Chapter 169 - The Beast's Fearless Charge

Cale coldly watched the beast army's cruel charge. The savage beasts stepped on their dead brethren's bodies and roared loudly as they dashed towards Sword City.

"Just what is the goal of the person leading this army? He did not even think twice about sacrificing those savage beasts." Cale muttered to himself with a bewildered look. 

Just then, he saw that the beast army had already stepped on the second trap. 

The second trap was the mud they placed on the ground. It was not just an ordinary mud, but a combustible mud. Meaning, whoever steps on it will easily catch fire. And no matter how strong they were, those beasts would surely be burnt to death. 

"Elder brother, let's go!" With a tap of his foot, Cale jumped down from the city wall and unfurled his Void Wolf Immortal Wings. Like a celestial deity, he hovered in midair and coldly glanced at the beast army.

Old Zhang followed behind him with an unnatural calmness in his aged face. He usually had ab amicable look, but this time, he looked rather unperturbed.

All the other Immortal-Class level experts hovered behind the two of them while eyeing the beasts with furrowed eyebrows. It was a lie if they told themselves that they were not afraid. Even Immortal-Class level experts like them would succ_u_mb if encircled by more than a million angry beasts.

The soldiers down below glanced at them respectfully. They knew that those people hovering above them were the strongest expects of the Celestial Sword Empire. Their presence gave them a sense of security and valor despite the overwhelming pressure emitted by the savage beasts.

"Roaar!" 

"Roaar!"

The beasts emitted angry roars after stepping onto the sticky mud. They glared ferociously at the soldiers standing in front of Sword City as if they wanted to eat them alive.

"Archers! Draw your arrows!" Grand General Ling Tian shouted an order in a loud and commanding voice. With a hand behind his back, he eyed the situation with an indifferent look. 

This was not the first beast tide that he had faced, so he was rather calm when facing more than a million savage beasts. But even a seasoned war general like him was a bit worried about the current beast tide. The intensity of their charge and the number of savage beasts were many times greater than the beast tides before.

After hearing Grand General Ling Tian's orders, the archers' knocked their arrows while aiming for the savage beasts. The tip of their arrows was burning since it was dipped in oil. 

Cale then nodded his head at Ling Tian. 

Seeing his confirmation, Grand General Ling Tian shouted in a loud voice. "Release!"

"Woosh!"

"Woosh!"

"Woosh!"

"Woosh!"

Countless arrows were released at the same time giving people a chilling sensation, but the soldiers were already used to it. 

The scene when countless burning arrows were aboveground was beautiful but palpitating at the same time.

Many beasts were riddled with holes before their bodies were engulfed by flames. They emitted a loud roar of pain that reverberated towards Sword City causing the citizens to panic. That cry was the signal that the battle against the beast tide has begun!

The whole of Sword City was enveloped by a feeling of fear and worry. Although it was not the first beast tide their city had experienced, they could not help but worry since their empire's strength was partially crippled after the second prince's rebellion. They had lost a lot of experts in the process and it greatly reduced their overall strength considerably.

Outside of Sword City, the frontline of the beast army was bathing in flames. Even some of the Divine-Class level savage beasts were burnt to ashes. 

The soldiers raised their weapons in midair and cheered loudly. 

"Mighty Celestial Sword Empire!"

"Mighty Celestial Sword Empire!"

"Mighty Celestial Sword Empire!"

The experts hovering above were also smiling, only Cale was calmly eyeing the cruel scene. He was waiting for the leader of the beast army to show himself to prevent any more losses from his side. Considering the damages done by the flames, it would be enough to kill tens of thousands of savage beasts if left unattended. The casualties might even reach by more than a hundred thousand if they continue their charge.

"Asteria, can you sense him now?" Cale asked sternly.

"Not yet, the savage beasts' auras are covering my senses. I cannot accurately sense the leader unless if he was close enough." Asteria replied in a slightly annoyed tone. She was already looking for the leader for quite some time, but up until now, she still wasn't able to catch a glimpse of their leader.

Just as they were talking with each other, a gigantic blue serpent opened its huge mouth and issued a devastating roar. It then spouted a blast of water to put out the raging flames.

The soldiers were stunned at the scene. If this goes on, the beast army will once again continue their fierce charge after putting out the fire.

"Soldiers! Draw your swords!" Grand General Ling Tian shouted loudly.

In less than thirty minutes, the fire was put out under the combined efforts of the water attributed savage beasts. They then resumed their charge with savage glints on their faces. 

"Shit! If you don't want to show yourself, then I will make you come out!" Cale muttered coldly as he pulled out his Void Wolf Immortal Sword. 

After seeing Cale's actions, the experts behind him also pulled out their weapons. 

"Young Brother Cale, have you sensed their leader?" Old Zhang asked with a calm look. He was still looking at the beast army while gripping a blood-red sword in his right hand.

Cale shook his head with a frown. "This thick bestial energy is blocking my senses. It seems like I have to make him come out..." 

Old Zhang's face changed and he glanced at Cale with a perplexed look. "What do you mean?"

Cale smiled indifferently and responded. "I will kill more savage beasts until he comes out of his shell."

Old Zhang's eyes widened after hearing his insane words. It was difficult to fight against this huge beast army even with the empire's soldiers helping them reduce the load.

Before Old Zhang can say something to persuade Cale, the latter already vanished from his spot after a light wooshing sound.

"Woosh!"