At this moment, Tan Taixuan leaned against the corner of the wall and swung his sword fiercely. The snow leopard in front of him, which was comparable to an eighth-level swordsman, fell down, and blood splattered all over his head and face. Before he could catch his breath, two more golden-spined porcupines rushed forward, roaring.
Around him, the hundred or so young elites brought from the Holy Court had been killed or wounded. Compared to the children of the five great families, these young elites were far superior in both strength and character. Whether it was when the underworld beast first started its killing spree or when the frantic beast rushed into Qingyang Pass through the hole in the city wall, they had been the first to stand in the way, suffering the heaviest casualties.
Tan Taixuan couldn't remember how many strange beasts he had killed. When the last elite of the Holy Court fell beside him, deep despair surged in his heart.
If he had rushed out of Qingyang Pass like Fang Zihe had done before, at least he could have saved his life. But who could have imagined that the underworld beast would have the audacity to crash into Qingyang Pass? All the elites of the Holy Court were dead, and the children of the aristocratic families were like scattered sand. Even the young masters of each family were nowhere to be found, and they could not organize a decent resistance at all.
The soldiers and civilians guarding the pass were well-trained and quickly set up defenses outside the general's mansion, shielding the civilians from the invasion. However, they could only protect themselves at best, leaving them with no time to spare for him. More importantly, Tan Taixuan could see that they had no intention of saving him. His previous act of watching the fire from the other side had already alienated him and alienated his friends and relatives. Who would be willing to sacrifice their lives for him?
The only one who could save him now was Mu Hanyan, but would she? Putting himself in her shoes, Tan Taixuan felt a pang of sadness. If it were him, he wouldn't save her at all. He would probably wish her dead.
Porcupines are by no means a scary group among animals. Even if they have awakened their special abilities, they are usually not scary. But that is only usually the case. Golden-spined porcupines are not among them because their special abilities are completely different from those of other porcupines, and even completely different from those of most other exotic animals.
Tan Taixuan kept swinging his sword to resist the attacks of the two golden-spined porcupines, but he never killed them. Although he was already exhausted and his hands holding the sword were as heavy as if they were filled with lead, he still controlled his strength very carefully.
But he was not made of iron after all. His energy was greatly depleted and he was already exhausted. He was concentrating so much on controlling his energy that soon he felt a needle-like pain in his head and his mind was slightly disturbed.
Just when he lost consciousness, a golden thorn dragon seized the opportunity, jumped up and grabbed his face.
Tan Taixuan came to his senses immediately and subconsciously struck out with his sword with all his strength.
"Ah..." The golden-spined porcupine let out a shrill scream and blood spurted out.
The other golden-spined porcupine also stopped attacking and let out a mournful howl.
But Tan Taixuan was not happy at all. He was stunned and his face turned ashen.
The two golden-spined porcupines, one on the ground and the other suspended in the air, swelled up at the same time, like balloons filled with air, with sharp spines all over their bodies standing upright.
Following the howls that were either shrill or tragic, the two golden-spined porcupines exploded at the same time, and the sharp thorns on their bodies shot towards Tan Tai Xuan like dense arrows, each of which was shining with golden light and carried a terrifying murderous intent.
This is the golden porcupine's innate ability—Death Sword Rain. When their lives are threatened, they will not hesitate to self-destruct, launching their spines like arrows at the enemy.
This was the last blow delivered by the golden porcupine with its life. The power of each of its quills was no less than the powerful arrows shot by a beginner swordsman with a strong bow. Of course, if there were only one or two quills, they would not pose any threat to Tan Taixuan. But the problem was that there were hundreds of quills on the golden porcupine. Even if he was a ninth-level swordsman, he would not be able to gain any advantage when facing the powerful arrows fired by hundreds of beginner swordsmen at full force. What's more, he was exhausted now and his combat effectiveness was greatly reduced.
Even more terrifying was that golden-spined porcupines always traveled in pairs. If one exploded in distress, the other would also explode. He was facing the equivalent of thousands of novice swordsmen firing powerful arrows at close range.
"It's over, it's really over now." Tan Taixuan was so scared that his hands and feet went limp, and tears rolled down his face uncontrollably.
"Ah..." A golden rain of arrows came towards him, and when the first spike pierced his body, Tan Taixuan let out a scream.
The cry was so miserable and the tears on the face were so desperate that it made anyone who heard it sad and anyone who saw it cry.
The screams like ghosts and wolves howling echoed above Qingyang Pass. The roars of beasts and the thunderous shouts of soldiers at Qingyang Pass seemed to be suppressed by his screams.
"Hey, have you cried enough? If you have, get out of here right now." A clear and pleasant female voice suddenly sounded beside him, but it was full of disdain.
"I'm not dead?" Tan Taixuan suddenly opened his eyes and found that only two or three sharp spikes pierced his body, and the other nearly a thousand spikes were scattered on the ground. Mu Hanyan, Hua Yue and others were standing in front of him, looking down at him, with contempt in their eyes.
"You saved me?" Tan Taixuan looked at Mu Hanyan stupidly, then pinched his thigh secretly, gritted his teeth in pain, and then he was sure that he was still alive.
"I don't want to save you, I just want to save those innocent soldiers and civilians." Mu Hanyan said coldly, then turned around and rushed towards the general's mansion.
From beginning to end, she never even looked at Tan Taixuan directly.
Tan Taixuan looked at Mu Hanyan's back, his face turning red and white. He was so ashamed that he could hardly raise his head. Finally, he gritted his teeth, pulled out the thorns on his body, picked up his sword and followed Mu Hanyan.
At this time, except for those who died tragically on the spot, most of the others who survived by chance had already taken refuge in the general's mansion located at the top of Qingyang Pass. Outside the gate of the mansion, hundreds of soldiers in heavy armor formed a square formation, struggling to resist the attacks of the underworld beast and the crazy monsters behind it.
Although Xu Ming was seriously injured by Mu Hanyan before, when he showed his true form again, his strength was still incomparable to that of ordinary beasts. Although the soldiers guarding the pass were wearing heavy armor and formed a defensive formation, his claws were indestructible. Even the heavy armor made of refined steel could not withstand it. Every time the claws swept out, it would bring out a lot of blood.
Every time a soldier fell, there would soon be a brave civilian with good cultivation who would take his place and use his flesh and blood to resist the attack of the strange beasts.
Jiang Yuzhe and others had been holding a grudge against Qingyangguan for not saving him before, and were not willing to help at all. However, when they saw this scene, they were speechless. They only felt the blood in their bodies ignited again, and they rushed to kill.
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