At the moment of crisis.
Lord Qian Han's first thought was to return to defense to provide support. The blood-colored Winged Dragon across from him went into a frenzy, with its flesh swelling and oozing crimson blood. It attacked Qian Han frantically, fighting in a self-sacrificing manner as if it had no regard for its own life.
"Get lost!"
Qian Han, infuriated, brandished his weapon and chopped repeatedly, the powerful wind swirling, the blade's light sweeping across the sky.
But a ferocious beast with dragon blood was naturally stronger than a martial artist of the same level. Now, in its frenzied state, Qian Han was unable to handle it and was spread too thin.
"Roar—"
The two immense ferocious beasts that had emerged from the ground, the Unihorn Giant Python and the Three-legged Venomous Toad, trampled over the terrain, raising a cloud of dust. Their lantern-sized pupils gleamed with triumph and bloodlust, bringing them ever closer to Guangyuan City. The laser guns were utterly ineffective at halting the Second Rank ferocious beasts' advance.
"Damn it!" In his shock and anger, Qian Han was not holding back at all. He had resorted to the martial artist's life-risking technique, Blood Ignition Technique, to double his fighting power, knowing he would need half a year to recover to his peak condition afterward.
He could barely suppress the blood-colored Winged Dragon, but the battleground was far from where the two great ferocious beasts were attacking the city walls. If he left the Winged Dragon to go to the lower levels, even if he could stop those two beasts, the unattended blood-colored Winged Dragon would be free to attack the city from above.
Moreover, Qian Han had no confidence he could hold back the two Second Rank ferocious beasts below.
What to do!
What to do!!!
Qian Han was a seasoned martial artist, but now he was extremely anxious. He knew well that although someone had already sent out a distress signal, it was unlikely that support would arrive quickly, as the other major cities were also struggling to defend themselves.
"Kong Wu, do you have a plan!!" Qian Han yelled toward the direction where Kongwu Squad was fighting. In that moment of distraction, the blood-colored Winged Dragon's sharp wing nearly sliced open his chest. His armor cracked, and a deep red mark appeared on his skin.
He was quite familiar with the combat strength of the other Third-Rank Experts in the city. If they were to rely on them, Guangyuan City today might fall, forgotten in the chaos. Now, his only hope, as tenuous as it was, rested on the newcomers from Chuan Province Martial University having some trump cards.
Kong Wu, leading his squad, had been relying on the exquisite cooperation between team members to stall the two Third Grade ferocious beasts, even inflicting wounds on them gradually.
However, the sudden appearance of the two Second Rank ferocious beasts had thrown all their strategies into disarray.
He tasted bitterness in his mouth. Lord Qian Han really thought highly of him; as a student who had just reached Junior Tier Three, leading a squad to stand against two Third Rank ferocious beasts was already quite impressive. What was he supposed to use to block these two Second Rankers? Even if he went all out, he'd probably just end up exploding inside these beasts' bellies.
But at this time, there was no other option. He knew that Qian Han wouldn't be calling for him if he had any hope left.
This was a time when he had to stand firm, even if he felt outmatched.
Kong Wu gritted his teeth and made a decision. The spirit of the students from Chuan Province Martial University was fully displayed in this moment.
"Go hold off those two beasts. I'll go delay those other two big guys below."
"Squad, follow me."
The city's other Third-Rank Experts, including the Third-Rank Governor who had privately ridiculed Luo Yu and Little Fatty as rookies, were all aware of the situation. They all used their trump cards, barely managing to help Kongwu Squad stall the two ferocious beasts a bit longer, while Kong Wu had already unfolded his Domain, leading the team out to block the two Second Rank ferocious beasts.
At this moment.
All the soldiers in the city witnessed this scene, their hearts clinging to this last sliver of hope, their only hope.
They all understood that there was no chance of driving back the ferocious beasts now, they could only try their hardest to delay the onslaught of the ferocious beast horde, waiting for the support to arrive for any chance of survival.
But when would the support come? That was still unknown.
"Wuu wuu wuu, Mommy, can the brothers not hold on anymore?"
In the residences of Guangyuan City, a young child, curled up in fear in his mother's arms, watched the crisis unfolding on the live broadcast with terror in his little eyes.
"You can... you can, don't be afraid."
The young child's fear lessened slightly.
But what he didn't notice was that although his mother said so to comfort him, her own face had turned pale with fright, her eyes filled with despair and emptiness.
Similarly terrified scenes were taking place in the homes of hundreds of thousands of citizens throughout the city; farewell messages were being sent out.
An endless tide of beasts, coupled with the attack of the three Second Rank ferocious beasts on the city, with only one Second Rank, Qian Han, to defend—how could they possibly hold back?
"Ah!!!"
"Who can save us."
"I don't want to die, I don't want to die."
"These damn beasts, if only I were a martial artist, I would slaughter them all."
As death loomed near, some people became hysterical, lost control of their emotions, and wailed; others had eyes filled with hatred, clenching their fists in unwillingness to give up.
When they saw on the live broadcast that Kongwu Squad, after deploying their Formation, actually managed to stall the advance of the two Second Rank ferocious beasts for a moment,
the entire city let out a sigh of relief, excitedly punching the air.
But the relief lasted only for a few breaths. Suddenly, the Yellow Phosphorus Python's horn glowed with a purple-black light, emitting a purple beam, while the Three-legged Golden Toad let out a piercing shriek. The sonic waves disrupted people's senses and from the pits on its back, it squirted out a foul-smelling poisonous pus.
The Formation that Kongwu Squad had set up shattered in an instant, and everyone vomited blood.
Kong Wu, his face as pale as gold paper, took out a cracked jade token from his bosom. The token turned into a protective light which barely shielded them from the aftermath of the purple beam and the poisonous pus, but the next second, the token turned to ashes.
This was a treasure unearthed from the Ancient Ruins, which had helped Kong Wu escape disaster many times. Now, it had disappeared in a puff of smoke.