Chapter 143: Shut Up
Benton was not encouraged with the way the beast tide was progressing. The first three waves had been great. Better than great. Awesome. Perfect.
His sect members had dispatched the creatures with barely any assistance from him and had advanced as a result. When it came down to brass tacks, however, meaning the performance of the three Foundation Establishment cultivators, the acceleration of the waves signaled disaster.
Still, it wasn’t out of the realm of possibility that the supremely talented twins could have gained something from the most recent fight. Getting any of their techniques from Small Success to Large Success would be enough to give them an all important advantage for what was to come.
Alas, it was not to be. Time passed as the twins and Kang Lin meditated, and soon, the rank fives appeared within range of Benton’s spiritual sense. He gave the three until the last possible second, but when he had Ye Zan blow the whistle to call them back into action, none of them had yet advanced.
At least with the numbers decreasing with each wave, Benton could finally get an accurate count.
Sixty-three.
That was how many rank five spirit beasts assaulted the wall. One by one and in groups, they slammed against the Orange Vigor Spirit Wood, and unlike with the previous assaults, the wall trembled.
Benton didn’t waste any time. There was no cause to prolong matters by waiting to see how the defenders performed against the latest threat. His disciples simply weren’t strong enough to deal with so many beasts of such a high rank.
He destroyed most of the waver, leaving five for his disciples to kill.
Yang Ru had shown the ability to solo beasts of an even higher rank. The two girls could take foes of that caliber out by tag teaming. With support from the archers on the wall, Benton had no doubt that they’d be able to eventually win out.
Victory would take time, though. A half hour. Maybe more.
The battle would challenge them to their utmost, but he had confidence they’d prevail. And it was the very nature of that trial, the requirement to truly push themselves, that would give them the opportunity to advance.