Thump! The half-human, half-beast monster has arrived. It is a being comparable to a giant, and just standing in the beast tide gives people an almost oppressive feeling.
Jiang Yuan's furious punch landed on the Sand Scorpion, completely shattering its hard shell. The unique markings on the Sand Scorpion's body, belonging to the Holy Spirit Beast, dimmed under the blow.
With a snap, the sand scorpion's entire tail broke off, along with its prized stinger.
The sand scorpion, its tail severed, struggled frantically, trying to burrow underground to escape the battlefield. It knew that staying would only lead to its death.
"It's too late to leave now!"
Jiang Yuan used his divine power to control minds. The sand scorpion with its tail cut off was no better than a chicken without feathers. Its mind was lost, and it was immediately controlled by Jiang Yuan.
"Tenfold stealth assassination!"
The God-Slaying Spear was hurled directly at the head of the Sand Scorpion. This strike was far more powerful than the previous one. The 160 points of additional power provided by the Berserk skill transformed the God-Slaying Spear into a deadly spear beam, piercing through the Sand Scorpion's body in the blink of an eye and completely destroying its consciousness.
"Whether to collect the mark of the dead upon the target's death!"
"Acquiring earth dragon essence!"
The hint from the Hand of Death put Jiang Yuan at ease, but he didn't rush to collect the Mark of the Dead. The Poison Needle talent was inherently targeted and its use was too limited, so he wouldn't waste his talent slot on this talent.
As for the earth dragon essence, the God-Slaying Spear will naturally absorb it. However, Jiang Yuan was not entirely satisfied with the earth dragon essence, but it was better than nothing. As long as there was enough earth dragon essence, a trace of earth dragon blood would eventually be condensed.
"An eighth-tier Radiant Gold Core!" Jiang Yuan jumped over and directly collected the core dropped by the Sand Scorpion. He needed a lot of cores to try his luck. As long as he had enough Fire or Water Origin Veins, Ning Yanlan would have a chance to recover instead of being in a state where she could only be revived once an hour.
The death of the Sand Scorpion greatly boosted the morale of the people in Camp 39. If an eighth-tier Holy Spirit Beast was dead, what was there to fear about this beast tide?
"A beast is a beast! It can't even beat a lowly human of a lower rank!"
A hoarse voice rang out from the beast tide, followed by rapid footsteps that shook the earth. The half-human, half-beast monster suddenly started running, its target Jiang Yuan.
"What a powerful monster!" When Leng Yue saw this half-human, half-beast creature, she felt an instinctive fear, a fear stemming from the overwhelming power of its bloodline.
Yuwen Xin's expression changed drastically when he saw the orc. He roared at Jiang Yuan, "Brother, retreat! These are savage beasts!"
Jiang Yuan wanted to retreat immediately because the orc in front of him was truly terrifying, far stronger than the Sand Scorpion 398 from before.
The information detected by the Sky Eye was also fed back into his mind.
Earth Beast (possessing a trace of Titan bloodline), Rank 8 Emperor (two wheels), Strength: 400 points, Talent: Earth War Song.
Earth War Song: Inspires allies around you, using the power of the earth as their strongest support. The amount of energy boost depends on the user's and allies' cultivation levels.
"Jiang Yuan, back off!" Leng Yue shouted in desperation.
At this moment, Jiang Yuan was exhausted after dealing with a sand scorpion. He needed to save his remaining divine energy for Ning Yanlan, so he had no choice.
"Windwalker!"
Jiang Yuan didn't even collect the corpse of the sand scorpion; he retreated back behind the defensive line with a few sidesteps.
"All resting shield warriors, get to the top!" Yuwen Xin realized the terrifying power of the beast before him; if they maintained their current defensive formation, it would be instantly shattered.
Those present realized the gravity of the situation, and the shield warriors who had been rotated out rushed toward the Earth Beast's location.
"Get out of my way, you ants!" The earth beast waved its hand, its arm, like a giant pendulum, sweeping down.
"shield!"
Ten shield warrior squads charged forward, but with just one contact, at least four or five of the ten shields shattered. Although none of the shield warrior squads retreated, it was clear that the attack had severely damaged them.
"Wait for me!" Jiang Yuan knew he couldn't delay any longer. If he got into a fight with the earth beasts, he would definitely be unable to get away to treat Ning Yanlan. He needed to take advantage of the current opening to protect her with his Holy Spirit.
Without stopping, Jiang Yuan used his Wind Step to step directly onto the beast ladder. He wanted to reduce the pressure on the people on the city wall, since there weren't many strength-based characters on the wall. If monsters invaded, it would be difficult to completely deal with them using only spiritual and soul-based characters.
However, Jiang Yuan's actions were interpreted differently by others.
"Damn it, that guy escaped!"
Some people are speculating with extremely negative thoughts.
"No way, that guy just fought his way in and out of the beast tide seven times!" Some people also spoke up for him.
“Funnymudpee! Brother Yuan is not that kind of person!” Little Fatty cursed.
Yuwen Xin frowned and said in a deep voice, "Stop talking. Whether he stays or leaves, he has already killed an eighth-tier sacred beast. If you can do what he did, you can leave anytime!"
“It’s two!” Leng Yue stepped forward and added that Jiang Yuan also killed the eighth-tier Sky-Splitting Leopard on the city wall, but the people below didn’t see it.
"Psionic and Soul Energy users, attack and restrain the savage beast to create an opportunity for us to kill it!" Yuwen Xin clenched his fist, and the people who were talking stopped and joined the attack on the savage beast.
Humanity's only advantage at present is its intelligence and ability to utilize terrain and coordinate personnel; otherwise, it would be powerless against the beast tide.
Without a word, Leng Yue slipped into the shadows, waiting for the perfect moment to assassinate him.
Jiang Yuan, who was criticized as a deserter, quickly climbed the city wall. The beast ladder had already been built on a considerable scale, and it was only a matter of time before the 30-meter-high city wall fell.
Jiang Yuan could not prevent this from happening, but he could delay the time it would take for the city walls to be breached.
"Get out of here!"
With his spear, he hurled monsters up and down, and one after another, they fell from the city wall. Only when he could no longer stop the construction of the beast ladder by himself did he climb back onto the city wall.
"Yanlan, are you alright?"
As soon as Jiang Yuan reached the city wall, he rushed straight towards Ning Yanlan. However, Ning Yanlan was not idle at the moment. She kept bombarding the monsters that were fleeing up the wall with small fireballs that consumed the least amount of energy.
"Why did you come up here?" Ning Yanlan turned her head in surprise when she heard the voice.
"Idiot, it's been half an hour! Aren't you in a hurry?" Jiang Yuan was helpless. It seemed that only he cared about protecting Ning Yanlan with the Holy Spirit, and Ning Yanlan herself never urged him.
"whee!"
Ning Yanlan flashed her classic innocent smile, but didn't directly answer Jiang Yuan's question.
"Don't feel like a burden! Remind me every half hour, okay?!"
Jiang Yuan exhausted his last bit of divine power and used the Holy Spirit to protect him.
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