Chapter 105: Bloody Cai ZhenKang
Chapter 105: Bloody Cai ZhenKang
——(POV third person, where Li Huang and the others are fighting)——
Although that Li Huang, Li Wanrou, and Cai ZhenKang kept killing the beasts left and right, as the number of the beasts was very high, they couldn’t finish them all and some of them would rush past them before they could finish them off.
This is where the last line of defense has been created. Other disciples of this group formed a linear defensive formation to stop the beasts from advancing any further. The disciples from the Heaven Reaching Spear sect were a step back so that they can use their weapon’s reach advantage to attack the beasts that are focused on the person closest to them.
One of the advantages of this group was that they had one person who could use the weapon Qi to an extent. This person is Lang Yingmin, the disciple from the White Moon sect that helped Li Huang in cutting stones before Cai ZhenKang got there. She learned how to use her weapon Qi better from Li Huang so that she could help the team to collect stones faster.
And no, he didn’t help her so that she can beat He Junli in their sect, and this way Li Huang could get back at her for being a spoiled brat. Well, maybe a little…
As she was now more proficient in using her weapon Qi, she could attack with more power and it would have less effect on her Qi reserves.
Lai Xinyue was also next to Lang Yingmin, she was ready for this as she was now more confident than when she started the trial. She is now at the first stage of the meridian formation realm and she was able to stabilize one meridian in their last formation when they got a half-day reward in that meditation room.
The disciples in the linear formation would attack and switch with the person behind them so that no beast could pass them. Despite them being successful in handling the horde so far, Li Huang didn’t take any chances and contacted Hu Anjing and let her know about the situation.
~’How many are there? Can you handle them?’~ Hu Anjing send a sound transmission back to Li Huang who was killing beasts. She wanted to see how many are there and how many reinforcements she should send.
~’From what I can guess they must be at least 10,000 of them. We can handle them but I am afraid that they might pass us and damage the walls…’~ Li Huang sent a sound transmission with his communication device while he was attacking more beasts.
~’Okay, we will station some of the disciples on the walls and outside them to handle whatever leftover there might be.’~ Hu Anjing said after thinking for a moment. She also knew that if the beast could reach the walls, all of their works would be for naught as they would have to build the walls again.
~’Okay, after that put anyone you can onto building the outer walls, we can’t have these kinds of beast hordes happen again so finishing the walls is a must…’~ Li Huang said. As Hu Anjing was handling the management of the fort and the participants, she was the one who would arrange them.
~’I Agree. Don’t worry about it. Be careful.’~ Hu Anjing said.
~’That I am.’~ Li Huang said and turned his focus on the beasts.
“I will get to the other disciples for a minute. There will be a backup team on the walls and I’m going to let them know.” Li Huang said as he moved backward to get closer to the next line of defense.
“Good idea, some would panic if they think they have let down everyone when a beast can pass them.” Li Wanrou nodded and continued moving her spear in the air with her weapon Qi like a flying broom. The beast wouldn’t see it coming when the spear would pass through five skulls in a span of a second.
Li Huang turned to see what jab would Cai ZhenKang throw at him this time, but he didn’t say anything. Cai ZhenKang was so engrossed in tearing the beasts to shreds that he probably didn’t even hear him say a thing.
Li Huang didn’t even try to talk to him as he didn’t want to disturb him. Who would want to disturb someone who is covered in blood up to his elbows?
It didn’t take him more than a few seconds to get in front of the group. They felt worried for a moment because they thought he was pushed back by the horde this much and if he was pushed back this much, what could they do in a situation like this. Their worries proved to be unfounded as Li Huang could handle the beasts with ease and not like someone who was getting pushed back.
Li Huang who didn’t know about this tried to clear the surrounding with a quick move so that he can talk with them for a bit. Throwing a handful of shurikens he infused them with his sword Qi and he copied the way Li Wanrou controlled her spear to control these shurikens and attacked the surrounding beasts. The shurikens would visit each beast’s skull for a few milliseconds and would leave from the opposite side.
One second they were fighting beasts, the next second the beasts were all dead. Well, as Li Huang shurikens were not created to handle weapon Qi for such a long time, they broke down and turned to dust soon after but they finished the job nonetheless.
The group of disciples that were doing everything they could to stop the beasts felt that they were trying to squeeze blood from a turnip.
“There are some disciples stationed on the walls behind you so if some beasts passed you, you shouldn’t lose your focus.” Li Huang said and threw some shurikens to do a cleanup. Li Huang had some ideas about how these hordes are attracted to this place
“I think they are attracted to where participants are and the stronger the beast the better is their senses…” Li Huang hypothesized.
“Well, I should go back, take care.” Li Huang said and turned back and ran toward Li Wanrou and Cai ZhenKang.
The other disciples couldn’t understand how he could be this carefree and thought that he is this composed in front of this horde as he has a great sense of planning. Well, they were not that far from the truth but Li Huang wasn’t good at planning, it would be more accurate to call him a planning enthusiast because he would plan and plan for his plans.
…Okay, you can call him paranoid but I prefer ‘planning enthusiast’.
“Let’s try to catch as most beasts that we can.” Dai Bao said as he didn’t want to leave the work to whoever that is at the wall. His ego wouldn’t let him let others do what he can finish himself. Wouldn’t he lose face for the heavenly sword sect if he were to let beasts pass him just like that?
Dai Bao obviously didn’t get Li Huang’s message when he said that you can let them pass you if you find it impossible to stop them, but a little more motivation could help their group.
With this newfound energy, the group did their best in this fight as if their life was dependent on it. There is something that makes you work with less intensity if you know that you won’t face a serious problem if you don’t put your 100% in a work. This is something that can happen subconsciously and most people don’t know that they are not doing their best but when it is a do or die kind of situation, you find out that you not only have more energy but you are more powerful than usual.
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More than 10,000 beasts take the team half an hour to kill but they have done it. Li Huang gave some pills and potions to whoever didn’t have them and then contacted Hu Anjing to see if any wall was damaged in the process, luckily everything was fine as only a small number of beasts could get to the walls and they were dealt with easily.
From what Hu Anjing explained they were able to strengthen all the locations in the inner wall until now so they can put more disciples on the outer wall’s construction task.
“Li Huang, this punishment is not as bad as you thought, is it?” Cai ZhenKang said as he grinned. It would have seemed normal if his face wasn’t covered in the blood of the beasts.
“…Clean your face before you talk again.” Li Huang told him with a deadpan and threw him a towel to wipe his face with.
Cai ZhenKang just laughed and used the towel to clean his face and hands. The towel was soon covered in blood.
“Huang, we should get back to building as fast as possible.” Li Wanrou said. The beast horde was large but not strong so they could handle them but if they were stronger they had to really fight the beasts and that would take time, time that they don’t have. Completing the fort gives them the advantage that the beasts should stop and pass the moat somehow, then attack the walls and then attack them. In this scenario, they would have enough time to think, strategize, and act on it.
“Yeah, but let us give other disciples a few more minutes of rest before we get back to work.” Li Huang nodded and said.