“Residents of Chaos City, I am Michael. Chaos City and the Norland Continent are facing an unprecedented crisis. I need you all to return to your houses right now.

  “All residents who can fight, please report to the city lord’s castle. We need your help. We need you to help us defend Chaos City, defend our homes and the people we love!

  “The Norland Continent’s top powerhouses will arrive in Chaos City soon, and we will resist this crisis together!”


  Michael’s voice reverberated throughout Chaos City and beyond it from loudspeakers.

  The Chaos City’s gates began to close gradually, and the merchants and caravans that were lining up to enter the city were let in quickly. The soldiers lined up on the city’s walls, and pointed their bows and arrows outward with a serious and alert expression.

  The pedestrians on the streets quickly returned home, looking befuddled and panicked.

  Chaos City had never set up such a defense mode for so many years.

  However, there were also many residents who converged towards the city lord’s castle.

  The residents of Chaos City were educated to be peaceful and unified. When peace was no longer feasible, they could only come together to ensure that Chaos City could continue to survive on the Norland Continent.

  Therefore, when the city lord sent out the request, tens of thousands of residents walked out of their doors, and reported to the city lord’s castle.

  “Vivian, what are you doing?” Monica stopped Vivian, who was wearing red armor and walking out of the courtyard’s door with a sword at her waist.

  “Mother, I am going to fight together with Father.” Vivian pressed down on the longsword with her hand, looking and sounding very determined.

  “You don’t even know how to use a sword. Do you even know what that thing is? How are you going to fight against it?” Monica said angrily and urgently.

  “Those people have no idea, either, but they still came.” Vivian looked towards the door. They could hear the noises in the front yard vaguely. Those were made by the residents who gathered here.

  Vivian looked at Monica. “Mother, I have armor and a sword, and I practiced with Father before. I am the daughter of the city lord. I am also a Chaos City’s resident. I should stand on the city walls and fight alongside everyone at a time like this, and not hide in the house or run away like a coward.”


  Monica stared at Vivian for a long time, and a tear glided down from the corner of her eye. She released Vivian’s arm, and turned her head to the side. “Go ahead. I won’t stop you.”


  “Don’t worry, I’ll come back safely because I still need to protect you.” Vivian hugged Monica gently before holding her sword, and walking away.

  “This child… is just her father…” Monica stood at the door and watched Vivian’s disappearing back as she wiped away the tear at the corner of her eye.

  ***

  At the city’s gate, a bunch of burly guys had just walked through the gate with many game animals on their shoulders.

  “Boss, what shall we do now?” Mond looked at Sargeras.

  After a brief moment of thought, Sargeras said, “Kiel, you will go and hand over the mission with two guys, and the rest will follow me to report to the city lord’s castle.”


  “Alright!” Kiel answered. He put the game onto the horse-drawn carriage, and went towards the mercenary union.

  Meanwhile, Sargeras led dozens of Burning Legion’s demons towards the city lord’s castle.

  ***

  Dicus strode into the meeting room to face Michael, who was in a discussion with the officials, and said, “My Lord, there are already more than 100,000 residents who came to report to the city lord’s castle. The staff members’ registration work is in a state of overload now.”


  “They are indeed my Chaos City’s residents.” A smile appeared on Michael’s face. The residents’ participation enthusiasm was much higher than they had expected.

  “We don’t need so many people on the city’s wall. Pass down this order. The 5th-tier will be the cut-off line. Register those powerhouses above the 5th-tier into the first line of the order of battle. Those below the 5th-tier will be the reserve combat force, and they won’t be registered. Tell them to go back home and wait for our call,” Michael said to Dicus.

  “And”—Dicus went closer to Michael, and lowered his voice—”Miss Vivian is among the crowd too. She requested to go up to the walls.”


  “This girl.” Michael revealed a relieved smile while he was surprised. After a brief moment of thought, he added, “Write her name down, but don’t put her on the wall so that she won’t drag the rest down. Let her be in charge of the cleaning of the streets and crowd evacuation.”


  “Yes.” Dicus nodded and strode away.

  Michael then spoke to all the officials present. “All the races’ reinforcements are already on their way. Over 100 10th-tier powerhouses are expected to converge. We have to prepare for the worst physically and mentally. If the old seal is broken before the new seal can be completed, and the 10th-tier powerhouses’ alliance cannot stop that devil, then all of you and I will have to live and die with Chaos City.”


  All the officials looked worried, but none showed any signs of retreating.

  “My Lord, should we tell the residents about the current situation? Should we execute the plan to evacuate the residents?” an elderly official asked.

  “They should have the right to know. However, other than increasing the residents’ fear and panic, allowing the devil to control everyone easier and even causing chaos to break up earlier, talking about the devil is meaningless.” Michael shook his head. “If Chaos City cannot stop it, evacuation will be meaningless too. Can it be stopped even if we retreat to Rodu?”


  All of them fell silent. That was the reality.

  “All we have to do now is to satisfy the formation masters’ requests at all costs, and provide strong support for all the races’ powerhouses who are fighting at the frontline,” Michael said to everyone in a stern voice.

  ***

  “High Priest, do we also have to help them with our entire race’s might?” Outside Chaos City, a merfolk powerhouse looked at Dexter perplexedly.

  “Yes, Chief. We have just been released from the seal at the bottom of the sea with Mr. Mag’s help. We definitely should protect Mr. Mag’s and his daughter’s safety, but we don’t have to risk our lives for these unrelated people, right?” a merfolk powerhouse chimed in.

  All the merfolk looked at Dexter.

  “Mr. Mag has said, ‘when a bird’s nest is overturned, no egg can remain intact’. You all have seen the devil’s power with your own eyes. If we allow it to burst through the seal, not only will the people of the Norland Continent be plunged into misery and suffering, we’re going to suffer too even if we’re hiding under the sea.” Dexter shook his head with a worried expression, and said, “This isn’t just a test for the Chaos City, it’s a test for this whole world. No one can escape from it.”


  All the merfolk became thoughtful, and there no longer were any words of doubts.

  ***

  Soon, all the races’ powerhouses reinforcements arrived at Chaos City.

  Michael received them personally, and brought them to the Thunderstorm Mountains straight away. They went into alert mode immediately.

  Connie stood next to Rex as she looked at the Roth Empire’s numerous powerhouses stationed at the opposite mountaintop, and exclaimed, “The Roth Empire has so many 10th-tier powerhouses. There’s a whole crowd of them. They have more of them than all of our orc tribes added together.”