Hearing the two words from the loudspeaker, my drowsiness instantly vanished, and I sat up from the sofa.
Shao Chen looked at Yaoyao and me, then calmly asked Old Thirteen, "How many? How far from Fenghuang Terrace?"
Old Thirteen replied, "The number is unknown. Their group is spread out. They are all in demon forms, galloping through the forest. The ones at the front are almost at our Daoist temple."
"Immediately have everyone leave the Daoist temple!" Shao Chen knew her subordinates were no match for the threat without her protection, so she quickly urged them to flee danger.
"Yes, boss."
"Could it be the Mohe people?" I asked Yaoyao.
It shouldn't be. If the Mohe people were returning to the northeast in large numbers, Shabiya would have informed me. They should still be in Jiangnan, colluding with Chi You.
"I'll go take a look." Yaoyao put on her clothes, preparing to ascend to the mountaintop.
I went out first, knocking on doors one by one to wake them up, ready to leave at any moment. No need to panic, we have a fallback.
After notifying everyone, I also followed the passage on the roof to the mountaintop. Yaoyao was already using her qi-sensing technique. Those demon creatures should have entered her sight.
"See anything?" I asked.
"Yes, quite a lot are coming."
"Twenty or thirty?" I guessed.
Yaoyao pouted, "More like two or three hundred. But they're all petty demons, nothing to worry about."
At this moment, Shao Chen also came up and handed me her phone. I put it to my ear and answered, "This is Wu Chengfeng."
"Ah! Wu, Venerable Lord." Old Thirteen stammered a bit upon hearing my voice.
"Where have they reached?" I asked.
"The group has completely passed Fenghuang Terrace and is heading towards Jiguan Ridge," Old Thirteen reported.
He didn't know our base was at Jiguan Ridge, but he definitely knew of Jiguan Ridge, as it was only about ten kilometers from their Fenghuang Terrace, which was practically next door for demons.
"Got it. Have all your people evacuated?" I asked.
"Thanks to you, they've all evacuated. No conflict occurred. Venerable Lord, do you need us to come south to assist?" Old Thirteen inquired.
"No, stay put and continue to guard the north. If a second wave of demons comes, report to your boss immediately," I commanded.
"Yes, Venerable Lord!"
Venerable Lord. It sounds not bad. Perhaps the Bai Ze demon race will call me that in the future.
After hanging up, I returned the phone to Shao Chen.
"Venerable Lord, are we fighting?" Shao Chen asked, sounding somewhat excited.
I looked at Yaoyao. She thought for a moment, "You decide. I can't ascertain their objective."
"If you can't ascertain it, then we don't fight. We mustn't expose our base's location," I said.
My main concern was a stronger second wave. The first wave of demons that came were of too low a level. If they were coming for us, they were essentially cannon fodder. Cannon fodder has zero combat power, but they can reveal the enemy's firepower, serving as a proactive probe.
War is like chess; both sides constantly probe with feints. Whoever makes the first move falls into a trap.
It's the same in combat.
"Withdraw to the city?" Yaoyao asked.
"No, to the sea. You take them and retreat first. I'll stay behind and observe." With my hands behind my back, I put on a Venerable Lord's demeanor for Shao Chen.
Yaoyao habitually didn't object, following my instructions. Shao Chen dared not question me and followed Yaoyao, heading downstairs with a few backward glances.
Of course, Yaoyao wouldn't leave me, a novice and fake reincarnation of Bai Ze, alone here.
Not long after, Diana and Yanan came up. At the same time, everyone else, including Chu Qi, had gone down to the hidden port and boarded the yacht.
They, essentially, left me a helicopter and a submarine.
At this moment, the vanguard of the Shan Hai demons had entered my qi-sensing range. The highest was merely a green-ranked lesser demon. A vast horde of red, orange, yellow, and green demons, covering quite a spectrum of colors.
Despite their running, their forward momentum wasn't very fast, likely due to their weak cultivation.
At their current speed, it would take about another ten minutes to reach the base. I scanned my surroundings but found no ideal spot for close observation. So, I said to Diana, "When they arrive, find a place to hide and make sure you aren't discovered."