"Are these... all of your daughters?"
Zhang Chen scanned the faces of the women before him.
The latter immediately put on fawning, seductive smiles, striking their most alluring poses, hoping to leave a good impression.
Anyone who could capture the strongest person in the world would not only secure their future but also elevate their status, potentially surpassing Katerina in their father's favor.
Zhang Chen didn't see Katerina, which disappointed him slightly. He had thought she might be here, but it seemed he was mistaken.
With so many people in the Bear Country, how could he possibly encounter Katerina's camp so quickly?
"What, are none of my beautiful daughters to your liking?"
Peter asked with a smile, while inwardly wondering if this fellow might be gay. If so, perhaps his sons might…
"It's nothing, I just remembered an acquaintance!"
Zhang Chen replied with a smile.
As the two were making small talk, a mutated giant rat suddenly burst from the dense forest. It moved with astonishing speed, far exceeding that of a normal mutated rat, and charged directly towards the camp's walls.
"Hmm? Something's wrong!"
Zhang Chen was the first to sense the anomaly.
His Absolute Vision revealed that the mutated rat had no energy core within it, indicating it wasn't alive. Instead, it resembled a mechanical rat powered remotely.
"It's just a little rat, show it who's boss!"
Peter stopped Zhang Chen and gestured to his team.
*Buzz buzz! Buzz buzz!*
Dozens of energy beams formed a dense barrage, raining down on the mutated rat.
Seemingly aware it couldn't escape the onslaught, the mutated rat lunged forward, closing the distance to the wall by several meters.
As the energy beams struck its body, it suddenly opened its mouth and spat out a viscous liquid that adhered to the wall.
Moments later, under the bombardment of energy beams, the mutated rat was reduced to a pile of scrap and meat.
"It's a mechanical rat! The natives are here!"
Zhang Chen's eyes lit up.
He had been worried about not finding the natives, but now that they were coming to their doom, all the better!
As soon as he spoke, a pungent odor wafted through the air.
"It's a bio-inducer, be careful, a massive mutated creature tide is coming!"
Zhang Chen stated calmly.
"Everyone to your combat stations! Wake up anyone who's sleeping!"
Peter roared.
After a brief period of chaos, the Bear Country's main force occupied the city walls. These individuals were strong and possessed decent levels of power, making them capable of resisting the initial waves of mutated creatures.
However, was this all the natives were capable of, resorting to a borrowed blade?
Zhang Chen felt the situation was far from simple and immediately contacted Zhang Wenwen, Xu Ruina, and others, instructing them to prepare for battle as well.
He also outlined a rough combat plan.
*Hiss... hiss...*
A rustling sound echoed, and then countless mutated giant snakes slithered out from the forest, moving rapidly across the ground.
These snakes varied in size, with the smallest being about two to three meters long, and the largest stretching to dozens of meters.
Some even had evolved wings, allowing them to glide and fly for short distances.
The sight of the dense, coiling serpent horde sent shivers down everyone's spines.
While the snakes' individual combat prowess was average, their venom was the most troublesome. A single bite was enough to kill those with weaker constitutions instantly.
Furthermore, their bodies were both flexible and tough, making them incredibly difficult to evade.
"Brothers, let these little snakes feel the warmth of us Bear Countrymen! Ura!"
Peter shouted.
"Ura!"
"Ura!"
The Bear Countrymen's war cries rose in unison, echoing to the heavens.
However, just as the serpent horde entered their range, a beam of emerald green light shot out from the distant forest.
The beam inexplicably curved in mid-air, directly enveloping the entire Bear Country encampment.
"This is..."
"Damn it, I can't feel my strength!"
"Why do I feel the same as when we encountered the enemy last time? What skill is this?"
"Damn it, the snakes are coming! If this continues, we'll all die here..."
Under the green light's shroud, the Bear Countrymen collapsed, their bodies weakening. Only a few of the stronger individuals could still maintain a fighting stance, but their combat effectiveness was greatly diminished.
"So this is the natives' scheme! They possess the ability to remotely project a weakening field!"
Zhang Chen, bathed in the green light, remained unfazed.
"You... you're unharmed? How did you do it?"
Peter asked, his face filled with disbelief.
Seeing Zhang Chen offer no reply, he shook his head and said with a wry smile:
"Never mind, it's useless to know now. With so many snakes, we're doomed. Before I die, I hope you can take my grandson and protect him!"
Zhang Chen nodded and replied:
"I will protect your grandson, but you don't need to be too pessimistic!"
As soon as he finished speaking, snakes had already climbed onto the city walls, their heads raised, tongues flickering, condescendingly looking down at the despairing Bear Countrymen sprawled on the walls.
Despite many struggling to walk, the Bear Countrymen still held their weapons, weakly swinging them at the approaching enemies.
However, these attacks were utterly futile. The mutated snakes easily dodged them, their bodies slowly coiling around the survivors' limbs, their venomous fangs gradually bared.
*Click!*
A crisp snapping sound was heard.
Then, thousands of mutated snakes that had already scaled the city walls instantly turned into wisps of mist and vanished.
Only a few winged giant snakes outside the city remained, roaring furiously.
"Yah, hey!"
Suddenly, two figures, one black and one white, burst into the battlefield with lightning speed.
*Bang bang!* with a few punches!
Two giant snakes flew backward, their heads thrown back.
It was Xiaobai and Moyan.
Xiaobai, with her white hair and JK uniform, and Moyan with her black hair, clad in a low-cut evening gown woven from spider silk, complemented by black stockings and matching gloves.
They represented two starkly different styles, black and white.
Zuo Nan and Shirley, followed by Er Pang and Ao Xue, arrived shortly after. Zhang Wenwen's True God Sect also joined the fray, riding their rhinoceros beetle army.
The remaining serpent tide was instantly suppressed, and even before the subsequent waves of mutated snakes could emerge from the forest, they were all killed.
*Boom!*
As the first wave of the serpent tide receded, the second attack arrived.
This time, it was an insect tide. Countless shelled, giant flying insects, like airborne tanks, charged forth, darkening the sky.
Peter looked anxiously towards the city and urgently said:
"The defense line has been breached! Please, save my grandson!"