On the distant high platform, the six-armed creature, upon seeing Qian Ye not retreating, seemed extremely enraged. With its six arms grabbing, it scooped up strands of white floss, swiftly forming a long white spear, and threw it at Qian Ye with all its might.
The power of this strike was indescribable. The spear almost reached Qian Ye’s face the moment it left the creature’s hand!
Fortunately, the invisible barrier still held. The spear struck the barrier and exploded in a thunderous blast. The monstrous beasts roaming around the barrier were all sent flying into the air, creating a spectacular scene.
Such power made Qian Ye pale. Even through the barrier, he could tell that the spear’s strength surpassed that of the original spear. Qian Ye definitely did not want to be hit by such a spear to experience it firsthand.
Just as he thought of this, Qian Ye’s face changed. In front of him, the originally formless barrier gradually appeared, like glass, and a small crack suddenly formed on the smooth surface, spreading out in all directions.
Qian Ye’s eyes widened, watching helplessly as the cracks spread over a range of ten meters, then with a loud bang, a large hole big enough for a heavy truck to pass through appeared in the barrier!
This hole was large enough for most of the monstrous beasts to pass through, and smaller ones could squeeze through several at a time.
“Is this possible?!” Qian Ye’s heart filled with profanity, but the creatures on the other side obviously couldn’t understand a word.
At this moment, tens of thousands of eyes, both inside and outside the valley, were focused on this small hole!
Then, Qian Ye’s eyes flicked, noticing something. He immediately pulled out Dongyue, turned around, and rushed into the mist wall. Countless monstrous beasts were stunned, and then they reacted, roaring earth-shakingly and surging towards the hole. In the push and shove, the beasts spewed out of the hole like a fountain, turning into a flood, chasing after Qian Ye.
Inside the mist wall, Qian Ye ran with all his might, passing through the mist zone in an instant, and emerged from the other side, returning to the Blessed Land.
As soon as he emerged from the mist wall, Qian Ye stood sternly with his sword, waiting for the appearance of the monstrous army. Before retreating from the other world, Qian Ye had seen that the hole in the barrier began to slowly close almost as soon as it formed. The force of this closing was irresistible, and the monstrous beasts had no way to resist, so the number of beasts that could rush through the hole was limited. Qian Ye needed to inflict sufficient damage at the first moment to ensure that the losses they caused were controllable.
The first to emerge from the mist wall were the same type of beast Qian Ye had encountered initially. These beasts were fast and could fly, serving as the vanguard in pursuit. However, their combat power was limited, and Qian Ye’s domain was particularly effective against airborne opponents. Therefore, as soon as Qian Ye opened his Dawn Vortex domain, hundreds of flying beasts fell to the ground, completely sacrificing themselves.
After slaughtering the first wave of flying beasts, the next to emerge were the beasts shaped like wild horses, with formidable biting power. They had strong resistance to the Dawn Vortex domain, but their speed significantly decreased. Under Dongyue, Qian Ye dispatched them one by one.
Thus, Qian Ye consecutively killed several waves of beasts, each wave increasing in combat power but decreasing in numbers.
When the last gigantic beast, resembling a mammoth, fell under Qian Ye’s sword, no more beasts appeared from the mist wall.
Qian Ye let out a sigh of relief, only now noticing that he was sweating. Killing these unknown beasts was not easy. There were too many of them, and now Qian Ye was surrounded by corpses. A rough count suggested nearly a thousand.
Qian Ye waited for a while, and no new beasts appeared. It seemed the hole in the barrier had self-repaired. The white fog spear of the six-armed creature was extremely powerful, and the consumption must have been enormous. With its strength, it couldn’t just throw another attack willy-nilly. Otherwise, the beasts would have long breached the barrier and overwhelmed the Blessed Land.
Now, the white fog representing the gate had just appeared, and the barrier still existed. From the words of the six-armed creature, it seemed that it would take a few more days for the barrier to fully open. This time was extremely precious. If they didn’t prepare in these few days, letting those tens of thousands of beasts rush out would be a disaster.
Qian Ye turned and, with a flash, left the white fog, returning to the cruiser. As soon as he stepped onto the deck, Qian Ye ordered, “Prepare for battle! Xu Jingxuan, command. Eskar, come with me. Everyone else, stay alert. The ship will retreat 500 meters to monitor the white fog area. Kill anything that emerges from the fog on the spot!”
The officers took their orders, and the cruiser immediately descended, hovering dozens of meters above the ground. Xu Jingxuan, holding an origin gun, landed on the ground and advanced several dozen meters, followed by the other warlords, forming a defensive line.
After the defensive line was set up, Qian Ye asked, “What about the werewolf?”
“He just ended his berserk state and has lost consciousness.”
“Bring him along. We are returning to Bibo City. Song Hui, come with me.”
Song Hui said, “Okay, but how?” The cruiser was left as the center of the defense, and it was still far from Bibo City. Were they going to walk back?
Ignoring her, Qian Ye directly wrapped his arm around her waist, grabbed Eskar with the other hand, and Eskar held the unconscious werewolf. The four of them rose into the air and flew towards Bibo City.
Song Hui screamed, “This is impossible! You can’t maintain this for long; we’ll fall and die, ah, ah, ah!”
Ignoring her, Qian Ye exerted a little more force, immobilizing her, and accelerated, flying toward Bibo City like a bullet.
A short while later, Qian Ye was standing in the Duke’s Mansion of Bibo City, with Song Hui collapsed on the sofa, her face pale, looking like someone who was carsick. Eskar handed the unconscious werewolf to several priests, ordering them to keep a strict watch and report any unusual movements immediately.
Qian Ye then headed straight to the command hall, ordering the summoning of the tribal priests and the heads of the human departments still in the city. Once everyone was gathered, Qian Ye asked about the composition of the new army and the werewolf forces.
Eskar stood up and said, “Currently, there are 50,000 people who have completed basic training and have been equipped. They have been reorganized into a new army, with all officers in place, and I will be in command. Another 70,000 have completed training but haven’t been equipped yet, 30,000 are undergoing training, and about 500,000 are awaiting reassignment. Additionally, there is a potential mobilization of one million more soldiers.”
Due to the limited number of instructors, the maximum simultaneous training capacity was 100,000. Qian Ye already knew this, but he still felt it was too slow.
Thinking for a moment, Qian Ye said, “Triple the scale of the basic training units!”
Eskar was shocked and said, “That will compromise the effectiveness!”
Qian Ye replied, “The time for the Holy War has arrived. Now I need a large army. Werewolves are natural warriors; all they need to learn is obedience and to understand and execute various commands.”
“Holy War? Who is the enemy?” Eskar and all the tribal priests present were surprised. In the tradition of the dark races, a Holy War meant the entire clan fought, often to the death.
“This time, we may be facing an enemy unlike any we’ve seen before.”
Eskar, who had entered the white fog with Qian Ye and experienced the monstrous beasts’ assault and power, asked, “Those monsters? Are there many of them?”
Qian Ye nodded, “More than we imagined. And they are not monsters, but an army with their own commanders.”
The tribal chiefs and priests without war experience did not understand, but Eskar knew the difference between a rabble and an organized army. His face was grave as he said, “Sir, please allow me to lead the newly formed army to defend the Blessed Land.”
Qian Ye shook his head and said, “Xu Jingxuan is there. He will organize the defense. Your task is to gather as many and as quickly as possible, and provide basic training. This is a Holy War. Anyone who disobeys or causes trouble will be punished according to military law!”
“Understood, sir!”
“Everyone, go and prepare. I will give you strong support in three days. Song Hui, stay.”
After the tribal chiefs and priests left with their tasks, Qian Ye told Song Hui, “Find a way to wake up that werewolf. Use all means to find out what he did in the mist zone.”
“All means?”
“I need answers.”
“Understood. I will… do this.”
After Song Hui also left, Qian Ye closed his eyes and silently sent a call to the distance in his mind.
In the distant northern land, the Longship lay quietly on the ground, like a mountain range. Countless craftsmen were busy installing and debugging various equipment. The Longship now looked entirely different, with all kinds of cannons on both sides, covering various ranges.
Although the Longship’s hull was too large, and half of the gun positions were still empty, the firepower was already far beyond the empire’s battleships, approaching that of a war mother ship.
On the back of the Longship, the power sails were already hung, and several large-thrust engines had been added to the hull. The rear was covered with multiple armor plates, with giant spikes standing tall. The Longship’s tail, which was already a deadly weapon, now had countless barbs, increasing its power even more.
Much of the new equipment, cannons, and power sails were provided by the various families’ “sincerity.” With the strong support of more than a dozen imperial families, Qian Ye’s Hall of Heroes was finally armed to a basic level.
Inside the Longship, it had become a massive construction site, with materials piled everywhere. The craftsmen had completed the basic cabin partitions, but various functional areas, warehouses, and living quarters were only halfway done. Even so, the Longship could already accommodate 50,000 people. If fully developed, it could house 100,000 or even more.
The Hall of Heroes now had a preliminary form, and in its complete state, it would far surpass a war mother ship, only matching a flying fortress.
As construction was in full swing, the previously quiet Longship suddenly shook, and the Longship’s head slowly lifted, gazing into the distance.
For the craftsmen working inside, this movement was like an earthquake, causing chaos and materials to fly everywhere.
The Hall of Heroes moved, swinging its tail, apparently intending to take off.
Qing Yue hurriedly came outside, standing on the bow of the Longship, desperately calling out to calm it down. She had always been responsible for the modifications and repairs of the Hall of Heroes and had a simple ability to communicate with the Longship’s will.
The Longship lowered its head, seemingly looking at her, then slowly calmed down and settled back on the ground.
Qing Yue was overjoyed, wiping the sweat from her forehead. Just as she was about to check the damage inside, a vast and hoarse voice echoed in her mind:
“Three days.”
Qing Yue was taken aback, looking at the Longship and responding, “Three days? I only have three days? Okay, I will do my best!”
She ran towards the craftsmen, shouting, “Back to your positions! Count the losses and continue working! From now on, no one can rest!”
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