CHAPTER 797: BATTLE 797

Everyone was on high alert, "It’s okay, at least we don’t have to waste our efforts."

Before the Iron Centipedes arrived, Tan Shaoting entered the array and released his three children, preparing them to escape at any moment.

The father and his three children emerged from the array, and Tan Shaoting put the array away. If it didn’t work, they could only run. No matter what, they had to try their best.

The shell of the Iron Centipede was extremely hard. The battle began, and now everyone was going crazy, knowing that if they didn’t give their all, there was no way to survive.

When pushed to the limit, people can perform extraordinarily.

The corpses of demon beasts were already piled high on the ground.

Right now, it was just mechanically swinging swords. But with fewer Iron Centipedes, there came the Silver Moon Wolves.

No one had time to recover now.

Everyone was in despair.

"Junior Brother Tan, use your array, everyone needs to recover, it’s not going to work if we just exhaust ourselves like this."

Tan Shaoting nodded, the kids were indeed tired. As soon as everyone entered the array, the attacks from the Silver Moon Wolves and Iron Centipedes landed on it.

Everyone collapsed to the ground, and only a few used elixirs; most directly absorbed spiritual energy to recover.

Tan Shaoting didn’t use the Spiritual Spring Water or elixirs. Instead, he directly absorbed the spiritual energy from the Spirit Stones.

Everyone knew that even a fifth-tier array could not hold if the time dragged on and the demon beasts were too many.

As daylight broke, all the cultivators’ spiritual power was restored.

Everyone watched as the array was attacked. Now they didn’t know what to do.

"Junior Brother Tan, do you have any thoughts?"

"No. We can only hold on. If we really flee now, demon beasts will chase us, and the situation at the garrison is still unclear. It might be more dangerous than here, leading to a two-front attack. Being attacked from both sides would make things worse for us.

Isn’t it better for us to hold out here, giving our comrades more time? I think that might give us a better chance of survival than fleeing."

The array was particularly quiet, and no one knew what to say. The facts were right in front of them. No need to explain, everyone knew what’s going on.

"I agree with Junior Brother Tan’s idea. What about you all?"

Is there even a need to say it? In such a dangerous situation, no one dares to act alone. At least if those with equipment aren’t leaving, they won’t either.

"Alright then, let’s all go out and fight. Junior Brother Tan, keep the array open so that those who really can’t hold on can come in to recover. Rest assured, we’ll also contribute Spirit Stones."

Tan Shaoting nodded, there was no other way now.

Everyone came out of the array to face the dense attacks from the demon beasts.

It was still a brutal fight. It was unbearable. It felt like the demon beasts couldn’t be all killed, and arms swung mechanically.

The three kids stayed close to their father, for safety and to ease his burden.

All comrades were desperately holding on. Everyone knew there was no retreat now, only endurance.

Thanks to the array, those injured or out of spiritual power could enter to rest and cultivate. But no one stayed too long or hid inside, knowing that if their comrades died, they wouldn’t fare well either.

It seemed endless, and by daylight, Sword-toothed Leopards joined in.

Their group was surrounded and attacked, vastly outnumbered.

It wasn’t until the evening that the demon beasts retreated. They lost two comrades. After recovering, Tan Shaoting prepared food for his three children and went outside the array to roast meat.

Such intense battles couldn’t be sustained without eating.

The others followed, some going out to roast meat too.

After eating, no one cultivated. They went straight to sleep.

Spiritual power had recovered, but physical strength was lacking.

By daylight, demon beasts didn’t attack during the night.

They finally got a chance to breathe.

"Junior Brother Tan, with no demon beasts coming, should we go back or stay here and wait?"

Tan Shaoting had clearly become the leader of this group.

"Senior Brother, I think we should go back, and fight again if demon beasts chase us."

Everyone agreed, collecting all the demon beasts they killed outside. Everyone had at least ten storage bags.

They hurried back, and after two hours, no demon beasts appeared.

Even three more hours passed without being chased by demon beasts.

Everyone grew more anxious. But in the evening, they still rested to maintain their physical and spiritual strength, estimating they’d reach the garrison by the next evening.

The next day was the same. Divine Sense now showed the garrison engaged in battle.

Just as Tan Shaoting predicted, their comrades were fighting demon beasts, with their backs toward the direction his group came from.

They were too exhausted from the day’s nonstop advance. So they didn’t get close but set up the array to quickly recover before aiding their comrades.

Two hours later, they joined the battle, while many exhausted comrades retreated for recovery.

Although demon beasts were strong, being blood and bone creatures, they retreated by nightfall.

About thirty of them were called by Master Ye for questioning.

Such matters, Tan Shaoting wouldn’t step forward for. He just listened to the comrades’ report from the side.

"Very good, your points will be recorded. Go back and rest. We must hold this final line."

Ye Wenxian saw his valued disciple unharmed, even advancing a rank, and sighed, impressed by the father’s competence.

No rooms were available, so Tan Shaoting took his three kids to a relatively quiet place, deployed the array, and entered to rest.

The high-intensity demon beast killing and tension in recent days made the children relax in a safer environment.

Tan Shaoting was also very tired, so he hugged the three children and fell asleep. But before sleeping, each drank Spiritual Spring Water.

That night, they all rested well. By the next day’s light, the battle continued, and they were assigned to the first group.

The three children still stayed by Tan Shaoting’s side; only then could he be at ease.

Casualties occurred daily, but with comrades united and Golden Core Master in charge, everyone felt more at ease. This made it easier to fight freely.

The battle lasted for a month, and by then, not only human cultivators were exhausted, but demon beast numbers also dwindled significantly.

At night, Tan Shaoting analyzed with his three children, "It seems this Beast Tide might have a turning point."

The three children looked at their father, puzzled. They didn’t understand what he meant.