Chapter 1612

Strider looked up at the giant shadow in the sky and continued, "Do you see those eyes up there? It's staring at us as we speak. We've lost more than half of our men, and I think it's the same everywhere else. There’s a chance they’re no longer alive. Also, I'm not actually worried about them. Instead, it's…"

"What is it?" Aurelion asked.

Strider pointed to the sky. "The fact that it's watching us means there will be more monsters when we attack the base. What should we do then?"

"A-Are you saying the number of monsters will increase?" Aurelion asked in shock.

"I think that shadow is the one who sent all those monsters here, so if it's still watching us, there's no way it will allow us to reclaim our base so easily. The shadow will probably send more monsters when we make our move."

"Is that why you aren’t sending all of our men into the base?"

"The more men I send in, the more monsters we'll have to face. This is our only option. I need you to arrange for a second group if the