63: tide!

The government's countermeasures are always well-considered.

Although the situation at the Xiang River was urgent, there were many contingency plans in place; thus, in the face of the fish demons turning back, the government acted even faster than the Professionals.

Cui Hu and the others had not yet reached the battlefield.

The cannons began to speak first.

It couldn't be helped; even if the firepower had been somewhat reduced, it was still firepower—even the main force in the current war.

It would still take time for the Professionals to take the lead.

Boom, boom, boom—organized fire groups began to pour out firepower frantically.

Flames splattered and smoke billowed.

However...

Compared to the initial wave at Grass Blade Mountain, the current firelight was slightly dimmer, and there seemed to be a bit more smoke.

This was the physical manifestation of the decreased efficiency of gunpowder.

Besides that.

A large number of convoys rushed out from the surrounding cities, their containers filled with meat.

Pork, beef, mutton, chicken—the ultimate goal of the fish demons was to reach the sea.

A major reason they came ashore during this process was that they were hungry.

Without a king to suppress them, the fish demons would turn on their own kind like raising Gu.

But with a king's suppression and command, they turned to raiding the shore for food instead.

Given their size, any living thing was on their menu, including humans!

Thus, the meat in these containers could be considered a line of defense.

At least after the fish demons broke through the front line of fire, they wouldn't immediately flood into the city like a tide.

As for the battlefield for the Professional teams...

It was set up right here!

When the fish demons fed, it would cause immense chaos.

In such chaos, the Professionals could be most effective.

"Find a way to kill them—the more the better!" Cui Hu said.

"The corpses of the fish demons you kill are also their food. As long as they're full, this wave will pass!"

Cui Hu's voice was loud, intended for almost all the Professionals to hear.

Ye Su and Mo Xiaoyu entered this defensive line from the rear. Numerous containers were opened or overturned, exposing fresh red meat to the air and bringing a slight stench.

Ye Su reached out his hand to check the wind direction.

He could only say that the heavens weren't being too cruel; they were upwind.

The fishy smell from the demons only drifted over in small amounts, while the scent of the fresh meat in the containers wafted toward them instead.

In this way...

Attracted by the food, the fish demons became even less inclined to dodge the incoming fire.

When they were crazed with hunger, they truly feared nothing!

As time passed bit by bit...

More and more Professionals entered the front line.

Most of these Professionals belonged to the government.

The elite teams were organized by the Clubs.

Similarly, there was a reward system in place.

The value of this reward system grew higher with the supply of Suhang potions; consequently, the Clubs often had to act according to the government's missions.

If you did nothing, there would be no potion supply!

Thus, they were forced to contribute.

Gradually...

sea demons had already begun to cross the fire line, about to charge into this flesh field.

The fishy stench had already drifted over.

Many Professionals kept swallowing nervously.

Time had been too short; many were not mentally prepared.

But there was no choice.

The situation was one that forced people to grow.

Either become stronger and survive, or die!

"Xiaoyu, this time, blood is really going to be spilled!"

Ye Su said.

Although Ye Su hadn't participated in the battles of the past few days, they weren't like this.

That was a dimensionality-reducing strike through overwhelming firepower.

Casualties were minimal, almost non-existent.

They had repelled them purely with firepower.

Now, however, it required a bloody struggle.

"Mm!"

Mo Xiaoyu responded; she wasn't worried at all, as long as she could huddle behind Ye Su.

It was as if she had found her own niche.

As long as she was behind Ye Su, she could focus on providing healing; as for how many enemies were in front?

That wasn't her concern.

She believed Ye Su could cut down everything!

Ye Su took a deep breath.

He whispered to himself:

"Here they come!"

In the next second...

The roars of the fish demons echoed in his ears.

They slammed violently into the front line of the flesh field.

Instantly...

A massive amount of blood splattered.

Chaos, utter chaos!

After arriving at the flesh field, the fish demons were attracted by the fresh meat; in their extreme hunger, their first instinct was not to kill humans, but to feed frantically.

At a time like this...

It was the perfect moment for the Professionals to launch sneak attacks.

With swings of his long saber, he chopped off the heads of the fish demons.

Bodies weighing hundreds of catties fell to the ground, immediately becoming part of the flesh field!

One could only say there truly was a war Genius among the higher-ups!

The flesh field was food for the fish demons, and the dead fish demons would continuously replenish its volume.

The more they fought, the more they could lock the fish demons into this area!

Having the fish demons choose between fighting and eating also diminished their combat effectiveness.

Indeed, humanity's greatest strength had always been their brains!

Ye Su entered his combat state.

He stood at the very front of the line.

When the fish demons charged, he didn't retreat a single step.

Because...

Only on this front line could he keep a firm lock on that Great Turtle in the water.

Dammit.

Is this thing actually going to come ashore or not?

If it came ashore, it would be fine; he would still have a chance.

If it didn't, Ye Su didn't have the confidence to face it in the water!

Blood splattered.

fish demon after fish demon died under Ye Su's blade.

The stench of blood was almost pungent, drawing in even more fish demons.

But Ye Su didn't care.

He continued his slaughter while keeping his eyes locked on the Great Turtle.

On the other side of the front line, the team led by Cui Hu also held their ground at the very front, just like Ye Su.

This way, there would be much less pressure on those behind them.

"Damn, are there hundreds of thousands or millions of them in front of us?"

Guan Li cursed under his breath.

On the river's surface, the fish demons were swarming so densely that their numbers were almost impossible to estimate.

The battle made the smell of blood stronger and stronger, drifting directly toward the river with the wind.

This made the fish demons incredibly restless.

Even the kingly aura of the Great Turtle could no longer suppress their instinct to feed.

Buzz—the air vibrated.

The Great Turtle was doing its best to suppress the swarm.

But the agitation was becoming increasingly violent.

Until—splash!

The entire river surface seethed as an unimaginable number of fish demons formed a tide, turning to surge onto the shore!

A tide!

They rolled in just like a tidal wave.

Layer upon layer, fish demons stepped on their own kind, while others stepped on them, stacking up in tiers just to reach the flesh field faster.

From a distance, it looked like a black tide surging directly toward them!

"You and your big mouth!"

Cui Hu glared at Guan Li, then called for the military forces in the rear.

Right now was the best time for those weapons of mass destruction whose parameters had just been adjusted.

Due to combustion efficiency issues...

Many missiles had lost their precision; even with constant parameter adjustments, they still faced the problem of continuously declining combustion efficiency.

But—for area-of-effect bombing, it really wasn't a major problem!