"We're going down too."
Lin Zhaoran turned his head and looked at Han Ling, who was kneeling on one knee with a sniper rifle on the ground.
"Don't worry, we won't be too far away. If you need any support, just call us anytime."
"Bang!"
The roar of the sniper rifle briefly drowned out the distant clamor.
Han Ling shifted her body slightly backward, but quickly returned to her previous posture.
She glanced back quickly during a lull in the shooting.
"Yes, I will keep an eye on your situation as well."
"Good!"
Lin Zhaoran nodded, then quickly turned to Yu Yanhui, who was already waiting beside him.
" Yanhui, let's go!"
"Good!"
Han Ling's gaze followed the two as they jumped off the city wall.
A number of figures had already gathered below the city wall.
The first thing they did upon landing was to quickly survey the area and select their target.
There was no other way; there were just too many Calamity Beast, and in the Erosion Zone, there were only a little over a hundred inspectors, including those at the Third Tier.
This small number of people is completely insufficient to stop thousands of Calamity Beast.
Therefore, they can only try to select the stronger ones.
As for the weaker ones, they could only be left to ordinary soldiers, who would then use firearms and artillery shells to carry out the attacks.
Of course, this is on the premise that the target enters their attack range.
Han Ling's gaze moved, quickly sweeping across the surging tide of beasts.
Prioritize dealing with the Fourth Tier Calamity Beast that can be handled; also check on the other inspectors fighting below; if there's spare capacity, deal with the others that have climbed onto the city walls...
Beneath the city wall.
Lin Zhaoran's gaze swept quickly across the surging tide of beasts.
" Sister Zhaoran!" Yu Yanhui called out from the side.
" Fourth Tier Calamity Beast are still a bit far off; prioritize dealing with the ordinary Calamity Beast," Lin Zhaoran said quickly. " Yanhui, Shui Liu!"
"Um!"
Yu Yanhui, her hand quickly moving from the lower right to the upper left.
In the void, a stream of water condensed, rapidly rotating and flowing around her.
" Sister Zhaoran!" Yu Yanhui called out.
Having cooperated with him many times before, Lin Zhaoran and quickly reached out to the side with his right hand.
A stream of water split off at the opportune moment.
"Crack--!"
A faint cracking sound was heard in the ice.
The water quickly froze into an icicle.
Then.
"Swoosh--"
Ice spikes, icicles, and ic shards shot out like a rain of needles towards the Calamity Beast ahead!
"Puff puff puff puff--!"
A series of penetrating sounds rang out.
The Calamity Beast at the forefront were met with a crushing blow.
Despite the difference in their rank, the ice spikes easily pierced their relatively fragile fur and Scalearmor, drawing out plumes of blood.
Some fall to the ground motionless, some fly backwards, and some fall straight down...
"Roar--!"
A majestic roar echoed across the battlefield.
A nearly three-meter-tall figure with bulging muscles darted wildly across the battlefield.
With a swipe of its claws, one Calamity Beast after another was sent flying into the air.
Blood and chunks of flesh flew through the air...
"Swoosh--"
He pulled the spear from the body of a Calamity Beast.
Lü Wenrui stood on the corpse of the Calamity Beast, his gaze unconsciously drifting forward.
More dark figures surged in.
"Damn it, how can there still be so many?" Lü Wenrui couldn't help but mutter under his breath.
"Stop muttering, there are still plenty of Calamity Beast!" Tang Yuanyang shouted from the side.
"They're here! They're here!" Lü Wenrui shouted.
He moved his feet and suddenly fell off the corpse of the Calamity Beast.
"Didn't you eat? Your gun is shaking like that!"
"Don't be stingy with bullets! Bullets are made to be used, so fire them all!"
"Hurry! The Calamity Beast..."
Inside the city walls, illuminated by lights, the officers roared wildly.
Beside them, soldiers were gripping heavy machine guns mounted on metal, frantically scanning the windows.
The window was very small; once the gun barrel extended, it could barely allow one or two heads to squeeze out.
But this didn't stop the soldiers from using this small window to observe the battlefield outside.
"Da da da da da--!!!"
Gunfire rang out incessantly within the city walls, like a torrential downpour.
The flames stretched out in a continuous line, flashing wildly across the battlefield.
One after another, the Calamity Beast fell like felled wheat, their blood splattering across the black snow.
For a time, humanity seemed to have gained an absolute advantage.
only...
"Whoosh--"
A dark shadow appeared.
Yu Yanhui shouted urgently,
" Sister Zhaoran, to the left!"
As she spoke, she raised her hand, and a stream of water swept over her.
Lin Zhaoran's gaze sharpened, without even turning his head to look.
With a raised arm, the chill spread along the water flow, instantly condensing into an ice spike that shot out.
However, the Calamity Beast reacted quickly, its figure flashing as it swiftly retreated to the side.
" Fourth Tier Shadow Cat?"
Lin Zhaoran's gaze narrowed slightly as she watched the figure flash past one Calamity Beast after another.
" Sister Zhaoran, should we go after them?" Yu Yanhui asked.
"No, it didn't run towards the city wall, so we'll just leave it alone." Lin Zhaoran slowly shook his head.
Yu Yanhui nodded. "So, shall we continue killing those low-level arrogant fighters?"
"No!"
"Huh?" Yu Yanhui blinked, looking at Lin Zhaoran with some surprise.
"We need to conserve our Origin Power; we can't waste Origin Power on those low-level Calamity Beast." Lin Zhaoran's voice remained calm, but his breathing was already slightly rapid.
"But what happens next..."
Before Yu Yanhui could finish speaking, Lin Zhaoran interrupted her.
"There are still some Third Tier members on the city wall, and the soldiers are all hiding inside the wall. Even if some of the Calamity Beast go up, there won't be any immediate danger."
"Then we..."
"If any other low-level Calamity Beast come towards us, kill them. If they don't come towards us, then we'll leave them alone for now," Lin Zhaoran said.
After hesitating for a moment, Yu Yanhui finally nodded.
They weren't the only two to make this choice; many others had already reduced their attack frequency earlier on.
The time it takes for the slowdown to begin varies. Some people experience the slowdown after killing a dozen or so, some after killing twenty or so, and a very small number only start to experience the slowdown after killing thirty.
Without exception, by now, almost everyone has begun to consciously restrain their power.
Apart from those members who have already faced off against Fourth Tier Calamity Beast.
"Da da da da!"
The flames flickered.
Bullets rained down on the ground and the Calamity Beast.
Amidst the cacophony of sounds on the battlefield, a Third Tier Calamity Beast resembling an ape with arms reaching past its knees suddenly leaped to the edge of the battlefield, within range of bullets.
It grabbed a smaller, dead Second Tier Calamity Beast from the side and used it as a human shield in front of its head, then continued running inward.