At 7:10 AM, the entire Safe Zone suddenly began to shake.
Very quickly, some cavalry from the frontlines rushed back from the direction of Deer Ridge.
"The beast tide is here!"
After arriving at the Safe Zone, the cavalry squad immediately split into two groups, heading in two directions while galloping quickly and shouting loudly.
"The beast tide is here! Prepare for battle!"
The tens of thousands of troops in the Safe Zone, all became tense.
Under the command of various guilds, orders were immediately given for full alert, and all squads quickly moved to their designated defensive positions.
Forty minutes later, from the direction of Deer Ridge, a dense black mass of wild beasts, like surging seawater, charged toward the Safe Zone.
At that moment, tens of thousands of artillery windows extended thick, pitch-black cannon barrels.
Moments later, a cannon in the distance was the first to open fire.
Immediately after, tens of thousands of cannons launched a fierce assault on the beast tide army.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
instantly, the entire battlefield was filled with cannon fire and deafening explosions.
Jiang Kai swallowed a mouthful of saliva. He had never seen such an exaggerated formation before.
This situation could no longer be described as a hunt, this was war.
To open up new territory, what was needed was this scale of warfare. No wonder Huaxia had only occupied 100,000 square kilometers of land after ten years.
Despite the intense artillery fire, the beast tide army did not retreat in the slightest and still charged toward the defensive line.
The military units made contact with the beast tide army instantly, slightly slowing the army's charge.
At this moment, the 60,000-strong civilian army on the defensive line also rushed toward the beast tide army.
"Kill!"
"Hold out until the major guilds kill the boss!"
"Protect the cannons!"
"Warlord-class boss, First Squad, go pull it away quickly!"
The entire battlefield suddenly became a hellscape, as countless players fought to the death to resist the beast tide army.
Jiang Kai and his three companions were currently at the edge of the Light Domain Guild's defensive range. When ordinary beasts attacked, squads immediately stepped up to block them, so the Fire God Squad had yet to have a chance to act.
Due to the players outnumbering the beasts, and with cannon support, the defense line still appeared stable for now.
Half an hour later, more commander-class and warlord-class beasts began appearing in the beast army. Once these powerful beasts appeared, the main forces of the major guilds also began to act.
"Surround the commander Ghost Bull, don't let it break through the defense!"
"Fourth-tier squad, quickly intercept the commander Golden-Horn Crocodile Dragon! Hurry!"
"Seventh Squad has casualties, healers get in there fast!"
Jiang Kai noticed about twenty meters to his front right, a beast nearly ten meters long, wearing rocky armor, shaped like a crocodile but with the air of a lion-tiger, with a huge golden horn on its head, suddenly swung its tail and directly sent four people flying.
Then, while its enemies were airborne, it pounced forward violently, directly grabbing one person in its mouth and slowly swallowing him.
Scenes like this were happening everywhere. Although there were many players, facing warlord and commander-class beasts remained extremely dangerous.
"Fourth-tier squad, support us! This Golden-Horn Crocodile Dragon's defense is too high, we can't damage it!" a squad leader shouted for help.
But before his words finished, the crocodile dragon slammed its thick tail violently onto the ground, cracking the earth, and several people were directly shocked into the air, becoming the dragon's meal.
Jiang Kai's brows furrowed tightly as he held onto his Nine Tribulations weapon.
"Kai, we have our own mission!", Hu Yan grabbed Jiang Kai and shook his head at him.
Jiang Kai took a deep breath, hesitated for a moment, then could only turn his head away from the tragic scene.
The beast tide continued to surge in. The cannon barrels were already burning hot, and more and more players were joining the defense.
At that moment, a few even larger beasts appeared in the beast tide.
"King-class is here!", someone shouted.
On the Light Domain Guild's side, Vice Guild Leader Wang Xiao rushed to Jiang Kai's side, "Lord Gods, go lure that King-class Sabertooth Sword Tiger boss into the forest. There's a team there waiting for you. If you can't complete the mission, your Gods group can prepare to disband!"
"What did you say!", Shen Yi said angrily.
Wang Xiao snorted coldly, "What? You saw it too. In the beast tide, no one can drop the ball. If no one controls the King-class and it breaks through the defense line, can you take responsibility?"
"So many fourth-tier and transcendent players aren't dealing with the King-class, and you want us to?", Shen Yi retorted.
"I'm warning you, if you miss the battle opportunity, you'll bear all consequences!"
However, Jiang Kai grabbed Shen Yi. Shen Yi hadn't always been with them and probably didn't know the full background.
"Shen Yi, stop arguing. We'll go!", Jiang Kai said and charged into the beast tide with Hu Yan and the others.
Other beasts were intercepted by members of the various guilds. The Fire God Squad avoided the beasts and charged toward the huge tiger.
As Jiang Kai approached the Sword Tiger, he immediately threw six Quenched Nine Tribulations.
The third Nine Tribulations caused a critical hit, and with the flame burning and intense pain, the Sword Tiger boss immediately noticed Jiang Kai.
"ROAR!", The Sword Tiger pounced at the Fire God Squad.
"Run!", Jiang Kai roared and led the team in a mad dash toward the designated location.
"ROAR!", The Sabertooth Sword Tiger leapt 40 meters in one jump, instantly closing the distance with the Fire God Squad.
It fiercely swiped a claw toward the last person in the team—Shen Yi.
Seeing this, Jiang Kai turned back immediately and fired Nine Tribulations straight at the Sword Tiger's eyes.
Ruan Yu rushed over, knocking Shen Yi aside. The two narrowly avoided the boss's attack.
Jiang Kai's attack again drew the boss's attention. With a tiger pounce, it charged toward Jiang Kai.
The boss's body was massive, and even though Jiang Kai moved quickly, he still couldn't escape its attack range.
"Wind Whisper Spell!", Hu Yan waved the Wind Thunder Staff, and a violent gust directly carried Jiang Kai over ten meters away.
The Sword Tiger boss probably hadn't expected that this human could dodge its attack.
Once Jiang Kai landed, he immediately ordered, "Run! Run toward the forest in the east!"
The four continued their sprint.
At that moment, the Sword Tiger boss let out an earth-shaking roar, and a violent wind came from behind, far more powerful than Hu Yan's Wind Whisper Spell.
The four were blown into the air, unable to control their bodies.
The Sword Tiger moved like lightning, instantly leaping seventy or eighty meters and bit toward Jiang Kai.
"Clone Substitute!", Jiang Kai's eyes widened as he activated his skill and flung out several throwing knives.
The Sword Tiger bit into Jiang Kai, only to realize it had bitten nothing. After landing, the four humans continued escaping east.
This time the Sword Tiger learned its lesson. That black-clad guy had too many survival skills, so it pounced instead toward the last person in the team, Ruan Yu.
Ruan Yu noticed a white shadow pouncing behind him and immediately accelerated, "Kai, Old Hu, help me!"
"Wind Whisper Spell!", Hu Yan activated his skill. A gust of wind carried Ruan Yu over ten meters away.
Jiang Kai reacted by throwing the God of Hell's Decree.
"Wrath of the Lord Gods!"
The God of Hell's Decree struck the Sword Tiger's chest and began spinning rapidly.
At first, the boss didn't care. But as the God of Hell's Decree spun faster and its penetration power increased, it finally realized something was wrong.
With a puff, the God of Hell's Decree scratched the boss's chest. The Sword Tiger twisted its body to dodge the attack.
However, after the God of Hell's Decree pierced its armor, the wound on the boss's chest quickly healed and returned to normal in no time.
Jiang Kai's eyes widened, "What is this recovery speed!"
"Kai, we're entering the forest ahead!", Hu Yan reminded, "They said the support team is right there!"
Suddenly, the Sword Tiger leapt high and landed in front of the four, glaring at Jiang Kai.
"ROAR!", The Sword Tiger let out another roar, and from its mouth, even a visible whirlwind burst forth.
The four instantly felt a massive rotational force pulling them into the air.
Caught in the whirlwind, they couldn't control their bodies, spinning with it.
The Sword Tiger pounced and bit Shen Yi.
"Indestructible Diamond!", Shen Yi activated his skill and got stuck between the tiger's fangs…
"Shen Yi!", Jiang Kai once again fired the God of Hell's Decree.
But the God of Hell's Decree was swept away by the fierce wind and veered off course.
"No!", Shen Yi watched as Jiang Kai and the others fell into peril. In the whirlwind, the captain and the others not only couldn't control their bodies, even their attacks were neutralized.
If this continued, they would all die.
The only way to stop the whirlwind was to get the Sword Tiger boss to close its mouth.
With this in mind, Shen Yi shouted at Jiang Kai, Hu Yan, and Ruan Yu in the wind, "Kai! Old Hu! Ruan! Run! Protect the Lord Gods at all costs!"
"Sigh, logging out soon… really didn't want to see Uncle and… Aunt…"
He then actively canceled his Indestructible Diamond state.
The moment the Sword Tiger boss closed its mouth, Jiang Kai saw a burst of blood explode in front of him…
As the whirlwind stopped, the three fell to the ground.
Jiang Kai got up, staring deathly at the shredded corpse, and roared, "Shen Yi!"
"Kai, we have to go! Shen Yi died for a reason," Hu Yan pulled Jiang Kai. With Ruan Yu, the three dashed past the Sword Tiger toward the forest.
Suddenly, the Sword Tiger swung its tail at the three.
Ruan Yu raised his Frost Shield and blocked in front of Jiang Kai and Hu Yan.
BANG!
The tiger's tail slammed into the Frost Shield. The massive force passed through the shield, and all three spat blood and were swept out over a dozen meters.
The Sword Tiger prepared to pounce again. Jiang Kai, bearing the pain, picked up Hu Yan and Ruan Yu, "Go!"
Behind them, the Sword Tiger roared furiously.
At that moment, a white shadow flashed past Jiang Kai.
"Chen Chun actually let you brats lure a King-class boss? Are you crazy?", The person left those words and disappeared in a flash.
Even Jiang Kai couldn't see the person's face clearly.
Then, several more figures swept past the three of them.
"Luckily we noticed in time. You guys go find cover, leave the rest to us," It wasn't clear who said it, but the speaker also sped past.
Transcendents?
Judging by their speed, those people were incredibly powerful.
Jiang Kai looked up and saw a large force charging toward the Sword Tiger.
At this moment, Jiang Kai finally let out a sigh of relief.
These people were probably from one of the ten major guilds, Starfall Guild. The King-class boss's power was too overwhelming; normal guilds couldn't hold it back.
At this point, Hu Yan, Ruan Yu, and Jiang Kai were all injured. Considering the many beasts nearby, Jiang Kai took one last look, then led his two teammates into the forest.
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