Pretending To Be A Boss
Chapter 948 - 80: The Mysterious Little Girl_2

Even so, the southern front was the bloodiest, with many hunters from yesteryears falling in battle.

Human technology was indeed powerful, but what they faced were the former Judgement Knights. Even among the beasts, the lowest level was at elite grade.

As for the calamity-class beasts, even when they were in human form, they could effortlessly slaughter these humans.

The firepower support in Baichuan City was primarily concentrated on the southern front.

This was the first night.

If the people of Baichuan City had been playing a simulated city-building game before, with the goal of constructing a haven for survival, now it had transformed into a survival game.

They did not know if reinforcements would come, nor how many waves of enemies were still to come. They had only one task—to survive.

Their sole hope was that Junlin, Tang Feiji, and Tang Xiaohei could bring support from the southern section of the mining area.

The master of Eden had launched an invasion of both worlds.

Most of the mechanical army and beast army were heading toward the southern part of the mining area. The formerly opposing worlds now had a shared sense of imminent destruction.

Thus, knowing full well that Junlin, Tang Feiji, and Dark Crow were the strongest forces, Song Que still chose not to keep them in Baichuan City. Instead, he dispatched them to defend the southern part of the mining area as much as possible against Eden's master.

This was because the beast army and mechanical army arriving in Baichuan City were only a small fraction; the main forces were concentrated in the mining area.

If the mining area could be held back, the enemies in Baichuan City would no longer arrive in an endless stream.

Yet judging from the situation on the first night, even though humanity had done everything in its power, the pressure remained immense.

Another critical reason for not keeping Junlin and Tang Feiji in Baichuan City was because Baichuan City was their home.

It was humanity's last sanctuary, a haven that could not endure widespread destruction. The destructive force of Junlin and his comrades was simply too overwhelming.

Due to such concerns, Qing JiuYu and Tang Xiaojiu could not unleash their power without restraint. The Judgement Knight had defense capabilities of a perfect-grade organism, which Qing JiuYu and Tang Xiaojiu could face effectively, but the Exhaustive Ray was truly terrifying.

Even a single hit from the ray would make Qing JiuYu feel his life force significantly drained.

Akasi, Yuanwu, and Tang Suoye, on the other hand, lacked sufficient destructive force.

While Akasi was fast and Yuanwu's single-target killing ability was arguably the best, the trio's combined efforts ultimately showed Tang Suoye to be the most effective at holding enemies back.

Neither Akasi nor Yuanwu had yet entered their tyrant form.

They were waiting for a leader-like figure to appear among the enemies. With Akasi's unparalleled speed and Yuanwu's ability to ignore all defenses to kill, the two formed the strongest assassin duo.

However, when facing a massive army of machines and beasts, large-scale slaughter capabilities were what mattered.

Occasionally, Judgement Knights and beasts would break through the defenses of Akasi and Yuanwu—not because they were better skilled, but because their numbers were overwhelming.

If it weren't for Tang Suoye holding the rear, beasts would already be wreaking havoc inside the city.

The hunter line led by Song Que was even more critically strained.

Essentially, Song Que was defending it single-handedly, relying on his beast transformation. The hunters' equipment caused minimal damage to the beasts and Judgement Knights.

Bai Mansheng focused on providing support, with massive amounts of healing skills used on the hunters guarding the southern front.

The first night was over.

As the morning sunlight illuminated Baichuan City, heaps of wreckage and corpses surrounded the city outskirts.

To the west, Qing JiuYu took three hits from Exhaustive Rays, two of which were to shield Tang Xiaojiu.

It was not particularly difficult for Yuanwu, Akasi, or Tang Suoye to evade these rays.

However, Tang Suoye's stamina had been significantly depleted, while the enemy forces concentrated to the north showed no signs of diminishing—in fact, they kept increasing.

In the east, Bai Shuang single-handedly guarded against all incoming beast and mechanical armies. No matter how overwhelming the beast tide or how potent the Exhaustive Rays, none could touch Bai Shuang.

But using spatial abilities relentlessly throughout the night left Bai Shuang nearly drained of strength.

The north was the bloodiest battleground. Exhaustive Rays were nearly one-hit kills for humans.

Gu Luo was killed in action. Li Zheng lost an arm. Qin Qian was severely injured. Almost every hunter carried wounds from this battle.

The citizens of the abyssal chasm, Yimi, and Qiao Shanshan became the busiest people.

Bai Mansheng's abilities could heal injuries inflicted by beasts but could not save humans suffering from organ failure caused by Exhaustive Rays.

Ju Mang, Qiao Shanshan, and many doctors from other Pyramids worked tirelessly to treat the wounded.

This was only the first night, and the number of hunters capable of fighting was dwindling, while enemy numbers continued to grow.

Half-beast-transformed Song Que stood at the forefront of Baichuan City's northern defenses. Throughout the night, Song Que did not rest.

With a body that seemed demonic, no one found him grotesque. He was a true hero. Yet everyone understood the grim truth—that the heroes... would likely not hold out for much longer.

The second day's defensive battle began.

If the first day was a mere probing attack, the second day marked the beasts' deadliest offensive.

Massive bats blanketed the skies, forming an enormous black cloud.

The east, south, west, and north were barely holding, but the sudden appearance of airborne enemies cast a pall over everyone in Baichuan City.

People began pounding on the doors of the underground bunker, desperate to get inside.

But those who had taken refuge inside the bunker would not dare open the doors.

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