brought their bodies back into the city.

After all, the grain reserves in Dongxing Base City are not very high right now.

Meanwhile, the city's management returned to the conference room to continue their meeting.

However, the atmosphere at the meeting had changed considerably compared to before.

Apart from Su Lingwei and Chen Xiaohu, the others didn't even dare to look Jiang Qin in the eye. This was out of awe and respect for the strong.

My strength is simply not on the same level as this person's.

This is their shared idea.

Jiang Qin sat in the main seat, calmly took a sip of water, then put down his teacup and said:

"When I was guarding the city just now, it was mostly ordinary people, but when I went to the city walls, there were clearly so many martial artists inside the city. Why didn't they participate in the defense? Is there some special arrangement?"

"That's not it, the main problem is... we can't mobilize them either."

An officer spoke up helplessly.

"Those martial artists are all scions of various martial arts families, and these families are allies. They have a cooperative relationship with our base city management. They will only take action when the ferocious beasts invade the city."

The martial arts families didn't care about the city's residents at all, and naturally, they didn't care about their lives.

If they didn't live in Dongxing Base City, they probably wouldn't have made a move even if everyone in the entire base city had died, as they would only care about themselves.

Jiang Qin clicked his tongue and his tone suddenly became teasing.

"You're so lenient with them, I almost thought you were their parents. You're so considerate of your children. Maybe you're trying to maintain the status quo, but have you ever thought about this?"

The teasing tone disappeared, and his voice became colder.

"If martial arts families don't have to go up the city walls to defend against the ferocious beasts, wouldn't all the martial artists in the city who are afraid of the beasts join in and avoid fighting? If this continues for a long time, who will be willing to risk their lives against the beasts in the future?"

Everyone lowered their heads in silence.

This is a very insightful question; it is currently the most serious problem in Dongxing Base City.

They had little experience in managing cities at the time, and by the time they realized this, it was too late. The martial arts families united, and they were powerless against them.

Jiang Qin reached out and slammed his hand on the conference table twice.

"Thump! Thump!"

The people below instinctively looked at him.

Jiang Qin calmly began assigning tasks: "Two things."

"First, immediately send someone to each of those martial arts families, as long as there are more than ten martial artists, to notify them to report to the city wall within two hours, and to make a count of the number of martial artists under their command and their approximate strength."

"You should also send people to investigate the approximate number of warriors under their command."

"The second thing is to contact the other cities. Each city's Spirit Suppression Bureau must send one person to Dongxing City to attend the meeting within three days."

His voice was firm and authoritative, leaving no room for argument.

Someone timidly raised their hand and said, "What if they refuse?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Qin sneered: "If you refuse, so be it. Do you think I'd kill my own people?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Xiaohu and Su Lingwei thought to themselves:

"If anyone dares not to come, this guy will definitely kill them!"

……

The news of the beast tide being cleared spread like wildfire throughout the city, and the people cheered wildly.

Meanwhile, those martial arts factions also received a notification from the base city.

Some were trembling with fear, while others were dismissive.

However, it's possible that Jiang Qin wiped out the beast tide with a single blow.

Two hours later, the city walls of Dongxing City were filled with people from various forces. They were all intimidated by Jiang Qin's strength. If it weren't for Jiang Qin's annihilation of the beast tide, the number of people present would probably have been reduced by at least 80 or 90 percent.

Wait until the deadline.

Qiu Jie handed a list to Jiang Qin.

"Most of the people have arrived, totaling 28 forces. Nine of them only sent stewards and servants, and their attitude was perfunctory. The three largest forces, the Holy Church, the Feng family, and the Li family, did not send anyone."

The Holy Church was formerly known as the Church of the Gods.

They were like rats that everyone hated before the disaster, but ironically, they are now masquerading as a holy religion, openly deceiving the public, and many people still believe in them.

Jiang Qin casually took the list, then looked at the representatives of various forces gathered below and said:

"First of all, I am very glad that you all have given me this face."

"I've brought you here to announce one thing: from now on, all warriors above the Spirit Induction Realm in your respective factions must accept the city's command, and 80% of those below the Spirit Induction Realm will be transferred to the army to hunt ferocious beasts."

Everyone was stunned upon hearing this, almost thinking they had misheard.

"What kind of international joke is this? It's one thing that most martial artists below the Spirit Guiding Realm are being drafted into the army, but now even those above the Spirit Guiding Realm are being deployed? Are they planning to use us as cannon fodder to die?"

"I thought something big was going to happen in the base city with all this commotion, but I didn't expect them to call so many people here and make such a joke. Doesn't this young kid know that times have changed? It's no longer the era of official control over all martial artists."

"Such an absurd thing is absolutely unacceptable to my Xu Family Trading Company!"

"Shh~~ Don't you all know that the guy up there wiped out the beast horde in one fell swoop two hours ago?"

"Tch! You actually believed that? It's obviously just a scare tactic from the base city. If such a master existed, why would they only appear now? It must be a secret weapon hidden by the military, probably one that can only be used once. I swear on my life that's absolutely true!"

"That's right..."

Their whispers reached Jiang Qin's ears, but his expression remained unchanged.

He continued, "Later, someone will tally the number of martial artists from each side. Before that, I'd like to invite everyone to enjoy a good show."

A good show?

Everyone stopped talking and looked up.

Qiu Jie opened the electronic map and said softly, "First of all, the nearest Holy Church is the tall building 800 meters directly in front of you. It is their prayer time now, and all members should be inside the church praying."

"it is good."

Upon hearing this, everyone was puzzled as to what he was going to do.

They then discovered that the sky above Dongxing City was shrouded in a layer of dark clouds, just like the strange phenomenon two hours earlier. However, this time the area was much larger, and it gradually covered most of the city.

"fall."

Jiang Qin uttered a single word.

As if by some unseen force, a thick bolt of lightning descended from the thunderclouds overhead and struck the church building 800 meters away with pinpoint accuracy.

"boom--!"

The lightning was blinding, and the thunder was deafening.

As soon as one lightning bolt dissipated, a second one struck, lasting for a full minute.

The attack only stopped when the entire church collapsed.