Misty Rain of the Old Times

Chen Xuan nearly wiped out the beast tide that stretched for dozens of miles with a single arrow. Huge corpses covered the earth. Whether birds or beasts, they were all riddled with holes by the torrential rain of blue arrows. Those that survived were barely clinging to life.

The casualties inflicted on the beast horde by his arrow, given the sheer size of the beasts in this underground world, could be measured in tens of thousands.

As a result, even with the vast battlefront, nearly a third of the area below the city walls was devoid of any remaining beasts, significantly reducing the pressure on the giants who were fighting fiercely.

Even though Chen Xuan's casualties in the face of the massive beast tide were not crippling, it would still take some time for the continuous beast horde to fill the empty area. This greatly increased the chances for the giants to hold their line and wait for the arrival of their strongest members.

The scattered beasts nearby were gradually killed, and many giants spontaneously went to provide support elsewhere. There was still some time before the beast tide attacked again. After catching his breath, Remo looked at Chen Xuan and couldn't help but exclaim in disbelief, "Chen Xuan from the Outer Heavens, you are too strong! How did you do that?"

The beast horde, numbering in the tens of thousands, covered an area of ​​dozens of miles, and was wiped out by Chen Xuan with a single arrow. Even if they stood still and let Lei Mo kill them, he wouldn't be able to finish them off even in a year. The difference in strength was too great; the giant's size had no advantage whatsoever in front of such a powerful being.

At the same time, it was limited to the legendary outer heavens, which made Remo feel mysterious and unpredictable.

Upon hearing this, Chen Xuanxin said, "Didn't you see it all? This is what martial arts look like when it reaches a certain level."

He paused his actions for the moment, keeping an eye on the movements of the creatures in the distant horde that even he found dangerous. Chen Xuan looked at Remo and asked in a rhetorical question, "Captain Remo, I imagine there are quite a few among your giants who can do what I can, right?"

Ordinary giants possess the combat power of top-tier acquired experts upon reaching adulthood, and can even threaten innate masters. Moreover, they have even stronger warriors and guardians. Chen Xuan did not believe that his actions would astound them.

Upon hearing this question, Remo nodded, then shook his head and pondered, "My clan has its own powerful warriors with overwhelming strength. They can achieve what you, Chen Xuan, are at, but they are different from you. I don't know how to describe them accurately right now."

Chen Xuan was not surprised that the Giants civilization had Grandmaster-level experts, nor did he dwell on Remo's answer. Only by witnessing it firsthand could he understand the difference. However, Chen Xuan roughly understood that the strong among the Giants all followed the path of close-combat violence, unlike martial arts which were dazzling and eye-catching.

Instead of continuing the topic, Chen Xuan asked, "Captain Lei, based on your experience, when do you think the strongest members of your clan will arrive?"

“It’s hard to say. They have their mission. This time, the beast tide was too large, so they had to be called back to fight. In fact, they would never have shown up in small-scale beast tides in the past. Even if some casualties were caused, it would be considered as an opportunity for the people to accumulate combat experience and training. The strongmen of our people all came from battles,” Remo hesitated for a moment and said vaguely, subconsciously avoiding mentioning the secrets of the giants.

As he spoke, he looked at the approaching beast tide in the distance with a worried expression. The scale of this beast tide was one of the largest he had ever experienced, and he wondered if it could hold out until the arrival of the clan's strongmen.

The truth is that Sun City has been breached by beast tides more than once in its history, and countless giants have perished in their jaws. Yet, the city still stands today. No matter how large the beast tides, even when they were nearly wiped out multiple times, they have persevered.

Instead of actively probing their secrets, Chen Xuan turned to look into the distance and said, "I hope they come soon."

Remo's heart sank suddenly, not because of Chen Xuan's tone, but because he felt a terrifying aura rapidly approaching. Even the other giants around him changed their expressions and looked terrified.

Realizing something was terribly wrong, he still asked, "Chen Xuan, why did you say that?"

Pointing in several directions in the distance, Chen Xuan said, "I haven't been in your world long, and this is the first time I've encountered something like this. I have no experience to draw upon, and I don't know how you've dealt with similar beast tides in the past, nor do I know how intelligent those dangerous creatures that drive the beast tides to attack you are. In short, perhaps they've tested the waters and found your defenses insufficient, or perhaps my previous actions have angered them. They're no longer holding back and have chosen to take the initiative to attack. Compared to them, the previous beast tide was just a minor skirmish, more like a warm-up."

The battle hadn't actually taken much time, only a few minutes, which Chen Xuan described as a mere warm-up. Even so, the number of giants involved in the battle was considerable. The exact number would need to be tallied, but based on what Chen Xuan had noticed, at least a thousand giants had died, and many more were unnoticed.

It's only been a few minutes. The battlefield is a meat grinder that reaps lives. Thousands of giants, even ordinary giants, could sweep through a country if they went outside, provided that grandmaster-level experts don't get involved.

"Chen Xuan, are you telling the truth? You easily killed so many ferocious beasts, isn't that enough to intimidate them?" Remo asked nervously.

Nodding, Chen Xuan said, "I can clearly feel them approaching rapidly. There are more than two of these powerful beings. You yourselves have sensed it, haven't you? Beasts are beasts after all. Killing more will only provoke their ferocity."

With a double-digit number of beasts comparable to grandmasters attacking, Chen Xuan, however confident, wouldn't be so arrogant as to think he could wipe them out, but he was confident in his own safety; at worst, he could just run away.

Furthermore, he was just an outsider. He had no connection with the giants, let alone a friendly relationship with them, and he didn't even have any vested interests in them. To put it bluntly, they were just strangers who met by chance, so it was impossible for him to risk his life for them.

These giants were still quite simple-minded. Faced with such a crisis, the strength that Chen Xuan had previously displayed would normally be seen as a source of reliance and hope, but they did not make any requests or say anything that could be used to morally blackmail him.

Looking back at the city, Remo turned to the outside world with a death-defying resolve and said, "Even if we die here, we will not back down. On the contrary, you, Chen Xuan from Tianwaitian, I know you are powerful, and I am already extremely grateful for your help. While there is still time, you should leave quickly, or it will be dangerous. This is our matter, and we shouldn't involve you. Find a place to hide, and go see the wise man after the battle. Don't worry, we have experienced even more dangerous situations, and we will definitely be victorious in the end."

The eyes are the windows to the soul, and they don't lie. If you didn't know he was speaking from the heart, someone else would probably think he was using a feigned retreat to lure you into staying and helping him fight.

To this, Chen Xuan calmly replied, "Let's see how things develop."

He didn't promise to stay and help out fully, nor did he simply run away, leaving himself ample room for maneuver.

“If there is any danger, I will have someone escort you away at all costs,” Remo said proactively.

The truth is, not only him, but many giants looked at Chen Xuan with gratitude. If it weren't for Chen Xuan's intervention, the giants' casualties would have been several times greater, and the beast tide might have already broken through the defenses and entered the city. The simple-minded giants clearly distinguished between gratitude and resentment, rather than taking advantage of others' kindness.

The fierce battle continued without stopping. While Chen Xuan and the others were exchanging words, the dozens of miles of area outside the city that he had cleared with a single arrow were quickly submerged and filled by an endless tide of beasts, which once again surged towards Sun City like a tidal wave.

A very few of them stood out; they were creatures that Chen Xuan felt could pose a threat to him, beasts with combat power comparable to a grandmaster!
They were scattered throughout the beast tide, including both birds and beasts, all of which were powerful creatures that Chen Xuan had never seen before.

For example, there is a worm covered in slime, silvery-white in color, with a ring-shaped body. It is only about ten feet long, like a giant earthworm. The ground is nothing to it; it can move in and out freely, as if it were a fish in water. The disgusting slime on its body, which is like snot, not only makes it extremely slippery but also has a terrifyingly corrosive effect. Any living thing that comes into contact with it is melted, just like a candle melting away. It is extremely frightening.

There was also a dinosaur-like creature, its body over thirty feet tall, resembling a mountain, covered in soft, jet-black fur. However, instead of small claws like those of a dinosaur, it had two enormous, sharp blades resembling the forelimbs of a mantis growing from that spot. These two scythe-like blades flickered with chilling red lightning.

In another direction, a giant python slithered, over twenty zhang long, its entire body crimson, as if burning with deadly poisonous flames. Wherever it passed, everything was scorched and withered, and no living creature dared to avoid it.

The largest creature was a humanoid being, resembling a gorilla but with a slender, monkey-like body. It stood on two legs and was nearly a hundred feet tall when standing. It had no hair, but was covered with a dark red, insect-like carapace. It dragged a huge bone whip in its hand, clearly extracted from the spine of some kind of python. Its eyes flashed with an eerie red light, and a pair of giant horns grew on either side of its head. The earth trembled with every step it took, and its breathing was like muffled thunder.

In addition, there was a flying fish, more than twenty feet long, with a golden body and huge, translucent golden fins like blades. It flew through the air as if swimming in water. There were two flexible fleshy barbels on both sides of its mouth, which occasionally flashed with a heart-stopping blue light.

Compared to these, an eagle with a wingspan of over forty feet and feathers that looked like they were cast from blue-gold seemed much more normal...

There were more than a dozen ferocious creatures, each of which made Chen Xuan clearly feel threatened. Of course, that only meant they had the ability to harm Chen Xuan, not that they truly made Chen Xuan fear.

Chen Xuan's gaze swept quickly among the dozen or so terrifying creatures with the combat power of a Grandmaster. He was also somewhat taken aback. Where did these strange-looking things come from? Some of them looked like parts of different creatures pieced together.

He had seen many strange beasts at the Grandmaster level before, and was quite familiar with He Weng, but these were different. They were full of wildness, as if they were born to kill and destroy, unlike He Weng, which was gentle and could even talk and communicate.

To be honest, these dozen or so terrifying creatures were not afraid of Chen Xuan at all when facing him alone, but he was also worried when facing them all at the same time. They all looked very dangerous, and he didn't know what strange abilities they had.

Their sheer size alone is not a concern; the key lies in their unique abilities. Take He Weng for example; it is only a little over ten feet tall, but its combat power is absolutely no less than any of the others present. Who is stronger or weaker will only be known after the battle.

At this moment, Chen Xuan couldn't help but wonder if he would still feel lonely if He Weng were here.
As the saying goes, the environment shapes the people. There are indeed creatures of such power in the outside world, some even larger than them, but it is almost impossible to see them in such large numbers, gathered together in groups. At least, Chen Xuan had never seen any records of them in all the books he had read.

'When will the giants arrive? Given the current situation, let alone those dozen or so Grandmaster-level warriors, we can't even hold off the massive beast tide for long. Should I stay and continue fighting, or leave? If I stay, I can't handle them all by myself. Leaving isn't shameful; at worst, the giants' impression of me will decline.'

With a wavering in his mind, Chen Xuan didn't leave for the time being. In any case, he was more than capable of protecting himself and could leave at any time. In short, he wouldn't put himself in danger.

The beast tide is coming in strong, especially with most of the powerful beings driving the tide showing up on their own initiative, making the situation extremely critical.

Lemo, no longer able to speak to Chen Xuan, gripped his battle sword tightly, took a deep breath, and roared, "Get ready for battle!"

"Tiger... Tiger... Tiger..."

The people around them roared in unison.

Having learned their language, Chen Xuan understood that the syllable was a slogan, similar to the "Ula" of the fighting nation in his memory.

At this moment, Chen Xuan's heart stirred, and his gaze subconsciously turned to the distant horizon. He saw a huge white shadow sweep across the sky and rapidly approaching. He could clearly sense that the other party was filled with anger and hatred.

It was heading towards Chen Xuan, not towards the giants or the city.

A giant butterfly, with a wingspan of over thirty feet, was pure white, as if carved from fine jade, and emitted a faint blue light. It moved at great speed, traversing the sky and leaving a dazzling trail of light and shadow in the void.

Wherever it passed, the temperature plummeted, cold mist filled the air, and ice crystals and snowflakes fell in abundance. Even hundreds of feet above the ground, frost quickly condensed on the earth, and such 'weak' beings as six-legged creatures were frozen into ice sculptures in the blink of an eye.

This was also something that Chen Xuan felt could pose a danger to him. However, although the other party was fast, its flight trajectory was somewhat erratic. This was because one of its wings had a large hole, and there were tear marks around the hole. However, the hole was filled with solid ice, making it difficult to distinguish without careful attention, but there was still a difference.

Seeing this, Chen Xuan thought to himself that this beast was quite vengeful. His second arrow, Flying Star, was aimed at this giant ice butterfly, and he had undoubtedly shot through the hole in its wing. It was only natural that it would seek revenge on Chen Xuan by following its aura.

Intelligent creatures are not necessarily powerful, but powerful creatures are not stupid; hatred is an emotion etched into the genes of living beings.

'If the first arrow didn't kill you, then let's try another one and see how many times you can withstand it!'

Facing the rapidly approaching ice butterflies, clearly aimed at him, Chen Xuan drew his bow and arrow once more… (End of Chapter)