novelraw Chapter 88: Perfect Defense
Chapter 88: Perfect Defense
Sure enough, just as Pang Damao finished shouting, an Orc Goblin came into view.
"GEGEDA!"
Gegeda stood on one leg in the Golden Chicken Stance, spreading its wings in a White Crane Spreads Wings pose. As the Territory Guardian Beast, it disliked leaving its domain and simply waited for the Goblin Soldier to charge.
But charging over was easier said than done. Pang Damao’s arrow hit the Goblin Soldier in the knee, and the Fire Dragon Oil exploded. BOOM! The creature’s lower leg was blown clean off, and it collapsed to the ground, shrieking in agony.
Another Goblin Soldier charged forward from behind, trampling over its fallen comrade, only to be riddled with holes by a dense volley of Flying Light Arrows.
Nangong Jin had ordered the Crossbow Machine Carriage to open fire!
WHOOSH! The Flying Light Arrows flew, tearing the Green-skinned Orcs apart. They were cut down as they came; when a group of seven or eight charged at once, they were all lying on the ground in the blink of an eye.
The invading Beastmen witnessed the power of the Flying Feather Arrows and no longer dared to charge head-on. They quickly changed their strategy. Instead of charging as one group, they scattered, heading for Eggshell Village from different directions.
Just then, Nangong Jin shouted, "Squads, spread out! Engage at will! Don’t let any of those Green-skinned People into the village—"
Before he could finish, a loud RUMBLE shook the earth. Jelena had just thrown a Small Fireball six meters in diameter.
The Small Fireball instantly vaporized three Goblin Soldiers.
If the Crossbow Machine Carriage was a machine gun, then Jelena was a mobile artillery piece. Her every attack was a slaughter.
"Rock Giant Scorpion, attack with me!"
Still not satisfied, Jelena shouted and led the Rock Giant Scorpion on a hunt. She hurled Small Fireballs one after another as if they cost nothing, a true spendthrift’s approach to battle. Even the invading Goblin Soldiers learned to give her a wide berth.
Those Small Fireballs were simply too terrifying.
"Sparta!"
A sudden roar echoed out.
Nangong Jin looked toward the sound. About thirty meters away, 32 Leonidas soldiers had cornered a Goblin Soldier. The ten in front formed a wall with their giant clamshell shields, thrusting their Sha River Overlord Spears through the gaps.
SQUELCH, SQUELCH. Like it had run into a meat grinder, the Orc Goblin was quickly stabbed to death.
In another direction, the Taisen Squad had intercepted a Goblin Soldier. The creature roared, its mouth wide open, and swung a heavy, two-handed axe at the Beast Taisen in front.
The Beast Taisen swayed his upper body, sidestepping the attack, and immediately countered with a lightning-fast punch. It landed squarely on the Goblin Soldier’s jaw, sending it staggering to the ground. Before it could rise, two more Beast Taisens rushed in, and with one punch each, they delivered a direct KO.
The Boyka and Feng Yuxiu squads also quickly dispersed, each moving to intercept the Beastman soldiers as if on a hunt.
The battle lines stretched out.
Orc Goblins possessed immense strength and robust physiques, making them naturally stronger than humans. In a one-on-one melee, even a fighting master like Boyka might not be their match.
However, their main force had been scattered, and few Goblin Soldiers had made it to Eggshell Village. In these small-scale skirmishes, they found themselves outnumbered and were getting swarmed.
Soon, scenes unfolded across the battlefield: an Orc Goblin sent flying by a flurry of flying knees from a group of Boykas, and another having its joints dislocated and tendons torn by a crowd of Feng Yuxius.
In short, any Orc Goblin that rashly charged in was instantly treated like a prized target, becoming prey for the assembled Soldiers. They were so thoroughly suppressed that forget causing any destruction—it was a miracle if one could survive for even a minute!
The spear-throwing Beastman Headhunters fared slightly better. They had ranged attacks, but their Physique was inferior to the Orc Goblins’. The moment they were engaged in close quarters, they became living targets.
Ahead, the Floating Mountain laid down a bombardment, while ten archers with the Hundred-step Piercing Willow talent continuously reaped lives. The Headhunters charging Eggshell Village couldn’t form up in significant numbers and were quickly targeted by Nangong Jin, who dispatched some of his Octagonal Cage Soldiers to intercept and assassinate them.
In this way, the invading Evil Beasts were swiftly dealt with.
At this moment, Gegeda suddenly leaped up. It let out a cry and stared at an empty patch of ground up ahead.
The six Six-Eared Yellow Dogs also gathered, barking furiously at that same empty space.
Mortals could see nothing out of the ordinary, but a moment later, Gegeda sprang into action. It charged forward, wings held level, and led with a soccer kick, followed by an upward kick toward the sky. After the kick, it lowered its head and began to roll on the ground, its wings spinning like two massive scythes, wildly chopping the air.
CLANG! CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!
The sound of metal on metal rang out.
A tall Beastman materialized—it was the Beastman Hero. He swung the steel blade in his hand but was forced to dodge again and again.
A squad of Orc Goblins and Headhunters rushed in from behind to provide support. The Orc Goblins charged wildly while the Headhunters focused their fire.
But Gegeda paid them no mind, continuing its rolling, chaotic chopping, kicking up clouds of dust and leaving devastation in its wake.
Soon, all of the Orc Goblins were cut down, and the Headhunter squad was annihilated by Nangong Jin leading the Taisen and Sparta squads.
The Beastman Hero, now covered in blood from Gegeda’s assault, retreated several dozen meters, barely managing to escape its pursuit. He had just let out two guttural roars when a six-meter-diameter Small Fireball suddenly struck. With no way to dodge, his entire body was engulfed.
Then came a massive RUMBLE!
When the light from the explosion faded, not even the bones of the Beastman Hero remained.
At the same time, the carpet-bombing-style assault at the edge of the Chaotic Void also came to an end.
The ground looked as if it had been plowed, a gruesome mixture of soil, blood, and severed limbs. From his vantage point on the Floating Mountain, Wang Yi could no longer see a single living invader.
"Ding! All invaders have been eliminated, ending the fourth wave of the Chaotic Void invasion ahead of schedule. Congratulations on achieving a perfect defense. You have received the following bonus rewards: 100 Gold Coins, one Low-Grade Chaos Crystal Stone, one Green Chaos Blind Box, and one Green Chaos Egg. The items have been placed in a Treasure Chest and automatically delivered to your Chaos Warehouse!"
"Ding! The fourth wave of the Chaotic Void invasion has ended. Invader corpses have despawned, generating dropped Treasure Chests!"
"Ding! Congratulations, you have obtained a total of 31 dropped Treasure Chests. They have been delivered to your Chaos Warehouse. Please inspect them at your convenience."
"Ding! Congratulations on successfully repelling the fourth wave of the Chaotic Void invasion. Your territory has expanded to a ten-li radius. You have drawn 5,600 points of Chaos Energy from the Chaotic Void. Based on your Lord’s Talent and your territory’s development, you are being rewarded with one random Gold-quality item. Calculating..."
"Ding! Congratulations, you have received one Gold-quality Chaos Blind Box."
"Ding! The Chaotic Void invasion is not over. The fifth wave will begin in three months. Please continue your efforts and do not slacken!"
As the system notifications ended, white light flashed across the ground, and the bodies of the Beastman soldiers vanished.
Seeing this, everyone understood the battle was over and began to cheer.
’A Gold Blind Box! It rewarded me with a Gold Blind Box!’
Wang Yi was thrilled.
’To be honest, the difficulty of this fourth wave was actually quite high. 2,200 Orc Goblins and 800 Beastman Headhunters... if we had to face them head-on in an open field, they could probably overwhelm an army of several thousand ancient soldiers. Too bad for them I have the Floating Mountain and its super bubble bombardment. It was a total curb-stomp battle!’