Chapter 261
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Chapter 261: Lady Fulan Leads Troops for the First Time
“Oh, impressive.”
Watching the half-raised thumb in the distance, the usually polite Ink Drench expressed genuine admiration.
The shocking scene made her regret stuffing her cigarette into the mattress of her single room.
If she lit one now, it would definitely feel different.
The Fourth Level alligator extraordinary beast, while unable to leap over the city walls, could still cause substantial damage to the walls with its scales and claws.
If they had not descended to carry out this task, even with sturdy walls, the soldiers above would face significant disturbances, not to mention those Low-Level Extraordinary Beasts that bullied their way through.
If things had reached that point, headquarters would certainly send more powerful superpowered individuals for support. However, by then, even if they achieved victory, the aftermath report would undoubtedly highlight their struggles.
Yet, this seemingly insurmountable trouble was resolved in less than ten minutes thanks to the efforts of both her and Wang Xiao.
The operation of drilling into the brain through the eye socket was something even Ink Drench, with her ability to heal quickly, would not dare attempt, let alone superpowered individuals who lacked her courage and temperament.
With this in mind, Ink Drench silently rated Wang Xiao very highly. Just based on his performance today, she felt comfortable entrusting her back to him in future battles.
Wang Xiao pulled his lower body out from the alligator’s corpse. His clothes were severely corroded by the extraordinary beast’s fluids, not unwearable, but certainly unappealing.
Wiping away the unknown mixture of fluids from his face, Wang Xiao approached Ink Drench.
As he looked at the pile of insect corpses surrounding them, his face gradually paled—he was running low on life force.
After the biological field from the alligator disappeared, the only thing controlling the remaining extraordinary beasts was the mycelium spores implanted in them by the forest.
Thus, the external will regained control, and the extraordinary beasts began to charge towards the city walls.
“Can you… can you weaken your power a bit?”
Wang Xiao forced a smile; with the Fourth Level extraordinary beast dead, staying in Ink Drench’s field felt like being naked near a nuclear reactor—a strange sense of impending doom surrounded him.
Upon hearing this, Ink Drench realized that she no longer needed to maintain maximum output, so she weakened her powers slightly, ensuring that only First and Second Level extraordinary beasts wouldn’t reach her.
This adjustment prolonged the survival time of these cannon-fodder extraordinary beasts in the field by nearly double, but unfortunately, these creatures wouldn’t thank Ink Drench at all.
The two of them, panting heavily, approached the city walls. Once Ink Drench closed her abilities, Wang Xiao shouted upwards, activating Shi Jin’s Summoning Technique.
On the wall, Shi Jin, using a Special Sniper Rifle and briefly activating her powers to ensure precise shots, heard the Captain’s call and knew that the battle below was over.
She quickly set down her weapon, and less than two breaths after the external stability resumed, Ink Drench and Wang Xiao appeared above the city wall.
“Captain!”
“…”
Thanks to Ink Drench’s vast field, the pressure from the extraordinary beasts on the nearby section of the wall was greatly reduced.
Seeing the Captain safely return, everyone did not abandon their ongoing battles to rejoice, but they greeted from afar.
Their voices were cheerful and friendly, but Mercury’s expression appeared complicated.
The battle continued; based on previous experience, once the leading high-level extraordinary beast was down, it was just a matter of time before the remaining beasts were defeated.
Sometimes they would choose to fight until the last individual, draining every drop of blood.
In the remaining battles, when the numbers dwindled to a certain threshold, the remaining extraordinary beasts would stop attacking and flee in all directions.
The first scenario was very favorable for the soldiers.
As an organization capable of maximizing collective power, as long as they withstood the strongest initial waves of attack, soldiers could work together in the later stages of the fight against extraordinary beasts, using their mutual understanding to encircle and eliminate them.
Such casualties were minimal, the kill rate was decent, even surpassing some battle-type superpowered individuals with weaker abilities.
As for the second scenario, over a decade ago, when people gradually recognized the potential for extraordinary beasts to flee, researchers from various research institutes created special launchers.
These launchers could fire projectiles integrated with multiple functions into extraordinary beasts, hoping to explore the exterior at a very low cost.
Unfortunately, their plans were unsuccessful.
Like rockets disappearing into the clouds, these trackers lost contact soon after leaving human sight, as if sinking like stones into still water.
The battle near the city wall was about to reach its climax, and this time, the extraordinary beasts chose to retreat.
For the soldiers defending Hope City, who faced a beast tide every few months, this was not a rare occurrence.
Yet this time, less than a minute after the extraordinary beasts collectively withdrew, sounds of battle suddenly echoed near the walls.
What was going on?
The soldiers cleaning the battlefield felt confused.
This was unlike any previous battle, and what kind of fight could be happening below the walls?
Not every defense battle had someone like Wang Xiao, and…
Weren’t those two ruthless individuals who had recently gone down to tackle the boss and mow down insects watching from over there?
More and more people were drawn to the fight below the walls, even the staff in the Surveillance Room began quietly adjusting cameras to focus on positions a few hundred meters from the wall.
In the tide of a small portion of extraordinary beasts retreating, a few common First Level Extraordinary Beasts seemed to block their path.
They stood out like rocky outcrops amid the retreating flow of extraordinary beasts.
Below the wall, Fulan stood on the head of three wolves, directing the fight:
“Left Guardian, just because the one on your right has lost its head doesn’t mean it’s blind! If you let any more slip through, pack your things and get lost!
“Great Elder, why are you just blocking and not killing? You think that makes you look merciful, huh?”
With that, Fulan looked down at the three wolves:
“And you, are you slacking off? Who said holding onto me means you don’t have to fight?
“You’ve been enhanced, so get to it! Especially those disgusting insects; bite them hard!”
Finally, with Fulan and the others, no, with the extraordinary beasts’ fierce blocking, more and more extraordinary beasts seemed to think they were out of their minds, choosing to detour instead.
