The roars echoed across the battlefield.
The Shuofeng swung its double scythes, forcing the humans in front of it back once again.
The wind blades generated by the scythe added several more deep wounds to the opponent's body.
It'll be soon.
If it delays a little longer, until the human's strange state dissipates, it can cut off the guy's head and hang it on the hillside.
Then, tear that sniper on the city wall to shreds, so that other humans can see the consequences of resisting them.
Of course, their ultimate fate was also...
Suddenly, the Shuofeng paused slightly.
Shen Heng seized this fleeting opportunity, slashing horizontally with his longsword, forcing it to parry with its sickle.
With a deafening crash, sparks flew everywhere.
The Shuofeng landed on the ground, did not pursue, but turned its head to look in a certain direction.
Smoke and dust filled the air, and sporadic artillery fire continued to fall, making it difficult to see clearly.
But it could sense that the aura belonging to its own kind over there... was missing one.
"Big brother!"
Leiya's voice rang out from the side, tinged with urgency and a hint of barely perceptible panic.
" Frost Throat is dead, and something's not right with Short Fang!"
Frost Throat and Short Fang —those two Fourth Tier Sky-Sundering Kamaitachi, while not as strong or potential as these, are still pretty good names!
No, or rather, every single one of them that could be brought out has good potential, but right now...
"Stop! Brother, we can't fight anymore!" Leiya's voice became even more urgent. It glanced at Shuofeng, who stood there with an icy expression. "If we keep fighting, all the people we brought out will die!"
Shuofeng gripped the sickle tightly, his fingers digging deep into the air.
It certainly understood what Leiya meant.
The two of their kind that were brought out this time made a total of fourteen.
There are twelve of them at the Fourth Tier.
The original plan was to use Fourth Tier members of their race to infiltrate the beast tide and unexpectedly tear down the city walls, while the Fifth Tier members would command and hold the line from the rear, ensuring victory while minimizing the worst-case scenario.
But what about now?
Of the Fourth Tier ones, eleven have already died, leaving only Short Fang.
And the Short Fang's breath is almost gone!
If even Short Fang dies, then the team they brought out this time will only consist of him and Leiya, two lone commanders!
"Big brother, think about it!" Leiya's tone grew increasingly anxious as he saw Shuofeng remain silent.
"At first, we didn't realize the treachery of these humans, which led to heavy casualties among our beastmen."
"But now that we know, if we let Short Fang die here, how will we explain it when we go back? What will the elders of the tribe think of us?"
The Shuofeng did not reply, standing there silently.
It certainly knew the seriousness of the problem.
Although the Sky-Sundering Kamaitachi Clan is considered a powerful clan in the Ruins Realm, its population has never been particularly large.
Although the ones I brought out this time are not as strong or have as much potential as the others, they are still quite good.
The main purpose of bringing them here is to hone their skills.
The tribe was prepared for casualties among the beasts, but absolutely not for total casualties!
Therefore, upon returning, what awaits it will not be praise, but the most severe punishment!
But precisely because of this...
"So many of our people have already perished in this war." Shuofeng's voice was low and hoarse, carrying an almost obsessive coldness.
"If we retreat now, their blood will have been shed in vain, and their deaths will have been meaningless."
"On the contrary, if we continue the fight, break through the city, and kill all these people, then even if only the two of us are left to return, at least we've won."
"So what if we win?" Leiya practically growled. "When we get back, we'll still be punished!"
"Let them punish us then!" Shuofeng said indifferently. "The war has already gone this far, it doesn't matter whether the last member of our race lives or dies. As long as we keep fighting, we will win."
Shuofeng spoke, he subconsciously looked up and gazed in the direction of the city wall.
"Soon..."
However, it stopped speaking halfway through its sentence.
The roars echoed from above.
One after another, the Calamity Beast climbed towards the city walls, but...
They remained on the city wall, fighting the humans, instead of disappearing into the wall as before.
Those humans, did they push the defensive line back?
Shuofeng frowned deeply.
In their field of vision, the humans seemed to have gone mad, completely disregarding casualties, using their bodies and lives to push the Calamity Beast off the city wall inch by inch.
Then, the artillery fire resumed, and the beast tide was visibly pushed back little by little!
"Big brother..." Leiya said from the side, his voice filled with disbelief.
Shuofeng did not answer, his cold gaze sweeping over the increasingly slowing beast tide.
They really are a bunch of useless people; their opinions changed immediately once they saw the situation...
It slowly withdrew its gaze.
The initial insistence on fighting stemmed from the fact that the beast horde had already breached the human city above, but now...
"Big Brother!" Leiya's urging voice came again, realizing that Shuofeng's thoughts were beginning to change.
Despite having made up its mind, Shuofeng did not immediately recover. It withdrew its gaze and looked at the human not far away.
Bright, calm, resolute...
This is what it saw in the other person's eyes.
It suddenly remembered a small pack of Ironback Wolf it had encountered many years ago when it was still a child, learning to hunt with its elders in a desolate wasteland in the Ruins Realm.
The wolves were far weaker and fewer in number, but after being chased for a while, they stopped and faced it.
The wolf king stood at the forefront, his eyes as calm and resolute as the human's at that moment, before leading the entire pack in a suicidal charge.
Although it won that time, killing all the Ironback Wolf, it also paid a heavy price, suffering serious injuries.
The human before it, the city, gave it a feeling that was very similar to... the pack of Ironback Wolf!
Finally, the Shuofeng slowly exhaled a breath of foul air, tinged with the smell of blood.
"... withdraw."
The voice was not loud, and even a little dry.
Upon hearing this, Leiya finally breathed a sigh of relief. Without pausing, it immediately raised its head and let out a short and sharp screech!
That was an order to retreat!
One by one, the Calamity Beast turned around and retreated down the mountain.
The cannons roared as they pursued the fleeing horde of beasts.
Shen Heng leaned on his long sword, watching the two Sky-Sundering Kamaitachi disappear into the distance.
It wasn't until they had descended the mountain and disappeared into the distance that it finally let out a long sigh of relief.
Excruciating pain, exhaustion, and dizziness swept over me like Tsunami.
He forced himself to stay awake and glanced at the Azure Talisman Jade in his hand.
Shuofeng and the others should hold out for two more minutes, then he'll prepare to use the Azure Talisman Jade.
The only reason I've been holding on is because Li Daoyi previously inscribed a Sixth Tier attack into it, which can only be used once before it's destroyed, so I haven't used it yet.
After all, once it's used up this time, what about next time?
Although it seems that a Late Fifth Tier attack would have been better, who knew the Calamity Beast would be Middle Fifth Tier beast?
If it's a Late Fifth Tier Calamity Beast that comes...
S-Class, with only one attack of the same Late 5th Tier, could at most only temporarily repel it!
In the end, Bedrock City will also perish!
Therefore, the existing level of protection, at least, will have a higher upper limit!
However, the price...
Shen Heng stood still, tilting his head slightly.
Origin Power emanated from his body, and one after another, the Calamity Beast automatically avoided his location...
"Huff, huff..."
Xu Yu stood there, gritting her teeth, looking with some regret at the Sky-Sundering Kamaitachi that was almost out of sight.
They were so close, so very close, to killing that Sky-Sundering Kamaitachi!
Just then, cheers erupted from the side.
"We won! We won!"
"Victory!"
"Victory!"
There was excitement, joy, and even tears in his voice.
He turned around, looked up at the top of the city wall, and a smile unconsciously crept onto his lips.
"Yes, we won!"