He should have thought of it earlier. Yuan Xiangzhi's cowardly nature made him unable to withstand any test and he should not have been allowed to participate in the sword formation.
Zheng Anze regretted his actions so much that he almost wanted to die. But even if he died, he couldn't save the lives of the priests.
The priests around Yuan Xiangzhi were also startled, then pale. They almost subconsciously tried to remedy the situation, but while the formation's defenses were exceptionally strong, their weaknesses were equally obvious. It wouldn't matter if it wasn't functioning, or if there were more or less people, but once it was functioning, the loss of one person would be like removing the fuel from under the cauldron, rendering it impossible to function properly.
"Crack!" A slight sound came into my ears, and the protective light shield broke.
As the iron-backed saber-toothed tiger roared, which was enough to burst the eardrums, and the beast's claws like sharp blades swept across, the already injured priests did not even have a chance to dodge and fell in a pool of blood, dead.
"Stop it and set up the sword formation again!" A strong smell of blood filled the air. Zheng Anze finally woke up and no longer cared about Yuan Xiangzhi. He yelled at everyone.
At this point, it was impossible to restart the formation. The only way was to temporarily hold back the Ironback Sabertooth Tiger and re-arrange the formation. Although this would inevitably result in heavy casualties, at least some people could be saved.
"Kill!" With a roar, dozens of the closest priests gripped their swords and charged at the Ironback Sabertooth Tiger. Although they knew that their attack would be tantamount to suicide against such a powerful beast, they had no other choice.
You're going to die anyway, so you might as well give it a try. Even if you don't survive, at least you have a chance of saving your companions' lives. After you die, your name will be recorded in history, which means it's a worthy death.
Yuan Xiangzhi was originally among the group of priests, but he was already scared out of his wits. Seeing his companions attacking the Iron-backed Saber-toothed Tiger recklessly, he just stood there stupidly, trembling all over, panic-stricken and terrified.
"Kill!" Su Baoer shouted, and actually rushed forward as well. Although her strength was slightly inferior to that of the other priests, there was no fear on her face at this moment, only the determination to fight to the death.
Zheng Anze was shocked and wanted to stop it but it was too late.
Seeing the unswerving determination on Su Baoer's face, Zheng Anze felt a little admiration in his heart. She was worthy of being the descendant of the High Priest. This courage and perseverance were much stronger than Yuan Xiangzhi who was just trembling behind her.
In the blink of an eye, dozens of divine arts were cast upon the Ironback Sabertooth Tiger, but the latter shook itself and withstood the combined blow of the priests. Amidst the roar, several more priests were killed instantly, blood splattering.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the other priests, under the leadership of Zheng Anze, formed a sword formation again.
If their opponent was only the Iron-backed Saber-toothed Tiger, they might have a chance to escape danger. Unfortunately, in addition to the Iron-backed Saber-toothed Tiger, there were nearly a hundred powerful alien beasts around.
Strange beasts whose strength was comparable to that of a seventh-level Divine Heart Priest, or even stronger, roared angrily and attacked again.
"Ah..." Screams rang out one after another, and priests fell in a pool of blood one after another.
Without the protection of the sword formation, how could they possibly withstand such a powerful herd of beasts?
Seeing this scene, Zheng Anze felt as if his heart was being cut by a knife.
It was over, he knew, it was completely over now, they had no chance to form the sword formation again, not only that, surrounded by strange beasts, they didn't even have a chance to escape.
The other priests also saw this and fell into complete despair.
It’s a long story, but from the moment the strange beast launched the attack, to Yuan Xiangzhi’s hasty retreat, to the breaking of the formation, it only took a moment.
In just this moment, nearly a hundred priests fell in a pool of blood and lost their lives forever.
"Miss, let's go!" Zheng Anze suddenly shouted at Su Bao'er, who was fighting a desperate battle with the Ironback Sabertooth Tiger alongside the other priests. He couldn't care less about the others, but he had to rescue Su Bao'er, otherwise he would never be able to live up to the High Priest's instructions.
In fact, it was not only Su Baoer's father who had given him instructions. Yuan Xiangzhi's father had also asked him to take good care of Yuan Xiangzhi. But now he just wished that Yuan Xiangzhi would die in the wilderness without meeting him, so he had no intention of saving him.
While shouting loudly, Zheng Anze rushed towards Su Baoer.
At this moment, the iron-backed saber-toothed tiger's sharp claws swept across, and several priests were covered in blood on the spot. The claws covered in blood grabbed straight towards Su Baoer.
"Miss!" Zheng Anze's body went cold. He knew that with Su Baoer's strength, she would definitely not be able to withstand the Ironback Sabertooth Tiger's fatal blow. Even with his own strength, at this distance, he couldn't save her at all.
It seemed that the entire army was doomed to be annihilated. Zheng Anze felt a wave of sadness in his heart.
"Eight Wastelands, God Falls!"
"Stones break, the sky trembles!" Two clear shouts sounded at the same time, and a huge hammer shadow and a fire spear fell towards the Iron-backed Saber-toothed Tiger in the air with the force of breaking the sky.
Mu Hanyan, Gao Weihu, they are not dead!
Zheng Anze turned his head and saw Mu Hanyan's beautiful and murderous figure, as well as Gao Weihu's huge figure that looked like a god of war. His eyes widened in surprise.
Only through personal experience could one understand just how powerful and terrifying these beasts were. Although there were only a dozen or so beasts attacking Mu Hanyan and Gao Weihu, the Iron-backed Saber-toothed Tiger leading the attack was in no way weaker than the one that attacked them. The key point was that Mu Hanyan and Gao Weihu were only two people; how could they possibly have escaped unscathed?
Subconsciously turning his head to look at where they were, Zheng Anze only saw the corpses of strange beasts on the ground, and the iron-backed saber-toothed tiger leading the group was among them.
Mu Hanyan and Gao Weihu were so powerful? Zheng Anze could hardly believe what he saw. However, all of this was ironclad fact!
Before he could recover from his surprise, he heard a shrill roar. He turned around and saw a flaming spear that seemed to tear apart the sky and earth, shattering the void, and piercing the heart of the iron-backed saber-toothed tiger in front of Su Baoer with unstoppable force.
The Ironback Sabertooth Tiger brandished its claws, its body ablaze with divine light. Even from a distance, Zheng Anze could sense it; it must be some kind of innate defensive divine art. However, facing Mu Hanyan's flaming spear, both this innate defensive divine art and the beast's vaunted sturdy body seemed as fragile as a piece of thin paper.
Blood gushed out, and the Ironback Sabertooth Tiger's bloated body quickly shrank, its vitality continuously fading. It looked down at the bloody hole in its heart, its eyes filled with disbelief and confusion.
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