Chapter 485 - 279: Beast Tide! Beast Tide! Beast Tide! (Part 2)
The forest battle is raging at this moment, naturally no one noticed him.
Just then, Little Fox let out an angry shout, then fused a True Fire Nuclear Bomb and threw it at the strongest Demon Beast, while Lin Chen also shouted loudly, "Brother Xie, now’s the time... go!"
Xie Wang was initially pondering how to escape, but upon hearing this voice, looked up and saw it was Lin Chen.
Looking further, the True Fire Nuclear Bomb just landed, and instantly a booming sound erupted on the ground.
Xie Wang looked at Lin Chen in surprise, but he still shouted loudly, "Brothers, let’s go."
"We still have brothers..." a man wanted to save others, but Xie Wang still hoarsely shouted, "Go."
The man roared with pain, but ultimately suppressed this agony and left with Xie Wang. At this moment, a raging fire ignited the entire forest, temporarily trapping the Level 70 Demon Beast with Little Fox’s True Fire, preventing it from pursuing immediately.
By the time they reacted, Xie Wang and the others were long gone.
Meanwhile, Lin Chen had already summoned Xiaobai to leave the battlefield. After about thirty minutes, Xie Wang finally caught up to him.
"Little brother, thank you." A man next to Xie Wang gratefully said to Lin Chen.
Yet Xie Wang was deep in thought, looking at the cow Lin Chen was riding...
Cow.
Fox.
Fish?
Could it be, he is...
Xie Wang had already concluded internally, but seemed to know Lin Chen didn’t want to expose his identity, so he said, "The behavior of the Demon Beasts this time is a bit unusual, let’s head into the city first."
....
Lin Chen also realized his identity was exposed, but since Xie Wang didn’t say anything, it seemed he planned to keep it hidden for him.
It’s just as well, Lin Chen did not want to attract unnecessary trouble.
Clearly, however, this caravan was not a place he could stay.
It’s not that Lin Chen didn’t trust Xie Wang, but rather, he trusted no one outside.
This wasn’t because he was too cautious, but because this world was inherently dangerous.
They traveled overnight, finally reaching the nearest city named Sea City, a large city second only to South City in the south.
The city was peaceful at this moment, and Xie Wang immediately went to the Beast Tamer Guild, planning to report the incident and request reinforcements.
"Brother Xie, if we go now, most of them are already beyond hope..." the man next to him said with red eyes.
"At least we have to bring their bodies back." Xie Wang naturally felt saddened. These brothers were from the Monster Hunter Guild with him, brothers through life and death.
But if they hadn’t just left, everyone would have died here.
The people at the Beast Tamer Guild, upon hearing Xie Wang’s experience, all said they would expedite handling it, but soon were saying it had to wait until tomorrow.
"I’ll pay, I’ll pay, is that okay?" Xie Wang got anxious.
Only then did the Beast Tamer Guild reluctantly gather a few individuals with Level 70 Spirit Beasts, though their fees were high.
For this, Xie Wang tolerated it, and, with a grim face, approached Lin Chen and said, "Lin... Little Brother, thank you for your efforts to save us, but we might not be able to go to South City now. Next, you have to rely on yourself."
"No problem, you go ahead." Lin Chen still had a good impression of Xie Wang.
Upon hearing this, Xie Wang turned and left, taking the people from the Beast Tamer Guild toward the city gate.
Lin Chen also stayed at an inn, but he hadn’t expected that just as he fell asleep at midnight, he suddenly heard sounds of people and beast roars nearby.
Lin Chen knew something must have happened, and upon going outside, he was immediately stunned.
Only to see the sky was filled with Demon Beasts, and the ground had countless Demon Beasts, everywhere were sounds of fighting and human shouting:
"Demon Beasts attack!"
"Demon Beasts attack!"
At the same time, the Guild Machine sounded, Lin Chen glanced at it and saw it was a notice from the Sea City Beast Tamer Guild:
[Emergency Status]
[Sea City suffers from a massive Beast Tide, current Level unknown, full alert]
"The city is under siege..."
Lin Chen exhaled, summoned Xiaobai and others. At present, Lin Chen didn’t know if he could leave, so he decided to assess the situation before making a plan.
Walking out of the inn onto the street, several Demon Beasts lacking eyesight wanted to attack Lin Chen, but Xiaobai easily taught them a lesson.
Lin Chen also signaled Xiaobai not to be too ostentatious, to avoid attracting a beast horde.
During this process, Lin Chen continuously surveyed the surrounding situation.
Previously, in Jiuxing City, Lin Chen had experienced a Beast Tide once, the situation then was similar to now.
However, Sea City was a large city, why would it also be targeted?
Lin Chen knew that the situation was more severe than imagined.
After walking a few more steps, Lin Chen saw a familiar face, it was Xie Wang.
Lin Chen approached, and Xie Wang recognized Lin Chen too, the first sentence he said when approaching was, "Little brother, if you can leave, leave quickly."
Lin Chen was taken aback, then Xie Wang truthfully recounted the situation they encountered today.
Xie Wang took people out of the city, preparing to go deep into the forest to find teammates, only to see a dense Beast Tide army.
Fortunately, Xie Wang ran fast, or their entire group would’ve perished here.
"We returned to the city and asked the Beast Tamer Guild to issue Level 1 alert, but they simply didn’t believe us." Xie Wang said angrily, "These people think they’re a big city, that the opposition wouldn’t dare attack."
"But isn’t there someone from their side in your team?" Lin Chen was curious.
"The most infuriating thing is this, they sent warriors who reported truthfully, but they believed this Beast Tide was just passing through." Xie Wang said helplessly, "Otherwise, Sea City’s defenses wouldn’t be breached so easily."
"Where are we headed now?" Lin Chen asked.
"The Demon Beasts came from the north, so the southern situation is a bit better." Xie Wang replied.
Lin Chen nodded, then joined Xie Wang’s group heading south.
Relying on the protection of Spirit Beasts, they battled south, and when they saw the South City Gate, they finally breathed a sigh of relief, as indeed there were few Demon Beasts there.
After leaving the city, they dared not ride Gale Beasts, so they ran all the way, acting cautiously along the way.
Standing on high ground after a long distance, they looked back to see Sea City in turmoil.
Lin Chen took a deep breath seeing this scene.
Seems the Demon Beasts are truly beginning to act...
Has the Nine Netherworld Snake recovered?
"Little brother, we are parting ways here." Xie Wang said, "We’re off to nearby cities to call for reinforcements."
Lin Chen was startled, it seemed Xie Wang was indeed a good man, the Beast Tamer Guild treated him like that, yet he didn’t hold a grudge.
"Alright." Lin Chen simply nodded.
His strength was still weak, he couldn’t play a decisive role in such battles, so staying wouldn’t help.
Moreover, he began to worry...
If Sea City was in such a state, wasn’t a small city like Jiuxing City at even greater risk?
With this thought in mind, the more he pondered, the more anxious he became, he bid farewell to Xie Wang, riding off on the cow.
At that moment, the man next to Xie Wang said, "That kid is quite capable, although his Level is a bit low, his Spirit Beasts..."
"Nonsense." Xie Wang watched Lin Chen leave, finally no longer hiding, said, "His name is Lin Chen, do you think he could be weak?"
"Lin Chen is impressive? Lin Chen... wait, are you saying he’s that Lin Chen from Spirit Academy?" the man said in shock.
The surrounding caravan people were also shocked.
Just now in the fight, they thought back to it now, only realizing after the fact.
Xie Wang patted the man’s shoulder, said, "Let’s go find people to send reinforcements first."
The group snapped back to reality, yet many still turned, gazing at Lin Chen’s departing figure, dazed.
...
At the same time, Lin Chen continued south, keeping an eye on the Guild Machine’s information, but a day and night passed, and Dubhe Pavilion issued no nationwide announcements.
"Seems Sea City is just an isolated case." Lin Chen thought, and exhaled in relief.
A glance at the map showed an approaching city named Tongcheng, a city about the size of Black Mountain City.
Lin Chen planned to enter for a rest and gather information.
Unexpectedly, just getting close, he heard the Guild Machine sound urgently.
Lin Chen looked at it, his pupils constricting.
[City Lockdown Notice]
[Yesterday, Tongcheng was attacked by a Beast Tide, now fully on alert, no outsiders allowed inside.]
Just putting it down, another new announcement appeared:
[Tongcheng has already fallen...]
[Urgently seeking rescue!]