This Monster Had Gained Intelligence

No one expected that a second "Lord-tier" monster would appear in this fog.

These powerful magical beasts are called "Lord-tier" because they are the "lords" at the top of the food chain in this swamp.

Such a powerful being would never allow an equally powerful opponent to appear in its hunting grounds.

Therefore, under normal circumstances, there would absolutely be no second lord-level magical beast within a radius of several dozen miles.

But now,

Besides the Swamp Lord covered in mud, another enormous creature appeared.

Its size was also enormous, but it wasn't discovered immediately.

"Oh no! Look! The vines on the ground have come back to life!"

"It's a [Gun Flower Vine Demon]! Damn it, another fifth-tier 'Lord-tier' monster!"

"This is a huge problem. It must be the barbarian High Priest manipulating things behind the scenes. Otherwise, how could two lord monsters appear at the same time?"

"Hopefully, the mages in the Mechanical City can suppress these two monsters, otherwise the base might be destroyed tonight."

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As soon as the second "lord monster" appeared, everyone in the base suddenly realized that something terrible was about to happen.

If it were just one enemy, the firepower of the three Mechanical City would be more than enough to suppress it.

But now, a second one has appeared.

Moreover, there are also incredibly troublesome special monsters, plant-type Transcendent monsters.

Rein has really seen something new this time.

The vines stretched out like a tidal wave, covering everything and almost triggering trypophobia.

A pure Earth Element Monster is already rare, and now a plant-elemental [Gun Flower Vine Demon] has appeared.

This plant, originally a unique species of the Plague Marsh called the "Gun Flower Vine," is a low-growing pitcher plant that resembles a pea shooter. However, it has now evolved into its ultimate form.

Although the encyclopedia does not record that this low-level plant can advance to the fifth level, its aura has been confirmed by the Perception Extraordinary as a "Lord-tier" Demonized Plant.

And what's even more shocking is yet to come!

Monsters driven by Barbarian Priest are destined to have low intelligence; they can only hunt humans, even "Lord-tier" humans, by instinct alone.

At this moment, the two "Lord-tier" monsters did not fight separately, but instead joined forces!

In that short time, the two enormous creatures had come very close.

The Mage Corps in the Mechanical City also began a magical bombardment.

"Mage Corps, Fire Magic, unleash!"

In that instant, several Mage Corps unleashed one or two thousand Fire Magic simultaneously.

That feeling was like those rocket launchers from my past life, whooshing, whooshing, whooshing.

In the blink of an eye, a sea of fire exploded in the distance.

"What terrifying power! Even Fifth-tier Expert would likely suffer a severe injury from this."

Rein was filled with amazement. It was the first time he had ever seen so many mages casting spells together. It felt like the fireworks during the Spring Festival in his previous life, with the sky filled with crackling and exploding flames.

This is what makes the "Mage Corps" so terrifying.

A spell cast by a First Tier mage might not even produce a bubble on that Mud Monster before it goes out. But one or two thousand Fire Magic, even a small fireball, could create terrifying destructive power.

The intense heat generated by the instantaneous combustion, with the fire element concentrated to its extreme, turned the flames into a terrifying white-hot color.

A thousand Tier 1 Spell stacked together instantly become as powerful as fourth- or Tier 5 Spell!

Moreover, there are some intermediate and advanced mages in the Mage Corps!

The Mud Monster, over two hundred meters tall, moved slowly and was a large target, leaving it no room to react before being engulfed by a massive sea of fire.

The attack isn't over yet, even after the spell is cast!

"Artillery! Fire a salvo!"

Boom, boom, boom

It must be said that the battlefield commander of "City of Radiance" is extremely experienced.

They accumulated rich combat experience and honed their keen battlefield observation skills during their years of hunting.

With this burning and bombardment, even a heavily armored steel city would be riddled with holes.

While pure elemental monsters don't suffer physical injuries, the elements gathered near their magic cores are forcibly destroyed, causing them to weaken and eventually die.

However, an unexpected scene unfolded!

Everyone had expected that even if this round of artillery fire couldn't kill the two giant creatures, it should at least severely damage them.

But after this round of artillery fire, the imagined scene of rubble everywhere did not appear.

As the smoke from the artillery fire cleared, everyone discovered that the over two-hundred-meter-tall Mud Giant in front of them had not been destroyed, but had instead transformed into a solid mud wall!

What was originally just mud, once fired, becomes as fragile as ceramic, easily blasted to pieces by a few cannon shots.

This tactic is perfectly fine!

But now, this earthen wall stands firmly outside the base, which is very strange.

"Look, they're vines!"

Through the mud layers shattered by the cannon fire, everyone stared intently and discovered that a dense layer of green vines was woven within them!

Just like adding steel bars to concrete, it transforms what was originally a lump of mud into something with extremely high plasticity.

When burned by flames, it did not become as brittle as ceramic, but rather as solid as rock!

Everyone then realized that the two monsters had merged.

Because this thick mud wall blocked the front of the Mechanical City, the previously unobstructed field of vision for artillery fire on the Mechanical City was greatly limited.

Everyone realized that this guy was just there to "block the gun's view"!

"That Mud Monster isn't dead!"

"It's here again!"

"Damn it, look! The vines have spread over here too!"

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Moreover, this happened immediately after the first round of attacks.

To everyone's horror, another mud fountain erupted from the ground in the nearby swamp, quickly forming a mud giant a hundred meters tall.

What's even more shocking and terrifying is that the vines, like writhing snakes, spread densely towards the city wall.

The thousands of hunters on the city wall unleashed a hail of bullets with their muskets. While they managed to break many vines, the muskets had extremely limited effect on plants, doing nothing to slow the tidal wave of vines rushing in!

Then the vines piled up thicker and thicker, instantly forming a large slope on the Steel City Walls surrounding the base!

However, a moment later, the vines climbed up the dozens of meters high city wall like ivy.

"Holy crap, this thing's become sentient! It even knows how to build ladders!"

"Oil! Set it on fire!"

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The best way to deal with vines is to prevent them from getting burned.

But just like before, the vines were covered with a thick layer of mud. Burning them not only had little effect, but also created an increasingly thick and solid ground.

Soon, everyone realized that neither the Mud Monster nor the vines were there to attack the city; they were merely paving the way.

To pave the way for the massive army of monsters that would later emerge from the fog!

Upon closer inspection,

Beyond the mist, a dark, monstrous horde surged forth.

At that moment, a new round of flares pierced the sky, illuminating the pale faces on the city walls.

"You can do that?"

Rein himself found it strange that his knowledge had increased again.

Humans are physically much weaker than monsters, but they have gradually risen to the top of the food chain in this world. The difference lies in their "intelligence".

Even when facing Beast Tide, the hunters have always been able to repel several times their number of monsters by relying on their Mechanical City and firearms.

But now, when powerful Lord-tier Magical Beast start playing "tactics" against you, how can you fight this battle?

"No wonder they brought those two strange monsters; so that's their plan. Now the city walls have absolutely no defensive advantage."

Even for the legendary Bazel, who lived to be over two hundred years old, this was the first time he had ever seen anything like it.

He watched in amazement, exclaiming, "That Barbarian Priest who Beast Tide behind the scenes is quite capable!"

He paused, then pursed his lips and said, "Rein, if things don't look good, you should prepare to run away. These walls can't be held."

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Rein's eye twitched when he heard this.

Unexpectedly, in just one encounter, the Hunter's greatest advantage vanished.

Mud Monster and Vine Monster frantically paved the way. Without the protection of high walls and iron ramparts, the hunter army was directly exposed to the monster legion, completely lacking any advantage of being on high ground.

This battle skipped the prelude to the siege and went straight into the most brutal "melee"!

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