After Ye Tianze left the stronghold, he discovered that the spirit beasts of Mount Buzhou had begun to gather. Like an army, they were gradually approaching the stronghold.
Those spirit beasts that were usually hidden in the mountains and could not even be seen had all appeared. These spirit beasts had terrifying auras and their strength was not much different from those demons.
Ye Tianze even saw a few spirit beasts that were much stronger than those demons. And this was only the area that he was passing through.
"Roar!"
Suddenly, a deafening roar came from the mountains, followed by the thunderous sound of hooves. It was so loud that Ye Tianze's eardrums hurt.
The ground trembled slightly and the sky was dark. A huge bald eagle followed behind and thousands of flying spirit beasts sped towards the stronghold.
The roar continued and the ground trembled even more. Ye Tianze frowned and said, "It seems that Zhou Chong and Zhuge Qi have underestimated the strength of the beast tide!"
He did not rush back to the stronghold. Instead, he rushed in the direction of the roar.
The spirit beasts sped past. Those demons hidden in the mountains waited for the spirit beasts to pass before coming out of their hiding places.
Seeing the mess in the mountains, the demons on the second floor had ugly expressions.
"This is really retribution. We have been in the mountains for so long and have never encountered a beast tide. I didn't expect that we would encounter one as soon as they came up."
"We did not encounter one because we fought alone and did not set up a stronghold in the mountains. The spirit beasts on the first floor did not launch a beast tide. Clearly, there were no strong spirit beasts to lead them. However, the second floor is different. Ye Tianze really thinks that this is the foot of the mountain."
"It's good that the spirit beasts drive them down the mountain. These ants will definitely reduce our resources if they come up."
The demons had no intention of helping. Instead, they looked like they were watching a good show.
When the spirit beasts gathered, the demons suddenly felt that something was wrong. Originally, there were only tens of thousands of spirit beasts. However, some more spirit beasts appeared out of nowhere.
These spirit beasts had stronger auras than those they usually saw. Some of them were even unheard of.
"What's going on? Where did these spirit beasts come from? "
"No matter where they came from, these spirit beasts are already twice as many as the people in the stronghold. Even if we attack together, we will die without a complete corpse, let alone them. Let's just hide here and enjoy ourselves."
Including these spirit beasts, the beast tide had reached 15,000 beasts. From the ground to the air, they were all spirit beasts.
Zhou Chong and Zhuge Qi only received the news when the beast tide appeared a kilometer away from the stronghold. They knew that the scouts on the outskirts had probably been eaten by the spirit beasts.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have only found out about the situation in front of him after traveling a mile.
Zhuge Qi and Zhou Chong furrowed their brows. Originally, they had planned to fight the beast tide before opening the array. But now, it seemed that they had no choice but to open the array first.
Following Zhuge Qi's order, lights lit up all over the stronghold. These lights gathered together to form a defensive light screen.
The first to attack was the Bald Eagle. It was the overlord of the air on the second floor. Its strength was at the peak of the Earth Stage.
However, it didn't attack personally. Instead, it hovered around the flying spirit beasts, releasing a terrifying spiritual power. Accompanied by this spiritual tablet, the flying spirit beasts swooped down and launched the first attack.
Then, the spirit beasts on the ground rushed towards the valley and crazily attacked the light screen of the array. The dazzling spiritual power light was like fireworks blooming in the night sky. It was so dazzling that it hurt people's eyes and made their hearts stuffy.
"It's blocked!"
Zhou Chong couldn't believe that this defensive array had really blocked the attack of the beast tide. The beast tide was like a big mouth, swallowing everything. The stronghold fell into a sea of spirit beasts.
Even the most elite of the Stone City, Hu Ben, broke out in cold sweat. These spirit beasts were more terrifying than any they had ever seen before.
Moreover, they didn't attack crazily. On the contrary, their attacks were very rhythmic. They only besieged one point, wanting to break the defense of the array.
Moreover, a group of spirit beasts was led by a small leader. Just like the Bald Eagle, these small leaders didn't personally fight.
Instead, they were at the back, like a sergeant in the army, commanding the warriors under their command to fight.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh"
The ballista fell like rain, but when it hit the spirit beasts, it was like scratching an itch. The crossbowmen in the stronghold had always fired the ballista arrows regardless of the cost.
Since the battle of the Stone City, this had become the practice of the Stone City's army. They would never save the ballista arrows, and they didn't care whether they killed or injured the enemy.
Even if it was just delaying the enemy's footsteps, it was still worth it.
However, the dense rain of ballista arrows did not cause much damage to the spirit beasts that were as dense as a hornet.
Not only did it not cause much damage, even if a few spirit beasts were injured and slightly delayed the attack, they would soon be eaten by the leader of the spirit beasts.
Zhou Chong knew that if this continued, even if this was an Alliance-level array, it would be impossible to stop the crazy attack of the spirit beasts.
Once a point was broken and no one defended it, the entire stronghold would be in danger.
"Pass down the order, open the gaps on both sides of the valley and let the spirit beasts in!"
Zhou Chong said, "Tang Tianjun of the Fire Tribe, guard the east entrance. Gao Canyun of the Thunder Tribe, guard the west entrance. The Water Tribe and the Wood Tribe, cooperate with the Fire Tribe and the Thunder Tribe respectively. The Wind Tribe, the Earth Tribe, the Gold Tribe, and the Ancestral Hall are on standby. Without my order, kill anyone who moves!"
With Zhou Chong's order, the seven tribes immediately mobilized.
As soon as the gap was opened, the Fire Tribe and the Thunder Tribe were the first to be attacked by the spirit beasts. When the spirit beasts that besieged the stronghold saw the gap, they no longer besieged the light curtain, but concentrated on the gap, which reduced the pressure on other parts of the array.
"Even with the array, if we win in the end, I'm afraid the seven tribes of the Tiger Tribe will suffer heavy losses!" Zhou Chong said to himself.
"As a war commander, you should think about how to win, not how many people to lose. If we can win, it will be worth it no matter how many people we lose."
Zhuge Qi was very calm. "In war, no one is innocent!"
Zhou Chong glanced at him, nodded, and said, "Look, this is only the first wave of the Beast Tide. We haven't used our full strength, and they haven't used their full strength either!"
In the distance, there were still some spirit beasts that didn't move. Those spirit beasts didn't seem to be preparing to attack. They were arranged in a messy formation, but to them, it was already very orderly.
They were like soldiers who had received orders, meticulously waiting for the bugle call to attack.
After the Beast Tide began, the Demon Race and the Asura Tribe had already begun to attack Ye Tianze's retreat. Princess Chong Ming and Luo Hou were the first to arrive with their personal guards.
People constantly reported to them the situation on the mountain and at the foot of the mountain.
Just as they expected, the human stronghold at the foot of the mountain didn't make any movements. The two great alliance strongholds that knew about the Beast Tide wouldn't send reinforcements to the mountain.
They were already being very benevolent by not stabbing them in the back.
Although there were more than forty thousand elite soldiers from Shi Cheng in the stronghold at the foot of the mountain, Master Ming, who came to take charge, didn't have any intention of sending reinforcements.
Master Ming knew very well that if he couldn't win the battle on the mountain, he had to defend the stronghold on the first floor. This was his purpose of coming here.
If he sent reinforcements to the mountain now, not to mention whether they could help Zhuge Qi on the second floor, it was very likely that the two great alliances would take advantage of the fact that the stronghold at the foot of the mountain was empty to immediately destroy their stronghold and take it for themselves.
At that time, there would be an avalanche. They would lose all their strongholds and have no place to stand. Even if the forty thousand elite soldiers won the battle on the second floor, they would be in a dilemma.
What's more, Master Ming knew about the movements of the Demon Race and the Asura Tribe, so he couldn't leave.
Princess Chong Ming couldn't help but frown when she saw that there was no one from the Eastern Region at the foot of the mountain. She said, "Who is the commander-in-chief Shi Cheng of the human stronghold on the first floor?"
"Your Highness, the commander-in-chief Shi Cheng of the human stronghold on the first floor is from the Tiger Guard. His name is Master Ming, and he is the commander who led the army to defeat the God Race's elite army."
A guard of the Yaksha Tribe said.
"He is quite calm. The battle on the mountain is so fierce, and he knows about our movements, but he is still biding his time."
Princess Chong Ming said, "How about Shi Cheng at the foot of the mountain? Is there any sign of reinforcements? "
"There is no sign of reinforcements. Shi Cheng at the foot of the mountain is as usual. However, our scouts said that they are relaxed on the outside but vigilant on the inside."
The guard of the Yaksha Tribe said, "Lee Chao-young is actually preparing for war. It seems that he is guarding against the possible attacks of the human alliances."
Princess Chong Ming frowned.
Luo Hou heard this and asked, "I don't think the Monster Master just wants to eat Ye Tianze."
Princess Chong Ming smiled and said, "That's right. The alliances secretly sent people to contact us. If we can restrain the people on the mountain, they will attack at the foot of the mountain. Once Ye Tianze is killed, they will immediately attack and take over Shi Cheng. They will also break the agreement with the Wu people. They will persuade Lu Xiufu to promise not to climb the mountain. In exchange, we will give them Shi Cheng!"
"Haha, the Monster Master has a good plan, but … this Ye Tianze has a lot of talented people under him." Luo Hou said.
"That's why Ye Tianze is so good. He not only knows people, but he also knows how to use them. None of them are mediocre!"
Princess Chong Ming said, "This is what the Monster Master said. However, everyone has a weakness. Ye Tianze also has a weakness, and so do the people under him. The core of Shi Cheng is Ye Tianze. As long as we kill Ye Tianze, the human race's achievement of climbing the mountain will be ruined!"
"Report …"
At this moment, a yaksha rushed in and said, "Your Highness, the beast tide has started. The human race's stronghold has activated a defensive array. It seems to be an Alliance-level defensive array …"
Princess Chong Ming's expression changed when she heard this. She interrupted, "Didn't Lu Xiufu not send an array master to him? Where did this Alliance-level defensive array come from? "
The scout was speechless. He didn't know that there was an Alliance-level defensive array in the stronghold. He was only here to report.
Luo Hou said, "I'm afraid the Monster Master's plan will fail. Lu Xiufu isn't that stingy!"
"No, if it was an array master sent by Lu Xiufu, it's impossible for us not to know!" Princess Chong Ming said confidently. "It seems like Ye Tianze still has some tricks up his sleeve. He must be from the Jubao Hall!"
The scout continued, "Your Highness, although they have activated the Alliance-level defensive array, there are almost 15,000 beasts in the beast tide. Many of them are powerful spiritual beasts that ran over from our side. They have been hiding in the mountains. Now that they have come out, I'm afraid they don't want the humans to build a stronghold and threaten their survival!"
"Mm!"
Princess Chong Ming's brows suddenly relaxed. "The heavens are really helping me. These guys can't stay in the Monster Race and Asura Race's territories, so they can only come to the human race's territory. Now that the humans are climbing the mountain, where else can they go? The higher they go, the worse the environment will be! "
"But …"
Luo Hou was worried. "What if Ye Tianze kills the leader of the spiritual beasts?"
"Kill the leader of the spiritual beasts?"
Princess Chong Ming said, "Hehe, he has to be able to find it first. The leader of the spiritual beasts this time is that cunning guy!"
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