"What...what!"
Ning Yanlan stared in shock at the wound that was sprouting new flesh, her expression a mixture of surprise and delight that was truly endearing.
"Losing a hand is nothing, but losing the chance to embrace you!" Jiang Yuan sighed, looking at the city wall. "That's a pain I can't bear!"
Ning Yanlan laughed for a while, then burst into tears, "You stinky Jiang Yuan, can you please stop doing this? Do you know how much I..."
"We'll talk about it later. The 39th Camp is in imminent danger!"
Jiang Yuan was well aware of the current situation; the influx of the beast tide would be a fatal blow to Camp 39.
"Leng Yue, you protect Yan Lan for me! I'll take Tian Hun Tong to help them!"
His arm won't grow back anytime soon, but he can still command the Heavenly Soul Child. As for Leng Yue, she's good at assassinations, but she's nowhere near as strong as the Heavenly Soul Child in a direct battle.
Leng Yue remained silent; her joy was obvious, but it was precisely because of Jiang Yuan that she seemed preoccupied.
"Holy Spirit protects you!"
Jiang Yuan squeezed out his last bit of divine energy to prolong Ning Yanlan's life, then turned to Leng Yue and said, "I'm counting on you!"
"Hmm!" Leng Yue finally nodded. She suddenly realized that her emotions had shifted and she was no longer the person she used to be.
"All those who are still alive, go up to the city walls and build the last line of defense!"
Jiang Yuan used his divine power to amplify his voice to the maximum. He shouted in a deep voice, "Because of our mistake, hundreds of thousands of ordinary people behind us have been affected by the beast tide. Now, get everything in order and fight back!"
Regardless of whether anyone listened or acted, Jiang Yuan walked atop the pile of corpses several meters high. His target was the banner. The earth beasts burned themselves after death, singing the war song of the earth, which raised the entire beast tide to a higher level. He had to end it all by himself.
Walking among the piles of corpses, Jiang Yuan gained a deeper understanding of life and death.
The beast tide is a cleansing plan for the weak, and they cannot change it even if they want to. Today's beast tide may only be at the eighth rank, but what about tomorrow's? Will it be at the ninth rank or even beyond the ninth rank?
Nobody knows!
But Jiang Yuan understood that only by becoming stronger could he survive! Don't worry about whether the beast tide is of the eighth or ninth rank; as long as you reach that level, the cycle of death will not befall you.
"die!"
"Reincarnation!"
Every few meters along the path Jiang Yuan walked, a rose would be left behind. He ruthlessly harvested the marks of the dead, like the Grim Reaper wandering the world, his sorrow so natural.
"Earth Beast!" Jiang Yuan stared at the Earth Beast, now a skeleton but still standing, for a long time. In the end, he left the rose behind but still took the Mark of the Dead and a purple-pink core.
"Behind the battle song lies the lament of life!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the skeletal remains of the earth beast, which had stood firm, shattered into pieces.
"Heavenly Soul Child, reap the rewards on the battlefield!"
The Heavenly Soul Child's spirituality grew stronger, as if the souls that perished in this battle had greatly benefited it.
At five o'clock in the morning, they re-established their defensive line, and the results of their battle were tallied.
Nearly 60% of the beast tide was destroyed by them, and another 30% was kept out. However, 10% of the beast tide still rushed into the city, becoming a terrifying nightmare for hundreds of thousands of people in the city.
When the first ray of light shone through the Golden Gate, a row of people stood on the city wall, none of them looking out of the city!
On the contrary, what they saw was the devastated Sanjiu Camp. A horde of nearly 100,000 monsters had flooded in, turning what should have been a peaceful and tranquil camp into a living hell.
"There are no greenhouses in this world! Perhaps this is the rule of the battlefield!" Jiang Yuan sighed as he looked at the 39th Camp, which was ablaze with fire everywhere.
This is a battlefield, and no one can escape its clutches!
Lin Siyin slept soundly in Tianhuntong's arms. Even the children who were once naive had grown a lot in this battle, let alone the adults.
"Let's go back to Camp 39 and clear out the remaining beast tide!"
With a silent sigh, the group of people who had fought all night could only drag their exhausted bodies back home once again.
This camp, which was a warm haven for humans yesterday, has now become a terrifying monster paradise. Even though they clean it up day and night, there will always be some that slip through the net, and there will be many. This means that no one can remain unscathed and be an ordinary person enjoying a peaceful life.
What was once the most ordinary life has become a luxury in the aftermath of the disaster.
In front of the RV bus, a group of people were enjoying a rare moment of peace and quiet with the afternoon sun.
"Sister Manqing, it's not safe here anymore. What are your plans for the future?" Ning Yanlan asked Wen Manqing, who was busy at work, as she sat at the table eating barbecue.
Wen Manqing had left the city, but survived with Ning Yanlan's help. The two also got along much better because of this battle.
"What other plans do I have but to stay here?" Wen Manqing smiled helplessly as she turned the roasted meat in her hands. She sighed, "Siyin only has me as family now. I will accompany her as she grows up and walk through this chaotic world together!"
"Sister Manqing, grill some more meat, I have a few more friends coming!" Jiang Yuan said heartily as he ate.
"Alright, plenty for today!" Wen Manqing smiled, her opinion of the young man in front of her had changed dramatically after this battle.
Previously, Jiang Yuan was perceived as somewhat timid, selfish, and promiscuous, but she later discovered that he was not like that at all.
"Sister Manqing, ignore him, let him grill it himself!" Ning Yanlan glared at Jiang Yuan and muttered, "Sitting here eating meat, you don't feel the pain!"
"It's alright, you've all been working hard all day, I'd feel bad if I didn't do something!" Wen Manqing quickly refused.
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