538: Unexpected reinforcements

"Believe... in miracles..."

Piao Jun's eyes gradually regained their luster. He muttered to himself, but his gaze fell upon the ordinary Professionals around him.

These people were also looking toward them, and the emotions revealed in their eyes were extremely complex.

There was hope, exhaustion, and an indescribable trust.

But uniquely, not a single gaze held resentment.

In the battle just now, Piao Jun and the other two Clerics had definitely exerted the most effort.

Especially Piao Jun; he almost immediately returned to the battlefield after catching his breath for just a moment. Everyone had witnessed it.

Even those who had previously looked down on this young Vice City Lord were now completely convinced of his capabilities.

Seeing these gazes, Piao Jun suddenly felt like crying again.

Would a miracle truly appear?

But he was already completely exhausted. He was more tired than almost anyone else; even his legs were trembling now.

But time waits for no one, and the Mutated Creatures outside were increasing in number.

Soon after, cracks suddenly appeared on the protective shield constructed by Whale Island.

Although the constantly appearing ripples quickly mended these cracks, everyone knew that Whale Island's protection time was running out.

"It looks like we can't even hold out for another hour. Are we preparing to break through?"

Jiang Xiaoyu gave a bitter smile, withdrew his gaze, and looked at Chen Yuting and Piao Jun.

Chen Yuting pursed her lips slightly, but ultimately cast her gaze toward Piao Jun.

If anyone was the most reluctant to abandon Whale Fall City, it was definitely him.

But when she looked over, she found that Piao Jun had already closed his eyes.

It seemed he had entered a very mysterious state.

"Piao Jun..."

Just as Jiang Xiaoyu was about to speak, he was interrupted by a look from Chen Yuting.

Following Chen Yuting's indication, he looked over and saw the dense swarm of Mutated Creatures outside.

Other than the fact that the quantity was several times greater than before, there seemed to be no difference.

Wait!

Jiang Xiaoyu suddenly stood up, because he realized that the attack frequency of the Mutated Creatures outside seemed to have slowed down considerably.

Even the frequency of their roaring seemed to have decreased, as if these creatures were getting tired.

But in reality, the physical stamina of these creatures was terrifying, and after mutating and being modified by Dragon Power, it reached a horrifying level.

Especially the newly arrived Mutated Creatures; how could they possibly be exhausted?

Suddenly, Piao Jun opened his eyes and said happily to the two of them:

"We can let everyone prepare for evacuation, but I think we can hold on for a little longer.

I just created a skill that allows me to steal the enemy's stamina.

Although those beasts outside aren't injured, I've already drained a considerable amount of their stamina, so they definitely aren't as terrifying as they were initially."

Jiang Xiaoyu opened his mouth; this guy had actually created a skill too.

Although the skill didn't sound particularly useful, when deployed during this kind of defense, it couldn't be more crucial.

Because of the cooperation between the earth vein wall and the Professionals, Whale Fall City was inherently easy to defend and difficult to attack. If the Mutated Creatures' stamina was stripped away, the defense would definitely become much easier.

"That's good, but we need to figure out how to deal with the first wave of counterattack."

"Although these Mutated Creatures are somewhat tired, our warriors are also very exhausted."

"Furthermore, there are so many Mutated Creatures gathered outside, making the first wave the most dangerous."

"The Pseudo-Cleric team can defend one direction, and the two of you should be able to defend another direction."

"But my ability can probably only stall for a bit of time, and I still need to reserve some power for when we break out."

Chen Yuting stepped forward and pointed out the most critical current problem.

Hearing this, Jiang Xiaoyu and Piao Jun frowned tightly again.

Although Whale Fall City faced the sea on one side, that direction was currently also swarming with a large number of Mutated Creatures.

The lack of strong individuals was the main problem.

"It looks like someone is rushing toward us! Look!"

Just as the three were at a loss, the clamor on the city wall made them involuntarily turn their attention over.

They saw that on the left side of Whale Fall City, a team of about a hundred people was rapidly approaching.

The person leading them was riding a flying creature and had just shredded an aerial Mutated Creature.

Piao Jun felt a faint sense of familiarity with this person, even from such a distance, though he didn't know why.

That team was like a sharp knife, plunging directly into the ranks of the Mutated Creatures, instantly tearing a large opening in the encirclement.

"Is that Gu Qinghan's friend?"

Piao Jun turned around and looked at Chen Yuting in astonishment, but Chen Yuting also looked bewildered.

She thought seriously for a long time, and finally could only answer hesitantly:

"Probably... not. Even if he did, shouldn't he have appeared from the teleportation tower?"

"Holy cow, are these people not using weapons?"

Jiang Xiaoyu let out an exclamation, because he witnessed a scene with great visual impact.

Only a small portion of this suddenly appearing team remained where they were.

Most of the people rushed directly into the Mutated Creature horde empty-handed, engaging in a brutal, flesh-to-flesh fight with the beasts.

Jiang Xiaoyu even saw with his own eyes a person being stepped on the ground by a Mutated Creature, only for that Mutated Creature to be directly thrown away afterward!

What monstrous strength! What kind of Professionals are these?

What truly shocked everyone, however, was the method used by the person leading the group.

That person did not rush into the battlefield like the others, but stopped a considerable distance away.

Then, the person spread his arms wide, slowly raising them toward the sky.

Following this action, a large amount of bloody water suddenly emerged from the ground.

The bloody water seemed to boil, bubbling with blood, and from it crawled out a large number of hideous-looking monsters.

These monsters held various weapons, but their bodies were extremely withered, as if they had endured immense suffering.

Almost immediately upon appearing, these monsters charged out toward the horde of Mutated Creatures.

The scene instantly exploded into chaos, and a large number of Mutated Creatures immediately rushed out to surround this group of uninvited guests.

But that wasn't all; a red rain cloud had somehow condensed above the person's head.

Immediately afterward, a drizzling rain enveloped the area where the group and the Mutated Creatures were fighting.

The rain was red, a scarlet color like fresh blood!

Strangely, however, when the blood rain fell onto the ground, it did not splash.

Instead, bizarre, black and red flames suddenly appeared where the blood rain vanished.

When these black and red flames landed on the people and the hideous monsters, they not only caused no harm but subtly increased their speed and strength.

But when these black and red flames fell upon the Mutated Creatures, they seemed to gain life and drilled into their bodies.

In just two minutes, no fewer than twenty Mutated Creatures were burned into twisted, charred corpses by the strange black and red flames.

And these black and red flames finally awakened memories in the hearts of many people.

Demon Contractor!

The Demon Contractors, who had been missing from the vicinity of Whale Fall City for a long time, reappeared before everyone in a shocking manner.

Furthermore, it looked like they had come to aid Whale Fall City?!