The city has fallen!

Even though they had already suspected it in their hearts, when the news was confirmed, the people in the hall still felt a chill run down their spines.

The great wall was breached, and the defensive power of Zhouyun City was utterly unable to withstand the onslaught of the Demon Beast army.

At this moment, over one million residents within the city would be directly exposed to the eyes of the Demon Beasts.

Faced with the brutal and frenzied Demon Beasts, they had no ability to resist and could only become food.

"Buzz buzz..."

Just as everyone was still shocked by the news, accompanied by a buzzing sound, beams of light screen appeared all around, even covering their heads.

Scenes of chaos and bloodshed unfolded, like images from a Fiery Prison on earth.

In the video, the ruins were piled with corpses and severed limbs, people running for their lives everywhere, and the unrestrained Demon Beasts.

Different scenes, different sounds, the sounds of cannon fire, explosions, roars, cries for help, and even the sound of Demon Beasts chewing on flesh echoed in their ears.

"It’s too tragic!"

"Ah!"

"I want to kill these damned Demon Beasts."

Faced with such a tragically ruthless scene, some people lowered their heads, not daring to look more, some were expressionless, some cried silently, and others roared in anger...

Lin Feng’s team remained silent throughout.

It was not that they were indifferent, but rather that they were suppressing their anger and killing intent.

Having witnessed their compatriots being mercilessly hunted and devoured by the Demon Beasts, all hesitation and fear in their hearts had vanished.

At this moment, no one needed to make a decision for them anymore.

Everyone had made a decision in their hearts.

The video continued to play, continually stimulating people’s nerves, and at this time Hong Tao’s voice rang out once again.

"There was no sign of the Demon Beast attacking the city. With the great wall already breached, the Demon Beasts have entered the city, and hot weapons have lost their effectiveness. You’ve seen the situation in Zhouyun City, I don’t intend to say any emotionally stirring words, there’s no time for that kind of nonsense now."

After a brief pause, Hong Tao said expressionlessly, "Guardians, step forward."

Footsteps sounded as silhouettes stood up one after another.

There were a total of 35 Guardians present!

Kings!

Shangjing only had 19 Guardians. If not for the King Becoming plan, there certainly wouldn’t be so many Guardians present.

"As Guardians, you enjoy the status and special treatment granted by the nation, with the responsibility to defend the homeland. Others have a choice, but you do not. Now, stand behind General Wang Zong."

As soon as he finished speaking, a middle-aged man in uniform stepped forward.

The Guardians each walked to stand behind him, including Yang Qing.

Yang Qingtian did not move, though he used to be a Guardian, he had already retired by this time.

To go or not to go was his choice.

However, there were also two men and one woman showing hesitant expressions, standing there without moving for a long time.

One of the elders raised his hand and said, "I’m old, recently my health..."

"No need to say it."

Before he could finish, he was ruthlessly interrupted by Hong Tao, "If you’re afraid of dying, then in the future just live as an ordinary person."

With these words, the faces of everyone present changed.

The two men and one woman’s faces turned pale, the one who had spoken still had his hand raised, his body extremely stiff. The other two quickly walked toward Wang Zong, clearly attempting to take remedial action.

Among the Emperors, Hong Tao might not be the strongest, but he was the most notorious for being ruthless.

When he said waste them, he definitely wasn’t joking.

As Guardians, holding high positions, they were used to wealth and to being admired and respected.

For them, losing their power and becoming an ordinary person was more frightening than death.

This was not the outcome they wanted.

The elder who had spoken also realized from his state of terror, he quickly lowered his hand, showing a pleading and apologetic expression, and quickly walked toward Wang Zong.

Clearly, he also intended to choose anew.

However, Hong Tao did not give them a chance, a gray shadow flashed by at that moment.

"Gray Crying Serpent."

Someone whispered, their voice tinged with some fear.

Ranked 34th on the Exotic Beast Chart.

This Demon Beast had no special abilities, but its whole body was invulnerable to swords and guns, and it attacked at very high speed.

It could be used as a concealed weapon.

A concealed weapon with intelligence.

The gray shadow appeared first in front of the elder, his eyes filled with terror, shouting, "I am willing to go..."

Shouting as he twisted his body, dodging the attack of the gray shadow. As he leaped, just before he could land, the Gray Crying Serpent already appeared before his eyes, pierced through his cheek, and entered his body.

Screams erupted, the elder fell to the ground, while the other two tried to escape, but were quickly restrained, and with the flash of the gray shadow, screams rang out once more.

In less than ten seconds, the three were rendered cripples.

Three high-and-mighty Guardians were crippled under the eyes of all present.

Hong Tao crippled their Dantian and Soul Sea, they could still walk and run, no different than ordinary people.

But would they be willing to become ordinary people?

Could they still become ordinary people?

In the screams, three soldiers came to the three, casually dragging them away.

Seeing three Guardians crippled, reduced to ordinary people before their eyes, a sense of dread engulfed everyone present.

The Guardians who were previously hesitant now felt fortunate in their hearts, glad they hadn’t made any foolish decisions.

Lin Feng and others were also somewhat scared.

This Hong Tao was indeed a ruthless character.

Even a Guardian could be crippled just like that, without even a chance for the other party to repent.

If Hong Tao found out now that they were hiding Hong Yi, the consequences were frightening to imagine, making everyone anxious.

After crippling three people, a trace of a smile appeared on Hong Tao’s face, a simple smile like that of an old farmer.

Based on appearance alone, it was hard to imagine this was an Emperor, let alone a ruthless one.