86 Collision (2/2)
When Xue Wei had been a year younger and this killing intent and urge to fight had roused within him, he was capable of staying clear-headed if he wished however, now, as time had gone by, he found himself having more and more problems staying calm and collected. His personality was changing; he was not as reserved any longer.
He was becoming cold and casual towards anything and everyone. Only a few people caused him to behave differently. Only a few people made him consider them as real friends, and he was willing to do anything for the sake of his friends.
”If you face too many beasts, come to me,” Xue Wei said beneath his breath to his friends in the group, ”I will help you kill any beasts that might gather around you. I should be able to hold my own against a beast that's stronger by one layer.”
The others nodded their heads. They knew that Xue Wei was serious about helping them and they felt gratitude in their hearts. They were eager to start the battle now. They felt that with the menacing Xue Wei on their side, they would be able to defeat anyone that might come their way.
A whole group of Heavenly Warriors had gathered at the front of the capital, and behind them were the Sky Warriors. All of them were veterans who had gone through multiple life-and-death situations; they had battled their way through mountains of beast corpses, and waddled through rivers of blood.
Now they were ready to face one more beast horde; their everything was given to battle against these beasts that were emerging in the distance.
Everyone on the city walls held their breaths. At first, they had thought themselves safe as they were such a distance away from the Heavenly Warriors and their battleground. They were on top of the city walls, and it was impossible for the beasts to climb the walls, especially with an army of superior cultivators beneath it.
However, when they looked at the horde that was approaching, the hearts of many youngsters sank. The sky was black It was clear that amongst these beasts were a large amount of flying beasts.
These would without a doubt attack the ones at the top of the walls, and they would attack with all that they had. Looking at the horde, there was at least a million beasts rushing their way, and around two hundred of these beasts were equivalent to a Heavenly Warrior ranked expert. Ten thousand were equal to the Sky warriors, and the rest were in the various ranks of the Earth Warrior and Ordinary Warrior stages.
In front of the beast horde was a Primordial Beast flying. When looking at this figure, everyone lost their breath at the beauty.
It was a beautiful harpy. Her feathers were white and blue like ice, and her facial features were as if the most beautiful fairy had descended from the heavens above and her silver hair billowed in the wind.
”I recognize her!” someone cried out, and others were starting to feel the same way.
”Speak, where is she from?!” the commander heard the outcry and appeared within moments to question the person.
”She was at the Crown Prince's banquet. She used the alias as an expert from the center of the continent. She was oddly interested in Xue Wei.”
This person was incredibly cunning. He was from the Genius Camp, and he was of the fourth layer of the Earth Warrior rank.
He was said to be the second strongest expert in the entire Genius Camp, defeated only by Xue Wei according to the rumors, and this was something he had a hard time accepting.
The commander frowned when he heard the words before he turned and looked at Xue Wei, ”Do you know her?” he asked. Xue Wei shrugged his shoulders. ”I have met her three times,” he said honestly, ”Once back in Tiankong City where she purchased a Fierce Beast at an auction, once here in the capital, and then again at the banquet.”
”When we were heading to the Recruitment Camp, our entourage was stopped by groups of Fierce Beasts; we even encountered a beast horde and bandits. It seems that this woman must have had a hand in everything. Less than half of us arrived here.”
”This woman seems to have taken an interest in you,” The commander said. ”What is your relation to her?”
”She said she wanted to kill me,” Xue Wei said dryly. ”She claimed she hated me and that my death would be by her hand.”
”It is his fault that the beast horde is coming!” someone yelled, but the commander just snorted.
”She is a Primordial Beast,” he said with disdain in his voice. ”It is only natural that she hates humans. She might have taken this young man as an excuse to launch an attack, but the truth is that she and we will always be facing one another. We will never be able to live while the other survives!”
”As a result, we should be happy that they have brought themselves to our doorstep!” the commander spoke loudly, and everyone could hear what was being said. ”We will now kill the beasts; show no mercy, have no second thoughts. These beasts are vile; they are the tools of the Primordial Beasts to kill us! A retreat is not an option. Behind these walls are our dear ones. Our loved ones. Should we fail, then their lives will be forfeited, and they will become the livestock of these beasts once more!”
”Fight!” someone yelled, and soon everyone was yelling at the top of their lungs in an orderly fashion. ”Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight!” It was like a drumbeat, and even the nervous and worried youngsters were being inspired by the atmosphere and started to gather their courage and their fighting spirit. They had something to fight for. They had something to protect.
The commander nodded his head in approval when he saw the light in the young men and women's eyes and felt how their spirits were raised, filling with an urge to protect what they held dear.
The beasts had now arrived, and there was no time for them to steel themselves anymore. It was like a massive wave rolled over them, threatening to drown them all in moments after the collision.