Chapter 48: Slaughter continues, the power of one man

From the drone's perspective, looking from the sky to the ground.

One could clearly see that under the obstruction of the temporary defensive line formed by Ning An and the two hundred warriors.

The leading edge of the beast tide had fallen into complete disarray.

Although they couldn't stop all the exotic beasts!

It greatly reduced the pressure on the defenders atop the city walls behind them.

After all, the number of beasts leaking through was only about one-third of what the original tide would have presented.

In other words, it reduced the pressure by two-thirds.

Even the landmines they had laid out hadn't been triggered much.

They could handle it with ease!

However, many of the city defenders knew.

The reason they could be so relaxed was primarily because the experts from Qingshan Base had blocked the initial wave.

Most crucially, it was because their City Lord’s strength was too terrifying.

But many warriors didn't have the discernment of Zeng Minghong.

The reason Zeng Minghong knew!

Was mainly because he had once seen a fifth-grade warrior in action.

At that time, he was only a lowly first-grade warrior.

Now, most of the city-defending warriors still believed that fourth grade was enough to have such powerful strength.

Outside Qingshan Base, Ning An continued his slaughter.

The strength of these mutated wild beasts was not particularly powerful.

They posed no threat to Ning An.

And with drones monitoring, if any beast above the third grade appeared, he would be notified.

Generally speaking, the higher the grade of the exotic beast, the larger its size.

Furthermore, the Shenxia Federation had developed devices to detect the energy within mutated beasts.

These drones were all equipped with them.

So, detecting the strength of powerful beasts within the incoming tide was quite feasible.

The previous Lord of Qingshan had failed to bring enough drones for detection.

Which led to powerful beasts approaching without any preparation.

Ultimately resulting in his demise!

After taking office, Ning An had learned about the previous Lord of Qingshan.

His death was truly a bit stifling.

It was no wonder the Southwest hadn't made a big deal out of the incident.

Otherwise, the death of a base lord would surely have received significant coverage.

Yet, the matter seemed to have caused no ripples at all.

Many people in the Southwest didn't even know the Lord of Qingshan Base had changed.

It was precisely because of these drone detections that Ning An could act without restraint.

Although a mid-grade warrior could not dominate such a large battlefield.

They could certainly influence the entire battle.

After all, this wasn't some battlefield of ten thousand races; it was just a beast tide.

The difference between the two was significant!

"Red Sun!"

Every blade strike Ning An unleashed carried a sharp, exposed blade intent!

Each strike was like a scorching sun, taking away a large swath of exotic beasts.

It attracted the gaze of who knows how many people.

At the same time, his spiritual power controlled one flying blade after another.

Providing critical assistance to Liu Dacheng and the others at key moments.

Multitasking!

Especially now that Ning An possessed the ability to amplify his combat power.

Even though it was only a fifty percent bonus, it was still terrifying.

At this moment, Ning An had transformed into a god of slaughter on the battlefield.

The many people of Qingshan Base watching the live stream could no longer count how many beasts this City Lord had killed.

"You all retreat first!"

Ning An’s voice rang out first.

With the fuel exhausted, the mission for Liu Dacheng and the other warriors was essentially complete.

A defensive line of fire made from the corpses of special exotic beasts had also been constructed.

Although it couldn't hold them for too long.

It had already relieved a great deal of pressure.

Especially with the leading beasts veering off course.

Many of the beasts' trajectories had changed.

"Yes!"

Liu Dacheng and the others naturally wouldn't hold on stubbornly.

The battle had lasted for more than ten minutes, and their blood energy was mostly spent.

If they continued to fight, it would become dangerous!

However, when they realized that after they retreated.

Ning An, the Lord of Qingshan Base, did not choose to pull back.

Instead, he relied on his own strength to maintain this line of fire.

Any beast that tried to pass through the flames was directly slain by Ning An.

Since many beasts had changed their paths, he might as well make it thorough.

For Ning An, such a crushing battle didn't consume much of his energy.

Perhaps his blood energy consumption was a bit higher, but he had brought plenty of elixirs to replenish it.

Coupled with his fifth-grade cultivation, his recovery speed for blood energy was not slow.

Naturally, he didn't need to rest!

Moreover, the longer he fought, the easier the defense of Qingshan Base would be.

Most crucially, it seemed that under some special bonus of fortune.

Ning An had faintly gained new insights while fighting.

His cultivation base had even grown a little bit!

Although the growth wasn't much, it was still worth celebrating.

One must know that Ning An currently had no bonuses from cultivation talent.

It was precisely for this reason that Ning An naturally wanted to fight for a while longer.

Of course, he wouldn't forget the principle of keeping thirty percent of his strength in reserve.

This was mainly to guard against any powerful beasts within the tide.

However, Ning An’s actions had caused quite a bit of worry.

"Shouldn't the City Lord retreat back?"

"The risk of facing the beast tide alone is too great."

"For the sake of Qingshan Base, the City Lord is really risking his life this time."

Countless people in Qingshan Base were discussing it fervently.

Both on the defensive line and in front of the live stream.

Especially Mother Ning and Wen Zhiqiao, who felt a great deal of anxiety in their hearts.

Their reactions were the same as ordinary people.

They were worried about Ning An’s safety.

But compared to ordinary people, third-grade warriors like Liu Dacheng.

Had even more confidence in this City Lord.

Because they knew that he was a fifth-grade martial artist.

Earlier, they had felt his might at close range.

Plus, this City Lord’s personality was of the very cautious type.

So no matter how you looked at it, an accident was impossible.

However, as time passed, Ning An had fought for a full hour without realizing it.

"City Lord, you should come back quickly."

At this point, even Liu Dacheng and the others were no longer calm.

What if the City Lord got too caught up in the fight and didn't retreat?

As for the ordinary people, they were even more anxious, as this City Lord was the pillar of the entire Qingshan Base.

Fortunately, at this moment, Ning An finally retreated!