Chapter 12 But who should go?This time to the front line. He Chao didn't understand why these monsters became so smart. "Last night, some monsters infiltrated the west side of the camp, probably a small group of dog monsters. They attacked directly from the throat, and some disciples died before they could even scream." He Chao frowned and talked to everyone. Many people had just learned the news and were shocked. The camp was large, and even if there was some noise, not everyone could hear it. “In order to prevent my disciples from panicking, I have blocked the news. But right now, the situation we face is very serious. In this month, five disciples have died."
In the camp, everyone's face was serious. “We have been stationed here before at this time of year. At that time, did we suffer such a great loss at the hands of the monster? In the past, at most people were injured, but sometimes people died. Let's talk about it, what is the reason and how to stop this situation from continuing. The defense line has already shrunk to the main camp. If we retreat further, will we have to give up the entire camp?" In the silence, a disciple stood up and spoke. “I think there are two reasons for the current predicament. One is that the sentries stationed there are not vigilant enough. The second is that these monsters have indeed become smarter than before and are better at hiding themselves than before." As soon as he finished speaking, he was immediately refuted by others. "That's easy to say, but the responsibility is immediately thrown onto the sentry. But if you have the ability, go and try it yourself and see how alert you can be at night." His words obviously offended the disciple in charge of the sentry post. Whoever is responsible for the problem will have his credit and contribution deducted. "If your sentries weren't not vigilant enough, how could there be no warning when the monster came?" “We had no warning? We issued six warnings last night and only missed one, what else do you want to think? If you think we are not doing a good job, then send us more people and make the sentry posts more densely populated. It would be best if everyone stayed up all night and stood guard." As they were talking, they actually started arguing. In fact, from now on, these monsters have already regarded the people of Yunyang Sect as soft persimmons.
In the past, they were killed every time they came. After a few more times, they naturally knew not to seek death. But now, the monsters are succeeding frequently, so they will come more frequently. In the past, Su Chen conducted detailed investigations and would mark and report any problems he felt were problematic. Today, those people will still be labeled as before. But I don’t know what basis they used to mark it. In the past, Su Chen gave them guidance, but now, they don’t know who to rely on. Inside the tent, the disciples were arguing, but no useful information was obtained. Tired of listening to this, He Chao waved his hand and asked most people to leave, leaving only a few very close disciples. "Master, I feel that there is a big problem with the information we collected. During this month, news came in little and slow. And the fallacies in the news are obviously much more than before. Thanks to their information, we haven't had a single successful ambush in this month. It feels like they are just reporting random news." Looking at the disciples around him, He Chao thought about it and it seemed to be true. Over the past month, reports of the monster's whereabouts have become less and less. Some of the information was found to be wrong in practice. It can be said that as a commander, he has lost control of the movements of the wilderness monsters. "Are there any changes in the disciples who collect the movements of monsters?" He Chao asked. "I've checked it out, and it's basically the same as before, and the leaders are still the two inner disciples. Their sources of information in the past were actually quite accurate. I don’t know why it has become like this now.” The personnel have not changed, but the accuracy of the information has dropped significantly, and the amount of information has also decreased significantly. It seems like the reason has been found, but it also seems like the reason has not been found. He waved his hands, he had no clue and couldn't continue to worry about it. “I thought about it and decided that we should arrange for someone to spy on the monsters. There is no point in staying in the camp. We know nothing about the monsters in the outside world. If a big monster summons us and we are caught off guard and attacked, our losses will be even greater." He Chao, the front-line commander, naturally has some brains.
The purpose of setting up camp here is to expand the territory. If it's just to resist the monsters, it would be better to defend the outer perimeter of Yunyang Sect. Being trapped here is even more dangerous. “Master, you put it so lightly. We also know that it is important to go out and spy on the movements of monsters. But who should go? The contribution value has been increased by more than half, but no one is willing to go." Inside the tent, everyone was silent, not knowing what to say. There are some dangers in the camp. Are you still going to spy in the wilderness and risk your life? “Now it seems that Su Chen is still somewhat useful. Although he is greedy for credit, he is willing to take on every spy mission." He Chao felt a little emotional. "That's because Su Chen always takes so much credit and contribution. If he doesn't make some effort, the sect will not keep him for so long." "Master, you should stop saying sarcastic things. We finally managed to drive away that evildoer. From what you said, it seems like you want to get him back." Several disciples around were very resentful towards Su Chen. Because in their opinion, Su Chen had taken away a lot of their credit in the past. But to He Chao, it doesn't matter. He is not a disciple of the sect, so even if Su Chen is greedy for credit, it will not affect him. Before, He Chao thought that after driving Su Chen away, others would work harder. The entire front line will advance more smoothly. But now it seems that it is quite different from what he thought. Something is wrong on the front line of Yunyang Sect. Everyone who is now on the front line is actually panicking and feels that something is wrong. Before, those monsters dared not approach the camp. I don't even dare to touch the front line. During the cleanup at the end of summer, several groups of monsters were annihilated. The casualties among the big monsters exceeded a hundred, and there was no doubt that the casualties among the small monsters exceeded a thousand. But how long has it been? Even if the monster changed, it is impossible for it to become extremely smart in just a few months.
Everyone knows something is wrong, but what is wrong? Because of Su Chen’s departure? I think many disciples would not agree with this point. He Chao currently has no suitable solution and can only defend the main camp line. The number of sentries has increased by one third, so at least at night, things will be safer. After dealing with those civet cat monsters, Yao Xiaoyu and his group decided not to stay in this rear city. Outside the front line, they have a heavy task. If you want to rest, you have to wait until winter comes. It snows in winter, and the activities of monsters can be easily exposed. Any monster that is slightly smart will not come out in winter. (End of this chapter)
