Soone exclaid.
At that mont, Hua Jun was on the city wall, speaking impressively to the people below, leaving a deep impression on many guards who recognized him at a glance.
"Oh my God, President Hua actually ca!"
"Is he going to stand on the front line with us?"
"No, President Hua doesn’t seem to be at the front; the one at the very front... is it?"
So sharp-eyed people noticed this scene and widened their eyes in shock.
"Could it be Chairman Li?"
"Chairman Li? Is it really Chairman Li?"
"The one who let us live inside the city?"
Imdiately, the atmosphere on the city wall boiled over.
Those newcors who had felt uneasy and even regretful now felt invincible.
If it was indeed Chairman Li of the Awakened Association standing at the forefront resisting the Beast Tide, what did they have to fear?
The previous guards were equally elated.
They knew well the power of Awakeners, as they were the main force in past city defense battles.
Chen Fan did not pay attention to the gazes around him. He climbed to the highest point of the city wall and looked out towards the north.
Hua Jun stood behind him, looking into the distance, and cautiously asked, "Will the Beast Tide really co?"
Even at this mont, he still held a glimr of hope.
After all, his family was also in the city. If the Beast Tide ca and Anshan City fell, his wife and children would be dood.
Chen Fan said nothing, standing still like a statue, silently waiting.
Despite his calm exterior, he was actually a little nervous inside.
Though he had faced thousands of Fierce Beasts before, this ti was different.
It was unclear how long had passed when the ground began to tremble. The movent was slight, but everyone could feel it.
In an instant, everyone’s expressions changed dramatically.
The guards around the telescopes wished they could dive into the lenses.
The tremors beca more noticeable, to the point where even ordinary people in the city began to notice.
"Was that an earthquake?"
Soone asked uncertainly.
"An earthquake? Can Anshan City even have earthquakes?"
"Doesn’t seem like it. It seems more like... the Beast Tide has erupted?"
"The Beast Tide?"
In an instant, all the discussions around ceased.
Everyone turned to look towards the city gates.
No way, right?
Was the Beast Tide really erupting?
And so quickly? A notification just went out yesterday, and now it’s here this afternoon?
In a residential building, ng Xue stood by the window, gazing into the distance.
"Sister."
ng Yu walked over and gently took her hand, her eyes filled with worry.
ng Xue squeezed her hand and softly said, "Don’t worry, Chen Fan can hold it."
"Yes!"
ng Yu nodded heavily.
In a hot pot restaurant, Wang Lingling was about to put a piece of cooked beef into her mouth when suddenly, the chopsticks and the at fell onto the table.
"It’s over, the Beast Tide is here after all."
She instinctively stood up, wanting to turn and run but then sat back down with a troubled expression.
Her Longevity Technique was still in the hands of that Li guy.
True, she could leave and co back in three days, but what if that Li guy died during the fight?
If she returned by then, it would be too late.
If she stayed, she could maybe find a chance to recover the body if he died.
As for the Martial Arts Association, the guy nad Chen Fan...
Wang Lingling pouted. Since she had agreed, she would help him out a bit, but if so powerful Fierce Beast appeared, she wouldn’t bother.
On the street, an elderly man with gray hair looked towards the city wall with a pained expression.
The Beast Tide had finally erupted.
He knew that Anshan City was just one of many small peripheral cities, and the arrival of the Beast Tide here ant that other small cities were also under attack, or had already fallen.
"That little guy should be on the wall now too."
His gaze swept over the people on the wall, seeing many familiar faces from the Martial Arts Association, including Sun Wei, as well as Martial Artists arriving continuously.
"Strange."
Old Wang looked twice but did not see the familiar figure.
Suddenly, as his gaze swept over the highest point, he paused.
That aura?
His face showed a trace of shock.
It seed like that little guy’s aura? But wasn’t that the president of the Anshan City Awakened Association, Li Ping?
He had heard so stories about this man and had so admiration for him.
Then it clicked.
"I see."
A smile appeared on his face.
The two n’s styles were so similar that he should have realized they were the sa person.
This little guy had so tricks up his sleeve.
A sudden exclamation erupted from the wall.
"Fierce Beasts! Fierce Beasts are coming!"
More voices rose, one after another.
"So many Fierce Beasts!"
"The Beast Tide! It’s the Beast Tide!"
"The Beast Tide is here!"
Each voice was like a hamr striking everyone’s hearts.
Many people started trembling, barely able to hold their guns.
"Damn it!"
Hua Jun’s face turned pale.
The largest telescopes on the city walls had a viewing range of about a hundred kiloters. The maximum range of the cannons was fifty kiloters, so anything beyond that was pointless.
With the speed of Fierce Beasts, a hundred kiloters could be covered in about an hour. Once within cannon range, they could reach the walls even faster, in a matter of minutes.
"How many are there?"
He turned and shouted.
"Too many," soone replied bitterly. "We can’t count them all."
"At least hundreds of thousands!"
"So many Elite-level Fierce Beasts, at least ten thousand, and three Commander-level Fierce Beasts!"
Everyone exchanged glances at these words.
The largest Beast Tide that Anshan City had faced in the past was about this size.
This ti, the initial wave was already as strong as the worst before?
"President, this ti, it looks really tough," Xu Jie said with a bitter smile.
"No matter how hard, we must hold," Sun Wei gritted his teeth. "We have no choice."
"Yes, we have no choice. If the city stands, we live; if the city falls, we die," Gao Shan and the others nodded, their eyes filled with determination.
"Eighty kiloters! The Beast Tide is eighty kiloters away!"
A few minutes later,
"Seventy-five kiloters!"
"Seventy kiloters!"
"Sixty-five kiloters!"
Each announcent marked one step closer to Anshan City.
On the vast city wall, the atmosphere grew so silent that one could hear everyone’s heartbeat clearly.
"Fifty kiloters! Only fifty kiloters!" an anxious voice rang out.
"Prepare!"
Hua Jun shouted.
Instantly, the sound of pulling back gun locks rang out.
Everyone gripped their weapons, fully alert.
"President! Forty kiloters!"
Hearing this, Hua Jun looked at Chen Fan, "Chairman?"
"Hmm."
Chen Fan nodded.
Though he didn’t need the artillery support, it was a good exercise for everyone behind him.
After all, this was just the beginning.
"Fire!" Hua Jun roared.
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
Hundreds of cannons fired simultaneously, the roaring sound deafening, like a thousand thunderbolts exploding at once, shaking the heavens and the earth.
In the blaze of fire, the shells seed like wild dragons breaking free, dragging long flas, whistling through the sky towards the distance.
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