CHAPTER 46: CHAPTER 46: ESCAPE IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION

The two City Defense Army members wasted no words and directly summoned their Guardian Beasts.

The black and skinny man’s Guardian Beast was a Forest Giant Python at the Peak of War General Level, with a Middle Grade Elite Level quality. Its whole body was dark green, reaching about fifty meters in length, with a body as thick as a water barrel, and its massive snake head was about the size of a millstone.

The stout man’s Guardian Beast was an Eighth Rank Earth Spider of Lower Grade Elite Level quality, with a body the size of a small car, entirely earth gray, and its eight spider legs resembled eight long spears.

"We are the fifth squad of the City Defense Army, I’m Zhang Yingjie, and he’s Li Zitao. We will escort you out now, quickly get on," the black and skinny man said in a deep voice.

Upon hearing this, Chu Chen didn’t hesitate at all and immediately retracted Lei Yao into his Soul Sea, then leaped onto the head of the Forest Giant Python.

Seeing this, Wang Lu and his group of four quickly followed up.

Due to the limited space on the Forest Giant Python’s head, so as not to affect its speed, the five people had to split up.

Chu Chen, Wang Lu, and Gangzi stood on the snake’s head, while Cold Face and Skinny stood on the back of the Earth Spider.

Zhang Yingjie said nothing further and directly commanded the Forest Giant Python to flee in the direction of Celestial Star City.

Seeing this, Li Zitao also hurriedly commanded the Earth Spider to follow up.

The two Guardian Beasts traveled side by side, with almost no difference in speed.

Although these two Guardian Beasts were not adept in speed, they were still considerably faster than the Earth Rock Rat.

At this moment, the Beast Tide was getting closer and closer. Chu Chen quickly turned his head and saw that the slower Star Beasts were instantly swallowed by the Beast Tide, followed by screams mixed with the sound of bones breaking.

Some of the more powerful Star Beasts were even feeding while running; the Beast Tide had already become a hunting feast.

Chu Chen saw all of this and his expression turned extremely solemn; the speed of the Forest Giant Python and the Earth Spider could not compare with the Beast Tide, and being caught up was only a matter of time.

Zhang Yingjie and Li Zitao were naturally aware of this issue, but they had no way to counter it. Given the size of the Beast Tide now, even if they stayed to block it, it would be like a mantis trying to stop a car.

Chu Chen, looking at the Beast Tide getting closer, couldn’t help but fall into deep thought.

Currently, the position of the seven of them was near the blockade line of the City Defense Army, and the Beast Tide was just forming, though its scale was already significant, numbering nearly ten thousand, and it would continue to expand over time.

"Brother Zhang, we can’t keep running like this, or we will soon be devoured by the Beast Tide," Chu Chen said in a deep voice.

Zhang Yingjie frowned upon hearing this and said, "I understand, but I can’t think of a way to escape. Do you have any ideas?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Chen pondered briefly and said, "There is a way, but it’s a bit risky, and whether it will work depends on luck."

Zhang Yingjie, upon hearing this, did not immediately respond but thought of Chu Chen’s performance over the past three days.

"Let’s hear it."

Upon hearing this, Chu Chen did not hide anything and quickly said, "The Beast Tide has just formed, spanning only about a kilometer horizontally. We can run diagonally to the left front."

Zhang Yingjie shook his head upon hearing this and said, "Impossible, the shortest distance between two points is a straight line. Running diagonally will only make us be caught by the Beast Tide sooner."

Upon hearing this, Chu Chen’s expression did not change at all, instead, he said firmly, "I naturally understand this, but we can use the terrain or trees to slow down the Beast Tide. Once we are out of the range of the Beast Tide, we immediately flee in the opposite direction."

"Flee in the opposite direction, why?" Zhang Yingjie asked in confusion.

"As time goes on, the scale of the Beast Tide will grow larger. If we continue to flee towards Celestial Star City, we will still be chased by the Beast Tide. Running in the opposite direction can avoid a frontal encounter with the Beast Tide. We just need to find a place to hide, and after the Beast Tide passes, we can leave," Chu Chen explained patiently.

Zhang Yingjie did not immediately agree but considered the feasibility of this plan.

After a moment, he asked another question, "Even if we escape the Beast Tide’s range, won’t Star Beasts still come to hunt us down?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Chen nodded and said, "I’ve thought about that, it’s actually not hard to shake off their pursuit, but we need to gamble one more time."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yingjie’s brows furrowed even tighter, looking at the increasingly close Beast Tide, he said in a deep voice, "How to gamble?"

"Do you remember the Gray Rock Ant’s nest?"

"Of course, speak about your idea quickly."

"The position of the ant nest is extremely remote, it is not within the coverage range of the Beast Tide, and there are probably thousands of Gray Rock Ants there, which means the internal structure of the ant nest must be extremely complex. Most importantly, they are day beasts and only a dozen Soldier Ants guard at night, we can take the opportunity to break into the ant nest to hide, and those Star Beasts chasing us, the ant colony will naturally help us deal with them," Chu Chen explained rapidly.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yingjie did not hesitate much and immediately said, "Alright, now there’s no better way, let’s take a gamble, and whether we survive or not is up to fate." After saying this, he commanded the Forest Giant Python to adjust its escape route.

Everyone clearly heard the conversation between the two.

Li Zitao also made the necessary adjustments at the same time.

"Taozi, I’ll attack the trees, you combine these trees to set up obstacles," Zhang Yingjie said in a deep voice.

"Understood."

Under Zhang Yingjie’s command, the Forest Giant Python suddenly increased the swinging amplitude of its body, directly snapping several tree trunks that two people couldn’t wrap their arms around, and its escape speed didn’t slow down in the least.

At this moment, the Earth Spider, behind the Forest Giant Python, began to showcase its abilities.

Thick spider silk, as thick as a baby’s arms, shot from its abdomen, accurately hitting the trees that were about to fall. Then its eight spider legs exerted a sudden force, and the huge body leaped from the ground. With its weight, it forcibly changed the direction in which the trees were falling, finally cutting the spider silks and leaving quickly.

Some of these trees overlapped threefold, forming a stable triangular structure that can withstand mighty impacts. Others were a multitude of trees wedged between two giant trees, forming a makeshift barricade.

The two cooperated extremely well, as if they had practiced countless times. It looked more like an exhilarating performance.

The obstacles set up by the two were quite effective; some slower Star Beasts crashed into them, resulting in getting trample-killed by following Star Beasts, though their speed only slightly decreased.

Zhang Yingjie and Li Zitao remained unflustered because they had prepared many such obstacles.

By this time, the scales on the tail of the Forest Giant Python had already shattered, and the exposed tender flesh had multiple wounds, yet its movements showed no signs of stopping.

The Earth Spider was in no better condition; continuously shooting spider silk had made its once full abdomen gradually crumple, with over sixty percent of its Star Power depleted.

Fortunately, they had reached the edge of the Beast Tide, and needed only to maintain a distance of a hundred meters further to escape its range.