Chapter 165. Half an Hour Has Passed and the Beast Tide Still Hasn’t Arrived? Who Exactly Is Holding It Back?
“Minister, what did I just see? That snow-white creature with deer antlers... was that the legendary divine beast Bai Ze?”
In her soul form, Lingling pointed at Xiao Bai as it flew toward the golden palace, her voice filled with shock.
i Xue’er slowly ca back to his senses and stared with widened eyes at Jiang Yichen, who was sitting there calmly drinking a beverage.
“That was Bai Ze?”
“Yes. You can call it Xiao Bai,” Jiang Yichen replied flatly.
“And isn’t dusa an evil god? How can she be that beautiful?” Liang Shan asked curiously.
Jiang Yichen let out a sigh. “Do not even ntion it. I helped remove Athena’s curse from her, and now she insists on recognizing as her master. It is incredibly annoying.”
Liang Shan: “...”
Other than Sleep God, the entire Divine Battle Division fell speechless.
The Jiang Family’s eldest young master was a monster beyond reason. Not only did he keep a divine beast, he had even made an evil god from Greek mythology chase after him and call him master.
They had once believed that, as Divine Contract Holders, they were one-in-ten-thousand geniuses.
But ever since they had t Jiang Yichen, they realized they did not even qualify to touch the threshold of true genius.
How could the gap between people possibly be this enormous?
“Boss, that’s aweso!” Sleep God forced his sleepy eyes open a little and gave him a thumbs-up.
Jiang Yichen smiled and asked, “How have you been lately? These people have not been bullying you, have they? If you have suffered any grievances, just tell your boss. I will help you deal with them.”
Hearing that, i Xue’er and the others all shuddered.
Sleep God hurriedly waved his hands and scratched his bird’s nest of hair, looking embarrassed. “No, Boss. They have been really enthusiastic toward . It’s just that one ti I forgot to wear the Dream-Entering Stone, and after I fell asleep, I beat up the Minister and the others.”
i Xue’er, Liang Shan: “...”
Lingling was no longer smiling.
Mo Yan rolled his eyes, flipped over his folding fan, and revealed the character “6” written on it.
Jiang Yichen could not help but laugh. “Minister i, you still need more practice.”
i Xue’er clenched his fists and gave a cold snort in that clipped voice, then turned around. “Divine Battle Division, get down there and help.”
With that, he jumped off the watchtower and entered the golden palace.
Lingling stuck out her tongue at Jiang Yichen and floated away haughtily.
“Boss, then I’ll head over too,” Sleep God asked for permission.
Jiang Yichen nodded. “Listen to your minister.”
Sleep God followed Liang Shan and Mo Yan into the golden palace, leaving Jiang Yichen alone on the watchtower.
As he sipped his drink and watched Su Linyu and the others slaughter the Fire Lions, the corners of his lips slowly rose.
For so reason, it gave him the sense of achievent and satisfaction a boss felt while watching the employees he had trained display the results of their growth.
In his previous life, he had always felt a strong sense of accomplishnt from personally striving to complete his goals.
But now, he did not think that way anymore.
Resting his cheek on one hand, Jiang Yichen gazed at the endless stream of Demonic Beasts pouring out of the Eastern Great Rift Valley. The mont they entered the Nine-Palace Heavenly Qian, they lost their sense of direction and were trapped inside.
He shook his head slightly. This Beast Tide was not that impressive after all. It did not even require him to make a move personally.
Leaning back comfortably in his seat, Jiang Yichen watched the battle at ease.
...
East China First Military District, Command Headquarters.
“Report, Commander-in-Chief! All ten major military districts of East China have entered ergency combat readiness and are prepared to engage the Beast Tide at any ti. Awaiting your orders!”
The East China military commander brought his feet together and gave a military salute.
Hong Wu, dressed in military uniform and holding a silver-white spear, gave a slight nod and asked, “Have all the civilians at the border been evacuated?”
The military commander hesitated for a mont. “The Beast Tide erupted too suddenly. Aside from Rift Valley Town, which is close to the Eastern Great Rift Valley, the civilians from all the other towns and villages have already been evacuated.”
“But please rest assured, Commander-in-Chief. The three Martial Gods from the Tang Family, the Su Family, and the Chu Family have already rushed there.”
Hearing that, the concern in Hong Wu’s eyes eased sowhat. “Good. Has the Beast Tide analysis co out yet?”
The head of the command headquarters imdiately picked up a docunt and stepped forward to report.
“Commander-in-Chief, the preliminary analysis classified it as an S-Rank Beast Tide. However, with surrounding Demonic Beasts joining in near the border, it has now reached SS-Rank. There is a very high probability that a ninth-rank Demonic Beast is commanding the Beast Tide, and...”
“The Beast Tide’s threat level may continue to rise.”
Hong Wu frowned slightly.
A ninth-rank Demonic Beast was comparable to a Martial God. Three Martial Gods could easily deal with a single ninth-rank Demonic Beast.
But if the Beast Tide’s level continued to rise, then it would no longer be as simple as dealing with one ninth-rank Demonic Beast.
It could very well result in the full collapse of the East China border. An SSS-Rank Beast Tide was already comparable to the Second Great Cataclysm.
Taking a deep breath, Hong Wu patted the military commander on the shoulder. “Old Xu, this is going to be a hard battle. Are you ready?”
The military commander, Xu Lin, nodded firmly. “Commander-in-Chief, the soldiers of the East China Military District are willing to fight for Huaxia!”
Hong Wu nodded slightly. “Then as Commander-in-Chief, I will fight alongside you.”
Xu Lin’s eyes widened slightly.
“Commander-in-Chief, Commander Xu.”
At that mont, the head of the Beast Tide Monitoring Departnt rushed in and saluted the two n.
Xu Lin froze for a mont. “What is it? Has the Beast Tide already reached the border city?”
“No! From the ti the Beast Tide alert was issued until now, a full half hour has passed, and the Beast Tide still has not even broken through the border-defense watchtower of Rift Valley Town!”
Hm?
Hong Wu and Xu Lin both froze, and everyone in the command headquarters looked up in astonishnt.
The border-defense watchtower at Rift Valley Town only had a few dozen people. How could it possibly withstand an SS-Rank Beast Tide?
It should have been flattened in a single clash.
“Are you certain?” Xu Lin asked sternly.
The head of the Beast Tide Monitoring Departnt nodded heavily. “The satellites have confird it several tis. I’m certain!”
A puzzled look appeared on Xu Lin’s face. Could so unexpected change have occurred in the Eastern Great Rift Valley? After thinking for a mont, he imdiately said, “Send soone to investigate at once. Find out exactly what is going on.”
“Yes, Commander Xu.”
On the road to Rift Valley Town, the three Martial Gods were wearing the sixth-generation battle armor developed by the Jiang Family and speeding toward the border defenses at the speed of sound.
“Old Tang, Old Su, sothing feels off,” Chu Ningfeng said with a frown. “Half an hour has passed since the Beast Tide warning, and we have not seen even a single Demonic Beast.”
Tang Wuji and Su Zhan also wore puzzled expressions.
Logically speaking, with the speed of an SS-Rank Beast Tide, it should have reached the military districts on the East China border by now.
“Sothing’s wrong. Let’s accelerate and go take a look,” Tang Wuji said, pushing the armor’s thrusters to their limit.
Chu Ningfeng and Su Zhan accelerated as well, and soon they passed over Rift Valley Town.
When they saw that the houses were completely intact and showed no signs whatsoever of being trampled by a Beast Tide, the confusion in their hearts only deepened.
They could not help but look toward the direction of the border-defense watchtower of Rift Valley Town, where the fortress guarding the exit of the Eastern Great Rift Valley stood.
If there were no traces of the Beast Tide in Rift Valley Town, then that could only an the Beast Tide had not yet erged from the Eastern Great Rift Valley, or it had been blocked at the rift’s exit.
The border-defense force of Rift Valley Town only numbered a few dozen people. Could they really stop an SS-Rank Beast Tide?
That was a Beast Tide led by a ninth-rank Demonic Beast. Even a Martial God would not be able to hold every Demonic Beast back at the exit of the Eastern Great Rift Valley.
How could the border-defense watchtower possibly have held it off for half an hour?
The three of them were deeply baffled. Controlling their battle armor, they shot across the sky above Rift Valley Town and quickly arrived at the border-defense watchtower.
At first glance, the watchtower was completely intact as well.
At second glance, when they saw the enormous golden palace lying across the exit of the Eastern Great Rift Valley, with every Demonic Beast that entered it becoming lost inside—
Tang Wuji and the other two froze.
What in the world was that?
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