On the last day of the Temple's proclamation, Chen Village did not open its city gates again.
All the ordinary people of Chen Village left, Chen Hongjie arranged for them to go to other tribes to hide first.
In the entire Chen Village, only the soldiers of the Chen Clan and a very small number of their family members who were unwilling to leave remained.
They had all made up their minds to live and die with Chen Village.
Thump, thump, thump!
From the south of Chen Village, a series of earth-shaking footsteps resounded, and countless demonic beasts rushed out, slowly approaching Chen Village.
The sky was dark and gloomy, with those avian monsters gathered together, like dark clouds covering most of the sky.
"Fellow villagers of Chen Village! Your contempt for the Temple and your violation of the laws of the gods are unforgivable!"
Today, divine punishment descends to cleanse your sins. Do you have anything else to say?
Xing Le stood in the center of the beast tide, his loud voice resounding throughout the heavens and earth, clearly audible throughout Chen Village.
Whoosh!
A man dressed in a blue robe flew up from the city wall, his robes fluttering in the wind. His gaze was calm and cold as he stared at Xing Le in the distance.
"The messengers of the gods of Xing Le, as the saying goes, 'If you want to condemn someone, you can always find a pretext.'"
Our Chen Village has always abided by the laws of the gods and held the Temple in the highest esteem.
It was you! You deceived your superiors and subordinates, framed others, and tried to eliminate us newly formed tribes in order to protect the old tribes like Jiang Lan's.
I advise you not to be so stubborn and headstrong, otherwise, if you anger the gods, you will surely die.
Chen Mu's tone was firm and unyielding, seemingly completely unconcerned about the large circle of terrifying monsters surrounding them.
Xiaozhi, it can be accurately calculated that there are already more than 300,000 monsters gathered around Chen Village, and this number is constantly increasing over time.
Among them were thirteen demonic beasts that had reached the level of Demon King. These Demon King- level demonic beasts were distributed in different locations within the beast horde, commanding different groups of demonic beasts, and their eyes were filled with ferocity as they stared at Chen Village.
"Nonsense! Even on the verge of death, you show no remorse and still dare to slander me."
Today I will show you that the majesty of the Temple cannot be offended! Kill!
Xing Le didn't want Chen Mu to have a chance to say anything more, so he waved the Heavenly God Beast-Taming Token in his hand and ordered the monster horde to begin their attack.
Hiss... Roar...!
Hundreds of thousands of ferocious monsters surged towards Chen Village like a flood sweeping across the mountains.
Squeak... click... thump!
Above the city wall of Chen Village, countless gun barrels extended out, like the bristles of a hedgehog standing on end, turning into sharp quills.
When Chen Village was established, security was taken into consideration, so it was built on a mountain with a high elevation.
To prevent enemy attacks, all trees and vegetation within a five-kilometer radius of the city walls had been leveled.
So when those monsters rushed out of the forest, there was a large open space with no obstacles in their path.
In just a few breaths, all the weapons on the Chen Village city wall were set up.
Boom... Crack! Crack! Crack!
Blazing tongues of fire shot out from the weapons on the city wall, and countless bullets and cannonballs were fired, attacking the besieging monsters.
Boom boom boom...!
Under the intense attack, even when the monsters were still a kilometer or two away from Chen Village, they were constantly being knocked down and then overwhelmed by the surging horde.
Although individual monsters are generally a level stronger than cultivators of the same level, their advantages cannot be brought into play in group battles. In fact, when the individual qualities are similar, monsters are weaker than human armies.
The most important reason for this is that the monsters are untamed by nature; they are not used to teamwork and only know how to rush forward in a swarm.
Monsters are generally very resilient; even if a bullet pierces their vital organs, they will not die quickly. However, under the raging beast tide, those monsters that fall are not killed by the attacks, but die under the trampling of other monsters.
In fact, the monsters' attack was not without order. The first wave of attacking monsters was mainly composed of tough-skinned and strong monsters. They were like rows of plows, charging straight at the city walls and destroying everything in their path.
" Cannon-Wielding Corps and Rune Gun Corps, open fire!"
On the city wall, Chen Hongjie seized the opportunity and ordered the two special forces regiments to open fire.
Over the past few years, Chen Village's Rune Gun, handheld cannons, and other weapons have undergone several iterations. However, due to limitations in materials, equipment capable of threatening Core Formation Realm cultivators is still not in mass production.
The Rune Gun Corps in Chen Village now numbers over 1,600, all equipped with the improved Rune Gun No. 2. They are also equipped with auxiliary helmets, escape bracelets, and charged armor—auxiliary equipment provided by the Rune Research Institute —ensuring their survival capabilities.
The Cannon-Wielding Corps, on the other hand, had a smaller number of men, just over nine hundred. Their main equipment consisted of hand cannons (number 2) and rune shields, while their other auxiliary equipment was the same as that of the Rune Gun Corps.
Although the talismanic Rune Artifacts created by Chen Mu do not require a certain level of cultivation to unleash the power of traditional magic weapons, the operation of these Rune Artifacts is still much more difficult than that of traditional magic weapons.
Back in Absolute Sword City, the Rune Gun and handheld cannons that Chen Mu invented were relatively rudimentary. For martial artists with cultivation, a few days of practice was usually enough to get the hang of them.
However, the equipment of the Rune Gun Corps and Cannon-Wielding Corps is becoming increasingly intelligent. Once equipped, a Qi Nourishing Realm soldier is enough to confront a True Spirit Realm cultivator head-on, and even has an advantage in some special scenarios.
Without sufficient practice, using such equipment is like a baby trying to chop someone with a sharp axe; they might accidentally hurt themselves instead.
Therefore, these two special forces regiments only have a total of more than two thousand people to date, and they follow an elite route.
biu... biu... biu...!
Bang bang bang...!
After the Rune Gun Corps and the Cannon-Wielding Corps opened fire, the casualties among the monsters on the battlefield became increasingly severe, with less than a third of the monsters managing to break through to within one kilometer of Chen Village's city walls.
However, unlike humans, demonic beasts are driven by the Heavenly God Beast-Taming Token, so they are completely fearless of death and will not experience a collapse in morale even if more than half of them are killed or injured.
Above the horde of monsters, Xing Le's expression was ashen.
He guessed that Chen Village's defenses would be strong, but he didn't expect them to be this strong. Of such a massive horde of demonic beasts, less than one-tenth actually made it to the city walls. It was practically like lining up to die.
"Hmph! So what if there are only one-tenth of the demonic beasts left? They can still destroy those fragile city walls!"
Once the city walls are destroyed, let's see how you withstand this endless tide of monsters."
Xing Le gritted his teeth inwardly.
Those demonic beasts that can withstand the force of the city walls are all savage and powerful demonic beasts. Let alone city walls built of ordinary bricks and stones, even the sturdy city walls in the Central Land that are mixed with rare spiritual minerals would have a large crater knocked out by such an impact.
As the saying goes, brute force can overcome any technique. The greatest advantage of the monster horde's attack lies here: they lack complex tactics, but they are brave, fearless, and reckless.
Even if you are stronger than them, once they go berserk, it will only result in mutual destruction, and neither of you will benefit.