Chapter 567: Chapter 565: Beast Tide Strikes

The man held her in his arms, his tone gentle, “Then let’s find another place to stay.”

The two talked for a while, and the door behind them shut tightly.

In the afternoon, the wind grew stronger.

To prevent the early arrival of the Beast Tide, Rong Bai had arranged the first batch of superpower users on the city wall by now, mainly composed of those with long-range attack abilities, interspersed with many soldiers carrying heavy weapons.

Next door, Lu Jin had also set up the first batch of formations, and all the distributed weapons were being utilized.

Everyone watched the distance intently.

As night fell,

Atop the rooftop, Yang Yichu’s expression shifted. He mechanically turned his head, his mouth slightly open, and said to Li Qian, “They’re here.”

No sooner had he spoken than the first wave of the Beast Tide appeared within the maximum range of Li Qian’s spiritual power.

He immediately ran downstairs, and the message was spread throughout the entire refugee camp by Rong Bai.

“Turn on the searchlights! Turn on the searchlights! Direction 12 o’clock! Direction 12 o’clock! The first wave of the Beast Tide is about to attack!”

In the broadcast, the man’s deep and steady voice echoed repeatedly.

By the city walls, everyone was fully armed and ready for battle.

Some women and children without Combat Power remained quietly in their own areas, some clasping their hands in prayer, some crying and screaming, some silently shedding tears.

The first to feel the ground trembling were the hundred people closest to the Beast Tide.

“They… are here!”

“Quick, get in the cars!!”

Five cars were loaded with people, ready to set off at any moment, while the rest hid in dark places, ready to distract the herd.

Their vehicles were also draped with fresh flesh, the scent of which was bound to attract many.

In the eyes of the hundred, the Beast Tide gradually became clearer. Under the faint moonlight overhead, the solemn streets trembled, and the roars and quivering sounds of various Mutant Beasts sent chills into everyone’s hearts.

The beast horde pressed forward as far as the eye could see, charging straight ahead, leaping onto the ruins of buildings, their sharp claws tearing through roofs, and their jagged teeth biting through anything that hindered their progress. The sound of their claws scraping the ground made everyone’s skin crawl.

“Blow them up! Kill these beasts!”

Someone called out, and the first gunshot rang out, initiating the battle.

Su Mo and others, who had stayed not far from the city wall, heard that first gunshot.

It was fired into the sky, followed by the sound of hand grenades exploding, and dazzling firelights soared outside the refugee camp.

Explosion after explosion resonated throughout the skies of P city.

Turning her head, Su Mo exclaimed excitedly to Lu Chen, “You gave them weapons!”

Lu Chen did not deny it and said earnestly, “I admire their courage, respect their wishes, protect their loved ones, and give them a chance to live.”

Su Mo was hearing Lu Chen speak so seriously for the first time. She twisted her neck and laughed, “I’m ready.”

Lu Chen looked down at her, his eyes filled with deep emotion, “Just like you said, everyone can die, but not you.”

Su Mo nodded, “If it’s dangerous, I’ll come back immediately. There are too few warriors who can fight in close quarters; I must help.”

“I understand, so I will be with you,” he took her hand, and the two climbed onto the city wall.

After broadcasting the notification, Li Qian and Zhao Changsheng also hurried to the city wall, Jianxiong unfolded his fully evolved form, ready for battle.

Before leaving, Li He patted his silver, tough thigh and said, “Be careful.”

Everyone had their own duties; all he could do was tell him to be careful.

Though the two had only been together for a few days, a blush spread over Jianxiong’s silver face, “Why are you acting like a woman? Of course, I know to be careful.”

He bent down and gently patted Li He’s shoulder with his large palm, “When we get back, we’ll go for a couple of drinks.”

Li He: “I’ll be waiting.”

As he looked up at the giant, his heart skipped a beat, suddenly finding the very rough and resolute face handsome.

As Li He watched his receding figure, his fist suddenly clenched.

Not good, such dirty thoughts were absolutely not allowed.

Su Mo climbed onto the city wall, stretched his view to the limit, and observed the situation of the 100 people fighting.

Though they were ordinary people, the hand grenades and firearms they held were among the most advanced and intelligent weapons before the apocalypse.

The lethality was extremely high.

The originally unified march of the giant corpse tide, led by a group of sprinting mutant leopards, was obliterated by just one hand grenade thrown into their midst; it exploded, instantly killing a swath of them.

“Run, run, run! Pull over to the edge of the cliff! They’re coming, they’re coming!”

The extremely lethal weapons in their hands indeed attracted the attention of these beasts, and a large part of the beast tide broke off and sprinted toward them.

The man hiding in the house fired his gun desperately to slow them down, “Hurry up!!”

All five vehicles started up and sped along the road, to protect the cars from being ambushed along the way, several people hid in buildings along the long road providing support, spraying the beast tide with machine-gun fire.

These beasts, with their sharp claws, needed just one leap to climb up to the second-floor shops, breaking the windows and biting through the necks of the men inside.

The massive roar of the tiger echoed throughout the room, and the man’s head, frozen in expression, was thrown out of the window, landing on the ground where countless beasts trampled over it, crushing it like a watermelon.

A hundred people, their numbers rapidly depleting.

Those in the back serving as bait were almost all dead, with one individual covered in hand grenades, watching with sad and desperate eyes as a huge mouth swallowed him at the moment the beasts gnawed at him.

One explosion after another, flesh flew in all directions.

They turned themselves into live bombs, killing countless beasts.

In the end, the beast horde following the last car grew larger and larger, the flesh carried on the cars was all thrown down, the air filled with the pungent smell of blood and the stench of the beasts.

“Just a bit more! Just a bit more!”

“Bang!”

A giant black bear suddenly intercepted one of the rearmost combat vehicles, and in an instant, the vehicle was swallowed by the beast tide.

They were unable to check on their companion’s situation, they could only continuously push toward the cliff.

The broken Y city bridge was right before their eyes, the remaining four combat vehicles used up all their weapons, the driver looked at the rear-view mirror at the beasts about to catch up, and roared, “Drive side by side to the end, split up, fate decides life or death!”

At the edge of the broken bridge, a ninety-degree sharp turn back to the normal road to avoid the beast tide was extremely risky.

The first vehicle, failing to brake and turn in time, plunged directly down the steep cliff, crashing into the churning dark waters below.