Chapter 369 Earthly Dragon Beasts
As shrill roars filled the air, countless ferocious beasts rushed toward the tall walls.
It would be an absolute nightmare if one faced this many ferocious beasts on boundless plains. Even if a Supreme Great Ancestor was present, one could not escape unscathed from the innumerable beasts.
However, this was Changlong County’s prefecture, one of the Humans’ core areas.
The city underwent untold hardships during the catastrophes in the past, hence it was long built into an impenetrable battle fortress. The towering walls were more than 36 meters tall, giving one strong confidence if one looked down from above.
Deng Xiyuan suddenly turned around and yelled, “General Li, they’re coming. Please direct the army!”
Li Xinfan nodded and shouted in a deep voice, “Catapults, get ready!”
Although he had participated in many similar battles like the immense forest’s when he was younger, the scale could not be compared to the one at the moment.
Seeing as the herd of beasts all over the mountains and plains charged at the city, Li Xinfan was anxious, but nobody could tell from his steady appearance. Once he gave the order, a giant round fire rock was launched from behind the walls.
The rock was roughly sanded, and it whistled in the air. After it landed, it kept rolling forward due to the huge dynamic effect, causing plenty of ferocious beasts to be crushed into meat paste.
Cheers were heard from the top of the walls because the guarding soldiers became more optimistic after witnessing the giant rock’s might.
Nonetheless, it was then when a giant beast jumped out from the herd. It was roughly a 10-meter long giant beast, which wielded its bulky paw and dashed forward.
The large rock instantly stopped after a thunderous sound was heard. Even as it kept burning, it could no longer damage the beasts around it.
After the giant beast stopped the rock with its paw, it looked proudly at the city wall from afar. At that point, the scorching fire beside it could not threaten it at all.
“Spirit beast?” Fan Zhaoyang asked in confusion.
“No, it’s a great-ancestor-level half-spirit beast, but it’s extremely powerful and is close to becoming a spirit beast,” Elder Universe answered.
Fang Zhaoyang and the other people sighed a breath of relief. They were glad as long as it was not a spirit beast. Li Xinfan scoffed and ordered, “Catapults, release the rocks as you wish and attack freely.”
“Yes—”
Rumbles were heard below, which were followed by the launch of several giant rocks into the distance. Wrapped in fire, smoke, and deadly auras, the rocks were ruthlessly hurled at the beasts.
Even though a great-ancestor-level half-spirit beast could resist the giant rocks, there were not many of them. Besides, the rocks could leave a huge trace of blood each after it landed but even so, the ferocious beasts that were killed were insignificant in this scale of war.
As the beasts kept approaching, Li Xinfan gave the order to the archers to attack as well. With that, lethal sharp arrows shot across the sky like a downpour, causing ferocious beasts to be pinned down.
Nevertheless, as hard as the soldiers worked, they could not stop the beast army from arriving below the city walls.
The roughly 36-meter-tall walls could block out the ferocious beasts, who roared and slammed their bodies against the walls but could not inflict practical damage to the city. Instead, the soldiers were able to throw heavy items and shoot with their arrows because of their strategic positions. Consequently, numerous beasts were killed. Many people at the top of the walls were relieved.
The fight was intense, but the carcasses below began to pile up very quickly. It was evident that the beasts could not threaten the city at all.
Despite that, Elder Universe had a grave expression on his face, and he seemed to be ill at ease.
Ni Jingshen approached the elder and asked softly, “Senior, what are you worrying about?”
Elder Universe turned to look at him and asked, “Do you know the biggest difference between the Humans and the Beasts?”
Ni Jingshen was stunned, but he answered after some thought, “Wisdom.”
“Exactly, wisdom.” Elder Universe sighed and explained, “But that’s only the difference between humans and ordinary ferocious beasts. A spirit beast is lurking somewhere, and it’s certainly way smarter than most humans.”
“Are you saying that these beasts were ordered here on purpose to die?” Ni Jingshen’s face changed.
“They were sent here on purpose, but they weren’t sent here to die.” Elder Universe shook his head. His eyes looked hollow as he continued, “Those fellas with the abilities to destroy the walls are arriving soon.”
“Boom, boom, boom…” The Earth shook violently as three humongous creatures, which were only slightly shorter than the walls, headed toward the city with steady steps.
Their bodies were similar to that of giant bulls’ but were expanded several times, and the two horns on each of their heads looked thick and fearsome.
As they walked, they lowered their heads to hunt for food. Whenever they stuck out their thick tongues, they wrapped them around the dead ferocious beasts on the ground and devoured them.
The peculiar creatures did not chew with their teeth at all as though their stomachs were bottomless pits. No matter the size of their food, they could swiftly digest them.
After all, they could only keep moving only if they could eat so quickly and had great digestive abilities.
Even Elder Universe was taken aback after he saw the three giant beasts.
“Earthly Dragon Beasts,” the elder mumbled, “How can there be as many as three of this beast? No wonder, no wonder…”
During the disasters in the past, Earthly Dragon Beasts would show up from time to time to display their top-notch hunting skills.
Nobody knew where they came from, and they would mysteriously disappear at the end of the wars and were nowhere to be found.
Moreover, they were too powerful, thus a tremendous amount of food had to be provided for them to work. Therefore, usually, only one Earthly Dragon Beast would make an appearance in the fight.
Also, the beasts would normally appear during the later phase where the Beasts took over most of the Humans’ territories and could threaten the Humans.
This time, the humongous creatures emerged not long after the fight broke out, and there were three of them in total.
No wonder the Beasts would charge at the Humans’ city walls regardless of the costs. They had indeed died on purpose, but it was all because they had to turn into food for the Earthly Dragon Beasts.
As the Earthly Dragon Beasts kept closing in, the ground seemed to be shaking too. Li Xinfan sounded fiercer than before. He gave orders so that the giant rocks were adjusted to be launched at the three beasts, as many as possible, but they were not quite effective against the beasts. It was worth noting that the rocks could crush ordinary ferocious beasts into meat paste, but they could not cause the Earthly Dragon Beasts to quiver at all.
The dragon beasts did not seem to care about the rocks at all.
Elder Universe sighed and announced, “Everyone, let’s get ready. It’s time for us to move.”
Many Supreme Great Ancestors on the walls looked grim. They had a hunch this was going to happen soon when they spotted the three massive creatures. Other than the great ancestors, nobody else stood a chance against the three giant beasts.
That said, what would be the price to pay for them to stop the giant beasts?
Li Xinfan looked around him and noted loudly, “Everyone, it’s up to you to keep the walls safe now. I’ll be waiting for your good news.”
The other people smiled bitterly, whereas Elder Universe sighed and responded, “We’ll try our best.”
They were Extreme Grade powerhouses, but none of them were 100% sure they could defeat the three frightening giant beasts. However, they could not back away. “Senior, you’re the master of sword art in this generation, so I’ll lend this to you,” Ni Jingshen called out after some thought, then he tossed his longsword to the elder. Elder Universe was startled, but he caught the weapon and pulled out the sword without hesitating.
It was a crucial moment, hence there was no time for them to decline any offer out of modesty.
The treasure sword released an unbelievable cold light as soon as it was pulled out of the scabbard. In fact, it gave everyone goosebumps. “Magic tool?” Elder Universe’s eyes glowed.
The other Supreme Great Ancestors were envious. It was a magic tool-an indestructible magic tool! With such a weapon, their success rate would be increased by at least 30%. Fang Zhaoyang asked with gleaming eyes, “Do you have more?”
Ni Jingshen laughed and turned around. When the other people turned to look too, they noticed Ni Jingtong holding a spear while Ni Xuetian held a military saber. Their momentums seemed to have increased as well because of their respective weapons.
The Ni family’s Three Great Ancestors possessed three different magic tools.
Elder Universe moved his arm and wielded the longsword in the air. He sighed and questioned, “Did the young fella smith this?”
“Yes.”
“What a pity.” Elder Universe shook his head and remarked, “If he could smith more of these and let us have one each, we wouldn’t need to fear these three Earthly Dragon Beasts
at all.”
The other people had strange looks on their faces as they thought, ‘A magic tool each?’
‘If that’s the case, the spirit beast wouldn’t have the guts to attack us.’ Elder Universe laughed before he flashed and jumped down. The other great ancestors exchanged glances, then they immediately followed suit. If a Supreme Great Ancestor only cared about his well being at the moment, he would surely be a scum among the Humans.
As the other people watched, Deng Xiyuan asked in a hoarse voice, “General Li, can they succeed?”
“They’ll be able to break the defense with three magic tools, so they have at least a 50% success rate,” Li Xinfan answered after some thought.
“Does that mean we’ll be able to defend the prefecture?” Deng Xiyuan was excited.
Li Xinfan kept quiet and was expressionless.
‘It’s just the beginning of the war, but the Beasts have already used a trump card like the Earthly Dragon Beasts. What… Will happen next?
‘Can we really defend the prefecture?