In the morning, the Sect Alliance began to take inventory of the battlefield.
This was the first real battle in the war between humans and strange beasts. It was also the official start of the war. The first battle lasted for two days and two nights. No matter if it was the Sect Leader, Sect Leader, Elders, or disciples, none of them rested. Under such circumstances, no one could have a good rest. Everyone was tense and on standby at any time.
Although the strange beasts were successfully chased out of the safe zone in this battle and the civilians were protected, the inside of the safe zone was also damaged to a certain extent. Moreover, this battle was only for the defense of the safe zone. It didn't affect the war as a whole and couldn't stop the sea strange beasts from rushing into the Eight Ancient Continents.
The representatives of the various factions and sects were counting the number of casualties in their own buildings, as well as the number of strange beasts killed. Meanwhile, all the sect leaders and sect leaders were gathered at the top floor. They hadn't left, and the statistics were constantly being passed to them. The battlefield was simply too big, and the scope of the battle was also too wide. Even after counting until noon, the statistics were still very rough, and they could only make rough guesses.
The statistics of each camp were quickly gathered together. Now, the casualties of each sect had to be made public and couldn't be hidden for their own benefit. Otherwise, it would cause a serious error in the judgment of a normal war. After all the camps had submitted the statistics, Huang Ding, who was holding the statistics, frowned and looked very serious.
Taking a deep breath, Huang Ding raised his head and looked at everyone. He read out the statistics and said in the most serious voice, "In this battle, four hundred and forty-two of our Level Eight Heavenly Masters died and six hundred and seventy were severely injured. Seven hundred and three Level Seven Heavenly Masters died and one thousand one hundred and sixty-one were severely injured. Six hundred Level Six Heavenly Masters died and around four hundred were severely injured. "
Everyone in the top floor frowned and their hearts were heavy. The number of Level Eight Heavenly Masters was almost equal to the total number of Level Eight Heavenly Masters in a weaker sect. In other words, this first battle had almost wiped out a sect.
"According to the statistics, we killed around one thousand and one hundred Level Eight strange beasts and the number of severely injured is about the same." Huang Ding looked at everyone and said, "If we look at the numbers, we won the first battle. But if we look at the ratio of the numbers … "
Everyone's hearts sank and their brows furrowed. That's right, the number of humans was far less than the number of exotic beasts in the sea. If this continued, the exotic beasts in the sea might not be a problem, but the sects would be wiped out sooner or later.
One had to know that this was under the condition that a Level Nine Heavenly Master participated in the battle. If there was no Level Nine Heavenly Master, the data would have been completely reversed, or even worse.
"If we continue fighting like this, all of our sects will be wiped out sooner or later!" Mo Ce, the Sect Master of the Heaven Devouring Sect, spoke in a heavy voice. "Should we consider adjusting our strategy to protect our people?"
Adjust the strategy?
Everyone looked at Mo Ce. The safe zone was already not big enough. Were they going to shrink it again or even give up on it?
"If the safe zone is too small and there are too many people, the internal resources won't be enough." Someone said solemnly, "The food produced by the land is simply not enough. When the time comes, people will starve to death."
Everyone frowned. Soon, another person spoke up, "Let's shrink the safe zone to the size of a medium-sized country and set up checkpoints to limit the number of humans inside. What do you think?"
"…"
Everyone fell silent. If they did that, it would be equivalent to giving up more lives. The number could not be measured at all.
Huang Ding said in a deep voice, "The number of humans is at least in the trillions, or even more. The number of humans that a medium-sized country can withstand is actually not much different from the number of humans in two medium-sized countries. Also, do you think … that these strange beasts can still reach the safe zone after confirming the location of the safe zone? "
Hearing Huang Ding's words, everyone fell silent. Indeed, this was what everyone was most worried about. The marine strange beasts would definitely be active in all the places outside the safe zone and kill everyone who wanted to escape here. The so-called seven safe zones would instead become the Yellow Springs Road for the people in the world.
After a few breaths of silence, Mo Ce suddenly turned to look at Liu Yi and asked, "What do you think, Alliance Leader Liu?"
Everyone was stunned and looked at Liu Yi. This was the first time that a non-ally or ally of the Ice Fire Union had asked for Liu Yi's opinion. It was enough to show that Liu Yi was getting more and more recognized. After being asked, Liu Yi wouldn't be stingy. She knitted her brows and said, "I suggest that we maintain the safe zone and don't change it. We should set up the defense according to our original plan. If we change our strategy because of one big battle, the strange beasts will find our weakness, which will boost their morale and make them more aggressive. At the same time, our people will lose their confidence. "
Hearing her, many people nodded, showing that they agreed with Liu Yi.
"However, we can't just guard the safe zone. We need to send people to attack." Liu Yi continued, "We don't need to send a lot of people. The main force will still be responsible for defense. A small group of people will form teams to attack. No matter what, the Eight Ancient Continents are our battlefield. Moreover, our body shape makes it easier for us to hide. A surprise attack will put a lot of pressure on the strange beasts around the safe zone. We need to let the strange beasts know that we don't just defend. That way, they will be afraid of our counterattack. They will stay away from the safe zone, which will make them more cautious. "
After Liu Yi finished her suggestion, she stopped and didn't say anything else. It had to be said that many people on the scene appreciated Liu Yi's way of talking. She only talked about the solution, without any superfluous words.
Huang Ding took a deep breath. After thinking for a while, he found that it was the most stable and safe way. Huang Ding took a deep breath and then said to the others, "Do you have any other opinions?"
The Sect Masters and the Sect Masters thought for a while and then shook their heads. Huang Ding saw that no one had anything to say, so he said, "If so, you guys should follow Hegemon Liu's suggestion. Try your best to counterattack the strange beasts!"
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Eight Ancient Continents, Ice and Fire City.
After the meeting was over, Lu An, Yao, and Liu Yi immediately returned to Ice and Fire City, leaving only Yang Mu as the representative. When they got home, no doubt, the thing they cared about the most was Lu An's breakthrough.
Of course, Lu An wouldn't hide anything from his family. He told them about his twenty-two days of cultivation. However, he didn't have much to say. Anyway, the process of cultivating in seclusion was very monotonous.
However, Yao had a lot of doubts. After waiting for Lu An to finish, she asked, "Did my husband comprehend something?"
The girls were startled. They looked at Yao and then at Lu An. Lu An nodded slightly. He wasn't surprised that Yao could see through his changes. He said, "I did comprehend something. I had a breakthrough in the aspect of 'spirit.' However, it's still an extremely illusory feeling. I still can't completely see through and comprehend it. "
Then, Lu An told them about the influence of this feeling on his strength. When the girls heard about the golden dragon bones of the Dragon Fire Art, they couldn't help but gasp in surprise!
"I've tried it in the past two days." Lu An said, "Only the Dragon Fire Art can mobilize the golden dragon bones. My other moves can't do it. Moreover, the confrontation between the Dragon Catching Art and the dragon bones is even more obvious. I might give up the Dragon Catching Art in the future and learn more immortal techniques related to dragons. "
Hearing Lu An's words, Yao immediately nodded and said, "I'll go back to Sengoku in a while and help my husband find more immortal techniques like this."
Lu An looked at Yao and smiled. It had been nearly four years since the two of them got married. Sengoku had long accepted him. It was no problem for them to give him more immortal techniques as their son-in-law. Therefore, he didn't have to refuse.
"Then, will this affect my husband's cultivation?" Yao asked again.
That's right. This was also the problem that Lu An was most worried about when he first used the Dragon Fire Art to discover the golden dragon bones. If the appearance of the 'spirit' caused the bloodline hidden in the dragon bones to leak out, it would affect his cultivation. Then, the loss would outweigh the gain. However, during the past two days of fighting, Lu An didn't feel anything strange. Of course, he couldn't completely confirm and eliminate the hidden danger.
"I don't know." Lu An said, "I'll go into seclusion for six hours in a while to see if the bloodline of the Megalosaurus has been integrated into my bloodline."
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