Every day, news about the battle comes from the front line.

The front line.

The battle has already begun.

However, both sides are still in the probing stage and have not yet engaged in large-scale combat, but overall, Mountain City still holds the advantage.

After all, the two major alien races have come from afar.

The march has been exhausting.

Adding to the difficulty in supplies.

Faced with the high morale and well-equipped army of Mountain City, they are clearly at a disadvantage.

A month passed just like this.

Baiyu felt his mastery of the "Master" ability becoming increasingly adept, almost on the verge of a breakthrough, and finally, an upheaval occurred.

Xu An, the captain of the Anomaly Bureau, knocked on the door early in the morning.

Baiyu was just exercising his Blood Qi in the courtyard, so he opened the door directly, looking at Xu An's sweaty appearance, a sense of foreboding arose in his heart: "What's going on?"

"A Shell People Race army was spotted on the eastern side of the Heavy Fog Forest!"

Without hesitation, Xu An said, "It was just last night, reported by our lookout spies who hurried back overnight. It's less than a hundred kilometers away from Mountain City."

Baiyu's expression changed: "Roughly how many are there?"

"I'm not sure. At the time, the spy only saw a group of alien races gathered together, all clad in battle armor, heading in the direction of Mountain City."

Xu An shook his head.

Baiyu couldn't focus on his cultivation anymore. He quickly put on his clothes and headed towards the Anomaly Bureau.

The Security Bureau is in charge of city security and daily affairs.

Whereas the Anomaly Bureau has more complete facilities to analyze military intelligence and assess the internal and external situation of the city.

Arriving at the operations room of the Anomaly Bureau.

Several officials inside wore serious expressions, pointing and shifting pieces on the sand table.

Those who knew understood they were analyzing the situation, assessing Mountain City's internal and external stability.

Those who didn't.

Might think they were just playing chess.

As soon as Baiyu arrived, the crowd immediately quieted down, all eyes turning to focus on the young man.

"Everyone, don't worry. We haven't confirmed the situation yet. I've already sent people to investigate. Once they return, we'll discuss it carefully."

Baiyu faced the crowd.

In the operations room, there were more than a dozen middle-aged individuals, both men and women.

Most of them were quite powerful.

Among them was the president of the Bounty Hunter Association, the head of the Sub-human Association, the commander-in-chief of the City Guard Army...

Judging by the sand table.

They had been discussing matters here for some time.

"Chief Bai, it's best to inform Director Yao immediately. This is no small matter."

"Indeed, the Heavy Fog Forest is already near Mountain City. If an alien army rushes in, we might not have time to react."

"The place where the aliens were found is less than a hundred kilometers from Mountain City. If they plan to attack, the city's Protective Spirit Array would be directly exposed to their assault!"

Everyone was worried.

Judging by their demeanor, they clearly didn't believe a young man like Baiyu could manage the situation properly.

After all, many of them were of an age to be Baiyu's grandfather.

If it weren't for Baiyu's position and the powerful connections backing him, they wouldn't have accepted being overseen by a young man.

Even now.

They were only outwardly agreeable, not daring to openly defy Baiyu's orders.

"Why rush? Everyone here is my senior. If I'm not anxious, what are you worried about?"

Baiyu sat at the head of the operations room, scanning the surroundings, and said coldly, "Stay calm and wait for the news to return."

For a moment.

The operations room fell silent.

Everyone bowed their heads, eyes downcast, saying nothing.

An hour later.

Xu An returned with a Martial Artist from the Anomaly Bureau, reporting to Baiyu: "We've clarified the situation. The alien group outside the city consists of about four hundred individuals, evidently a large reconnaissance team likely sent to probe Mountain City."

Baiyu nodded.

Four hundred.

That number is neither too big nor too small.

Four hundred aliens, if they truly gather together, can cause considerable destruction.

And if they manage to escape.

They will still pose significant trouble.

"Formulate an operation plan to encircle and annihilate this group of aliens. This time, we must ensure the job is done cleanly without leaving any future troubles."

Baiyu tapped the table, "Bounty Hunter Association, send out a team of A Level Bounty Hunters. I only need forty.

All expenses will be covered by the Government.

President, can you manage that?"

Baiyu looked at the president of the Bounty Hunter Association. The elderly man, his temples white, stood up trembling: "Forty A Level Hunters, Chief, our Hunter Association's A Level Hunters are not like cabbages, each one is..."

Before he could finish.

Baiyu waved his hand to interrupt, "For such a large city like Mountain City, with millions of inhabitants, there's only one Bounty Hunter Association.

You can't even muster forty A Level Hunters?

President, I dislike being trifled with.

If you continue bargaining, it won't be just forty A Level Hunters."

The president opened his mouth to speak, but upon seeing Baiyu's eyes, he swallowed his words.

Forty A Level Hunters could be squeezed out with some effort.

But.

If they truly offended Baiyu and he decided to be difficult, then there would be trouble.

Moreover, the costs for hiring Hunters would be covered by the Government, the Bounty Hunter Association only had to gather the people.

The president sighed, nodded, and exited the operations room.

"Chief of the Tiger Race, can you gather a hundred Tigers and Werewolves from the Sub-human Association? In forest terrain, their combat effectiveness will be considerable."

Baiyu turned, looking at a burly man with mottled tiger patterns on his face beside him.

The man was a Tiger from the Sub-human races.

Mountain City has three major sub-human branches: Tigers, Werewolves, and Rodents, totaling about two hundred thousand.

Werewolves and Tigers are both warlike sub-humans, with blood full of fierce, violent battle instinct.

And with the record of their honorable service to the Imperial in the Second Celestial Essence War.

Both races are permitted by the Imperial to cultivate Blood Qi and become Martial Artists.

Though their numbers are sparse compared to the Human Race.

Yet each warrior is extremely strong and never retreats in battle.

Especially in forest terrain.

Their strength can be fully leveraged.

"No problem, Chief Bai. I'll immediately go gather the experts. I can bring at least two hundred elite Tiger and Wolf warriors!"

Hu Xiao, the chieftain of the Tiger Race and president of the Sub-human Association, said.

His eyes shone brightly, and his voice was sonorous, his expression full of eager anticipation for combat.

"Good, then I'll leave it to you, Chieftain Hu."

Baiyu agreed directly.

The A Level Hunters from the Bounty Hunter Association are adept at surviving and hunting in the Spirit Realm; they can also identify the terrain and hidden dangers therein.

They are the sharpest eyes.

While the elite warriors of the Tiger and Wolf races are like sharp blades capable of directly extinguishing most of the alien's active forces.

The rest.

Is the work of the Security Bureau and the Anomaly Bureau.

To besiege the periphery, ensuring no alien escapes while surveying other locations to prevent additional alien forces.

In the operations room.

Baiyu's commands were issued one by one, and several units quickly started moving; by noon, the troops outside the city had already assembled.

Forty A Level Bounty Hunters.

One hundred elite Tiger warriors, one hundred elite Wolf warriors.

All at the level of Tier Seven Martial Artists.

Then twenty investigators from the Anomaly Bureau, each with strength between Tier Five and Six.

Lastly, three hundred members from the Security Bureau, which were comparatively weaker, most being Tier Eight or Nine Martial Artists, with a few reaching Tier Seven.

These members were personally recruited by Baiyu.

Their backgrounds were legitimate.

Moreover, they had considerable talent in Martial Arts and could be cultivated.

Taking this opportunity, it was a good time to bring them out to see the world and witness what a real clash with aliens was like.

In front of the city gates.

Yao Shuimei looked at the oddly assembled troops, raising an eyebrow: "Baiyu, are you sure you don't need my help?"

"Director, if such a small matter requires your intervention, the strong of the Human Race would have long been exhausted. Leave it to me, it's only four hundred people."

Baiyu confidently said.

Yao Shuimei nodded, said no more, and watched as Baiyu led the troops out of the city.