Zuo Qing shook his head. "There aren't many Human Apexes to begin with, and I also bear the responsibility of commander-in-chief. This is not the time to rest."
Zuo Qing gripped the hilt of his blade and said no more. His figure became a streak of azure light as he charged into the beast horde first!
Seeing this, Xia Simeng decisively spoke. "We're going too!"
The nine figures of Phoenix Squad followed close behind Zuo Qing into the beast horde. A fierce battle erupted at the edge of Chennan Pass's southern outer wall.
As Zuo Qing's figure flashed continuously through the beast horde, his blade—already nearly stained dark red—carved deep gashes across the divine beasts' bodies. Just as his final slash severed a divine beast's head, a voice came from the communicator at his waist:
"This is Chennan Pass Defense Line Six! A group of Indian divine beasts capable of earth manipulation broke through the firepower net and headed toward the rear of Chennan Pass!"
The instant he heard that voice, Zuo Qing's heart sank.
He immediately pulled away from another divine beast, holding his blade in one hand as he picked up the communicator with the other.
"How many?"
"There are roughly five earth-manipulating divine beasts, but they're also accompanied by more than a dozen Yaksha monsters at the peak of Klein... They can burrow underground, and they're extremely fast. We can't stop them at all!"
Zuo Qing's expression immediately turned grim.
Five divine beasts, plus more than a dozen Yakshas—this was already beyond what ordinary Night Watchmen or conventional weapons could handle. Even Human Apexes would need at least two people deployed... But at this critical moment, Chennan Pass was on the verge of being breached. Where could they find spare manpower to split off and hunt down