After so many days, the news about the monster attack had become a big topic across the whole federation.

Everyone was wondering when the beast tide would arrive. In the live streams, many people were discussing:

"Wow, are the war reporters that brave? They're actually live-streaming from the front line? Is the beast tide coming?"

"It's still a while. The satellite map shows the beast tide is about 50 km away from CEM38."

"But that's still close. After passing CEM38, it'll reach WF101 in just a few hours."

"This is so exciting! The war reporters even brought live footage from WF101. Did I leave home in time to get some popcorn and come back in time to watch?"

"Be careful, you might miss the big news. I heard this live stream is to welcome our federation's hero back. Have you heard of Logan?"

"Yeah, I've heard of him. He was the top in the first round of the Genius Training Camp. What's he doing now?"

"Your knowledge is outdated. Do you know what Logan has been doing these past few days?"

…

As the live stream discussion got more and more intense, some viewers started sharing the story of how Logan had taken down eight Blood Cultivation Realms by himself, saved 200 survivors, and fixed hundreds of communication stations in just 24 hours.

When people found out that a high school student had done all this in such a short time, the live stream audience went wild.

Many people started talking about Logan, and soon the topic of him became the most popular in the stream.

The reporters stood under the watchtower, quietly watching the trend of the live stream.

At first, everyone was praising Logan, calling him a hero.

But soon, the atmosphere in the live stream changed. Some harsh comments started popping up:

"Logan is just a celebrity made up by the Genius Training Camp. A high school student can't be that strong. Don't be fooled by the media!"

"That's right. When the beast tide arrived, everyone who was supposed to leave Saint Heart City already left. Logan was just wandering around outside to get attention from the media."

"Oh, I see. So that means Logan is wasting a lot of media resources. I mean, everyone on the internet is talking about him now. He's really sneaky."

"He's not just sneaky—he's also stupid. He even paid the media to say his Mental Power can control a Legend-ranked General. That's just nonsense."

"You're right. Just wait and see. I think when Logan comes back, he'll only bring a hundred or so survivors at most. Just for show."

"Wow, for just a hundred or so survivors, he's using up so much media attention. And the military is even preparing to meet them. Is that okay?"

"You're too naive. Logan might bring back just a dozen survivors at most. After all, the road back to Saint Heart City is hundreds of kilometers long. If half of them make it, that's already a miracle."

…

As the public opinion started to go in the wrong direction, the reporters got worried.

They all took out their phones and secretly contacted their media companies.

What they found out was surprising—their messages were all the same. Someone was trying to spread false information on purpose.

"Damn it!" One reporter from Edo Castle cursed, her face showing worry.

Sawako and Yelena stood beside her, listening to the whole story.

They didn't understand why, only two days after he became famous, someone would try to spread rumors against Logan.

"Can we find out who's behind this?" Sawako pulled the reporter's sleeve, her face cold.

"Miss, it's hard to say. At least not in the near future." the reporter knew that Sawako was worried about Logan, so he answered carefully.

Yelena, who was watching, calmly picked up her phone and dialed the number of her family's media company.

Yelena's plan was simple: if someone was trying to destroy Logan's reputation, she could also hire online fans to praise him.

"Hmph, let's see who dares to compete with Storm Wind City in money," Yelena said, gripping her phone tightly, her voice cold.

Not far away, Sophia and Lucia stood in the crowd, also watching the changes in the live stream.

Unlike Sawako and Yelena, who took action, they chose to watch quietly and let things develop.

"Ha, someone is getting nervous." Sophia laughed coldly and put her hand on the knife at her waist. "First, they make Logan a hero of the federation, then control the media to bring him down. After that, they use their power to frame him, making him fall into a trap so deep he can't escape."

Lucia heard Sophia's analysis and said with a calm expression: "This is their usual trick, right? No creativity at all. How many times has this happened?"

"Fourth time!" Sophia said, clenching her fists. "Back then, we couldn't fight back. We were only safe because of the principal. Now it's our turn to protect Logan."

With a sharp sound, Sophia had pressed so hard that she broke the knife at her waist.

Lucia quietly looked at Sophia and sighed. "Don't get so excited. It's not our turn to step in yet. You should know, the person who values Logan the most right now is that crazy woman, Natalia."

When she heard the name Natalia, Sophia's tense face relaxed. "Right. Let's just watch the show. I'm actually curious—how many people can Logan save?"

Time passed slowly.

General Philip picked up his telescope again and looked into the distance.

Even the reporters on the scene were now wondering—how many people could Logan really save?

Was he wasting the federation's resources, or was he actually saving a lot of lives?

Was he a real genius with great power, or just a fake hero created by the media?

With all these questions in their minds, everyone turned their eyes toward the city outside.

"Here he comes!"

Someone shouted from the crowd. On the distant horizon, a big cloud of dust started rising.

The dust made it hard to see clearly how many people were coming.

In the live stream, some viewers started shouting for Logan.

"Did you see that? Such a big cloud of dust! Your so-called haters are just making up fake stories!"

"That much dust must mean at least a few hundred people. So Logan isn't as bad as those people said before."

"Under the beast tide, even saving one person is a big help to the federation. Those people were too hard on him."

As the public opinion began to change, the people who had been criticizing Logan started making excuses.

"Even if Logan saved a few people, that doesn't prove anything."

"Regardless of the facts, he's just trying to be a hero. He's not that innocent."

"And look! There's no one behind the dust. It's all just cars! Military cars!"

In the live stream, the shadows under the dust started to become clearer.

It turned out exactly as the haters had said. The big cloud of dust wasn't from survivors walking, but from the tracks of military vehicles.

As more and more military cars rolled in, the haters got excited.

Military cars, that's all. It just means Logan found a safe way to bring people back.

Even if 500 people came out of those cars, the haters would still find a way to make Logan look silly.

But just as they were getting excited, the scene in the live stream started to look more and more strange.

Time passed slowly. Five minutes had already gone by, and more military cars were still coming.

At that moment, some viewers in the live stream noticed something wrong.

"Did anyone count how many military cars have come so far?"

"I counted. There are 327 armored cars, 284 tanks, and 157 troop carriers. And more are still coming."

"My god, this is too crazy! So many military cars, they could start a war! And you're telling me they're all survivors?"

The never-ending stream of vehicles completely shocked the whole live stream. All the haters were speechless and didn't know how to explain it.

At the same time, on the wall of WF101, General Philip looked at the line of vehicles and laughed loudly.

As the top commander of the northern border, he knew exactly what these vehicles meant.

It was clear that Logan hadn't just brought back survivors — he had also brought back weapons and equipment from the camps.

"Wow, you really surprised me, kid!" Philip laughed, and started counting the military cars. "There are almost a thousand of them. At least two thousand people inside! That's great!"

Behind General Philip, the staff were even more shocked.

To welcome Logan, General Philip had already asked them to prepare all kinds of supplies and transport vehicles early on.

But when they saw what was actually coming, they knew they had messed up.

One of the officers tugged at his colleague's sleeve and whispered: "How many people did we prepare supplies for? I think it's not enough!"

The colleague, hearing this, was already sweating. He replied: "Not enough at all. I only prepared for a thousand people. But now there are almost a thousand military cars!"

Just as the two of them didn't know what to do, the line of vehicles started to slow down.

By the end, they counted and found that only 1,500 vehicles had come back.

They finally felt a bit relieved.

"Good, we have supplies for a thousand people. It's not too bad to share with 1,500 people," the officer said, wiping the sweat from his forehead.

But before he could even put his hand down, the doors of the 1,500 military cars started opening.

One by one, tired and dirty survivors and soldiers jumped out of the cars.

As they kept coming out, the officers were all speechless.

Because they realized that almost every single military vehicle was completely full.

When they added it all up, they realized that Logan had brought back at least 8,000 survivors!

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