A War of Attrition

On the battlefield, the sounds of fighting between the two sides echoed through the sky.

But the entire Xibei City was unusually quiet.

Wu Qi sat on the roof of the tallest building in the city, his eyes slightly closed, sensing everything on the battlefield.

This game seems to have only just begun.

The Wolf Bandit had an exceptionally strong sense of cohesion, forming small teams of ten and large groups of a hundred. Wu Qi had only ever seen such tactical coordination in the military.

Clearly, a highly intelligent individual has emerged among the Wolf Bandit!

"Could it be that a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast is orchestrating all of this behind the scenes?"

The thought vanished in an instant. With the cultivation of Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, destroying Xibei City wouldn't require sending ordinary Wolf Bandit to charge and cause massive damage.

Moreover, Wolf Bandit are domineering Soul Beast, and their whereabouts are easily revealed. No one would allow a creature with 100,000 years of cultivation to appear among them.

As he pondered, Wu Qi slowly opened his eyes.

The first wave of Wolf Bandit had already stormed into the city, but since the city's residents had already evacuated, they found nothing.

But when they tried to send the message out, Wolf Bandit kept pouring into the city from the city walls. If they went in the opposite direction at this moment, they would be seen as cowards by their own kind and killed on the spot.

Wolf Bandit were, after all Wolf Bandit; they never developed a civilization similar to that of humans.

Even if they could organize their forces, without a written language and a fixed language, transmitting messages would be an incredibly difficult task.

The entire Xibei City became an execution ground tailor-made for them.

Wu Qi stood up, slightly raised his right hand, and the Soul Tool on his wrist flashed with light.

The next instant, the corpses of Soul Beast, reeking of blood, were scattered all over the ground from the Soul Tool.

The Bloody Stench permeated the city. The Wolf Bandit outside the city, believing that their companions had already had a good meal, quickened their pace and rushed into the city one after another.

These corpses were originally prepared by Qian Daoliu for unforeseen circumstances.

Unexpectedly, this has now become the best way to lure Wolf Bandit into the city.

Soon, the Wolf Bandit began to gather in Wu Qi's direction.

Upon seeing a living person and pools of blood and flesh on the ground, the Wolf Bandit bared their teeth and let out low growls, seemingly regarding Wu Qi as their prey.

The sudden appearance of the Azure Luan phantom in the city startled Feng Xiaotian and the others on the battlefield outside.

"We've already engaged Wu Ge, we need to speed things up and drive the Wolf Bandit into the city!"

On the city wall, Han Shizhong, who was fighting with the Wolf Bandit and had gone mad, looked at Wu Qi was even more frenzied, with surprise.

The first wave of Wolf Bandit to storm the city were all quite powerful, with many possessing cultivation levels of ten thousand years.

Surrounded by so many Wolf Bandit, Wu Qi not only deliberately lured them in, but he also dared to confront them head-on!

Han Shizhong was unaware of Wu Qi's cultivation level and assumed that the other party was also Soul Saint.

Seeing Qiangu Changkong and the others struggling within the encirclement, Wu Qi's situation could only worsen.

"Damn it, I'll kill you bunch of scum."

Han Shizhong's Soul Power surged, and his fourth Soul Ring quietly lit up.

At this moment, if they kill more on the city wall, they can relieve some of the pressure on Wu Qi.

On the battlefield outside the city.

Of the four people caught in the battle, only Qian Renxue possessed the ability to fly.

She could clearly sense that the Wolf Bandit ' offensive had begun to slow down since Wu Qi's Soul Power fluctuations erupted within the city.

Clearly, behind the Wolf Bandit Army, the Alpha Wolf had noticed the battlefield situation and was even considering retreating.

This won't do!

Their appearance has already alerted the enemy; killing this pack of charging wolves would be of little use.

As long as the Alpha Wolf remains, the Wolf Bandit will be able to make a comeback in the future.

Without a second thought, three pairs of wings flapped behind her, and she rushed toward the Wolf Bandit ' rear at an incredible speed.

If the Alpha Wolf can be held back, its command of the Wolf Bandit will surely be interrupted.

Only in this way can all the Wolf Bandit be lured into the city.

High in the sky, Qian Daoliu, who had a keen sense of the battlefield situation, couldn't help but feel a pang of worry for Qian Renxue.

That wolf was incredibly intelligent; its "mount" was a Wolf Bandit King with a cultivation level of Seventy-Thousand-Year.

With such cultivation, she was already on par with ordinary Titled Douluo powerhouses, while Qian Renxue was merely Soul Douluo.

Qian Daoliu sought stability throughout his life, especially regarding his descendants, to ensure that no mistakes were made.

Faced with his reminder, Qian Renxue's gaze remained firm as she replied, "Grandpa, the situation the Divine Ancestor faced back then was far more difficult than what I am facing now. If I were to back down now, how could I possibly live up to the Divine Ancestor's expectations?"

Qian Daoliu sighed, silently resolving that he would definitely step in to save Qian Renxue at the crucial moment.

Even if the Divine Ancestor blamed him, he took full responsibility.

The war lasted from the latter half of the night until dawn, and there was still no sign of it ending.

Behind the battlefield, Qian Renxue was fighting the Wolf Bandit King alone, interrupting the Wolf Bandit's command of the pack.

Because the wolf's cultivation level was extremely low, it had to rely on the Wolf Bandit King to survive.

Qian Renxue single-handedly ensured that Wu Qi's plan could be implemented.

In the city, Wu Qi killed wave after wave of Wolf Bandit, but did not exterminate them. Instead, he pretended that his Soul Power was about to be exhausted, and instead engaged them in a battle of wits, attracting more Wolf Bandit to his attention.

Outside the city, the speed at which Qiangu Changkong and the others were driving away was much slower than expected, thus getting caught in a tug-of-war.

The soldiers on the city wall suffered heavy casualties, but those who survived still had resolute eyes, gripped their weapons tightly, and fought desperately against the Wolf Bandit.

They didn't know if they had exhausted their strength, they only knew that with Ning Rongrong's help, they were full of energy and tireless!

The longer the war lasts, the more disadvantageous it will be for them.

The Dragon Herb Leaf that Wu Qi had distributed to everyone beforehand had been almost consumed. If they continued to exhaust themselves, everyone would die!

Ning Rongrong remained by the military flag, and Huo Wu handed her a water bottle, saying, "Rongrong, replenish your Soul Power first, wait..."

Ning Rongrong took a quick sip of water and continued to stand guard at her post. "No, I absolutely cannot stop."

With the war dragging on to this point, they could only rely on sheer willpower to persevere.

As this is the Divine Trial for everyone, backing down at this point means failure!

Furthermore, there aren't many Wolf Bandit left outside the city. Luring them all into the city will complete a large part of their mission. They can't afford to falter at such a crucial moment!

High in the sky, Qian Daoliu was moved by everyone's perseverance.

In Qian Daoliu's view, Wu Qi and the others were so young that they didn't even understand the meaning of responsibility, yet they fought desperately against the Wolf Bandit for the sake of what they believed in.

It's important to understand that, even after the war has dragged on for so long, the number of civilians killed in the city is less than a hundred. What a terrifying record that is!

The civilians who perished were only discovered by the Wolf Bandit because they had been lazy and dug their basements too shallowly.

If Wu Qi's plan had been strictly followed, they wouldn't have even died!

At this moment, Qian Daoliu had no time to care about anything else.

The battle between Qian Renxue and the Wolf Bandit King has entered its final stage.