"Clang, clang, clang..." Before Warwick stood a hulking beast a head taller than the other Iron Ball Beasts. It fixed its gaze on him and ruthlessly thrust the two blades on its armored back at his head, neck, heart, abdomen, and even his groin. Whenever Warwick opened up more than two meters of distance, it immediately opened its mouth and began spitting green saliva!
Warwick was having a miserable time. By his estimate, the Demon Beast before him was at most a fifth-tier Gold Warrior. But its attacks worked at both close and long range, its relentless, lightning-fast slashes never stopped, it seemed to have endless stamina, and its invincible armor was the most troublesome of all. He could hardly defend against it, and for a while, it had him on the back foot.
On the city wall, the five thousand heavy cavalry had fallen in a heap, as if they had plunged into an abyss. The soldiers on the wall were stunned. With the cavalry down, the Zerglings' assault grew even fiercer. And without Warwick's support, the fighting on the wall grew perilous.
As for the mage Barrit, Ye Yi and Ye Meng had him surrounded on either side. He could only defend himself, with no chance to strike back.
"Damn bugs! Get away from me!" Warwick watched as an Iron Ball Beast brutally pierced a cavalryman's heart. With a furious roar, he wrapped his broad sword in what little Diamond Battle Qi he had left and knocked aside the two blades of the enormous beast before him. Then he pushed off the ground and leaped onto the back of an Iron Ball Beast. The beast he had been fighting opened its mouth and sprayed a stream of green acid at him. Warwick tapped the beast's back without stopping and leaped again, landing on the back of a beast in the third row. He tapped its iron armor, then shot toward the city gate like an arrow!
"Trying to run?" In the distance, Ye Luo's lips curled into a cruel smile. He stirred the power within him.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Three spikes burst from the ground in succession, instantly blocking Warwick's path! He halted, and a shadow carrying a flash of silver light was already closing in on him!
"Damn it! Damn it! Damn it! Will this never end?" Warwick had less than a quarter of his Battle Qi left. He couldn't keep fighting for long. And with the knights around him dying, he knew he couldn't take the remaining soldiers back. If so, he would make their deaths count for something: they could buy him time to get away!
But the shadow that had suddenly appeared cut off his hope!
Clang! Clang! Warwick slapped his broad sword against the shadow's attack and knocked it aside. He gasped for breath as he stared at the man before him. "Ten days ago, I should have wiped you out root and branch!"
Ye You regarded him haughtily. The Zerg Hive's upgrade to level three had sent energy surging back to them, allowing Ye You and the others to break through to level five. They had dared to fight Warwick even at level four. Now, with their level-five strength and the Zerg's exceptional combat instincts, they might still be unable to defeat him, but they could certainly keep him occupied!
"Human, your own stupidity brought this upon you. Ten days ago, you couldn't wipe us out root and branch. Ten days later, you have even less chance. Remember, My Emperor gave you the chance to live in peace. But you chose to take up arms against us. When my army tramples your capital, you will be the kingdom's sinners!"
"Aaaah! Enough talk! Demon Beasts, you can never defeat us humans! Get out of my way!" Warwick roared madly, no longer holding back any of his remaining Battle Qi. "Diamond Battle Technique: Draw Blade Slash!"
He gripped the hilt with both hands and held the broad sword at his left side. He poured all his Battle Qi into the blade, roared, and swung it fiercely from left to right!
Vwoom! The broad sword unleashed a crescent-shaped sword arc more than three meters wide. It appeared incredibly fast, and most terrifying of all, it didn't attack from the front, but from the side!
Ye Zhang, Warwick's opponent, had been on guard ever since Warwick roared. The muscles encased within his iron armor tensed completely as he watched Warwick closely. Warwick swung his broad sword, but Ye Zhang felt an enormous force slam into his body from the right. His prized armor was instantly cut open by a massive gash. The violent Battle Qi poured through the opening into his body, stabbing into the wound like a row of finger-length nails and tearing through his flesh!
Boom! The force sent Ye Zhang flying! He slammed hard into another of his companions before finally coming to a stop.
His strike had worked. Warwick didn't even dare to catch his breath. He hurried through the gap Ye Zhang had left and ran toward the city gate!
Boom! Boom! Boom! The Earth Spikes that had just disappeared appeared again, this time firing six at once. Warwick stared at the spikes rising before him. He could charge through at any cost, but his chance of making it through alive was no more than one in three!
"Aaaah!" Warwick was on the verge of breaking down. The enemy's attacks came wave after wave, and it felt like a cat toying with a mouse. If the Earth Spikes had sprung up unexpectedly while he was fighting the Iron Ball Beast, he might already be dead. But whenever he tried to leave the battlefield, the spikes blocked his way. And as long as he kept fighting, they stopped appearing! "Ye Luo, are you toying with me?"
Warwick backed away past the Earth Spikes and roared at the sky.
"Toying with your mother? How would I know who your mother is? Besides, I'm not interested in middle-aged women..." A soft taunt rang out above and behind Warwick.
Warwick whipped around!
High in the sky behind him, Ye Luo floated quietly in his black Battle Armor. Below, the Iron Ball Beasts and Zerglings had joined forces and finished off all the cavalry, lining up in neat ranks.
The hulking Iron Ball Beast that had fought him shifted and transformed, taking on a human form. It dropped to one knee and bowed respectfully to Ye Luo. "My Emperor, Ye Zhang has completed the mission!"
Ye Luo descended from the sky and helped Ye Zhang to his feet. Ye Di, Ye Ci, and the others came to stand on either side of him. The sight made it clear to Warwick: there was no escaping his fate today!
"Warwick, surrender. I won't kill you. I'll let you watch me breach every pass and fortress in the Keren Kingdom, then take the throne from your king. We love peace, and you've taught me something: peace built on trust and trade alone is often fragile, easily shattered. Only peace built on dominance and strength can last and stand firm!" Ye Luo raised his right fist and clenched it, savoring the sensation of power tightening his muscles.
Warwick gave a defeated smile. "You won't succeed. You're Demon Beasts, after all. Humans will never allow Demon Beasts to set foot on human territory!"
"What about the Elf Race? The Orc Race? The Dragon Race?" Ye Luo pressed him. After all, those three races occupied even more of the continent than humans did.
Warwick was speechless. He had no answer.
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