Chapter 463: The Swarm of Beetles
Kun Gang Station!
Because the location was not very cleverly chosen, as early as last year's beast tide, the Kun Gang happened to be on the way forward with several beast tides, and they really suffered a lot.
For this reason, after receiving Fang Jin's warning in advance this year, the Kun Gang launched it very early.
When the bronze-level professionals of the Rescuers Guild attacked in all directions, the professionals of the Kun Gang had also completed their mobilization preparations. A team of bronze ranks and hundreds of lowly Gray Iron members escorted a large number of survivors south, approaching the territory of the Rescuers' Guild.
The remaining more than a hundred bronze ranks, together with more than three hundred gray iron members who barely had a certain combat power, totaling less than five hundred, were ready behind the defensive line that had been reinforced several times in the station.
Although the guild was nervous, the new Kun helped Shen Cheng to be calm.
Unlike the Survivors' Guild in the center, which has to face enemies from at least three directions, the only main target they need to guard against is the Dabie Mountains to the west.
The demonic beasts in the north are mainly attracted by the He'an base.
As for the southeast direction, it was either too far away, or it was cleared in advance by the professionals of the Guild of the Rescuers.
He only needs to concentrate his forces on guarding against the enemy on one side, and Shen Cheng thinks that he is still quite sure.
What's more, just a week ago, the Survivors' Guild promptly distributed the promised batch of affordable supplies, including a lot of potions and standard equipment. With their armament, the overall strength of the Kun Gang has improved a lot.
"Cheer up and let the other forces of the alliance know that our Kun Gang is not a dry meal!"
Shen Cheng patrolled the defense line with his hands behind his back, and shouted loudly from time to time to cheer on his somewhat nervous subordinates.
"It's coming!"
The ranger, who had gone five hundred meters ahead, saw something through the scout eagle in the sky, and shouted.
Only a few minutes slower than his voice, a black tide appeared at the end of a snow-covered land. Driven by hunger and bewitched by unknown means, these monsters display an astonishing aggressiveness and irritability. Behind the originally quiet defensive line, there was a low noise and agitation.
The only difference is the southwestern section of the entire defensive line.
This section of the defensive line, which is less than ten zhang long, is not guarded by the Kun Gang's own professionals, but by members of the Salvation Guild stationed here in the name of the Alliance. Although the number of people has changed for a while, and several batches have been changed during this period, there are still 20 bronze ranks stationed here before the beast tide.
Due to the possibility of reinforcements, the last news before the arrival of the beast tide did not recall them.
This is why 20 members of the Rescuer's Guild and the Kun Gang are fighting side by side.
Compared with the Kun Gang on both sides, they were born in the Survivors Guild, regardless of their level and equipment, they are even better, and they have the confidence and pride that the Kun Gang members do not have. Even though the beast tide in the distance was amazingly powerful and rapidly approaching, they were still just calmly guarding behind the breastwork of the defensive line, waiting for Shen Cheng's unified order.
Zhou Ji, the high-ranking bronze-level priest who was specially arranged to coordinate the actions of the two sides, couldn't help but sigh secretly when he saw this stark contrast.
"Four hundred meters away!"
There is a ranger in charge of ranging, who reported the coordinates of the front end of the first beast tide.
A trace of coldness flashed in Shen Cheng's eyes, and he waved his hand down: "Attack!" β
A loud voice rang out, and the archers, who were ready to do so, immediately began the first round of strikes - under normal circumstances, they would not attack the enemy from such a distance. With the strength attribute of the professional, even if the arrow shot flies out of 400 meters, it still has enough lethality, and the time it takes to fly in the air is enough for the enemy to dodge the attack.
Aside from wasting arrows and mana in vain, it's almost impossible to hit.
But the crowd of beasts crowded together, almost a straight rushing charge, did not have the concept of dodging at all.
In this case, an ultra-long-range projectile strike can still have a good effect.
Although many arrows fell into the snow through the gaps between the monsters, nearly two-thirds of the arrows still landed accurately on the monsters. The added scorching arrows, or the power of frost, were effective in creating a small amount of chaos in the beast tideβbut they didn't stop them in the slightest.
In this regard, Shen Cheng was naturally not surprised, urging his subordinates to launch a full-scale attack.
The second and third rounds of arrow salvos begin.
Soon, as the beasts continued to charge, the mages were in their best range, and the brilliance of the spells pierced through the disturbing snowflakes, bringing even more chaos to the beast tide β and infuriating them as a result.
In the center of the herd, a sturdy Brute Bull Chief Elite roared into the sky, emitting a rich red light from his body.
Crowd Bloodlust!
In an instant, the speed of more than a dozen nearby demonic beasts suddenly increased by three percent, and the demonic beasts in front of them rushed out and became the most protruding arrows.
There were also four or five humus mushrooms with brightly colored mushrooms covered with a large number of highly poisonous spores, sticking out of the long spouts from the thick stipe that one person was hugging, and launched a counterattack towards the Kun Gang's defense line. Like a goddess scattering flowers, hundreds of highly toxic spores were sprayed over the defensive line, creating huge chaos in a section of nearly 100 meters.
Although the toxicity is not too strong, a quarter of the professionals are poisoned at once, which still causes a lot of pressure on the priests who are caught off guard.
"Ranged Attack ......"
A scene that rarely appeared in the beast tide last year, but this time it gave them a dismount as soon as it came up, which made Shen Cheng's heart sink.
"Bang! Bang! Bang! β
At the critical moment, the Warcraft who rushed to the front suddenly weakened their feet, lost their balance and fell into the pit - the Rescuer's Guild's set, Shen Cheng is naturally learned. Although the digging is not that deep, it is enough to limit the charging speed of the Warcraft, and buys a lot of output time for their ranged professionals.
This trench, which was covered with wood and tarpaulin, and covered with snow, could hardly be seen without stepping on it, and it really caused a lot of trouble for the monsters.
"It's okay, it's okay."
Hearing the relieved voices of the surrounding members, Shen Cheng was also a little glad that he had made perfect preparations before. Adjusted his somewhat stiff body slightly, and continued to observe the entire battlefield.
The pit was dug was wide, and even after being exposed, it was difficult for most of the monsters to jump. For a while, the first group of demonic beasts that came over turned out to be a little helpless. Some of the companions who jumped well, stepping on the fall, jumped over; Some were forced to move along the collapsed trenches, trying to make a detour.
"It seems that at least the defense of the first batch should not be a big problem."
Just when Shen Cheng was thinking about how to use the gap after the battle to clean up the battlefield and simply repair the pit for reuse, the cruel reality taught him a good lesson.
A huge, round black mass, with a buzzing sound, flew slowly from the direction where the beast tide had come.
"What's that?"
Many sharp-eyed professionals couldn't help but be stunned when they saw the huge black ball with a diameter of more than twenty meters.
Shen Cheng couldn't help but chuckle in his heart, and wondered, "Could it be some kind of flying elite monster?" β
That's not easy to deal with!
Worried, he hesitated for a moment, and immediately began to gather a group of remote professionals, preparing to deal with the approaching big guy in the air.
But it wasn't until the black ball approached the top of their battlefield that the professionals of the Kun Gang finally saw the true face of the black ball, and their expressions changed dramatically.
"Seven-Star Blackwing Beetle ......"
This is an ordinary flying monster with LV15, weak HP, and easy to kill, and there is nothing powerful about it. However, it is characterized by its small head, the size of a volleyball, and its agility makes it difficult to attack.
At the same time, living in groups......
This huge black ball with a diameter of more than twenty meters was a terrifying cluster formed by hundreds of hideous-looking black-winged beetles densely crowded together!
The beetle swarm flies by, and not a single grass grows!