The walls of Boundary City had been raised to over ten zhang in height, with Cultivators patrolling back and forth atop the walls. Countless formation masters were busy setting up formations.
Suddenly, a black dot appeared in the distance, swiftly approaching Boundary City. As it drew nearer, the people on the city walls finally saw that it was a Thunderhawk carrying a Foundation Building Cultivator.
The Thunderhawk was a Spirit Beast known for its speed, unmatched within its tier. However, it had a fierce temperament and was not easy to train.
As the Thunderhawk approached Boundary City, the person on its back shouted, "The Beast Tide is coming! The Beast Tide is coming!"
Amidst the shouts, the Thunderhawk flew into the city and reported to the Golden Core Elders.
The higher-ups of Boundary City had already assigned numerous Cultivators to patrol the outskirts of the city as a precaution.
At this moment, the Demon Clan had successfully stabilized its control over Jin'an City, at least bringing an end to the chaos.
On the human side, having just suffered a major defeat with countless casualties, the losses were significant.
Boundary City had recently been constructed, and its walls were not fully repaired yet. It was an opportune time for the Demon Clan to launch an attack, and they wouldn't miss such a chance.
Upon receiving the news, the Golden Core Elders of Boundary City quickly gathered to discuss a strategy.
Originally, Jin'an City had ten Golden Core Elders, but now there were only nine present. Elder Zhao, who was severely injured during the last attack, was still bedridden and virtually incapacitated. Unless a healing treasure like the Jade Marrow Mushroom could be found, there was little hope for Elder Zhao.
Unfortunately, even if someone possessed such a healing treasure, they would be unlikely to give it to others. Self-preservation was the priority.
Elder Zhao, in his current state, was virtually helpless, and obtaining such a precious item was nearly impossible for him alone.
The nine Elders had reached a consensus early on, anticipating that the Demon Clan might take advantage of the situation to attack Boundary City. They had made preliminary preparations, including the Cultivator who had just warned them, serving as an additional confirmation of their planned actions.
"I wonder where the Cultivators coming to reinforce us are now?" a Golden Core Elder with a slightly reddened nose asked.
"They are about to arrive. The first batch of reinforcements will be here in three or four days," another Elder responded.
"Alright! The Beast Tide is about to arrive. Let's proceed according to the plan!" The nine Elders then dispersed.
A moment later, on the walls of Boundary City, additional teams of Cultivators appeared. Each Foundation Building Cultivator led ten Qi Cultivation Cultivators.
Though the total number was not as high as in Jin'an City, the quantity of Foundation Building Cultivators had increased significantly.
Simultaneously, four Flying Boats soared out of Boundary City, each carrying two hundred Foundation Building Cultivators and one hundred Qi Cultivation Cultivators.
After takeoff, these four Flying Boats headed toward the direction from which the Beast Tide was approaching.
Currently, the walls of Boundary City were not yet complete, and the city's Large Formation for defense had not been established.
Rather than waiting for Demonic Beasts to attack the city walls and adopting a defensive posture, it was better to confront the enemy outside, preemptively killing a portion of the Demonic Beasts to alleviate the pressure on the city.
The four Flying Boats flew more than a hundred li in the direction of Jin'an City and already saw a vast tide of Demonic Beasts approaching, covering the sky and earth.
Faced with the powerful impact of the Beast Tide vanguard, the four Flying Boats did not dare to directly confront them.
They immediately split into two groups and flew to the sides of the Beast Tide. Although the Beast Tide was charging forward, it was not easy for them to chase after the Flying Boats.
Two Flying Boats stayed far away on either side, allowing the vanguard of the Beast Tide to pass.
Once the vanguard had passed, the two groups of Flying Boats launched attacks on the sides of the Beast Tide.
Hundreds of Spiritual Weapons, including Flying Swords, throwing knives, large axes, big hammers, and massive bricks, flew out from the two Flying Boats and entered the midst of the beast horde.
Many Demonic Beasts, charging forward with momentum, couldn't defend in time and died on the spot.
Some slightly stronger Demonic Beasts, although only injured and not killed, fell to the ground in the Beast Tide, where they were trampled into mush by the following Demonic Beasts.
Some cunning Cultivators specialized in using Spiritual Weapons to infiltrate the horde, attacking the lower three routes of the Demonic Beasts. Although not fatal, the lower three routes were less defended, causing the Demonic Beasts to fall and be trampled to death.
Although the total number of the two groups of Flying Boats was only eight hundred Foundation Building Cultivators, a meager force compared to the tens of thousands in the Beast Tide, it was an absolute overpowering force against the first-tier Demonic Beasts.
In an instant, they had killed thousands of first-tier Demonic Beasts and over a hundred second-tier Demonic Beasts, either dead or injured.
Although the Beast Tide had thousands of second-tier Demonic Beasts, they were scattered throughout the vast horde and were no match for the combined strength of the two Flying Boats in a localized area.
In this brief moment, considerable chaos had already ensued on the sides of the Beast Tide.
Although lower-tier Demonic Beasts had limited intelligence, the fear of death was a common trait among all life forms. Those that weren't afraid of death had long since gone extinct.
Upon witnessing the chaotic deaths of their companions due to the flying Spiritual Weapons, some lower-tier Demonic Beasts began to run wildly without restraint, causing further confusion among the Demonic Beasts not yet attacked.
At this moment, two large groups of flying Demonic Beasts emerged from the Beast Tide, heading directly towards the two sides where the Flying Boats were.
Upon seeing the approaching Demonic Beasts, the Flying Boats started to retreat into the distance, leading the flying Demonic Beasts away from the Beast Tide.
Once the flying Demonic Beasts saw that they had successfully driven away the threat, they prepared to return to the Beast Tide.
Unexpectedly, the human Flying Boats caught up and, with another round of hacking and slashing, caused the death of another two thousand or so Demonic Beasts.
As the two groups of flying Demonic Beasts prepared to turn back and confront their pursuers, the Flying Boats retreated again. While the Flying Boats weren't exceptionally fast, the multitude of first-tier Demonic Beasts couldn't catch up. Although some stronger Demonic Beasts could catch up, the smarter ones refrained from individually pursuing the Flying Boats. The less intelligent ones that did pursue were quickly turned into dust by the onslaught of Spiritual Weapons.
In this pursuit and skirmish, the two large groups of flying Demonic Beasts were reduced to a few thousand survivors and retreated back into the Beast Tide.
When the two groups of Flying Boats returned to the vicinity of the Beast Tide, preparing to repeat the tactics and harass the sides of the Beast Tide, the Beast Tide was already close to Boundary City.
At this moment, two more Flying Boats flew out from Boundary City, heading towards the vanguard of the Beast Tide. Their goal was to slow down the charge of the Beast Tide.
Without these Flying Boats, given the current state of the city walls in Boundary City, it was impossible to stop the initial onslaught of the Beast Tide. With tens of thousands of Demonic Beasts, they could easily overrun Boundary City.
After just returning, the two Flying Boats saw that the Beast Tide was approaching the city walls. They flew to the sides of the vanguard to harass and restrain it.
Meanwhile, three-tier Demonic Beasts, which had not appeared in the Beast Tide until now, also flew out and headed straight for the two Flying Boats.
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