The strange beast was immediately pulled to the side, and one of its wings hit Tu Ran's mecha. The sound of metal friction when the two collided was particularly harsh.
The strange beast flapped its wings and rose into the sky in an attempt to get rid of Tu Ran.
There were signs that Tu Ran was being dragged up by it.
She quickly bent her knees and half-knelt, lowering her center of gravity and holding on tightly to the legs of the mecha.
All this happened within just one second. Finally, the others reacted to this sudden change and quickly joined Tu Ran, grabbing the mecha hanging in the air and dragging it down. With strength in numbers, the monster had no power to fight back.
It was just about to let go of its prey.
Ye Hongci jumped to start.
He drew his sword, a dazzling white light flashed, and the next second, the monster's head rolled to the ground.
The strange beast's body lost power and fell heavily.
Tu Ran saw that the situation was not right and immediately withdrew. However, the others did not react as quickly as her and were knocked down by the corpses of the strange beasts.
The mecha that escaped death crawled up from the ground in a panic. White scratches were left on the mecha where it was scratched by the monster. The scratches were so deep that the mecha was dented.
He walked up to Tu Ran and said gratefully, "Thank you. Without you, I would have been in the stomach of a strange beast."
Tu Ran kept staring into the distance. The herd of beasts was getting closer and closer, and she could already see dense red light curtains.
"Let's talk about thanking you later. The beasts are coming." Tu Ran said without even turning her head.
Raising the arm of the mecha, Tu Ran began to shoot at the strange beast.
[Spirit +888] [Spirit +699] [Spirit +1688] …
All the mechas formed a circle, stood side by side, and took the lead in launching long-range attacks to kill the monsters in the front layer.
As one level of strange beasts fell down, the others behind them would rush up immediately, and there was no end in sight.
The flying mechas were the first to be dispatched, spreading their wings and soaring into the sky. Their sizes were comparable to those of strange beasts, and they faced off against the strange beasts hovering in the air, relieving the pressure on the mechas on the ground.
The mechas on the ground also started close combat with the strange beasts.
Tu Ran drew her sword and rushed into the herd, becoming entangled with the strange beasts. She was like a sharp blade unsheathed, and every move she made was full of murderous intent, accurately slashing the bodies of the strange beasts. She wielded an ordinary broadsword to produce an effect comparable to that of a sword made of heavy gold. She could often kill a strange beast with just one sword, and even if she encountered a beast that was twice the size of the mecha, it would not take more than two swords.
Wherever she passed, the broken limbs of strange beasts flew everywhere and all kinds of screams were heard.
Compared to her who moved easily among the strange beasts, the others seemed to be struggling a lot. They were surrounded by many strange beasts, and were caught in a dilemma. They were more or less hit by the strange beasts, and their mechas were damaged to varying degrees.
Even someone as battle-hardened as Ye Hongci could not get away with it at the hands of the beasts.
She was attacked from behind by a burrowing monster.
The earth-burrowing beasts are always burrowing underground, so you can imagine how sharp their claws are. They love sneak attacks, and they suddenly pop out from the ground during a battle, and ordinary people really can't defend themselves against them.
Two deep and long cuts were made on the back of the black-gold mecha that Ye Hongci had spent a lot of money to build, and the mecha cabin inside could be vaguely seen.
Once a mecha is damaged, its combat capabilities in all aspects will be greatly reduced. If it is not repaired in time, it will not last long.
Among the mechas present, except for Tu Ran's mecha which was still intact, all other mechas had problems. On the other hand, the number of beasts had not decreased much, and they were still endless. Moreover, they became more and more courageous and determined to eat the group of humans in front of them.
This seems to be a dead end.
Facing the beast tide, human power is still too weak.
Even if Tang Ying's team arrived at this moment, what effect would it have? At most, they could kill a few more alien beasts, but the number of alien beasts was too large. Almost all the alien beasts on the entire 4344 stars were gathered in this beast tide. Killing a hundred, a thousand, or even ten thousand more would not have any obvious effect.
Everyone present was clearly aware of this.
An atmosphere of despair enveloped everyone.
This was the second time they had encountered a herd of beasts in the more than ten years since they followed Ye Hongci to fight. The first time, they had a narrow escape, with more than half of their comrades killed, but they were lucky enough to survive. This was the second time, and although they knew they were doomed, they couldn't help but pray for a miracle.
All the viewers in front of the live camera couldn't help but feel their hearts hanging in their throats.
[When will Secretary Tang arrive? If he doesn't come now, it will be too late!] [It's useless to come. The scale of the beast tide this time may be more than three times that of the last time.] [I remember that we had more people last time than this time, several times more. This time there are too few people. I can hardly find where our people are now.] Because there are too many alien beasts, the drone dare not get close to shoot, and can only shoot from a distance of thousands of meters away from the center of the battle. From the perspective of the live camera, only a few mechas can be seen roaming in the alien beast group. Most of the mechas are submerged by the beast group and cannot see what is going on.
However, the signals sent back from the life detection systems carried by each mecha show that no one has died yet.
"What should we do? Just keep wasting time like this?" Tu Ran cut off half of the head of a strange beast, kicked the corpse out, connected to Ye Hongci's mecha, and asked.
If we continue killing like this, it would be just like waiting for death.
Ye Hongci's face was a little pale. The damage to her mecha consumed more mental energy than usual. Moreover, this group of strange beasts seemed to know that she was the leader of the team. They all pounced on her, and her mecha was scratched in several places.
"There are too many strange beasts and we can't get out." Ye Hongci answered Tu Ran in the gap between killing strange beasts.
Now there are layers of strange beasts. Judging from the pictures sent back by the flying mechas above, the area within a radius of nearly 20 kilometers is full of strange beasts, and there are endless streams of strange beasts rushing over. They are surrounded completely and there is no way out at all.
Tu Ran looked heavy-hearted and looked around, "Which direction did Tang Ying come from?"
The situation was urgent, and she subconsciously called out Tang Ying's name. No one noticed this at this time.
Ye Hongci did not reply to her, but sent her a real-time map, which marked the current direction of Tang Ying's team.
Tang Ying's team is speeding up and it is estimated that they will arrive in another half an hour.
Tu Ran found the direction where Tang Ying's team was heading and looked in that direction.
Everywhere I looked, I saw hideously ugly beasts baring their fangs and making violent movements.
"Here, let them follow me."
"What are you going to do?" Ye Hongci asked in surprise.
Tu Ran stretched her sore wrists twice and said, "I'll take you out."
Ye Hongci opened his mouth, but eventually swallowed his doubts. In this situation, there was no worst possible outcome, so why not trust her once?
"Everyone! Gather around Tu Ran, follow her, and let's get out together!"
(End of this chapter)