"Ow! They're really Mountain-River Ants!" Old Man Meng cried out in alarm.
Even after the beast tide receded, the Mountain-River Ants continued marching toward the great city one after another. The sight made everyone's skin crawl.
Beautiful Qu was decisive to the extreme. She drew a slender steel-needle arrow, pulled the bowstring taut, and with a bang, the arrow drilled straight into the forehead of the Mountain-River Ant at the very front. After taking two or three more steps, the ant collapsed onto the ground and stopped moving. It seemed to have been killed in one blow!
Holding my breath against the stench, I drew the Azure-Black Qilin Thorn. The Gale Beast soon ran to my side, and I vaulted onto its back. Then I immediately hurled the Azure-Black Qilin Thorn in my hand, pinning the Mountain-River Ant closest to me to the ground ahead. I shouted, "These are only the Mountain-River Ants' vanguard scouts. There's no need to fear them. Kill them!"
"That's right! Don't be afraid! They're nothing but stragglers from the front army! Kill them for me!" Old Man Meng also worked up his courage. Naturally, he wasn't about to miss the chance to show off in front of everyone!
"Hunters' Association, charge with me!" Zi Mou quickly ordered the hunters to charge as well. In the next moment, everyone rushed out of the city and began killing the Mountain-River Ants before them.
I pulled out the Azure-Black Qilin Thorn and continuously swept it across the Mountain-River Ants ahead. There were several hundred of them, most possessing Grandmaster-level strength, with several at the Hero level. If all the city's hunters attacked together, they posed no real threat. With so many Legendary hunters as well, the ant slaughter began in earnest and proceeded rapidly.
These Mountain-River Ants were