Chapter 226

The black-gold armored spiders that escaped from Jinya Mountain were attacked and all angrily leapt into the air, trying to reach the six platinum-level companion beasts, but they failed—instead, they were lured by Zhu Xiaoshuang's five-person team into deviating from their escape route…

But the real situation was not as optimistic as imagined.

Mu Yuankai shouted loudly: "Watch out! The silver-level flying ferocious beasts are coming!"

Zhu Xiaoshuang said with frustration: "Damn it, just now?"

The two squad deputy leaders also looked grim.

Shen Yan, seeing the dark mass of silver-level flying ferocious beasts, shouted: "We must leave!"

Mu Yuankai, his face dark, stared at the rock-armored rhinos behind the black-gold armored spiders—four meters tall, tank-like, their bodies encased in stone armor—and said with equal frustration: "There's no choice—we retreat immediately to the front line. If we're pinned here, the city defenders won't dare use crystal cannons!"

At that moment, the silver-level flying ferocious beasts instantly swallowed the five of them!

The beast-tamers of Jiacheng, seeing the five platinum-level beast-tamers surrounded by countless silver-level flying ferocious beasts, were not overly alarmed.

After Mu Yuankai and the other five platinum-level beast-tamers left Jiacheng, command of Jiacheng passed to Deputy Mayor Bai Ming.

As the massive force of gold-level ferocious beasts drew near, the entire earth trembled.

The beast-tamers on the city wall and the ordinary soldiers crouched at the firing slits all felt the wall shaking!

Su Yang felt as if he were stepping on cotton—his body swayed with the wall!

He truly worried the wall might collapse outright!

Deputy Mayor Bai Ming, dressed in military uniform, his hair streaked white, his posture slightly hunched, stood calmly on the wall, his face serious and composed, facing the thousands of gold-level ferocious beasts without a trace of panic.

The first to appear was still the black-gold armored spider, leading the front.

"Beast-tamers, you first deal with the aerial silver-level ferocious beasts. If any subterranean companion beasts are active, deploy in advance according to your abilities!"

All beast-tamers in Jiacheng and the two emergency squads possessing subterranean companion beasts began pre-deploying.

Su Yang didn't hesitate—he pulled out the Hellblood Vine Flower.

The crimson shadow of the Hellblood Vine Flower flashed past, then plunged straight to the ground!

The moment it touched the earth, it vanished like a fish slipping into water…

At that moment, the five platinum-level beast-tamers broke free from the swarm of silver-level flying ferocious beasts; though disheveled, they had not suffered too heavily.

Facing the approaching black-gold armored spiders, Bai Ming raised his hand and commanded loudly: "All city guard troops, listen! Crystal cannons—prepare!"

Su Yang took a deep breath, feeling sweat on his palms.

This was his first time facing such a massive force of gold-level ferocious beasts.

Back in Daxing City, the Hellblood Vine Flower had never caused such a commotion!

"Fire!"

As the black-gold armored spiders entered range, Deputy Mayor Bai Ming finally shouted: "Fire!"

Boom—

Boom—

Boom—

Blinding light flashed—the crystal cannons fired, explosions erupting throughout the black-gold armored spider ranks.

Black-gold armored spiders within a ten-meter radius were instantly pulverized; countless others were blasted skyward.

After three volleys, over half of the thousand black-gold armored spiders were lost.

Some black-gold armored spiders scattered and fled; others continued charging toward Jiacheng.

"Cease firing!" Bai Ming said next. "We leave the rest to you—we have limited platinum-level core crystals, and we must focus on the rock-armored rhinos!"

All beast-tamers knew the greatest danger was not the black-gold armored spiders.

"Hellblood Vine Flower, spread your spores—begin spreading spores! Parasitize the black-gold armored spiders and rock-armored rhinos, but do not parasitize humans or companion beasts!"

At this moment, Su Yang could not stand idly by.

A thousand rock-armored rhinos were far too deadly.

He doubted whether Jiacheng's crystal cannons could kill even a fraction of them.

Though he still worried about the Hellblood Vine Flower's erratic loyalty.

But he believed—if the Hellblood Vine Flower was smart enough, it wouldn't defect!

More than twenty crimson vines thrust from the ground; buds on the vines bloomed into beautiful flowers that swayed in the wind, releasing crimson powder rapidly into the air.

The beast-tamers on Jiacheng's wall also noticed the Hellblood Vine Flower's actions, but paid them no mind.

Because they all knew their comrade's companion beast was setting up some method to kill ferocious beasts.

Zhu Xiaoshuang and the others had returned to the wall.

She glanced at the Hellblood Vine Flower and asked curiously: "That's the terrifying plant-type ferocious beast that destroyed Daxing City?"

"Did the squad leader know?"

"Shouldn't our emergency squad know?" Zhu Xiaoshuang smiled. "After Daxing City fell, Jian Renhao handed us samples of its offshoots and all known ability data. You used it once in the last Biwu Assembly—it was already identified by Jiacheng's high-ranking officials. Last time at the Biwu Assembly, it was Silver Top-Grade. I didn't expect it to have reached Gold Level now. If you hadn't brought it out, I'd have reminded you."

Su Yang had already prepared for exposure and made no secret: "I caught it during that incident. The Hellblood Vine Flower destroyed Daxing City—I barely managed to capture one. Considering everyone's feelings, I didn't dare mention it."

"Hellblood Vine Flower—that's a good name," Zhu Xiaoshuang nodded. "Are there any other Hellblood Vine Flowers that escaped?"

"No—this Hellblood Vine Flower is the only offspring of the mother that destroyed Daxing City."

"I knew it—such a terrifying ferocious beast couldn't be everywhere… Can its seed-spreading ability stop those rock-armored rhinos?"

"Robust-bodied ferocious beasts need a little time."

Zhu Xiaoshuang whispered: "Then we'll buy you time. And don't feel too pressured—just do your best."

At this moment, the group of silver-level flying ferocious beasts was drawing very close to Jiacheng!

On Jiacheng's side, countless flying companion beasts once again took to the sky.