Beast Taming: My spirit beast bloodline is overloaded

Chapter 293 The Defense of the South City

Into the night
After having dinner, Lin Chen prepared to rest for a while. Although it was wartime, the cultivation of spirit beasts had not been neglected. They were basically maintaining two stages: meditation and skill training.

Lin Chen's spirit beast is still at a low level, so it is destined not to become the main force in this great battle.

The main force on the battlefield is mostly level 50-70.

However, the shrimp soldiers of the demon beasts were not a difficult task for Lin Chen.

Chen Yun was naturally an idle person; she was only proficient in catalysis and not skilled in medicine.

So Lin Chen lived in her courtyard.

Chen Yun's gaze towards Lin Chen is completely different now.

Back then, when Lin Chen first came to Nancheng, he was just a rising star from a small city, but now, in just four years, he has become famous throughout the world.

"If," Chen Yun looked at Lin Chen and asked, "I mean, if we hold Nancheng, but Tiandu's reinforcements still don't arrive..."

Lin Chen remained silent for a long time after hearing this.

"We're still trapped here, aren't we?" Chen Yun's face darkened.

Lin Chen nodded and said, "Defending Nancheng is indeed only the first step. Losing Nancheng is equivalent to losing the core of the Southern Frontier. It will be even more difficult for the Cangling Ancient Kingdom to take it back."

"But the final result can only be that more forces come to support us."

"Because relying on the strength of the south, it is difficult to contend with the demon race."

Just as Lin Chen finished speaking, the night sky was suddenly lit up, and a cannon shot exploded in the sky above the city wall, followed by several more.

This startled Lin Chen and Chen Yun, who stood up. The latter said, "This is a defensive signal for an attack by demonic beasts. What a coincidence!"

“It shouldn’t be a coincidence, but rather that the monsters received the message we sent out.” Lin Chen hurriedly rushed outside and said, “Senior Chen Yun, go hide in the basement and don’t come out.”

"Okay." Chen Yun nodded and walked back.

Lin Chen hurriedly walked towards the City Lord's Mansion, and sure enough, he saw people walking around everywhere after entering.

Chen Ming even donned armor. Upon seeing Lin Chen approach, he said, "The demonic beasts are attacking; we must trouble Lord Qin's spirit beasts."

"Of course." Lin Chen nodded immediately, then asked, "What's the situation now?"

“Normally, the monsters would only harass us, but this time they seem to be serious, launching a full-scale attack from four directions. We are under a lot of pressure now,” Chen Ming said.

Lin Chen glanced back at the Spirit Devouring Vine, which nodded in agreement.

Following Chen Ming's instructions, Lin Chen went to the East Gate. Before he even got close, he smelled a strong stench of blood, and heard the sounds of demonic beasts and spirit beasts fighting everywhere.

Some human beast tamers personally took to the field, and shouts of battle filled the air.

Just then, a great demon appeared from the sky, landed on the city wall, and let out a cry towards the sky.

This is a level 90 Eagle Demon King. When it flaps its wings, it stirs up a hurricane, which disturbs both friend and foe on the entire city wall.

Lin Chen glanced at the Spirit Devouring Vine, which immediately flew over to him.

Seeing this, Lin Chen quickly found a place to hide, and at the same time, the surroundings became even more chaotic.

The battle between the Soul-Devouring Vine and the Eagle Demon King lasted for several rounds, and in the end, the Eagle Demon King led his beasts away.

The battle continued into the afternoon, and when everyone returned to the city lord's mansion, their spirits were extremely low.

Although they had made preparations for this attack by the demonic beasts, the demons' strength far surpassed their own. If it weren't for the geographical location and city walls of the South City, they probably wouldn't have been able to hold out in the first wave.

"The demon race is very eager to fight this time. I believe they will launch a second wave of attacks soon. General Li, you will lead the first force to guard the south gate."

Chen Ming was a competent commander and quickly assigned tasks.

Judging from his furrowed brow, the war seemed to be worse than he had imagined.

As expected, after everyone had left, Chen Ming convened another meeting.

At the beginning of the meeting, he spoke first:
"I think we need to prepare a second line of defense." These words startled everyone.

The reason why Nancheng is called the fortress of the southern frontier is because when Nancheng was designed, it was equipped with three layers of defensive fortifications.

The second layer is also known as the inner city, and the third layer is known as the main city.

"Your current task is to gather logistics personnel and non-combat personnel, enter the inner city, and be responsible for maintaining order within it. If there are any resistances," Chen Ming's pupils flashed with a ruthless glint as he said, "Kill them."

"Yes."

Everyone nodded and quickly left.

Before long, the news spread throughout the city. Although Chen Ming clearly stated in the guild announcement that the outer city area might become a war zone, and for safety reasons, non-combatants should be transferred to the inner city area.

No matter how it was explained, it ultimately caused widespread panic and even affected morale within the army.

The next morning, the monsters launched a second wave of attacks.

Lin Chen did not go to the outer city area at this moment, but stayed on the second floor.

Half a day later, good news came: they had held their ground.

The whole city erupted in cheers.

However, those in the know are not laughing.

Because this second wave of beast attacks was more ferocious than the first, the human race suffered heavy casualties among their spirit beasts.

"If this continues, we won't make it past the third round," Chen Ming sighed.

Lin Chen also understood that if they stubbornly held on, they might not be able to hold out until reinforcements arrived.

Therefore, a change in tactics is inevitable.

"Is this southern part of the city really that tough to crack?!"

The immortal phoenix is ​​in a hurry.

This southern city is the last piece of territory in the southern border. If it is captured sooner, its military merit will be greatly increased, and it will surely be the king of merit in front of the Nine Nether Serpent.

But now, after launching two consecutive offensives, they still haven't been able to take Nancheng.

“Nancheng has been developing for many years, so you don’t need to be in a hurry.” The speaker was a fox king, who was also one of the strategists for this operation.

It said to the Undying Phoenix, "In the second round, the human race suffered heavy casualties, not only in terms of morale but also in terms of combat personnel. Taking the third round should not be a problem."

The Undying Phoenix glared and said, "I do know that, but you must understand that the Peerless Demon King's order is to take over the southern region within this month."

"Otherwise, it will affect its subsequent plans."

"Don't worry, we'll definitely win the third round," the Fox King said confidently.

Another day passed, and the demon army, under the command of the Undying Phoenix and the Fox King, launched the third beast tide attack on the four directions of the South City.

This time, the beast tide has more and fiercer monsters.

But as soon as they rushed into the city, they found that the city walls were completely empty.

"what happened?"

The great demons began to panic.

The Fox King waved his hand dismissively and said, "Trying to play the empty city ploy? How naive!"

"In the face of true power, any tactic is ineffective."

"Pass on my orders."

"kill!"

(End of this chapter)