The Sect Leader System

Ye Zan watched the two injured cultivators leap back over the wall. The cheetah jumped after them, but the shield held, repelling it.

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He struggled with what he’d just witnessed. Frankly, Yang Ru and especially Kang Lin had been lucky to escape the rank six beasts with their lives. In the right circumstances, Senior Brother could one shot a creature of that rank, but the matchup against two highly agile foes that focused on Speed was absolutely not the right circumstances.

Having there be two enemies both at the equivalent peak of Foundation Establishment versus three defenders who’d only recently advanced to that major realm made the situation extremely disadvantageous for the sect members. That factor combined with barely being able to hit either of the beasts created an unwinnable scenario.

Once the two injured cultivators had consumed a Healing Pill—major for Kang Lin and a regular one for Yang Ru—Ye Zan huddled up with the two of them, Yang Xiu, and Zou Tian.

“These are not foes that we can beat,” Ye Zan said.

Yang Xiu scoffed. “We should give up at that first sign of trouble? So much for challenging the heavens.”

“We should fulfill our mission, which is to keep everyone safe from harm. Staying behind the barrier and monitoring what happens outside accomplishes that goal just as well as killing the beasts.”

“Just as well? Really?”

“Scenario A—Master comes back and kills a bunch of high ranked beasts milling around outside the wall after he deals with the Big Boss,” Ye Zan said. “Scenario B—the beasts outside are dead but so are one or more of the sect members who attacked them. So really, my idea accomplishes the objective better.”

“Until enough of the beasts pile up outside to overwhelm the shield,” Yang Xiu said, “and we all die.”

Senior Sister had a very aggressive mentality, and he normally really respected that attribute of hers. It made trying to convince her to follow a more conservative route frustrating, however.

“That’s not a valid concern, and you know it. If any more beasts show up, they’ll be rank seven or higher, not something we can deal with. We’ll have to trust the shield either way.”