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Jiang Cheng said, "On closer thought, the attack of the waves outside the city doesn't have any pattern at all. It seems like there isn't a mastermind behind the waves."

Mu Yuan asked, "Has there been a similar case in the past?"

Jiang Cheng thought for a moment, "During the peak of the Red Fog Disaster Moon, during the period when the Scarlet Mist Tide surged south, there were some similar cases where many high-order monsters, under the influence of the Red Mist, would lose their rationality and instead become more bloodthirsty and ferocious. But right now..."

Right now, it didn't fit this situation.

The sky was still clear blue, with no ominous Red Moon hanging high.

Nor had the monsters become more ferocious—during the period of the Disaster Moon, the monsters' intelligence would decrease but they would become more aggressive, actually making them more difficult to deal with than usual. During the Disaster Moon period, some fourth-order monsters would not be completely devoid of rationality, just a bit dimmer.

Jiang Cheng added, "Furthermore, some high-order monsters that have just been born... just like some of our newly recruited high-order troops, are either quite unintelligent or have not yet developed intelligence—you all should be clear on this."

The City Lord of Red Mountain City was still confused, but Mu Yuan understood clearly.

Isloa had once wanted to research this topic, but with too many things to handle, the project was shelved and there was no further progress.

Duo Lai had devoured some Red Mist but couldn't make heads or tails of it either.

Mu Yuan said, "But high-order monsters only appear in places rich with Red Mist... like the Land of Filth during the Red Fog Disaster Moon, or the Nest of Filth. And besides..."

Mu Yuan had some speculations in his heart, but he couldn't be sure.

The Monster Tide had appeared abruptly; they were like continuous giant waves, with some periods of decreased frequency of monster attacks, but ultimately, the waves were unceasing and there seemed to be no end in sight.

Mu Yuan continued to lead his army in defense here.

He didn't need to continuously defend, as the intensity of the Monster Tide and its strange emergence had already drawn the attention of the officials.

After all, this was the heartland of the Alliance.

The reinforcements dispatched by the officials of Pan Shi City would take over the defense of Red Mountain City; they needed to hold out until the official reinforcements from Pan Shi City could arrive.

'Mission: Support Red Mountain City (★) (Completed)'

'Mission: Defend and assist in investigating the surroundings of Red Mountain City (★★↑) (In progress...)'

These were official support, defense, and investigation missions issued by the combined report from the officials of Tianze City and Pan Shi City, published by Tai Xuan Liangyi.

One was a one-star mission, the other tentatively rated two stars.

The star level was equivalent to the star level of missions of the Pioneer Group, and contributions and merits from the missions could also be accumulated within the Pioneer Group's system.

And a mission with one or two stars was certainly not low.

Leaders like Lord Baiyan and others could probably only receive ordinary missions that did not yield merits.

An official pioneering mission, even at just one star, mostly meant dealing with the Legendary Realm, or a possible direct encounter with the legendary. Missions in the Pioneer Group's battle zones would often start at one star.

However, most new recruits to the Pioneer Group typically could only take on group-oriented one-star missions.

Originally, when he had discovered and prevented the establishment of the Heart of Corruption, it was no more than a three and a half-star mission.

These two missions were issued by the Tai Xuan Liangyi branch in Tianze City, and were not handed directly to him—he couldn't be reached.

Mu Yuan had gotten in touch with Tai Xuan Liangyi's branch through Tianyuan's representative in Tianze City and had clarified the situation.

He was walking on the city wall, looking around.

"Boom—"

The booming sound came from afar.

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He saw the surging tides of heaven and earth and a red giant dragon stirring up a storm of flames.

A Molten Steel Wyrm.

Mu Yuan judged in a glance.

This Molten Steel Wyrm wasn't a true giant dragon, its bloodline as pure as Old Jiang's Two-Headed Flying Dragon, with the difference that this Molten Steel Wyrm had stepped into the Legendary Realm.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

It was twenty to thirty meters long, with wings unfurled that burned with fierce flames.

Its scales were like steel, shining brightly within the flames.

On the back of the Legendary Realm Molten Steel Wyrm stood a tall, slender figure.

"I am Long Tianjun, Lord Long Tian, specially here to provide support," said the figure on the dragon's back.

Lord Long Tian received the call for help not long ago, but as he was already in the area and rode a powerful mount like the Legendary Realm Molten Steel Wyrm, he arrived here faster than others.

His gaze swept over the surroundings and, seeing Red Mountain City was not in urgent danger, he couldn't help but mutter, "Am I still one step too late?"

After all, being a step late meant he wasn't the main force of the reinforcements, and he would earn less in terms of contributions and honors.

Yet, his decision to come to the rescue wasn't entirely for the sake of those merits.

The Molten Steel Wyrm did not fly into Red Mountain City.

Lord Long Tian stood on the dragon's back, his gaze passing over the hastily arriving Lord of Red Mountain City and then settling on a tall figure in the distance.

"Tianyuan?"

He looked over and said, "Since Red Mountain City already has your strong support, I won't stay here. I will investigate the source of the Monster Tide."

With those words, the Molten Steel Wyrm flapped its wings and soared into the sky.

Mu Yuan touched his nose and pondered for a while: "...Who is this?"

Isloa, who had somehow appeared next to him, adjusted her intellectual-looking round glasses and said in a voice like someone reading a report: "Lord Long Tian, a famous leader in the advanced stages of 'Dragon Cancer,' has spent a fortune developing an Excellence grade Dragon Flight Squadron. He himself has also fused with some high-grade Dragon Bloodline.

Records show that Lord Long Tian has two Legendaries in his family, with another two Epic-strong figures currently in training; this is the information available publicly."

"It's worth mentioning that Lord Long Tian entered the Eternal World only six years ago, and he is a top figure among the leaders of the same period. He has also represented Tai Xuan in the contests of Dragon Court."