Fran climbed up from the ground, spitting out a large mouthful of blood.
The whiskers at his mouth were wet with rain and dark red blood, now matted together. The fresh blood from his head flowed into his eyes with the rain, making him unable to open his left eye.
As for the green soft armor he was wearing, it was now damaged and looked dull.
The next second, everyone felt the ground tremble beneath their feet, nearly losing their balance.
The city wall was shaking; some Magic Beast was attacking the city gate.
Fran staggered to his feet from the ground, a huge laceration on his abdomen becoming visible to everyone as he stood up.
He tilted his head back, drank a bottle of potion, picked up the warhammer from the side with a curse, and jumped down towards the edge of the city wall again.
Below the city wall, a huge energy impact erupted again very quickly, and scorching Hellfire once again spewed forth.
However, perhaps due to the rain, or perhaps because Fran was injured, this time the pillar of fire was clearly not as powerful as the first one.
At this point, everyone understood that Fran was only holding on; he was no match for the Nine-Star Magic Beast at all.
Many people's faces began to show expressions of despair.
Facing the Magic Beast's attack, a certain Awakened inadvertently took a step back. This step was like the beginning of a chain reaction, leading to the collapse of morale, the annihilation of fighting spirit, and the disappearance of hope…
Han Badou continuously coordinated the surrounding Awakeneds through voice transmission to fill positions, but the collapse of morale caused many people's movements to slow down, or even stop.
The Nine-Star Magic Beast had already attacked the city, and Fran would not be able to hold them back for long.
Looking around, Eight-Star Magic Beasts had already appeared on several other sections of the city wall, and the defenders were retreating steadily. Could they really wait for reinforcements?
Once despair set in, it spread and infected like a plague.
Many Awakeneds were already deaf to Han Badou's orders; they numbly retreated, only wanting to buy themselves a chance to survive, no longer caring about the lives of others.
“Chen Dage, it’s no good, morale has collapsed. These people are no longer listening to me. If this continues, this defensive perimeter will collapse in at most 10 minutes.”
“If this continues, we will eventually be completely surrounded by the Magic Beast horde.”
Han Badou’s helpless voice appeared in Chen Bugu’s mind at the right moment.
Chen Bugu split open the head of a White-Haired Demonic Ape with a single slash, then retreated to Han Badou’s side, slightly out of breath.
He had long known that once Fran could no longer hold on, it would be a devastating blow to everyone. This was not only reflected in the power struggle, but also in morale and people’s spirits.
At this moment, only about fifty survivors remained on this short section of the city wall, and their defensive perimeter was continuously shrinking.
Bai Ting, Lin Xiaoxiao, and Yan Kuan had also sustained injuries to varying degrees; they were also reaching their limits.
What to do? Retreat?
But once the city wall fell and the Magic Beasts attacked the town, they would be attacked from both inside and out, and the other three city walls would also be breached.
If the Magic Beasts attacked the town, it would inevitably devolve into continuous street fighting, which would be even less advantageous for Awakeneds.
At this moment, relying on the city wall's pass, the Magic Beasts still couldn't swarm in all at once, and they could still barely resist.
Besides, they had finally found the Brainworm; if they retreated now, they might never have another chance.
“Ba Dou, listen to me, I have a plan!”
“This battle has gone on long enough, and the Magic Beast side has also suffered considerable losses. If the Brainworm dies and a large number of Magic Beasts lose control, then this beast tide will not be far from over.”
“The other powerhouses on the South City Wall are all tied up by those Eight-Star Magic Beasts.”
“Next, I will carry out a decapitation strike to kill that Brainworm.”
“Within five minutes, if the Magic Beast army still maintains this offensive, and I haven't returned, have Bai Ting lead you all to quickly evacuate this area and run towards the East City Wall. Remember, do not enter civilian residences!”
“Don’t worry about me, I’ll find a way to survive!”
After speaking, Chen Bugu ignored Han Badou's objections, gripped his Wind Gale Dagger, and charged out.
He lowered his center of gravity, swung the blade in his hand, and quickly rushed towards the edge of the city wall.
The moment he reached the edge of the city wall, Chen Bugu decisively activated “Bullet Time,” and silver light enveloped his entire body.
In the slowed-down world, Chen Bugu saw Fran, covered in blood, embedded in the city wall, and opposite him was the Nine Star Hellfire Salamander, its steel-like giant tail not yet lowered;
Chen Bugu also saw several puddles of flesh on the ground, with scattered internal organs and broken equipment on them. Their owners were destined to meet such a fate the moment they were pulled down from the city wall;
Below the city wall, which stretched for several miles, Magic Beast corpses were densely piled up.
However, above the corpses, Magic Beasts were still climbing one after another towards the top of the city wall.
Chen Bugu saw all of this, but only briefly scanned it. He did not linger for a second.
A second later, Chen Bugu frowned.
Although he successfully locked onto the Rock Armor Bear’s location, the most undesirable situation still occurred—there was more than one Rock Armor Bear!
500 meters to his front right, two Rock Armor Bears were hiding at the back of the formation.
After losing the thermal imaging drone, Chen Bugu could not determine which one of them the Brainworm was parasitic on by sensing heat.
But time was short, and there was no time for much thought. Chen Bugu directly deactivated Bullet Time and leaped off the city wall.
The battlefield changed rapidly; he had to preserve his mental energy as much as possible to deal with the Brainworm.
The Magic Beast corpses piled up below the city wall were already four to five meters high.
As he leaped from the city wall, Chen Bugu continuously stepped on the bodies of different Magic Beasts to gain leverage, and at the moment he neared the ground, he rolled to dissipate the force.
Then, using the momentum of the roll, he charged straight towards his front right.
Many Magic Beasts below the city wall were first stunned, then they all turned and surged towards Chen Bugu.
Chen Bugu’s eyes flashed with purple light, “Inference” and “Weakness Detection” fully activated, precisely dodging the Magic Beasts’ attacks.
If he couldn’t dodge, he would use his Wind Gale Dagger to try and kill them with one strike.
In this way, Chen Bugu, like a nimble loach, quickly cut through the Magic Beast horde and charged towards the Rock Armor Bear’s position.
Perhaps the Brainworm noticed Chen Bugu; a large number of Magic Beasts suddenly appeared in front of him, including even two Seven-Star ones, subtly forming a encirclement, determined to surround and kill Chen Bugu.
Chen Bugu looked at the Rock Armor Bear 100 meters away, gritted his teeth, and activated “Bullet Time” again.
At the same time, he activated the attached skill of his Wind Gale Dagger, “Gale Thrust.”
At this moment, in the eyes of countless Magic Beasts, Chen Bugu transformed into an afterimage. He instantly crossed a distance of seventy to eighty meters, breaking out of the encirclement.
He could already accurately see the full appearance of the two Rock Armor Bears.
It was a pity that the Rock Armor Bear’s weakness was already in its head, so even with “Weakness Detection” active, Chen Bugu still couldn’t distinguish which one was the Brainworm’s host.
But it didn't matter. As he rapidly approached, he thought of another method.
The Wind Gale Dagger in Chen Bugu’s hand quickly transformed into Jade Ripple. Water and wood elements gathered from all directions, rapidly condensing into two blue-green spiraling energy arrows.
The bowstring crackled, and he aimed at the two Rock Armor Bears, simultaneously firing two arrows!
“Whoosh! Whoosh!”
After the arrows left the string, Chen Bugu re-entered Bullet Time, staring intently at the opponent!
The answer he sought should be about to appear.
