It seems that this Beast Tide will definitely be difficult to resolve in a short period of time.
Jiuxuan Prefecture isn't the only place being impacted; Qianhun City is as well...
The situation in the simulation is very grim.
[Qianhun City is located far from Jiuxuan City, and reinforcements cannot arrive in a short time because the entire Jiuxuan Prefecture has come under intense assault.]
[Upon receiving this news, your heart is filled with extreme pessimism. At this moment, the Beast Tide is continuously battering the defensive lines. You stand on the city wall, watching the soaring flames dye the entire night sky crimson, while the sounds of battle cries and roars mingle in your ears.]
[Your elder brother, Hun Qianxue, stands before you with Han Xuanji at his side. No one's face shows fear, only anger.]
[But you also know that among the Vicious Beasts attacking Qianhun City, there is no lack of a Saint-rank Vicious Beast. This is an existence you cannot contend with. The Vicious Beasts are fearless of death; under a prolonged siege, Qianhun City will surely fall.]
[Hun Qianxue turns around and looks at you and Han Xuanji. His voice is surprisingly calm: "Xuanji, take Qianling and leave first."]
[The situation has become extremely critical. Out of the three major legions, two have been nearly annihilated. Hun Qianxue intends to cover your escape.]
[At the moment of crisis, Han Xuanji brings out a top-tier warship, shocking both of you.]
"The five elements divine ship?"
Han Xuanji nods; in the simulation, he still possesses many treasures.
However, because his cultivation is not high, many of the treasures cannot exert much of their power.
Bringing out this Saint-rank warship should improve the situation; at the very least, a sliver of hope for survival should appear.
[You discover that the warship Han Xuanji brought out is actually a Saint-rank warship. You never expected him to be able to produce such a treasure. However, given the dire situation, you don't press for answers, feeling instead that everyone might be saved.]
[However, Hun Qianxue's words douse you with cold water: "It's not enough. Someone must step forward to draw the fire; otherwise, even a Saint-rank warship will not escape death if it's surrounded."]
[These words are indeed correct. The intelligence of True God-rank Vicious Beasts is not low, and there are even Saint Realm Vicious Beasts hidden among them. Without someone to draw fire, it's impossible to escape successfully with just a Saint-rank warship.]
[Hun Qianxue hands over a series of items to you and then grasps your hand. His hand is cold, yet his grip is irresistible. You see a flash of struggle and pain in his eyes, but that pain is quickly suppressed, replaced by a nearly cruel calmness.]
[Hun Qianxue leads a group of experts, piloting the Hun Family's strongest warship out through the West Gate, drawing the attention of a large number of Vicious Beasts.]
[Shortly after, Han Xuanji pilots the Saint-rank warship from the North Gate of the inner city, carrying over a dozen direct descendants of the Hun Family, fleeing north in a panic under the cover of night.]
[Although Hun Qianxue drew a lot of attention, the Saint-rank warship still attracted quite a bit of notice.]
[With powerful firepower, you break through the encirclement, but you also attract the attention of a powerful Vicious Beast as an extremely dull heartbeat sounds out.]
[That heartbeat emanates from the deepest part of the Beast Tide; a Saint Realm Vicious Beast that had been hidden for a long time appears.]
[It is massive, blotting out half the sky. Its pitch-black scales shimmer with a cold, dark light under the firelight, and its six vertical pupils lock onto your fleeing fleet simultaneously. It opens its mouth, and a mass of murky light coalesces in its throat.]
[A terrifying attack strikes the warship. Fortunately, it is a Saint-rank warship and manages to defend against the blow.]
[But everyone on board is tossed about. Several clan members with weaker cultivation faint on the spot. You see Han Xuanji stabilize the ship, his face as pale as paper; clearly, controlling this Saint-rank warship is no easy task.]
[You see Han Xuanji use many treasures to block wave after wave of attacks, but the Vicious Beasts are simply too numerous. Even after killing batch after batch, a Saint Realm Vicious Beast continues to launch attacks from time to time.]
[Knowing that things cannot continue like this, you and Han Xuanji discuss and decide to use the warship's escape devices.]
[There aren't many escape devices, but there are just enough for the dozen or so people on the warship.]
[The warship enters automatic combat mode while you use the escape devices to leave the ship. Whether you survive or not will depend entirely on your own luck.]
[The escape devices are ejected one by one from the emergency hatch in the warship's belly. A dozen silver-white shuttle-shaped pods trace twelve streaks of light in the night sky, scattering in different directions.]
[The pods possess immense defensive power and speed, enough to withstand a True God-rank attack. Looking back through the observation window, the Saint-rank warship's automatic combat mode has been activated. All the ship's firing points open fire simultaneously without any pilot, tearing a burning path through the Beast Tide—using a Saint-rank warship to buy time for the twelve Escape Pods to get away.]
[In the violent turbulence, your Escape Pod bursts out of the densest area of the Beast Tide. The battle cries and roars behind you gradually fade, replaced by a suffocating sound of wind. You look out the observation window; the night sky is dyed half-red by the firelight, while the side away from the flames is a bottomless darkness.]
[You don't know where the others have landed and can only pray silently in your heart.]
[Then, you see that light.]
[Suddenly, you discover a silver-white Escape Pod being pursued and intercepted by three flying Vicious Beasts. One of the shadows, with a wingspan that blots out the sky, is shockingly a True God-rank flying Vicious Beast—and the person in that Escape Pod is Han Xuanji.]
[Immediately, you change the course of your own Escape Pod, forcibly drawing the attention of that True God-rank Vicious Beast.]
[You struggle to escape, but in the next second, following a cry from the dark shadow, more powerful Vicious Beasts gather. Finally, the claws of a True God-rank Vicious Beast pierce through the Escape Pod's defenses.]
[You died.]
[Simulation ended.]
[Evaluation: Not seeking to shake the heavens and earth, only to live with a clear conscience.]
[Simulation Reward: Hun Qianling's cultivation insights from the threshold of Life and Death.]
"It's over."
Han Xuanji's mood is slightly heavy. Hun Qianling, sitting opposite him, is still chattering away, completely unaware that in another possible future, she had just died once. It would be a lie to say he wasn't disappointed; this feeling of powerlessness was very unpleasant.
But Han Xuanji did not allow himself to wallow in these emotions for too long.
"In the end, my strength is still insufficient."
He takes a deep breath, exhaling the stagnation in his chest inch by inch. When he opens his eyes again, his gaze has returned to its usual calm and clarity.
Although the future in the simulation seemed unsolvable, it was only so relative to his simulated self.
"Although the reward is mediocre, this information is quite crucial."
Han Xuanji muses to himself.
At the very least, he now has a clear understanding of future changes; there are no events threatening his life in the short term.
Knowing about the Beast Tide in advance, even if his strength is insufficient when the time comes, he will still have many options.