Bachelor [EN]: Chapter 745

Although the human cultivators could break the green light streaks by forming hand seals and chanting spells, the feathers flying from the demonic energy mist were endless.

The cultivators were wary of the demonic energy mist and kept their distance, making the battle difficult to assess. Just then, a swarm of red snakes arrived below the city walls.

About a dozen snakes formed a group, biting each other’s tails, and transformed into a giant serpent about a dozen yards long, leaping onto the city walls in one go.

They scattered in the air, descending and rushing towards the soldiers on the walls. Thus, even the tens of yards high city walls were useless against the Demonic Serpent Beasts.

Most of the newly deployed soldiers had faced Demonic Serpent Beasts before, but this was the first time they had seen them leap over the walls in such a bizarre way.

“What is that!”

The city walls were instantly thrown into chaos, and some were bewildered and didn’t know what to do.

However, the regular soldiers of Anwon Fortress, based on their two days of experience, quickly grouped together. Some fired crossbows, while others raised shields to defend everyone’s heads.

Swish! Swish!

Each time the sound of giant crossbows firing from the walls echoed, huge arrows flew at tremendous speed.

Before the connected Demonic Serpent Beasts reached the top of the walls, the arrows pierced through them, and a dozen of them fell in a bloody mess.

The Yeonchae warriors [elite warriors], who had been momentarily flustered, finally regained their senses and swung their weapons, cutting down the Demonic Serpent Beasts that had climbed onto the walls. The ordinary Demonic Serpent Beasts could not stop the Yeonchae warriors who wielded powerful physical strength.

Han Li stood on one side of the wall, not moving at all, but each time a cold light flashed in the air, the snakes fell apart in pieces.

The blood of the snake monsters scattered everywhere.

He had mastered the Vajra Body [a powerful body cultivation technique] and used martial arts such as the Blinking Sword Technique, which he had learned when he was a mortal, wielding his ordinary sword like an acrobat.

If Han Li’s thin sword, which exerted tremendous power, moved silently, it could cut down not only snake monsters but also low-level spiritual energy in one strike.

He was not looking at the snakes pouring down like rain but at the large army of Demonic Serpent Beasts in the distance.

He was interested in the three snake demon beasts that had appeared earlier.

“Heeik!”

“Agh!”

But then, a loud boom echoed from beside him, and the soldiers’ miserable screams erupted. Han Li flinched and turned his gaze there.

Barely ten yards away, a giant mutated monster, with other Demonic Serpent Beasts, had leaped onto the wall, tail to tail.

The giant Demonic Serpent Beast, as it fell, bit off half of a soldier’s body and sent it flying. The soldier crashed somewhere on the wall and fell down.

Seeing the man’s chest caved in, it seemed he was already dead. At that moment, the giant Demonic Serpent Beast, shaking its head, discovered Han Li, who was glaring at it with small eyes.

Han Li, with a cold gaze, stared at the giant Demonic Serpent Beast and strode towards it. The giant Demonic Serpent Beast, sensing that its opponent was not easy, leaped and rushed like lightning, trying to bite off his head.

Han Li, without changing his expression, slightly moved the thin sword he was holding forward.

In an instant, a cold light covered the giant snake’s head and disappeared. Countless blood lines appeared on the head of the Demonic Serpent Beast, which had stopped abruptly, and it split apart, scattering blood.

The mutated monster’s head had been hacked to pieces by a casually swung sword. Han Li was about to turn back after seeing the snake’s corpse on the ground when something unexpected happened.

The giant snake, having lost its head, turned its body and swung its tail with unbelievable speed.

The result of being hit by that tail, like an iron club, was obvious. The soldiers and Yeonchae warriors of Anwon Fortress who saw it were terrified and shouted.

Thud!

As the heavy sound faded, Han Li’s fist was embedded in the snake’s tail, creating a bowl-sized hole and passing through. But this time, the giant snake’s body twisted strangely and flew towards him.

Han Li’s face hardened for a moment, and he slashed his sword horizontally, leaving afterimages on the giant snake’s body. Then, blood spurted from the giant snake’s body in all directions, and it soon split into seven or eight pieces and fell to the ground.

This time, even a beast with strong vitality would not survive.

It had only been a few breaths from the appearance of the giant mutated Demonic Serpent Beast to its falling apart.

The soldiers and Yeonchae warriors who had been approaching to help widened their eyes and soon showed signs of relief.

Everyone could tell that Han Li was not an ordinary Yeonchae warrior, and having such a presence nearby greatly increased their chances of survival.

“Waaah!”

“Kill them!”

They shouted and continued to kill other Demonic Serpent Beasts. After that, the battle between humans and monsters became even more intense, and the appearance of mutated monsters became more frequent.

At least half a dozen mutated monsters had been killed by his hand on the wall he was guarding.

The mutated monsters that rushed at him were all knocked away in one blow, without even a chance to counterattack. This greatly reduced the burden on the other Yeonchae warriors and soldiers.

However, there was no one with Han Li’s skills on the other walls, and they were struggling. The giant Demonic Serpent Beasts swung their tails, destroying the watchtowers and walls, and except for a few Yeonchae warriors with weapons, there were no soldiers to deal with them.

But perhaps Han Li’s easy killing of the giant Demonic Serpent Beasts had attracted the attention of the snake monster group, as three mutated monsters suddenly rushed towards the wall where Han Li was and targeted him.

Han Li narrowed his brows, and with a slight surprise, he sneered and swung his arm at one of them.

An ordinary sword was originally difficult to cut through the thick scales of a giant snake, but the thin sword, swung with his tremendous strength, flashed a sharp light and split the giant Demonic Serpent Beast from head to tail.

Then, Han Li’s body blurred, and two figures moved towards the remaining two giant snakes.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

The moment a dull sound and golden light erupted, the two giant snakes were completely buried within it. Soon, the two figures blurred and merged strangely, and the golden light disappeared.

The two giant snakes were slumped on the ground as if their bones had become mush, unable to move at all. Han Li had crushed all the snake’s bones in an instant, rendering them immobile.

The surrounding soldiers, seeing this, quickly rushed in and hacked at the collapsed giant snakes. Then, the Demonic Serpent Beast group no longer attacked this place. The soldiers were relieved, and Han Li stood idly, watching the battle in the air.

It seemed that the Feathered Golden Roc [a mythical bird] could not launch feathers indefinitely, as its feather attacks had stopped.

The cultivators rejoiced and were about to attack with spiritual energy when a strange bird chirping was heard. The green mist surged and transformed into a giant Feathered Golden Roc, flying towards them.

The cultivators were shocked by the ominous aura of the green mist transformed into the Feathered Golden Roc, and even the two late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators [a cultivation stage] could not identify the exact nature of the mist and did not dare to act rashly.

The cultivators, who had scattered to avoid it, simultaneously retrieved their spiritual energy when an unexpected event occurred.

The giant Feathered Golden Roc, transformed from the mist, brushed past the cultivators and fell like a shooting star onto the city walls.

“This is a trick! We must stop them!”

The golden-robed man of the Golden Jade Sect quickly realized this and shouted.

The other cultivators also came to their senses and hurriedly moved their spiritual energy to chase the giant Feathered Golden Roc transformed from the mist. However, the Feathered Golden Roc ignored the attacks of spiritual energy and was descending with all its might.

The rear part of the mist was damaged by the spiritual energy that followed, but it was already only a dozen yards away from the city walls.

A strong gust of wind swept through as the demon beast flapped its wings, causing the soldiers to fall and lose their balance.

Han Li was expressionlessly looking up at the blurry green mass. Unfortunately, the giant Feathered Golden Roc transformed from the mist had crashed into the wall he was guarding.

Although he did not show it outwardly, Han Li was cursing inwardly. Such an attack would be difficult to stop even for a mid-stage cultivator, let alone an ordinary Yeonchae warrior.

Even though he had mastered the Vajra Body to the fourth level, he was not confident that he could safely block an attack falling from such a height.

He flicked his sleeve, and a black bead rolled onto his palm, but Han Li’s eyes were filled with hesitation. The Annihilation Pearl was his only way to survive if he encountered a strong enemy here.

No matter how he thought about it, using one here was a great waste.

Moreover, with his powerful body made with the fourth level of the Vajra Body, he would only be seriously injured at most, and there was no real worry of losing his life.

Han Li, who was lost in thought for a brief moment, hardened his face, and the bead in his hand disappeared. He did not even think of avoiding the huge object falling with tremendous pressure. He took a deep breath, covered his face with both arms, and emitted golden light from his entire body.

As he uttered a low growl, he slightly bent his knees and fiercely struck the floor of the wall. It was a tremendous attack, but it was nothing compared to the falling mist Feathered Golden Roc.

Before his punch could take effect, Han Li was buried in the green mist, and the giant mist Feathered Golden Roc crashed onto the wall.

Kuwakwang! Kurung!

A world-shaking roar echoed, and the walls of Anwon Fortress could not withstand it and collapsed. Also, the soldiers and Yeonchae warriors who were on the wall at the moment of its collapse were crushed and killed.

The mist Feathered Golden Roc collapsed along with the wall and scattered in all directions, and the soldiers were swept away by it, screaming and falling as corpses.

Then, the soldiers who were rushing to reinforce the breached wall were terrified and had no choice but to retreat.

At the same time, a large number of Feathered Golden Rocs burst out of the green mist, chirping strangely, and from outside the walls, the Demonic Serpent Beast army, as if they had been waiting, raised their heads and rushed towards the collapsed area.

Hundreds of mutated monsters rushed in at once, breaking through the defensive line that had been built inside the city, and the remaining monsters flooded into Anwon Fortress.

“Let’s move quickly. If we defend that place, we can protect the city!”

The bald giant floating in the air shouted and tried to activate a treasure that looked like an axe.

“That’s enough. Brother Wang, it’s already too late! Even if the walls hadn’t collapsed, Anwon Fortress would have fallen in this demon beast uprising.”

The golden-robed man of the Golden Jade Sect next to him stopped him and gestured towards the distance.

“What do you mean! Now… that, what is that?”

The bald giant tried to argue with the golden-robed man, but when he saw where the other’s gaze was directed, his face turned pale. Yellow dust was rushing in from behind the Demonic Serpent Beasts, and it was shaking the ground like the sound of horses running.

“Isn’t that… the Sand Insect Swarm! How did they come all the way from the Cheongra Desert? If it’s a demon beast uprising with four allied races, then Anwon Fortress is finished.”

One of the well-informed cultivators immediately recognized the identity and raised his voice. The other cultivators’ faces were also not good. In this case, even a mid-level city, let alone a small city like Anwon Fortress, would not be able to withstand it.

“Since things have turned out this way, let’s stop here. I have someone to save, so I’ll go first.”

The golden-robed man bowed to the other cultivators, waved his hand, called out the men and women of the Golden Jade Sect, and disappeared towards Anwon Fortress.

“I never thought that Anwon Fortress would become the seventh city to fall in the demon beast uprising in Cheonwon Territory. Perhaps Cheonwon City will send people to investigate if a high-level demon beast was involved. Everyone, let’s tell the truth when that time comes. Then, I must go first.”

The bald giant smiled bitterly, exchanged greetings with the other cultivators, and then turned and flew somewhere.

The other cultivators also exchanged glances and soon scattered. Some returned to Anwon Fortress to save those close to them, while others, like the bald giant, left this place altogether.

At that moment, from within the yellow dust, giant insect monsters with red eyes were flashing.