Chapter 524 Another War

Chapter 524 Another War

"Let me see, the next city is Barak City. It's not easy to conquer." Huo Yuhao sketched out a three-dimensional map in his mind.

Barak City is located in the southern border of the Tiandou Empire, adjacent to the Fasno Province. As the first line of defense of the Tianhun Empire facing the Xingluo Empire, this military town is stationed with the empire's most elite troops all year round. Its strategic position is so important that it can be called the iron wall gate to the south of the Tianhun Empire.

"But if we take this city, the only ones left are Vixlock Plains and Silves City. Ruirui, let them work harder, I'm in a hurry."

As a major military town, Barak City was equipped with far more soul guides than Soto City. These war-prepared equipment just solved the urgent need at this moment, buying precious time for the human defenders.

The battle became more and more intense. The soul beast army's offensive did not slow down at all, but became more fierce. Lord Barak took command and constantly adjusted tactics. When the fixed soul guide cannon entered the cooling stage, the soul beasts like a tide had climbed up the city wall, and the long-range attack also suddenly increased.

"Activate the soul guide shield! Fire the stun bomb!" The city lord gave the order without hesitation.

The soul masters in the back row of the city defense army quickly injected their soul power into the metal pillars in front of them. In an instant, a green light curtain rose from the top of the city, forming a solid barrier. The claws of the climbing soul beasts suddenly lost their footing and slid down. The long-range attacks were also completely blocked by the shield.

At this moment, the secret compartment in the hidden part of the city wall suddenly opened, and countless silver-white light balls shot out. A violent shock wave swept across the city wall, and the soul beasts that were clinging to the place covered by the silver light net trembled all over and fell from a height with silver light.

For the tough and thick-skinned soul beasts, falling from a high altitude was not fatal. The real purpose of the shock bomb was just to temporarily interrupt their offensive. However, when the falling soul beast smashed into the beast group behind, the shock force spread like ripples, causing the dense beast group under the city to fall into a state of temporary paralysis.

"Drop bombs!" the city lord continued to give orders.

The soldiers defending the city threw special fireballs in unison. These were not ordinary flames, but weapons for defending the city mixed with special combustion-promoting agents. They only needed to be ignited, and after the collision, they would explode into pieces of sea of ​​fire that would not go out for a long time.

Flames shot up into the sky, and thousands of incendiary bombs wove a web of death under the city. Most soul beasts were naturally afraid of fire. Even if the flames could not kill them immediately, the instinctive fear was enough to throw the herd into chaos. In the sea of ​​fire, the soul beasts roared miserably, twisted wildly in the burning, and even accidentally injured their companions. The subsequent herds of beasts had to stop temporarily in the face of the scorching air waves.

The ranged attack capabilities of soul beasts are actually quite powerful. However, although there are many kinds of soul beasts living in the Xingdou Great Forest, few of them live in groups. Because of this, they have no idea how to work together. Even if the ranged attacks launched by the ten thousand year soul beasts cannot form a unified offensive and land on the city wall at the same time, the damage caused to the soul guide shield is quite limited.

The human spirit masters were always on high alert. A temporary advantage did not mean anything. The beast tide still seemed endless, not to mention that the real strong men in the Star Dou Great Forest had not yet made a move.

The soul beasts continued to launch frantic attacks, while the defense of the Barak city defense forces was impregnable, and the battle between the two sides was completely deadlocked.

For the soul beasts, they are using their lives to continuously consume the strategic reserves of Barak City. After all, the service life of the fixed soul guide cannon is limited. Even if it is given sufficient cooling time, after continuous firing reaches a certain intensity, its internal core array will eventually be damaged.

The soul guide rays on the top of the city wall are still powerful and can effectively suppress the beast tide's attack for the time being. The shock bombs will not be used easily, and will only be dropped occasionally when a large number of soul beasts climb up the city wall.

“Ah, this! The soul guides of the Tianhun Empire are all provided by the Dragon Pavilion. Isn’t this considered shooting oneself in the foot?” Huo Yuhao couldn’t help but complain.

"These sacrifices are worth it. In the words of the Shadow Master, it is 'for the greater good'. Opening up the passage between the Star Dou Great Forest and the Sunset Forest is a great undertaking for the soul beast tribe that will benefit the present and future generations." Fu Rui's voice did not sound too emotional. "Compared with the previous beast tides, the losses this time were negligible. The last time a large-scale beast tide was launched was because the people of the Body Sect broke into the Star Dou Great Forest and hunted down seven hundred thousand year soul beasts in a row..."

“If that’s the case, why is the Body Douluo unwilling to hand over the seven soul bones? Could it be that they have been fused together? But as long as it’s not the skull or torso bones, forcibly taking them out can still save his life, right?” Huo Yuhao pondered for a while, “Even if the skull and torso bones cannot be removed, other hundred thousand year soul bones can be used as substitutes! The overall strength of the Body Sect is only slightly inferior to that of Shrek Academy back then. It’s not like they don’t even have a few hundred thousand year soul bones, right?”

"Of course they can't take it out, because the soul bone has been snatched back by the Shadow Master." The three-eyed golden gradient grinned, revealing a humane smile.

“What bad luck, Senior…” Huo Yuhao sighed slightly and continued to share his mental detection with Fu Rui, secretly supporting her in commanding the overall situation.

He didn't have much good feelings towards the Body Sect. No one would like a force that was unreasonable and would snatch people away. Although the flower language of stray cats is "slow or late", he was already a house cat at that time!

Du Bu Si was tormented by the endless beast tide and couldn't help but ask the Golden Body Douluo beside him: "Old Jin, we must repel the beast tide within three days, or wait for reinforcements. Has the signal for help been sent out?"

Golden Body Douluo nodded and said, "We have sent out a signal for help to the three empires. But the beast tide came too suddenly, and the fact that the Sun-Moon Empire imprisoned contestants from the three empires has just been exposed. The three empires are now focusing their main energy on fighting the Sun-Moon Empire, and most of their troops are also gathered there. It may be difficult for reinforcements to arrive quickly. This time it's really troublesome. The situation is still stable, but once the soul guides are exhausted and we are forced into close combat, we will be in an extremely passive situation."

Du Bu Si gritted his teeth and said, "Now we can only hold on and wait for reinforcements. Fighting against the Sun and Moon Empire is important, but if the internal situation is unstable and the soul beast army sweeps over, none of the three empires can afford it. Although the main attack direction of the beast tide is directly aimed at the Sky Soul Empire, the lips and teeth are cold, and I believe that the leaders of the three countries will not sit idly by. Reinforcements will definitely come, it just takes time. I hope the first batch of reinforcements will arrive within three days."

Golden Body Douluo nodded and said, "This is the only way for now. Those beasts are indeed cunning, and the Beast God Di Tian has not yet appeared. I hope that it is true as Dragon Emperor Douluo said, he will not participate in the battle. Now the high-level soul beasts are also sitting still. It is obvious that they are using ordinary soul beasts to consume us and conserve their strength until the best time."

Du Bu Si looked solemn, "So we have to retain our strength. Once all those soul beast masters are dispatched, our pressure will definitely increase sharply. Since their main force has not moved, our Titled Douluo will attack once every half an hour, and then immediately meditate to restore their soul power. Each time, four Titled Douluo will attack, and the others will rest and take turns to execute. Isn't it just a battle of consumption? We consume soul power, but they consume the lives of soul beasts. I want to see who can hold on to the end. The foundation of human soul masters cannot be easily shaken by these soul beasts."

"Understood." After receiving the order, Jin Shen Douluo immediately began to make arrangements.

Among the soul masters fighting against the beast tide, Du Bu Si has the highest status, but he does not directly command the army and is only responsible for dispatching top combat forces.

As soon as the order was issued, the first person to execute it was Shi Xing, who used to be the defense officer of Shrek City. He was one of the few survivors among the remaining Titled Douluo in Shrek.

"Tick-tick!" The crisp sound of a stopwatch resounded throughout the battlefield. A huge silver disc appeared out of thin air, with only the second hand moving slowly on the disc.

Within 500 meters in front of Barak City, all the soul beasts suddenly became slow. Even with the auxiliary treatment of the Emerald Swan, they could not recover their speed at this moment.

Then, a strange black airflow began to emerge in this area. As the black air spread, a strange scene of twinkling stars appeared within a range of 500 meters. Then the whole area suddenly became clear, and all the soul beasts that were originally in this range disappeared without a trace. Only a few strong soul beasts on the edge managed to escape by chance.

He is called Time Douluo, but his martial spirit, the Silver Plate of Space-Time, actually involves both the laws of time and space. As for why he is only given the title of "Time", I'm afraid only he himself knows the reason. This also proves a truth that the title of Title Douluo may not be completely credible, and some shrewd strongmen may use the title to confuse their opponents.

Within a range of 500 meters in diameter, even if the density was calculated based on one soul beast per five square meters, hundreds of soul beasts disappeared out of thin air in an instant, including some that had cultivated for tens of thousands of years. This attack tore open a vacuum zone in the center of the soul beast army.

This strange scene happened so suddenly that even the fearless soul beasts were briefly in chaos, and the momentum of their charge was slowed down.

At this moment, a red beam of light suddenly shot up into the sky, and red clouds rolled in the sky. It was obvious that another powerful human was about to launch a powerful attack. The face of Emerald Swan Biji, who was above the soul beast army in the distance, suddenly changed. The strength displayed by humans was obviously beyond their expectations.

When Brigitte saw another Titled Douluo taking action, she immediately spread her emerald wings and an invisible barrier unfolded in the air, ready to intercept the surging red cloud.

To stop the Red Cloud's attack in the air, they naturally needed to take off to fight. Although Biji had a deep cultivation base, she did not dare to be careless in the face of a Titled Douluo-level attack. However, just as the Red Cloud had not yet shown its attack power, the fixed-type soul guide cannon on the top of the city roared again, and dense shells poured down like raindrops, exploding a sea of ​​fire in the soul beast group.

Shi Xing turned around and saluted an old woman in a red skirt not far to the left. The old woman with an indifferent expression was the Nebula Douluo Manyi, who had served as the guard of Princess Xu Jiujiu of the Xingluo Empire. After escaping from the danger in Risheng City, she came with Du Bu Si and others to resist the beast tide. She smiled slightly, and the red clouds in the sky flowed, but the expected offensive never broke out.

The battle is still going on, and the soul beasts in the Xingdou Great Forest show distinct advantages and disadvantages. Millions of soul beasts live in this vast forest. As long as they grow for more than ten years, they will have combat capabilities. It can be said that all beasts are soldiers. Driven by high-level soul beasts, they are fearless and only know how to charge forward.

The first wave of beasts' attack lasted for three hours before it stopped. The plain outside Barak City was littered with corpses, but when the soul beast army temporarily retreated, all the corpses were dragged away and would become food for other soul beasts. This is the most primitive law of the jungle, the strong prey on the weak.

At this moment, the battlefield outside the city was in ruins, with holes formed by explosions and mottled marks of dried blood of various soul beasts everywhere.

Fatigue invaded everyone, Title Douluo and ordinary spirit masters. After this fierce battle, everyone was exhausted physically and mentally, and their spirit power was almost exhausted. The city lord ordered the spirit masters to rest immediately, and the city defense was temporarily handed over to ordinary soldiers. But no one knew when the next wave of beasts would come. Perhaps after those spirit beasts had eaten the bodies of their dead counterparts, the beast tide would come again.

Barak City is facing an unprecedented crisis. Ordinary armies are useless in the face of the beast tide, and only by gathering strong men to form reinforcements can they be rescued. However, waiting for such reinforcements takes time. Can this isolated city hold out until that moment?

The strong men defending the city looked solemn. The soul beast army's offensive was extremely resolute this time. A large amount of strategic materials in the city were consumed in just one night of fierce fighting. But what was more worrying was the loss of personnel. At this rate, the next wave of offensives would most likely be forced to launch a brutal hand-to-hand fight on the city walls.

Once the close combat begins, not only will the number of casualties rise sharply, but the overall consumption of the human defenders will also increase exponentially. The most disturbing thing is that the beasts hiding behind the beast tide have not yet attacked with all their strength. If the strong men of the soul beasts come out in full force tomorrow, can this city, which has been bathed in bloody battles, continue to hold out?

On the city wall, the exhausted soul masters began to complain in low voices. Some began to curse Shrek Academy without hesitation. If Xuanzi had not violated the contract and killed the Scarlet King, and attempted to kidnap the Emperor's Beast, how could they have fallen into such a desperate situation?

Some people even secretly thought that since the only condition for the Emperor's auspicious beast was to cede the Sunset Forest, why not just agree? Most of the soul masters who held this idea came from Xingluo and Douling. After all, the Sunset Forest was within the territory of the Sky Soul Empire and had no direct interest in them.

Du Bu Si's face was terribly gloomy. If it weren't for the fact that these people from Shrek Academy could still provide combat power, he would have wanted to tear them into pieces. The most direct way to make the beast tide retreat was to make the soul beasts pay a heavy price, causing their casualties to far exceed expectations, forcing them to retreat. But how easy is it to do this?

So far, although the number of soul beast casualties has exceeded 10,000, under the treatment of the Emerald Swan, the injured soul beasts will soon be able to return to the battlefield. Most of the dead are low-level soul beasts of ten or hundred years old. Although there are losses of thousand-year soul beasts, there are few high-level soul beasts of more than ten thousand years old. These high-level soul beasts are the real core combat power of the Star Dou Great Forest.