[Happy New Year Guys]
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In the sect, all the elders gathered with solemn expressions on their faces. Elder Jie stood at the center with Su Ming and Su Lin on his right.
"How is the situation?" He asked with a solemn tone.
"Not good," Su Ming answered. "All the towns and cities near the forest are being attacked at the same time."
"I think the beast race is going all out to destroy us," one of the elders said.
"In their dreams," another elder retorted.
They might have feared the beast race in the past, but not now. They had grown much stronger than before. Apart from that, there were many innovations that would protect them.
The problem of not being able to send reinforcements had been eliminated. With the Spirit Train, they could deploy their army in the shortest time frame.
Speaking of their army, each of them was armed with grade-1 weapons. Their armor was also made from grade-1 metal. As for the elite soldiers, they were overpowered with their Bronze Metal Armor.
On top of that, their pagoda bloodline made them virtually undefeated against beasts of the same realm and even those higher than them with a single realm.
Apart from that, for the beasts to invade the city, they needed to find a way to overwhelm their one-hundred-meter-high wall. On top of the city wall were thousands of Spirit Cannons.
In front of a Spirit Cannon, grade-3 beasts and below were nothing. For grade-4 beasts, they never had a chance to test it against them. But they were assured grade-4 beasts wouldn't even survive three thunder bullets at the same time.
As for whether there was a grade-5 beast, they were yet to find out.
Therefore, the Barren Land was like an impenetrable fortress. When you saw the nine-level pagoda that towered into the sky, you would know this was not the barren land of before but a terrifying one.
One mistake to do against such a terrifying force was to attack them. And the beast race just did that.
"How are the city and towns holding up?" Elder Jie asked.
"Quite alright. Apart from the aerial beasts, the beasts are yet to break through their fence."
Elder Jie creased his brow for a moment before he grumbled. "Those damn flying beasts are the only problem in our defense. We need to find a way to defend against them."
"We already have to defend against them..." Elder Su Mei responded.
Instantly, all eyes were focused on her. Taking a deep breath, she said slowly. "Before the sect master left, he gave me a protective formation."
"Really?!" Su Ming's eyes brightened.
"Yes. The formation was too advanced and complicated that I'm yet to understand it. The sect master said it was a test for me...."
Sighed!
Everyone let out a deep sigh when they realized what was going on. Elder Jie didn't have any change in his expression and asked. "How long will it take before you understand it?"
A bitter look appeared on her face as she said with embarrassment. "I don't know... I've only comprehended 20% of the formation."
"What!"
"There are people fighting in the distance."
"What do you say?"
The soldier increased the volume of his voice and shouted. "THERE ARE PEOPLE FIGHTING IN THE DISTANCE, SIR."
"Are you serious?"
"Yes, sir."
The captain thought for a moment before giving out an order. "I want a hundred men to follow right now to rescue them."
Instantly, a hundred men gathered behind him as they made their way through the horde of beasts. Even though it seemed they were going on a suicide mission, they were not scared at all. They were using the tortoise defense formation. Soldiers with heavy armor surrounded the team, guarding them from any sneak attack from the beasts.
At the center were long-range soldiers clearing and killing every threat on their path. In the distance, the adventurers were exhausted. They were fighting with the last bit of strength in them.
Even though the beasts posed no threat to them individually, their never-ending attacks were taking a toll on their bodies.
Ah!
A miserable scream echoed from one
of the team members who failed to react on time. A sharp claw cut deep into his thigh, sending him a couple of distances rolling on the ground.
The hyena growled furiously as it failed to kill its prey in one swift attack. It opened its sharp jaw, ready to pounce on him once again.
However, his teammate reacted on time and sliced the hyena into two.
"That was close," the burly man said as he prepared to defend against a giant reptile.
"Look, the soldiers are coming to rescue us," a man shouted with joy.
Shortly, the soldiers arrived and killed all the surrounding beasts.
"Get your men and let's move," the captain shouted.
"Yes. Yes." The captain of the adventurer team nodded with his face full of gratitude.
Quickly, he ordered two of his men to carry their injured teammate. With the soldiers protecting them, they quickly made their way back to the garrison.
As the soldiers were rushing back to the garrison, three powerful grade-3 beasts appeared at the edge of the forest in their human form.
Two middle-aged men and a seductive woman with big boobs and ass. Her appearance was enough to give any man a sleepless night.
"All our minions are useless against them. When did the human race become this powerful?" The bull in its human form asked with shock written on his face.
"I don't know...but it must be related to the power of fate," the wolf responded.
"No matter how strong they are, when we enter their city, blood will flow," the python said.