Why the Beast Horde Attacked the City

When they caught up with the director and her group, they were resting beneath a bus stop sign.

The elderly director was advanced in years. Walking this far was already her limit, and she had a group of children with her—the oldest was only ten, while the youngest was five.

They had already reached their limit. The director had been considering having Pangpang and Su Wuming take the children and leave her behind. Otherwise, she would only hold them back.

Children were naturally sensitive. They could sense something from the director's expression, and one by one, they lowered their heads, caught up in the same mood.

However, the moment Su Wuming arrived on a snowmobile, everyone's hope flared up. They saw the two door panels being dragged behind it and immediately guessed what they were for.

Lin Pangpang drove, while the director sat behind him. Ten children sat on the door panels, all young and light.

As for the remaining four children, Su Wuming held them all in his arms and ran behind the vehicle with them.

As a Black Iron Nine-Star Spirit Martial Practitioner, Su Wuming possessed a full 2,000 kilograms of strength. Carrying four children was effortless for him.

Even against ordinary beast creatures of the same rank, it would not affect his combat ability in the slightest.

Just as they started the vehicle and traveled some distance, a large number of Nunu Beasts suddenly poured out of an abandoned warehouse on the street to the other side.

Then all kinds of screams came from that street. Many children went pale with fright, while the two youngest immediately burst into loud sobs.

That crying was no small matter. It instantly drew the attention of the beast creatures across the street, and several had already begun climbing over the buildings toward them.

The calmest people upon seeing this were undoubtedly Su Wuming and Tu Tu.

When Tu Tu saw the huge, ugly Nunu Beasts, he immediately yelled for Brother Pangpang to beat the little monsters.

At Tu Tu's shout, Lin Pangpang twisted the throttle all the way down.

Tu Tu! Are you kidding? Your Brother Pangpang would only become their food if he went up against them.

Didn't you see the half-eaten leg it was carrying in its hand?

And you, kid, do you not know what fear is? Lin Pangpang frantically complained in his heart.

"Wow, such a huge snowball! Is it going to have a snowball fight with us?"

Tu Tu's reminder nearly made Lin Pangpang's heart leap out of his chest.

"Yes, Tu Tu is right. It's having a... snowball fight with us!"

Su Wuming kicked out in time, sending the incoming snowball flying.

This won't do. More and more beast creatures will gather. The snowmobile can neither outrun them nor kill them all.

Just then, six people on snowmobiles rounded the corner ahead. The young man in front roared into the walkie-talkie in his hand.

"Why hasn't the barrier at the north city wall been activated? What are the Guard Team doing?!"

"Qin Ming!!!"

Lin Pangpang recognized the leading young man at once.

"Lin Pangpang! Right, you came from the north side of the city. What happened over there? Why wasn't the barrier activated?"

"Forget that for now. Help watch the children. I'll beat these beasts to death first."

Su Wuming interrupted their conversation. His arm suddenly stretched out as he handed the four children over.

Then, he twisted his arm into a rope, using the rebounding force to strike the chests of the two charging Nunu Beasts.

[Rubber Spiral Bullet]!!!

The Nunu Beasts' Beast Crystals were in their chests, which were also their weak points. With Su Wuming's two punches, the two Nunu Beasts charging head-on had no chance to dodge.

Their chests were pierced directly by fists coated in Armament Haki.

As his fists withdrew, two Beast Crystals appeared in Su Wuming's hand. He quietly stored them in the System Space.

At that moment, the five people Qin Ming had brought also made their move. They were all Bronze-rank Spirit Martial Practitioners, and working together, they quickly dealt with the Nunu Beasts chasing after them from the other street.

Without bothering to clear the battlefield, Qin Ming impatiently asked, "What happened in the north of the city?"

Su Wuming pointed at the snowmobile Lin Pangpang was riding.

"We took it from the Guard Team, but they had stolen it from someone else. There probably isn't a single Guard Team member left at the north city wall right now."

"Fuck!!" Qin Ming was about to fly into a rage when he suddenly remembered that members dispatched by his own family were among the Guard Team. He could only grit his teeth in hatred.

The reason he had brought people here was actually to pick up his cousin. The man's father controlled nearly half the power in their family, so Qin Ming had no choice but to listen to him.

"Say, Qin Ming, does it even matter whether the barrier is activated in a situation like this? The beast creatures came through underground, after all."

"No! It matters. You don't know—the barrier isn't meant to stop these low-rank beast creatures, but..."

ROAR—!!!!!!!

Before Qin Ming could finish, an earth-shaking roar came from the north of the city.

The roar of that unknown creature made everyone's eardrums ache. Several children covered their ears and cried out in pain.

Qin Ming no longer needed to explain. Su Wuming now understood the barrier's purpose.

Even through the darkness of night, they could vaguely make out that colossal creature beyond the northern city wall.

"This is...?" Su Wuming's voice trembled slightly.

"A Frost Troll. A Peak Golden Rank beast creature, ruler of the countless Snow Demons in the Frost Forest."

Qin Ming explained with difficulty. When he had received this intelligence a few minutes ago, his reaction had been no different from Su Wuming's now.

Despair, fear, helplessness—every emotion surged into their hearts.

It was likely that ninety-nine percent of Dry City's residents had never seen such a colossal beast creature in their lives.

After all, it had been nearly a century since a Golden Rank beast creature had led an assault on the city.

"All personnel, proceed immediately to the Safe Zone for shelter. Spirit Martial Practitioners within the city, including Guard Team members, must immediately assist in evacuating the public. Those who disobey will be killed without mercy!"

At that moment, this announcement rang out from signal towers all over the city.

Then, Su Wuming and the others saw more than a dozen Spirit Martial Practitioners in the air, each using their abilities as they flew toward the north of the city.

Suddenly, the space before them twisted, and Mentor Mo Lan's figure appeared out of thin air.

The moment she appeared, she wasted no words and handed Su Wuming a map, with several locations marked by red circles.

"Find a way to block these two tunnel entrances near you. Gather the civilians and head to the Safe Zone."

"Y-yes, Mentor Mo Lan." Su Wuming had only just recovered from his shock and hurriedly agreed.

Mo Lan dared to assign him this task because she had seen the people Qin Ming had brought.

At the same time, the tunnel entrance in the warehouse on the neighboring street collapsed with a boom.

The Nunu Beasts walking at the front were crushed into pulp on the spot.

Mentor Mo Lan had done that. She had conveniently helped them deal with their immediate problem.

After finishing this, Mentor Mo Lan's figure flashed and vanished into thin air.

What she needed to do now was head outside the city, stop the Frost Troll's advance, and find out why these beast creatures had traveled such a great distance to attack Dry City.