stjorthotic Chapter 55 Beast Tide
Chapter 55 Beast Tide
The horn sound came from the mountainside. The mountainside was quite far from the mountain pass, but for the speed of the monsters, it was only a matter of less than a quarter of an hour.
Therefore, hearing this horn means that a monster tide is imminent.
"Form ranks!"
Luo Yi shouted loudly, suddenly dismounted, drew his long sword from his waist, and instead of retreating, charged straight towards the outline of the deep mountains in the darkness.
The other mountain guards were clearly trained. Although they all looked tense and even a little scared, they moved almost instantly upon receiving the order. The sharp scraping sound of blades being drawn rose and fell, and formations quickly took shape.
Chen Luo stood at the back, witnessing the whole thing, his eyes slightly narrowed, his heart involuntarily racing.
This was his first encounter with a monster tide, and now that he was here, there was no way he could retreat. However, he didn't try to infiltrate the mountain guards, because the mountain guards were well-trained and would definitely coordinate well; if he rushed in rashly, he would only make things worse.
Chen Luo slowed his breathing, trying to calm his mind. He then gripped the woodcutter's knife tightly and strode up a slightly higher mound nearby. His vertical pupils were activated, locking onto the darkness in the distance, not daring to miss a single sound.
In his field of vision, he could see that Luo Yi had not gone too far into the deep mountains. He stopped abruptly half a mile from the pass, and behind him, the mountain guards, arranged in several layers of wing-shaped formations, were waiting in full force.
Once everything was ready, a deathly silence fell over the area around the mountain pass, with only the howling of the mountain wind in the air. Everyone stared intently at the outline of the deep mountains in the darkness, a chilling atmosphere permeating the air.
Thump…
Boom!
dong dong dong! !
Before long, a faint tremor came from beneath my feet. At first, it was like a muffled drum, but it grew stronger and stronger until it felt like a thousand horses were galloping towards me!
At that moment, with the night as clear as day, Chen Luo finally saw the so-called monster tide.
First came a huge, irregularly shaped funnel-shaped black shadow, wriggling slowly in the distance. After a few breaths, Chen Luo could vaguely make out the shadow's features: a pack of four-legged beasts, their species indistinguishable, surging in like a black tide in an inverted triangular formation. Then, in a few more breaths, Chen Luo saw them clearly: they were a herd of wild boars! They were as large as oxen, with sharp, white tusks on either side of their faces, a dark, overwhelming mass rushing towards them!
Standing directly in front of this torrent of wild boars was only Luo Yi.
Chen Luo subconsciously held his breath. In a few more breaths, Commander Luo would be completely overwhelmed by this terrifying herd of wild boars. Even if the herd didn't deliberately try to attack him, their trampling as they moved would turn him into mincemeat.
But Commander Luo still did not back down an inch, standing still in place.
The beast tide drew ever closer, and Chen Luo found it hard to breathe.
--bass!
But look! When the black tide of wild boars crashed into Commander Luo, his figure was instantly submerged, but the scene of Commander Luo being trampled did not appear. Instead, he stood still, his blade flashing, and he moved with the blade, like a reef in the tide, forcefully splitting the wild boar tide in two. Where the blade passed, wild boars fell to the ground one after another, blood splattering. As the herd of beasts parted and passed by on both sides, Chen Luo was horrified to see a pile of wild boar carcasses behind Commander Luo, while he himself was fighting a crimson giant boar far larger than its kind.
"So this is the interior?" Chen Luo was shocked. He felt that Commander Luo had transcended the realm of normal humans. If it were him, he probably wouldn't even be a corpse by now.
Looking at the red boar that was fighting with Commander Luo, it was much larger than an ordinary boar. At first glance, it looked more like a giant red bear with tusks. Every charge it made people tremble with its ferocity. But no matter how it charged, it was stopped by the curved knife in Commander Luo's hand, as if there was an invisible wall in front of it.
Chen Luo deduced that the red wild boar must be the leader of the wild boar tide, the chief demon.
At that moment, he instantly understood the Mountain Guard's tactics.
Commander Luo single-handedly held off the demonic boar, while the mountain guards behind him slaughtered the ordinary pigs that were being diverted.
In his field of vision, he saw the other wild boars bypass Commander Luo and crash heavily into the defensive line formed by the mountain guards.
The scene that followed immediately revealed the eerie nature of the monster tide.
As if driven by an invisible will, their only goal was to rush into Qingshan County. So when they crashed into the outermost mountain guard barrier, only a small number of wild boars got entangled in a fight, while the rest charged forward madly. They were then stopped by the second layer of mountain guards. In this way, the layers of mountain guards acted like a filter, and the number of wild boars decreased sharply with each layer they passed. By the time they broke through the last line of defense, the dark mass of beasts had thinned to less than a hundred.
At this point, there was no longer any formation. Dozens of mountain guards who had stayed behind roared and pounced on these escapees, like tigers released from their cages.
This was the first time Chen Luo had witnessed a horde of monsters, and he was quite surprised by the bizarre situation. However, he had no time to think about it; he knew it was time for him to take action.
He gripped his machete tightly, his eyes turning cold, and like the rear guards, he sped towards the wild boar.
The wild boars that charge to the very end are usually the largest and strongest, but Chen Luo was not afraid at all. He found the one closest to him and quickly stood in its path to intercept it.
The wild boar noticed him too, but didn't slow down at all, charging at him like a chariot. Chen Luo dodged to the side, and at the same time, he swung his wood-chopping knife horizontally, unleashing a burst of triple force. Just like when he dealt with the cockscomb red boar, he slammed the knife into the boar's side with a strange rage!
Immediately afterwards, the triple force surged to the fifth force, the muscles in his arms bulged, he gripped the wood-chopping knife tightly, and with a slash and a pull, the blade sliced through his abdomen!
--laugh!
With the burst of fivefold power, his strength had been qualitatively improved compared to before. In the past, even when the Cockscomb Red was injured, it could still strike him with its tail. But as the wild boar's flesh and blood rolled over, scalding blood mixed with severed intestines gushed out, and it collapsed to the ground with a thud, dying instantly without any chance to fight back.
Chen Luo didn't even glance at it. With a flick of his wrist, he shook off the blood-stained woodcutter's knife, then took a breath, feeling a great sense of relief as the pent-up frustration in his chest was released!
After scanning the surroundings again, he quickly spotted a mountain guard on his left behind him, who was fighting fiercely with a wild boar that was no smaller than the demon leader.
Chen Luo recognized the mountain guard who had questioned him at the end of the group earlier. Now, the guard was being knocked back by the wild boar. Seeing the danger, Chen Luo did not hesitate at all, gripped his machete, and rushed away!
The mountain guard had actually witnessed Chen Luo killing the wild boar earlier. Now, seeing Chen Luo charging towards him, he swiftly drew another sword from its sheath with his left hand, hurled it at Chen Luo, and roared, "Come on, cut off the leg!"
After he roared, he suddenly unleashed sixfold power, gripped his longsword, and fiercely met the charging wild boar.
Chen Luo understood his meaning. Before the knife even hit the ground, he caught it in mid-air. Then, he exerted force with his feet and slid down the ground to meet the wild boar's back. Taking advantage of the moment when the mountain guard was holding off the wild boar, he channeled five layers of strength into his arm, shoulder leading elbow, elbow leading hand, and slashed fiercely at the giant boar's thick hind leg joint. With the enormous force combined with the sharp standard long knife, the wild boar's thick hind leg broke off in response.
"Awooo—!"
The wild boar let out a mournful howl, lost its balance, and crashed to the side. Seeing this, the mountain guard did not miss the opportunity. He thrust his knife into the boar's neck from bottom to top with all his might, and then the tip of the knife suddenly flicked upwards, splattering hot blood onto his face.