Chapter 501 - Charge! (1/2)

“Got it.”

Qin Duhuang gazed into the distance upon hearing Qin Feiyu’s words. He was able to see dark clouds gathering on the horizon. A storm was brewing “We shall charge when the wild beasts step on the land mines! “Have the long-range thunder fire snipers warm up!” Qin Duhuang issued orders. “Yes.” Qin Feiyu nodded and went to relay the instructions.

Some t.i.tled battle pet warriors who had arrived from other places to support the Longjiang Base City were standing next to Qin Duhuang; they would take orders directly from him. Among those warriors, one was at the peak of the tilted rank.

All those t.i.tled battle pet warriors were well acquainted with Qin Duhuang and they had no problem listening to his orders. “Is there any sign of beast kings?” Qin Duhuang asked a government agent. There was a device in front of that staff member, which was able to receive real-time data. He answered at once, “Mr. Qin, there’s a sign of one beast king. No sign of the other beast kings; I suppose they went to the other sides.” “One beast king!”

The t.i.tled battle pet warriors sounded nervous.

Even one beast king would make them feel worried.

But no one was going to leave; everyone had been aware of what would happen before making the trip. They weren’t there for the sake of violence, but to save!

Qin Duhuang was just as stressed out. He actually wished he would have two beast kings to deal with. That way, the other sides would have an easier time. He had bought a beast king from Su Ping, but had not had the time to test its abilities yet. That being said, it was a beast king nonetheless and it should be of great help “How is the swamp going?” Qin Duhuang asked.

At the moment, some distance beyond the base city’s outer wall, many advanced battle pet warriors were working with their battle pets of the stone family to turn the land into swamps, pools filled with mines, and setting up other types of traps. Those traps would hinder and slow down the wild beasts when they came. Ambus.h.i.+ng the wild beasts was not the priority. The major intention was to slow down the wild beasts.

“Almost done. The lava land is being primed as well,” the government staff member answered. That was a relief. Qin Duhuang a.s.signed other people tasks according to their battle pet types. Each person who partic.i.p.ated in the battle would receive materials and potions that could replenish their astral powers. All those materials and potions were provided by the five major families for free. The five major families had invested greatly in this regard. Time moved on. The wild beasts were getting closer.

The reports were being updated every ten minutes at first; the interval later shortened to five minutes and then three minutes! Eventually, Qin Duhuang and the other t.i.tled battle pet warriors were able to feel a slight tremor on the wall. The wild beasts were coming! “They’re here!” Qin Duhuang said. All the t.i.tled battle pet warriors who stood behind him gazed into the distance, looking worried.

Boom_!

A loud noise came from the distance.

“Mr. Qin, the wild beasts are approaching the land mines!” the government agent reported.

Everyone was nervous. Boom~~!!

The explosion generated a loud noise far in the horizon, rumbling. The impact was ma.s.sive. A cloud of smoke floated over the battlefield. The explosion continued and so did the noise. While they couldn’t see clearly, they were able to imagine how the wild beasts were being torn apart into pieces. The land mines had the power to inflict great harm on the wild beasts and slow them down. The explosion lasted for a few minutes. Soon, the government agent reported again, “Mr. Qin, the wild beasts are at the lightning and fire zone!”

Qin Duhuang picked up a telescope. The high-powered telescope allowed him to see into the distance. While the wild beasts had just stomped over the land mines, the hordes were still ma.s.sive and dense. It seemed that the wild beasts had not been affected. Based on the agent’s report, Qin Duhuang knew that all the landmines had blasted off. That level of explosion could have harmed many wild beasts. The reason had to be that the sheer number of wild beasts was mind boggling. As such, even if some wild beasts had died, those that continued the stampede were still too many.

Qin Duhuang wore a grave look. The wild beasts were a.s.saulted by lava when they arrived at the lightning and fire zone. Some wild beasts of the wind and water family were injured or killed in this zone. On the other hand, the wild beasts of the fire family were like ducks to water. They actually sped up after they came across that zone.

But such a zone had to be set up. The land mines could blast many wild beasts to death, but some beasts could be stimulated into mutating by the land mines; that was one of the disadvantages of such a strategy. But there were more strengths than shortcomings. Therefore, such special zones were a must.

As they looked at the lightning and fire zone, one of the battle pet warriors said in a low voice, “They’re here!” They had repeated that phrase several times, but it was true this time!

“Have you found anything about the beast king?” Qin Duhuang asked the government agent.

“Mr. Qin, the electromagnetic radiation from the land mines is affecting the signal. We cannot find anything about the beast king,” the government agent answered. Qin Duhuang was startled but he didn’t comment on it. He gazed at the lightning and fire zone. Next to that zone was the swamp; some of the wild beasts had stepped into the swamp at the moment and some battle pets had been hiding there. The battle pet warriors jumped and pounced on the wild beasts right then.

“Prepare the long-range sniper cannons. Blast away the ninth-rank beasts!” Qin Duhuang ordered.

The monitoring system could come back online as the wild beasts entered the swamp. They could start eliminating the ninth-rank beasts first, not stopping until the beast king arrived. Qin Duhuang wasn’t that afraid of the wild beast king, since he had bought a beast king pet from Su Ping. He was merely concerned about the Otherworld Heavenly King that no one had heard anything off up until then.

If the Heavenly King arrived through that side and breached it, Qin Duhuang would feel ashamed to face the people of the Longjiang Base City, Xie Jinshui and Su Ping again. Soon, the two long-range sniper cannons had located the ninth-rank beasts. The cannons were slowly turned over. The barrels of those cannons were over a dozen meters long. The bullets were able to heavily wound beasts at the peak of the ninth rank; only beasts with excellent in defense could fend off their strikes.

But such beasts were usually not good at charging. They weren’t the source of worry for the moment. The lightning and fire zone was leveled, it wasn’t as filled with dead wild beasts as expected, since more and more beasts were das.h.i.+ng into the swamp. The other wild beasts stomped over the corpses and charged into the swamp and fought against the battle pets that were hiding there.

Many battle pets were skilled at fighting in swamps; still, with so many wild beasts moving in, more and more battle pets pa.s.sed away until none stood! The wild beasts bit or tore apart the dead bodies of those battle pets. No battle pet died with a complete corpse. The masters of those battle pets were standing on the outer wall. Watching their battle pets being killed had filled them with sorrow and fury; still, they had to push down their urge to go down there and avenge their battle pets.

Roar!

Roar!!

The loud bellows echoed throughout. The wild beasts unleashed their skills in the swamp; some turned the swamp into pieces of rock and others froze it. Soon, the wild beasts had forged a path forward. “Kill them!” Qin Duhuang shouted.

Boom! Boom!

The cannons were fired. Two beams of glaring light were shot out from the outer wall toward two ma.s.sive beasts at the ninth rank. One of the two beasts was pierced through by the beams of light and died on the spot. The other one was heavily wounded. Crying, the beast built up a barrier and stopped moving forward. After sensing the danger, the other ninth-rank beasts unleashed skills to protect themselves before they pressed on. Xie Jinshui had finished his other work. He hurried over to the east side when the wild beasts were going past the swamp. He flew up to the outer wall. Xie Jinshui issued many orders based on what he saw. Some low-alt.i.tude missiles and thunder cannons were launched immediately, blasting at the beasts on the way.

Qin Duhuang was a bit relaxed with Xie Jinshui present, but he had no time to ask about the situation on the other sides. Qin Duhuang said to his men, “It will be our turn when the wild beasts leave the swamp zone!” Once the swamp zone was breached, there was another zone filled with boulders and lava, followed by an area with stone spikes. They had to stop the beasts from advancing before they reached the stone spikes; otherwise, the beasts would start attacking the outer wall. Once they reached that step, some wild beasts would have the chance to sneak into the base city; it would be too late for them to go after the wild beasts at that point! “Yes!”

The t.i.tled battle pet warriors wore solemn looks.

Some of the t.i.tled battle pet warriors were elders of the Qin family, about the same age as Qin Duhuang, and some were young, fighting next to their fathers. They were all there, to protect the Longjiang Base City, and to protect their children!

The cannons blasted the wild beasts away. More than ten beasts of the ninth rank had fallen!

Roar!!

Right then, they heard a roar that would astound all.