Pampered Beast: Frail Beauty with Many Children Brings Blessings

Chapter 72 is the Beast Tide!

After Ji Liang finished speaking, he assigned a group of orcs to Gong You to investigate, including more than a dozen orcs who were scouting the teleportation point.

He then assigned tasks to the remaining orcs, and waited for Gongyou and the others to deliver definite information!

However, he didn't let everyone sit idle. Taking advantage of the abundant spiritual energy in everyone's bodies, he first set up the defensive fortifications outside the city. This was of utmost importance and could not be ignored at any time.

Si Shuo stayed next to the Beast God statue, guarded by Zhi Le and Xu Chi.

Many orcs who had scouted the area by teleporting had already done so in the forest south of the city. They teleported one by one to check the situation and found that they didn't even need to use the time law to travel around. In less than half a day, they discovered that the frenzied and chaotic beasts were gathering in a group and running. Their size had already exceeded that of small beasts and was approaching that of medium beasts, and there was still a steady stream of beasts converging on them!

The roar of their charge was like a deafening rumble of thunder in the sky, shaking the earth. The ferocious beasts, accompanied by swirling clouds of yellow sand, surged forward.

Immediately, some cowardly orcs who had been scouting the teleportation point were terrified and sent flying back to the city, their legs giving way and collapsing to the ground, their teeth chattering as they cried out in terror:

"It's a beast tide. A lot of berserk beasts from the southern forest are coming this way... a huge number of berserk beasts, a dark, rolling mass like clouds. They're already at a medium size now. When they get here, they'll definitely flatten this place..."

The sharp sound shattered the tranquility of Puchang City at dusk, as if along with the twilight, casting a shadow of fear, panic, and despair over the hearts of the beastmen.

Ke Jiliang and Si Shuo remained calmly standing on the platform in the square, facing south and waiting.

Just then, Gong You, riding a white-beaked eagle beastman circling in the air, spotted an eighth-level berserk leaping horse and fired a crossbow at its forehead. The energy-powered arrow pierced the berserk leaping horse's forehead an inch before exploding, its body convulsing as it collapsed and vanished!

The system immediately emitted a notification sound: "Ding-dong, a high-quality gift pack from Gongyou's slaying has randomly dropped." Ding-dong... Ding-dong...

With a series of notification sounds ringing in his mind, Si Shuo quickly turned off the notification sounds temporarily. With a slight smile, he clasped his hands together and bowed to the Beast God statue. Then, he sat cross-legged on the ground and touched the side of his hand, whereupon a piece of well-processed high-quality skin, flesh, tendons, bones, and an eighth-grade crystal appeared.

She glanced at Shi Fu and the high priest Na Luan, who were staring wide-eyed beside her, and with another wave of her hand, several more pieces of low-grade and ungraded flesh and bones, as well as crystal cores of level four and below, appeared.

Without her needing to speak, another orc who had scouted the location returned with several people.

They were all confidants of the city lord and the high priest. At this moment, their faces were pale, and they were still trembling with fear. They stammered as they reported what they had seen: the beast tide had arrived, and the berserk beast that Lord Gongyou had hunted had disappeared on the spot.

Shi Fu was completely stunned. His massive body staggered backward as he pointed at the objects on the platform and asked, "Take a close look. Are those the corpses of the vanished berserk beasts?!"

The orcs glanced at it and nodded repeatedly in shock.

Ji Liang then asked calmly, "City Lord, do we now have full authority to command the resistance against this beast tide?"

Shi Fu nodded without hesitation, "Yes, yes, yes, do whatever you want. As long as you can protect Puchang City, I'll add a two-story shop in Guangshou City for you!"

Ji Liang wasted no time, immediately gathering the remaining orcs scouting the city's teleportation points. He instructed them to transfer the females and cubs while simultaneously spreading the news to see if any orcs were willing to participate in the large-scale spring hunt. He also asked them to summon the remaining orcs scouting the teleportation points. All the defensive fortifications were quickly put into operation. Shi Fu, following Ji Liang's instructions, also pressured the nearby tribes affiliated with Puchang City to participate in building defensive fortifications to resist the beast tide.

The beast tide is approaching, and it is enormous in scale. So enormous that, apart from following the teleportation points to get away, the beastmen, with their escape speed, probably have no chance of escaping!

Although the beastmen in Puchang City were somewhat at ease, when faced with life-or-death situations, with the leadership of Ji Liang, Zhi Le, Xu Lie, Shi Fu, and Na Luan, they united as one and strictly obeyed commands.

Only Xu Chi could stay by Si Shuo's side without leaving his side.

She sat cross-legged in the square, occasionally tossing out a gift bag wrapped in animal skin, each inscribed with the animal script of its owner, which further convinced Na Luan that all of this was the Beast God's mercy.

In that place, the high priest's status and prestige far surpassed that of the city lord. If he believed it, then all the beastmen of Puchang City would believe it too!

By the time Si Shuo had filled the entire plaza with packages, news of the Beast God overseeing this massive beast tide had spread throughout the entire Southern Beast World, thanks to the busy work of the scouts.

The beastmen worshipped the beast god to the extreme, willing to go through fire and water, climb mountains of knives and plunge into seas of fire, kowtow to death, fly like moths to a flame, tear out their hearts with their bare hands, peel off their skin and swallow fire... without even blinking an eye. No amount of madness can express the extreme devotion of their faith.

More and more orcs were teleported to Puchang City, busy at various defensive lines, squeezing out their spiritual energy to make the most of their time and energy before the beast tide arrived!

The earth-elemental orcs, following Si Shuo's blueprints, constructed a complex maze with spatial illusions. The berserk beasts were merely mad and insane, not completely stupid. They wouldn't just keep charging at the walls when entering the maze; they would definitely run along any paths they encountered. As long as the maze had long enough passages and enough exits, the scale of the beast tide could be reduced.

They only needed to reinforce the various entrances to the maze to gradually divert the beast horde; each maze exit was riddled with traps. One maze after another, every little bit helps!

The water-type mutant beastmen filled the wide, deep pit dug by the earth-type beastmen with water, sprinkling it with various toxins from poisonous creatures they had caught from the bushes, as well as some powerful wild mushrooms. As the beasts crossed, they manipulated the water to spray into their mouths and noses; after all, the dead beasts would disappear on the spot, having already undergone purification by the system.

Not only can the traps be used indefinitely without worrying about congestion, but the beasts' flesh and bones will also remain undamaged!

The metal-type mutant beastmen hammered long, thick nails coated with poison into the ground, since spikes in Plants vs. Zombies are quite effective... The wood-type mutant beastmen cultivated various heat-resistant plants, spreading a thick layer on the ground so that when the ferocious beasts arrived, they could set it ablaze, creating a wall of fire...

Even without superpowers, the beastmen possess astonishing physical strength. They can cut down trees, dig rocks, and make traps. Some of the more steadfast females collect various poisonous plants and mushrooms.

Si Shuo suddenly felt that this really was like a real tower defense game similar to Plants vs. Zombies or Carrot Defense.

As long as their defenses are in place, even the largest beast tide can be wiped out!

There's a chance to start over if you lose a game, but they have no way out.

(End of this chapter)