For their third harassment operation, the Soul Beasts changed tactics yet again.
On the battlefield, besides the densely packed army of land-based Soul Beasts that resembled a swarm of ants, the sky was also filled with a vast black mass of flying Soul Beasts.
For a time, they coordinated their attacks from air and ground, creating a pincer assault from both sides.
Unfortunately, this Beast Tide failed to achieve the same success as the previous two.
Perhaps sensing that the Beast Tide was becoming increasingly ferocious, Shrek City's garrison decisively brought out their trump card.
Among them, Fixed-Load Soul Guidance Shells—regarded as the most devastating weapons in human history—began raining down upon the Soul Beast forces from afar. In an instant, the Soul Beast army suffered another devastating blow, with grievous losses.
Even a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast was killed by the terrifying power of Shrek City's linked attack-type Soul Tools.
After the battle, not a single person in Shrek City had been injured, while the Soul Beast army had suffered catastrophic losses.
After the battle, the four Beast Kings—Bi Ji, King of Ten Thousand Demons, Bear Lord, and Scarlet King—gathered once more.
However, their expressions were exceptionally grim. Even Bear Lord, who was usually so boisterous and carefree, had become taciturn.
After a long while, King of Ten Thousand Demons broke the silence in a hoarse voice. "I failed to consider everything this time. I never expected humans to be able to concentrate their power at a single point and unleash it in an instant. I bear half the responsibility for the Six-Winged Demon Tiger's death."
The Six-Winged Demon Tiger was the unlucky Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast that had been killed.
Bi Ji said solemnly, "The range of those human shells is too terrifying. It is no longer suitable to