29: A terrifying wave of monsters! Infinite City's Iron Blood debut!

After Bai Xiao led Liora and her group away, Su Jin stroked his smooth chin, lost in thought.

'The Elf are actually so well-behaved? They didn't cause much trouble despite such a stimulating situation. What did Bai Xiao do to them...? Could that perpetually icy face of his possess some special charm?'

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In the blink of an eye, the third day arrived.

Leaden-gray clouds hung low, pressing down on people's hearts, seemingly foreshadowing an impending storm.

Inside Infinite City, an atmosphere of solemn activity prevailed.

Soldiers, with gleaming armor and sharp weapons, stood ready at their respective posts, and a heavy sense of battle intent filled the air.

On the high platform on the top floor of the Lords Manor, Su Jin stood with his hands behind his back, gazing at the gradually thickening mist in the distance.

Liora and her group stood behind him, their expressions varied.

After two days of observation, they had a general understanding of the city's operational model and the training intensity of the human soldiers. Frankly, this was completely different from the 'human city' they had imagined.

Fael looked at the busy yet orderly figures below the city and whispered, "Their organization... it's too high. Is this really a force that was only recently established?"

Aila's emerald eyes were fixed on the runes glowing with energy and the fierce arrow towers on the city wall, and she softly added, "The strength of the defensive fortifications is also astonishing; many of the techniques... I have never seen in any records."

Liora remained silent, her gaze sweeping over the city wall, then over the soldiers standing ready below, finally resting on the back of the young Lord in front.

These past two days, she had seen too many things that overturned her understanding.

This city, this Lord, and that mysterious strong individual named Bai Xiao, all exuded a 'newness' that seemed out of place in this world.

This 'newness' instinctively made her feel a hint of unease, yet it was mixed with an indescribable anticipation.

"They're here," Su Jin said calmly, his gaze fixed on the churning mist in the distance.

Liora and the others watched intently. They saw that on the distant horizon, what was originally just a thin layer of mist, like a morning haze, was now rapidly becoming thick and viscous at a visible speed, rolling and writhing like a living creature, slowly pressing towards Infinite City.

From deep within the mist, a grating sound began to emerge. It was no longer a single roar, but a chaotic, violent cacophony of sounds, a noisy wave that assaulted the eardrums, making people feel agitated.

"The ground..." Aila softly reminded, as a continuous and gradually strengthening faint tremor came from beneath their feet.

The tremor became increasingly obvious, rapidly transforming from a slight trembling into a rumble like distant thunder rolling across the earth.

Immediately after, the rolling thick mist seemed to be torn open from within by countless invisible hands, and streaks of savage, bloodthirsty aura first penetrated the haze, revealing dense, terrifying figures behind them!

A vast, dark expanse, like a flood of black water unleashed, surged towards the towering Infinite City walls with an air of destroying everything.

"Oh, Rot Wolf, Scale Armor Lizard, and new friends? Third-tier Mist Fiends, fourth-tier Bloodthirsty Wolves?" Su Jin stood on the high platform, his hands behind his back, his tone as calm as if he were commenting on a dish, but a hint of imperceptible sharpness flashed in the depths of his eyes. "The variety has indeed increased quite a bit. Good, we can test the mettle of the new troop types."

Liora, behind him, felt a slight chill in her heart. Faced with such a terrifying beast tide, this human Lord showed no tension at all; instead, he seemed to be anticipating something.

Fael and the others instinctively clenched their fists. An assault of monsters on this scale, even in the Twilight Forest, would be enough to constitute a disaster...

Just as the monster army completely emerged from the mist, fully revealing its immense scale and terrifying momentum to everyone, Infinite City, this war machine, also began to operate.

"All troops! Prepare to meet the enemy!"

"Archers! Lock onto enemy ranged units! Prepare to fire!"

Zhui Yun's voice rang out from the city wall.

Instantly, a unified sound of bowstrings tightening echoed across the city wall.

"Fire!"

"Swish swish swish swish—"

A dense whooshing sound suddenly erupted, sharp and piercing, forming a continuous stream. Countless glowing arrows flew from the strings, heading directly for the third-tier Mist Fiends in the monster horde, which were relatively slow but capable of ranged attacks.

Cloud Piercing Arrow, Rapid Fire, Hurricane Arrow—the Strong Bow Soldier's skills were utilized to their fullest. Hurricane Arrows, carrying compressed cyclones, pierced through the Mist Fiends' bodies and exploded, creating small Adsorption vortex that pulled in surrounding Mist Fiends, causing greater area damage. Although Mist Fiends possessed ranged attack capabilities, they fell in droves before they could even begin to unleash them, turning into dissipating mists under the dense rain of arrows.

On the city wall, Zhui Yun's voice rang out again: "Maintain suppression! Riftwind Archer, target freely! Keep an eye on the big ones!"

And this was merely the prelude to Infinite City's counterattack.

Below, the city gates slowly opened amidst the heavy grinding of metal.

Elite Heavy Shield Guards, moving with swift steps like a mobile steel dragon, quickly rushed out of the city gates.

They held massive tower shields, their surfaces shimmering with a faint white light—the effect of the Copper Wall Iron Wall skill being passively activated, which not only enhanced their own defense but also provided additional protection for nearby allies.

"Thump!" "Thump!" "Thump!"

With each step, the ground trembled. The footsteps of hundreds of people converged into a dull war drum, pounding on the hearts of everyone who heard it.

"Form ranks!" Stone Rock's rough voice rang out.

The edges of the massive tower shields glowed with the solid white light of the activated Copper Wall Iron Wall. Hundreds of shields 'clanged' as they collided and interlocked, forming an impenetrable, cold-metal-glowing arc of steel almost in the blink of an eye!

The arc wall stood like a mountain before the city gate, exuding an imposing, mountain-like aura.

The fastest Bloodthirsty Wolf was the first to rush forward, lunging at the shield wall with a blur, attempting to tear through this barrier with its claws.

"Bang!"

With a muffled thud, the Bloodthirsty Wolf seemed to have hit a true mountain wall, being directly repelled by the immense recoil force, tumbling and falling to the ground. It shook its somewhat dazed head, unable to get up for a moment. The shield wall remained motionless, not even its white light dimming in the slightest.

"Shield Reverse Impact!" Stone Rock's voice rang out again.

The Heavy Shield Guards in the front row let out a unified roar, their movements perfectly synchronized, as they violently pushed their massive tower shields forward!

Shield Reverse Impact was activated! Hundreds of shields seemed to transform into moving giant hammers, striking the Bloodthirsty Wolf pack that had just rushed forward with an irresistible force.

"Thump thump thump!" The muffled impacts merged into a continuous sound. The Bloodthirsty Wolf pack, as if hit head-on by a high-speed heavy truck, spewed blood, and the sound of bones shattering was clearly audible. Their bodies twisted as they flew backward, instantly clearing a small area in front of the shield wall!

"Charge!" Stone Rock ordered again.

The front-row guards immediately adjusted their stance, their shields slightly lowered, with energy light flowing and converging on the shield surfaces, emitting a low hum.

"Resonance Shield Strike—Fire!"

"Thump—!"

Hundreds of Heavy Shield Guards simultaneously slammed their fully charged tower shields onto the ground! A dull, ultimate thud, as if the heart of the earth had been struck by a heavy hammer, boomed outwards!

A visible shockwave, like ripples on water, rapidly spread forward in a fan-shaped area, hugging the ground, centered on the shield's impact point! The hard ground instantly became covered with spiderweb-like cracks, and dust flew everywhere.

The shockwave brutally swept through the wolf pack within a ten-meter radius in front. The Bloodthirsty Wolves, which were growling and preparing to charge again, were instantly stiffened as if slapped hard by an invisible giant's hand, and then were shaken into the air like kites with broken strings, letting out agonizing wails of pain.

The sound of bones shattering was particularly piercing on the chaotic battlefield. Many Bloodthirsty Wolves lost their breath in mid-air, falling heavily to the ground, never to move again.

With just one strike, the monsters in the fan-shaped area in front of the shield wall were completely cleared, revealing a large open space.

Liora watched the clean, powerful slaughter below, the cold, hard glint of the shield wall reflected in her emerald pupils. Her once calm heart was completely stirred.

Is this truly... power that humans can possess? And, these are just ordinary elite soldiers?