"What was that sound?!"
"Wolves! So many wolves!!"
"That's against the rules! They broke the rules! How can they bring the Demon Race into the battle?!"
"Wind Snow City... the legend of dancing with wolves... could it be true?!"
"Run! A wolf tide! The wolf tide is here!!"
The remaining Buddhist Soldiers of the Tianzhu Buddha Kingdom heard the wolf howls that filled the mountains and plains, making their scalps tingle, and were frightened out of their wits! Some furiously accused their opponents of "breaking the rules" by mobilizing the Demon Race; others suddenly recalled the ancient, mysterious legend of Wind Snow City—this city had an inseparable bond with the wolf clans of the northern border, and it was even said that a Wolf King had once guarded the city!
Now, it seemed that the legend was not merely true. The one guarding the city was no ordinary Wolf King, but the Snow Wolf King at the Return to Emptiness realm, capable of taking the form of a schoolteacher and leading an entire clan!
In stark contrast to their terror and despair, the soldiers of the Great Tang who were still fighting the main force of Tianzhu Buddhist Soldiers to the death froze for a moment upon hearing those familiar, stirring wolf howls, then erupted into earth-shaking cheers!
"It's the wolves! Our wolves!"
"The Wolf King has called for reinforcements!"
"Brothers! Kill! The reinforcements are here!!"
On the distant horizon, amid the snow-covered mountains, countless black "tides" seemed to surge forth in an instant! But they were not tides. They were countless enormous wolves, their fur black, gray, or silver, their fangs and claws glinting coldly, and bloodthirsty light burning in their eyes!
Like a highly disciplined army yet carrying the savage ferocity unique to beasts, they formed a boundless