Today only netted 40 monthly passes; if we reach 100, an extra chapter will be added! …… On the eastern city wall, tens of thousands of soldiers from the Black Armor Camp, led by over 100 powerhouses from the Blood God Hall, split into three columns, stabbing like sharp knives into the torrent of monsters; human screams mingled with monstrous roars, shattering countless fragments everywhere.
Yue Heng, the overall commander of this wall section, stood by the rampart, gazing into the distance. In the sky, dark clouds churned, and a dense mass of monsters surged from the distant plains, shaking the very earth and tearing apart every gust of wind, their killing aura thick enough to choke the breath.
The fierce wind howled, and the dark clouds churned. "We must hold the line!" A sharp light gleamed in Yue Heng’s eyes.
Years of relentless combat had stripped this man of his former youth, forging him into one capable of bearing immense responsibility! He raised a broad, thick palm, looking at the snarling beasts charging toward them, and roared, "Railgun, fire!" "Whoosh!" In the nearby turret, an exquisite cannon, cast entirely in metal and standing about eight feet high, slowly entered a "power-gathering" state.
At the command, it unleashed its fury. An unmatched, long beam of light, like the tail of a comet, streaked into the distance, plunging into the heart of the monster army before exploding with a deafening roar.
Seven or eight monsters of level two or three hundred instantly perished, pierced through the body. Against a weapon with such terrifying destructive power, they didn't even have time to flee.
The northern city wall. Xu Tianguo and Huang Tianci stood atop the battlements, staring into the distance.
The gale swept over them, stirring the inky clouds overhead. Beneath the gloom, the monsters advanced like a million charging warhorses, their roars fierce and terrifying, sending chills down the spine.
Even with powerful physiques, in the face of nearly one hundred thousand monsters, they were but a single drop in the vast ocean, unable to cause even a ripple. Suddenly, a trusted subordinate of Xu Tianguo stared at the approaching horde with sheer terror, as if paralyzed by the overwhelming momentum.
He involuntarily staggered back a step, his body trembling slightly, and frantically turned to Xu Tianguo, stammering, "Boss Xu, perhaps... perhaps we should retreat!" Xu Tianguo frowned, two cold electric sparks flashing in his eyes as he fixed his gaze on the subordinate.
"What did you say?" His voice was flat yet laden with commanding authority. The subordinate heard nothing but the pounding rhythm of the monstrous horde; his heart felt close to bursting.
He failed to register the tone in Xu Tianguo’s voice and urgently pleaded, "There are too many of these monsters, Boss! There are at least a hundred thousand beasts just facing this one wall section, and we only have ten thousand men assigned to it.
We definitely can't hold them off! I...
I..." His words became increasingly rushed and disjointed. Xu Tianguo regarded him with cold detachment, his gaze as sharp as a blade.
Before he could speak, Huang Tianci beside him delivered a swift kick to the man's abdomen. The searing pain caused the subordinate to double over like a shrimp, staring at Huang Tianci in disbelief, his eyes clouded with confusion.
"Get lost!" Huang Tianci, imposing like an ancient war god, strode toward the subordinate, his thick hand clamping around the man's throat and lifting him up. His eyes were fierce, like an enraged lion, and he ground out each word: "Listen closely!
This life I have, I owe to the Chairman. If he told me to kill myself, I wouldn't even bat an eye!
I’d rather die fighting than run even a single step!!" This voice, like an echo from the deepest abyss, washed over everyone present. Countless faces subtly shifted—not in fear, but in profound respect!
Such charisma was worthy of reverence from all! This was him: the unparalleled Huang Tianci!
Xu Tianguo stated coldly, "I can die in battle, my body consumed by monsters, but I will never betray someone who has shown me kindness! Today, even if my blood flows to the very last drop, I, Xu Tianguo, will not retreat a single step!!" This scene was captured and transmitted onto the giant crystal screens in the Huaxia Base City.
A wave of shock rippled through the onlookers. Under the pressure of such a colossal monster army, these two brothers, Xu Tianguo and Huang Tianci, chose not to fall back or flee, preferring death to betraying their benefactor.
Such loyalty was rare not just in the apocalypse, but even in times of peace! Murong De stared at the two, his expression softening slightly.
Then, with a deep sigh, he remarked, "I wonder who the Chairman of the Light Guild is, the one who hasn't even shown himself, to command such devotion from so many strong individuals!" "I'm starting to take an interest in their Chairman," a young man beside him murmured, a slight smile playing on his lips. Dragon Ascent, Splendor, and over 100 smaller guilds all focused on this display.
Those who had been sneering earlier fell silent, leaving only a few cold voices muttering insults: "Two fools!" Beneath the Light Base City, the monsters had arrived at the walls! "Kill!!" Bai Long roared atop the battlements, his blood boiling.
He turned to a nearby strategist. "You coordinate from here; I'm going down!" The strategist grew frantic.
"It’s too dangerous down there! You absolutely mustn't go!" Bai Long’s heroic spirit flared.
He threw back his head and laughed heartily, his battle saber held high as the wind whipped his wild hair. He shouted, "Today, as long as Bai Long draws breath, this wall will not fall!!
Brothers, follow me up! Let the monsters’ blood dye this azure sky!!!" Everyone was moved.
Those who had hesitated, seeing Bai Long fearless of death, felt the innate bloodlust ignite within their bones. It was the fury of a common man daring to curse the emperor to his face; when a person's soul burns, death and fear are forgotten!
Fight! Fight!
Fight! Wash the Heavens in Blood!
Bai Long led the charge downward, instantly activating his Superman Mode. A dense aura enveloped him, his movements flickering like a phantom.
He plunged into the monster horde beneath the city, targeting the physically strongest beasts. His battle saber weaved unpredictably, instantly slaying three python-monsters.
The others followed suit, roaring as they rushed forward. When there is no retreat, running means death, and pleading means death—it was better to fight to the last!
Outside, the earth-shattering roars, the clash of weapons, and the screams pierced Ye Chen’s ears like awls. His eyes were tightly shut as he exerted all his effort to merge the genes within him.
His entire body felt as if it were burning, intense pain radiating into every single cell. "Faster!
Faster! Faster!" Ye Chen heard the countless screams and sounds of battle outside, and his anxiety became a burning torment.
"Fuse, damn it!!!" he roared internally, an unprecedented rage erupting. Under this fury, a wisp of black light flickered within the genes of his original body.
Under the influence of this black light, the fusion speed of the Lightning Beast genes accelerated significantly. What should have taken three days was now integrating at a visible, terrifying pace.
That black light seemed like a gaping maw, constantly devouring. This was not the devouring of talent, but of Divine Blood...
Not far behind the main monster army, over a dozen powerful figures stood observing the base city walls. They watched countless monster corpses being hurled aside, blood spraying, yet felt no real sorrow.
Among them, a white ape, thirty feet tall, with fiery, golden eyes, fixed its gaze on the defenders on the distant wall and spoke in a deep voice, "If this continues, the casualties among the lower ranks will be too high. We should concentrate our forces and destroy it in one blow!" The Flood Dragon replied calmly, "No matter.
The Fire Sparrow Birds and Sky-Shrouding Beasts will attack from the air shortly." With that, it turned its head to look at a prone figure beside it. This figure was immensely long, stretching like a continuous mountain range, spanning thousands of meters; its serpentine body made even the towering white ape appear as small as an ant beside it.
This figure was covered in purple scales, its claws razor-sharp, and its eyes metallic, glowing with a pale golden light. It gazed indifferently into the distance, and the other great monsters dared not approach this Purple Scaled Flood Dragon!
A piercing shriek echoed in the sky as a dark cloud drifted over, filled with monstrous birds seven or eight meters long, their wings razor-sharp. Some were fiery red, others jet black, and one type was truly terrifying, resembling a demon beast—completely black, with a pair of ragged wings that, when spread, blotted out the sun and smothered the light.
On the city wall, Xu Tianguo and the others saw the approaching aerial monsters and their expressions changed. They quickly roared, "Prepare the trebuchets!" Against flying enemies, trebuchets were even more effective than cannons.
Trebuchets, four or five zhang tall, were rolled into position. Round stones were placed on the loading pans, and the rubber slings, reinforced with monster sinews, were stretched to their maximum tension, storing immense power.
With the release, massive stones were hurled into the air, slicing through the sky like countless shooting stars, impacting the distant flock of bird-monsters. Whoosh!
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Where the stones passed, they tore the air apart. Bird-monsters unable to evade were struck down; some had their brains smashed, others had their wings broken, plummeting from the sky like rain.
They crashed into the monster swarm below, crushing numerous rat-monsters, insect-monsters, and snake-monsters alive. Blood seeped into the earth, softening the hard ground, which became mud churned up by the many monsters trampling over it.
Although the trebuchets killed many bird-monsters, the survivors took the opportunity to swoop over the city. With a dive, they generated powerful gusts of wind, snatching soldiers near the turrets on the wall, soaring high, and then dropping them.
They splashed down like a drop of water into the surging torrent of monsters below, instantly engulfed without even time to scream. Seeing this, Xu Tianguo roared, activating his Superman Mode.
He drew two battle sabers from his back and vanished like a spectral phantom, charging toward the diving, killing bird-monsters. Some bird-monsters breached the city itself, snatching people standing on the streets and rooftops who had been watching, wantonly destroying structures and tearing down buildings.
Countless less robust individuals were smashed to death. A young woman was seized by a completely black Sky-Shrouding Bird beast with sharp talons, screaming in terror.
On the ground below, a young man shrieked to the heavens, "No!!!" Thwack! The sharp claws pierced the woman’s abdomen, ripping her in two before dropping her down to be pulverized into a pile of mire.
Under the onslaught of the bird-monsters, the city descended into chaos. Everyone fled into the houses, their screams, wails, and cries of grief and indignation filling the air!
The dark clouds churned, seeming to wear a sinister grin.