Deep into the night.

Donghai City, East Gate.

The roar of cannon fire had not ceased since the moment the battle began.

On the city wall, dozens of ferocious magic cannons had long since become scorching hot, and with each shot, the Formation patterns carved around the cannon body would dim slightly.

Continuous operation for a long time had pushed these war machines to their limit.

But the cannon fire still did not stop.

Beams of brilliant energy tore through the night, carrying the wrath of judgment, and fiercely blasted into the boundless darkness below the city.

Below the city wall, the carcasses of Strange Beast were piled up like mountains, having long since stained the ground a nauseating dark green.

The foul-smelling beast blood gathered into streams, slowly flowing through the sea of corpses and blood, emitting a suffocating stench.

Roughly estimated, the number of Strange Beast that had fallen beneath this city wall exceeded fifty thousand.

But the wilderness outside the city was still shrouded in endless darkness.

The dense tide of beasts trampled over the bodies of their companions, roaring and howling, wave after wave, fearless of death, as if endless.

If it had been a few hours ago, ⊛ Nоvеlιght ⊛ (Read the full story) seeing such an endless sight, everyone on the city wall would have likely been filled with despair.

But at this moment, their eyes burned with fanatic flames, and their faces wore crazed smiles.

Fatigue?

It does not exist.

Fear?

What is that?

There was only one thought in their minds.

Kill these damn Strange Beast!

A berserker, freshly rotated off duty and covered in blood, roughly chugged healing potions while shouting at the top of his lungs, following the passionate song from the platform, howling deafeningly.

Although he was completely off-key, the expression on his face was one of unprecedented excitement.

High-intensity, prolonged combat had long since drained their last ounce of physical strength.

Normally, they would probably not even be able to stand steadily at this moment.

But now, under the blessing of that wild song and drumbeat, they fought with even greater ferocity!

They roared during battle, and although they could not understand what the girl was singing, they would inexplicably hum along to a few lines.

Li Gang’s gaze swept past the fighting crowd and landed on the blue-haired girl on the platform, who was singing loudly amidst the fire and smoke.

He was numb.

Truly numb.

It had been hours.

Four or five hours had passed since the battle began.

This girl was like a tireless war machine.

Her singing showed no hint of hoarseness; instead, it grew more soaring and powerful, and several times her dolphin-like high notes made the scalps of all the professionals present tingle and their blood boil.

Her band did not pause for a moment; the wild drumbeats seemed to directly pound into one's bones, igniting the most primal Battle Intent deep within the Soul.

Even if he had an unlimited supply of mana potions, his mind should have collapsed after continuously casting skills for several hours.

But she had not.

She still stood there, like a goddess of war at the center of a storm, supporting this teetering city with her unbelievable singing.

The Strange Beast’s offensive did not diminish, and the Aura of the defending soldiers was equally strong!

Especially half an hour ago, when the group of blacksmiths from the Forging Guild pushed cart after cart of brand-new equipment onto the city wall, everyone’s morale was pushed to its peak.

Nearly five hundred Epic-grade pieces of equipment!

Over a thousand Rare-grade pieces of equipment!

When Li Gang saw that list, his eyes almost popped out.

Damn it, so many Epic-quality pieces of equipment!

The entire army group of Jiangning City’s military department combined couldn’t even gather this many Epic-quality pieces of equipment!

When did the Forging Guild of Donghai City become so wealthy?

When those pieces of equipment were distributed, countless professionals caressed the shimmering Epic-grade weapons in their hands, feeling the powerful energy surging within them, and each one of them cheered excitedly, their fighting enthusiasm soaring to an unprecedented high.

Of course, there are always exceptions.

In the shadowy corner of the city wall, Moria leaned quietly against the cold wall.

Crack... Another extremely subtle crack spread from Moria’s neck, diffusing like a spiderweb.

He raised his hand; his once flawless hands, like works of art, were now covered in dense cracks, as if they would shatter completely with a light touch.

His health had dropped below one thousand points.

And it was steadily sliding towards the abyss at a rate of one point per second.

Zhou Huai showed no emotional fluctuations.

It was just a Clone.

If it was scrapped, he would be a good man again after twenty-four hours.

He was just waiting.

Waiting for an opportunity to completely squeeze out the last bit of value from this Clone.

Just then.

“Screech—!!!” 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

A sharp, piercing eagle cry, as if it could tear the Soul, came from the distant sky without warning!

That sound actually managed to completely drown out Sona’s amplified singing, and it also suppressed all the clamor on the battlefield!

On the city wall, everyone felt a stinging pain in their eardrums, and their minds buzzed, experiencing a momentary blankness.

Even Sona’s wild singing paused for a moment.

Li Gang’s heart tightened, and he suddenly looked up.

He saw a gigantic eagle, its body covering the sky and sun, slowly flapping its wings high in the sky.

Its wingspan was several hundred meters wide, almost obscuring half the sky, and even the light brought by Sona’s singing dimmed a few shades.

Every feather was a strange dark gold, its edges shimmering with a chilling glint like divine weapons.

Its head was held high, its beak like a hook, and its golden vertical pupils, without any emotion, looked down upon the humans and beast hordes below, who were like ants.

A terrifying pressure, originating from the depths of the Bloodline, from the top of the food chain, descended like the collapse of the heavens!

On the city wall, countless professionals felt their breath catch and their movements slow by half a beat under this pressure.

Just by looking at that giant eagle, Li Gang’s face instantly turned pale.

His lips trembled, and in his tiger-like eyes, which were always full of Battle Intent, for the first time, an emotion called despair emerged.

He squeezed out a few dry words from between his teeth.

“Hell... Hell-Level... BOSS!”

Hell-Level!

That was an existence above the Calamity Rank, truly representing destruction and despair!

The appearance of any Hell-level BOSS was enough to easily annihilate a city without top-tier powerhouses guarding it!

And now, such a terrifying monster was hovering above their heads!

Just at this moment.

The giant eagle’s attribute panel clearly appeared in Li Gang’s mind.

Name: Soul-Devouring Golden Feathered Eagle (Hell-level BOSS)

Rank: LV40

Health: 7865000 / 7865000