Chapter 2496 - Food Shortage (1/2)

Translator: Exodus Tales  Editor: Exodus Tales

Translated by XephiZ

Edited by Aelryinth

“I’m sorry to tell you all that the military is still busy at the coasts and the estuary. We are only people of the Pearl Institute,” the student explained.

“The Pearl Institute will do. It has a lot of talented Mages. How many did you bring?” the middle-aged man said.

“Six.”

“…”

Only six?

The people of the town were disappointed, and started complaining anxiously.

The middle-aged man lost his calm. “We were stuck here for so long. Why is it taking so long for help to arrive? Why aren’t they taking our lives seriously?”

“Yeah, we didn’t bring any resources with us. Everyone is starving. We have been drinking unfiltered water. If help doesn’t arrive soon, we are going to starve to death, even if we aren’t eaten by the sea monsters!”

“Did the government give up on us?”

The people inside the bunker started panicking. They had persevered through the situation because they had hope, but there was no hope for them right now after all.

“Everyone, please stay calm and listen to me!” Captain Ma Yong stood on a higher spot and shouted.

Fear and panic were contagious in an enclosed space with over ten thousand people. It was not easy to pacify them.

However, Ma Yong stubbornly repeated the same words even though his voice was drowned out by the noises. He kept shouting to calm the people down.

His voice started to go hoarse, but his shouts were effective, and the people eventually calmed down. Even though they were desperate and crying, they tried their best to lower their voices.

“My friends, it’s too early to give up now. The government hasn’t given up on us. Think about it, the people of other towns were all eaten by the sea monsters, but we are still alive. It’s a blessing from the Heavens, so that is all the more the reason for us to stay calm and figure out a way to leave this place in one piece. We should cooperate with the people who came here to save us!” Ma Yong said.

“Captain Ma, you have done a lot for us. Without you and your men…” The people were ashamed of themselves after seeing the captain’s willingness to fulfill his job to the end.

“At least we are safe for now. The sea monsters won’t find us here. The whole river is crawling with sea monsters, and the Pearl Institute is sacrificing itself to annihilate them. We should wait patiently. We can leave once the sea monsters are dealt with,” Ma Yong went on.

“It’s true, Senior Mo Fan here is a Super Mage! He and Senior Sister Ding killed a Ruler-level sea monster recently. The dead bodies of the sea monsters are piled up at the river bay! Just give us more time, and we’ll make sure you leave here safely!” the student exclaimed.

The rest of the City Hunters looked at Mo Fan curiously. The man was equivalent to an army if he was capable of killing a Ruler-level sea monster!

“We have a Super Mage with us!”

“A Super Mage who can kill thousands of sea monsters…”

“That’s such a relief.”

The people immediately calmed down. Was there anything more comforting than knowing there was a Super Mage with them?