The city wall defenders launched a fierce offensive, with countless energy attacks whistling down towards the base of the wall.
Large numbers of Magic Beasts fell, turning into corpses that then served as ‘stepping stones’ for the Magic Beast army behind them.
At the cost of hundreds of Four-Star and Five-Star Magic Beast corpses, the Magic Beast army reached the foot of the city wall.
As the last four magic cannons exploded amidst the Magic Beast horde, countless Magic Beasts also began to climb the city wall.
Close-quarters combat remained the main theme of this battle.
The Awakeneds on the city wall threw themselves into the fight, their roars, shrieks, and the clang of metal intertwining.
The Magic Beasts sought every possible climbing spot, continuously surging onto the city wall.
Some Magic Beasts had their heads chopped off by an Awakened’s blade as soon as they peeked over, while others were halfway up when they were struck down by giant rocks and corpses falling from the wall.
Swords and magic intersected in an instant, leaving behind severed limbs and splattering blood, adding a crimson hue to the now white-hot battle.
A Seven-Star Willow Leaf Demon appeared on the wall, its willow branches weaving through the ground, instantly binding two Magic Lizard Clan warriors and one human Awakened.
The three were greatly alarmed, hastily raising their blades to strike at the willow branches, but to their surprise, white-grade weapons only left an indentation on the surface of the branches, unable to completely sever them.
The Willow Leaf Demon stood on the edge of the city wall, its eyes swiveling, then it drove its willow branches straight up into the sky, and in a blink, it bound another Storm Clan warrior.
Immediately after, under everyone’s gaze, a strange smile abruptly appeared on the Willow Leaf Demon’s dry, wooden face, and then it fell straight backward, plummeting from the city wall.
As the Willow Leaf Demon fell from the city wall, its willow branches rapidly retracted, and the Awakeneds bound by the branches suddenly felt a strange force pulling them uncontrollably down towards the base of the city wall.
“Ah ah ah ah!”
“Save me! Save me!”
The human Awakened, in a panic, cried out for help, having already fallen to the ground and been dragged over ten meters, on the verge of falling off the city wall into the countless Magic Beasts below.
Just then, a cold flash passed, and the branches at his feet snapped.
Chen Bugu held the Rapid Wind Dagger in his right hand, and with his left, he grabbed the back collar of the man’s clothes, dragging him quickly back.
“Retreat! Retreat! Fall back!”
Chen Bugu looked around; the surrounding city walls were already swarming with Magic Beasts.
This time, the Magic Beasts that climbed up were generally of higher levels, and the Awakeneds of various clans held out for a shorter time than before.
Chen Bugu pulled the man back quickly; continuing to fight at the edge of the city wall was too dangerous.
The higher the level of the Magic Beast, the stronger its combat instincts, coupled with the Brainworm’s command, staying at the edge of the city wall would likely result in being dragged down one after another and then engulfed by the beast tide.
For Awakeneds below Black Iron Seven Stars, falling into the beast tide alone was undoubtedly a death sentence.
The two Magic Lizard Clan and Storm Clan warriors Chen Bugu couldn’t save immediately fell silent after being pulled down the city wall.
Less than ten minutes into the battle on the city wall, the thick smell of blood once again permeated the air, unmasked even by the repeated washing of the heavy rain.
Following Chen Bugu’s shout, all the Awakeneds on this section of the city wall tacitly gathered around Han Badou and Lin Lin.
They had to narrow the combat zone, relying on Han Badou’s command and Lin Lin’s healing to entangle with these Magic Beasts, thereby holding out until reinforcements arrived.
Just as the protective circle was about to form, everyone suddenly felt a searing heat behind them.
The crowd turned, only to see a fiery meteor, over three meters in diameter, already streaking across the sky, rapidly flying towards their section of the city wall.
The fiery meteor was immense; the heavy rain evaporated rapidly before even touching its surface, and the rising steam was immediately dispersed by the strong winds stirred up by the meteor.
Its speed was extremely fast, enlarging visibly in everyone’s pupils.
Upon seeing this, Chen Bugu instantly determined that he and the others would not have time to dodge.
He gritted his teeth, took out Bi Yu Wei Lan, disregarding the drain on his mental energy, and was about to enter Bullet Time to unleash his strongest attack, aiming to weaken the power of this fiery meteor as much as possible.
However, before Chen Bugu could enter Bullet Time, a dark figure appeared before everyone’s eyes.
Master Fran leaped into the air, and the warhammer in his hand instantly grew as large as his body, its hammerhead covered in cracks, from which emanated a scorching red glow.
Chen Bugu could see that the few fire elements on this section of the city wall instantly gathered onto Fran’s warhammer.
The warhammer swung in a circle in the air, then was hurled straight towards the rapidly approaching fiery meteor.
The world seemed to fall silent for a second, followed by a blinding flash and the powerful gust of wind brought by the shockwave.
“Boom!”
A colossal explosion echoed in all directions.
Beneath the warhammer, the fiery meteor shattered, breaking into several large pieces of debris that flew down towards the city base.
The debris crashed to the ground, instantly incinerating dozens of Six-Star Magic Beasts.
Master Fran landed on the wall, his back to the crowd, then he single-handedly raised the warhammer, which was as tall as he was, above his head.
“Don’t panic!”
“The Nine-Star Magic Beast, I’ll take it on!”
With that, the Awakeneds on the wall erupted in cheers and roars.
Master Fran’s majestic figure, shattering the fiery meteor with a single hammer blow, was deeply etched into the eyes of this group, inspiring them to regain their confidence.
Only Chen Bugu, who was closest, clearly saw blood slowly seeping from Master Fran’s ruptured tiger’s mouth.
His constantly heaving chest and slightly hurried breathing subtly emphasized that the blow was not as effortless as everyone perceived.
That’s right, even if Master Fran was fully equipped with green-grade gear, he could only reach the peak of Black Iron Eight-Star level, and facing a Black Iron Nine-Star Magic Beast, he still had to risk his life.
Even so, on this battlefield, he remained the only one who could effectively contain a Nine-Star Magic Beast.
His strength, his status, and even his unknown glory, all compelled him to stand in this position and confront the Nine-Star Magic Beast.
Amidst the cheers of the crowd, Master Fran leaped down from the city wall. To avoid friendly fire, his battle with the Nine-Star Magic Beast had to take place away from this area.
At this moment, Chen Bugu felt a sense of respect for this bad-tempered dwarf.
After Master Fran leaped from the city wall, the morale-boosted Awakeneds fought as if injected with adrenaline, their offensive fierce, even achieving a brief counterattack that pushed the Magic Beasts back to the edge of the city wall.
Even when that Seven-Star Willow Leaf Demon once again climbed the city wall, it was struck down by two purple-flame-infused wooden arrows continuously shot by Chen Bugu under Bullet Time.
Thunder echoed through the sky, and Bai Ting’s hands transformed into meter-long lightning blades, single-handedly slaying another Seven-Star Magic Beast.
However, this situation did not last long.
As time passed, Magic Beasts continued to pour onto the city wall, defensive pressure increased once again, casualties steadily mounted, and the surviving Awakeneds were once again forced to shrink back into the protective circle.
Chen Bugu used Rainstorm Arrow once more, which briefly cleared an area, but it was quickly filled by the Magic Beasts behind.
The encirclement continuously tightened, and the defending Awakeneds died one after another; even Yan Kuan and Lin Xiaoxiao inevitably sustained injuries.
They were like a small boat in a stormy sea, constantly facing the danger of capsizing.
However, to make matters worse, a figure crashed heavily onto the city wall, casting another shadow over everyone’s hearts.