Chapter 305: Holding A Small Emergency Meeting
Back on Nexara.
The ancestors, who had brought their clansmen back to their main base, decided to hold an emergency meeting regarding this sudden new threat.
The elders and ancestors from various powerful families gathered in a grand hall within one of the largest sects near the landing zone of one of the Zerg pods.
This exact scene is happening all over the world on every Continent as powerful cultivators all host an emergency meeting with their allies and friends.
Meanwhile, the room was specifically made to hold these kinds of meetings as the whole room is isolated in a different time-space.
And no, they did not create it on their own. Instead, they bought a ready-made formation, which was sold in the Empyrean Trade Consortium.
Plus, there are different rarities that let the buyer choose from a variety of prices.
The lowest is 100,000 Low-level Spirit, and the highest is 10,000,000 High-Level Spirit Stones.
However, these formations can be changed if one has the right materials, but the cost would be very high.
So, not many people have tried changing the core rules of the formation; instead, they trade in for something better when needed, making the whole process easy.
Meanwhile, the atmosphere in the room was heavy, as many of these people were still not sure what had happened other than the fight with those monsters, which made them have massive losses, which had never happened before.
However, they cannot say that as there has never been a major war other than the one with the Southern Continent, but Xu Qianghua and his family were the main combatants.
And none of these people were part of the battle, but it still left a deep impression on them as they knew from then on that if there was a major war in the future, they would never face the Xu family.
Back to the topic at hand, most of the elders were silent, their expressions serious as the ships that should have been their spoil of war self-imploded when the captain of the pod, who is the most powerful Nascent Zerg, died.
This happened because of the special nature of the Zerg; everything that the Zerg uses has some kind of wisdom, which lets them get better control over the situation.
As for why they could not handle the situation when they crash-landed, it has a lot to do with the way they were hit, as this alone made it so there was no driving.
All they do is be the passenger and wait for a place to land.
Patriarch Wei, an elder with a long white beard and a commanding presence, spoke first. "We've seen many different types of horrors and unknowns; however, these creatures... these things—they're not from our world."
A younger ancestor, Elder Jian, leaned forward, his eyes scanning the room before saying. "All of those massive insects look like a trained professional who has been in and out of wars in the past.
Compared to that, we are more like a rag-tag group fighting against a powerful empire."
"Indeed, those bugs know how to fight, and they were well organized. They're like a pack of wolves, hunting in packs," Patriarch Wei nodded.
"How could we not know about these monsters?" Elder Jian frowned, his expression troubled.
"I don't know, but I have a feeling that there are still many more of these creatures lurking around the universe," Patriarch Wei replied.
Elder Jian pursed his lips. "We must find a way to deal with these creatures. Otherwise, our world will become their hunting grounds."
The elders and ancestors present all nodded grimly.
"But, first, we must find out more information about these things," Patriarch Wei added.
"Agreed," the others agreed.
"So, how are we going to do that?" Elder Jian asked.
"For now, I have a few of my clan's elders trying to get some information from the surviving insect, but the creature is stubborn and not telling us anything," Patriarch Wei sighed.
"We'll keep trying," Elder Jian assured him.
"Thank you," Patriarch Wei nodded.
The room was silent, the mood somber.
After a while, Patriarch Wei broke the silence. "We need to be prepared. We have no idea how many of these creatures there are.
Or if they're hostile to us."
"What do you mean?" an elder asked, his brow furrowed.
"I mean, we don't know if these monsters are dangerous to us or not. For all we know, they could just be passing through.
But from the looks of their behavior, I would say that these beasts are indeed a hostile force," Patriarch Wei replied.
The elders and ancestors exchanged worried glances.
"If that's the case, we need to be ready," Elder Jian declared.
"Yes," Patriarch Wei agreed.
"But first, we need more information," he added.
"And how are we going to do that?" Elder Jian inquired.
"For now, the only thing we can do is keep an eye out and try to get as much information as possible," Patriarch Wei replied.
Elder Jian frowned, not liking the lack of a definitive plan.
"There is no perfect plan," Patriarch Wei said, sensing the man's displeasure.
"But we must be ready for the worst," he added.
The room was silent once again, the mood heavy.
Elder Jian sighed. "You're right.
But we can't just sit here and wait for the enemy to come knocking. We need to take the initiative and find out more about these creatures."
"That's what we're doing," Patriarch Wei replied.
"Let's just hope it's enough," Elder Jian muttered.
"Yes, let's," Patriarch Wei agreed.
The elders and ancestors began talking among themselves, discussing their next course of action.
As for the younger generation, they were looking at their elders, waiting for their decision.
After a while, the elders and ancestors finally came to a consensus, and the Patriarch Wei stood up, his voice ringing throughout the room.
"The families and the ancestors have decided that we will launch an investigation into these creatures. We will find out everything we can about them, including their strengths, weaknesses, and numbers.
This will be a top-secret operation, and we will only share the information with those who are absolutely necessary.
We cannot afford to let this information leak out. If the public were to know about this, there would be widespread panic." He declared, which got a few nods from his other ancestors.