Fifty Meters in One Slash, the Beast Tide Knelt

The Lava Lion King's corpse was still smoking, but the Beast Tide didn't stop.

There was more than one C-Rank Exotic Beast.

Lin Feng jumped down from the lion king's body and looked deeper into the beast horde.

Three massive figures slowly emerged from the rear of the horde.

The first, a Two-Headed Earth-Splitting Python, its body as thick as a water barrel, both heads flicking out blood-red forked tongues.

The second, an Iron-Feather Violent Eagle, its wingspan exceeding ten meters, circling in midair, feathers sharp as blades.

The third, the largest of them all.

A pitch-black giant ape, over eight meters tall, its body covered in thick black armor, its arms thicker than the stone pillars on the city wall.

Three Exotic Beasts, appearing at the same time.

The city wall fell into dead silence again.

Li Zhenguo's voice came through the communicator, much heavier than before.

"Three Exotic Beasts."

He paused for two seconds.

"I'll go myself."

As his words fell, a figure leaped down from the command tower, crashing like a meteor ten meters from Lin Feng.

Li Zhenguo.

The one-eyed veteran, at the peak of the Martial Ancestor realm.

He drew the heavy blade on his back, its body half a man's width, dark red all over.

"Kid, the eagle's yours, the python goes to Captain Zhao and his men, the ape is mine."

Lin Feng glanced at him and didn't argue.

Li Zhenguo was the strongest combatant on the entire Sixth Defense Line, and the Black-Armored Giant Ape was clearly the strongest of the three.

Having him take it on was the right call.

"Understood."

Lin Feng didn't waste words. He instantly activated Lost Trace Step, his figure vanishing from the spot.

The Iron-Feather Violent Eagle circled in the air, diving down at incredible speed.

Its feathers could detach and attack, each iron feather equivalent to a flying knife.

With a flap of its wings, dozens of iron feathers whistled down, covering an area twenty meters across.

Lin Feng didn't dodge.

He charged straight at it, sweeping Mountain Splitter horizontally.

A blast of wind blade rolled out, shredding all the iron feathers to pieces.

The penetration effect doubled the destructive power of the wind blade, and those feathers were nothing against it.

The Iron-Feather Violent Eagle let out a sharp cry, flapping both wings to gain altitude.

It wanted to flee.

"Trying to run?"

Lin Feng stomped hard, launching himself into the air.

With the jumping power of a fifth-stage Martial Master and the acceleration of Lost Trace Step, he shot up to a height of thirty meters.

Directly beneath the Iron-Feather Violent Eagle.

Mountain Splitter raised high.

Mountain-Breaking Slash!

Golden wind blade tore from the blade's edge, this time with a wider range and greater force.

The wind blade struck the Iron-Feather Violent Eagle's belly head-on.

Penetration effect fully activated.

The entire violent eagle split in two from the middle, entrails and blood rain pouring down.

[Killed C-Rank Exotic Beast: Iron-Feather Violent Eagle ×1, gained Martial Path Points ×500]

[Steel of the Blade: 349/500]

Lin Feng flipped in midair and landed, stepping on the eagle's half-corpse to push off, steadying himself on the ground.

From takeoff to landing, less than five seconds.

Over at Captain Zhao's side, four Martial Masters were locked in a fierce fight with the Two-Headed Earth-Splitting Python.

The python's two heads attacked in turns, one spewing poison mist, the other whipping its tail, pressing the four Martial Masters hard, danger at every turn.

"Move aside."

Lin Feng walked forward.

Captain Zhao glanced back at him, said nothing, and signaled his men to spread out to both sides.

He no longer felt embarrassed.

If you can win a fight, why insist on shouldering it alone?

Lin Feng faced the Two-Headed Earth-Splitting Python, holding Mountain Splitter level.

The left head moved first, opening its mouth to spew a cloud of purple poison mist.

Lin Feng sidestepped to avoid it.

The right head seized the chance to bite down, but Lin Feng slashed at its fang, cleaving the entire tusk in two.

The right head shrieked and recoiled.

Lin Feng pursued, stepping onto the python's body and running upward until he reached the fork where the two heads split.

One slash.

Striking from directly above, the penetration effect let the blade cut unhindered into the python's spine.

The python's body went rigid.

Lin Feng twisted the blade to both sides.

Both heads of the Two-Headed Earth-Splitting Python drooped simultaneously, falling silent.

[Killed C-Rank Exotic Beast: Two-Headed Earth-Splitting Python ×1, gained Martial Path Points ×500]

[Steel of the Blade: 350/500]

Captain Zhao stared at the python's corpse, silent for a long moment.

A nearby Martial Master muttered quietly, "Captain, the four of us fought for five minutes and couldn't kill it. He finished it in thirty seconds alone."

Captain Zhao's face was expressionless. "Shut up."

On the other side, Li Zhenguo's battle with the Black-Armored Giant Ape had reached a fever pitch.

The giant ape was immensely strong; each punch cratered the ground ten meters wide.

Li Zhenguo's heavy blade struck the ape's body, managing to pierce its armor, but the ape's regeneration was astonishing—wounds healed at a visible rate.

"Troublesome." Li Zhenguo gritted his teeth and swung another slash.

The ape smashed a fist toward him; Li Zhenguo blocked with his blade horizontally, but the force sent him stumbling back over a dozen steps, carving two deep furrows in the ground with his feet.

Lin Feng walked over.

"Need help?"

Li Zhenguo glanced at him, a flicker of complex emotion in his single eye.

He was the commander of the Sixth Defense Line, a peak Martial Ancestor realm, and had held this line for twelve years.

He had always been the one helping others. When had he ever needed help from a new recruit who'd been here less than three days?

But reality was reality.

This giant ape's defense and regeneration were absurd, and with his own age advancing and strength waning, fighting it alone would be a war of attrition.

"Together."

Li Zhenguo spat out two words.

Both charged at once.

Li Zhenguo took the front, slamming his heavy blade against the ape's armor blow after blow, drawing its full attention.

Lin Feng circled to the rear.

This was the opening he was waiting for.

Behind the giant ape, Mountain Splitter gathered power.

Mountain-Breaking Slash at full force.

Close-range burst, fiercer than ever.

One slash fell.

Blade wind drove into the ape's nape.

Penetration effect stacked with Armor Piercing effect.

The ape's armor tore open, its spine severed.

Its massive body froze for a second.

Then collapsed like a mountain.

[Killed C-Rank Exotic Beast: Black-Armored Giant Ape ×1, gained Martial Path Points ×500]

[Steel of the Blade: 351/500]

Three C-Rank Exotic Beasts, all dead.

The Beast Tide began to collapse after losing the command of the C-Rank Exotic Beasts.

The remaining D-Rank and E-Rank Exotic Beasts scattered in all directions, chased down by the firepower on the city wall and the Martial Artist squads below.

Dawn broke.

The morning sun rose from the east, its blood-red light spilling across the battlefield littered with corpses.

Lin Feng stood amidst a pile of Exotic Beast carcasses, drenched in blood, the Mountain Splitter in his hand still dripping.

On the city wall, thousands of defenders spontaneously struck their weapons, producing a clanging, rhythmic clash.

That was the highest honor of the Northern Territory.

Reserved only for living heroes.

Li Zhenguo sheathed his blade, walked over to Lin Feng, and gave him a once-over.

"That old bastard Chen Lie actually sent me a treasure."

Lin Feng wiped the blood off his face.

"Commander Li, can I dig out the Magic Cores myself?"

Li Zhenguo paused for a moment, then threw his head back and laughed.

"Hahaha! Fine! You killed them, dig all you want!"

Lin Feng crouched down and began digging out the Magic Cores.

Three C-Rank Magic Cores, heavy in his hand, each emitting a different glow.

One was worth at least several hundred thousand.

Plus the D-Rank and E-Rank Magic Cores scattered all over...

As Lin Feng dug, the corner of his mouth curled up involuntarily.

This wave, a massive profit.

Just as he was happily digging, a hurried voice came through his communicator—Zhang Qian.

"Sergeant Major Lin! A group of people has arrived at the camp!"

"Who?"

"People from the Zhao Family of Qing Prefecture! Leading them is the Second Elder of the Zhao Family, at the Martial Ancestor realm! They say... they want to investigate the cause of the Young Master of the Zhao Family's death!"

Lin Feng's hand, digging for Magic Cores, paused.

The Zhao Family.

Here they come.