Shaun's thoughts were swirling, and now he had to make a decision. The millions of people in the base could provide him with tens of millions of evolution points. Enough to make him an advanced lord, even surpassing the lords.
But the risk was too great; he had to contend with the oncoming mutant beast tide. Forcing a battle was not wise, and the time it would take to infect millions of people was too long.
The mutant beast tide would never give him that opportunity. He could only choose to kill tens of thousands of awakened ones!
The Crystal cores stored in the base were also in the hands of the Hayes family. More importantly, it was safer, and he wouldn't have to face that terrifying Golden Eagle King.
Furthermore, the awakened group was different from the mutant beast tide. Without the command of the Golden Eagle King, they were just a group of scattered troops.