At the same time.
Above the city wall, inside the clouds.
Three people stood in the air, not even glancing at the chaos below, but staring at the Barren Forest with grave expressions.
"Strange."
It was a white-haired old man who spoke.
"The Barren Forest has been peaceful for decades, but now it's in turmoil again because of this person. What is his background?"
"Could it be..."
Beside him.
A man in green robes frowned slightly.
"Has a Yao Beast transformed?"
"No!"
The old man shook his head.
"The commotion caused by a Yao Beast's transformation isn't this big, and judging by the reactions of these Yao Beasts, they are clearly more terrified than submissive, which is very illogical!"
"We'll know if we go take a look."
Between the two.
The middle-aged man in heavy armor with a dignified expression said indifferently, "Guarding the Capital is our responsibility! Since we know this person is the culprit behind the Yao Beast riot, we just need to capture him, and this farce will naturally end. What do you two think?"
"Indeed!"
The old man nodded.
"Commander Zhou's words are reasonable. Without further ado, let's go take a look."
"But..."
The man in green robes hesitated for a moment.
"Those people below... if they all die outside the city, it might be difficult to explain!"
"If they die, they die."
Commander Zhou's face was expressionless.
"My duty is to protect the Capital from Yao Beast invasion. The rest... what does it have to do with me?"
"You..."
The man in green robes was a little annoyed.
"Alright, alright!"
The old man quickly stepped in to mediate.
"Feng Offering, Commander Zhou is just doing his duty, so don't say too much. It's just that..."
He changed the subject.
"Among those people, the Loose Cultivators are fine, but the rest have intricate connections with those in the city. If they all die, I'm afraid it won't be good for Commander Zhou..."
...
Commander Zhou was silent for a moment.
"Alright, then open a gap. Whether they live or die depends on their fortune!"
...
Below.
Boom!
Boom!
...
The ground shook even more violently. From all directions, numerous Yao Beasts gradually surrounded them. Judging by their Qi, the lowest were at least Fourth-rank, and the highest had already reached Sixth-rank!
"It's over, it's over..."
In the crowd.
Fatty's face was pale.
"I'm undergoing a Human Tribulation, aren't I? Dying among this group of Yao Beasts, what kind of Human Tribulation is that?"
"Young Master..."
A Sha's body trembled as she tightly clutched Gu Han.
"Don't be afraid."
Gu Han held his long sword tightly in his hand, the spiritual power in his Meridians surging like a tide, Da Yan Sword Qi poised to strike!
I must not die here.
Absolutely not!
"Look!"
Just as everyone was completely despairing, a voice full of surprise came through!
"Over there, there's a gap!"
As his voice fell.
"Great! Finally, there's hope!"
"Hurry up, it'll be too late if we wait!"
...
Everyone was overjoyed.
Hundreds of people immediately rushed like mad towards that opening!
Gap?
Gu Han looked in the direction of the voice, only to see that a several-foot-high opening had appeared on the transparent Restriction about a thousand feet away!
Quick!
He was delighted, and the spiritual power in his body instantly erupted, rushing forward!
"Ah! No!"
"Save me, save me!"
...
It was also at this moment.
The Vicious Beasts from behind had already charged to the base of the city wall. Under their trampling and crashing, many people instantly died on the spot.
This scene.
Also terrified everyone to their core!
Whoosh!
Fatty was closer to the opening, and he was the first to rush in.
Looking at Gu Han's figure, who was a hundred feet away.
He felt a lingering fear.
"Good, good, Fatty's luck is pretty good!"
Boom!
Boom!
...
The Yao Beasts crashed like mad against the transparent Restriction, shaking the city wall.
Naturally.
Many more people died from their impacts.
Quick!
Be quick!
Gu Han's spiritual sense was raised to its peak, carefully maintaining his distance from the Yao Beasts, constantly approaching the front.
No matter in front or behind him.
Everyone had already lost their reason, only the instinct to survive remained!
"Get out of the way!"
"Get out of my way!"
"My father is the City Lord of Wuding City! My second uncle is a Martial Academy instructor! My life is more important than all of yours! Let me go first!"
Opposite Gu Han.
A young man held a long sword, his eyes red, cutting down everyone in his way!
Almost at the same time.
He and Gu Han both arrived at the entrance!
"Get lost!"
"I'll go first!"
He was already bloodthirsty, his Acupoint Opening Third-level cultivation completely erupted, and he raised his sword to strike at Gu Han!
The two were extremely close.
If this sword strike landed solidly.
Not to mention Gu Han.
A Sha would definitely lose her life.
"Courting death!"
A cold glint flashed in Gu Han's eyes. The spiritual power he had been accumulating instantly surged into his long sword, and he raised his sword to retaliate!
Clang!
A crisp sound!
The young man's sword was instantly cut in two, and a Da Yan Sword Qi also entered his body!
Thud!
He didn't even hum, instantly falling to the ground dead!
However.
It was precisely because of this momentary delay that another anomaly occurred!
A giant tail, several feet long and covered in dark scales, suddenly swept over, taking the lives of many Cultivators along the way, and instantly arrived in front of Gu Han!
"Young Master!"
A Sha exclaimed.
Subconsciously, she was about to use the power of her Eye of Insight!
"Get in first!"
In a life-or-death moment, Gu Han subconsciously grabbed A Sha and threw her into the opening!
And at this moment.
That giant tail was only a few feet away from his body!
"Tsk tsk."
Inside the barrier.
Fatty smacked his lips, watching the show.
"Tough luck!"
The next moment!
Clang!
A metallic clang sounded!
It was Gu Han, who, at the last moment, directly blocked with his long sword in front of him, and was hit squarely by that giant tail!
Pfft!
A mouthful of fresh blood spurted out.
He only felt as if his body had been crushed by a giant rock, and he didn't know how many bones in his body were broken!
However.
It was precisely because of this immense force that he instantly crossed a few feet, and his body directly slammed into the barrier.
"He's got a lot of lives... Eh?"
Not far away.
Fatty, who was watching the show, turned pale.
"Don't... Oh my god!"
Before he could finish speaking, Gu Han's body had already slammed heavily into him!
Bang!
Fatty was instantly sent flying by him, directly crashing solidly into the city wall behind him!
Outside the barrier.
A group of Yao Beasts roared repeatedly, crashing even more violently.
Boom!
Boom!
...
One loud bang after another kept coming, and this barrier also began to become unstable.
"Quick!"
On top of the city wall.
A captain's face changed drastically.
"Close that gap, otherwise this barrier can only exert fifty percent of its defensive power!"
Buzz!
As his voice fell, the opened entrance instantly closed!
In an instant.
The shaking barrier completely stabilized, no matter how the Yao Beasts crashed, they could no longer shake it in the slightest.
"No!"
"I haven't gone in yet!"
"Please, open it for a little longer, just for a moment!"
...
Outside.
Many people who hadn't made it in screamed in despair.
However.
That captain remained unmoved.
"Fire!"
He waved his hand, giving the order again!
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
Arrows, several feet long and engraved with runes, turned into a rain of Feiyu, continuously falling outside the city!
"Roar!"
Although these arrows didn't cause much damage to the Yao Beasts, they completely ignited their ferocity.
Unable to break through the barrier.
They instantly turned their attention to those who remained outside!
"Ah!"
"You... how heartless!"
"Wait... we will definitely not let you off..."
...
Accompanied by curses and wails, the outside instantly turned into a bloody Shura field!
Soon after.
The barrier was no longer transparent.
Instead, it was covered with a faint bloody hue!
...
Inside the barrier.
Thud!
Thud!
Gu Han and Fatty both fell to the ground, lying motionless.
"Young Master!"
A Sha ran over like crazy.
"Cough cough..."
Gu Han spat out another mouthful of blood, forcing himself to sit up.
"I'm... I'm fine, I won't die!"
"Medicinal Pills!"
A Sha quickly took out all the healing Medicinal Pills Dr. Xue had given her and shoved them into Gu Han's mouth without question.
"You don't need this many."
Gu Han was a little helpless.
"My... my injuries aren't actually serious."
As he spoke.
He looked at the grayish-green city wall with lingering fear.
If he had crashed into it... at the very least, he would definitely have been severely injured!
But now...
He glanced at the weak Fatty lying on the ground, secretly feeling fortunate.
Good thing!
There was a meat shield!
"Young Master!"
A Sha, still shaken, hugged him tightly.
Just now.
If Gu Han had been half a second slower, he definitely wouldn't have survived. She couldn't imagine what meaning her life would have without Gu Han.
"I say..."
Suddenly.
Fatty spoke from the side, his voice full of anger and grievance.
"You, were you doing that on purpose!"
"Oh?"
Gu Han glanced at him.
"Thank you."
This thank you, of course, had no sincerity whatsoever.
Swish!
Fatty instantly scrambled up, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and glared fiercely at Gu Han.
"What do you mean!"
"Thank you!"
"You bastard, you dared to trick Fatty!"
"Then I won't thank you!"
"You..."
Fatty trembled with anger.
"Give it to me!"
He extended his fat hand towards A Sha.
"Fatty's injured too!"
"No!"
A Sha glared at him and put the Medicinal Pills away directly.
"Little girl!"
Fatty was heartbroken.
"Can't you see, I got hurt trying to save him! How can you be so ungrateful, not even giving me a Medicinal Pill! Stingy, truly too stingy!"
"No!"
A Sha was unmoved.
"You were just laughing at Young Master, I saw it!"
...
Fatty was on the verge of tears.
Could it be... this was the karma for watching the show?
"Quick... quick look!"
Suddenly.
One person pointed outside the barrier, excitedly incoherent.
"Retreating... retreating! Those Vicious Beasts... are retreating!"
Outside.
Under wave after wave of arrow attacks, the Yao Beasts gradually suffered casualties, and coupled with their inability to break through the barrier for a long time, they could only choose to retreat helplessly.
After a while.
Outside, apart from the ground covered in broken limbs and severed arms, there was no longer a single Yao Beast in sight.
Creak—
The city gate, which had remained closed, finally opened!
Phew...
Everyone let out a long sigh of relief.
The sound that usually made their teeth ache now sounded like heavenly music!
"Fatty."
Gu Han glanced beside him.
"We'll meet again!"
With that said.
He ignored Fatty's reaction, pulled A Sha along with the crowd, and entered the city.
"Meet..."
Fatty's face stiffened.
"Meet my ass again! Fatty has never suffered such a loss since he was a child. Just you wait, Fatty will definitely get his revenge!"
...
At the same time.
Many people also ran out of the city, looking at the bloody scene outside.
Some angry.
Some sad.
Varying emotions.
Among them.
Next to the corpse of the young man who was killed by Gu Han, stood a middle-aged man.
And in his hand.
He was holding a broken sword.
"Who!"
Looking at the wound that pierced through the young man's chest and back, the anger in his eyes almost erupted.
"How dare you kill my nephew!"