The intersection of Sixth Street and Seventh Street

"The orcs haven't arrived yet!"

With the center line of the ore vein as the boundary, one side is the human race and the other side is the orc race.

"No, they're already here!" Li Tiegen paced forward, glancing at the ravaged city behind him, and slowly said, "The entire West Gate region has fallen. Except for us, the entire West Gate region is now the territory of the beastmen!"

In just one day, all seven streets in the West Gate area fell, and apart from the human Spirit Awakeners who banded together, almost no humans survived.

"Of the two million people, only 738,000 survived!" Shangguan Ya's expression held an indescribable meaning.

A glint appeared in Li Tiegen's cloudy eyes. He said in a deep voice, "If we don't kill these beasts, we can't give Nancheng an explanation! Nor can we give those who died an explanation!"

"Neither the Ji family, the Liu family, nor the warlords have come!"

As the two were talking, another middle-aged man approached.

"This matter is inextricably linked to the warlords, so they won't be coming; the old man from the Ji family should have gone to break through, and only sent a few juniors; as for the Liu family, they escorted the civilians of the Fourth Street back last night, so they won't be participating in this battle either!" Shangguan Ya sneered.

"The orcs are here!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the earth began to shake, and a rumbling sound grew louder as it approached.

It was a vast, dark tide of beasts, and the three monsters at the head were top-tier ninth-order spirit beasts in the tide.

"Humans, you dare to compete with my race for mineral veins? You really don't know what's good for you!" A primordial spirit beast covered in black fur shouted.

"Alert!" Shangguan Ya raised her arm and waved her hand, and the forces behind her all went into defensive stance.

Having dealt with the beast tide for so long, they all knew its purpose. The beast tide didn't seem to be destroying Nancheng; rather, it seemed to be stalling for time, trying to prevent the people of Nancheng from having a chance to grow. That was its true purpose.

That's why they had the opportunity to defend the southern city.

"Not even a single ninth-rank individual dares to act so presumptuously here!"

The Holy Spirit Beast, which had been resting with its eyes closed, emerged. Its ten-meter-tall body exuded an oppressive aura, making it the strongest ninth-tier spirit beast to invade the West Gate region this time.

"Suoxia, it seems your injuries yesterday weren't serious enough, otherwise how could you be so lively and energetic today!" Shangguan Ya said with a sneer.

"You lowly race, what right do you have to call me by my name!" Sosha opened its eyes and scanned the entire scene. It was not a wild beast from Earth that had been awakened, but a noble holy spirit beast.

"You consider yourself superior, but do you really think you deserve that sense of superiority?" Shangguan Ya reciprocated with a disdainful look, displaying a confrontational and assertive attitude.

“Very well, human, you have thoroughly angered me!” Soxia stretched out his arm and pointed at Shangguan Ya.

A spirit beast that can reach this level has a physical agility no different from a human; the only difference is its appearance.

"roar!"

The beasts behind Sosha roared, their roars alone possessing an earth-shaking power, a symbol of savagery and strength.

"Sosha, regarding this mine, our human race is willing to take only 20%. What do you think?"

Unlike Shangguan Ya, Li Tiegen didn't have a fiery temper and immediately started cursing. Instead, his tone softened considerably when he spoke.

"Old man of the human race, do you think you have the right to negotiate with us?" The last ninth-tier spirit beast appeared, but this time it was not a holy spirit beast, but a savage beast that had appeared in the Three Nine Camp before.

“Whether I’m qualified or not, you know it!” Li Tiegen said, glancing at Shangguan Ya.

Shangguan Ya slowly took out an object. "This is a bomb detonator. There's enough explosives buried near the mine to flatten this place. Although it won't hurt you, it's enough to destroy those Holy Spirit Stones!"

The essence of the Holy Spirit Stone is still the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Once it suffers a powerful attack, it will still turn into the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and return to the ecological cycle.

"Is that so? Humans are cunning by nature. How do I know if you're bluffing me?" Sosha was extremely intelligent, giving people a sense of unfathomable depth.

"Whether it's a scam or not, we'll know once we try!"

Shangguan Ya slowly pressed the button on the detonator, and sure enough, an explosion occurred at the entrance of the mine with a loud bang. Although the power was not great, it still raised a lot of dust.

"I think hundreds or thousands of explosions like this would be enough to evaporate 50% of the Holy Spirit Stones from this vein!" Shangguan Ya sneered, then continued, "Now, if you just give us 20% of the vein, you won't only not lose, but you'll also gain an extra 30%. Wouldn't that be better for both sides?"

"Hmph, threatening me? You've really picked the wrong target!" Sosha had no intention of mutual benefit; it was willing to suffer losses to kill these humans.

"superior!"

Seeing that the surging beast tide had no intention of negotiating, Shangguan Ya showed an expression of no surprise, "Old man Li, I told you long ago that you can't reason with them, but you didn't believe me!"

“When fighting a wild beast, you can only make it fear you if you hit it hard enough to hurt it!” Li Tiegen said without changing his expression.

Soxia charged straight at Shangguan Ya, threateningly shouting, "Human woman, I'll tear your body apart and savor every part of you to see if you're as tender and juicy as the other Holy Spirit Beasts say!"

Shangguan Ya's eyes sharpened, and she said with murderous intent, "You have been attacking Nancheng for so long without breaking through. Don't you know the methods of our human race?"

After saying that, Shangguan Ya crushed the sensor and threw it into the beast tide.

"Form ranks and defend!"

The moment the humans behind them set up their defenses, several missile vehicles dozens of miles away launched a salvo into the air.

"Suoxia's attack is too sharp, block it first!" Li Tiegen spread his arms, and his body began to grow larger, reaching a height of seven meters in the blink of an eye, just a hair's breadth away from Suoxia.

Li Tiegen is a soul energy type, but like Jiang Yuan, he also cultivated a powerful body-forging technique.

"The spear of war!"

The soul energy condensed into a ten-meter-long spear in Li Tiegen's hand, a length that was just right for Grandpa Li at this moment.

"Suoxia, let's fight again!" Li Tiegen faced off against Suoxia. If Suoxia were to charge into the crowd, it would be a disaster.

"How dare my mere heretical methods clash with the supreme physical body of my Holy Spirit Clan!" Soxia was very arrogant and launched an angry attack on Li Tiegen.

Shangguan Ya held off a ninth-tier spirit beast, while Tie Shou Li and Shen Chengye held off another ninth-tier savage beast. Although it seemed like a one-sided battle, the human race managed to hold off the enemy for the time being.

"How dare they engage in a direct confrontation when they're so weak?" Jiang Yuan, wearing a mask, watched the battle unfold from the sidelines. Despite his confusion, he decided to continue watching.

The gap between the Beast Tide and the Southern City forces is huge. First of all, let's talk about the ninth-level experts. The Southern City side has no ninth-level experts, while the Beast Tide has three. In addition, comparing the lineups of their subordinates, the Beast Tide can be said to be the kind that you can kill thousands and thousands of, while the Southern City side only has a few hundred at most.

"Wait, something seems to be approaching at supersonic speed?"

Jiang Yuan looked up alertly, only to see missiles trailing beautiful plumes of flame.

"Holy crap, I'm in the bombing range too?"