"I'll go ahead, you all follow later."
After speaking, Qin Shilei summoned Xiao Qiang and flew towards Puchang City.
"Wait for me." An Qian spread her Phoenix Wings and chased after him.
With the situation urgent, the two were the fastest and had to go ahead.
In less than half an hour, the two had reached Puchang City and landed on the tall city walls.
Dust was rolling in the distance, and a large group of mutated beasts was galloping towards them. Judging by their speed, they would reach the city walls in less than ten minutes.
Xu Jun quickly greeted them, his brows furrowed. "City Lord, something is wrong. The attacking mutated beasts are not only ground beasts but also a large number of flying creatures."
"What's all the fuss about?" Qin Shilei reprimanded. "You promised me you would establish a strong stronghold here. Are you scared by a mere group of mutated beasts?"
"I have disappointed the City Lord," Xu Jun said with a trace of shame on his face.
He paused, then composed himself and suggested, "City Lord, why don't we temporarily retreat into the various basements of the city and fight these mutated beasts to the death after the reinforcements arrive?"
At present, there were only over three thousand evolved individuals in Puchang City, which was no match for hundreds of thousands of mutated beasts.
Xu Jun hoped to use the advantage of the tall city walls to keep the non-flying mutated beasts outside the city.
If they hid well in the basements, it would be difficult for the flying creatures to find them even if they entered the city for a while.
As long as they waited for the reinforcements of 300,000 to 400,000 from Hope City to arrive, they could then devise a plan to kill these mutated beasts.
Qin Shilei did not commit to Xu Jun's suggestion and instead asked, "Which direction are those flying creatures coming from? Take us to see."
Xu Jun pointed north and said, "Those flying creatures are coming from the north. Although they are a step behind the mutated beasts from the west, they are faster and will likely reach Puchang City earlier."
Qin Shilei looked at the approaching mutated beast horde outside the city and did not immediately spot any mutated beasts capable of climbing walls.
He then instructed Xu Jun, "You take your men to guard the west here. An Qian and I will go north to take a look."
The two quickly arrived on the northern city wall.
Looking into the distance, two to three hundred thousand various flying creatures were rapidly approaching Puchang City.
Black Feather Eagles, Carrion Vultures, Gale Sparrows, Flame Illusory Birds, and other types of birds.
Besides birds, there were also Bloodthirsty Demonic Bats, Wolf-headed Bats, and other flying creatures.
It was unclear why so many different types of flying creatures, mixed together, did not attack each other but instead cooperated to attack the city.
The approaching flying creatures were like a swarm of locusts, blocking out the sun.
The sheer numbers were enough to make one's scalp tingle.
On the northern city wall, besides Qin Shilei and An Qian, there were a few other evolved individuals observing the situation.
These few individuals were already pale and trembling.
If their City Lord were not standing in front of them, they would have turned and fled into the city to hide.
Facing the two to three hundred thousand mutated beasts, Qin Shilei and An Qian showed no fear.
Upon seeing that the vast majority of the attacking flying creatures were birds, both of them showed confident expressions.
Qin Shilei smiled and said, "An Qian, this is the time for your ultimate skill, Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix, to shine."
An Qian also smiled and said, "Then watch how I use mutated beasts to fight mutated beasts."
After saying that, she spread her Phoenix Wings and flew towards the flying creatures in the sky!
Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix!
An Qian summoned the illusory image of a phoenix, but did not unleash it. Instead, she let the phoenix illusory image lead the fire-formed birds to circle around her.
Instantly, all sorts of birds within a thousand meters were controlled by An Qian and surrounded her as if they were subjects.
An Qian flapped her Phoenix Wings and continued to fly forward, controlling more and more flying creatures.
Phoenix's Command (Purple): When casting Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix, the host can fully control all flying creatures within a kilometer radius for ten minutes.
Under the effect of this attribute, these bird mutated beasts, as if they had seen a true phoenix, were one hundred percent obedient to An Qian.
"Kill them!"
An Qian pointed forward, and the surrounding flying creatures turned and launched an attack on the Bloodthirsty Demonic Bats.
Caught off guard, thousands of Bloodthirsty Demonic Bats were instantly killed by the birds commanded by An Qian.
Then, the two sides engaged in a chaotic battle.
Various special ability attacks flew everywhere, and screams of agony echoed one after another.
Bloodthirsty Demonic Bats and birds fell to the ground like dumplings.
The numbers on both sides were constantly decreasing.
An Qian flew into the middle of the bird flock, and tens of thousands more birds joined her ranks, turning to attack the flying creatures that had been their companions moments ago.
"Under these circumstances, the ultimate move Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix is practically cheating!"
Qin Shilei couldn't help but exclaim as he watched An Qian wreak havoc.
The few people behind him also sighed, "The City Lord's wife is truly the Supreme Phoenix, capable of commanding a hundred birds!"
"Swoosh!"
Suddenly, a high-pitched and angry cry sounded from the rear of the bird flock. All the birds turned and flew away, keeping a distance from An Qian.
"So there really is a king-level mutated beast controlling these flying creatures. Then let me go and meet it."
Qin Shilei shot forward like a bolt of lightning towards the direction of the sound.
"Swoosh!"
The mutated beast let out another cry, and the surrounding flying creatures swarmed towards Qin Shilei.
Qin Shilei ignored these flying creatures and, using his lightning evasion, pierced through the heavy obstruction of flying creatures.
In front of him appeared tens of thousands of various flying creatures, and for a moment, it was impossible to distinguish which one was the mutated beast that had just cried out.
"Then let me force you out!"
Devouring Thunder!
Instantly, thousands of heavenly lightning bolts descended from the sky, blasting towards the mutated beast group in front.
Whether they were Bronze or Silver realm flying creatures, as long as they were within the hundred-meter radius covered by the Devouring Thunder, they had no choice but to resist head-on.
However, how could the Devouring Thunder be easily resisted?
Bronze realm flying creatures, upon being struck by the heavenly lightning, were instantly scorched and fell to the ground.
Silver realm flying creatures, even if they could withstand the first bolt of heavenly lightning, could not withstand the second and third bolts.
Qin Shilei unleashed the Devouring Thunder while charging towards the group of flying creatures.
Although these flying creatures had mutated and evolved, they were still instinctively afraid of such heavenly lightning and fled in all directions.
"Found you!"
Under the bombardment of heavenly lightning, a blue silhouette flashed past, and it fled into the distance with the heavenly lightning.
Name: Wind Tamer Divine Eagle
Introduction: An eagle emperor evolved from a Sea-Eastern Eagle, Gold One-star, proficient in wind-elemental abilities, extremely fast. Weakness: As long as you can catch it, its entire body is a weakness to you.
While Qin Shilei was observing its attributes, this Wind Tamer Divine Eagle, after enduring two bolts of heavenly lightning, had already fled three to four thousand meters away.
"If you want to compete with me in speed, you're probably not qualified."
Qin Shilei transformed into a bolt of lightning and instantly appeared in front of the Wind Tamer Divine Eagle.