Dawn
Xie Lian doesn't need a lot of sleep and he was up early doing some meditation when he sense the surge of demons getting closer. He opens his eyes and gets to his feet quickly. For a moment he wonders if they are coming for the dagger that he still has in his possession and for a moment he worries this is his fault.

He goes back into the tent and grabs the dagger, tucking it into his belt before heading back outside and hurrying in the direction of the coming pass of demons. He is going to do whatever he has to, to protect the camp. Even if it means giving up the dagger.

He reaches the edge of the camp and looks around to see if anyone else was woken up by the rush of demons coming towards them.

Protecting the City
Xie Lian has been running around trying to stop as many of the small strike teams as possible. But it is becoming increasingly obvious that he has become a target and these portals are opening simply to attack him.

He takes down yet another patch of them before collapsing down on the ground. He sits there trying to regain some of his energy, growing more exhausted the longer he is out there.

"How much longer will we have to endure this?"