On top of the wall, hundreds, if not thousands, of people were already standing, preparing to intercept the enemy. Because of the strength of the beasts, the wall was made thicker and taller so that it could withstand the beasts’ attacks.

At the same time, the turrets had been properly adjusted and aimed at the incoming beasts.

A lot of people looked nervous, considering that they had to face a beast wave. Still, there were people who had survived one or two beast waves.

These battle-hardened warriors had steeled their resolve, knowing what was going to happen.

The Lightning Emperor was standing on top of the wall, observing the enemy’s movement.

"Are we really going to do this?"

"We have to, or the city will fall."

"Don’t worry. It’s only a few thousand beasts. The city was able to fend off a beast wave consisting of eighteen thousand beasts in the past. We will survive."

"Besides, the hero of that beast wave is here with us."

"Right? I still remember how he kept fighting, and how his lightning destroyed one beast after another while others were already tired. That’s why he became known as the Lightning Emperor."

"This time, we will win again."

Roar!

Roar!

Roar!

The beasts let out a roar the moment they could see the city. Their deafening roars couldn’t help but shake people’s morale.

Still, the city was quite big and wide. Nine thousand beasts were not enough to fully encircle it. That was why they could focus their forces on the north and east gates.

"There are so many beasts..."

"Hiii..."

People turned pale, but many steeled their resolve.

"Get ready. This is going to get loud."

The beasts continued onward, until they were five hundred meters from the city.

The turrets started readjusting their aim.

The commander was watching everything from the control room. "Here they come..."

The mayor didn’t plan to enter a shelter or leave the city. He simply stood in the control room to monitor the battle. At the same time, he let the commander have full control, since he was more knowledgeable about war.

The mayor simply said, "Commander."

"Yes, Mayor?"

"No need to worry about wasting resources. I will take care of the funding. Just kill them, will you?"

"That’s what I would like to hear." The commander smirked.

"Happy hunting, Commander."

"Hope you will like what you’re going to see, Mayor." The commander grinned.

"Sir, they are now three hundred meters from us," one of the operators informed the commander out loud.

"Fire!"

As soon as the command was given, the turrets started firing toward the beasts.

The beasts could see a few flashes coming from the city wall. After another two seconds, magic bullets started to rain down on them.

Bam!

Bam!

Bam!

Beasts were shot, the ground was chipped away, and the bodies started to roll down uncontrollably.

Some beasts fell because of the corpses, but most of them easily avoided them. At the same time, the beasts were releasing their respective energy, using the collective energy to form a barrier.

This made it much harder for the bullets to kill even a single beast.

In addition, the terror from the beast wave was not only from the number of beasts but also from the flying beasts.

There were at least a few hundred flying beasts heading toward the city. If they didn’t do anything about them, these beasts would harm the city.

That was why many officers started moving according to the commander’s order.

"All gunners. Fire at will. Snipers, focus on the flying beasts. Attackers, protect our gunners, the beasts are coming!"

These orders were relayed to everyone. Many people immediately moved toward the edge of the wall and aimed their guns, firing everything they had.

The snipers were right behind them since their targets were in the sky.

As soon as the gunners joined in, a few barriers created by the beasts started to shatter, allowing the bullets to decimate their ranks.

At the same time, the snipers started taking down the flying beasts one after another.

However, the beasts weren’t completely powerless. Many beasts sent their respective attacks forward.

Some beasts launched a boulder at the city wall, trying to break it. Some were sending fireballs at the people on top of the wall to suppress them.

With the beasts having a greater number, their firepower was superior to the humans.

The wall, on the other hand, had been made specifically to withstand this attack. It was also built tall, so most attacks couldn’t reach the people at the top.

At the same time, some heavy attacks hit the wall, but the wall remained intact. After the beast apocalypse, people preferred to focus on strengthening the wall rather than using their resources to amplify their guns. As a result, they used magic bullets.

The bullets might travel more slowly, but they packed more punch and were more cost-effective.

Still, this wasn’t enough to stop the beasts.

They had made a ditch outside the wall to make it harder to climb, but they had only dug a single ditch.

After all, the moment the beasts were close to the wall, some beasts used their power to climb the wall in different ways.

Some beasts were forming stairs with their earth element, some were creating a bridge with the plant element.

As a result, most beasts that wanted to climb didn’t have to care about the ditch. The ditch wasn’t even filled with water to begin with, which prevented the beasts from taking advantage of it to attack them.

In the control room, the commander smiled. The battle proceeded according to his expectations. No, it might be better than he imagined.

Without having to worry about the second beast wave, he could focus all his firepower on taking these beasts out.

If it continued this way, he was confident that the city would be safe.

However, the situation took an unexpected turn.

All of a sudden, someone called the control room.

"Sir..." The operator was confused. "We received a call from an unknown number."

The commander frowned. "A call? A radio call?"

"No, it’s a phone call."

"Someone from the military?" The mayor frowned.

"Put it through." The commander nodded, wondering what it was about.

"This is Adjudicator #0D5 Maya Relesha."

"!!!" The mayor widened his eyes. He knew about Maya Relesha, considering she had been banished here. But she should be a former adjudicator, not an active one.

"I have heard of you, Adjudicator Maya. However, if I’m not wrong, your status has been revoked."

"I’ve been reinstated just a minute ago. I don’t have time to explain. There is reliable information that this beast wave is premeditated."

"What?" The commander frowned. "What do you mean?"

"I believe that the enemy is coming to seize the newly discovered ruins that contain all elements. The enemy is trying to build a laboratory near the ruins for a much larger operation, and to avoid any eyes, they’re most likely trying to bring this city down."

The commander didn’t know what was going on. He turned to the mayor.

The mayor confirmed. "I received a report about the ruins a few weeks ago."

The commander asked, "In that case, what do you expect us to do?"

"I am afraid that they are aiming for the students. If possible, I would like you to send reinforcements there."

"That’s impossible. In the current state, it’s impossible to send any reinforcements."

"In that case, I will need two recon teams. The first one will have to check on the ruins, while the second one will go to the source of the beast wave. If this... Bam!"

Maya couldn’t finish her words before a rumbling sound interrupted her. "Adjudicator? Adjudicator Maya?"

...

A moment ago.

"I am afraid that they are aiming for the students. If possible, I would like you to send reinforcements there." Maya had reached the opposite side of the wall. The beasts were coming, but she was much faster.

She simply halted her movement and leaped into the air. She kicked the air multiple times and reached the top of the wall.

Then, she immediately descended to the city, having some suspicions.

"In that case, I will need two recon teams. The first one will have to check on the ruins, while the second one will go to the source of the beast wave. If this..."

"!!!" Maya abruptly stopped as she sensed a powerful presence coming at her. It was moving so fast, leaving her little time to react.

Nevertheless, Maya was one of the strongest people in the city. She managed to twist her body slightly and raised her arm to block an attack.

At the same time, she saw the person coming toward her. It was a big, muscular man with a ripped shirt. He punched Maya, which she managed to block.

But the momentum launched her toward a building, causing it to collapse on top of her.

"It looks like there is someone strong here. Hahahaha!" The muscular guy laughed. Several other people suddenly appeared on the rooftop, unleashing their attacks to bury her completely.

"We don’t have time here." Another person appeared next to the muscular guy.

"I know!" The muscular guy grinned. He summoned his avatar, which turned out to be a werewolf. This avatar then turned translucent and started flowing into his body as if it were trying to merge.

His body was soon covered in a green-colored energy, like a layer of skin. However, this energy formed a pair of wolf’s ears on top of his head, and the energy around the hands and feet became thicker, making him look like he had claws.

The other man was weaker than him, so he was unable to do the same thing.

Maya came out of the rubble with her avatar already standing next to her. Her avatar was like a human silhouette with long ears, similar to a rabbit’s. Its body was completely black with a few white dots, resembling the night sky.

Maya looked at the men surrounding her. There were not many reasons for them to be here. If they wanted to destroy the town, they would be better off sending their people to infiltrate the control room or something.

The fact that they came here was rather obvious. Since she was still on the phone, she immediately said, "Commander. It looks like they’re trying to force open the gate."

"!!!" The commander widened his eyes. The mayor stood up. "What? If they open the gate, the beasts will be coming straight in. Oh no..."

"This must be their plan to destroy the city. Check on the soldiers handling the gates!" The commander gritted his teeth. "Adjudicator Maya. Are you alright over there?"

Meanwhile, the operators were trying to contact the soldiers who were managing the gate and received no response.

"Gate 01, do you copy? I repeat, do you copy? Gate 01, please respond!" The operator looked horrified as she turned to the commander. "No response, sir."

"Shit." The commander hurriedly ordered, "Send a team to the gates immediately!"

"It’s too late!" The operator panicked as she saw the red mark on the screen. "The north gate has been opened. The west gate... no, it’s open now!"

The commander realized how big a mess the city was currently in. "Adjudicator Maya. You need to stop them!"

"Well, I can’t split myself, so send someone else to handle the north gate. I will give you ten minutes to send the team here and close the gates."

The commander turned solemn. "Lightning Emperor!"

...

While the commander was giving orders, Maya had been under attack the entire time. The muscular guy leaped into the air and waved his hand down.

Maya raised her right arm and took the hit head-on, while not yet using all her power. The ground beneath her feet cracked, and she would soon be attacked by the rest of the enemies.

Boom!

"Hahaha. Do you think you can stop all the beasts from coming in while you’re busy with us?" The muscular guy laughed, looking at Maya, who had been covered in dust.

"There are bad guys here, and the beasts are going to terrorize the city..." Maya smiled. "I’m the good guy, so I have to do both."

"Transform."