Chapter 525: Year of Raising Birds...

Chapter 525: Year of Raising Birds...

“Once we capture the next plain, I will hand over the command to Biji and the others, and then we will go to Mingdou Mountain Range together.” Fu Rui noticed Huo Yuhao’s impatience and issued new instructions to the beasts. “Fighting is something Shadow Master is really good at. She was the one who commanded the battles during the previous beast tides. She called this a ‘tower defense game’.”

“You actually treat war as a game... But is it really okay here?” Huo Yuhao was a little worried about Du Bu Si’s character. What if he planned to fight the ferocious beast to death? With his cultivation level of a level 98 Super Douluo, he might be able to take away a few of them if he was lucky. After all, Du Bu Si was not a fool like Xuan Zi who would fail even when he was in a favorable situation.

How about killing Du Bu Si before leaving? But he couldn't reveal his identity. Maybe... Huo Yuhao stroked his brows. He thought of the super artifact hidden in the Eye of Destiny.

"It's not a big problem. Getting the kill is more important. If you're really worried, I can ask Di Tian to come over to support you." Fu Rui said this as a matter of course, without any guilt at all for waking up his old father who was working overtime while getting paid to play cat-bashing.

"Thanks..." But then again, why is Fu Rui more enthusiastic about grabbing heads than him? Is it because cats generally like to play with balls?

Soul masters have much better vision than ordinary people, and can see the distant environment clearly even in the dark. Du Bu Si had been regulating his breath for less than half an hour when his face suddenly changed because he saw a large group of flying soul beasts appearing in the sky above the soul beast army.

There are many soul beasts that are good at flying, but in the Star Dou Great Forest, the number of flying soul beasts is relatively small. Because flying over the forest is easy to become the target of other soul beasts, so unless the strength is strong or live on the edge of the forest, it is difficult for flying soul beasts to survive in the Star Dou Great Forest.

There were not too many flying soul beasts in the sky at this moment, only about a thousand. But even so, they gathered together like a dark cloud. These soul beasts were of various types, with different colors of light flashing on their bodies. They did not rush to the front, but flew steadily above the soul beast army.

This air-ground coordinated offensive is obviously more difficult to resist than before. Previously, the Star Dou Great Forest did not send out the air force because flying soul beasts are also very precious to them. But now, in order to increase the intensity of the attack and even to break through Barak City, the air force has finally been dispatched. Although this batch of air forces is not the strongest, their attacks in the air will definitely seriously interfere with the defense of Barak City.

The soul guide shield on the wall of Barak City can only withstand frontal attacks, but cannot defend against attacks from the air. It is conceivable how much damage these air forces can cause.

At the forefront of the soul beast air force, a giant tiger with a dark golden body and six wings on its back was particularly eye-catching. The air force led by this 100,000-year-old soul beast was clearly not to be underestimated. At the same time, the beast tide on the ground was even more ferocious than the previous two attacks. With Du Bu Si's eyesight, he could easily see that there were no soul beasts under 100 years old in this beast tide. The number of thousand-year-old and ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts had increased significantly, and the surging soul power fluctuations were like a mountain pressing down on his head.

How to resist such an attack? Although Du Bu Si never liked soul guides, after seeing their effect in resisting the beast tide, he had to admit that if he were to command the Barak City Defense Force, the only way would be to use a large number of fixed soul guide shells at all costs and launch indiscriminate bombings in the air and on the ground at the same time. Only by trying their best can they possibly stop this wave of attacks.

However, the problem is that even if we can barely withstand this wave, how should we deal with the next one?

The soul masters on the top of the city also noticed the flying soul beasts attacking from the sky. Several soul masters from other empires were already pale and trembling as they proposed to accept the conditions of the Emperor's auspicious beasts and cede the Sunset Forest to the soul beasts. After all, in their view, the Sunset Forest was the habitat of soul beasts.

But everyone knows that this is not a simple territorial handover. If the two forests are to truly border each other, the vast buffer zone in the middle must be given up. By then, the territory of the Star Dou Great Forest will increase by more than three times, forming a giant soul beast kingdom spanning the continent. Once this behemoth is formed, it will be a disaster for the human side.

Throughout the history of thousands of years, even in the ancient times when Shrek Academy had not yet risen, mankind had never been in such danger. And today's disaster was all caused by Shrek Academy!

If we count the tens of thousands of years, if we talk about which force has obtained the most 100,000-year spirit rings and spirit bones, Shrek Academy is the first. Although the Body Sect hunted seven 100,000-year spirit beasts in succession, it was just a drop in the bucket compared to the continuous hunting of Shrek Academy for ten thousand years. These accumulations stained with the blood of high-level spirit beasts have finally caused the most violent revenge of the Star Dou Great Forest.

The curses from the top of the city rushed towards the Shrek people like a tide, especially those soul masters from the Heavenly Soul Empire, whose land was suffering the most violent impact of the beast tide. The teachers and students of Shrek clenched their fists, their faces turned blue, and finally did not refute. After knowing what the teachers had done, even the youngest students lowered their heads in shame.

Du Bu Si's cold gaze swept across the Shrek people like a knife, and then stared closely at the surging tide of beasts outside the city, and the blue veins on the back of his hand bulged.

At this moment, the flying soul beasts in the sky suddenly changed their formation. The wings of the emerald swans glowed with a cool brilliance under the moonlight. With a cry that pierced the night sky, thousands of flying soul beasts folded their wings at the same time, turning into countless meteors and rushing down.

"The defensive shield can't hold on!" The roars of the defenders were drowned out by the roar of the collision. The Iron Feathered Thunder Eagle in the front row burst into blue-purple lightning, and its sharp beak hit the top of the soul shield like an arrow. The pale golden energy shield immediately rippled like water waves, and the defensive array emitted an overloaded hum. The group of Blazing Vultures following behind actually turned their burning bodies into fire meteors, hitting the same position continuously.

This is a completely crazy suicide attack!

“When the fire element touches the lightning element, it can trigger an overload reaction. The overload reaction will cause a violent explosion, causing area damage of the fire element.” Fu Rui rarely found an opportunity to teach Huo Yuhao. “The Shadow Master has used it on the battlefield before, and the effect is outstanding!”

"Click——"

As expected, the shattering sound made all the soul masters' hearts skip a beat. Du Bu Si suddenly raised his hand, and four Titled Douluo flew into the air.

At the same time, several figures suddenly flashed among the flying soul beasts, appearing extremely abruptly, and at such a fast speed that there was no pause at all. They were several emerald green bird soul beasts, like emerald green arrows, and at the moment when the four Title Douluo took off, their sharp beaks had already pierced the foreheads of the four people!

Emerald Demon Bird! Du Bu Si recognized this soul beast instantly, and a bone-chilling fear suddenly seized him. This cruel soul beast, which feeds on the brain marrow of living beings, moves as fast as lightning, and is one of the fastest in the soul beast world. It especially prefers the brain marrow of human soul masters. They caused a catastrophe in ancient times. Wherever a flock of Emerald Demon Birds flew by, all creatures' heads were pierced and their brains were emptied. Although Emerald Demon Birds are rare in the world, and humans' knowledge of them mostly comes from ancient books, the terrifying legend is enough to make Du Bu Si's breathing stop.

Those Emerald Birds were not big, with wingspans of only half a meter, and body lengths of less than a foot. Their long beaks were like transparent needles, and they flew so fast that it was impossible to catch them.

Du Bu Si's palm strike was timely, and the four Titled Douluo also relied on instinct to quickly retreat, but those Emerald Demon Birds suddenly accelerated again in the air, and green tail flames seemed to spew out from behind them, like real lightning, and instantly pounced in front of the Titled Douluo, and their long beaks accurately touched their eyebrows!

“No——” Heart-wrenching screams erupted from the human strongmen’s camp…

More and more Emerald Demon Birds flew towards the soul masters on the city wall, causing Du Bu Si and many other soul masters to feel extremely confused. The soul masters from all the major forces vaguely remembered that the soul beast world had once spontaneously launched a campaign against Emerald Demon Birds. Under the command of several soul beast kings, these cruel soul beasts were almost completely slaughtered, leaving only a few survivors. Because of this, the threat of Emerald Demon Birds to the creatures on the continent was greatly reduced. Even if they occasionally appeared, they were always cautious and alone. But where did these groups of Emerald Demon Birds, which were fearless of death, come from?

The tragedy on the city wall broke out in an instant. When the flock of Emerald Birds swept over the city wall like a turquoise storm of death, the horrific scene recorded in the ancient books was vividly reproduced!

They were so fast that only afterimages were left. The soul masters' terrified blocking and soul skills were like child's play in front of the absolute speed. Every flash of emerald light was accompanied by an extremely short, abrupt groan or scream. The soul masters locked by the Emerald Demon Bird would only have time to stiffen for a moment before their movements were completely frozen.

There was no fierce fight, no earth-shattering collision of soul skills, only the most primitive and efficient death harvest. The soul master who was still releasing his martial spirit the previous second had a hollow look in his eyes and collapsed to the ground the next second. The red spot between his eyebrows slowly seeped out, like a strange blooming flower of death.

Du Bu Si watched all this happen, his eyes bloodshot. His violent soul power blasted out, shattering several Emerald Demon Birds into powder, but this was just a drop in the bucket for the entire flock of birds. More Emerald Demon Birds shuttled through the group of soul masters, and every flash took away a fresh life. On the top of the city, the soul masters fell in groups like wheat cut down by an invisible sickle, with the red mark between their eyebrows as the only common mark. A strong smell of blood and death filled the air, accompanied by the screams of the Emerald Demon Birds flying by at high speed, forming a suffocating picture of hell on earth.

Fu Rui hid in the herd of beasts and couldn't help smacking her lips. After all, when she lived in the Star Dou Great Forest, her staple food was the brains of light-attributed soul beasts.

The city wall was filled with a suffocating atmosphere. The attack of the Emerald Bird had just ended, leaving behind only the mess on the ground and the corpses of countless soul masters. At this moment, the soul beast army outside the city was showing an unprecedented change in tactics. They were no longer charging like crazy as in the past, but were like a strictly trained army, methodically opening up a siege and approaching Barak City from all directions.

Du Bu Si stood on the top of the city wall, his gloomy eyes swept over the soul beasts in the distance. He was almost forced to be like the Shrek people, with red eyes and panting. These soul beasts moved slowly but in an orderly manner, and every step seemed to be precisely calculated. They always maintained a distance of about ten kilometers from Barak City, neither attacking rashly nor giving humans any chance to breathe. This tactical pressure was more frightening than the previous violent charge.

"They are waiting for the right opportunity." Du Bu Si's voice was filled with suppressed anger. He could no longer roar. "They are waiting for us to be exhausted and to show our weakness."

Damn it! Who would have thought that the Body Sect would have to pay such a huge price to restore its reputation? He now wanted to slap himself twice for patting his chest and vowing to let Long Xiaoyao return to the North!

The soul beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest have obviously changed their strategy. They no longer rely on brute force, but begin to use tactical advantages. The 100,000 soul beast army is like a giant net that is gradually tightening, trapping Barak City firmly. Humans can only passively defend and watch the pressure increase with time.

The soul masters in the city were on edge, not daring to relax for a moment. The fear brought by the Emerald Bird had not yet dissipated, and there was an army of soul beasts outside the city, eyeing them covetously. The double pressure from the air and the ground made the situation in Barak City even more critical.

Du Bu Si unconsciously clenched his fists, his knuckles turning white from excessive force. He knew that if the stalemate continued, the morale of the humans would collapse sooner or later. Want to break out? Facing such a tight encirclement, it is almost impossible to succeed. Defend to the death? I am afraid that before the soul beasts lose patience, the humans will collapse first.

Fear spread among the crowd. Some hysterically cursed Shrek Academy for bringing about the disaster, while others hoped to persuade Du Bu Si to withdraw his troops and were willing to hand over the Sunset Forest to the soul beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest in exchange for a glimmer of hope.

Some people even wanted to escape.

Du Bu Si glanced coldly at the noisy crowd, with a cold light flashing in his eyes. The crying and begging voices were like sharp needles piercing his eardrums, causing his temples to throb.

"Shut up!" He shouted, his soul power vibrating, instantly suppressing all the noise. The terrified soul masters were intimidated by this power and were silent for a moment.

"You want to escape now?" Du Bu Si sneered, "Do you think the soul beasts will let us go? Who of you can guarantee that they will be satisfied after occupying the Sunset Forest?"

As soon as the words fell, the city wall fell into a brief silence. Some people looked pale, some clenched their teeth and clenched their fists, but at least no one dared to talk about surrender or escape.

However, Du Bu Si knew that such deterrence could only last for a while. If the situation continued to deteriorate, the morale would collapse like a broken dam, and it would be difficult to recover. Barak City would also follow the same path as Soto City.