T0 Gaming Guild Saves the World

"Food is everywhere in the city; there's no need to search, just walk in and eat."

"This place is like a living stream in a forest; all monsters will come near it!"

These words sent shivers down the spines of the survivors who still harbored illusions.

"What, what should we do?"

"Where is the messenger? Have we sent any messengers?"

"Most of the magicians died this morning, so the magic messenger probably didn't get the message out."

"We're doomed! Don't the people at Krikri Fortress know what's going on here?!"

"How could we possibly fight against those monsters... I saw a great mage torn to pieces by their teeth and claws!"

Anxiety spread, and one could faintly hear the sobbing of some people who were not strong enough to bear it.

Tok's reprimand was meant to urge people to abandon their illusions and resolutely resist in order to survive, but the overwhelming reality was crushing the will of ordinary people.

"Let's run, let's run now!"

"Exactly, it'll be fine if we run out now!"

Experienced adventurers and the remaining soldiers sensed the change in atmosphere; if it continued to escalate, the will to resist would cease to exist.

The remaining soldiers are just holding on by sheer willpower; once that will wear them down, they'll be unable to regroup.

They all turned their attention to the person with the most authority in the room.

The Tetraprimates knew that many of them would also like to escape if they could.

They didn't flee earlier because they were afraid that if they were separated, they would be outnumbered and outmatched in the wild.

The reason we're not fleeing now is because the mage, the Four Primal Bodies, has suddenly appeared.

Tetra believes he lacks charisma and cannot command the unconditional trust of those around him like Potato does.

"If it were a potato, what would you do..."

In a moment of melancholy, a vague memory surfaced in my mind.

In that familiar villa, in the living room that seemed etched into his DNA, Siyuanti slurped up the lovingly made noodles that Nongya had prepared, leaning back on the sofa.

Opposite him was Jiang Heyi, who was intently staring at the projection of Holora, with his back to Anna.

The dense, tree-like diagrams are so complex that they give you a headache just by looking at them, even the Tetraprimes feel sorry for them.

"What are we memorizing today? Why is there a tree-like structure that's academic? Damn, aren't you memorizing a chronology? How did it become academic?"

"I want to kill this mentally challenged mother." Jiang Heyi, who is usually calm, started by saying he wanted to kill his mother, which shows that he was really annoyed.

"There was a lousy commander who made all the wrong choices during the Demir Forest resource collapse, leading to the fall of the city and a series of messes... Ugh, could he just die already? Does he know how annoying it is for me to carry all this stuff around?"

The tetra-propaganda suddenly jolted.

Because he felt so sorry for Jiang Heyi, he squatted in front of the projector and suffered with him for an entire afternoon.

I remember now...

The collapse of the Dimir Forest resources was a later characterization of the event by which Kurien, gritting his teeth and swallowing his pride, acted as a master of impartiality, allowing historians to rewrite the events.

Also remembered are...

"Don't run, you absolutely can't run."

The four proto-pro ...

"Whoever runs, dies!"

Chapter 568 Left and Right Brain Interaction

The Anar Empire officially determined that the collapse of resources in the Dimir Forest was caused by years of bumper harvests, leading to a surge in monsters that reached the limits of the region's ecological carrying capacity, resulting in a regional monster riot.

In this incident, the 400 Dark Lion Guards stationed on the border fought bravely to defend Dimir City and all of them died for their country.

Externally, the incident was categorized as a collapse of the ecological balance, rather than a man-made disaster.

Internally, Kurien erased the Dark Lion Guard Chief's foolish actions, compromised with some people, and saved face for his loyalists.

Anna's top management all believed that this was the whole truth.

However, Vanessa and others, who had an omniscient perspective, were well aware of the clear existence of a third party in the incident.

The Corrupted Serpent People live deep in the dense forests outside Dimir City.

Looking beyond the empire's borders, their power is barely among the top ranks, far inferior to powerful races like the Forest Elves and Dark Elves.

However, by manipulating high-level monsters and stimulating unintelligent monsters, they prematurely matured the berserk giant lightning, making Dimir City the first victim.

If Dimir City remains unscathed, it may affect the monster unrest within itself, which can be resolved effortlessly.

If Dimir falls, it will weaken the Empire's military strength on the border.

Those who are keen to investigate the oddities of this incident will find that the biggest beneficiaries are not the snake people, but other, more powerful races, who have shifted the blame elsewhere.

If the Empire were to clash with the suspected race as a result, it would be an opportunity for the Serpent People.

Historically, they have successfully remained hidden behind events, outmaneuvering everyone.

At this very moment, outside Dimir City, many alien races bordering the Anna Empire were aware of the monster attack and sent high-level mages to observe from a distance.

They dared not cross the empire's borders, for doing so would be tantamount to invasion.

The sounds of fierce fighting still echoed in Dimir, so they assumed that the city-state was still under the protection of that majestic lion.

No race was prepared to break ties with the behemoth that was Anna.

The snake-man is an exception.

They were eager to confirm the elves' suspicions, and to that end, they had already quietly crossed the border, using potions to manipulate some of the monsters within the territory.

Anyway, the battlefield is chaotic enough, enough to fish in troubled waters.

If you get too close, they'll notice.

Completely undetected, yet impossible to frame.

They eagerly awaited unlucky souls leaving the city, so they could kill them with manipulated monsters, leaving behind some intriguing clues for the empire to pursue.

It was a very clever technique, but Kurien had no intention of investigating it further and was eager to turn the page.

Aside from the snake people, countless hungry monsters outside Dimir City are also heading towards this buffet-style area littered with corpses.

The hasty escape was just a takeout delivery to the door.

It's simply a matter of whether it's dedicated delivery or crowdsourcing.

We absolutely must not leave the city. If we do, we'll not only have to deal with the monsters, but also the cunning and despicable snake people.

The Tetraprimal only explained the latter, and the restless crowd stopped shouting to run away and instead asked in fear what to do.

"Hold."

"Us?"

"Tomorrow, after sunrise, reinforcements will arrive from Kekri Fortress." The Primal shouted, injecting a boost of confidence into everyone. "The messengers are effective, but they have also been attacked by monsters and are currently unable to spare any more resources."

The crowd murmured, and although there were some voices of doubt, their tone was no longer as desperate as before.

The Four Primals were not lying; the monster disturbance affected a large area. According to records, the neighboring Kekri Fortress was only able to kill and repel the horde of monsters attacking the city near midnight.

I, like a butterfly, cannot create a hurricane powerful enough to change history before even landing.

So if we just hold out for one night, the problem will be solved!

But... how can we defend it?

The Four Primal Bodies, now nominally the highest-ranking official in Dimir City, was being watched by countless eyes and swallowed hard.

Historically, almost all of Dimir's city was destroyed.

Only a few survivors managed to escape by hiding in the cellar and not being dug out by the monsters.

Hiding is useless; the monster's senses are far more acute than you might imagine.

Tetraporus stroked his chin and suddenly thought of a keyword that appeared on the academic tree diagram.

"hunger."

It's clearly impossible to expect these low-intelligence monsters to cooperate with each other.

They are simply driven by their survival and hunting instincts.

Once the resonance that permeated the group disappears, the monsters will revert to their most primitive state—survival of the fittest.

The tetra-primate's eyes lit up.

Are there any monsters still on the verge of death?

Everyone present looked around in bewilderment.

"Find any monsters that are still alive! Search through piles of corpses, before they get into the city!"

The soldiers remained efficient and immediately sprang into action upon hearing the order, searching along the piles of corpses and traps for individuals matching the description.

After searching, they actually found many monsters of varying sizes that were barely holding on by relying on their physical strength.

“Drag them all to the middle of the road and place them in a conspicuous spot.”

Elder Tok, a centurion with extensive hunting experience, immediately understood the Primal's thoughts.

Seeing that some fools remained indifferent out of fear, he shouted and cursed.

"If you don't want to die, get moving!"

"These gasping-for-breath creatures won't kill you, but the ones entering the city later won't be so gentle!"

The tetra-prime issued a second command.

"Collect any usable weapons—swords, spears, hammers, anything goes, I want them all!"

Before long, the weapons recovered from the corpses were neatly arranged on the ground.

"Bring out everyone over the age of 14 from the cellar."

"Women, come out here too! Anyone who can wield a weapon, draw a bow, or even wave a torch, come out here!"

"This is not a discussion, it's an order!"

Old Tok, who was in charge of relaying orders to the Tetraprimes, hesitated; his lips trembled.

"Male men over 14 are fine, but those women..."

"What's wrong with women? If they can't lift swords, can't they lift torches?" The Primal gritted its teeth. "Do you think monsters are picky eaters, only consuming men and letting them go?"

"Did you think that hiding in the cellar would suddenly disable the monsters' senses? The cellar door has a built-in magic-blocking effect, so it's unaffected?"

"Compared to dying in the cellar and being devoured by monsters, they have a glimmer of hope if they fight on the surface, unless they are willing to hear the monsters bite their necks and gnaw on their bones."

"I'll say it again: send all the children to the basements of the city's great nobles, and have people defend the nearby strongholds."

"That way, even if they all die, the monsters will have eaten their fill and had their fun, and won't bother looking for the hidden basement entrance to attack."

"I can't protect other people's strongholds, and I don't plan to rescue them. I'll leave it to fate."

A terrified voice rang out in protest.

It was a woman whose features were obscured. She cried out in a mournful voice, "There are so many corpses in the city, shouldn't the demons eat them? Why are they so cruel!"

“Cruel?” The Four Primal Bodies laughed in anger. “In the minds of monsters, there is no such thing as cruelty. Eating is instinct, and killing prey is also instinct. This is the memory engraved in their blood, which will awaken when they encounter the corresponding situation.”

Someone else said.

"You bullshit!"

A person huddled in the shadows of the ruins suddenly screamed; the hem of his dirty skirt was stained with the child's blood.

"Those monsters are clearly eating corpses! They don't care about the living at all! We just need to hide..."

He interrupted without hesitation.

“I can’t control whether they eat corpses or living people. I hope you’re sober. You’d better assume they all love to eat living people. Don’t take any chances, or you’ll die a terrible death.”

The Tetras knew that what they had said had caused many people who thought they could escape by hiding to secretly curse and begin to consider fleeing.

He turned to look at old Tok and called out the roll call in a serious and loud voice.