บท 16: New Side Mission
บรรณาธิการ: EndlessFantasy Translation
"Woo! Woo! Woo!"
Just as Zhu Jian and Xu Mo were about to go down the city wall and take a walk elsewhere, a piercing alarm suddenly rang from the wall.
"Hmm?" Zhu Jian's eyes widened and his expression changed.
"How could this be…"
"Captain, a-a beast tide is coming again! Quick, make a Level-2 alert..."
Suddenly, Zhuang Daming's mournful howl came from above.
"Level 2 alert?! Why did this happen? We must quickly inform the admiral!"
Zhu Jian's expression was unsightly, but he still immediately gave out instructions before the battle.
Not long after, the Level-2 alert rang all over the city walls.
Different from the alarm before this, the Level-2 alert meant that this beast tide was twice stronger than before!
This meant that there were monsters that could break through the city walls and attack the fortress's center.
Moreover, there was a high possibility that there was more than one.
"Lieutenant Xu, if we can still meet after this beast tide, let's have a good drink!"
Zhu Jian stood at attention at Xu Mo before flying up the city wall as fast as lightning.
Xu Mo looked surprised, but he immediately reacted.
Things were different now. He was now the admiral mansion's third lieutenant. Zhu Jian was his subordinate and had no right to appoint him anything anymore.
As the third lieutenant, Xu Mo's authority could not be limited to a position in the Blue Dragon Division. The other divisions were also within his jurisdiction.
He climbed up the city wall and saw that the open space outside was densely packed with monsters of all sizes.
In the sky, countless monsters were flying toward the city wall, almost covering half of the sky.
Compared to yesterday's beast tide, the number of monsters today was more than ten times bigger.
"Shoot! Don't wait for my orders and just shoot any monster you see!"
On the wall, as the leaders gave the order, all the long-range weapons began to shoot out outside the city.
It was as if the end of the world had arrived outside. Under endless firepower, countless monsters that were madly charging over were blasted into pieces on the spot.
The blood on the ground that dried into a reddish-black color instantly turned red again. The monsters charged toward the wall at an even faster pace.
Xu Mo could not help but be slightly moved when he saw the monsters approaching the city wall without fear of death.
Normally speaking, these creatures can feel fear, but to be able to charge at the city wall without fear of casualties meant that they were prepared to die!
They may be barefoot and afraid of wearing shoes, but they weren't afraid of death!
Looking at the waves of monsters charging over their comrade's corpses, the soldiers on the city walls were filled with despair.
"Why is this happening? Didn't the beast tide just come yesterday? Why did it come again so soon?"
"Stop talking nonsense. Hurry up and defend the city. Open fire!"
"We can't hold on! We only have so few people., and there are so many beast tides! We can't hold on…"
"Shut up! Men, drag him away and lock him up. Whoever dares to disturb the army's morale, lock them up!"
On the city wall, the various divisions' captains immediately made countermeasures against the pessimistic mood around the soldiers.
But at this moment, no one had a better way to boost the team's morale. Indeed, no one was sure if they could defend the city wall for long.
[Ding! Side mission alert!]
[Assist the soldiers in guarding Yanjing Fortress's walls. Reward: Harmonization Rate +15%, Thunderous Flame Sky-Shaking Halberd's quality will increase!]
[Additional reward: For every Silver-ranked monster killed, the Thunderous Flame Sky-Shaking Halberd's experience points +1%!]
Another mission from the system?
However, even if there was no mission, Xu Mo would have still participated in the battle.
This was because once the city wall was breached, not only would the people in the fortress suffer, but an inheritor like him would also be the first to be attacked by the monsters.
When the time comes, under the assault of a huge number of monsters, even the strongest Inheritor could only die!
If they wanted to defend the city wall, they had to fight to the death. Even if they end up as the last soldier standing, they mustn't give up!
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
The firepower shooting out on top of the city wall became more and more ferocious, like the Grim Reaper's scythe, continuously harvesting monsters from the tide.
However, even under such an intense attack, there were still many of them that slipped through the firepower attack and killed their way to the top of the wall, beginning to crash into it.
This time, the monsters' targets were very clear. The ones that could reach the city wall were all the Silver-level ones.
With sharp claws and teeth, these monsters were huge and had thick armor. They were prepared to gather their strength and attack the city wall at a single point.
As long as they could make a hole in the wall, the rest would be easy!
Seeing the first monster hit the city wall, Xu Mo felt an earthquake beneath his feet. He knew that he could not stay on this wall anymore.
If the beasts were allowed to ram against the walls, this would definitely result in the walls being knocked down.
Swoosh!
The Thunderous Flame Sky-Shaking Halberd suddenly appeared in his hand. Xu Mo jumped up without hesitation and pounced straight at the monsters below the city wall.
"Chongming Bird!"
With a shout in his head, the Chongming Bird's phantom appeared behind him. It flapped its wings and let out a loud cry.
"Kill them!" he shouted angrily. Holding the halberd in his hand, the energy in his body surged as he descended from the sky.
As if they had sensed Xu Mo's aura, the monsters that were ramming into the city wall looked up in unison. When they saw him, greed and cruelty enveloped their blood-red eyes.
"Roar!"
They roared crazily, their saliva splattering everywhere. They swarmed in the direction where Xu Mo had fallen.
"Go to hell!"
Xu Mo let out a roar as he held the halberd with both hands. A bolt of lightning wrapped itself around the Thunderous Flame Sky-Shaking Halberd as it fiercely smashed the head of a monster that was charging at the front.
The monster did not care about Xu Mo's attack at all. With its intelligence, it did not think that an attack of this level could cause much damage to it. Moreover, it was a good opportunity for it to devour this reckless inheritor in one bite.
However, when it was hit by the halberd, the monster's huge head only emitted a crisp crack before it was split into pieces on the spot.
Getting the reaction force from hitting the monster's head, Xu Mo soared into the sky. He waved his halberd and counterattacked the next monster that pounced on him. He ignored the monster that he had just attacked.
[Ding! The host has used the Thunderous Flame Sky-Shaking Halberd to kill a Silver-level monster. Thunderous Flame Sky-Shaking Halberd experience points +1%!]
Ignoring the system notification in his mind, Xu Mo's mind surged, and the aura around his body poured out. He gripped the halberd tightly with both hands and swung it forward with all his might.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Cracking sounds rang out continuously, the bodies of several huge monsters instantly shattering into pieces and scattering all over the ground.
The soldiers on the city wall who saw this were stunned.
"Holy sh*t, who is that? He's so aggressive, killing so many Silver-rank monsters in one strike!"
"Did a Gold-rank Expert Inheritor make a move? Could it be that the admiral had personally come down?"
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