Chapter 326

How could this be......

Xiong Bo Da felt a bit unsettled; the current situation exceeded his expectations.

Although the aberrant beasts' attacks came in batches, wave after wave, even before the cave was completely subdued, low-level aberrant beasts would keep rushing in through any gaps.

But now, contrary to expectation, not even a shadow of an aberrant beast could be seen, as if they had vanished into thin air.

This is too abnormal; I always have a foreboding feeling......

Next second!

Sure enough, Xiong Bo Da noticed something was off.

Only to see, at the far end of his vision, several semi-transparent phantoms suddenly appear.

These are void beasts?!

Xiong Bo Da's pupils contracted slightly, and his body unconsciously stepped back a few paces.

This thing called a void beast is a variant of aberrant beasts, having no physical form and only able to be harmed by spiritual attacks.

At the same time, void beasts can unleash spiritual attacks, rendering martial artists foolish.

Do we have any spiritual-system talent-endowed individuals?!

Xiong Bo Da bellowed and shouted toward those behind him.

Just as he was wondering what to do, the void beasts in the distance surged forward like clouds and mist, in large swaths.

Reporting to the commander, higher-ups didn't assign us any spiritual-system talent-endowed personnel; that stuff is too rare!

Damn it!

Xiong Bo Da cursed under his breath, his face visibly darkening.

No one expected that a Grade A Cave would produce void beasts; normally void beasts only appear in Grade AAA or Grade S and above caves.

What's more, Xiong Bo Da had personally witnessed in a Grade AAA Cave how void beasts slaughter ordinary martial artists; his best brother at the time died at the hands of a void beast.

Although he is not a spiritual-system talent-endowed individual, he is quite familiar with void beasts.

Besides being immune to blade and spear wounds, the most terrifying aspect of void beasts is that they can drain humans' spiritual power, strengthening themselves while turning people into monsters that, like aberrant beasts, only know how to kill!

Just like a zombie host, as long as it's wounded by a void beast's mental attack, it plants a seed in the heart that slowly turns it into part of the aberrant beast.

Even though Xiong Boda has been fighting aberrant beasts for half his life, seeing a void beast again still makes his scalp tingle and his heart fill with terror.

"Quick, quickly pull the ground troops back onto the city walls!"

"Everyone, pump up your Blood Qi; the surging Blood Qi can slightly resist these void beasts for a while!"

Xiong Boda immediately issued the most correct order.

At the same time, he stood on the city wall himself, let out a loud roar, and drove his Blood Qi to the extreme.

Hoo—

All the soldiers' Blood Qi surged skyward, forming a blood‑colored tide that covered the entire wall, burning like a raging flame.

"Hold on, endure until dawn and these damned things will retreat!"

Xiong Boda roared, his face flushing red from the fullness of Blood Qi.

Driving Blood Qi to the fullest will cause stamina to drop rapidly; this state cannot be maintained long.

Xiong Boda glanced at the time; there were still more than five hours until dawn, yet……

The void beasts were indeed held back by the crimson tide for a moment, but only for a moment.

Soon, void beasts squeezed through the weak spots of Blood Qi, crazily devouring the warriors' spirit energy.

"Save me, quickly save me!"

"I don't want to become a monster, kill me!"

The miserable cries kept echoing; Xiong Boda's gaze swept over, his pupils trembling.

In just a few breaths, those semi‑transparent void beasts slipped in, and over fifty soldiers had their spirit energy devoured, left dazed on the spot.

In no time, they would turn into blood‑thirsty monsters.

"If anyone nearby has their spirit energy drained, kill them outright!"

Xiong Boda let out a howl, forcibly pumping Blood Qi, running back and forth on the wall, striving to save as many lives as possible.

"Roar—"

A soldier frozen on the wall suddenly let out a howl, his body turning into a blood‑flesh blur, surrounded by mist, and launched an attack on nearby comrades.

"Xiao Wang, what's wrong with you?!"

The soldier was clearly inexperienced; seeing his comrade turn into a monster, he dared not strike a killing blow.

Soon, the monster pounced on him, tearing him apart madly.

"Ma De, pull back your saintly heart; those things are no longer human!"

Xiong Boda rushed forward and beheaded the monster with a single slash.

"Spiritual Talent Endowed…… where did you get these spiritual Talent Endowed from!"

A deep sense of helplessness rose in Xiong Boda's heart.

Watching these soldiers die before his eyes, he felt deeply guilty.

If his strength were a bit higher, reaching the Martial Marquis Realm, perhaps he could keep these void beasts outside.

Even, if he were a Martial Lord, he could use the surging pressure of Blood Qi to shatter these void beasts outright!

Unfortunately, he is not……

Just as everyone fell into despair.

Whoosh—

A chain suddenly appeared in the sky, like a river of time, sweeping across in an instant.

The river water fell from top to bottom, turning into massive raindrops that hammered the heads of the void beasts!

Frontline headquarters.

"The 112th Legion's front line has a swarm of illusory beasts. Which legion has a spiritual‑type Talent Endowed? Send support immediately, send support!"

The intercom repeats the sentence over and over.

"I have a spiritual‑type Talent Endowed, but only fourth‑Realm strength; sending them would be a death sentence, wouldn't it?"

"Indeed, spiritual‑type Talent Endowed are so rare that even millions of people might not produce one!"

Everyone debates, but no solution is reached.

Situjun is also among them, about to send Lu Jing forward, when suddenly...

"The 112th Legion has broken out; the phantom specters have been completely annihilated by the arriving spiritual‑type Talent Endowed!"

"What?"

"When did this Grade A Cave produce such a powerful spiritual‑type Talent Endowed?!"

The crowd gasps and asks in turn.

After a long pause, the other side replies: "Confirmed, this person is a lieutenant under Situjun, named Lu Jing."

"Lu Jing?!"

"He's this year's Dragon Imperial New Star, huh? Didn't expect him to have grown to this level yet..."

"Situjun, congratulations to you."

"How enviable, to have such an excellent commander!"

The crowd's tone is full of envy and sighs.

The scene rewinds a few minutes to the wall of the 112th Legion!

Whirr—

A towering river of spiritual power suddenly erupts, sweeping down abruptly.

Under the stunned, horrified, and even bewildered gazes of the onlookers, Boom—

Like a landslide and tsunami, a torrential downpour clatters down, covering every corner of the battlefield.

To be precise, on the heads of every illusory beast!

Sizzle—

The raindrops hitting the beasts' heads are like red‑hot iron blocks striking butter.

White smoke instantly billows from the beasts, erasing them at a naked‑eye speed.