blueteamnovel Chapter 300 - 264 Calamity Descends_2
Chapter 300 - 264 Calamity Descends_2
cloud continent.
dragon coiled mountain.
this is where the founder emperor of the old zhou started his rise, and it has now become the frontline of the human northern border.
the previously vigorous army, which had expanded a thousand miles, is now ordered by xianjing to retreat and defend.
generals eager for military achievements and set on restoring the glory of humankind, of course, had objections to the cabinet’s decision, but with the martial saint above and the martial artists and cultivators within the army below,
no matter how much one cursed the cabinet, they had to obediently retreat to the dragon coiled mountain area.
according to military orders, they must leave nothing behind for the enemy!
whether new graves or old bones, all were to be detected with instruments and then burnt to ashes.
heavy machinery constructed towering walls along the mountain ranges, and thankfully, cultivators adept in ancient methods were present, turning fossils to mud and concrete to stone in rapid succession, building an extensive great wall that stretched thousands of miles within just half a year.
"what era are we living in? still building walls, as if the beast clans can’t develop heavy weaponry. a few cannon shells will break through!"
general xu, stationed at the eastern section of dragon coiled mountain, was inspecting the newly established border wall according to cabinet orders.
his aide glanced subtly at the daoist gu chen and cautiously spoke.
"not only the northern border, but the southwestern armies have also constructed great walls, especially to the west where they required them to be over nine zhang high, and with cannon densities several times ours. the eastern army has completely fallen back to binhai and, it is said, are building ships, preparing to sail eastward at any moment!"
the aide sighed, "such stringent preparations appear to be in anticipation of an enemy, a formidable one at that."
"could there be an enemy greater than the beast clans for humankind?"
general xu curled his lip, grumbling, "daoist gu, as a disciple of a true immortal, don’t suppose you’ve heard anything? we’re in the same trench here, so don’t keep secrets!"
"my teacher has not yet returned from the eastern sea. i’m also unaware," said gu chen.
gu chen, as the head of the ancient cultivator class, had borrowed three foundation establishment pills and successfully advanced to the true person realm, responsible for personally protecting general xu.
cultivators and martial artists weren’t necessarily skilled in warfare, just as zhou yi and xiao hong were not well-versed in state governance, so all military upper echelons were guarded to prevent the beast clans from carrying out decapitation strategies.
general xu was about to speak.
suddenly, a piercing alarm sounded, followed by a transmission.
——at liu xian peak on the eastern segment of dragon coiled mountain, radar has detected a massive horde of fierce beasts, numbered over one hundred thousand!
"beast horde!"
general xu’s expression shifted subtly; the northern border army had swept through a thousand miles, encountering only occasional beasts in the past half year.
"this is an emergency, i ask for daoist gu’s assistance."
"this is but my duty," responded gu chen.
gu chen spat out his flying sword, which transformed into the size of a door panel. he grabbed general xu and the aide and flew toward the command center.
a moment later.
the military command center.
general xu looked at the large screen, where vast red areas kept moving south, indicating the fierce beast horde drawing closer to dragon coiled mountain.
"have we identified which demon king is behind this?"
"not yet," replied a technician with a slight shake of the head. when the beast clans launch a horde, the mastermind won’t reveal themselves until victory is assured, so as not to fall prey to the encirclement and elimination by human cultivators and martial artists.
general xu watched in disbelief as the fierce beasts fled in defeat. even the northern border’s army had never achieved such a victory, and the fierce beasts, lacking in intelligence, never knew fear or how to retreat.
gu chen said seriously, "it appears to be a demonic technique for creating corpse demons, yet ordinary spells couldn’t convert them to corpse demons so rapidly!"
the staff officers no longer considered assassinating the heavenly wolf king but quietly discussed how to use the great wall to fend off the invasion of the corpse demons.
compared to demons, whose clan consciousness was weak, it was even harder for humans to accept battling as enemies those with whom they had trusted with their lives. faced with familiar yet strange faces, the soldiers would inevitably hesitate!
the video was quickly transmitted back to the cabinet, which returned with four words: "defend to death, await reinforcement!"
marshal bai sent military orders; the western army would dispatch thirty percent of its forces to provide reinforcement. the corpse demon army had a clear route of advance, indicating someone was orchestrating from behind. the western front also had to be strictly defended.
"ma de, humanity just caught a breath, and now there’s another complication?"
general xu issued a series of commands. his soldiers readied themselves for battle, and then he said, "ask the heavenly wolf king how far the corpse demons are from the northern border, the specific number, and whether there are any stronger than the foundation establishment stage!"
golden core realm corpse demons could annihilate cities on their own, far beyond what the northern border’s army could withstand.
desperate for help, the heavenly wolf king quickly responded in clear code.
——at most not more than five hundred miles! the corpse demons number in the millions, none in the golden core realm. the king is willing to exchange command over a hundred thousand fierce beasts for refuge in human territories.
"this scoundrel is scared out of his wits!"
general xu felt no joy hearing his old adversary beg for mercy; only someone truly in despair would do so.
after consulting with marshal bai, he immediately replied.
"reply that, after the hundred thousand fierce beasts perish, the heavenly wolf king will be allowed to enter our territory!"
——agreed!
in the screen, the red area quickly spread out along a fifty-mile radius, forming an arc-shaped barrier in front of the great wall.
the next day.
the northern border’s army was on high alert, and satellites had already detected the corpse demon army within a two hundred-mile range.
by midday.
the fierce beasts collided with the corpse demons at the front line. watching the tragic scenes on the screen, general xu immediately ordered the bombers to take off and help the fierce beasts resist the corpse demon army.
"i never imagined that one day we would join forces with the demons!"
general xu’s parents had died in a beast tide, and he had long sworn to fight the demons to his last breath with all his might.
times change.
now was not the time to dwell on personal vendettas or even racial hatred. they had to survive the tide of corpse demons first before anything else could be considered.
just then, a messenger arrived with news, his expression grave as he reported.
"military command, corpse demons have been spotted in the western section of dragon coiled mountain, numbering over ten million. it will be difficult to send reinforcements in a short time!"
general xu fell silent for a long moment, then pointed at the screen and said.
"you’ve all seen for yourselves, those bag-of-bones are not even worth being called beasts; they show no mercy to any living being. if they cross the border, they’ll spread like plague, turning city after city of people into corpse demons."
"by then, humanity would be thoroughly doomed!"
no further words were needed. every officer in the command center stood up to salute, saying in unison.
"defend to the death!"