The timing the Holy Spirit Cult had chosen to trigger the beast tide was truly excellent, all too excellent.
Shrek City had now become an isolated city. Although the Soul Beasts' pride meant they still concentrated their attacks on the South Gate, their army had nevertheless surrounded all of Shrek City, and the other three walls were also under attack to varying degrees.
Shrek City's civilians and merchants had all mobilized, delivering food and water. The moment the fighting stopped, all kinds of food had already been brought up onto the walls.
Shrek City was very wealthy, and its grain reserves were plentiful. Led by several major merchants, they provided the soldiers on the walls with free, highly nutritious food.
Many merchants sent their caravan guards onto the walls. Anyone who was a Soul Master submitted to Shrek's unified deployment.
This was not generosity on their part, but a matter of survival. A battle between humans and Soul Beasts was different from one between humans.
If their enemies were human, even if the city fell, the civilians and merchants inside would still have a chance to survive, and might even continue living very well.
But their enemies were Soul Beasts. Once the city fell, there could be only one outcome: a bloodbath.
Unfortunately, most of the supplies these merchants held had nothing to do with warfare. Even those that did were rare metals, which Shrek did not lack in the slightest.
Thus, Shrek now pinned more of its hopes on the Three Great Empires-forget the Heaven Dou Empire. They were still taking a beating on the front lines, so there was no counting on them.
But even if only the Dou Ling Empire and Star Luo Empire could send some weapons and equipment, especially large quantities of Fixed-Installation Cannon Shells,