A short while later, Bai Zhixi led her people to the South Gate City Wall. The distant scene filled her vision.
By now, the tide was less than five kilometers from the barrier!
The danger was imminent!
"Mutants at the Mid-Bronze Stage and below, get on the barrier! Man the Heavy Crossbows!
Late-Bronze Stage Mutants, gather in front of the barrier! You’re at the rear of the formation; finish off any stragglers!
Silver Tier and above, charge with me at the very front!"
Bai Zhixi commanded.
Then, she led the Mutants down, forming a battle line outside the barrier.
More Mutants emerged from within the barrier.
They joined the ranks.
Atop the barrier!
The Heavy Crossbows were drawn, and the Early and Mid-Bronze Stage Mutants stood ready!
Every face was grim, their expressions heavy with an undeniable solemnity.
This was a massive Exotic Beast Tide!
It was time for a fight to the death!
Otherwise, the barrier would be annihilated!
And not a single one of them would escape!
THUD!
THUD!
THUD!
As the Exotic Beast Tide drew closer, the very ground began to tremble!
ROAR!
HOWL!
Amidst the ferocious roars!
The Exotic Beast Tide was here!
Exotic Beasts charged out of the jungle, one after another, roaring furiously!
SWISH!
THWANG!
Atop the barrier!
The Giant Crossbows fired!
Massive bolts as thick as a man’s arm tore through the air,
hurtling toward the Exotic Beasts below!
SQUELCH!
The sound of flesh being pierced rang out!
In an instant,
a number of low-tier Exotic Beasts fell to the ground!
Though dead, their momentum carried their bodies forward, scraping along the ground.
As for the High-tier Beasts, they either had bolts sticking out of them,
or had deflected the bolts entirely!
Their speed undiminished, they continued their charge toward the barrier!
"Kill!"
The single word escaped Bai Zhixi’s lips.
Though she appeared to be a delicate woman, her voice now held immense power.
The next moment, she stepped forward, wielding a sharp sword forged from the claws of a Late-Silver Stage Exotic Beast.
With one thrust, she pierced the neck of an Early-Silver Stage Iron-Armored Water Buffalo.
As she pulled the blade free,
a spray of blood erupted!
Having killed the Exotic Beast in a single strike, Bai Zhixi charged forward once more.
The Mutants behind her surged forward, following her lead!
And so the most primitive form of slaughter began.
THUD! THUD! THUD!
Several Iron-Armored Water Buffaloes also charged madly toward the barrier.
Their hooves pounded the earth, creating a thunderous roar.
BOOM!
With a muffled bang,
a horn slammed directly into the barrier!
Instantly, the barrier caved in, forming a deep dent.
"You beast!" an Early-Silver Stage Mutant shouted as he approached with a hammer, smashing it directly onto the Iron-Armored Water Buffalo’s back.
The Iron-Armored Water Buffalo roared in pain and swung its head around, goring him.
Caught off guard, the Mutant was sent flying backward!
He landed on the ground!
The next moment,
a giant hoof descended from behind!
SPLAT!
The Mutant’s head was crushed like a watermelon!
Red and white splattered everywhere!
Seeing this, the other fighters’ eyes turned bloodshot as they were driven into a killing frenzy!
"Fuck you! Just die!"
"Kill!"
Several Silver Mutants rushed forward.
They thrust their swords out!
The Iron-Armored Water Buffalo was soon riddled with sharp swords, like a bull after being toyed with by a matador.
As the swords were pulled out, streams of blood jetted into the air!
Gradually, both the Exotic Beasts and the Mutants were consumed by a bloodlust.
「Meanwhile.」
Inside Ye Yunyi’s villa.
Ye Yunyi had also heard the drumming from moments ago, a look of confusion on his face.
’What does that mean?’
He wasn’t quite sure.
Zhou Huaiwei was even more baffled. "Why did drums suddenly start beating? It sounds like it’s coming from far away."
As she wondered aloud,
nearby, Han Bingxue and Han Bingyu had also heard the drumming that had just stopped.
They stood frozen on the spot.
"That’s... That’s the warning for an impending Exotic Beast Tide! The Nebula Barrier is under attack by a beast tide!" Han Bingxue said, trying hard to recall the stories her father had told them. If an Exotic Beast Tide were to break through the barrier,
the city within would become a living hell!
No one, be they survivor or Mutant, would be able to escape!
Everyone would die!
An Exotic Beast Tide!
Ye Yunyi listened, then looked at Han Bingxue. "Are you sure?"
Han Bingxue nodded.
Ye Yunyi immediately went outside, grabbed a Wind-Chasing Leopard, and swung himself onto its back.
"You all stay here in the house! Wait for me to come back!"
After roaring out the command, Ye Yunyi yanked the reins and galloped off into the distance.
「Meanwhile.」
Over here, the vice-commander was preparing to lead the newly gathered Mutants to the South Gate as reinforcements.
But the next moment,
a drumbeat sounded from the North Gate!
For a second, the vice-commander froze,
her eyes widening in disbelief!
’This...!’
’There’s a beast tide at the North Gate, too?!’
Her scalp tingled, and the hairs on her arms stood on end.
A pincer attack from the north and south!
And the main force was currently at the South Gate!
She was the only one who could lead people to the North Gate now!
’If the beast tide at the North Gate is truly massive, all of us will probably be wiped out!’
But there was no time to worry about that!
"Let’s go! You’re with me to the North Gate!" the vice-commander ordered, leading the group toward the North Gate.
A short while later,
Ye Yunyi also heard the drums from the North Gate.
’If what Han Bingxue said is true,’
’then they’re being attacked from both the north and south right now!’
He thought for a moment, then pulled the reins of the Wind-Chasing Leopard beneath him, steering it toward the North Gate.
The North Gate!
The vice-commander stood atop the barrier, her face grave as she watched the approaching Exotic Beast Tide.
Over a thousand Exotic Beasts!
There were too many!
But there was nothing to be done now.
They just had to brace themselves and face it!
"Open the gate! Kill!"
The vice-commander ordered the gate opened, then charged out resolutely, long whip in hand.
The other Mutants watched her, gritting their teeth.
They were marching to their deaths!
So what!
A short while later,
the two sides clashed!
Every Mutant was surrounded by several Exotic Beasts!
And this was just the vanguard of the beast tide. When the rest arrived, the pressure on them would be even greater!
The vice-commander’s face was etched with anxiety.
But she knew her mission right now was just to stall.
Stall for every second she could!
Stall until the City Lord quelled the Exotic Beast Tide at the South Gate and led the others here!
Just as she was thinking this,
SCREECH!
With the sound of grinding steel, a Vajra Ant charged toward the vice-commander.
It raised its huge mandibles, aiming to snap down on her.
She dodged, lashing out with her whip toward the Vajra Ant’s face.
CLANG!
The sharp sound was like striking a steel ingot!
The vice-commander’s attack failed. She tried to pull her whip back, only to find it clamped tight in the Vajra Ant’s huge mandibles.
In the moment she was stunned,
ROAR!
From the side,
a Mid-Silver Stage Black Wind Dog came speeding toward her!
It leaped, its gaping, bloody maw wide open as it lunged for the vice-commander’s face!
’Dammit!’
In an instant,
a chilling fear of death enveloped the vice-commander!
There was no way to dodge, no way to escape!
’It’s over...’
Her eyes widened as she watched the massive mouth, lined with four rows of serrated teeth, close in.
The next moment!
WHOOSH!
A fierce sound of rushing wind came from above.
Then,
a dark figure descended from the sky!
The Battle Axe in its hand swung down violently!
SQUELCH!
CRACK!
The sound of flesh and bone shattering rang out!
Before the vice-commander’s terrified eyes,
the Black Wind Dog’s head was split down the middle by the Battle Axe!
The cut surface was as smooth as polished marble!
Even the silver-white Crystal Core
was shattered by that single strike!