"Cough, cough--"
Wu Hao coughed twice, braced himself on the ground with his right hand, and staggered to his feet.
He ignored his drooping left hand and quickly looked up at the sky.
After roughly predicting the location of the missile that might land in the next ten seconds or so, Wu Hao quickly lowered his head.
Firelight, rubble, thick smoke, and the shadows of beasts—all in complete chaos!
Wu Hao quickly focused his gaze on one particular direction.
There, a dusty, beady-faced Sky-Sundering Kamaitachi stared blankly ahead.
Even though some time has passed, it still feels somewhat out of place in the current situation.
However, this does not prevent it from responding to external situations.
It watched as an inspector lunged straight at it, raised its scythe, and was about to cut him in two.
"Boom--"
The shell exploded next to the two men.
Both the man and the beast were blasted away.
Then, the Sky-Sundering Kamaitachi got up, covered in even more dust, but the confusion in its eyes disappeared.
It glanced at the remaining humans surging towards it from all directions.
It raised its claws and plunged the two scythes back into its head.
Then, without looking back, he ran down the mountain.
"Quick! Everyone, charge! Forget the artillery fire, charge up and entangle it! Once it goes down, it'll be hard to kill it again!" Wu Hao's pupils contracted slightly.
Just as he was about to give chase, he heard Zhao Gang's voice beside him.
"Stop chasing! The Calamity Beast have already reached the city walls!"
Wu Hao paused slightly, then turned his head to look towards the mountaintop.
He then realized that the beast tide at the forefront had already spread to the mountaintop, and one after another, the Calamity Beast were climbing towards the city.
The other inspectors were also watching him, waiting for him to make a decision, after all, he was the leader of this temporary team.
However, Wu Hao did not take immediate action.
He looked up, hesitated for a moment, then turned his gaze back to the Sky-Sundering Kamaitachi not far away.
"No, continue the pursuit!"
"No? It's already running away, we can just ignore it!" Zhao Gang's eyes widened.
"But what if he comes back after we've left?" Wu Hao asked sternly.
"Well..." Zhao Gang hesitated for a moment, "If that's really the case, we can go find it again later, and besides, if we go up now, we can still help the city a little!"
"No, there are thousands, including quite a few Fourth Tier ones. Even if we go up, we won't be of much help. On the contrary, if we get entangled with the other Calamity Beast, it will be difficult to leave. In the end, we might just be luring the Calamity Beast away, so..."
As Wu Hao spoke, his tone became increasingly firm.
"Only now, and only now!"
"But we only have one left. Can we defeat him?" an inspector asked from the side.
Upon hearing this, the expressions of the other inspectors also quickly darkened.
Although they had been entangled with other Calamity Beast, they had to admit that they really had no way to deal with the Sky-Sundering Kamaitachi.
In fact, if a real fight were to break out, they would have to rely on their own efforts and the help of others to survive against the Sky-Sundering Kamaitachi.
Zhao Gang stood still, glanced at everyone, and then looked at Wu Hao.
"I just need to help you drag it out, right?"
Wu Hao nodded heavily, "But we need to buy at least one or two seconds!"
Zhao Gang nodded slightly and turned around.
His ability is Air Burst, B-Class, which allows him to compress air to create a localized explosion in a short period of time.
At that moment, he quickly created two explosive points on his feet.
Then, with a "boom," the figure transformed into a black streak and shot straight away.
The remaining nine inspectors hesitated for a moment, then turned and quickly gave chase.
Now is not the time to ask more questions. In fact, the conversation just now was somewhat of a waste of time if it weren't for the need to decide whether or not to proceed.
Now that the tactics have been decided, there's nothing we can do but go for it.
Although they weren't sure whether this was right or wrong.
After all, both of the options mentioned earlier have some merit.
If the Sky-Sundering Kamaitachi doesn't return, then going up there is indeed the best option.
But if the Sky-Sundering Kamaitachi returns, then they will be entangled again, just as Wu Hao said, unable to escape.
They couldn't imagine what would happen to others under the blade of the Sky-Sundering Kamaitachi.
The situation might be worse than if they didn't go back at all.
"Whoosh--"
The sound of wind cutting through the air came from behind.
The Sky-Sundering Kamaitachi turned its head to glance at the figure charging straight at it, and with lightning speed, drew its katana again.
He swung his twin scythes, unleashing several invisible wind blades.
Zhao Gang did not dodge, but quickly pushed forward with his left hand.
"Boom!"
The explosion suddenly rocked the ground between the two of them!
Mud and gravel sprayed upwards, Sky-Sundering Kamaitachi to lose its balance and falter.
Zhao Gang was thrown backward by the recoil, his chest slashed by two wind blades, blood splattering everywhere.
But this created a half-second window of opportunity.
The other nine inspectors have already pounced!
However, it's not that easy.
With each swing of the scythe, the approaching inspectors were forced back.
Finally, a scythe blade slashed through.
Another inspector was cut in two.
Zhao Gang's eyes widened. After hesitating for a moment, he suddenly stepped forward.
"Whoosh--"
The scythe slashed down.
This time, Zhao Gang didn't try to avoid it like before.
He raised his hand, detonated the wind blades with his ability, and then pounced.
"Laugh--"
The scythe pierced through the armor and struck his body, drawing blood.
Zhao Gang clutched the sickle tightly, looked up, his eyes bloodshot, and roared at the other inspectors:
"No matter what, we have to drag this out, otherwise more and more people will die!!"
The surrounding inspectors paused for a moment, then stepped forward.
Some people rushed forward and grabbed the hind legs of the Sky-Sundering Kamaitachi, some used their bodies to block its scythe-swinging trajectory, just like Zhao Gang did, and some used their weapons to firmly block its other scythe blade!
Flames, ice spikes, flashing blades, shadowy guns...
All attacks no longer aim for accuracy, but only to keep the target in place!
"Laugh--"
Blood was splattered everywhere.
Wu Hao stared at the scene before him, his eyes slightly red.
All that could be seen was Zhao Gang, his eyes red, looking up and shouting:
Hurry up!
"Roar--!!"
The roar echoed along the mountain road.
With his knuckles turning slightly white, Wu Hao raised the spear.
The spearhead was aimed at the brownish-yellow figure struggling and howling wildly in the crowd.
A large amount of Origin Power began to flow in.
The spear began to emit a deep hum, and the spear tip shone with a layer of solidified, almost tangible, luminous white light.
The air in front of the spearhead was invisibly pushed aside and compressed, forming visible ripples.
Wu Hao took a deep breath and raised the spear behind him with his right hand.
In their field of vision, the Sky-Sundering Kamaitachi seemed to sense danger and struggled frantically.
"Puncture..."
Wu Hao exhaled and made a sound, twisting his waist and abdomen, transmitting all his strength to his arms.
" The Spear of Deadly Thorns!"
A sharp whistling sound rang out!
The Sky-Sundering Kamaitachi only had time to turn halfway around, its pupils reflecting the shimmering white light.
"Pfft--"