If Robinson William was conducting the investigation in a justified and aboveboard manner, Ye Liuyun directly posted a reward with a substantial bounty.

Under the joint pressure from both the lawful and the underworld, the leaker would soon be apprehended.

However, the masterminds behind the camp’s public opinion had not anticipated that, after the public uproar, some survivors would believe it and leave the camp to venture into the wilderness.

At this moment, the population within the camp had decreased by about fifty percent, with others leaving in pursuit of overnight riches in the wilderness. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

The remaining individuals in the camp failed to realize that the defense capability of the camp had briefly plunged to its lowest point.

Although only fifty percent of the population had diminished, those who left were mostly young and able-bodied, leaving primarily the old and the young in the camp. Those survivors who had some strength and were a bit braver, had already joined others and ventured outside.

No one noticed the sudden drop in the camp’s defense. The military department had only redeployed one third of the people from the camp, and although only fifty percent of the survivors went out in search of heavenly materials and earthly treasures,

they were the young and able-bodied. Thus, at most only one third of young and able-bodied individuals remained in the camp, and each of these occupants held irreplaceable positions.

It wasn’t that they didn’t wish to leave their posts to look for treasures outside; it was their superiors’ warning that leaving now would mean immediate dismissal, and that’s why they reluctantly stayed at their posts.

Even though many in the camp went treasure hunting, most left in a moment of excitement and could not last long in the wild; returning could be as quick as the same evening, or at most, they might stay in the wilderness for two or three days.

The vulnerable period for the camp’s defenses was actually not long. According to past situations, even small ancient creatures wandering around the camp’s perimeter were usually shot and killed by guards on the wall, turning into raw materials for the next meal of those guards.

What no one expected was that as the majority of the survivors left the camp hastily, hoping to suddenly strike it rich with treasures outside, the frequency of small ancient creatures appearing around the camp had increased significantly without anyone realizing it.

At first, the guards didn’t pay much attention to these frequently appearing small ancient creatures; after all, although they carried out regular sweeps around the camp, some would still slip through the net.

For reasons unknown, small ancient creatures that escaped from the Hunting Team were again drawn to the camp like fools, constantly approaching the city walls.

So the guards on the wall were no longer surprised by the occasional ancient creatures that appeared in their guarded areas.

Initially, there were only one or two small creatures occasionally coming into their view.

For the guards on the wall, as long as these small creatures did not enter the range of their weapons, they would simply ignore them.

However, once the creatures entered their firing range, it was as if their meal after the next shift was simply arriving on its own.

Initially, they were overjoyed to see these small creatures appear sporadically since they could usually kill only two or three during their shifts.

On that side of the city wall, each shift of guards was a team, and the small creatures that appeared varied in size.

Some of the bigger ones were more or less the size of a sheep, and the smaller ones were about the size of a pet cat.

The guards qualified to stand watch on the wall had to have at least reached the late stage of Body Tempering Realm; after all, they were Martial Artists, so their appetite goes without saying.

Although there were only a dozen of them, two or three small creatures, when shared, were barely enough to add another dish to their meal.

So when more and more small creatures began to appear in the outer bounds of the city wall, at first they were quite pleased; according to the rules, the guards were allowed to deal with the small creatures they shot during their duty period.

This meant that the more small ancient creatures they shot during their watch, the more they would get to divide among themselves after the shift.

However, as they continued to fire and kill, they slowly realized that the number of small ancient creatures appearing in their field of view was not decreasing as a result of their shooting; on the contrary, their numbers were actually increasing.

In light of this situation, the squad leader on duty did not continue to take advantage of small gains and try to solve it on their own but decisively pulled the alarm.

Hearing the alarm from the wall, Robinson William, who had been investigating inside the city, immediately dropped what he was doing and led his team straight to the wall where the alarm had been sounded.

By the time Robinson William arrived at the wall, the guards had already abandoned their Fully Automatic Rifles and were using the machine guns mounted on the wall instead.

Robinson William, not yet on the wall, could hear the relentless ’tat-tat-tat’ of the machine gun fire from above.

When Robinson William climbed onto the wall and looked out, he was surprised to find that even though the small ancient creatures approaching outside the wall were falling in swathes, there were still more and more of them steadily advancing toward the wall.

Seeing this, Robinson William immediately arranged for the Patrol officers around him to pick up the Fully Automatic Rifles that the guards had dropped on the ground and assist those using the machine guns by picking off any survivors with their rifles.

Then, pulling out his cellphone and observing the scene outside the wall, Robinson William felt a sense of unease, so he deleted the number he had originally dialed and called Elder Jefferson directly instead.

As soon as the call connected, he heard Elder Jefferson’s very cordial voice, "William, what’s the matter? Why is it so noisy over there? What happened?"

Hearing Elder Jefferson’s inquiry, Robinson William did not conceal anything and quickly explained the situation, "Uncle Jefferson, I’m on the southern wall right now. The alarm was sounded here, and I was nearby, so I brought people over to support.

It wasn’t a big problem at first, but we didn’t expect that as military support arrived at the wall, the number of small ancient creatures gathering outside the wall kept increasing.

Though the creatures appearing in our field of view are all small, if things continue like this, even setting up a dozen more machine guns on the wall won’t be very effective.

So, I thought to app..."

Before Robinson William could finish, Elder Jefferson interrupted him and said earnestly, "William, the camp is not the makeshift team it used to be; have you forgotten that the camp has already expanded twice?

You should understand the principle of everyone performing their own role. You don’t need to worry about camp defense; you have to learn to trust others."

Hearing Elder Jefferson’s words, Robinson William suddenly realized that after the camp’s expansion, external defense and internal stability had been separated.

The responsibility of the Patrol Office he was in charge of was internal stability, and defense against external threats had been entirely handed over to the military.

It was no longer like the past when Robinson William had to handle everything inside and outside by himself. By entrusting the responsibility to the military, if Robinson William were to interfere and command again, others might think he was challenging their authority.

Having understood all this, Robinson William immediately said to Elder Jefferson on the phone, "Uncle Jefferson, I understand what you mean now; I overstepped just now."

Hearing Robinson William say this, Elder Jefferson pretended to be angry and said, "What overstepping or not, it’s all for the good of the camp.

However, if military support has arrived, you better take your men off the wall to avoid getting in their way during their coordination and arrangements, especially since you are no longer part of the same system."

Hearing Elder Jefferson say this, Robinson William looked around at the situation on the wall and, just as Elder Jefferson had said, the Patrol he had brought over indeed didn’t work as seamlessly with the soldiers as their own units would, and sometimes their well-intentioned actions could indeed disrupt the soldiers’ efficiency.

Upon realizing this, Robinson William decisively gathered the Patrol officers to his side, greeted the military officer in charge, and led his men away from the wall.