Chapter 597 Hell-level difficulty in defending the city [6000 words]

Compared with the first wave of beasts, the intensity of this battle has more than doubled.

When the beast tide finally receded slowly again, it was already dawn.

This battle lasted from before the sun set to when the sun rose again the next day, all night long!

The city was no longer peaceful, and groans came one after another.

A large number of healing soul masters were rescuing the wounded on the city walls, and green light of life was everywhere.

After this night's fighting, more than a hundred soldiers were killed and more than 500 were injured.

Those killed were all ordinary soldiers, and the vast majority of the injured were soul masters.

There is no way around this.

Facing a soul beast, even if it is only a ten-year or century-old soul beast, for ordinary people, the gap in combat power is despairing.

Not everyone can be as evil as Qian Chaoguang and Ji Juechen, who have the power to kill century-old soul beasts before they become soul masters.

These soul beasts often only need one or two attacks to kill ordinary people in an instant.

Even if they were wearing full-body plate armor made of iron mother, they could not escape the fate of being crushed.

The injured were basically out of danger due to Qian Chaoguang's powerful healing ability, and it was probably good news that they could be treated by many healing soul masters.

But the number of more than a hundred people killed in the battle is no longer a small number for the Shrek City Defense Force, and it is enough to make many people worried.

There are only 7,000 ordinary soldiers in the Shrek City Defense Army!

Of course, in this night's battle, the soul beasts on the side of the Star Dou Forest also had a hard time.

The number of soul beasts they lost must be at least 30,000 to 40,000, including a large number of ten thousand year level soul beasts.

Now that the sun has just risen with a golden rim, the light of countless soul rings shines on the still slightly dim ground, making it particularly conspicuous.

These soul rings are connected one after another, like flowers blooming on the banks of the Forgotten River.

Qian Chaoguang stood at the top of the city and could feel a large number of souls accumulating here.

There are even a large number of souls that have been turned into soul fragments by the roar of fixed soul-guided cannonballs, making the environment here even more gloomy.

Incendiary bombs and high-explosive bombs are the most powerful things, and they are extremely lethal to spiritual bodies.

These dead soul beasts did not even have a chance to reincarnate, and their souls were directly shattered on the spot by the aftermath of the explosion.

The Zhuge Divine Ballista also suffered a lot of damage during this wave of beasts.

In addition to a few guns that were damaged inside the barrel due to forced firing during the overheating stage, there were more than ten guns that were forcibly destroyed by the spirit beasts.

The Zhuge Divine Ballista was placed relatively forward, and its huge size made it extremely easy for the spirit beasts to attack.

Some of these damaged Zhuge Divine Ballistas were destroyed by the ten thousand year spirit beasts that rushed up, and some were blown up by the long-range spirit beasts who concentrated their firepower.

A total of twenty-one Zhuge Divine Ballistae were removed and moved into the space inside the city wall.

Xuan Ziwen is now leading his soul mentors to repair it - he declined the help of Qian Duoduo and the teachers and students of the soul guidance department.

The things you make yourself are still the most familiar to you.

It is faster to cultivate and the cooperation is more tacit.

The mecha army played a great role in the night battle.

These big guys made of special alloys are tireless, strong in offense and defense, and can withstand countless fierce attacks at the forefront.

The blood of countless soul beasts sprayed in front of the mecha, and not one of the hundred mechas looked intact.

Countless marks scratched by soul beasts appeared on the front armor of the mecha. Some of them were on the mecha that had used up its sealed milk bottle and had no time to replace it. Even the oscillating fire blade had its curling blade slashed.

The soul masters and soul engineers responsible for driving the all-terrain self-propelled turret have also come out now.

They helped the mecha masters to repair the wounds suffered by the mecha as much as possible, and re-polished the huge curled blade to a sharp edge.

Fortunately, the frontal armor of the mecha was very powerful, and there was no serious damage. It was basically just some "skin injuries."

Otherwise, once such high-precision equipment is damaged, it will not be repairable as easily as the Zhuge Divine Ballista, and the battle will definitely not be able to continue in a short period of time.

This is just the first day of the beast tide.

From the beginning of the battle to now, the time has not even exceeded twenty-four hours.

The damage to the soul guide, the consumption of milk bottles and fixed soul guide shells are not the most important.

The most important thing is the fatigue of the soldiers.

Millions of beasts can attack in turns, but Shrek City only has so many defensive forces, and they have to be spread out over the four walls, so there is no room for rotation.

Even if he had rested for about two hours before, it was not enough.

Whether an army can get enough rest is the basis for whether an army can fight a protracted war.

Why did Blue Star countries generally distribute illegal drugs to soldiers during World War II? Today, selling more than a certain gram amount would be punishable by death?

Even a country known as the lighthouse of the world is no exception.

It is to enable soldiers to maintain sufficient energy to fight even when they are sleepy without rest.

Shrek has done a lot of research on drugs, but he has not studied this aspect.

Fortunately, Shrek Academy has a large number of food-type soul masters.

The soul food provided by the food soul masters is the best and safest alternative material, which can help the combatants quickly recover from their tired body and mind.

After the beast wave ended, except for those soul masters and soul mentors with higher cultivation levels, most people were too tired to move, so they sat down on the ground and fell asleep immediately.

Even the elite soul masters in Shrek's city defense army and most of Shrek's inner court disciples were very tired.

They collapsed on the ground one after another, or leaned against the city wall, soul guidance device, or all-terrain self-propelled soul guidance turret, breathing heavily while eating the soul food food handed over by the food-type soul master.

Under such circumstances, even meditating to restore soul power has become a difficult task.

As soon as you close your eyes, you will basically fall asleep within a few seconds.

More than twelve hours of non-stop fighting without replenishing any energy or getting any rest.

Soul masters can still rely on soul power for support, but ordinary soldiers have completely reached their limits, and most of them are unable to fight anymore.

Nearly 70% of the sealed milk bottles were consumed in last night's battle and must be recharged before they can be used again.

The soul masters above the soul emperor level were taking turns to rest and clean the battlefield. They all still maintained relatively strong spirits and relatively intact combat power.

The titled Douluo did not attack with all their strength last night, but still maintained a certain degree of restraint, taking turns to attack to relieve the pressure.

This is a last resort.

Once they attack with all their strength and their soul power consumption reaches a certain level, the hundred thousand year soul beasts and ferocious beasts in the Star Dou Forest will take action.

Among the remaining four ferocious beasts, the Red King only has 300,000 years of cultivation.

The combat power is only around level ninety-seven, so it is not difficult to resist.

Brigitte focuses on healing and defense, and can be ignored to a certain extent, as long as she focuses on dealing with the beast tide.

Mr. Xiong is foolhardy and has no brains.

Even though it has a cultivation base of up to 470,000 years, and its combat power has reached the peak of level ninety-eight, several super Douluo can restrain it by joining forces.

The most troublesome and fearful thing for Shrek's side is undoubtedly the plant-based beast, the King of Ten Thousand Demons.

Not only does it have combat power comparable to the Ultimate Douluo level, but its abilities are almost unknown, and its ability data is completely zero.

Facing such an unknown opponent, everyone in Shrek couldn't even defend well.

Even Qian Chaoguang was a little helpless.

There are really too few written and ink descriptions of the King of Demons in the original work, and the number of his attacks is even less. Only a few words in the legend of the Dragon King can be used as a reference.

The only good news is that the King of Ten Thousand Demons is a purely control-type Extreme Douluo. He is not very strong in frontal combat and will even be suppressed by Mr. Xiong in a duel.

the bad news is

The presence of such a top control system will greatly affect Shrek's defensive power.

In the original work, it was this King of Ten Thousand Demons who almost broke through the defense of one side of the city wall with his own strength under the continuous reinforcements from Shrek.

Because of this, the King of Ten Thousand Demons is Qian Chaoguang's focus.

Shrek City has now become an isolated city.

The subordinates who went to various countries to meet the saints for help have also sent back the news.

The emperor of the Tianhun Empire no longer had any reinforcements to send out, which Qian Chaoguang expected.

After so many days of defending Tiandou City, they had reached the point where they were almost out of ammunition and food, and it was difficult to squeeze out more power.

The entire heavenly soul belongs to the mud bodhisattva crossing the river - a state in which he cannot save himself.

As a matter of fact, Xu Jiawei is quite sensible in this big matter.

Even though the soul master legion has not been completely withdrawn, he still sent out many titled Douluo from the Enshrinement Hall, and is now rushing to Shrek City with all his strength.

It's just that the time will be a little later.

The Star Dou Forest is right between the Star Luo Empire and Shrek Academy, and Star Luo City is located in the southeast of the Star Luo Empire.

The Titled Douluo who came to support had to make a huge circle from the northeast and enter through the Dou Ling Empire in order to avoid falling directly into the encirclement of millions of beasts.

As for Dou Ling

They actually sent reinforcements.

But in terms of strength,

It can only be said that it is better than nothing, something is better than nothing.

In the lonely city, there is only a fight to the death.

The civilians and businessmen in Shrek City have all mobilized.

Send food, water, and resources.

As soon as the fighting stopped, various resources were sent to the city.

Shrek City's wealth is recognized by the mainland, and the city's food reserves are also sufficient.

Led by some big businessmen and chambers of commerce, they provided free high-nutritional food to the soldiers in the city.

Many merchants sent their guards and subordinates from their chambers of commerce to the base of the city.

As long as they are soul masters, they all obey the unified deployment of Shrek Academy.

They don't need to do anything else, just fill the sealed bottle with all their strength to ensure a sufficient supply of soul power.

There are many soul masters in Shrek City.

Perhaps their general strength is not high, and most of them are around the great soul masters and soul masters, but together they are a powerful force.

Wouldn't it at least enhance Shrek City's overall soul power reserve?

As long as there are enough sealed milk bottles, Shrek City can rely on the large number of customized soul-guided cannonballs and many soul-guided devices provided by the Pixiu Chamber of Commerce to repel the waves of beasts.

Everyone knows that no eggs are left intact when the nest is overturned.

If the enemy is a human being, even if the city is breached, the civilians and merchants in the city will still have a chance to survive.

If they catch up with the national army that takes the civilian route like the Sun and Moon Empire, they can even still live well.

However, this time the enemy Shrek has to face is the soul beast.

Once the city is defeated, there is only one word for the outcome - death!

Therefore, at this time, no matter how much wealth you have, it is not as important as your own life.

Supporting Shrek is saving your own life, your own property, and your own future.

Now everyone in the city has been mobilized, contributing with their strength, materials with materials, souls with souls, and making contributions within their capabilities without hesitation.

As long as I can help, no matter people or things, I will send them all.

Ordinary soldiers have been withdrawn to rest, but the soul masters can only stay in place to rest temporarily.

The attack speed of the spirit beast army is too fast, and no one knows when the beast tide will attack again.

Qian Chaoguang transferred all the employees from the Shrek branch of the Pixiu Chamber of Commerce, and together with the Tang Sect disciples transferred by Tang Ya, they temporarily took over the operation of the Zhuge God Ballista.

Even so, Shi Xing had to harden his heart and wake up all the soul masters from their short sleep.

They cannot sleep and can only rest through meditation - they have reached the minimum standard for meditation after closing their eyes for a short time.

Only in this way can mental and soul power be quickly restored.

Once a battle occurs, you can jump into the battlefield immediately.

Qian Chaoguang did not directly participate in the battle all night, but mostly used his powerful field control ability to save people and provide assistance.

He knows himself very well.

With his current strength and ability, he can definitely show off his talents in a small-scale offensive.

It is even possible to form an army by one person and single-handedly defeat an elite team composed entirely of ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts.

But on such a large-scale battlefield, the results he can create by directly participating in the battle are far inferior to those of He Caitou and Huo Yutong.

This is why Liu Tiezhu said that high-level soul masters who play close combat are mentally ill - melee soul masters have completely given up the advantages of traditional soul masters in dominating the battlefield and dominating large-scale battles, and they cannot defeat traditional soul masters in single combat. so awkward.

Qian Chaoguang is a typical example.

He is completely opposite to the path pursued by Huo Yutong and He Caitou.

The direction of his research is on melee soul guides and soul guide armors, using the power of soul guides to fully increase personal power.

Of course, soul mentor and blacksmith are both his secondary professions, so this research idea is an increase for him.

The disadvantage of pursuing extremes like this is that although he is an eighth-level soul master, he does not have the ability to harvest large-scale battlefields, which is a bit embarrassing.

Even if Qian Chaoguang can cast a wide range of high-level light magic through singing, the cost-effectiveness is not even as good as filling a few more milk bottles to let the Zhuge Divine Ballista fire a few more rounds.

Therefore, in last night's battle, he mostly just used divine healing to rescue the seriously injured, and then used light mimicry to throw them to the healing soul master for subsequent treatment.

Or use light sharing and divine protection to add a protective lock to others, or use heaven's barrier and eight-point light wheel to block incoming long-range attacks.

Wang Dong even lamented: This money-hungry guy has returned to his old job as a professional assistant. He really misses the pleasure of being able to kill without thinking and with his eyes closed.

Shixing stood at the top of the city with a very serious expression on his face.

As the city defense officer and the main commander of the battlefield on the south side of the city wall, he was the hardest working among all the titled Douluo.

Not only must you always pay attention to the overall situation and command the battle, but you must also participate in the battle yourself, and there is almost no time for rest.

He had just finished inspecting the defense status on the city wall.

The situation is generally optimistic, but not entirely optimistic.

The pessimistic point is that most of the soldiers are too tired. The huge difference in numbers makes this battle particularly difficult. The supply of soul power is a long-standing problem.

The optimistic point is that there are enough high-power soul guides, enough custom-made soul guide cannon tubes, the power of the mechas is quite strong, and the spontaneous support activities organized by the soul masters and civilians in the city have greatly alleviated the pressure on the soul power reserves.

The war has continued until now, and the all-terrain self-propelled turret that is truly a powerful player in soul-eating power has not yet appeared.

In terms of defensive strength in this kind of positional battle, their suppressive power in a short period of time even far exceeds that of mechas.

But this is both an advantage and a disadvantage.

Without him, focusing all his attributes on long-range attacks would consume too much soul power.

Even with dual drivers and sealed bottles, it’s a bit too much.

Unless it is necessary, Shixing will not consider using these steel hedgehogs at all - the sealed milk bottles in the all-terrain self-propelled soul-guided turret are also untouched and remain in peak condition at all times.

Shi Xing, who knew some inside information, didn't have much expectations for the arrival of Dou Ling and Xing Luo reinforcements.

Even from the bottom of his heart, he never expected to do anything with these so-called reinforcements.

To be honest, judging from Shrek's current state, as long as the beast tide continues to fight with this intensity and can give the soldiers enough rest time, Shixing has enough confidence to wipe out all the millions of soul beasts here. .

The organic soul guides form positions and legions, and their defense and toughness are simply terrifying.

But Shixing also knew it very clearly.

Just holding on to this beast tide does not mark the end of this war. This is just one of the most basic conditions before victory.

Once the poisonous immortals and Mr. Xuan in the sky can no longer delay Ditian, all the achievements Shrek has accumulated will be wiped out in an instant.

All the advantages now established can best be described as false prosperity.

In addition to Ditian, another thing that worries Shixing is the desperate attack of the ferocious beasts on the territory.

If we first use cannon fodder to consume Shrek's soul power reserves regardless of the cost, and then form an advance force with 100,000-year-old soul beasts and 10,000-year-old soul beasts with profound cultivation, and cooperate with the ferocious beasts to attack in one fell swoop, then we may have to enter a large-scale The melee stage of combat.

Once it reaches this level, the number of casualties will greatly increase, and attrition is the most fatal thing.

Now Shixing is already considering whether to drop a level nine fixed soul cannonball in the next wave of beasts.

If used properly, it may be able to achieve the effect of deciding the world with one blow, greatly shocking the soul beasts' minds and making them become timid without fighting.

In Shixing's opinion, the only way to avoid a direct confrontation with Ditian is to beat the beasts to a painful place before the winner can be decided on the high-altitude battlefield!

As long as the number of casualties exceeds a certain level, even if Emperor Tian is angry again, its plan to counterattack humanity will only come to nothing.

By then, he will most likely retreat as he is not brainless, and Shrek City will be able to survive.

There is only a very small chance that this beast god will get angry and will bloody annihilate Shrek City at all costs.

If you really encounter this situation, you can only consider yourself unlucky.

So far, not counting the injured on one side of the soul beast, the number of dead must be at least fifty thousand, which has exceeded 5% of its overall strength.

Among those injured soul beasts, even if the Emerald Swan can heal some of them, you can't regenerate those soul beasts that have lost some of their parts, right?

There must be at least tens of thousands of such disabled soul beasts.

Relying on a large number of fixed soul guide shells and soul guide positions to clear the ground, Shrek City achieved shocking results in the attack and defense of the beast tide.

Just when everyone was resting, suddenly, a low roar sounded in the distance.

Immediately afterwards, all the beasts roared together.

Just over an hour had passed since the last battle, and the beast tide had made a comeback again.

The soul masters who were originally in a meditative state struggled to open their eyes, and the whites of their eyes were covered with bloodshot eyes.

Although they all had a look of determination on their faces, they also had a look of despair.

In an hour, the soul power and energy that can be restored are extremely limited, and their current state can be said to be at rock bottom.

The soul master was like this, but the ordinary soldiers who had just been withdrawn not long ago were in even worse condition.

Shixing glanced at the all-terrain self-propelled soul-guided turret parked behind him and sighed deeply.

I just said that these big guys would be used at the most critical moment, but I didn't expect that it would be their turn to fight so soon.

In order to ensure peak combat effectiveness, these turrets and the corresponding 200 pilots have also never taken action in previous battles, and still maintain the strongest spirit.

The number of sealed milk bottles has been replenished in more than an hour.

Counting what was left before, it is about half of what it was in its heyday.

The mechas, Zhuge Shen's ballistae, and some long-range soul guides can still be used. Overall, it's not particularly hopeless.

Just as Shixing was quickly thinking of ways to deal with it, Xuan Ziwen, wearing a white scientific robe, walked over.

"Give me the command of the mecha and the all-terrain self-propelled soul-guided turret, plus my team. I will guard you for two hours and let the others recover quickly." He said calmly.

(Thanks to the 5,000-point reward from the wanton layman boss, the additional update will be postponed for a few days, together with the monthly ticket additional update, and will be added after the new year. I have really lost my temper recently.)

Thanks to the random layman, eating ice cream and drinking hot water, Tanriy, book friend 854***248 and the four bosses for their rewards.