Chapter 285: Great Exotic Beast Tide

She and Mo Lie have been together for more than three years.

From having a barren little courtyard with Mo Lie to now possessing two continents, his attitude toward her has never changed; he always puts her ahead of himself.

In private, even when dealing with the officials under his command, he always puts the Lord's Wife first.

She can now issue orders to any Beast on the continent, and no one will refuse to obey her; all Beastfolk loyal to Mo Lie also respect her equally.

Lin Manzhi has seen many couples; wives stand by husbands from low points to high positions, but few men still keep their original love for their wives after achieving fame, and they can't even keep the promises they once made.

And Mo Lie has fulfilled everything he once said he would.

Lin Manzhi reclines comfortably in the chair, lifts her gaze to the handsome Beast beside her, and can't help but smile.

Mo Lie: "Is it cold to rest here?"

Lin Manzhi rests her face on the cushion, shakes her head, pulls her outer robe up a bit; the massive stone-built hall remains cool even in the scorching desert.

She watches Mo Lie, who is bent over handling matters seriously, slowly blinking, feeling a bit sleepy.

At that moment, a hurried call echoes in the hall: "Master—"

It's Hua Zheng.

Lin Manzhi opens her eyes, sits up straight in the chair, and looks toward the approaching Hua Zheng.

Hua Zheng sees the two people appearing together behind the desk, his eyes brighten: "Lord Lin, you have also arrived."

Lin Manzhi smiles at Hua Zheng and nods.

Mo Lie glances over lightly: "What is it?"

Hua Zheng suppresses the smile on his face.

He recalls the message he just received, his expression grave, and says: "A few urgent requests for assistance have just arrived from the An Sen Da Lu; many tribes there have encountered an Exotic Beast tide, a few Beastfolk escaped to report to the guard corps of Ansen City, and Bao Yue, stationed at Bei Yan Shan, has sent news back—"

Several dozen days ago, Bao Yue led a few wounded subordinates back to the camp, immediately dispatched a unit to Kuangsha City, and then organized the Beastfolk warriors in the camp to counterattack.

Although Bei Yan Shan is a heavily garrisoned stronghold with sixty thousand Beastfolk warriors, it cannot withstand the terrifying Great Exotic Beast tide—creatures many times taller than Beastfolk.

In just one day, the camp suffered heavy casualties; Bao Yue had to lead the remaining legion in a fighting retreat, and the only hope is the powerful Lord to repel these terrifying Exotic Beasts.

As a War General of Ansen City, Bao Yue has endured countless Exotic Beast tides, but has never faced a Great Exotic Beast tide of such colossal size and countless numbers.

Upon receiving the Exotic Beast tide news, armies stationed elsewhere by Ansen City rushed in, yet none could slay these giant Exotic Beasts.

Now this Great Exotic Beast tide, as if smelling food, surges toward the most populous Ansen City.

Hua Zheng speaks rapidly, while stepping forward to present the urgent military Thin Skin Scroll.

Mo Lie takes the Thin Skin Scroll, opens it, scans the information from Ansen City for a few seconds, and Lin Manzhi also sees it.

On the Thin Skin Scroll, besides text, there is an illustration that makes Lin Manzhi's eyes widen slightly.

It is a massive gray-rock-colored creature. Its head is huge, its slightly bald eyeballs have vertically split pupils, its open mouth stretches to the ears, and inside are three rows of serrated fangs.

Its body, covered with rough scales, is like a small hill; its two forelimbs are short, its three hooked claws appear coldly sharp, its hind legs are extremely sturdy and powerful, and its leaping ability is terrifying.

The illustration on the thin skin paper is simple, merely depicting the appearance of this Great Exotic Beast invasion, with notes on the current movement of the Exotic Beast tide.

The northern tribes they passed have become complete ruins; countless tribal Beastfolk swarm to Ansen City for refuge, and this Exotic Beast tide cannot even block them in the forest. They surge like a top-tier calamity, a flood disaster, straight toward Ansen, which houses nearly sixty million Beastfolk.

Various small and medium Exotic Beasts emerge in groups from deep forest, excitedly trailing this Great Exotic Beast; their numbers are staggering. When they daringly inspected them, they found that during the day these beasts occupy an entire mountain range, turning once lush green forest into a barren wasteland.

Mo Lie's brows tighten.

The Great Exotic Beast described on the paper is all too familiar, stirring an uncontrollable fury within him.

"Great Exotic Beast tide!" Lin Manzhi gasps, her complexion instantly draining of color.

Mo Lie's breath catches; he turns his head to look at the wide-eyed Lin Manzhi beside him.

He sets the Thin Skin Scroll down, lifts his hand to rub the Little Female's hair top, then in a low, cool voice says, "It's fine, you don't need to worry."

Mo Lie pats Lin Manzhi's head, as if soothing his own raging heart.

He gives Hua Zheng a concise order: "Immediately gather the legion stationed at Qiu Si Sha Di, and we will set out for Ansen City at once."

Hua Zheng, heavy-hearted, accepts the command and departs.

Lin Manzhi sees Mo Lie so calm, yet her heart still beats anxiously.

Although she has never encountered an Exotic Beast tide, having read the original book she knows that Great Exotic Beasts are extremely dangerous to Beastfolk, even capable of killing gifted Beastfolk.

Moreover, in the original book's finale, Fang Yue Dan arrived on the Beast World continent in its fifth year, faced an unprecedented Exotic Beast tide, and only after several Lord Beast Husbands cooperated did they eradicate this tide.

This also serves as a plot point that allows the heroine's several harem lords to later coexist peacefully.

At that time, Ansen City no longer existed; she doesn't know whether it fell within this Exotic Beast tide's range.

Even if it is, it seems the disaster arrived earlier than in the original book!

She hasn't even prepared—aaaaaa—

Lin Manzhi's complexion turns pale: "How did that group of Exotic Beasts catch Ansen City? We can still get there in time, right?"

Mo Lie lowers his gaze, having no intention of leaving Lin Manzhi behind.

He reaches out, pulls Lin Manzhi into his arms, stands and leads her outward, gently soothing her back with a soft voice, his blue eyes flashing a cold light: "I've been planning to eradicate them, and now that they've come to the surface, it's convenient for me to deal with them."

Though it was long ago, for Mo Lie, that was the only setback he had ever faced in his life.

The last time they appeared was three and a half years ago, when Yan, leading countless Exotic Beast hordes, destroyed most of Ansen City.

Although he succeeded in slaying the leader of the Exotic Beast tide last time, his Spirit Core was injured, nearly rendering him a useless wreck worse than a newborn.