The Siege of New Hope (part-1)

Ryan looked towards Ylerias as he frowned seeing her somewhat shabby state, not to mention the news she brought was exceptionally troubling.

"Sister Ylerias where is Xuelong?"

"While searching for the creature you saw I met up with Xuleong who informed me about the horde and since I am a bit faster than her as such I arrived as fast I could while she stayed behind to scout a bit more before skedaddling out as it would not do good for her if her scent is detected, so the main question is what should we do?"

Ryan sighed as he spoke, "There is nothing else to do except fight against the tide, but more importantly how many were there?"

"Over nine thousand."

"I see, and when will they reach us?"

"By tonight they will reach us."

Ryan closed his eyes in deep thought before he spoke, "Mom, are there any group other than Xuelong who are outside."