"Roar—!!!"
At four in the morning, the night sky was faintly lit. A roar that shook the night sky suddenly came from the depths of the Forest of Dangerous Species. The earth trembled uncontrollably with this furious roar. The entire Forest of Dangerous Species was shaking, surging, and even the walls of the Seventh Legion's camp trembled as if about to collapse.
In the Forest of Dangerous Species, one majestic mountain peak followed another, with endless forests. Some ancient, thick trees were astonishing, their canopies reaching into the sky, hundreds of meters high, even taller than some mountains, obscuring the sun. As for some vines, it was unknown how many years they had grown; several adults couldn't embrace them, growing wrapped around mountains like ancient, gnarled dragons.
This dense mountain forest is located in the northeast of the Empire, stretching endlessly to beyond the Empire's borders. The other end is the endless snow mountains of the Northern Frontier, inhabited by countless Danger Beasts. Legend has it that a Super Danger Beast lies coiled in the deepest part of the forest's center.
"Roar—!!!"
The earth-shaking roar grew even grander and more powerful. As the earth trembled, countless beings residing deep within the forest were faintly heard rushing towards the outer reaches of the Forest of Dangerous Species.
At this moment, if the soldiers on watch in the Seventh Legion didn't know what to do, they would truly be fools. They immediately rang the emergency alarm bell. One bell rang, and others who heard it at their posts immediately rang theirs. The metallic sound of the bronze bells instantly spread throughout the entire Seventh Legion's army camp city.
"The Danger Beasts are rioting!!!"
The sleeping soldiers quickly awoke from their slumber, calmly but rapidly grabbing their weapons and equipment, dressing neatly. After all teams had assembled, they quickly adjusted their formations and gathered with the main force at the assembly point. The nearly twenty thousand-strong force assembled within ten minutes.
As soon as the first bell rang, Zhi Feng, in her brocade quilt, keenly opened her eyes. As she sat up, she saw Rin already fully dressed, with the demons extract Teigu key hanging from her waist. Rin adjusted her collar, then turned to look at Zhi Feng, whose smooth, jade-like upper body was exposed, and calmly said:
"Let's go."
"Mm!"
The moment the entire Seventh Legion had assembled, the massive figure of a Wind God Winged Dragon descended from the sky, landing precisely in front of the assembled army. The roaring storm head-on could no longer scatter these soldiers who had experienced life, death, and bloodshed. The cold wind, subtly mixed with fine snow, made the emergency-awakened soldiers even more alert.
"More talk is useless, all troops gather at the North City Gate!"
After a concise command, the Wind God Winged Dragon flapped its wings and soared into the sky, being the first to arrive at the North Gate of the military camp, which directly faced the Forest of Dangerous Species.
At a glance, under the dim sky, countless dark shadows stirred in the pitch-black Forest of Dangerous Species, ten kilometers from the city gate. The ground tremors had already become a thunderous roar. Some were dozens or even hundreds of meters long, while smaller ones were only a few meters. In the dense, dark forest, even with Lin's strength, it was difficult to discern how many Danger Beasts were attacking.
Just then, long cries echoed through the dim night sky, and strong winds arose. Several fierce bird-like Danger Beasts, raptors, suddenly attacked, each twenty to thirty meters long with a wingspan of fifty meters. They showed no fear of the Wind God Winged Dragon's dragon might and intended to fly over Lin's head, diving into the city to hunt.
A clear, sharp sword hum suddenly rang out. The world seemed to have been put on pause at that moment. The wind, the snow, and the pouncing raptor Danger Beasts were all frozen in place. Then, several Blade light (sword lights) that transcended the constraints of space and time lit up and sliced through the precise center line of each raptor's back. Afterward, the river of time resumed its flow. Without even a whimper, several powerful raptor Danger Beasts, strong enough not to fear dragon might, were uniformly split in half at the same instant, falling from high altitude, their blood and internal organs scattering everywhere in the air.
Lin's right hand rested on the hilt of yatsufusa in its sheath, and she frowned as she looked at the half-section of the fierce bird's corpse, which was still twitching slightly on the ground. She had originally planned to take the Wind God Winged Dragon into the Forest of Dangerous Species in the next few days to artificially create a Danger Beast riot as a project for the second stage of assessment. However, as if by fate, a Danger Beast riot truly erupted, and it was the largest scale one!
Not only this mountain forest facing the Empire, but even all the powerful creatures in the Forest of Dangerous Species on the side facing the Great Snow Mountain had mobilized. For a time, the roars of birds and beasts rose and fell, and the entire jungle mountain range was seething.
With the beast horde, in just a blink of an eye, hundreds of large and small Advanced Danger Beasts appeared from among the trees. They were all powerful species, otherwise they wouldn't dare to charge out of the forest. They surged forward like a flood, roaring madly as they rushed towards the city walls of the military camp... And the same was true in the sky. Various raptor Danger Beasts flew, with iron beaks and sharp claws, covering the sky, charging madly towards the sky outside this forest, iron feathers flying, howling as they came.
Looking at the gigantic Special Grade Danger Beasts, thirty meters tall and a hundred meters long, Lin frowned and quickly gave orders to the soldiers behind her.
"Everyone, go out of the city to engage! City walls are meaningless against Special Grade Danger Beasts. All soldiers are to gather in squads for joint combat. Officers below captain will act with soldier squads to prevent the combat formation from being disrupted by surprise attack-type Danger Beasts. Officers above colonel will detach and join me in slaying Special Grade and above Danger Beasts. The sky is suppressed by the Wind God Winged Dragon, so there's no need to worry about it."
Finally, Lin shouted to the soldiers:
"These are just things you eat every day, just food! They are prey! Although there are quite a few of them, it doesn't change the shift in status. They are just prey, and we are the hunters!"
"Exactly!"
"Exactly!!"
"Exactly!!!"
"Go!"
"Roar—!!!"
The Wind God Winged Dragon spread its dragon wings and soared into the clouds. The Super Danger Beast dominating the sky, fighting one against a hundred, unleashed its dragon might and the turbulent high-altitude airflow, instantly striking down all aerial Danger Beasts below advanced level, making them fall from the sky like dumplings raining down.
This time, Lin did not fly into the sky with the Wind God Winged Dragon, but stood on top of the city wall. Beside her were over thirty officers of the Seventh Legion, including Zhi Feng, each with at least a major's rank on their shoulders.
Below, the north gate of the military camp had opened, and soldiers were orderly exiting the camp. Lin glanced at the people beside her, then said:
"Soldiers against soldiers, generals against generals. It is not worth suffering excessive casualties by using sheer numbers against Special Grade Danger Beasts. Your mission is to at least stop Special Grade and above Danger Beasts from breaking into our formation. Life or death is not determined by heaven, but by the swords in your hands. Do you all understand?"
"Understood!"
At this moment, the soldiers, led by their respective captain-level commanders, had fully organized their formations outside the city, and the vanguard of the Danger Beast tide from the Forest of Dangerous Species on the opposite side had already covered half the distance.
"Let's go!"
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