"Clang!"

There was no sound of explosions.

Yet from the corner of their eyes, they could clearly see clusters of ghostly green fireworks blooming in the air.

Strange Entities like Meatworm Wraiths were spherical. They had no means of movement and could not control their own bodies, only drifting with the wind. They were also fairly light.

The wind was strong tonight.

This group of Bamboo Pole Entities stood upwind, occupying favorable terrain as they hurled Meatworm Wraiths at the City Wall one after another.

They intended to destroy the City Wall, then charge into the camp's core area.

Under this assault, Chen Fan and the others had little room to fight back. They hid behind the battlements as best they could to avoid being splashed by the viscous green fluid. The rest could only be left to the Arrow Towers.

This offensive came with terrifying ferocity.

Some of the Bamboo Pole Entities were responsible for throwing Meatworm Wraiths.

The others had already charged toward the City Wall, followed by a whole host of Strange Entities such as Mantis Entities and Monkey-Head Entities.

"Arrow Rain Storm!"

"Arrow Rain Storm!"

A Level-3 Arrow Tower continuously lofted vast numbers of bolts into the air, accurately striking the Strange Entities that charged into the camp. Before long, countless were dead or wounded, while the remaining ten Level-2 Arrow Towers also kept firing bolts.

Every bolt was like a life-reaping ghost from hell, claiming lives with unerring precision.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

The ground began to tremble. Within the black mist, the Bamboo Pole Entity leader—far larger than the other Bamboo Pole Entities—slowly entered the camp. With every step it took, the earth shook without cease.

Though it too was a Bamboo Pole Entity.

This Bamboo Pole Entity leader was clearly far stronger in all four limbs. It casually grabbed two Mantis Entities beside it, took several rapid running steps, then flung the Mantis Entities into the air. They sailed over the City Wall and fell into the camp's core area behind it, and it repeated the action again and again.

Mantis Entities leaped directly over the City Wall one after another.

The Mantis Entities that crashed heavily into the camp quickly rolled over, shrieked, raised their Mantis Arms high, and charged up the stone steps toward Chen Fan and the others atop the City Wall.

And at this moment—

Quite a few Bamboo Pole Entities had also reached the foot of the City Wall. They grabbed nearby Mantis Entities and used their Mantis Arms like battering rams, pounding the wall with all their strength in an attempt to breach it.

For a time!

The entire camp was beset by enemies within and without, wolves before them and tigers behind them.

It had fallen into an exceedingly dangerous situation.

"Save yourselves!"

After roaring that, Chen Fan quickly looked toward the situation outside the wall. The Meatworm Wraiths had all been used up. Though this section of the City Wall had been corroded into a battered ruin, it had not yet collapsed.

Quite a few Bamboo Pole Entities were staring fixedly at this weak point in the City Wall as they assaulted it.

The Level-3 Arrow Tower that had enhanced power and carried the fire element was precisely firing at the High-Grade Bamboo Pole Entity that had entered the camp. A Level-3 Arrow Tower's power was considerable, and bolts shot out like hailstones.

One struck its forehead.

Two struck its eyes.

Three struck its abdomen.

It had not even run more than a few steps before it staggered and fell to the ground. It never rose again, completely dead.

With the source of the throws gone, no more Mantis Entities were hurled over the wall.

After dealing with that High-Grade Bamboo Pole Entity, the Arrow Tower began taking care of the Bamboo Pole Entities that had rushed beneath the City Wall, picking them off one by one. With the assistance of the remaining five Level-2 Arrow Towers, the Strange Entities near the edge of the City Wall were almost swiftly cleared out.

The other five Arrow Towers rapidly killed the Mantis Entities that had fallen within the wall.

Meanwhile, the other Level-3 Arrow Tower, which constantly activated the "Arrow Rain Storm" skill, was firing from both sides and rapidly slaughtering the large numbers of Strange Entities charging into the camp.

The entire camp looked like a small boat in a torrential downpour, on the verge of capsizing.

Yet in truth, it was as steady as an old dog.

And what they had to do was simple: survive, avoid the attacks of the few Mantis Entities that had fallen into the camp, and leave the rest to the camp's defensive buildings!

Just then—

A Mantis Entity suddenly sprang from the shadows, leaping into the air with both blades in hand as it shrieked and slashed toward Chen Fan and the others.

Lightning flashed.

Chen Fan could even clearly see the fine hairs beside the Strange Entity's mouth.

Pale white and chilling.

"Clang!" Crippled Monkey, wielding the Godslaying Spear, met it at once. He raised the spear and blocked the blow, but the immense impact still crushed Crippled Monkey to the ground. Even so, he had blocked the Mantis Entity's sneak attack.

The next moment.

A bolt shot in through the rain.

It struck with precision.

The Mantis Entity, which had no chance to launch another attack, suddenly stiffened in midair and fell onto the City Wall in the rainy night.

In just dozens of breaths.

The battle was over.

Strange Entity corpses littered the ground outside the wall. One section of the City Wall was already on the verge of collapse, while not a single living Strange Entity remained within the camp.

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Chen Fan quickly swept his gaze over the others, then looked inside the City Wall.

Not one person was injured.

Zhou Mo, who had been asleep, had also been awakened by the commotion. He was now standing in the rain-soaked night with the Great Knife in hand, panting heavily, blood seeping from the tiger's mouth of his hand as he looked up at Chen Fan.

Chen Fan had not personally exchanged blows head-on with a Mantis Entity.

If a Level-2 Arrow Tower's bolt struck accurately, it could instantly kill a Mantis Entity.

But—

He had just watched Zhou Mo exchange several moves in succession with a Mantis Entity. Zhou Mo could only barely protect himself, and even then blood seeped from the tiger's mouth of his hand after multiple collisions. A Level-2 cultivator holding an Exotic Treasure had actually been unable to confront a cannon-fodder Mantis Entity head-on.

Strange Entities were simply not something human strength could confront directly.

Even cultivators found it extremely difficult.

And that was still within the camp, where there was light.

If this had been within Eternal Night, surrounded by dense darkness with visibility reduced to zero, Zhou Mo would not last three moves before dying beneath the Mantis Entity's blades.

Chen Fan looked toward the sedan chair in the gray mist outside the camp.

At this point!

The Strange Entities surrounding the camp tonight had been completely wiped out. Only that sedan chair remained.

"Retreating?"

Chen Fan's brows furrowed slightly as he watched the blood-red sedan chair slowly withdraw into the gray mist. That female wraith possessed far too much intelligence and was a major problem. If he let her retreat this time, she would definitely bring even more Strange Entities when she returned next time.

But he had no particularly good solution.

He could only watch helplessly as it retreated. The Arrow Towers could only attack living beings within the camp's range.

The next moment—

The four Bamboo Pole Entities carrying the sedan chair retreated several meters, then suddenly began running toward the camp, faster and faster. Carrying the sedan chair, they charged into the camp, and the instant they entered it—

The sedan chair suddenly exploded.

It turned into countless fragments that stabbed into the ground.

The four Bamboo Pole Entities were also shattered to death as a result.

"Ahahahaha!!!"

A piercing, bizarre, frenzied laugh instantly blanketed the entire camp. A naked female wraith stood barefoot on the ground, looking up at the people standing atop the City Wall.

Her cheeks were as pale as snow, nothing like the face of a living person.

Her features were exquisite, like a masterpiece meticulously carved by a craftsman.

There were no pupils in her eyes, only a chaos of blackness, yet her lips were exceptionally crimson.

Her jet-black hair flowed past her waist, reaching level with her calves.

So beautiful.

That was Chen Fan's first impression. She was so beautiful she seemed less like a Strange Entity and more like a peerless beauty of the mortal world.

A woman without clothes did not actually possess much beauty. It was clothing that half-concealed and half-revealed that often brought beauty into relief.

But—

The female wraith before him did not have a single shred of clothing on her body, standing naked between heaven and earth.

Yet she did not carry the slightest trace of vulgarity. Instead, she radiated a noble, icy aura.

(End of Chapter)