As Peng Tianwen launched his final strike to kill the Mountain-Bearing Turtle, the rocky growths above the hole he had punched through it suddenly fell, sealing the opening. Mucus immediately appeared around the hole, completely plugging it in an instant.
In the end, Peng Tianwen's strike had only made another dent in the surface of the turtle's shell.
The sight left everyone feeling helpless.
The Mountain-Bearing Turtle didn't slow down as it advanced. It kept going until it reached the Single-Horned Lizard Dragon, then attacked Lin Chenxing.
The Mountain-Bearing Turtle leaped into the air. It rose only a little over a meter, but when it landed, the ground shook violently. The tremors threw Lin Chenxing and even the nearby monsters off balance, leaving them completely unable to fight.
Lin Chenxing steadied himself, but the tremors had also jolted the Single-Horned Lizard Dragon awake. It stopped attacking wildly, leaped onto the Mountain-Bearing Turtle, and hid among the rocks on its back.
The Mountain-Bearing Turtle turned around and left Qimen City, taking the Beast Tide with it.
Lin Chenxing had read the information Qimen City provided and knew how strong the Mountain-Bearing Turtle's defenses were. Given the circumstances, they shouldn't pursue it.
After the Beast Tide passed, cheers erupted throughout Qimen City. This was the least damage they had suffered in recent Beast Tides led by Lord-level Monsters, and they had even wounded two of them. It was a great victory.
For nearly half a month afterward, Qimen City saw no more large-scale Beast Tides.
At last, the day came for Qimen City to evacuate. That day, the various anti-aircraft guns on the base walls were dismantled one by one and loaded into shipping containers.
The convoy consisted of more than eighty thousand people and over six thousand vehicles of various types.