88: Chapter 88 When disaster strikes, we should stand together and help each other.

Under the dark red sky of the Crimson Wasteland, an Azure Dragon chariot pulled by several Tier 1 Yao Beasts was racing wildly across the rugged wasteland.

Lin Yunfei stood in the front compartment of the chariot, his right hand firmly gripping the metal railing as he looked straight up.

That Tier 3 Giant Dragon, whose size was like a mountain, was like an unshakeable dark cloud, hovering tightly right above the chariot.

Every flap of its wide fleshy wings whipped up a violent hurricane on the ground.

The Dragon suddenly lowered its altitude, its massive head diving downward and bringing a suffocating sense of oppression.

The heart-pounding dark red firelight lit up once again in its deep throat, and the surrounding air was instantly distorted by the extreme high temperature.

Lin Yunfei did not issue a defense order; he merely turned his head calmly and glanced at the back cabin of the chariot forged from starlight iron.

That Dragon Cub, whose limbs were tightly bound by four chains of Divine Power, was obediently crouching in the corner of the back cabin.

Following Lin Yunfei's line of sight, the Dragon in mid-air also saw the little dragon in the back cabin.

Its dark golden vertical pupils suddenly constricted, and the destructive dragon breath about to spew from its throat was forcibly swallowed back down.

It did not dare to gamble.

Once that breath of dragon breath was sprayed down, this chariot along with the Dragon Clan Bloodline inside would instantly turn to ashes.

The Dragon abruptly pulled up its body, abandoning the plan to attack directly.

But the anger of a Peak Tier 3 Divine Beast would never subside just like that.

Its dragon roar just now seemed to have triggered certain changes.

Standing on the bumpy chariot, Lin Yunfei carefully observed the changes in the surrounding wasteland.

Just a few kilometers ahead and to the right of the chariot, a group of Armored Mad Bull and Corrosive Giant Lizards that were previously tearing at each other crazily suddenly stopped moving at the same time.

They dropped the mutilated bodies of their kind in their mouths and turned their heads in unison.

The originally turbid eyeballs of those Yao Beasts instantly became bloodshot and red upon hearing the dragon roar.

They changed direction uniformly, opened their sturdy limbs, and sprinted wildly toward the location where the Azure Dragon chariot was.

Lin Yunfei's line of sight crossed over this group of Yao Beasts and looked toward the farther plains boundary.

At first, only one or two faint wisps of dust rose on the wasteland.

But in less than half a minute, countless wisps of dust rapidly gathered and fused on the skyline.

A high wall of yellow sand connecting the entire horizon was pushing horizontally toward them at an astonishing speed.

The tremor of the earth was transmitted through the wheels to the soles of Lin Yunfei's feet, and the true scale of the beast tide was gradually manifesting on this wasteland.

"Entire army, change formation! Take the chariot as the core and form a defensive array!" Lin Yunfei decisively issued instructions through the communication magic array.

While running at high speed, the one thousand Azure Dragon Guards displayed a terrifying discipline akin to precision instruments.

They did not slow down; instead, they rapidly contracted their originally loose marching formation.

Hundreds of the most robust shield guards quickly moved to the two flanks.

They raised the heavy starlight heavy shields in their hands, side by side, constructing two moving iron city walls on both sides of the chariot.

The first few Armored Mad Bulls to approach lowered their heads and fiercely crashed into the blue shield wall.

A huge metallic collision sound exploded across the wasteland.

The steps of the shield guards paused only slightly before they forcefully withstood the impact with their formidable Physical Body strength.

"Pierce!" Commander Qing Yi shouted angrily.

The spearmen hiding behind the shield wall immediately stepped forward.

Hundreds of sharp starlight spears poked out like vipers through the gaps in the shields, accurately piercing the heads and throats of those Yao Beasts.

The spears were quickly withdrawn, and the lifeless Yao Beast corpses were instantly swept into the endless beast tide behind, being trampled into a bloody mash.

The large army was like a moving meat grinder, advancing with difficulty along the edge of the beast tide.

But the number of Yao Beasts surging from all around was simply too much, as if all the creatures of the wasteland were gathering here.

Yushi stood at the back of the chariot, hands rapidly forming seals in front of his chest.

The Divine Power of the Early Stage Tier 2 was released without reservation.

Streams of pitch-black xuanming heavy water flew out from his fingertips, accurately landing on the must-pass path behind the chariot.

The hard red wasteland was instantly corroded by the heavy water, turning into patches of foul-smelling black swamps.

Hundreds upon hundreds of pursuing Demonic Beasts failed to brake in time and plunged headfirst into the swamp.

The pitch-black currents instantly devoured their flesh and blood, leaving only ghastly white skeletons tumbling in the mud pool.

This move greatly delayed the speed of the pursuers directly behind.

However, the encirclement on the left and right sides was continuously shrinking.

Those low-tier Demonic Beasts completely lost their sanity, stepping on the corpses of their companions and frantically lunging toward the shield wall of the Azure Dragon Guards.

Lin Yunfei raised his left wrist and opened the holographic tactical terminal.

The map on the screen was completely covered by dense red dots.

He slid his fingers to check the route returning to the starting point.

The red dots representing Demonic Beasts there had grown so dense they turned black.

The Tier 3 Giant Dragon had clearly anticipated their retreat path, deploying the largest beast herd to the rear in advance.

If they turned back now, the Azure Dragon Guards would plunge headfirst into the thickest hinterland of the beast tide and be worn to death.

Lin Yunfei stretched the map's view eastward.

In the direction of the Central Altar of the wasteland, the density of red dots was relatively small, replaced instead by a large area of dense blue light spots.

Those were the dependent signals of a large number of human trial-takers.

Only that direction had not yet been completely cut off by the beast tide.

Yushi glanced at the terminal screen, his brows slightly furrowed.

"Master, the Central Altar is gathered with almost all Prodigies," Yushi said in a low voice, reminding Lin Yunfei of the complicated situation there.

Luring a Tier 3 Giant Dragon and countless rampaging beast tides to a place full of trial-takers would very likely trigger an uncontrollable massive collapse.

Lin Yunfei turned off the holographic terminal and straightened his collar ruffled by the violent wind.

His expression became very solemn, his tone carrying a sense of righteous dignity.

"Just right. When disaster strikes, we must naturally pull together through thick and thin," Lin Yunfei said in a deadpan, serious manner.

Yushi turned his head to glance at the billowing yellow sand behind them that seemed to devour heaven and earth, as well as the Tier 3 Giant Dragon above the yellow sand whose eyes looked like it wanted to eat people.

"They might not be willing."

Yushi said.

After all, everyone was here to compete for rankings, and no one wanted to be inexplicably dragged into this level of catastrophic disaster.

Lin Yunfei placed both hands on the railing in front of his chariot, his gaze looking calmly toward the east.

"Once they see the things behind us, they will be willing."

Lin Yunfei drew the longsword at his waist and waved it forward.

"Commander Qing Yi, adjust direction. Arrowhead formation, straight to the Central Altar!"

The formation of the Azure Dragon Guards changed instantly. The shield guards on both flanks quickly closed inward, forming an indestructible acute angle.

The army abandoned its original breakout route and, like a sharp blue dagger, fiercely cut into the relatively weak beast herd on the east side, beginning a full-speed dash.

The Tier 3 Giant Dragon in the sky discovered their intention and immediately flapped its wings, guiding the larger beast herd to press toward the east.

Driven desperately by the Yao Beasts, the speed of the chariot was raised to the ultimate limit.

I do not know how long had passed before strange energy fluctuations began to appear in the air ahead.

Through the flying dust and blood mist filling the sky, Lin Yunfei saw a five-colored divine light shooting straight into the clouds.

That ancient and magnificent Central Altar had faintly appeared at the end of the horizon.

Around the altar, the purple light of thunder and the white radiance of purifying fire were intertwining crazily...