Xue Luochuan of the Heaven Dou Empire was equally stricken.
Xue Luochuan quickly climbed the watchtower before the camp and stared fixedly at the red barrier.
"What exactly is going on with this barrier?"
"If it prevents entry from outside, wouldn't Spirit Hall be trapping themselves like turtles in a jar? Why would they do something so foolish?"
A powerful sense of unease welled up in Xue Luochuan's heart, as though a heavy weight were pressing against his chest and making his breathing grow rapid.
Before the two could sort through their thoughts, an earthshaking roar suddenly came from the direction of Spirit City!
"Awooo—!"
The sound exploded beside their ears like thunder, making even the ground tremble faintly.
The grass across the wilderness rustled, and dust in the air fell with the sound waves, stinging their eyes shut.
It was as majestic as a lion's roar, yet carried a savagery and ferocity that did not belong to this world.
It was as if an ancient Fierce Beast that had slept for ten thousand years had suddenly awakened. Every syllable reeked of blood, making everyone's scalps tingle.
The next second, dense black shadows suddenly appeared on the distant horizon!
At first, they were merely blurry black dots, but in the blink of an eye, they had connected into a vast mass.
Like a surging black tide, they charged madly toward the camps of the two nations' armies.
Closer, closer still!
Everyone could now see that they were tens of thousands of wild beasts.
There were black-maned boars with exposed tusks, every step making the ground quake.
There were agile demonic wolves, leaving afterimages whenever their limbs kicked against the earth.
There were also bloodthirsty vultures whose outspread wings resembled shields, circling low in the sky with cold glints flashing from