Chapter 27: The Beast Tide (2)
The fortress walls of some average city governed by lesser clans trembled and fell.
A deafening roar tore through the skies, shaking the ground beneath the cities. The earth groaned under the weight of millions of stampeding beasts, their monstrous forms blotting the horizon like an unrelenting tide of death.
Some mighty cities, built to withstand sieges and wars, now teetered on the brink of collapse within minutes as chaos unfolded within its walls.
The streets of some cities governed by intermediate and lesser clans were a warzone.
People screamed, abandoning their homes, businesses, and even their loved ones in sheer panic. The once-bustling market district, filled with traders haggling over rare minerals and enchanted artifacts, was now a wasteland of overturned stalls and shattered glass. Once valued beyond measure, precious gemstones lay forgotten in the dirt, trampled under the desperate feet of fleeing citizens.
Restaurants and business buildings stood ablaze, their structures unable to withstand the inferno caused by stray magical attacks and rampaging fire-based beasts. The scent of burning flesh mixed with the acrid smoke stench suffocates the air. In some alleys, the wounded were dragged away by their families, while others were left behind, too injured to move, their cries swallowed by the deafening chaos.
Above the cities, the sky was no safer.
Winged monstrosities, each the size of small airships, circled overhead, their predatory eyes scanning for prey. Some dove into the streets, snatching people and beasts alike, while others launched volleys of energy blasts, reducing entire buildings to rubble.
At the forefront of the carnage, towering above the sea of beasts, strode the Emperor-rank creatures—the apex predators of this monstrous horde. Their presence alone warped the air around them, distorting space with sheer elemental pressure. Each was surrounded by an elite guard of King-rank and Knight-rank beasts, their disciplined formations starkly contrasting with the madness around them.
As they rained down destruction on the lands.
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