76: Chapter 76 The Meat Grinder

Below the city walls...

The dark, dense Demon army had already fully deployed.

The formation was like a giant mouth capable of swallowing heaven and earth, enveloping the entire Yunzhou City within it.

It was boundless.

Simply boundless to the eye.

Compared to today's display, yesterday's army of three hundred thousand was simply... a drop in the ocean.

At a conservative estimate, the number of the Demon army gathered below the city today was at least over a million.

At the very front of the Demon army.

The Demon Clan Third Prince, Eliji, still maintained that aloof appearance, sitting regally upon the back of a Golden-Winged Great Peng.

A cruel smile hung on his face.

Eliji slowly raised his right hand.

Then, he swung it down fiercely!

With a resolute tone, he said:

"Whole army, attack!"

"Trample this city!"

"Leave... not even a chicken or dog alive!"

"Awoo—!"

"Roar—!"

Following his command!

The million-strong Demon army mobilized instantly.

The scene was like the heavens collapsing and the earth splitting, like a mountain flood erupting.

At this moment, the entire world seemed to tremble violently.

"Thump! Thump! Thump! Thump!"

Heavy footsteps came from the rear of the Demon army!

Over a hundred giant Mammoth Yao Beasts, each the size of a small hill and over ten zhang tall, stepped out from the formation with heavy strides!

Their bodies were clad in thick black iron battle armor.

Their long tusks were like two giant spears capable of piercing through anything!

On their backs, they also carried massive siege towers!

Siege Behemoths!

"Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!"

The ear-piercing sound of breaking air came from the horizon!

Thousands upon thousands of ugly Winged Demons with bat wings covered the sky like dark clouds!

They could spit out highly corrosive green venom from their mouths!

And on the ground.

Countless wolf yao, tiger yao, bear yao, leopard yao...

All sorts of Yao Race members of various forms converged into a torrent of steel, launching a death-defying charge toward Yunzhou City!

At this moment, the war...

...finally revealed its most hideous side!

Atop the city walls.

General Qin Bei, clad in heavy armor with his hand on the battlements, watched the apocalyptic scene below the city, his expression solemn to the extreme.

After a moment of daze, General Qin Bei suddenly drew the sword at his waist and pointed it toward the firmament.

Exerting all his strength, he roared from the top of the wall:

"Yunzhou Army! Fight to the death!"

"All troops on alert! Defend the city!"

"Roar—!"

Atop the city walls, tens of thousands of Human Race soldiers also erupted with a sky-shaking shout.

At this point, they had no way to retreat.

Behind them was their home, their wives, children, and elders.

Today, either the Yao Race died, or they perished.

There was only fighting to the death.

"Buzz—!"

Following General Qin Bei's command.

The entire Yunzhou City seemed to come alive at this moment.

Beams of light composed of countless profound runes, visible to the naked eye, rose into the sky from all sides of the city walls.

In the sky above Yunzhou City, they converged into a massive, inverted golden bowl of light.

It completely and tightly enveloped the entire city.

The City Protection Array was fully activated.

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Almost the very instant the City Protection Array took shape.

The first wave of the Demon attack arrived!

Those hundred or so hill-like Mammoth Behemoths slammed their indestructible tusks fiercely against the golden light barrier.

In an instant, the ground shook and the mountains swayed.

The entire Yunzhou City suffered a violent jolt.

At the points of impact, ripples like water waves spread across the golden light barrier.

But, ultimately, it held!

Those Mammoth Behemoths were knocked back repeatedly by a massive counter-shock force.

They opened their mouths and let out roars of pain.

"Fire arrows!"

"Catapults! Smash them hard for me!"

Atop the city walls, the commanding generals roared at the top of their lungs.

Instantly, arrows fell like rain.

Countless giant stones burning with raging fire, trailing long tails of flame like a meteor shower, fell from the sky and smashed fiercely into the Demon army formation.

"Rumble!"

The sounds of explosions and screams were incessant.

Every giant stone that fell cleared a huge empty space within the Demon army.

Countless Yao were smashed into pulp.

Or, they were burned alive into charcoal by the flames.

In just the first wave of engagement, several thousand Yao perished on the spot.

However, the number of the Yao Race was simply too great.

So many that it made one feel despair!

When the front batch fell.

Immediately, even more Yao behind them stepped over their comrades' corpses and charged forward without fear of death.

They used their powerful Physical Bodies to endure the Human Race's attacks.

They frantically struck the seemingly indestructible golden light barrier.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The sounds of impact were continuous.

Every collision caused the golden light barrier to flicker violently.

And on the city walls.

Everyone's heart clenched fiercely along with it.

They knew that although this City Protection Array was powerful, it was not inexhaustible.

Every defense consumed a massive amount of Spirit Stones.

Once the Spirit Stones were exhausted and the array was broken!

Then, what awaited them would be a tragic and inhuman massacre!

In the sky.

Those Winged Demons also began their attack.

They circled above the City Protection Array, opening their ugly maws to spit out streams of green venom.

"Sizzle— Sizzle—"

As soon as the venom touched the golden light barrier, it made a tooth-aching corrosive sound.

Plumes of pungent white smoke rose up.

The brightness of the golden light barrier was fading rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Archers! Aim at the sky! Shoot those winged freaks down for me!"

General Qin Bei's eyes were bloodshot as he roared loudly.

Countless archers immediately shifted their direction, drawing their bows and nocking arrows to pour a rain of shafts into the sky.

From time to time, a Winged Demon would be struck by an arrow, letting out a shrill scream before plunging headlong from the air.

But even more Winged Demons...

...continued to spit venom at the City Protection Array without any regard for their lives!

The war, from the very beginning...

...had entered the most brutal stage of a war of attrition.

The Yao Race relied on their inexhaustible numbers and their incredibly powerful Physical Bodies.

They frantically wore down Yunzhou City's defensive strength.

While the Human Race, relying on the sturdy city walls and the powerful City Protection Array, resisted desperately, refusing to yield an inch of ground.

Every minute, every second, countless lives were withering away.

The entire battlefield had completely turned into a meat grinder.

Blood dyed the earth red.

Corpses piled up like mountains.

Screams, roars, the clashing of weapons, explosions...

Facing such a vast Demon army.

At this moment, Su Bai deeply realized how laughable individual martial power was in front of an army.

Never mind the Foundation Establishment Stage; with so many soldiers, even if you were at the Golden Core stage, once you were caught within it, don't even think about coming out alive.