Immortality begins with Swallowing the Stars.

Chapter 31 Third-Order Monster!

"That is..."

Jiang Mu looked at the enormous cloud emerging from the dark clouds that had obscured half the horizon, and a deep chill rose from the bottom of his heart.

"Beast Tide!"

"It's a horde of flying monsters..."

"No, it's a beast tide formed by avian monsters!"

"Oh my god... how is this possible? Why was there no warning!"

Everyone on the city wall was momentarily speechless with shock.

"It's a beast tide from the Hengduan Mountains, third-tier demonic beasts! There must be a third-tier demonic beast leading it!"

Wei Mingdong's voice came through Jiang Mu's communication watch, his voice filled with anxiety and intense regret.

Jiang Mu instantly understood the source of the beast tide.

These monsters actually flew here under the cover of clouds.

According to satellite observations in the past few days, there will be widespread cloud and rain weather in the southwestern region, especially in the plains near Ningzhou. Large cloud clusters have spread from the Hengduan Mountains and plateaus all the way to the Ningzhou Basin, which has also greatly reduced the satellite's observation capabilities.

The mutated scales, feathers, and fur of the monsters can block electromagnetic radiation. Combined with the obscuring effect of the clouds, this makes it impossible for even satellites with microwave remote sensing capabilities to observe the beast tide composed of a large number of flying monsters.

Because the powerful monsters in the Hengduan Mountains and the plateau have always targeted the western border regions, Central Asia, and India in the southwest, the Ningzhou leadership has been paying close attention to the monsters in the Qinling Mountains, which are closer to Ningzhou.

Unexpectedly, instead of a beast tide erupting in the Qinling Mountains, monsters from the more distant Hengduan Mountains suddenly attacked.

This kind of sneak attack, which uses a large cloud formation to conceal the attack, must involve a third-tier demon beast.

Although the southwestern region where Ningzhou is located has not been attacked by third-tier demonic beasts before, the eastern region has encountered quite a few third-tier demonic beasts. Third-tier demonic beasts not only seem to have an extraordinary ability to control other demonic beasts, but their intelligence is also greatly improved compared to second-tier demonic beasts.

After breaking free from the clouds, the beast tide composed of avian monsters increased its speed sharply and flew closer and closer.

The darkness was overwhelming, almost obscuring half the sky, as if a solar eclipse had occurred. Darkness, like the claws of death, spread towards Ningzhou.

Despite being completely unprepared for this beast tide attack, the city, which had been armed to the point of being a war fortress, reacted quickly.

Numerous thick cannon barrels, gleaming coldly, protrude from the muzzles of the city walls.

"Damn it! Why is it a flying monster?!"

Countless soldiers and warriors couldn't help but grit their teeth.

Many of Ningzhou's defenses are designed to deal with land-based monsters, but flying monsters can completely ignore the city walls and fly directly into the city.

"Don't panic! Once avian monsters land, their strength will drop significantly!" Jiang Mu used his mental power to spread his voice far and wide, calming the panicked warriors.

Just as the strength of sea monsters decreases when they land, the combat power of flying monsters will naturally decrease when they land.

"Boom!" The sound of artillery fire was deafening, as if the sky were collapsing and the earth was splitting.

Soon, countless flying monsters of all kinds arrived above Ningzhou City!

There are flying monsters with wingspans ranging from several meters to tens of meters, featherless bat monsters, and even large moth and butterfly monsters!

Jiang Mu stared intently at the giant bird that had dodged the artillery fire and flown in front of her, a fierce glint in her eyes.

Then an invisible ripple landed on the giant bird.

The giant bird, whose eyes had been filled with ferocity and desire as if it had spotted food, shuddered and fell silently off the city wall.

Jiang Mu showed no joy. Her mental attack technique was not good at group attacks. When facing the invasion of beast packs or even beast tides, her killing efficiency was far inferior to that of other mentalists who controlled logistics.

Just as she killed a second-tier demon beast, countless other demon beasts either withstood or dodged the anti-aircraft fire and fell into the city.

Countless pitiful cries suddenly rang out.

Although almost all the people took refuge in buildings when the alarms sounded.

But the sturdy concrete buildings constructed by humans are so vulnerable in the face of monsters.

The birds, now much larger than before the mutation, can often destroy brick walls with a single swipe of their wings. Some even rush directly into the building, where they hungryly seize desperate humans and begin to feast on them.

"Damn it!" Jiang Mu's eyes reddened, and he let out a clear whistle. He swung his arm violently, and a spear made from the same limbs of the Wushan Insect King pierced through the wing of a bird monster that was clutching two blood-soaked human corpses in its claws like lightning.

After returning from killing the Insect King in Wushan, her physical fitness also broke through to the second level through continuous training, and her mental strength also increased accordingly, giving her the strength of the second-level advanced level!

This killing move, created by her by combining physical strength and mental power, can instantly kill even a high-level second-tier demon beast.

However, the beast tide was teeming with countless monsters, and even her frantic killing of them was a drop in the ocean.

"Lin Zechong!!"

After Jiang Mu killed another second-tier demonic beast, he turned around and saw that Lin Zechong, another mentalist who was leading a team of martial artists to defend the city wall, had abandoned the other martial artists and was running away from the city with his shield on his back!

Just as Jiang Mu's eyes blazed with fury, a black bolt of lightning flashed.

A black eagle with glossy black feathers, blood-red pupils, and a wingspan of about five meters flashed by, its blade-like wings slicing the body of Lin Zechong, a second-tier mentalist, in two.

Lin Zechong, who was in flight, fell inexplicably without even feeling any pain, and his consciousness was plunged into darkness.

The black eagle, not particularly large, poked the brain of the upper body of the fallen corpse with its sharp beak, sucked up the brain matter, and then a cruel glint flashed in its blood-red pupils before it transformed into black lightning and continued to fly around the city wall.

"A third-tier demonic beast..."

Jiang Mu felt a chill run down his spine, not only because it was the first time he had encountered a terrifying third-tier demonic beast, but also because he realized that this third-tier demonic beast, which clearly possessed a certain level of intelligence, seemed to be trying to seal off Ningzhou City, preventing anyone, especially extraordinary individuals, from escaping.

An area in Ningzhou city where high-rise buildings are clustered.

Wei Mingdong manipulated two blood-red throwing knives to kill several mutated birds that were feeding on the ground.

Then, in horror, he watched as a vulture with a wingspan of over twenty meters and fiery brown feathers flew down into a skyscraper like a missile.

In just a few seconds, a skyscraper was completely breached and collapsed!

"A third-tier demonic beast!"

Wei Mingdong and the other martial artists in the surrounding area who were fighting hard watched this tragic scene in despair.

Further in the sky, a giant, long-necked bird with a magnificent tail feather trailing behind it circled in the air, its powerful aura making it hard to breathe.

"Three third-tier demonic beasts..." Wei Mingdong was almost in despair.

Suddenly, the enormous vulture abruptly stopped its destructive actions, its brown eyes looking warily at the sky.

The long-necked giant bird circling in the sky suddenly let out a fierce cry, as if it had encountered a powerful enemy.

Six white beams of light spiraled across the sky, forming a spiral arrow that struck the vulture that had just taken flight, slamming the arrogant third-tier monster into the ground and creating a giant crater!

Phew~~!

With a violent cry, the vulture, its eyes blazing with fury, crawled out of the crater and looked at the tiny human figure that had appeared in mid-air!

"Lu Jing!"

Wei Mingdong was initially overjoyed, but then became worried and quickly shouted, "Be careful..."

Lu Jing, who had flown at full speed to Ningzhou City, took a deep breath upon seeing the horrific scene of carnage in the city: "Leave these third-tier demonic beasts to me!"

(End of this chapter)