Chapter 1764 - 1763: Dragon Commander, Never Gives Up!
At this moment, Huan Hai spoke: "Since the catastrophe is about to descend, let’s retreat first!!"
"Yes, retreating first is wise!"
"..."
Everyone else nodded in agreement.
They had heard about the might of the catastrophe; even the Upper Realm was terrified by it, which was why they relocated to the Lower Realm. For those living in the Inner World, it was naturally impossible to resist the flood of catastrophe.
They could only retreat back to their Inner World first.
Only after the catastrophe completely spreads throughout the Lower Realm and its impact diminishes, can they slowly transform the Lower Realm into a Back Garden.
"What about them?"
Someone pointed at Dragon Commander and the others.
"Let me strike them down first before retreating!"
One person said.
"No need!"
The Forbidden Woman from Sand River World chuckled malevolently, saying, "Haven’t they always wanted to do something to stop the catastrophe? Now that the catastrophe is coming, let them enjoy this final despair! Jiejiejie..."
"Hahaha, Forbidden Woman is right. Now, there is probably nothing that can make them suffer more, hahaha..."
"..."
Everyone else erupted in excited laughter.
Previously, no matter how severely they were beaten, their eyes always held that infuriating determination, willing to face death.
But now.
With the catastrophe imminent, their resolute eyes finally became lost, filled with despair.
Nothing could be more exhilarating than this moment!
"Weren’t you so strong-willed? Hahaha, enjoy your last moment of despair then! Hahaha..."
After laughing, Huan Hai and his group immediately retreated to their Inner World.
The remaining people also hurriedly retreated.
Their Inner World entrance was around Vine Dragon Mountain.
Soon, only Dragon Commander and his group remained.
Thud!
Red Moon and others sat on the ground dazed, their eyes filled with helplessness, loss, and despair.
Indeed.
It was true despair!
From battling the World Alliance to the Lake City war, countless times facing death, all for this final moment.
Now... it had failed!!
Rumble!
Rumble!
Thunder and lightning continued to flash within the giant vortex.
Bang!
A bolt of Heavenly Thunder struck around them.
It left their ears ringing.
At this time, Dragon Commander shook his head to clear it, then ordered everyone, "All units, retreat to the camp!!"
"..."
No one moved.
Even those like the somewhat energetic Red Moon, Unrivaled, Wang Zanggu, stayed still.
They remained immersed in their desperation.
As the Inner World people said, this was the toughest time, the most painful time of their lives.
The catastrophe looms.
No matter where they retreat, escape is impossible.
The entire world will be completely annihilated.
Fleeing.
No longer holds meaning.
"What’s wrong with you all??" Dragon Commander shouted at them, "If you don’t retreat now, it’ll be too late!!"
"But haven’t we already failed?"
Red Moon smiled wretchedly.
"Failed?"
Dragon Commander felt heavily burdened too, and said again, "Indeed, it appears we’ve failed, but until the world is completely destroyed by the catastrophe, it doesn’t count as defeat! Even if there’s just a glimmer of hope, a shred of hope, we can’t give up!!"
"..."
Gradually, everyone turned their gaze towards him.
But still, there wasn’t an intention to retreat, nor could they find the meaning to retreat.
Observing this, Dragon Commander said to them again: "Do you know how Qin Feng is doing now, can you tell?"
"..."
Everyone shook their heads.
"How about the Holy Daughter now, do you know?"
He asked again.
"..."
Again, everyone shook their heads.
"That’s exactly my point," Dragon Commander spread his hands, saying, "Currently, we don’t know how the Holy Daughter is, how Qin Feng is, yet you consider them as dead; that’s inherently wrong. Yes, now the catastrophe is imminent, and our plan to prevent it has failed, but..."
"But when the catastrophe descends, do we just stop resisting?"
"Even if the catastrophe truly descends, we won’t give up until it’s consumed our world completely!"
"..."
Hearing this, everyone’s eyes slowly widened.
Dragon Commander continued: "Have you heard of the insect plague?"
The crowd looked at each other, puzzled.
Dragon Commander continued: "Insect plague, locusts ravage everything, nothing grows. But have our world been ruled by locusts? Haven’t we replanted crops on the fields devastated by locusts?"
"..."
Upon hearing this, everyone felt it might make a bit of sense.
"Furthermore..."
He paused here, then said, "Moreover, we still have Qin Feng!!"
Qin Feng!
Upon hearing this name, everyone couldn’t help but feel a tremor in their hearts.
Dragon Commander continued: "I don’t know what you all think, but to me, I believe Qin Feng is our ’Chosen Son!’ Even if he fails, it doesn’t matter. No one is always victorious, but as long as he’s here, we have hope, the whole world has hope!!"
"Yes!!"
Mentioning Qin Feng, everyone’s gaze radiated hope.
At this moment, Heavenly River Taoist wiped the blood off his face and struggled to stand up, saying, "My Master is the hope of the world, my Master can’t possibly die, and indeed we haven’t received news of his death! So Dragon Commander is right, as long as my Master is here, there is hope!!"
"..."
People suddenly felt embarrassed.
When Dragon Commander praised Qin Feng, it didn’t seem awkward; it seemed reasonable.
But when Heavenly River Taoist mentioned it this way, it felt like he was proud of having such an amazing Master, as though he boasted too embarrassingly...
"Anyhow, for now, let’s listen to Dragon Commander and retreat from here as he suggested; Dragon Commander is right, it’s still far from the time to give up."
Unrivaled spoke at this moment.
"Yes, let’s retreat first!"
"There’s no news from Qin Feng yet; we can’t give up like this!"
"Alright, let’s focus on retreating first!"
"..."
At this moment, everyone slowly stood up one by one.
Those severely injured who couldn’t stand up were either supported or carried by those who could, as they made their way towards the previous camp.
On the way.
Shuiyun Immortal and the others also came to admire Dragon Commander.
They always thought that Dragon Commander was able to become the Yanhuang Director, ranked higher than Qi Ling, not only because his talent was exceedingly strong, making him arguably the top expert in Hua Country except for Qin Feng.
Now, seeing this.
They realized Dragon Commander indeed had ability and charisma.
When everyone was in despair, he still maintained an unyielding spirit, representing the soul of Hua Country!
Only such a person can lead everyone.
Moreover.
He also had a keen mind; after failing to persuade everyone, he shifted the topic to Qin Feng, knowing Qin Feng was everyone’s hope, and thus finally convinced everyone...
"Dragon Commander, very impressive."
The Twelve Wanderers looked at limping Dragon Commander beside them, unable to hold back their praise.