Chapter 1174 - 1274: Fear Arises

However, they had already wasted seven minutes.

Now with the addition of Taichu Zhenren, their remaining time was even less.

If Taichu Zhenren hadn't joined, they would have had about seven minutes left, but their arrival accelerated the condensation of the Thunder Eye in the sky.

The remaining time was less than three minutes.

"We must act quickly. Considering the condensation speed of the Thunder Eye, we don't have much time left, not even three minutes, so we must hurry! Hurry! Hurry!" Taichu Zhenren shouted loudly at the crowd after estimating the time based on the speed at which the Thunder Eye was forming.

Upon hearing Taichu Zhenren's words, they picked up speed once again.

Initially, they already felt the time was short. Although they had previously wasted time, they had only wasted seven minutes and had approximately seven minutes left.

But with the addition of Taichu Zhenren's group, the remaining seven minutes were cut in half, leaving them with just under three minutes, causing a sense of disparity among the group.

In fact, there was no one to blame for this; they were simply not meticulous enough earlier. How could they let such a situation cause them to panic?

They should have quickly resolved the battle from the beginning since there was barely any time, and wasting further would jeopardize the resources secured earlier.

Besides, these resources were obtained at the cost of lives, nearly the lives of half of the people.

Now, they had consumed most of the time, meaning many resources were beyond their reach. This meant they wasted the lives and resources exchanged for with those lives due to some communication issues, sacrificing at least half of those lives.

Currently, the people hadn't realized this point yet. If they had, they would undoubtedly feel ashamed.

This is a disrespect for the lives of others. When they realize this, it will already be time for them to return within the walls.

For now, they hadn't thought about this layer, as they were focused on following their respective Sect Leaders to search for valuable resources.

Determining which resources were common or uncommon was judged by each Sect Leader, and the group just needed to follow their judgments to find these resources. Although the Sect Leaders might make mistakes, having them make judgments expedited the process significantly, avoiding previous quarrels when progress halted.

Each Sect Leader relied on their impressions to find precious resources. They couldn't ascertain the value of these resources but sought them out based on their instincts, bringing back resources they rarely saw outside the walls, leaving them with no other options for further actions.

Time was too short, with less than two minutes remaining, and before they could collect resources, they had to set up an Array on them to prevent leakage of the resources' essence, as they were full of Demonic Qi and Evil Qi. Even the Sect Leaders couldn't fully guard against these negative energies.

Negative energies such as Demonic Qi and Evil Qi are far more domineering than Spiritual Power. Despite the Sect Leaders mastering the use of Spiritual Power to perfection, they still couldn't hold off these energy forms for long.

Therefore, the already limited time was further consumed by setting up Arrays, leaving less available time for collecting resources.

Some had already started regretting why they had panicked so easily earlier, especially for so long.

Unbeknownst to them, the forming Thunder Eye was spreading negative emotions, which the Array could not block. They could only rely on their emotions to resist, not realizing this, hence their vulnerability to being affected by these negative emotions.

With the arrival of Taichu Zhenren and others at Big Ben outside the wall, the crowd grew wary of Taichu Zhenren, causing them to work cautiously. This cautiousness inadvertently shielded them somewhat from the intrusion of negative energies.

If Taichu Zhenren hadn't entered Big Ben outside the wall, and neither had the Sect Leaders, they would have panicked further even with ten minutes left.

Without mental preparation, they were susceptible to the influence of negative emotions.

Thus, Taichu Zhenren and the Sect Leaders unintentionally helped keep the crowd level-headed.

Without Taichu Zhenren and the Sect Leaders' arrival, many lives could have been lost, and all resources would have been squandered.

Two minutes had passed, and the Thunder Eye in the sky was almost fully formed, exuding a deterrent pressure that instilled fear among the crowd, making them hesitant to act further.

"What are you waiting for? There's already limited time. If you continue stalling, how are we supposed to acquire the resources? Would you be letting down those who exchanged their lives for resources?" Taichu Zhenren shouted at the crowd upon noticing their fear, breaking the pressure emitted by the Thunder Eye with his own aura.

The fear in their hearts dissipated, leaving them feeling remarkably relieved.

Taking advantage of this moment, they quickly gathered more resources and headed back towards the wall.

By this time, the Thunder Eye in the sky was about to strike with lightning, and Taichu Zhenren called out for everyone to hurry back inside the wall.