Mu Hanyan knew that he meant well. Seeing that the soldiers and civilians of Beiguan Town were handling the situation with ease, she gave up the idea of intervening. She was about to lead her men back to the City Lord's Mansion when suddenly, a deafening beast roar came from not far away.
Several enormous beasts roared wildly as they charged toward the city gate. These beasts stood a dozen to three feet tall, their bodies covered in thick armor that shone a faint crimson gold in the night. The powerful arrows struck them, sending sparks flying but failing to inflict the slightest damage. As their heavy steps stalked, a rumbling sound like thunder echoed from the ground, shaking the very earth.
"Red Cloud Golden Armored Elephant!" Looking at the strange beasts that were constantly approaching, the city lord's face changed in horror.
Mu Hanyan was also slightly startled. Generally speaking, the Scarlet Cloud Golden Armored Elephant wasn't considered a ferocious beast, nor was it something to be feared. That wasn't to say it wasn't powerful, but rather that it lived deep within the Dragon Vein Mountains, rarely coming into conflict with humans or other beasts.
In fact, with its huge body and innate supernatural power, which are unique to elephant-like beasts, and its golden heavy armor that does not belong to elephant-like beasts, the Red Cloud Golden Armored Elephant is by no means inferior to beasts like the Violent Stone Demon Beast and the Angry Dragon Beast in terms of defense or attack.
The heavy footsteps were getting closer and closer, and Mu Hanyan and others could see clearly that the long trunk of the Red Cloud Golden Armored Elephant was actually rolling up pieces of rocks that were bigger than humans. It was waving it while running, and its target was directly the city gate.
"Quick, guard the city gate, guard the city gate!" Despite the horror, the city lord did not panic and shouted orders to the soldiers behind him.
Soon, nearly a hundred soldiers gathered towards the city gate, joined by many civilians.
Mu Hanyan frowned. With the city defense of Beiguan Town, there would be no problem in blocking the attacks of ordinary beasts, but it would be impossible to block the impact of the Red Cloud Golden Armored Elephant.
"Young Master Mu, if the city is breached later, you don't have to pay attention to us and just go straight to Luoan City." The city lord was obviously well aware of this and said to Mu Hanyan.
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a muffled bang and the entire city wall shook violently.
"Ah." Blood splattered everywhere, and several soldiers and civilians defending the city screamed and fell from the city wall. A gap several feet wide appeared on the sturdy city wall.
It turned out that a red cloud golden armored elephant threw a huge rock towards the city gate, but missed the target and hit the city wall.
Not only the soldiers and civilians of Beiguan Town, but even the children of aristocratic families from the capital all changed their expressions. Although they had killed many strange beasts along the way, this was the first time they had seen one as powerful as the Scarlet Cloud Golden Armored Elephant.
The force of that strike just now wasn't much less than that of a ninth-level swordsman or a great swordsman. If that boulder had accidentally fallen on them... they couldn't even imagine what would happen.
"It's over, it's over. Is my life going to be in danger before I even reach Luoan City?" Mu Chengqi, who had remained silent the whole way, could not control the fear in his heart. He muttered to himself with a deathly pale face.
Everyone was still in shock from before, so no one paid any attention to him. Only Mu Renda glared at him, but did not scold him.
He hadn't expected to encounter such a powerful beast in Beiguan Town. In reality, the town's soldiers and civilians had previously held the upper hand in defending the city, largely due to the city's strength. However, their numbers were far outnumbered by the beasts. The town's soldiers, along with any capable civilians, numbered no more than a thousand. Even with them, there were fewer than two thousand, while the beasts numbered in the thousands.
Once the city is breached by the Red Golden Armored Elephant and is besieged by thousands of strange beasts, not to mention the common people with poor cultivation, even many of them will not be able to escape death.
Mu Chengqi's strength as a third-level swordsman is very good compared to ordinary people, and he can be called a master. However, if he is surrounded by those ferocious, bloodthirsty and fearless beasts, it will be difficult for him to keep his life.
"I told you that we shouldn't offend Tan Taixuan. If they were here, we would have two thousand people and we could definitely resist. What should we do now? What should we do?" Seeing those Red Cloud Golden Armored Elephants waving their trunks again, ready to throw boulders at the city, Mu Chengqi was so scared that his legs went weak and tears were about to fall. He didn't care about Mu Chengxuan's warning and complained with trembling body.
Fortunately, Mu Hanxuan was also frowning and staring at the several red cloud golden armored elephants under the city. He didn't hear what he was saying at all, and even if he heard it, he didn't have the time to pay attention to him.
The other disciples of the branch families were also terrified, their faces pale. Although they didn't say anything, they still agreed with his words. If Tan Taixuan and the others were there, even if the city was broken, they could at least fight off those strange beasts. But now, even if all five hundred of them rushed in, they couldn't cause much trouble.
They looked at Mu Hanyan quietly, and there was some resentment in their eyes.
It was getting closer, closer. The thunderous sound of the Scarlet Cloud Golden Armored Elephant treading across the ground seemed to echo right beside my ears. Apart from that muffled sound, the town was completely silent.
Everyone knew what would greet them once the city gate was breached, but they also knew that facing the power of the Scarlet Cloud Golden Armored Elephant, the city gate would not be able to hold out for long.
"Young Master Mu, once the city is broken, you must leave immediately and head to Luoan City." The city lord slowly raised his sword and made preparations. As soon as the Red Cloud Golden Armored Elephant broke through the city gate, he would immediately lead his men to fight it to the death and cover Mu Hanyan and others to leave.
Defending a city was far easier than attacking it. Luo'an City was far stronger than Beiguan City. Mu Hanyan and the others might be few in number, but with their strength, they could defend the city with one against a hundred. Beiguan Town, with only a few hundred soldiers and civilians, had been able to hold out until now, a prime example. However, a head-on battle with monsters several times their size would be a suicidal act and a waste of manpower.
Behind the city gate, the soldiers and civilians also drew their swords and nodded to Mu Hanyan and the others. Having lived on the border for generations, they naturally understood the city lord's intentions and had no objections.
Mu Hanyan's eyes moistened. Although she had never met these soldiers and civilians before, looking into their eyes, she knew how much hope they placed in her.
Mu Hanyan's eyes swept across the faces of Huayue and the others, and then, suddenly, she leaped down from the city wall. Huayue and the others whistled and flew down at the same time.
Five figures flashed across the city wall and disappeared.
"What? They actually ran away, they actually left us behind and ran away!" Everyone was stunned, and then they heard Mu Chengqi's angry roar.
"Shut up!" the city lord shouted angrily.
Mu Chengqi was shocked and noticed that except for him who was jumping up and down and cursing, everyone on the city wall was looking down with shock on their faces.
He stretched his head and looked down, only to find that he was wrong.
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