37: The riotous beast tide

Two whooshing sounds of cutting wind were heard, as the Wei Brothers threw two black timed bombs far into the middle of the beast pack.

The beeping sound attracted the attention of the beast pack, but as soon as they saw the black timed bombs, they immediately backed away vigilantly. Clearly, many monsters had already suffered losses from these things.

"Boom!"

A huge explosion sounded, causing the broken glass on the surrounding buildings to rattle, yet it only inflicted minor, superficial injuries on a few monsters.

The powerful wind and waves completely dispersed the fungal swarm that Qiao Yu had just deployed.

'My fungal swarm!'

Qiao Yu stood frozen in place. His spore swarm had been blown hundreds of meters away, and the signals transmitted by his Spore Perception were out of sync with the immediate environment, giving Qiao Yu a massive headache.

It wasn't that he couldn't deal with this group of Beast Soldier Level monsters without Spore Perception, but why take risks when he could achieve a hundred percent unscathed victory?

However, the dispersal of the spores this time also made Qiao Yu aware of the weakness of Spore Perception. If he encountered monsters that could blow away the spores in the future, wouldn't his situation be extremely dangerous?

It seems he shouldn't rely too much on Spore Perception, or he needed to find a way to make Spore Perception completely immune to interference.

"Charge!"

Gao Feng waved forward, and everyone moved accordingly. Qiao Yu could only brace himself and follow.

The captain charged at the very front, swiftly swinging a heavy hammer held in his right hand. It looked as if it weighed nothing, but a series of thumping sounds and the unknown liquid spurting from the heads of the Beast Soldier Level monsters kept the other monsters from acting rashly.

Gao Feng, who possessed strength approaching the Intermediate Warlord Level, moved like a fish in water among this group of Beast Soldier Level monsters, carving out a path with his bare hands through the heavy encirclement.

Seeing how formidable Gao Feng's heavy hammer was in his right hand, the beast pack sought advantage and avoided harm, attacking his left side instead.

Gao Feng held a sharp dagger in his left hand, relying on brute force to tear through monster after monster, but the dagger began to dull after slicing through the thick hides of several creatures.

After breaking through the encirclement, Gao Feng swiftly rushed toward the fallen Bloodthirsty Tank to dissect it.

The other squad members protected Gao Feng from behind. With Gao Feng's Warlord Level strength, he could usually dissect the Bloodthirsty Tank's tough hide in half a minute, but due to the dulling dagger blade, the process might be delayed.

The surrounding Beast Soldier Level Bloodthirsty Tanks all turned their heads toward Qiao Yu, Luo Feng, and the others.

They charged forward at speeds exceeding 100 kilometers per hour. If there were only a few, everyone could handle it.

But facing the siege of hundreds of 'small tanks,' the pressure was immense. Almost every member, except Luo Feng and Chen Gu, had to deal with seven or eight monsters simultaneously.

Zhang Ke swung his long spear. With a few whooshes, the spear pierced the heads of two monsters, while several others were hit in the body and forced to retreat.

However, the few monsters that were repelled clearly weren't stupid. What looked like a retreat was actually a tactical advance, using the distance of the retreat to gain momentum and charge toward Zhang Ke.

Their burst speed instantly reached over fifty meters per second. Zhang Ke used a long spear, requiring both hands to hold it, and was not equipped with a shield. He was purely an offensive player, and even using offense as defense, it was difficult to simultaneously deal with the impact force of several 'small trucks.'

"This is bad! Don't tell me we're going to die here!"

Zhang Ke's heart tightened.

Just then, Luo Feng launched a flying kick, sending one of the monsters charging at Zhang Ke flying.

Zhang Ke seized the moment of respite and used his long spear to instantly headshot two more charging monsters.

Qiao Yu also simultaneously used a flying kick to stop a monster, and with two swishes of the blood shadow battle blade, a massive pig head fell to the ground.

"Thanks. If it weren't for your help, we'd probably be in serious trouble right now."

Zhang Ke let out a breath and smiled as he replied to the two.

Fortunately, the smoke generated by the timed bomb explosion earlier obscured the beast pack's vision nearby. Otherwise, dealing with them would certainly require a greater cost.

However, the sense of smell of these pig-type monsters was no worse than that of canids. After sniffing out the location of the Fire Hammer Squad members, they began attempting to charge in that direction, even without vision.

Starting with only a few dozen monsters, the number now exceeded a hundred charging towards them simultaneously.

A series of thudding sounds came, followed by violent shaking of the ground.

"What's going on? Why are there suddenly so many monsters?"

Qiao Yu looked into the distance. The streets far away were densely packed with monsters, and the other street was the same.

"This is bad, Captain. I'm afraid we've run into a Beast Tide! Hurry! Hurry!"

Wei Tie said anxiously.

Forced by the sheer number of the beast pack, Chen Gu had no choice but to pull out his machine gun and open fire on the pack to protect his teammates.

"Da da da~ Da da da~"

The rapid sound of bullets leaving the barrel, like a buzzing swarm, sprayed out. In just a moment, dozens of monsters charging at the front all perished.

However, the sound of the machine gun also attracted more monsters to surround them. Even though they could eliminate dozens of Beast Soldier Level monsters in a few seconds, the overwhelming numbers left the squad members exhausted trying to cope.

"Damn it, we're not really going to bite the dust here, are we?"

Chen Gu finished a chain of bullets and looked worriedly at the growing beast pack surrounding them. Gao Feng had clearly noticed his teammates' predicament and was dissecting the Beast General Level Bloodthirsty Tank with greater effort. The situation was deadlocked for the moment.

"Damn, what a crappy knife! Stop cutting! The wind is tight, scatter and retreat immediately!"

Seeing the severe situation, Gao Feng threw away the dagger and immediately ordered everyone to retreat. Life was what mattered most.

"Captain! I'm afraid it's a little late..."

Zhang Ke pointed at the aggressive Beast Tide and gave a helpless, bitter smile.

Hundreds of beasts charged aggressively toward the Fire Hammer Squad. Captain Gao Feng, the Wei Brothers, Chen Gu, Zhang Ke, Luo Feng, and the others all felt their hearts tighten.

Thunder God looked down from the sky at his masterpiece and nodded in satisfaction.

He had driven over a small Beast Soldier Level Beast Tide, estimated to be between three and four thousand strong. For a squad like the Fire Hammer Squad, which only had one Warlord Level member, this was practically a disaster.

However, since the Beast Tide consisted only of Beast Soldier Level monsters, it wouldn't immediately wipe out the squad. As long as Thunder God appeared at the critical moment to save everyone from distress, wouldn't he incur a debt of gratitude?

"Although this method is a bit crude, once I eliminate this Beast Tide, I'll leave the materials for them as compensation."

The Fire Hammer Squad fought desperately within the Beast Tide. Chen Gu reloaded his machine gun and continuously eliminated the attacking beast pack, while the other members tried to carve out a path in one direction. But the plan was perfect, and reality was cruel: for every monster killed, more monsters squeezed in.

"Captain, we can't hold on!"

"It's a shame for Qiao Yu and Luo Feng. They only just entered the Wilderness Area for the first time, and now..."

Zhang Ke continuously swung his long spear, his entire palm red from overexertion.

"Shut up, Zhang Ke!"

"Never give up until the very last moment!"

Gao Feng scolded.

Qiao Yu was originally worried about the increasing number of beast packs gathering, but when he subconsciously tried to communicate with the dispersed spores, he immediately felt reassured.

Every single monster within a hundred-meter radius of the entire Beast Tide had inhaled some of his spores, and the fungal swarm feedback from within the monsters instantly made Qiao Yu's eyes light up.