As the piercing alarm sounded, all combat personnel took their positions.
Dozens of cannons on the steel airship fired simultaneously, creating a dense barrage of bullets.
The beast that crashed into it was instantly torn to pieces, exploding into clouds of blood mist.
Under the powerful defensive firepower of the airship, no alien beast was able to break through the defenses successfully.
Qin Ze checked the time; there were less than three hours left to travel to the Maka Race.
Logically speaking, this place should not be far from the Outpost City of the Maka Race.
Such a massive beast tide should have alerted the frontline troops, who should have notified the airships in advance.
But now, everyone on the airship, from ordinary soldiers to officers, is in a panic, showing no signs of having been notified in advance.
Waves of flying beasts swarmed towards the airship.
However, they were all torn apart by the defense system when they were still tens of meters away from the airship.
boom--
A black pillar of energy suddenly shot out from a distance.
A semi-transparent barrier materialized around the steel airship.
The black energy pillar slammed into it, causing ripples to spread across the barrier.
Then came the second, third, and fourth...
Countless black energy pillars bombarded the defensive barrier relentlessly.
Qin Ze looked up at the distant sky.
It was a swarm of enormous red and black wasps.
The black energy pillars emanated from their tails.
This was the first time Qin Ze had ever seen such a strange beast; it possessed extremely powerful long-range attack capabilities.
Qin Ze had no doubt.
Just a few of these wasp-like creatures are enough to break through the city's defenses with a horde of beasts on the ground.
This is the significance of Penglai City's existence.
They will do everything they can to keep the beast tide at bay in the Abyss.
Even if there are too many to stop them all, the most threatening beasts will be eliminated first.
The large-caliber sniper cannons on the steel airship began firing in short bursts at the wasp-like monsters in the distance.
One shot, one kill.
Unfortunately, the number of wasp-like creatures was simply too great, and the sniper cannon's attack was merely a drop in the ocean.
This steel airship is merely a transport ship, and its firepower is far inferior to that of a combat ship.
Ripples continued to spread across the surface of the defensive barrier, indicating that it would not last long.
At this point, the bridge was in complete chaos.
The captain turned pale as he looked at the ever-increasing number of alien beasts.
"Any news from Torch City?"
The correspondent replied, "No, the message can't get out; there's a strong magnetic field interference nearby."
The fire control operator, sweating profusely, reported, "Captain, energy is less than 10%. The defensive barrier can only hold for another five minutes at most."
The captain frowned, and quickly made a decision.
"Deploy the landing craft and allow the soldiers to disembark."
"Prepare for an emergency landing simultaneously."
This place is still quite a distance from Torch City Outpost City of the Maka Race.
Although a forced landing in the Abyss is not safe, it is still better than being shot down.
Shortly afterward, the hatches beneath the steel airship opened, and small landing craft separated and plummeted to the ground.
Chaos had broken out on the deck.
The soldiers rushed to the lower compartments, hoping to board the landing craft and evacuate.
Qin Ze, this "distinguished guest," was ignored; no one paid him any attention.
"Wait a minute, I haven't boarded the ship yet!"
Qin Ze remained silent.
He soon felt fortunate that he hadn't boarded the landing ship.
Under the swarming attack of the wasp-like monsters, only a few landing ships managed to get off and land; almost all of them were destroyed in mid-air.
At the same time, the airship's defensive barrier could no longer hold and shattered like a mirror.
Black energy pillars rained down on the ship's hull one after another.
Boom boom boom--
A series of explosions rang out.
The deck, bridge, and defensive cannons were all blown to smithereens in an instant.
Zhan Li also did not go down to board the landing ship.
Seeing that the steel airship was about to crash, he immediately activated the Shelter Space.
The moment he entered the Shelter Space, he suddenly realized that someone had grabbed his arm and pulled him in.
Zhan Li turned her head and was immediately startled when she saw Qin Ze's face.
"What are you doing in here? Get out!"
Qin Ze said calmly, "I am your Fifth Prince's teacher. Protect my safety, and the Fifth Prince will not treat you unfairly."
Zhan Li was stunned for a moment upon hearing this. "Bullshit! When... when has His Highness the Fifth Prince ever needed a foreigner as a teacher?"
Qin Ze opened his palm, and a bright blue flame rose up.
"Just for this."
"His Highness heard that I am skilled in Fire Movement Technique, so he specifically asked me to teach him."
Immediately, Qin Ze took out the token.
Zhan Li remained silent upon seeing this.
Qin Ze patted him on the shoulder. "Although I don't know why you became a wanted criminal."
"However, I can assure you that as long as you deliver me safely to the capital, I will have the Fifth Prince pardon all your crimes and lift the arrest warrant for you."
Qin Ze chuckled to himself:
"I've already informed you that there's still a fifth prince in the capital."
Don't let me down.
Zhan Li hesitated for a moment, then said, "Hold on tight. If you let go and die, don't blame me."
Qin Ze grabbed his arm.
Whew~
Two blazing light blue flames erupted from behind Zhan Li, forming a pair of fiery wings.
He stood at the Sidelines the deck and, taking Qin Ze with him, plunged down.
Under the relentless bombardment of the alien beasts, the steel airship burst into flames.
With a loud bang and a teeth-grinding sound, the steel airship snapped in two and plummeted to the ground at breakneck speed.
Even so, the strange beasts in the sky still swooped down towards the wreckage of the airship.
The survivors who escaped from the wreckage had no time to fight back and were devoured by the monstrous beasts one after another. Only a few small landing ships managed to escape.
Qin Ze and Zhan Li stood at a distance, watching the herd of strange beasts feasting.
Fortunately, there were no Hunting Beast among the herd, otherwise the invincible Shelter Space would have been rendered useless.
"They're gone."
Zhan Li remained expressionless as he led Qin Ze toward Torch City.
After getting away from the beasts, Zhan Li dispelled the Shelter Space.
Qin Ze felt his body instantly enveloped in " Corruption ".
The branding works promptly, temporarily isolating the Corruption.
"Why did you turn it off?"
"That space was safe."
Zhan Li smirked. "Do you think Shelter Space are free?"
Qin Ze said calmly, "It's just money. I'll have the Fifth Prince reward you."
Zhan Li snorted, "The energy source of the Shelter Space is something even more precious than crystals."
"If I hadn't run into a bunch of shameless bastards, I would have had a lot more."
Zhan Li angrily cursed the Circus members in his mind; he had never seen such shameless people.
Qin Ze asked, "How much longer until we reach the world of the Maka Race?"
Zhan Li replied, "If we rely solely on our two legs, it will take us another two and a half days."
Qin Ze understood the implication. "Not relying on legs?"
Zhan Li grinned. "One day."
"Come on, I'll take you to ride the Abyss's free bus."
Half an hour later, Qin Ze and Zhan Li sat on the back of a strange beast tortoise as big as a small mountain, slowly moving towards Torch City.