At this moment, those present understood that they had no choice. They would either fight to the death or be completely slaughtered by the monstrous beasts before them.
It was better to fight desperately than to be killed by the beasts, as it would at least prevent a cowardly death. Thus, a sense of heroic resolve arose in everyone's hearts, whether it was the effect of the preceding words or the resurgence of their fighting spirit.
Zhao Tianyang spoke to everyone before him:
"Regardless of what you think, I have only one thought in my heart: to support the decision of Patriarch Song Haiyang of the Song family. In truth, we have no room to maneuver. It's not so much that we are deciding our future, but rather ensuring we have no regrets."
As these words were spoken, the patriarchs of all the families finally made the same decision: to hand over their possessions to the ordinary adventurers, allowing them to join in defending the entire Sun Base.
Now that the first step was grudgingly accomplished, the next step, the most crucial one, was to be discussed.
Song Haiyang said to the surrounding patriarchs:
"Next, I need you all to do something with me. That is to dispatch your strongest or most skilled scouts to investigate what kind of monstrous beasts are on the other side, what is causing this beast tide, and specifically, how many there are and what they are."
Everyone knew that these two points were extremely critical. The first point would determine the extent of the influence of the beast that was causing the beast tide.
Secondly, it would determine the combat power needed if they were to implement a decapitation plan.
It was known that in dealing with a beast tide, a decapitation plan was often the best and least costly method in terms of casualties.
Therefore, they had to clarify these two points, and so the families began to dispatch their most elite, most powerful, or most adept intelligence gatherers to undertake this task.
The person Song Haiyang sent was naturally his subordinate, Viper. Although Viper was not the strongest in the Song family, he was the most skilled in intelligence gathering, assassination, and tracking.
It was precisely because of this that everyone could sense the importance the Song family placed on this matter, otherwise, they would not have sent someone like Viper.
Thus, no one dared to be careless any longer and instead dispatched their families' most skilled trackers and intelligence gatherers.
Before they departed, Song Haiyang looked at the group and said to them with a solemn expression:
"Your mission this time is extremely arduous. I hope you will complete it even if it means your death. Know that your mission concerns the lives of the entire base."
Everyone knew the burden they carried and responded in unison:
"Yes, we will complete the mission even if we die."
"Yes, we will complete the mission even if we die."
"Yes, we will complete the mission even if we die."
...
Sacred and solemn promises echoed in everyone's ears. They knew that this might be the last time they saw these individuals.
For not only were they going to scout, but they would also have to infiltrate the beast horde, and at times, they might have to do more.
Song Haiyang watched the figures slowly exiting the Sun Base, feeling a deep sense of sorrow in his heart.
He knew that these individuals were all skilled fighters, and he was personally sending them to their deaths.
However, if their deaths were not exchanged for intelligence, then the entire Sun Base would have no hope of survival.
After a few hours, Song Haiyang suddenly saw a figure in the darkness, frantically running towards the Sun Base.
Although Song Haiyang did not know who this figure was, he knew in his heart that this figure was at the end of their strength.
Song Haiyang watched the figure running, their steps faltering, and a heavy feeling welled up in his heart.
Finally, Song Haiyang leaped down and ran quickly towards the dark figure. After about ten seconds, he reached the shadowy figure and carried it back to the city wall.
When he presented the person before everyone, they were stunned.
They could no longer distinguish whether this was a person or a tattered doll. Their face was covered in blood and grime, making it impossible to tell who it was.
Furthermore, a large chunk of their face was missing, and there were several large holes in their chest. If not for their sheer willpower to return to this place,
They would have been dead by now. Gasping like a bellows, they struggled to speak to everyone before them:
"The type of monstrous beasts is unknown, and the number is approximately five hundred thousand..."
After he finished speaking, his neck tilted, and he ceased to breathe. His eyes, wide with terror, were the only ones left open as he died.
Upon hearing the number, everyone present gasped in unison. Five hundred thousand – what did that mean? Five hundred thousand could completely flatten this city, or even wipe them all out.
They did not want to face such a colossal number of monstrous beasts, not out of cowardice, but because they were simply incapable of doing so.
A wave of panic and terror swept through the crowd:
"Five hundred thousand, did you hear that? Five hundred thousand! This is an astronomical figure."
"I don't know which city could face five hundred thousand monstrous beasts. This is unbelievable. What kind of species are they?"
"Are we still saved? Perhaps if we abandon this city now, we can still escape. If we don't make a decision soon, I'm afraid we'll be buried with this city."
Fear spread through everyone's hearts, and it seemed they had completely lost the courage to fight the monstrous beasts.
"What are you panicking about? Can you all escape? Since you can't escape, then wipe them all out."
The one speaking was none other than Song Haiyang. Song Haiyang was carefully closing the eye of the fellow human he had just held as they took their last breath.
To him, the person before him had done their best. At least they had died within the Sun Base and not outside.
Otherwise, their death would have been meaningless and valueless. However, the news they brought back was so despairing.