Calamity Dragon, Starting with the Cultivation of Knight Families

Chapter 229 The Battle of the Giant Wall: Blood Hunters Show Abnormalities
"here we go!!!"

"Quickly!!! Fire!!! The time has come to sacrifice ourselves for the Empire!"

"shooting!!!"

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As dawn broke, countless Bloodborne Beasts appeared densely on the distant horizon, right outside Brighton City's massive walls.

Seeing the endless stream of terrifyingly numerous blood beasts, the ordinary soldiers of the Adams Empire on the city wall all showed expressions of fear.

Despite their fear, they remained steadfast on the massive city walls.

They stood in a row on the high ground, holding breech-loading muskets similar to those used in the early days of the First Industrial Revolution.

The moment the blood beast entered within a kilometer of the giant wall, finally, at the command of a general, the colonel-level officers throughout the giant wall roared and ordered all artillery to fire.

Similar to cannons in the early stages of the First Industrial Revolution, this was about the maximum range they could achieve.

Moreover, it was a solid shot, so you can imagine how inefficient its destructive power was.

However, as long as the cannons fire sufficiently, it will be enough to deal with the blood beasts outside the giant wall.

After all, each of these blood beasts looked no less than an adult elephant. Even those blood beasts that were over seven or eight meters long were still just flesh and blood, barely comparable to unranked magical beasts.

Therefore, the only thing the soldiers on the giant wall needed to worry about was preventing these blood beasts from relentlessly ramming into the wall, which would cause that section of the wall to collapse.

At the same time, these soldiers also had to defend against the vampires that appeared behind these large numbers of blood beasts.

After all, any vampire who appears on the battlefield, even the lowest-ranking vampire who hasn't been granted a title, is capable of scaling walls and leaping across rooftops.

The massive walls along the empire's borders, while not excessively tall, were still nearly thirty meters high.

With such high city defenses, the musketeer soldiers, attacking from above, certainly had the courage to defend the entire giant wall.

With the alternating roar of hundreds of cannons mounted on the massive walls, close to the city of Brighton, the war finally began!

The first to be hit were many blood beasts, which were instantly turned into corpses in the artillery fire.

But the number of blood beasts that keep coming forward is still very large.

The sheer number of them far exceeded the expectations of the Brighton garrison.

Just by a cursory glance, the number of blood beasts attacking in this first wave was no less than 1,500.

Not to mention, on one side of these blood beasts, there were more than a hundred vampires constantly creating blood mist and rushing toward the giant wall.

Face this scene.

On the city wall, the major general of the Brighton garrison had a very serious expression.

Beside this major general, the captains of the seven Blood Hunter squads were also watching the entire battlefield closely.

"With such a massive number of blood beasts, does the vampire race really intend to wage another all-out war against our empire?"

"We only have two thousand soldiers in the Brighton city defense area! How can we possibly hold this out?"

"Given the haste, even though we have notified the military headquarters by telegram, it will take at least a day for the military headquarters to send personnel from the rear. Are you all really confident that you can hold out until then?"

The major general of the Giant Wall City Defense looked at the seven Blood Hunter captains on one side and said with concern.

"The vampires came prepared. Both the city walls above and below our defense zone have received intelligence that the vampires are about to attack."

"They obviously can't spare any manpower, and although there are three army groups permanently stationed in the main city of 'Satton' in the rear, even if troops are dispatched as quickly as possible to provide reinforcements, the first batch of reinforcements will take at least ten hours to arrive on the railway line."

"Therefore, as long as we persist for about fifteen to eleven hours, our crisis can be resolved."

"Of course, considering that ten teams from the Hummingbird Group are on their way, we may only need to hold on for five hours to catch our breath."

"Five hours, Your Excellency, I think there's still a chance."

"But without a doubt, this will be a bloody battle, but for humanity, for the Empire, we have no other choice!"

Within the Blood Hunter squad, a squad leader spoke in a serious tone.

"Damn it!!! It all came down to our carelessness!!!"

"I don't know what those Blood Hunter squads in the Hummingbird Group, responsible for scouting deep into the Blood Moon Kingdom's territory, were doing. They made us lose six squads of combat power before the battle even started!!!"

"This is a serious dereliction of duty and a serious crime!!! These guys must be brought to a military court!!!"

A blood hunter squad leader, enraged, slammed his fist into the city wall.

"It's too late for anger now!"

"Gentlemen, from now on, our only option is to hold on to the death."

On the massive city walls, the Blood Hunter squad leaders were unusually silent.

Then, in the ensuing silence, the squad leaders briefly observed the situation of the vampires outside the giant wall before quickly separating.

They need to rejoin their squad and assist the city's regular soldiers in dealing with the vampires who are trying to storm the city walls.

Ordinary firearms may have some effect on vampires.

However, the rate of fire is very slow, and if it cannot hit the vampire's heart, it is impossible to kill the vampire.

Therefore, the Blood Hunters are the main force defending the city walls.

The seven blood hunter squads, when combined, have a combined membership of nearly a hundred.

We should have a chance to deal with the first batch of over a hundred vampires who might storm the city, but what about the second and third batches?

Yes.

Based on current information, the attacking vampires outnumber the combined forces of six vampire breeding cities.

Although the six breeding farms are small breeding towns on the border, according to the prediction of Blood Hunter Squad Leader Abi, there must be at least a thousand lower-ranking vampires.

At the same time, the presence of six small-scale breeding cities also implies the existence of at least six baron-level vampires.

And that's not the most crucial point. The most crucial point is that, in the direction of Brighton, these breeding cities are almost all under the sphere of influence of the Earl-level vampire family, Benitez.

Therefore, based on the information gathered by the Blood Hunters, Brighton City will face an attack from at least two Viscount vampires this time.

Does Brighton have Blood Hunters with strength comparable to a Viscount?

Naturally there is.

Unfortunately, this Blood Hunter perished in yesterday's attack.

Therefore, the situation in Brighton is actually quite pessimistic.

But what if they're not optimistic? After all, they have no way out.

If the Blood Hunter squad leaders risk their lives, they should have a chance of winning even against viscount-level vampires.

Furthermore, the Empire's reinforcements are already on their way, so this war will undoubtedly be a bloody one!
Abi arrived at the Great Wall City defense area where his squad was located with a heavy heart.

"Captain Abby!"

"team leader!"

At this moment, the eleven boys and girls in the team showed fear, but also determination.

They looked at Abi with firm eyes and all greeted him.

Abby simply nodded to each of them, without saying anything unnecessary.

After all, the entire team knew about the situation last night.

That's how the battlefield is; it's never a place for sentimentality.

"Get ready!"

"This battle will be a complete transformation for you, but how many of you survive depends on yourselves!"

"Don't worry, Captain, we understand!"

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"kill!!!"

"Jane, get out of the way!!!"

"Aaaaaah, I'm going to kill you damned vampires!!! Die die die die die!!!!"

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The battle of offense and defense has begun!!!

When they crossed the border of artillery fire, when the first batch of over a hundred vampires began their assault on the city.

The entire towering wall was shrouded in a thick fog of blood.

Of course, these blood mists were not created by the hundred or so lower-ranking vampires themselves.

After all, the giant wall is very large, and it would be impossible for a hundred vampires to keep the blood mist from dissipating, even if they worked themselves to death.

The culprit behind these blood mists is actually the terrifying scene created by the blood beasts that recklessly crashed into the city beneath the giant wall.

These blood beasts relentlessly rammed into the giant wall until they died.

At the moment of death, the blood of these blood beasts did not return to the earth this time, but instantly condensed from their bodies into blood spheres that exploded within the giant wall.

These blood mists are extremely corrosive and even have the effect of confusing the mind.

Therefore, after the blood beasts created a large amount of blood mist that enveloped the giant wall, the ordinary human defenders, apart from the blood hunters, retreated again and again.

Humans had long been experienced in dealing with vampires, so behind the giant wall, several movable structures resembling large well ballasts quickly rose up.

Ordinary soldiers moved onto these well ramps and then aimed at the blood mist, engaging in a tense period of firing volleys to consciously search for the vampires.

Meanwhile, some soldiers had already switched to using 'Ghost Hunter bullets'.

These ghost-hunting bullets, based on the same principle as the superhuman powers of the blood hunters, are arguably the only weapon ordinary soldiers can use to kill vampires. These bullets are produced in small quantities, even rarer.

Therefore, it is only permitted to be used when the war reaches its most critical stage.

Moreover, only sharpshooters are qualified to use it.

But finding vampires in the blood mist and firing precise shots is incredibly difficult.

Therefore, this requires the cooperation of the Blood Hunters, who repeatedly lure the Blood Clan into the edge of the Blood Mist for the Sharpshooters to fire at.

But vampires aren't stupid either.

Therefore, during battles, many vampires try to avoid being drawn into the blood mist area by the blood hunters, or even being knocked out of the blood mist area.

Therefore, in this vampire invasion of the city...

The situation faced by Blood Hunters remains difficult.

Fortunately, none of the first group of vampires who stormed the city were of noble rank.

Therefore, after nearly an hour of fierce fighting, when the blood mist cleared, people realized that Brighton had successfully defended itself in the first battle.

Not only did they hold their ground, but not a single person in the Blood Hunt was killed!

Yes it is! ! !

Like a miracle.

In this war, none of the seven Blood Hunter squads, totaling ninety-eight members, suffered a single casualty.

Only a dozen or so members sustained minor injuries, while two were seriously injured!

"Jane??? You're still alive!!!"

The moment the blood mist on the city wall dissipated, Aaron, a member of the Blood Hunters, looked with surprise at his companion lying beside the city wall on the other side, and ran over excitedly.

"Cough cough. I thought I was going to die too!"

"But as you can see, I somehow managed to survive!"

"Your Majesty the Emperor, Aaron, you may not believe it, but when I was in a daze, I even saw that vampire from before ram his chest into my sword!"

Hearing his companion say that, Yalong was stunned.

At the same time, her eyes became hazy, and then another girl on the side hesitated and said:

"Now that you mention it, the battlefield just now seems really strange!"

"The vampire who was clearly dominating me before suddenly walked right into the line of fire when we passed each other."

"Moreover, I clearly remember having several terrible injuries, but as you can see, apart from the torn clothes, the wounds are just a few scratches."

"???"

At this very moment, on the giant wall, on the defensive line defended by the seven squads, these squads, after gathering together, began to discover strange things on the battlefield!

Meanwhile, at the location of Abby's team, one of the girls in Abby's team was showing a deep state of self-doubt.

"Captain, I'm telling the truth!!! You have to believe me!"

"I was ambushed by two vampires before. I had no choice but to let the blood core absorb all my blood, which allowed me to kill one vampire and scare away the other."

"Just when I felt I was about to die from exhaustion, I felt as if I was enveloped by a divine light."

"And now, Captain, you should have seen it too. I only seem to have lost a little blood, and there's absolutely no sign of me dying."

The other boys and girls looked at the girl who was speaking with strange expressions.

"Ah, how is this possible? How can someone survive after sacrificing all their blood?"

"Jasmine, are you hallucinating because the blood mist got into your brain?" At this moment, a boy opened his mouth wide, showing a disbelieving expression.

"No, speaking of which, I also noticed something strange during the battle just now."

"Yes, you probably can hardly believe it, but just as a vampire was about to strike me, its head suddenly flew high into the air."

“I once thought I was hallucinating, but after what happened with Jasmine, I think it’s very likely that this was not a coincidence.”

As he spoke, the boy suddenly pointed to another Blood Hunter team that was closest to him.

From a distance, the entire Blood Hunter squad was gathered together, and exclamations could be heard from time to time.

"This"

The entire Abby team was stunned.

At this moment, Captain Abby's expression turned serious.

"You all stay where you are, I'm going to check the situation!!!"

Without saying a word, Abby immediately transformed into a blur and rushed towards the other squad of the Giant Wall.

In less than ten minutes.

Abby returned very soon!

"Captain, how is it?" the girl Jasmine asked anxiously.

Seeing the longing in his teammates' eyes, Abbi nodded solemnly.

"It has been confirmed that this is not a coincidence."

"Therefore, it is almost certain that there is a mysterious force that we do not know about helping us defend against the vampires' attack."

"And those of you who have the ability to do this, I think you should remember the people I asked you to pay attention to before!"

The girl, Jasmine, was stunned, while the boy beside her suddenly snapped back to reality and exclaimed in surprise.

"Captain, do you suspect that the Dragon God Church people in the civilian area are helping us?"

"them?"

"Yes, the power of this Dragon God Church is very strange. I heard that their bishops have the power to heal others."

"Those commoners actually believe that bishop!"

"Now, whenever someone from our main urban area enters the slums, they are stared at with suspicion and hostility by countless people. Just thinking about it now gives me the creeps."

"This church is so strange, so strange that I get goosebumps just thinking about it now."

As he spoke, the boy looked at Abi and said:

"Captain, it's been over a year, and the Hummingbird Group still hasn't sent back any information saying that these guys are working for some big shot in the capital?"

Upon hearing this, Abby shook his head solemnly.

"The Hummingbird Group simply doesn't believe that the Dragon God Church possesses any superhuman power."

"I actually received information six months ago that the mayor had already investigated and found that the church was just an ordinary charitable organization. The mayor himself even vouched for the church. Therefore, as you know, with the mayor vouching for it, the Hummingbird Group will definitely not interfere in this matter."

"Huh? That fat pig mayor? He vouched for me?"

The team members looked at each other, clearly not having a good impression of the Mayor of Brighton.

"I remember he was the illegitimate son of some big shot in the capital, right? So, Captain, do you think these people are related to the person behind the mayor?" At this moment, the girl Jasmine suddenly pondered.

Abi stood atop the giant wall, gazing down in a certain direction within the city, and said with a heavy expression:

"It's hard to say, it might be, it might not be."

"But that's obviously not what we should be concerned about. With such methods, and the mayor vouching for us."

"This kind of muddy water is clearly not something we can get involved in."

"Furthermore, with this miraculous power assisting us, our chances of surviving this time are much greater."

"In fact, the entire empire may finally have another means to fight against the vampires. In short, this is a great thing!"

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At this moment, Abby thought of a positive scenario, and all the gloom in her heart vanished. She even seemed to see the possibility of the Empire launching a counterattack against the vampires.

However, it's clear that time is not on the Blood Hunters' side.

Because the vampires' second wave of attack has already begun!
This time, a large number of blood beasts surged from the horizon, even more.

The arriving vampires were also included.

Therefore, soon, both ordinary soldiers returning from the city defenses and human blood hunters were once again engaged in preparations for battle.

And in that very first battle.

The Blood Guard, hidden among the clouds, revealed a half-smile.

"There is indeed a problem."

"The Blood Hunters haven't suffered any casualties?"

"Hehe~ Although we haven't found any trace of these guys yet, their methods can be described as mysterious."

"But, these guys should be hiding among the Blood Hunter humans, right?"

Bloodguard Morin Merrick stroked his chin.

"That's good, the three little ones of the Benedict family have escaped with their lives."

"However, this second round of probing must continue. After all, such a result is clearly not satisfactory to His Highness, and it would be bad if any misunderstandings occurred."

"It's time to get the baron-level vampires involved too. I don't believe you rats can hide so well this time!"

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(End of this chapter)