255: Strange beasts attack

“I’ll go first, you all follow later,” Qin Shilei said, then summoned Little Strong and flew towards Puchang City.

“Wait for me.” An Qian spread her Phoenix Wings and chased after him.

The situation was urgent, and they were the fastest, so they had to go ahead.

In less than half an hour, the two had arrived at Puchang City, landing on the tall city wall.

Dust billowed in the distance, and a large group of mutated beasts was galloping towards them. Judging by their speed, they would likely reach the city wall in less than ten minutes.

Xu Jun hurried over, frowning as he said, “City Lord, things are not looking good. The attacking mutated beasts include not only land beasts but also a vast number of flying beasts.”

“What are you panicking about?” Qin Shilei scolded, “You promised me you would establish a sturdy stronghold here. Are you scared by a mere group of mutated beasts?”

“This subordinate has disappointed the City Lord.” Xu Jun’s face showed a hint of shame.

He paused, then composed himself and suggested, “City Lord, why don’t we temporarily retreat to the various underground shelters in the city and wait for reinforcements before we fight these mutated beasts to the death?”

At this moment, there were only over three thousand Evolutionaries in Puchang City, which was simply not enough to face hundreds of thousands of mutated beasts.

Xu Jun hoped to use the advantage of the tall city walls to block the non-flying mutated beasts outside the city.

At that time, as long as they hid well in the underground shelters, even if the flying beasts flew into the city, they would probably have difficulty finding them for a while.

As long as the three to four hundred thousand reinforcements from Hope City arrived, they could then devise a plan to kill these mutated beasts.

Qin Shilei was noncommittal about Xu Jun’s suggestion and ordered, “Which side are those flying beasts on? Take us to see.”

Xu Jun pointed north and said, “Those flying beasts are coming from the north. Although they are a step behind the mutated beasts from the west, their speed is faster, and they will probably reach Puchang City earlier.”

Qin Shilei looked at the approaching mutated beast horde outside the city and temporarily found no mutated beasts skilled at climbing walls.

He then instructed Xu Jun, “You take your men and guard the west side here. An Qian and I will go to the north side to take a look.”

The two quickly arrived at the northern city wall.

Looking into the distance, two to three hundred thousand various flying beasts were rapidly flying towards Puchang City.

There were Black Feather Carvings, Carrion Vultures, Gale Sparrows, Flame Illusory Birds, and various other bird species.

Besides birds, there were also Bloodthirsty Magic Bats, Wolf-headed Bats, and other flying beasts.

It was unknown why so many different types of flying beasts, mixed together, did not attack each other but instead cooperated to attack the city.

The attacking flying beasts were like locusts, blotting out the sky.

That terrifying number made one’s heart go numb just by looking at it.

At this moment, on the northern city wall, besides Qin Shilei and An Qian, there were a few Evolutionaries observing here.

They were already scared, their faces pale and their bodies trembling.

If it weren’t for their City Lord standing in front of them, they would probably have immediately turned and fled into the city to hide.

Qin Shilei and An Qian, facing these two to three hundred thousand mutated beasts, showed no fear whatsoever.

Upon seeing that most of the attacking flying beasts were birds, both of them showed confident expressions.

Qin Shilei smiled and said, “An Qian, now is the time for your ultimate skill, Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix, to show its might.”

An Qian also smiled and said, “Then watch how I use mutated beasts to fight mutated beasts.”

After she finished speaking, she spread her Phoenix Wings and flew towards the flying beasts in the sky!

Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix!

An Qian summoned the phantom of a phoenix, but held back its full power, letting the phoenix phantom lead the flame-formed birds to circle around her.

Instantly, all kinds of birds within a thousand meters were controlled by An Qian, guarding her like subjects.

An Qian flapped her Phoenix Wings and continued to fly forward, controlling more and more birds.

Phoenix’s Command (Purple): When Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix is cast, the host can completely control flying beasts within a one-kilometer radius for ten minutes.

Under the effect of this entry, those avian mutated beasts seemed to have seen a true phoenix, obeying An Qian one hundred percent.

“Kill for me!”

An Qian pointed forward, and the birds surrounding her turned and launched an attack on the Bloodthirsty Magic Bats.

Caught off guard, thousands of Bloodthirsty Magic Bats were instantly killed by the birds commanded by An Qian.

Then, both sides entered a chaotic battle.

Various ability attacks flew everywhere, and tragic cries rose and fell.

Bloodthirsty Magic Bats and birds fell to the ground like dumplings, one after another.

The numbers of both sides were constantly decreasing.

An Qian flew into the middle of the bird flock, and tens of thousands more birds joined her ranks, turning to attack the flying beasts that had just been their companions.

“In this situation, the ultimate move Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix is simply cheating!”

Qin Shilei looked at An Qian, who was wreaking havoc, and couldn’t help but complain.

The few people behind him also exclaimed, “The City Lord’s wife is truly the Phoenix Sovereign, capable of commanding all birds!”

“Whoosh!”

Suddenly, a high-pitched and angry cry echoed from behind the bird flock, and all the birds turned and flew away, keeping a safe distance from An Qian.

“So there really is a King-level mutated beast controlling these flying beasts. Then let me meet you.”

Qin Shilei, like a bolt of lightning, flew towards the direction from which the sound came.

“Whoosh!”

That mutated beast let out another cry, and the surrounding flying beasts all swarmed towards Qin Shilei.

Qin Shilei completely ignored these flying beasts, directly using Thunder Escape to pass through their layers of obstruction.

What appeared before him were tens of thousands of various flying beasts; for a moment, he couldn’t distinguish which one was the mutated beast that had just cried out.

“Then let me force you out!”

Devouring Thunder!

Instantly, thousands of heavenly thunders descended from the sky, striking the mutated beast horde in front.

Whether Bronze Realm or Silver Realm flying beasts, as long as they were within the hundred-meter radius covered by Devouring Thunder, there was no other option but to endure it head-on.

However, Devouring Thunder was not something that could be easily endured.

Bronze Realm flying beasts, as soon as they were hit by the heavenly thunder, were instantly charred and struck down to the ground.

Silver Realm flying beasts, even if they could withstand the first heavenly thunder, could not withstand the second or third heavenly thunder.

Qin Shilei, while casting Devouring Thunder, charged towards the flock of flying beasts.

Although these flying beasts had mutated and Evolved, facing such heavenly thunder, they were still naturally terrified and scattered in all directions to escape.

“Found you!”

Under the bombardment of heavenly thunder, a green light flashed, enduring the heavenly thunder and rapidly escaping into the distance.

Name: Wind Riding Divine Eagle

Description: An Eagle Emperor Evolved from a Gyrfalcon, Gold One-star, proficient in wind-attribute abilities, extremely fast. Weakness: As long as you can catch up to it, its entire body is a weakness to you.

While Qin Shilei was observing the opponent’s attributes, this Wind Riding Divine Eagle had already fled three to four thousand meters after taking two hits of heavenly thunder.

“To compete with me in speed, I’m afraid you’re not qualified enough.”

Qin Shilei transformed into a bolt of lightning and instantly appeared in front of the Wind Riding Divine Eagle.