"Boom... Boom... Boom..." Muffled thunder sounded one after another, and the whole earth was shaking under the thunder.
Everyone's faces changed drastically. This was not thunder, but the sound of footsteps of a giant monster running wildly!
A cloud of dust rose up, and in the blink of an eye, dense swarms of strange beasts rushed out from the canyon, roaring and rushing towards Beining Pass!
For several months, the soldiers and civilians of Beining Pass have been fighting desperate battles with strange beasts almost every day. Under the tempering of war, their hearts have long been as hard as rocks, but at this moment, their hearts still trembled involuntarily, and a layer of sweat seeped out of their palms.
Compared to previous attacks, the beasts attacking Beining Pass today were far superior in both strength and numbers. A rough count revealed tens of thousands of beasts attacking Beining Pass, the weakest of which were comparable to sixth- and seventh-rank swordsmen, with countless reaching the realm of sword masters.
Although the defenders had an absolute advantage in the war, the attackers often had to pay ten or even dozens of times the price to capture the city. But seeing the huge swarm of strange beasts swarming in, and dust rising in the depths of the canyon, and not knowing how many strange beasts were following closely behind, everyone still took a breath.
This battle should be the final decisive battle. I don’t know how many people will be able to see the sun tomorrow after this battle.
Everyone's eyes involuntarily turned to Mu Hanyan. They didn't know when it started, but they had placed all their hopes on her, and this time was no exception.
Mu Hanyan looked at the strange beasts surging towards her below with a serious gaze, her expression as calm as ever.
She had long anticipated an attack on the city by strange beasts of this scale, but these strange beasts alone could not threaten her life. Obviously, the real strong one had not yet appeared.
Is the beast Yun Qianmo was referring to the one hiding its head and showing its tail? Or is there an even more powerful being behind it?
Of course, for Mu Hanyan at this moment, none of this is important. What is important is to block the first wave of attacks from these strange beasts in front of her.
Mu Hanyan drew out the Hanxiao Sword and pointed it forward.
Behind him, hundreds of children from aristocratic families shouted in unison, and rays of light flashed one after another. Dozens of sword pets with bared teeth and grinning mouths appeared, emitting low, muffled roars.
Facing the horde of strange beasts that were coming like a tide, their expressions were still so cold and confident, and the fighting spirit in their eyes burned like a raging fire.
Mu Hanyan is the God of War in their hearts! With her around, they have nothing to fear!
Upon seeing this, the hearts of the soldiers and civilians who were originally a little nervous suddenly calmed down, and the hands holding the hilts of the swords regained their previous calmness and strength, beating the armor on their chests, and all the soldiers shouted to the sky at the same time.
The sound of trumpets and drums of war is earth-shaking!
Huge rocks smashed heavily towards the strange beast like falling meteors.
Beining Pass is located at a high altitude and has a dangerous terrain. At this time, tens of thousands of strange beasts were crowded together and had no way to escape. In a moment, hundreds of strange beasts were smashed into meat paste. However, for tens of thousands of strange beasts, this loss was insignificant and it was impossible to stop their progress.
The catapults were repeatedly tugged, launching catapults. Behind the pass, the four red-cloud, golden-armored elephants swung their trunks continuously. Boulders rained down from the pass, splashing streaks of crimson water. However, the roaring beasts inched closer and closer to Beining Pass.
"Release!" the fifth prince shouted.
Hundreds of longbows unstrung their bowstrings, unleashing a hail of arrows. While their power was far inferior to that of a catapult, at a much closer range, they were still enough to inflict significant damage to the beasts. The dozens of cloud-piercing and stone-breaking bows, in particular, were incredibly lethal.
There were sharp whistling sounds and miserable howls from the herd of beasts. Blood formed into thin streams and slowly flowed to the foot of the mountain.
However, this still could not stop the monster's offensive momentum.
Finally, the strange beast in front rushed to the bottom of the pass.
The dangerous and narrow terrain has brought many conveniences to Beining Pass, but it also has disadvantages. Due to the terrain, Beining Pass cannot be built as tall and majestic as Luoan City. The city walls are strong, but they are only more than three meters high.
In the past, after repeated attacks from the trebuchets and rain of arrows, very few exotic beasts could reach the pass. Even those that did reach were often exhausted or even seriously injured, making it much easier for the soldiers defending the pass. But today was different. The exotic beasts were too numerous and too powerful. Even with the continuous hurling of arrows from the trebuchets and the four Scarlet Cloud Golden Armored Elephants, hundreds of them still reached the pass, and most of them were not seriously injured.
The city wall, just over three meters high, was clearly no match for these strange beasts. The wall's solid stone surface was already riddled with holes and uneven surfaces, and with a single leap, the hundreds of strange beasts scrambled to the top of the wall, baring their ferocious fangs and razor-sharp claws.
"Kill!" The Fifth Prince and Mu Hanyan shouted at the same time and slashed at the strange beast with their swords.
The real fight also began from then on.
The sound of war drums and the cry of killing resounded into the sky. Thousands of sword beams almost simultaneously shot out cold rays as white as snow. The fierce murderous aura emanated from the swords, and the air around them became much colder.
While these beasts were powerful, they couldn't compare to the well-trained and organized humans, the most intelligent creatures. In fact, they had no coordination at all, fighting on their own. At this moment, their blood was raging with bloodlust, and they had lost even the wisdom that beasts should possess, relying solely on their murderous instincts to launch their attacks.
The Fifth Prince, Qu Fengting, and other guards stood side by side in their armor, forming an impenetrable iron line of defense. Mu Hanyan and the others, though lacking armor, possessed a certain degree of defensive power in their sword robes as elite members of the great families. Combined with the protection of their dozens of sword pets, their defense was no less than that of the Fifth Prince and his men.
More importantly, their attack and defense were coordinated and coordinated. Often, three or four would attack a single beast together, striving for a single fatal strike, while others would swing their swords around to defend their vital points. Though they came from different families, after so many days of fighting side by side, they no longer harbored any resentment. Their mutual trust was so strong that they could trust their lives to their companions.
As the sword nets fell, strange beasts were chopped off the city wall one after another!
The catapults and the four red-cloud golden-armored elephants were still throwing down huge rocks, and the archers hiding behind the Fifth Prince, Mu Hanyan and others were also constantly raining down arrows. The path where the strange beasts were advancing was littered with corpses.
But these strange beasts seemed to have completely forgotten about life and death, and even more so about fear. Even when the huge rocks and rain of arrows that meant death passed by them, the madness in their eyes did not diminish in the slightest, and they still roared and rushed towards the pass.
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