Beast Taming Begins with the Inner Circle of Pets

Chapter 134 The Wisdom of the People Outside the City

Despite having heavy weapons with immense destructive power, such as siege cannons and large ballistae, the early beast tides did not put too much pressure on Zhao Family Village.

But as everyone knows, the real test is yet to come!

Because the beasts in front were just some ferocious beasts driven there by spirit beasts; they weren't very strong themselves, but there were enough of them.

The purpose, of course, is to deplete the physical strength of the humans, thus creating an opportunity for the spirit beasts to break through.

The professionals from Zhao Family Village were clearly familiar with the patterns of these spirit beasts. Although their attacks looked impressive, they mainly used long-range crossbows, arrows, and spells to strike from a distance.

This was also to preserve their strength for when facing an attack from the spirit beasts.

When Lin Manman discovered that the people of Zhao Family Village were conserving their strength, she decisively chose to have her spirit pets use minimal resources to help clear out the ferocious beasts ahead.

Her knowledge of the beast tide was limited to what she read in books, so the wisest choice at this time was to see what the people of Zhao Family Village did and do the same.

"Attention everyone! The spirit beasts are attacking!!"

Zhao Gui's eyesight far surpassed that of others; he noticed some swift-moving beasts within the herd, taking advantage of the lull in their attacks to rapidly charge towards them.

"Groups one and two, continue firing! Group three, retreat and prepare the animal net!"

At Zhao Gui's command, one of the three groups of ordinary people who were taking turns firing crossbows on the city wall stepped back and took out the animal-catching nets that had been prepared on their backs.

These animal traps are made from the sinews and bones of spirit beasts, and hard minerals are attached to the four corners of the traps, making them look very tough and heavy.

It takes three adult males to successfully deploy a beast-catching net. Once deployed, the net is taken by a warrior who then swings it at the charging beast below.

One after another, animal-catching nets, each about three meters long and wide, were spun out and thrown out. The spirit beasts that were stepping on the bodies of the beasts in front of them and trying to leap onto the top of the wall were bound by these nets and then fell to the ground.

Looking at the spirit beasts bound in the animal traps on the ground, unable to break free for a long time.

Lin Manman was quite surprised that the tools created by the people outside the city, adapted to local conditions, were so useful.

Having successfully subdued the first wave of charging spirit beasts, the morale of Zhao Family Village rose to another level.

Seeing that the traps below the city had been mostly destroyed, and the ferocious beasts in the herd had been largely eliminated, the situation was quite different.

The once dense beast tide can now be clearly distinguished as either spirit beasts or ferocious beasts fleeing in panic.

At this moment, Zhao Gui issued his final order: "All soldiers of level three and above, charge down with me! The rest of you stay and continue firing the crossbows, don't stop!"

After Zhao Gui finished speaking, he slung the somewhat exaggerated bow over his shoulder, pulled out a pitch-black wood-chopping knife from his waist, and jumped off the city wall.

Seeing this, Lin Manman couldn't help but click her tongue. This Uncle Zhao Gui was clearly a ranged warrior, so why wasn't he using a bow and arrow, but instead pulling out a knife to slash?

He was followed by nearly twenty male and female soldiers of all ages.

Their weapons included stone hammers, broadswords, and iron rods. They looked very simple and unadorned, but their power in their hands was not to be underestimated.

Apart from Uncle Zhao Gui leading the way, the others formed groups of three from the moment they jumped off the wall, attacking and retreating in perfect coordination.

Lin Manman used the system to scan the spirit beasts below the city wall. Apart from those already bound by animal traps and those that were injured and unable to fight, she could see them all.

There were still about forty spirit beasts, none of which were higher than level six, so she sent Honey Badger and Silver Moon down to help.

Amber's grade is slightly lower, so just to be on the safe side, I'll stay on the wall with her and provide support.

Before Honey Badger and Silver Moon went down, Lin Manman activated her amplification talent and summoned Rainbow Jade to her side.

With the crisis looming, there was no time to let Hongyu continue to rest.

After growing for some time, Rainbow Jade's coiled body has surpassed Silver Moon's size, but it is still some distance from the Honey Badger. However, it can easily teleport Silver Moon back in an emergency.

As for the honey badger, it has high defense, can shield itself, and has a domain skill.

It is now strong enough to deal with a level 4 spirit beast on its own. As long as it is not a level 6 spirit beast, it is confident that it can escape if it encounters a level 5 spirit beast.

Moreover, as long as it is within her soul perception range, she can recall it immediately.

Just as she was directing Honey Badger and Silver Moon to help at the city wall, a level 5 eight-winged poisonous bee suddenly appeared, hiding under the carcass of a ferocious beast. Taking advantage of the fact that the people of Zhao Family Village were not paying attention, it launched a sneak attack on one of the team members.

"Watch out!" A companion nearby shouted a warning.

Unfortunately, it was too late. The closest one, a male warrior who looked to be only in his early twenties, had his arm pierced by the stinger of the eight-winged poisonous bee.

Although two other level-five warriors arrived in time and drove away the eight-winged poisonous bee, the warrior's entire arm was still infected by the venom on its stinger.

"Ah Xu, how are you?" One of the female warriors seemed to have a good relationship with him. Seeing that he was injured, she quickly approached him and protected him.

Upon seeing that some of their clansmen were injured, the other villagers of Zhao Family Village stopped fighting separately and gradually moved closer to Zhao Zixu.

"The poison has spread throughout his entire arm. I'll take him back to the city wall. You all hold your formation and don't get scattered." Seeing that Zhao Zixu's condition wasn't good, Zhao Gui immediately decided to take him back for treatment.

"Third Brother, I'll leave this place to you for now. I'll be right back." He looked at another level six warrior, who was thin and had a serious expression.

"Okay, don't worry."

Zhao Gui picked up Zhao Zixu and sprinted quickly. When he reached the wall, he stomped his foot heavily and leaped high into the air.

Once on the city wall, he immediately carried the person to the priest. By then, the poison in Zhao Zixu's body had already spread to his chest.

"Quickly! Help them!"

The priest from Zhao Family Village had already used his skill before he could speak, but he was only a level four priest, and he couldn't completely remove the poison from the level five eight-winged poisonous bee in one go.

Lin Manman had already taken all this into account. There weren't many professionals scattered in different directions from Zhao Family Village to begin with, and losing even one level four warrior would be a significant loss of combat power.

Therefore, she immediately asked Xiaoqi to help. When Xiaoqi was upgrading to level two, she also awakened the purification skill.

The purification skill doesn't have much healing effect, but it's very effective at removing toxins.

With Xiao Qi's help, the pastor of Zhao Family Village quickly stabilized Zhao Zixu's injuries.

"Thank you."

As the poison gradually subsided, Zhao Zixu regained the strength to speak. He saw Xiao Qi casting a spell on him and knew that Lin Manman was helping him.

After all, besides her, there is no other beast tamer in the village who can control spirit pets.

"You're welcome. I'm still relying on your protection."

Lin Manman smiled slightly. After all, her strength was a bit low. Although the people of Zhao Family Village also had to resist the beast tide, with their strength, one more or one less of her would not make a difference.

Their willingness to accept her into the village to fight against the beast tide was already a tremendous help to her.

"Oh no!!! Uncle Gui is injured!!!"

Just as Zhao Zixu finished treating the patient, the few low-level professionals left on the wall suddenly cried out urgently.

Lin Manman was greatly shocked. Zhao Gui was already the top fighter in Zhao Family Village. If he was injured, it would not be good news for the upcoming battle.

(End of this chapter)