High-level martial arts: Invincibility starts with basic archery.

"Help! Help! So many ferocious beasts! So many ferocious beasts!"

"Help! Help! Someone please save us!"

"A ferocious beast is coming! Run! Run!"

"Don't chase me! No!"

On the streets of Yufeng City, hundreds of people were running wildly forward, glancing back as they ran.

Behind them, a hundred or two meters away, more than a dozen gray rats were chasing after them. They moved on all fours and were as fast as the wind. In the blink of an eye, they caught up with the lone group and pounced on them.

A heart-wrenching scream followed, accompanied by a teeth-grinding chewing sound.

"Huff, huff..."

Those in front glanced back, feeling a chill run down their spines, but also involuntarily breathed a sigh of relief.

They were ordinary people living in the city when they suddenly learned of the approaching beast tide. They quickly followed the crowd and hid in the nearest shelter.

Once the ferocious beasts outside the city break through the city walls and enter the city, ordinary people like them will have no chance of survival if they stay in the buildings. They will be like cans waiting for the beasts to open them. Therefore, carrying enough food and water and hiding in the underground space may give them a chance to survive.

To their utter surprise, the underground space was also unsafe.

A large number of ferocious beasts suddenly emerged from underground and began to slaughter them. Sixty to seventy percent of the people hiding in the shelter died, and the rest had no choice but to escape from the shelter.

Unexpectedly, a large number of ferocious beasts also emerged from the streets of the city. Some of these beasts, after smelling their scent, rushed towards them and slaughtered them.

"Run! Keep running!"

Someone shouted loudly.

Just then, the road ahead suddenly exploded with a loud bang, sending countless pebbles flying. A ferocious earthworm-like beast, over twenty meters long, burst out from the ground with a fierce aura.

"this!"

Everyone stopped in their tracks, looked up, and were all stunned.

What, what is this thing?

A ferocious beast?

This ferocious beast is so tall, it's almost as tall as a ten-story building.

"roar!"

The earthworm-like ferocious beast suddenly opened its mouth, which was four or five meters in diameter, revealing a ring of sharp steel teeth. Then it plunged down and swallowed more than ten people in front of it whole.

A chewing sound rang out, and blood flowed from its mouth like a stream.

"This, this..."

Some people were so frightened that they turned pale and sat down on the ground with a thud, a pool of liquid slowly flowing out from under them.

Most of the people around me are the same; their brains seem to have lost the ability to think, and they just stand there dumbly.

Only a few individuals remained clear-headed, and seeing that the road ahead was blocked, they turned to try and escape in another direction.

Who knew that the next moment, two more of the same ferocious beasts emerged from the ground and swallowed the twenty or thirty people on the field whole.

These two earth dragons are smaller than the first one, but they are still as tall as a six or seven-story building.

They worked together with the first one to surround the people on the ground, trapping them in the center, unable to advance or retreat.

"Oh no! It's a three-headed earth dragon!"

A figure arrived upon hearing the news, and upon seeing this scene, his face turned extremely grim.

Earthworms are mutated from earthworms and can move freely underground. Even when they emerge from the ground, they are difficult to deal with because their bodies are covered with hard scales.

These three earth dragons are generally over ten meters long, clearly commander-level ferocious beasts. The one in the middle, in particular, is nearly twenty meters long, and its strength is probably close to that of a beast king-level ferocious beast.

"Damn it, three commander-level ferocious beasts, I can't handle them alone, I need to call for help quickly." The man gritted his teeth and left quickly.

He is indeed a B-level Awakener, but under normal circumstances, it is already very difficult for a B-level Awakener to kill a Commander-level ferocious beast, let alone three.

However, the threat posed by the commander-level ferocious beasts is extremely great, and if they are not dealt with as soon as possible, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Soon, more than ten awakened individuals arrived and engaged in a fierce battle with the three-headed earth dragon.

The same scene was playing out in various parts of the city.

However, in some places there was resistance, while in others it was a one-sided massacre.

Every second, hundreds and thousands of people fall, their blood staining the ground red, and the air is filled with the stench of blood.

But the scene at the city wall was even more breathtaking.

Like a vast ocean, ferocious beasts surged in from all directions. The city walls, which were forty or fifty meters high, already had many gaps. Countless ferocious beasts attacked the city through these gaps, and the buildings on both sides of the street were reduced to ruins.

Just ahead of the horde of beasts, tanks blocked their path, and a large number of warriors and guards, armed with machine guns, fired wildly, barely managing to stop the beasts from advancing.

On the city wall, cannon fire roared, and cannonballs rained down on the beast horde ahead.

Each shell that landed could kill or injure dozens of ferocious beasts.

However, it seemed to be of no use at all in the face of the boundless beast tide.

"City Lord."

On the city wall, someone looked troubled. "If this continues, I'm afraid we won't be able to hold the city."

"It shouldn't have been this bad. With a million ferocious beasts, Yufeng City might not have been unable to defend itself. But who knew that at this critical juncture, a large number of ferocious beasts would appear inside the city, forcing us to send our experts to deal with them. Otherwise, the city walls wouldn't have developed a breach so quickly!"

One of them slammed his hand on the battlements in front of him, speaking with resentment.

Yufeng City is, after all, a medium-sized city. Even though some people have already left, there are still more than ten B-level Awakened in the association. If you include the Awakened in the city lord's mansion, there are more than twenty B-level Awakened. With the help of the Gaocheng Giant Cannon, they should be able to hold it off.

The appearance of ferocious beasts within the city disrupted all plans, forcing them to send out a large number of powerful warriors to deal with them.

But it's clear to anyone with eyes to see that the situation will only get worse.

As more and more gaps appeared in the city wall, the city was breached.

"Lord of the city, as the saying goes, 'Where there's life, there's hope.' Why don't we leave here before the city completely falls? Otherwise, once the ferocious beasts have fully poured in, it won't be so easy for us to leave."

"Yes, Lord City Lord, let's hurry up and leave."

"City Lord."

Many people echoed this sentiment.

If they can hold the city, they don't mind taking the risk, because some of their relatives and friends are also in the city.

But if you know you can't hold out, why put up a futile resistance?

It would be better to hurry back and leave with your families.

The man at the front of the crowd did not answer; he looked into the distance.

He could feel a gaze watching him from there.

If he wasn't mistaken, it was at least an ordinary beast king-level ferocious beast, which was why he hadn't made a move yet.

However, it seems that even without the intervention of that beast king-level ferocious beast, they are about to be overwhelmed.

He had long ago moved his family to a big city, and the reason he returned was because he couldn't bear to leave this city he had built with his own hands, a city that had grown from a fortress into a small city, and now into a medium-sized city. He had originally thought it would eventually become a large city, but...

"I told you to request assistance from headquarters before, what was the result?"

He turned around and asked.

"this……"

The people behind him exchanged glances. One of them gave a bitter smile and said, "Lord, I was just about to tell you that after receiving our request for help, headquarters said they were also unable to help because there are simply too many places being attacked by the beast tide. They can't save everyone. They told us to take care of ourselves."

"Damn it!"

Upon hearing this, someone retorted indignantly, "It's not that they can't save them, it's that they don't want to!"

"That's right, all of Yan Kingdom's top Awakened Ones are in those three megacities. They could easily send any A-level Awakened One to get us out of this predicament, right?"

"That's true, but it also depends on whether the person is willing to help."

The discussion immediately quieted down.

Yes, the headquarters is very strong, but there are also many medium-sized cities in Yan. They really can't save them all one by one. If they really have to save them, they will save the more important ones or those they have some connections with. If they were in their shoes, they would do the same. It's only human nature.

"What about the requests for help sent to other cities?"

"this……"

The people behind them exchanged glances again.

"Lord, we have also contacted several medium-sized cities in the surrounding area. After hearing about our plight, they all expressed their sympathy. However, when we asked them for help, they all made excuses, saying that they were also struggling to protect themselves and could not provide any assistance, or that they would also be attacked by the beast tide."

Not a single one?

Yang Ming turned around, a sliver of hope in his heart.

Even now, no support has arrived.

On a brighter note, perhaps reinforcements are on their way.

"Not a single one."

The person speaking had a bitter expression on their face.

"These guys!" someone said angrily. "Just a couple of days ago, everyone was saying that if someone was attacked by the beast horde first, the others would support them and help each other. But when we actually encountered danger, they all talked a big game."

"That's right, we were unlucky to be the first to be attacked. What if they had been the first to be attacked?"

"What a bunch of selfish bastards! If we lose Yufeng City, do they really think they'll be any better off? These ferocious beasts will be right in front of them next!"

"Exactly! Short-sighted, like a frog in a well!"

The more they talked, the angrier they became, wishing they could rush over right now and confront those people.

"Alright, let's all keep quiet."

The city lord of Yufeng City sighed, "Whether or not to provide support is their right, not their obligation. Moreover, it is only reasonable for them to do so."

"The city lord is right. Everyone should mind their own business and not worry about what others are doing. This is an age-old truth. If we were them, we would probably do the same."

The crowd fell silent.

The thunderous roar of cannons continued.

The ferocious beast, fearless of death, charged into the city.

Casualties within the city are also increasing.

"City Lord!"

Just then, several men covered in blood appeared on the city wall, their voices trembling with sobs.

"Lord, there are far too many ferocious beasts in the city! We're about to be overwhelmed!"

"Yes, Lord City, there are more than twenty commander-level burrowing beasts that have appeared, and more than a hundred elite-level ones. Moreover, their numbers are still increasing. We really, really can't handle them."

"Many of our good brothers have already died in battle, and some have been swallowed by those hateful beasts, Lord City..." A man finished speaking and burst into tears.

He watched helplessly as his former best friend was swallowed whole by an elite-level ferocious beast.

Some fared even worse, getting trampled into mincemeat.

They suffered more than half their casualties to eliminate a group of ferocious beasts, but they soon discovered that this was far from enough to solve the situation in the city.

However, if they continue fighting, the only outcome will be total annihilation.

Every human being is afraid of death, let alone these awakened beings. It would be such a waste for them to die here like this.

The atmosphere quieted down.

The people on the city wall looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Lord, perhaps we should retreat?" someone finally whispered.

"Yes, Lord City Lord, as long as the green hills remain, there will always be firewood to burn."

"Hurry up and leave, Lord City Lord, it will be too late if we don't leave now."

One urging voice after another rang out.

Just then, a large section of the eastern city wall suddenly collapsed. The guards on the wall had no time to react and were thrown to the ground by the falling rocks. They were then trampled into bloody mud by the swarming beasts.

"Oh no! A ferocious beast has broken in!"

"Help! Help!"

"Hold on! Hold on!"

A panicked cry rang out.

However, all of this happened far too fast. In the blink of an eye, tens of thousands of ferocious beasts rushed into the city, and then the rest of the beasts continued to surge in.

"City Lord..."

The person behind him withdrew his gaze and said urgently, "City Lord, please make a decision quickly. If we delay any longer, the situation will only get worse."

"Yes, Lord City Lord, if there weren't so many ferocious beasts inside the city, it could be defended. But now, we can't even handle the beasts inside, and the number of beasts outside is countless. There's simply no way to defend it!"

"Lord, if we continue fighting, the number of deaths will only increase!"

Upon hearing this, the city lord of Yufeng City frowned deeply, his expression conflicted.

He knew, of course, that Yufeng City was in grave danger this time, but he was unwilling to accept it.

The city beneath his feet was the culmination of his life's work, and he was unwilling to see it reduced to ashes no matter what.

However, the people around them had lost their fighting spirit. If he forced them to continue fighting, it would probably only backfire.

"Does this really mean we have no choice but to give up?"

He turned around and looked into the city.

Flames erupted everywhere, and countless ferocious beasts moved about amidst them, their cries and screams echoing through the air, creating a scene resembling a living hell.

(End of this chapter)