CHAPTER 365: CHAPTER 365: ROLLING IRON ARMOR LIZARD

The exotic beasts are attacking the city!

Hearing this sentence, both Pang Fei and Tang Xiaoyu shuddered, an uncontrollable sense of fear rapidly spreading from their souls to their bodies.

"Say that again, what?"

Pang Fei couldn’t believe his ears.

"The exotic beasts are attacking the city, the exotic beasts are attacking the city, the exotic beasts are attacking the city!"

The soldier, drenched in sweat, shouted three times in front of them with his eyes closed.

The situation was critical at the moment.

He couldn’t worry about so much.

Bam!

Pang Fei slammed the table, documents scattered all over the ground.

But no one was concerned about that right now.

The two prominent figures of Linjiang City rushed out of the office at top speed and arrived outside.

The entire Armed Department had already mobilized.

In the monitoring room.

Dozens of screens displayed scenes of exotic beasts rampaging, from gathering areas on the outskirts of Linjiang City to the outskirts of Linjiang City.

A large number of refugees began to flee from the gathering places, piling up outside Linjiang City, requesting the city gates be opened.

"What exactly is going on?

Damn it, how could there be such a sudden beast siege?

I clearly dispatch the Beast Suppression Team every week, and everything was normal last week."

Pang Fei clenched his teeth.

Such a large-scale attack by exotic beasts must have been organized in advance.

But where around Linjiang City could hide so many terrifying beasts?

Even in the desert, there shouldn’t be no news at all.

Too sudden, too strange.

Could it be...

Both looked at the glowing Holy Emblem.

A bold thought rose from the depths of their hearts.

Zenith City.

Not just an accident!

It’s very likely that it was directly conquered!

Only in this way could such a situation occur.

They dared not think further.

Even if Zenith City had changed, they first needed to resolve this terrifying beast tide.

"Minister, there are a large number of refugees outside the city. The nearest exotic beasts are a group of Rolling Iron-Shelled Lizards, which will arrive outside the city in about fifteen minutes."

The soldier reported the frontline situation, following behind them.

"Set up checkpoints, quickly, direct machine inspection. Clear an area in front of the city gate to let them wait there first."

"Load the Magic Crystal Cannons, adjust the power of the Protective Spirit Array to maximum, have the Armed Department’s troops ready to be on standby at any time, and immediately send more troops to the city walls. The police department should maintain good order within the city."

Pang Fei rubbed his brow, issuing orders one by one.

Looking at the approaching tide of exotic beasts, an invisible pressure weighed on his heart.

If the city fell, Linjiang would have nowhere to retreat, and all would be lost.

This battle must not be lost.

"I will arrange the church’s enforcement team and calm the people entering the city. Otherwise, if chaos breaks out, it will only make the situation worse."

Tang Xiaoyu understood well.

As a member of the Church, she usually learned some Spirit Techniques to calm people.

It was most appropriate for her to go now.

"Okay."

Pang Fei nodded, without saying more.

The crisis at hand did not allow him to be distracted by anything else; the entire city had to be mobilized.

...

In front of the giant black iron city gates.

As the elevator descended, the drawbridge over Jiujiang, the moat of Linjiang City, was opened, creating a passage across the moat.

People fleeing from the gathering places swarmed in.

"Don’t panic, the exotic beasts haven’t arrived yet, everyone needs to be checked!"

Soldiers armed with guns shouted loudly.

But for the excessively frightened crowd, such shouts only made them more panicked and disorderly.

Soon, chaos broke out at the quarantine point in front of the city gate.

The crowd pushed and jostled to enter the city.

The soldier controlling the quarantine point was drenched in sweat, feeling anxious.

"Everyone, calm down, don’t panic. The Church is your strong support; no matter what kind of danger arises, we will not abandon anyone!"

At this time.

An ethereal voice rang out.

Tang Xiaoyu, dressed in a black Divine Robe, walked calmly forward.

In her voice.

She used the Church’s special Secret Technique to calm hearts.

In an instant.

The agitated crowd suddenly quieted down; many had seen Tang Xiaoyu’s sermon videos and knew she was the Bishop of the Linjiang District.

Seeing her in person now, a sense of closeness welled up.

Coupled with the Spirit Technique in Tang Xiaoyu’s voice.

The situation was instantly brought under control.

"The Church really is the one to handle such situations, it’s most suitable for them."

"The Church’s main purpose is to maintain stability. Otherwise, how could the Imperial allow them to spread their influence like this?"

Several soldiers whispered among themselves.

"The exotic beasts are here!"

At this moment.

A broadcast sounded from the city gate.

Everyone’s expressions quickly changed.

Many new recruits in the military, having never faced such a situation before, found their palms sweating.

Rumbling...

Huge booming sounds arose.

In the distance.

The sky, which had been glowing in the morning sun, was now filled with yellow sand.

Sunlight filtered through the dust, scattering in fragments.

A massive beast horde, directly stirring up a sandstorm.

Rolling Iron-Shelled Lizards.

Terrestrial exotic beasts.

Each one was about five to ten meters in size, normally manageable by Tier Eight Martial Artists.

But now.

There were at least tens of thousands of these Rolling Iron-Shelled Lizards.

Facing a fearless beast horde, even an Elite Level martial artist could be overwhelmed by sheer numbers.

What was more despairing was that this was only the first wave.

Linjiang City was being attacked by exotic beast hordes from all directions.

Tang Xiaoyu saw this scene and couldn’t help but feel a chill in her heart, but her face remained calm.

"Fire!!"

At the command.

On the steel city walls, hundreds of cannon muzzles rose from the walls, spewing black beams of light, slaughtering the beast horde furiously.

The blood further excited the ferocity of the exotic beasts.

The beasts charged at high speed; facing the steel city walls, they showed no intention of slowing down, seeming ready to break through the city gates directly.

"There are flying exotic beasts in the sky, Black-winged Golden-beaked Birds! And Frenzied Eagles!!"

A soldier shouted.

Everyone looked up to see a large bird horde emerging from the sandstorm.

Bird-type exotic beasts.

Always considered the hardest to deal with.

The combat power of these two bird-type exotic beasts was not low; in front of them, ordinary people could only feel despair!

"Damn it, these beasts were hiding in the dust! We didn’t spot them in time, and we mistakenly poured all our firepower onto the Rolling Iron-Shelled Lizards!"

The field commanding officer punched the wall heavily.

Even if they adjusted their firepower now, it was too late.

The dust in the sky was definitely formed using Extraordinary Power, with a shielding effect against detection. Such a coordinated beast attack undoubtedly had a mastermind behind it.

In the past, exotic beasts were fierce but never this organized.

But now.

It felt like facing an army.

"Bishop, you should first reassure the people and stay back. The situation here is very dangerous. These exotic beasts are different from before. If the people stay here..."

The commander’s words were only halfway spoken.

Among the refugees near Tang Xiaoyu from the gathering areas, dozens suddenly erupted, growing terrifying tentacles all over their bodies, directly attacking him.