"Roar--"
The roar was deafening, shaking the heavens and splitting the earth.
More than 10,000 Calamity Beast rushed out of the mountains and forests, heading straight for Solid Rock Mountain.
The commotion it caused was so great that even those on the city wall felt the wall beneath their feet tremble slightly.
Sixteen or seventeen thousand Calamity Beast... Can Bedrock City really withstand them?
Everyone's expression grew increasingly somber.
Unlike at the base, this beast tide truly has the potential to destroy this relatively newly built city!
Shen Heng frowned slightly, his gaze fixed intently on the beast tide below.
"Lord Shuofeng said we can begin the siege?"
He didn't quite understand the meaning of that sentence.
But his gaze unconsciously swept over the surging tide of beasts.
Under what circumstances would such a statement occur?
"You can start the siege now... and then the siege begins?"
Does this mean that the Earth-Shaking Mountain Ape wasn't actually in charge of this beast tide?
So, who's in charge... that Lord Shuofeng?
What kind of Calamity Beast is this?
Shen Heng's expression grew increasingly solemn, and his scanning movements unconsciously quickened.
No matter what kind of Calamity Beast it is, it must have a purpose in hiding itself.
Is it simply a matter of fear of death, a way to conceal their actions and facilitate a smooth retreat after a failed siege, or is it...?
Does this method help it conquer cities?
Shen Heng's eyes quickly scanned the area.
The Dragon-Taunting Lizard, judging from its size, is only at the Late Fourth Tier, but it isn't;
The Rotting Armor Scorpion, that one is of a lower rank, no;
We'll confirm which one it is when we get closer.
Then, this Shadow-Claw Dire Wolf...
One after another, potential Calamity Beast swept rapidly across Shen Heng's eyes.
Being some distance away, he couldn't directly sense the rank of the Calamity Beast; he could only make a judgment based on the available information and the Calamity Beast's size.
However... is this really accurate?
A moment later, Shen Heng's gaze fell on several of the Calamity Beast.
These are some of the larger Calamity Beast that are not currently recorded in the Calamity Beast Illustrated Guide.
Two of them had already rushed down the mountain, while the rest remained in the forest, seemingly planning to come up later.
Is it one of these?
Shen Heng wasn't quite sure. He glanced at the beast tide that had almost reached the foot of the mountain, wondering if it was necessary to sense Calamity Beast one by one as it approached.
But... with tens of thousands of Calamity Beast, is there enough time to identify, sense, and confirm them?
Shen Heng gazed down, his eyes growing increasingly profound.
"Everyone, get ready..."
The announcement rang in everyone's ears.
Xu Ruiyu tightened his grip on the heavy machine gun, took a deep breath, and looked down.
The leading horde of beasts has already begun climbing the Solid Rock Mountain!
"Attack!"
At the command, as if a furnace had exploded, gunfire and explosions suddenly resounded across the mountain city.
"Da da da..."
"Boom--"
"Roar--"
All sorts of sounds rang out on the battlefield.
Shell casings were falling like crazy, as if they were free.
Along with the spent cartridge cases, one after another, the Calamity Beast fell from the mountainside after being hit by bullets.
The war reached a fever pitch right from the start!
Beside her, Qin Yu looked down, gazing at a specific spot.
Her face remained expressionless, but her eyes kept flickering.
Finally, after the foremost Calamity Beast had climbed hundreds of meters, she turned her head to the side.
"Team leader!"
The sudden sound brought Shen Heng back to his senses. He glanced at Qin Yu.
"How?"
"Look at that Calamity Beast!" Qin Yu pointed to a spot down the mountain.
Shen Heng looked over and, even from a distance, pointed casually and saw hundreds of Calamity Beast.
"That one, it looks like Calamity Beast with two blades on its head, somewhat like Kamaitachi!" Qin Yu added.
Shen Heng's gaze quickly locked onto one of the Calamity Beast.
Brownish-yellow fur, a streamlined body, and two horns that look like blades.
It's Calamity Beast not recorded in the bestiary, but it's not big, only a little over three meters long, probably around Second Tier.
The distance is too great for us to ascertain the specifics.
"I saw it from afar once when I was on a mission in the countryside. It was very strong, at least S-Class, and its size and rank were not consistent!" Qin Yu said quickly.
S-Class?
"The rest doesn't matter." As soon as these two words were uttered, everyone around who heard them subconsciously looked over.
The vast majority of them had never encountered an S-Class Calamity Beast, and their knowledge of S-Class Calamity Beast was limited to what they saw in the encyclopedia!
Even the Shadow Erosion, which nearly wiped out the entire Linhai Squad, was rated S-Class largely because of its difficulty to deal with and its stealth.
In terms of combat ability alone, he definitely doesn't reach S-Class!
"Are you sure you're not mistaken?" Shen Heng asked in a deep voice.
Everyone looked at Qin Yu.
Under everyone's watchful eyes, Qin Yu replied firmly.
"No!"
Without questioning, Shen Heng looked at Han Ling standing next to him.
After years of being teammates, Shen Heng didn't need to say anything more.
Han Ling quickly raised her gun and aimed at the Calamity Beast.
She did not possess any special abilities; she relied solely on the inherent properties of the Marrow-Exploding Bullet.
"Bang!"
The bullet was fired.
The eyes of the people around instinctively wanted to follow, but Shen Heng's voice immediately rang out from the side.
"Don't look directly at it; if you attack and look at it at the same time, it might attract its attention!"
The group paused slightly, looking elsewhere, but their eyes remained fixed on that spot.
Under everyone's watchful eyes, the Kamaitachi, which appeared to be only at Tier 2 and should have had no time to dodge, glanced up and then dodged to the side.
It was that one moment.
"Pfft--"
The bullet struck the head of a lower-level Calamity Beast below, and the Calamity Beast fell to the ground.
"It's hard to say whether he has S-Class combat power, but his rank is definitely not the kind of Tier 2 that he appears to be based on his size. He's at least at the Early Fourth Tier!" Han Ling replied, putting away her gun.
Shen Heng nodded slightly, his gaze quickly sweeping across the beast tide.
So, is this a tactic similar to the Trojan Horse?
Upon hearing the conclusion, Zhou Xuan's mouth instinctively opened.
"Holy crap, are there really such sinister Calamity Beast?"
"And that also needs to be paired with someone who might be S-Class in strength," Zheng Guomin added from the side.
Zhou Xuan said, "That's just a possibility, right? And even if it really is S-Class, it's only Fourth Tier. How could it possibly turn the tide..."
"What if there's more than one?" Shen Heng interrupted Zhou Xuan.
"Huh?" Zhou Xuan glanced at Shen Heng instinctively, then quickly scanned the beast horde. "This... is there more than one?"
"Um,"
Shen Heng nodded slowly, his gaze shifting until it landed on two equally large, even larger, Kamaitachi- like Calamity Beast in the forest.
He didn't let Zhou Xuan waste any more time counting, and went straight to the point:
"There are twelve beasts inside the horde, all of them Fourth Tier. There are two more outside, and judging from their size, they might be Fifth Tier!"