91: Chapter 91: Leave your back to us, holy crap?!

The fierce winds of the Crimson Wasteland, mixed with a thick smell of blood, incessantly battered Lei Dingtian's battle armor.

Lei Dingtian held the thunder battle spear in one hand, standing upright on the far right wing of the defense line.

In front of him, two thousand Thunder Kin had already lined up in the tightest defensive formation.

Purple-black lightning intertwined into a huge electric net at the forefront of the position, emitting a heart-palpitating crackling sound.

On his left, Lian Yun pressed both hands against the ground, continuously driving his Divine Power.

Countless thick Ironwood Tree Demons rose from the ground, entangling their tough vines with each other to weave a spiky wooden city wall on the left wing of the position.

At the very center of the entire defense line, Lian Zhan was bare-chested, holding that signature giant heavy axe in both hands.

Over a thousand Flame Berserkers closely followed behind Lian Zhan, the weapons in their hands igniting with raging flames that illuminated the central defense line in a fiery red.

This was a nearly flawless interception defense line.

Looking at the Military Region Twins fighting shoulder-to-shoulder beside him, a long-lost sense of heroism rose in Lei Dingtian's heart.

In the Creator Academy, top Prodigies had always lived by the rule that kings never met, and there were rarely times when they would unreservedly entrust their backs to each other.

But today was different.

The azure dragon chariot charging ahead, along with that commoner student named Lin Yunfei, had won their respect through practical actions.

"Brother Lin has entrusted his back to us, so we cannot let a single Demonic Beast pass!" Lian Zhan smashed the heavy axe fiercely against the rock in front of him, his loud voice piercing through the wind and sand and spreading across the entire defense position.

Lei Dingtian tightly gripped his battle spear and nodded in deep agreement.

He cast his gaze toward the distant horizon.

There, the dust filling the sky was rolling forward toward their defense line like a tall yellow wall.

That was an ordinary beast tide attracted by the commotion of the grand tournament.

Lei Dingtian began to quickly deduce tactics in his mind.

He planned that when the beast tide entered the five-hundred-meter range, he would first use the lightning net to carry out a first wave of large-scale paralysis, then let Lian Zhan's Flame Berserkers carry out the cutting, and finally have Lian Yun's Tree Demons take care of the cleanup.

As long as the three of them cooperated closely, even if the number of the beast tide doubled, they were confident they could nail it firmly here and buy enough time for Lin Yunfei's breakthrough.

Four hundred meters.

Three hundred meters.

The hundreds of blood-scaled giant lizards charging at the very front had already entered Lei Dingtian's sight, their mouths filled with sharp teeth as viscous saliva continuously dripped down their chins.

Lei Dingtian slowly raised his battle spear, preparing to issue the order for lightning coverage.

Right at this moment, the light on the battlefield suddenly changed.

The dark red vault of heaven, which already appeared dim, seemed to be forcibly blocked by some huge object.

An extremely wide shadow rapidly spread from behind, instantly enveloping the entire defense line where Lei Dingtian was, along with the beast tide charging ahead.

Lei Dingtian's arm raised in mid-air paused slightly.

He lowered his head, his gaze sweeping across the ground beneath his feet.

The edge of that shadow presented a bizarre jagged shape, not at all something that could be formed by clouds blocking sunlight.

"Wait, the shadow on the ground is not right," Lei Dingtian said in a deep voice.

Just as his voice fell, an abnormal scene appeared on the battlefield ahead.

Those blood-scaled giant lizards that had already rushed to the forefront of the position and were about to hit the lightning net suddenly lost all their strength, their four limbs going soft simultaneously.

Relying on momentum, they plowed deep ravines on the ground and then pressed their entire bellies tightly against the soil.

Not only the giant lizards, but the Armored Mad Bulls and Shadow Panthers following closely behind—all the Demonic Beasts stopped charging at the same time.

They buried their heads deeply between their front paws, their bodies shaking violently like a sieve, emitting low whimpers.

Not a single Demonic Beast dared to take another step forward.

Lei Dingtian didn't even have time to ponder the reason for this abnormal phenomenon before a wind pressure like solid substance crashed down from directly above.

The fierce wind whistled in.

The battle flags held high by the Thunder Kin had their poles instantly snapped by this wind pressure, and the towering flames on Lian Zhan's defense line were forcibly blown to the sides, almost extinguishing.

The thick dust permeating the battlefield was forcibly pushed away in all directions by this vertically descending airflow, revealing a clear field of vision.

Lei Dingtian felt as if his shoulders were pressed down by an immense weight.

Straining against this wind pressure, he slowly raised his head to look directly above at the source of the shadow.

Amidst the gradually dispersing dust, the first thing that came into view was a pair of dark red sharp claws as huge as a multi-story pavilion.

The surface of the sharp claws was covered with heavy scales the size of a door panel, and every curved claw tip emitted a chilling metallic luster.

Lei Dingtian's neck stiffly lifted upward.

Following that pair of sharp claws, he saw a massive body that seemed to have been cast from molten lava.

Countless ancient Law runes flowed within the gaps of the scales, emitting a destructive high temperature.

Further up was a pair of wide flesh wings that completely blocked out the sky.

Tier 3 Late Stage Peak.

Lei Dingtian's brain completely stopped thinking at this moment.

His battle spear raised high in mid-air stiffened.

The attack command that had already reached his lips was tightly stuck deep in his throat, unable to emit the slightest sound anymore.

Behind him, the two thousand fearless Thunder Warriors, upon feeling that terrifying coercion that did not belong to this space, uncontrollably took half a step back in unison.

The Ironwood Tree Demons on the left wing stopped the dancing of their vines.

Lian Zhan in the center maintained the posture of holding the axe with both hands, his whole person frozen in place like a stone sculpture.

The entire heroic and spirited interception defense line, the moment the Tier 3 Giant Dragon appeared, fell into a death-like silence.

In front of such a towering creature that stood above the rules, the tactics and formations they were so proud of were simply like castles built by children on a beach.

Lei Dingtian stood stiffly in place, looking blankly at the behemoth above his head.

However, the Dragon did not lower its head to look at them even once.

That huge head covered in ferocious bone spurs poked forward slightly, its two dark golden vertical pupils crossing the tiny defense line below, locking tightly onto the azure dragon chariot speeding at full throttle ahead toward the altar direction.

In the Dragon's eyes, these humans below who had set up a defensive formation were nothing more than a few ants by the roadside.

The next second, a voice like a Nine Heavens thunderclap suddenly exploded directly in the minds of Lei Dingtian and everyone else.

"Despicable humans, hand over my child!"

The fury and majesty mixed within this Divine Thought transmission made Lei Dingtian's eardrums buzz, and even his vision experienced a brief blur.

Lei Dingtian froze in place, his mind continuously replaying these short few words.

Hand over my child?

Lei Dingtian's gaze numbly crossed the Dragon's massive body, looking ahead at that blue torrent they had regarded as hope.

Just a moment ago, they still passionately believed that Lin Yunfei was willing to risk his life to act as the vanguard in order to save his classmates.

They had also sworn with absolute certainty that they would not let a single Demonic Beast from the rear disturb the breakthrough of the Azure Dragon Guards.

An extremely absurd thought gradually formed in Lei Dingtian's mind.

Could it be that the righteous fellow ahead was not helping them clear the way?

Instead, this bastard had stolen the Dragon's cub, and was now leading a berserk Tier 3 Divine Beast, treating their group of peerless Prodigies as free cannon fodder to block the pursuers?!

Just as Lei Dingtian had pieced these clues together.

From deep within the beast herd in the distance came Lin Yunfei's shout, amplified by Divine Power.

"Don't just stand there! Run!"

Lin Yunfei's voice drifted very clearly into the ears of everyone on the defense line.

There was not the slightest bit of guilt in his tone; instead, it was filled with urging.

Lei Dingtian stood in place, watching the azure dragon chariot ahead that ran faster than anyone else.

He did not make any response.

The Dragon in mid-air slowly opened its massive lower jaw.

Deep within the Dragon's throat, a spot of dark red firelight suddenly lit up.