Ji Tao wasn't planning to vie for the limelight. "Alliance Hierarch" position, letting Zheng Li have it doesn't harm him. If Zheng Li's skill truly allows the families to cross the Heavenly Chasm, he would merely gain some prestige. Once they reach the other side, whatever will be, will be. However, if Zheng Li fails, he will become a target of everyone.
"Qian, how many people did we lose just now?"
"About twenty or so, mostly members of the White Mist Army," Ji Qian reported. The monsters rushed in like a tide, and although the White Mist Army fought desperately, the losses were still substantial. These man-eating monsters, once close, their sharp claws stabbed directly at vital parts, taking lives, then tearing apart corpses. Once surrounded, escape was near impossible. If not for Ye Shikai's timely intervention, casualties would have been graver. However, for the Ji Family, numbering nearly a thousand, losing twenty or so was quite small.
