581 Chapter 581 Impending Battle

Chapter 581 Impending Battle

Facing the incoming beast tide, Zhao Yan panicked and started to tremble uncontrollably.

"Captain, what should we do? Shall we continue to strengthen the defenses?"

"No... I don't know if those strengthened defenses will be useful."

"We must be prepared for a ground battle to fight those huge beasts!"

They wouldn't put all their hopes in the outer defenses whenever they encountered a beast tide. These defenses weren't usually too effective against a beast tide, and they would usually be forced to join the battle on the ground.

After all, the strength of an awakener was far greater than that of these mines and traps.

"Could it be that everything that person said was true?" Lin Shu asked in surprise.

Zhao Yan immediately shook his head in denial. "That's impossible. The fact that he could accurately state the exact number of beats in the beast tide is his largest tell-tale sign that he's just lying."

"It's impossible that they could have rushed here at full speed and still counted the number of beasts. Furthermore, how could he count that accurately when he's moving so fast?"

Lin Shu nodded in agreement. "That's true. It looks like he's trying to fool us. That means we can only rely on ourselves."

Zhao Yan also let out a long sigh. "He's only strong as an individual, so he was made an exception and rewarded. I'm clear about this, but this doesn't mean he has enough actual combat experience, especially in a large-scale war like this."

"So, there's no need to trouble him. This is a many-on-many battle!"

Zhao Yan had no intention of allowing Lu Yu to participate in the battle against the beast tide. He wanted to solve the crisis in front of him personally.

"They're coming. Let's see how effective the outermost mines are!"

Lin Shu exclaimed as she observed the general state of the beast tide.

Following their invasion, the surrounding trees collapsed and were crushed into powder under the feet of these giant beasts.

Zhao Yan looked at the beast tide and nervously gulped. Whether they could survive would depend on the outcome of this battle.

"The mines are ready to explode..."

A few hundred meters ahead, the first single-horned rhinoceros took a heavy step and stepped on an exposed mine.

Boom!!

The mine exploded loudly, and the explosion's impact made the rhinoceros lift its thick foreleg a little before landing heavily again.

It continued to run forward, only slightly frightened.

Seeing this, Zhao Yan immediately tensed up. A powerful anti-tank mine could only make this beast lift its front leg. Was the impact of the explosion that weak against it?

Boom! Boom! Boom!

One after another, the mines were detonated. However, the explosions were suppressed by their thick feet, making the range of the explosions small and weak.

Following closely behind the rhinoceros were giant elephants as large as hills. There was a row of ten giant elephants whose physiques were several times larger than the single-horned rhinoceros in front of them; each elephant's two huge tusks were as hard as steel.

On the body of the giant elephant, some smaller ferocious beasts were crouching; ape-like fierce beasts were hanging on both sides of the elephant.

Behind them was also a group of beasts, the king crocodile, and the titan pythons. These two types of reptiles followed closely behind the group, advancing together as the flank.

Behind the giant eagle's wings in the air, there were also some other birds.

They were all advancing beside or behind these giant beasts, as these giant beasts were acting like large bulldozers, uprooting everything in their way.

The first row of rhinos advanced quickly, detonating many mines.

They crossed the minefield and advanced to the next area, littered with obstacles; these beasts were quickly approaching the bottom of the fortress walls.

Huge steel barricades were placed and are usually used to defend against real military tanks. The huge lumps of steel were almost impossible to move and were the best tools to hinder an invasion.

With these barricades, they could stop the attacks of large beasts and only let smaller ones pass.

Thus, most smaller beasts would be killed by more exploding mines.

It was just unfortunate that the beast tide in front of them was exceptional. They were tanky ferocious beasts at the front, opening up a path for the beasts behind them. This was completely different from a chaotic, unorganized beast tide.

Zhao Yan looked at the steel barricades below the fortress walls and revealed a confident smile. "These metal barricades have blocked the attacks of countless large-type beasts. This will definitely be able to stop the ones before us, and we only need to deal with the smaller beasts."

Lin Shu nodded and added confidently, "Of course. Also, there aren't many small-sized ferocious beasts in this beast tide."

"It's a given that we can handle it."

"Of course. After all, there are only 3,000 beasts in total, and we have about 1,000 personnel. Once we hold off these larger beats, the rest is easy to deal with."

Zhao Yan's self-confidence instantly exploded as if he were already close to success.

"I can't believe Lu Yu said that we can't defend our base with just our strength. I'm speechless. I mean, look, we don't even need to put all our resources into this."

Lin Shu nodded and replied, "That's right. You've been stationed at the northern border for years and encountered countless beast tides. You are more experienced than him, so your strategy is definitely better."

"Alright, let's prepare for battle. Since the larder beasts can't come close, we must guard the fortress walls well and minimize our losses."

"Yes, sir!"

Inside the stronghold, Lu Yu and the others sat on a bench. They were bored as they listened to the explosions outside.

"The mines have been detonated, but they shouldn't be much use." Xu Yuan stated.

"Of course," Lu Yu said decisively. "The physique of these beasts is much larger than the ones that these mines can deal with. The only hope they have is the steel barricades that can filter the larger beasts."

"I'm hoping that layer of defense can hold off the beast tide." Han Xuefei let out a long sigh.

At that moment, the flying beasts in the air began to dive down and dive into the stronghold.

"Sound the alarm and get ready for battle!"

"Also, prepare to bring out all equipment needed to guard the stronghold. Everyone, prepare for battle!" Zhao Yan shouted his command as a loud alarm rang. Everyone began to mobilize.

At that moment, the single-horned rhinoceros had already arrived before the barricades.

Facing the gigantic barricades, they used their long horns to push them, but found it almost impossible even to make those barricades budge. Their four short legs stomped with all their might, but the barricades refused to move.