the 900 people that was running, all are cultivators.
after running at full speed for 6 hours, they had been exhausted beyong belief, you could say the same for the following enemies, but they are not slowing, unlike the 900 people, slowly but surely losing their momentum. there are already tears in their eyes, but indomitable will can be seen as well.
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12 hours ago in the Mountain Kingdom
Population : 450,000 Citizens
In the middist of the the noon, a news made its way into the Mountain King.
Mountain King :"What did you say? the sacred grounds are massing their elites because of the invasion? what happened! Tell me everything!"
the Messanger immediately replied :"Mountain King, i was scouting outside, but just after a few minutes after my shift is finished, i saw something,three stars has fallen in the sky!, then a few moments later, I Saw the sacred grounds flag! they are flying towards the great plains, then there was a heavenly sight!, there are alot of colorful things, blowing here, shooting there, and such, it was like total chaos, then i returned here to report."
Mountain King : " Then, i think there are no more need for us to panic, if the Sacred Grounds had already moved, i can be at ease, but just to be sure, you go check it for me."
The Messanger was about to reply, but a sudden person entered then exclaimed :"The Sacred grounds are slowly retreating! The Demon race and Beast kin joined the fight!"
Mountain King :"WHAT!!! The beast kin and Demon Race are together with the invader?! how the hell did it happen? is the human race at its' final stand?"
The 2nd Messanger replied :"Great Mountain King!, no! The Beast kin and Demon beasts are helping the Sacred ground retreat!"
Mountain King :"WHAT?! Demon beast and Beast Kin had helped?! AND THEY ARE ALL GETTING PUSHED BACK?! ASSEMBLE ALL CITIZEN! WE SHALL DEPART IMMEDIATELY! ALL CULTIVATORS! COME TO ME! WE SHALL ASSIST THE SACRED GROUNDS AND TWO MAIDS IN RETREATING! HEAR MY COMMANDS!" Mountain king was in the top of the mountain, so his order will can be heard down below, Mountain Citizens have good health, and great sense, since all they eat, is meat, and vegetables, no wines, and such, they have superior body compared to normal humans.
After that, just in 5minutes, the Citizens had been assembled down in the mountains, while 8,000 cultivators above Earth Establishment realm are together with the King, Mountain King is only at the stage 4 of Heavenly Establishment realm, but he has principles, he'd rather die than see his people suffering!.
Mountain King shouted again :"ALL CITIZENS GO TO THE NORTH! NASCENT SPRITE REALMS! GO AND PROTECT THE CITIZENS FROM THE REAR! ALL OTHER CULTIVATORS GUARD THE SIDES!
HEAR MY COMMAND! PEOPLE OF MY KINGDOM! I SHALL PROTECT YOU WITH ALL THE POWER IN MY HANDS!,
JUST GIVE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PROTECT THE PEOPLE OF MY KINGDOM. TO ME YOUR KING!
PROTECT YOURSELVES AS NORMAL CITIZENS, AND ALL CULTIVATORS BELOW TRANSCENDENT MORTAL REALM BELOW SHALL SECURE YOUR PATH TO SAFETY! ALL OF YOU MAY GO!
THE MOUNTAIN GOD PROTECT US ALL!
The citizens and cultivators Yelled in unison, as they marched and did their duties, the mountain king sighed. then looked at the retreating figures of the 3 races. then he said, BRAVE MEN! LET US DIE TODAY AND BE REMEMBERED AS THE BRAVE MOUNTAIN PEOPLE! DELAY THIS ENEMIES AND ALLOW THE SACRED GROUNDS TO GAIN A FOOT GROUND FOR RETREAT!
The cultivators of the mountain kingdom nodded and yelled, for them glory is everything. they formed and circled the whole mountain, preparing to activate the Defensive formation. Giving the sacred grounds a second of delay would be a great honor, this mountain people knew too well how weak they are, but they still wanted to help, because the Sacred Grounds are there to protect the people.
When the Sacred grounds noticed the retreating figures heading to the north, they felt bad, if they continuesly went north, wouldn't it be bad if they all died because of the sacred grounds? then he noticed that, the mountains was filled with cultivators, the sacred grounds exclaimed :"They are willing to sacrifice themselves, just so others can survive. damn it, since when did i get too high. haa " within the barriers range. the mountain kings immediately activated the barriers.
Sacred grounds, Beast kin, and Demon race all noticed it at the same time and entered quickly, after a second of exhaling they immediately prepared to fight again. the barrier lasted for 1.97 seconds before crumbling down! the Mountain People exclaimed in excitement as they charged their force and immediately threw all sorts of spells, although it was weak, they still managed to hit and deal an extra damage, it was better than doing nothing.