Free Web NovelChapter 2472: Chapter 2473: Thorny Situation
Feng Yuan’s action, unsurprisingly, made the entire Main World even more chaotic. Those forces aiming at the Anti-Divine Beast Runes ignored the Alliance’s unified command and began preparing to launch an attack on the War Timeline.
Of course, there were also some who planned to seek fortune amidst danger. Although the Imperial Timeline would surely be prepared, because of continuous provocation by Feng Yuan and with Old Wei still stirring up trouble in the Imperial Timeline, their internal stability was indeed lacking.
Although it seemed there was no immediate change, the upper echelons of all nations understood that this was only temporary. When those forces made their move, it would mark the full outbreak of war.
After returning to Maomu City, Feng Yuan and his group did not go back to Baiman City to help again. Agunas and the others were guarding there, so there was no immediate concern for any issues, and having witnessed the devastation in Baiman City, they dared not leave their city.
Qi Chen and the others were worried that this separation might turn into a farewell forever, while Yang Hongzhi stayed simply because of Najia, ensuring Najia could help protect Maomu City. As for other cities?
Please forgive his selfishness. Under such circumstances, he was really unwilling to take risks supporting other cities.
"The casualties are heavy this time."
In the temporary office of the Special Duty Team, Feng Yuan glanced at the freshly printed report in Liao Yu’s hand and sighed, prompting Liao Yu to say helplessly,
"Baiman City was relatively lucky. With Red Brocade sending warnings and your timely support, many people survived."
Not just in Great Xia, cities in various regions encountered attacks. However, when compared to Baiman City, other cities were less fortunate; most suffered severe losses, and some have almost been erased.
At least until the war ends, those cities will be completely abandoned, with no inhabitants at all.
Of course, such fierce battles infuriated those Divine Beasts friendly to humans and those fond of Wild Spirit Beasts. However, even in anger, they didn’t rashly enter the Imperial Timeline to cause chaos.
It’s not that they lack the strength, but there are too many considerations. The existence of Anti-Divine Beast Runes prevents them from acting recklessly; otherwise, what they cherish and aim to protect might be destroyed by those Runes.
After all, the Imperial Timeline has already done such things.
"Sigh, truly... But do you think this training is really useful? The academy’s students are barely managing; however, Beastmasters outside the academy, especially those with some capabilities, are different from the military."
Sighing, Feng Yuan decided not to dwell on this topic and shifted focus. He referred to the Beastmasters’ pre-war training planned in Maomu City over the last two days. It’s not compulsory, but those who participate and pass are drafted into a reserve group, prioritized for recruitment in Maomu City’s defense when needed.
There’s no choice; the Divine Beasts are unstable—even with Veronia and Tamur definitely sticking close to Feng Yuan, they can’t solely rely on him.
Compared to military Beastmasters, those outside the military have difficulty in coordinated operations, and in war, unless someone like Feng Yuan, they have little impact on the overall situation.
In fact, hastily joining the battle only increases the casualty count.
Thus, leveraging the breathing room obtained from the City of Death, Maomu City began organizing training to at least improve the coordinated fighting ability of non-military Beastmasters.
The extent of improvement is up to fate, yet doing something is better than nothing.
Liao Yu looked at Feng Yuan in surprise and said,
"You’re participating too? You, of all people—they won’t know where to place you."
Although Liao Yu couldn’t grasp the full extent of Feng Yuan’s strength, he knew Feng Yuan was undeniably a high-tier combatant. This training primarily focused on mid-to-low-tier forces, and having Feng Yuan involved really wouldn’t allow the commanders to place him strategically.
It’s impossible to make him a front-liner, right? Regardless of Feng Yuan’s willingness, with his prowess, he’d soon be deep in enemy ranks, leaving the main forces far behind.
"Oh, with Xiao Ji and the Fluffy Fire Wolfhound’s strength, it shouldn’t be hard to arrange. Besides, you don’t intend for me to do much, do you?"
Shrugging, Feng Yuan said, acknowledging that with Qi Chen and the others participating, and having nothing else to do, he decided to join. However, from his perspective, the training holds little value.
As Liao Yu anticipated, Feng Yuan’s involvement likely wouldn’t consider coordination with the main force. The overall capability of the main forces is too low, only serving to hinder him, which means it’s best not to be part of a battalion at all.
"Well, as long as you’re happy."
Examining Feng Yuan speechlessly, Liao Yu remarked, despite having many requests for Feng Yuan’s assistance, they chose not to press him. After all, his presence in Maomu City is the best form of support. If directed elsewhere, Feng Yuan might not be bothered to move.
There’s no alternative; Veronia and others basically go wherever Feng Yuan goes. As long as Feng Yuan stays in Maomu City, it guarantees the presence of at least two Top-level Divine Beasts. If it were before the Baiman City incident, they might remain indifferent.
But after the event in Baiman City, they’d rather find ways to retain Feng Yuan in Maomu City, ensuring that in case of a surprise attack, they aren’t completely defenseless.
Additionally, they’ve specifically instructed neighboring districts to prioritize safety and, if necessary, temporarily migrate towards the city center.
Though, theoretically, those from the Imperial Timeline shouldn’t target districts now, yet nobody knows their exact intentions.
At least, they hadn’t anticipated such brutality from those in the Imperial Timeline, creating such atrocities at this moment.
"What can we do? The end-of-year travel plans are in ruins, and given this situation, celebrating New Year seems impossible."
Spreading his hands, Feng Yuan remarked with helplessness, given the current scenario, not only New Year celebrations, but the academy’s reopening is also unsure.
"Evenly matched..."
"If we could overpower them, it’d be great, but alas, it’s impossible."
Heaving a sigh, Liao Yu spoke, feeling downcast. Strictly speaking, the human strength of the Main World is on the weaker side, but due to the presence of Divine Beasts, it appears stronger across the three timelines.
Even so, the Main World cannot dominate the other two timelines. Without timeline transitions, they could fight with minimal casualties.
Nevertheless, due to the existence of timeline transitions, the entire Main World becomes a battleground, lacking stable rear support, leading to their current predicament.
Yet, despite all this, the commanders who experienced the world war aren’t afraid, as back then, the war did push the front lines into the heart of the Main World.
"Hey, Feng Yuan, do you think there’s a way to prevent the people from the Imperial Timeline from suddenly springing out, to confine battles to certain areas?"
Carrying a glimmer of hope, Liao Yu looked at Feng Yuan, even though he knew it’s unlikely, craving some reassurance.
"Hmm, very difficult, it’s hard to limit timeline transitions; unless large-scale Time River flows and storms are induced to block every maneuver within the Time River, but doing so comes at a great cost."
Feng Yuan touched his chin, noting that the maneuver by using the Time River is difficult to prevent, lacking effective preventive measures.
Wait, perhaps not necessarily.
Recalling something, Feng Yuan turned to Tamur and said,
"Seems like it’s not entirely impossible."
Tamur understood Feng Yuan instantly and said,
"I don’t have data on this; they’ve never waged wars on timeline perspectives."
"Mythical Era?!"
Rarely, Liao Yu immediately realized if even Feng Yuan lacks solutions, only the advanced civilization of the Mythical Era could create miracles.
Yet upon hearing Tamur’s response, the excitement in Liao Yu faded.
"Could it be that those guys were preparing for this moment?"
Frowning slightly, Feng Yuan thought of the Kashantuosi Remnants, but on second thought, it seemed unlikely, as Kashantuosi Remnants have not deeply researched time, not to mention their inability to continue Mythical Era’s technology, given its conflict with the Beast Taming civilization.
