117: Chapter 117 Closing the Door and Beating the Dog

Those Silver-tier monsters, especially the high-rank Silver ones, either used their swift movement to weave through the arrows or erupted with filthy energy to shield themselves and tank the hits.

The arrows of ordinary Moon Shadow Archers could hardly inflict fatal wounds on them; only the 'Myriad Manifestations of the Forest' arrows from the Pale Moon Hunters and the 'Dimensional Rending Arrow' from the Void Ranger posed an effective threat.

The rain of arrows still caused considerable damage, clearing out roughly twenty thousand black iron and Bronze-tier cannon fodder.

However, the core group of over a hundred Silver monsters, especially the dozens of silver 9-star existences, still slammed into the city walls with ferocious roars!

"Bang! Boom!"

The massive impact caused the city walls to tremble slightly. The impact force of Silver-tier monsters far exceeded that of Bronze-tier ones, their sharp claws scraping harsh sounds and deep marks into the wall bricks.

What was more troublesome was that several exceptionally strong ones even attempted to climb directly!

"We can't exhaust ourselves entirely on the walls! Let some of them in, and we'll beat the dogs behind closed doors!"

Lin Tian made a prompt decision, a flash of ruthlessness crossing his eyes.

This was somewhat risky, but it might also be the most efficient strategy: using the vast numerical advantage of the troops inside the city for an encirclement and annihilation.

"Defenders at the city gate, hear my command! Lin Feng, prepare!"

"Understood!"

"Let the dogs in, we're beating them behind closed doors!"

Following the command, the massive gate of Lintian City slowly opened a gap under intelligent control.

This "flaw" was immediately noticed by the frenzied Silver monsters outside the city.

Hissing and roaring, they abandoned their futile attacks on the sturdy walls and, like sharks smelling blood, scrambled toward that open gate!

"Let them in...! Close the gate!" Lin Tian counted calmly.

"Rumble!" After letting in the predetermined number of monsters, the gate slammed shut while the Epic units on the wall briefly cut off the following monsters, blocking the subsequent beast tide outside once more.

And inside the gate, an inescapable net had long been prepared!

"Kill!!!"

Lin Feng took the lead, his crimson gold coiling dragon spear transforming into a furious dragon as he directly engaged the most aggressive silver 9-star behemoth!

Two hundred Golden Armored Spearmans followed him, leaping down from the wall with their "Golden Spirit Power" fully activated, their dark gold Spear Glow weaving into a net of death.

Further out were phalanxes of Heavy Armored Spearmen and Rock Armor Soldiers, layered deep with a forest of blades and spears!

All the monsters that had been let in were instantly trapped in an encirclement of elite forces several times their number!

Beating the dog behind closed doors, catching the turtle in a jar!

The pressure on the city walls lightened instantly.

Although the remaining beast tide was still frenzied, having lost their strongest vanguard, their threat to the walls was greatly reduced, and they were firmly held back beneath the walls by the rain of arrows and the Earth Spirit Guards' "Power of Earth Spirit."

The battle of annihilation within the city was tragic and efficient.

Roars, the clashing of weapons, the sound of bones shattering, and the wails of the dying blended together in the gate plaza.

But Lin Tian had many troops, their coordination was sufficiently seamless, and they had a fierce general like Lin Feng and hundreds of Epic units holding the line below.

Over half an hour later.

When the last silver 9-star Aberrant Demon Bear was pierced through the heart by Lin Feng's spear, collapsing with an unwilling roar, the sounds of slaughter within the city gradually died down.

Almost simultaneously, the battle on the city walls neared its end.

Having lost their Silver main force, the beast tide was finally wiped out once more under the fierce attacks of the Archer legions, leaving behind a mess of corpses across the ground.

"Phew... the second wave is over." Lin Tian wiped away non-existent cold sweat from his forehead and let out a long sigh of relief.

Only then did he notice his friend list was flashing.

It was Lord Su Wan, sent ten minutes ago.

Lord Su Wan: "Just finished the first wave... barely held on, but the losses were significant. The third wave... I'm afraid I really won't make it."

The text carried a sense of exhaustion and powerlessness.

Lin Tian replied immediately: "I just finished the second wave here. Hang in there, focus on what's in front of you. Once I have a free hand, I'll head over immediately!"

After sending the message, he quickly calculated in his mind.

Looking at Lord Su Wan's situation, the intensity of her beast tide should also be high, but it was likely still much weaker than his own.

Over a hundred Silvers and dozens of silver 9-stars had already appeared on his side; if it were like that for her, she probably would have sent a message long ago.

Then my third wave...

His gaze swept over the regional channel again; the constantly decreasing number of online players and the screen full of despair confirmed his suspicion.

The intensity of this damn beast tide was indeed "tailor-made" according to the lord's strength! The stronger you were, the more ruthless it came!

"So, with my fast development, a cluster of Epic units, and a 2-star Gold Lin Yin..."

Lin Tian licked his dry lips. Instead of fear, a nearly fanatical excitement and desire for challenge burned in his eyes.

"Then this third wave is definitely going to serve me the 'main course'..."

"Gold-tier monsters, huh..." he whispered to himself, his fingers unconsciously tapping the cold battlements of the wall as his gaze swept across the boundless darkness outside, which had fallen into a brief silence again but seemed to be breeding an even more terrifying storm.

"Come on, let me see what kind of tricks this Eternal Continent can finally pull off!"

He turned around and grinned at Lin Yin, who had been guarding his side like a most loyal shadow and was currently frowning slightly at the distant darkness.

Under the flickering firelight, his smile carried unmasked fighting spirit and a sense of eagerness, as if "things have finally become interesting."

"Lin Yin, the final highlight is likely coming. Get ready, our 'Moonlight Reaper' might really have to... become a 'Reaper' tonight."

Lin Yin met his gaze, her clear eyes showing no ripples, but the fingers holding her bow were as steady as a rock.

She nodded gently, as if saying: I am ready anytime.

Then, her gaze bypassed Lin Tian and cast itself once more into that bottomless darkness that seemed to connect to the abyss; on her bowstring, a strand of moonbeam, refined to the extreme, quietly flowed.

The brief, nerve-wracking "intermission" was over.

Without even a proper transition, that terrifying roar, so familiar it chilled one to the marrow, exploded from the infinite darkness once again like thunder tearing through the sky!

"Roar!!!"

This time, it was no longer distant and blurry, but close at hand!

The roar carried a visible, air-distorting dark red soundwave that slammed hard against the walls of Lintian City!

Many new recruits were so shaken that they almost lost their composure.

It was the very same voice from the night before last that had dispersed all lower monsters and heralded the descent of some terrifying existence!

It was here! The final and most dangerous "main course" was finally served.

With that roar announcing death, a black demonic tide, denser and more frenzied than the first two waves, gushed out from the darkness like the waters of the River Styx breaking a dam, its numbers still exceeding a hundred thousand.

But this time, the quality had undergone a qualitative transformation!