43 Chapter 43: Attack! (2/2)

”Protect all of us!” The customers demanded in unison.

”Ma'am, sirs, please calm down. There is no need to make unreasonable demands!” Frank spoke in defense of all the employees.

The customers in the Gardenford Restaurant panicked and they were already fighting with the staff and demanded that they fight for their safety. The workers were trying to calm down the masses but they were being forced to act as warriors. The customers were continuously acting hysterical as they saw the large horde of spirit beasts attacking. Each single one of those beasts were as strong as Spirit Veins Realm! Their number of beasts visible were over 300 and it could be seen that there were still large shadows of beasts from behind meaning that there were other beasts stronger than the forerunners.

”Damn it! This must be Andrew's doing!” Dylan dashed out of the house to take control of the situation! Dylan ran as fast as he could while he shuttled through the panicking customers until he reached the cooking platform. He jumped and flipped in mid-air then forcibly landed on the platform which shocked the costumers and the staff alike.

”Sir Dylan?!” The employees was stunned.

”Dylan? Isn't he the owner?! I thought he was in a severe condition?!” The customers were shocked as well.

When the staff saw Dylan appearing, they immediately asked how was he feeling because they were still worried about him but Dylan dismissed their worries when he replied he was already fine.

”Dear customers, I would like to ask each and every single one of you to calm down. I am Dylan Ford, the owner of the Gardenford Restaurant, and I assure you that we will do everything in our power to stop the beast horde's attack. I know that some are panicking and some are worried for not only themselves but also their families and I understand that. That is why I am asking for your assistance and cooperation in this time of crisis because we can only solve this together and not apart. So I ask everybody to please listen to my instructions because if you do, I and my employees will do our best to successfully evacuate every family and every individual here!” Dylan spoke as loud as he can.

”Okay, we agree.”

”We will cooperate!”

”We hope you stay true to your words!”

The customers agreed one by one and finally everyone​ of them agreed to cooperate and coordinate with Dylan and his employees.

”Thank you very much, everyone! Now, the first thing we must do is to gather forces! To all cultivators who are in the Spirit Veins Realm and above, please come forward because you will be part of our vanguard unit. The purpose of the vanguard unit is to create a way to the city.Currently the monsters are fast approaching and will only take about 5 minutes to reach us. So, I implore everyone who is in the Spirit Veins Realm and above to please come forward.” Dylan announced​ his devised plan on his head as he finished the customers who were Spirit Veins Realm and above gathered in front of the platform.

There were a total of 400 customers. Half of this customers were kids, elderly, and people who were only at the Spirit Core Realm. A quarter of the remaining number was women whose strengths were at the Spirit Veins Realm and above. The rest were all men who were at the same level. They were able to quickly gather 200 people who were of this strength! 180 of which were people whose strength was Spirit Veins Realm while the remaining 20 were people whose strength was at the Awakened Spirit Realm! Among the 20, 12 were men and 8 were women.

Dylan also calculated his manpower. He had the three tanks that the three giants assigned to him and he also had another 60 Spirit Veins Realm practitioners that the three giants sent to him in order to be trained. 10 of which were of the 11th level Awakened Spirit Realm. He assigned all 60 to be in the vanguard unit to ensure the safety of the customers but he assigned the three tanks to him to guard the restaurant.

Within his 80 employees, every single one had already trained to the level of 6th to 7th level Spirit Veins Realm. So he cut them into two groups one of which will help in the defense of the restaurant and the other to the vanguard unit. Although the assigned group was unwilling to go, Dylan reminded them that the customers' safety was their priority. Besides, the distance of the city to the Gardenford Restaurant was only about 2 ½ kilometers so once they successfully guided the customers to safety they could rush back immediately.

”Jack, I assign you to be the leader of this group. I hope you understand. Please, protect the customers and remember to stay safe. Come back safely.” Dylan entrusted Jack because Jack was already at the 7th level Spirit Veins Realm, despite his age of 16 the same with Diane. The two of them were the most competent and the most talented youngsters in his employees so he trusted Jack to be able to perform just like he has always did.

”Yes, sir. I promise to not disappoint!” Jack said assuringly.

”Good. Now, go and prepare your group.” Dylan smiled as he watched Jack nod in his instructions.

So all in all, the vanguard unit has reached the number of 300 and Dylan organized them in an ”∆” arrow like manner while the customers were found in the center. The vanguard unit was arranged in a ”∆” pattern because this type of formation enables breaking through the enemy lines be comparable to an arrow piercing the armor of a warrior.

”Since we have already gathered, the time to move is now! The spirit is now within sight! Vanguard unit, go!” Dylan initiated the command.

The vanguard unit easily penetrated the portion of the beast horde which was covering the path towards the city! The vanguard unit fought hard with all of their strengths and worked together to kill the beasts which were aiming to devour them and their families. The beasts were like mindless zombies jumping and leaping one by one just to kill a human but they were killed by the warriors of the vanguard unit! This type of battle continued for quite some time.

After 30 minutes, the vanguard unit was able to pass through the enemy lines like an arrow piercing the armor of a warrior! The kids were crying and traumatized by the sight of those monsters but thanks to the vanguard unit they were still alive so they vowed to themselves to become strong enough to defend themselves and their families just like what their parents, siblings, or relatives did today for them.

Fortunately, there was no casualties but there were a large number of people within the vanguard unit who got inflicted with serious injuries. They continued their journey to the Soaring Cloud City which was already in sight. The group of the employees guided the customers to the entrance of the gates. Before they left, they asked the customers to go to the three giants to send reinforcements to the Gardenford Restaurant.

”Wait for us, everyone. We will make it so please hold on!” Jack prayed as he and his group together with the 60 men from the three giants made their way back to the restaurant.