Night. The supposedly quiet and holy night was completely torn apart by the sudden and extremely shrill siren! The sound came from the west, north and south directions of the island, almost simultaneously! Then, there was a roar like the earth was shaking, mixed with violent, painful and crazy roars from countless Sea Soul Beast, like the tide of death, rolling in from the depths of the dark ocean, engulfing the entire island in an instant!
Beast tide! Another beast tide! Moreover, it is a beast tide that breaks out in multiple directions at the same time!
To the west, there is a dense cluster of Iron-Armored Giant Crab and Thick-Armored Dragon Turtle that look like moving mountains. They are taking heavy, slow but unstoppable steps, pushing against 's defense island. Soul Master bombarded like raindrops of Soul Skill, using its body and carapace to hit and slap the outer reef defense line and low-level Defensive Soul Tool wildly. Every impact made the earth tremble and debris flew away.
To the north, the sky is obscured by dense Ghost Shadow Arrow Fish and Wind-Splitting Demon Eel. They are like dead Wuyun, spraying corrosive acid and high-pressure water blades, or directly committing suicide with flesh and blood. A series of collisions, frantically impacting the early warning barriers and watchtowers in the air. There were also countless Bone-Eroding Sea Rat and Poison-Spine Sea Urchin, which were smaller in size, but extremely fast, and good at burrowing into the ground, pouring out from the beach and rock crevices, trying to penetrate the defense line.
To the south, the most terrifying, there are several Deep Sea Terror Snapper and Venomous Octopus Emperor that are close to a hundred meters in size and exude the fierce power of eight or nine Ten-Thousand-Year, leading a large number of middle and high-level people. Stage Sea Soul Beast set off huge waves, directly impacting the main ports and dock areas, where Sea God Island's few remaining large soul-guided battleships and supply ships were moored!
The attack came too fast, too fierce, and too targeted! It was as if there was a pair of invisible eyes full of vicious calculations, which had already clearly seen Sea God Island's current defensive arrangement of being strong on the outside but weak on the inside!
Sacred Pillar is missing, and high-level combat power is seriously lacking! The original Seven Sacred Pillars, now only Coral Douluo, Sea Swallow, Sea Turtle Douluo, and Conch Douluo remain There are four. The new Sacred Pillar has no time to select and train. Although High Priest is strong, he needs to sit in the center and control the whole area. He also needs to pay attention to Mu Yun who is accepting God Trial and cannot move lightly.
There are also very few backbones at the Soul Douluo and Soul Saint levels! Continuous wars, especially the last beast wave, caused heavy losses to the middle-level backbone of Sea God Island. The new generation Soul Master It takes time for to grow, and right now, the most lacking thing is time! Most of the remaining Soul Douluo and Soul Saint are injured, and they need to be dispersed to garrison key points and maintain the operation of the core formation. They cannot form an effective mobile strike force at all.
The center of defense is almost completely tilted! Since Mu Yun started God Trial, most of Sea God Island's resources, manpower, and security forces have been concentrated in the "Sea God's Light" altar area in the center of the island.
The reinforcement of the peripheral defense line, the replenishment of patrol manpower, and the maintenance of the early warning range all had to be repeatedly shrunk and weakened due to the extreme shortage of manpower. The beast tide at this moment was like a precise scalpel, stabbing these weakest links!
"Enemy attack! Everyone fights!"
"The Western Front is in emergency! We need attacker support!"
"There is a crack in the northern aerial barrier! Repair it quickly Soul Master!"
"The southern port! Those big guys are rushing over! Please support Mr. Sacred Pillar!"
Chaotic shouts, calls for help, Soul Skill explosions, building collapses, Sea Soul Beast's roars and Soul Master's screams... instantly dragged Sea God Island into a purgatory of blood and fire.
In front of the Sea God Hall, the temporary command center.
The figure of High Priest stood upright like a javelin, but his face looked extremely pale under the light of the night pearl, and the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes seemed to be deeper. It was a sign of mental and physical exhaustion and unconcealable fatigue. The light of Sea God Scepter in his hand flowed, and instructions were quickly issued through spiritual thoughts, coordinating the resistance of various defense lines, but the solemnity between his brows could hardly be removed.
He could feel that this tide of beasts was by no means a natural formation. It was the purpose of Kraken, which was to let him and Sea God Island's remaining strength be too exhausted to care about him! Even... it was directed at Mu Yun who was receiving God Trial, and at the altar of "Sea God's Light"!
"High Priest!" The figure of Sea Swallow Douluo appeared in front of the palace like Gui Mei. His breath was slightly chaotic, and his light blue robe was stained with blood and scorch marks. He spoke very fast, "The west, north, and south sides were attacked at the same time, and the scale was far greater than last time!
Especially at the southern port, multiple high-level Soul Beast leaders have appeared. Ordinary Soul Master and Soul Tool cannot resist it! Sea Turtle Douluo has rushed to the south, while Coral Douluo and Conch Douluo are maintaining the peripheral defense of the central altar and trying to stabilize the west and north lines, but there are too many gaps and a serious shortage of manpower!"
"How is the situation over there with Elder Mu?" High Priest is most concerned about this.
"The altar is operating normally. Elder Mu is still meditating deeply, attacking the key nodes of God Trial. However, the pressure on the peripheral defense is huge, and energy fluctuations may interfere with it." Sea Swallow said urgently.
High Priest glanced at the faint sacred pillar of light in the center of the island, and then looked around at the battlefield with flames and roars that shook the sky. In his heart, heaven and man were at war. He must guard the altar to ensure Mu Yun God Trial This is the oracle and Sea God Island's only hope for the future. However, if the outer defense line collapses and Sea Soul Beast rushes into the island, causing a large number of casualties and destroying the infrastructure, it will also shake the foundation and may even affect the altar.
"Send the order!" High Priest finally gritted his teeth and made a decision, "Abandon the outermost reef areas in the west and north and some air sentry towers, shrink the defense line, and concentrate on defending the inner ring fortifications and the southern port! Sea Swallow, you provide mobile support and go wherever the most critical situation is! Make sure the altar area is absolutely safe. If necessary... you can activate part of the power of 'Vast Sea Universe Array' to cover the perimeter of the altar!"
"Yes!" Sea Swallow accepted the order, and his figure turned into a phantom again and disappeared.
The ensuing battle was brutal and chaotic. The Soul Masters of Sea God Island, led by their respective commanders and Sacred Pillar, resisted desperately. Sea Turtle Douluo transformed into a real mobile fortress at the southern port. As a shield, it blocked the fierce attack of the high-level Sea Soul Beast leaders. Mystic Armor shattered and reorganized, and the sea water was dyed red with blood.
Coral Douluo's phantom light interweaves into a deadly maze and cage on the shrinking defense lines in the west and north, killing a large number of Sea Soul Beast. Conch Douluo's tide sounds that are sometimes exciting and sometimes sad when they rush into the inner ring. Sadness inspires one's own morale and interferes with the organization of the herd. Sea Swallow Douluo is like a firefighter, relying on extreme speed to appear in the most dangerous gaps again and again, killing the Sea Soul Beast leader who is about to break through.
High Priest is sitting in the center, and his spiritual thoughts cover the whole island. From time to time, Sea God's Light containing the power of Purification is dropped, dispelling large amounts of poisonous fog, and healing Soul Master who was seriously injured., or accurately kill a particularly troublesome Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. But most of his mind is still firmly locked on the central altar, guarding against the most fatal blow that may come from the deep sea.
The battle lasted all night. When a trace of fish belly white appeared in the eastern sky, the roars and explosions gradually subsided.
The tide of beasts has receded. Just as abruptly as they came.
Sea God Island, defended it. But the price paid was extremely heavy.
The two peripheral defense lines in the west and north were completely destroyed, and a large number of fortifications and warehouses were reduced to rubble. The southern port was in a mess, several soul-guided battleships were damaged, and most of the dock facilities were destroyed. Many buildings on the island were damaged, especially in areas close to the periphery. Soul Master Casualties The figures have not yet been fully calculated, but preliminary estimates indicate that there are more than a hundred people killed and seriously injured, including many backbones of the Soul Emperor and Soul Saint levels. Everyone was injured, Soul Power suffered huge losses, and morale was extremely low.
Fatigue, like the plague, permeates the face and eyes of every survivor. They are sitting or lying, bandaging their wounds, silently recovering Soul Power, looking at the devastated home with empty eyes. Continuous blows, endless battles, and struggles with no hope are gradually wearing away the will of this once firm and invincible team.
The light pillar of the central altar was still bright in the morning light. Mu Yun's figure slowly stepped out of the light pillar. The aura on his body became more solid and thicker. There was a faint sound of thunder and the sound of the sea waves. It was obvious that God Trial was making progress again. But there was not much joy on his face, only deep exhaustion and a trace of cold anger.
He walked up to High Priest, who also had a tired look on his face and was directing the treatment of the wounded and repairing formations. He glanced at the tragic situation around him, and finally looked to the south at the deep ocean that seemed to be dormant with endless malice. His voice was hoarse and heavy:
"High Priest... It's that guy again, right?"
High Priest was silent and did not answer. He also looked towards the south. Those eyes that seemed to be able to see through the sea were filled with inexorable gloom, pain, and a trace of... powerlessness that even he himself did not want to admit.
At this moment, in the distant deep sea, in the eternal dark abyss.
The huge body of Kraken was suspended quietly, and its ice-blue eyes seemed to be Penetration looking into the endless sea water, seeing the smoke and ruins above Sea God Island, as well as the pervasive exhaustion and despair. Its low, indifferent, but mocking voice with a trace of everything under control, as if in response to Mu Yun's unheard question, Youyou sounded in the dead silent deep sea:
"Correct answer."