The dead of night.
East Sea, sea fortress.
Murong Feiyue gently caressed the new Xihe-class combat armor she had just put on her right arm. Her beautiful eyes looked out the window into the distance. She saw pillars of fire rising from the sea, caused by violent explosions from the seabed. The intense water shockwaves reached the fortress only several seconds after the flames appeared.
Ning Yu frowned, "The Mother Beast didn't directly attack. Instead, it dispatched a large number of sea beasts to charge. It seems to be intentionally using the lives of sea beasts to destroy our arrayed water mines."
"Hmph..."
Murong Feiyue smiled faintly, "It seems we've underestimated the intelligence of the Kui Jia Mother Beast. Perhaps it's smarter than we humans. Prepare to activate the underwater high-pressure electric net. Do your best to intercept them from approaching the base. Even if this base is ultimately destroyed, we must significantly weaken the power of this tide of sea beasts."
"Yes!"
In the air, Seven Corps patrol fighters took off one by one, dropping bombs or strafing the sea beasts in the water. At the same time, the four heavy railguns standing on the flanks of the base were continuously charging, bombarding the sea beast tide again and again. Each bombardment blew open a large area of bloody remains, causing heavy losses to the sea beast tide.
Not long after, a crackling sound came from the sea. Several miles outside the base fortress, a high-pressure electric net rose. Instantly, countless sea beasts, upon approaching, went limp and fell into the deep sea. However, the tide of sea beasts continued to collide, causing the electric net in the water to twist and deform rapidly. Soon, the entire electric net dispersed, and the cables connecting the net were even bitten off by the sea beast tide.
"They're coming."
Murong Feiyue stood up and looked at the dark mass of the sea beast tide in the distance. She said sternly, "Base, full firepower, fire at will!"
"Yes!"
At her command, light railguns, heavy machine guns, and other weapons on the outer walls of the fortress opened fire. The sea surface was instantly filled with a crisscrossing web of fire. Meanwhile, Cloud Shadow-class heavy transport planes dropped tons of deep-sea bombs from the air. Explosions erupted one after another, and that stretch of sea quickly turned blood red.
However, the sea beast tide showed no signs of fear. More and more creatures charged towards the base. Even though hundreds of sea beasts were shot and killed every second, they still did not retreat.
On both sides of the base, four heavy railguns continuously fired. These four railguns had the greatest power and caused the most damage to the sea beast tide. After all, they were built with immense investment, with each heavy railgun costing over a billion universal coins. They were truly the crown jewels of human technology at this stage, unaffordable for ordinary people outside the military.
Shortly thereafter, a long cry, like a whale's song, echoed from the depths of the sea. It was like a command to the sea beast tide. The next moment, the sea beast tide, which had been charging forward in a disorganized rush, suddenly became orderly. The sea beasts at the forefront swam horizontally to the left, while those in the rear swam horizontally to the right, quickly forming a vortex of the sea beast tide in front of the base.
For a time, even the roaring fire of the heavy railguns could not penetrate the dense vortex of the sea beast tide.
"This is not good!"
Murong Feiyue frowned. "The Mother Beast intends to use the sea beast tide as cover to approach the base. Immediately transmit the order: all airborne units to drop bombs on the center of the vortex, the more the better!"
"Yes!"
The next moment, deep-sea bombs exploded continuously at the center of the sea beast tide vortex. However, this level of energy attack was insufficient to penetrate the dense, primordial energy shield. A few seconds later, a colossal body emerged from the sea beast tide – it was the Kui Jia Mother Beast. Supported by the sea beast tide, it continuously approached the base.
"Its target is the four heavy railguns!"
Murong Feiyue said grimly, "Activate the shield immediately, quickly!"
A faint golden energy shield rose in an instant. Just then, the Kui Jia Mother Beast let out a sky-shattering roar. Immediately, its body trembled, its head emerged from the water, and its sac contracted continuously. The next second, with a "poof," a stream of venom shot out in an arc towards one of the heavy railguns.
Instantly, the poisonous slurry sprayed onto the shield and began to erode it. The venom sprays were continuous. In less than three seconds, it had corroded through the shield. When the dense venom landed on the railgun, its metal casing melted like frost meeting molten lava, turning into a puddle. A valuable heavy railgun was thus rendered useless.
"Heavy railguns, charge up and blast through the sea beast tide vortex!" Ning Yu commanded loudly.
"Don't rush."
Murong Feiyue frowned and said, "Transmit the data of the remaining three railguns to me. I'll control them personally."
The next moment, the commander of the Seven Corps of the East Sea Defense Line's fingers flew across the console, constantly manipulating the data of the three railguns. After three seconds of charging, the three heavy railguns launched their attacks in succession!
"Boom, boom, boom!"
The first and second railgun shots were like point bursts, with very close firing coordinates, blasting out a blank area on the sea beast tide vortex. The third railgun's projectile passed directly through the blank spot and slammed into the Mother Beast's body, blasting a deep bloody pit on its lower jaw. Although not fatal, it was severely wounded.
"One more time, quickly!"
Murong Feiyue operated while watching the charging progress bar, a bead of sweat unconsciously appearing on her forehead. The Mother Beast would not give her many more attack opportunities. If any of the remaining three heavy railguns were destroyed, they would lack the impact force to break through the wall of the sea beast tide!
In a blink, the second charge was complete. Murong Feiyue set the firing coordinates without hesitation, followed by three more loud explosions.
"Boom!"
The Kui Jia Mother Beast's body tilted, and a large bloody hole was blasted in its left shoulder. The flesh and blood were scorched by the railgun's intense energy, turning red. One could imagine the pain. With a roar, the Mother Beast's head sac contracted again, and another stream of venom was ejected, instantly corroding and melting the second railgun.
"Damn it, one more shot!"
Murong Feiyue looked up and said, "Give me the data from the two Chi You-class railguns in the air, I'll control them!"
"Yes, General!"
The next second, the data was transmitted. Murong Feiyue's fingers flew again. The eight medium railguns on the front of two Chi You-class medium patrol cruisers fired in unison, paving the way for the base's two heavy railguns. They blasted the sea beast tide into a bloody mess. Then, the two heavy railguns completed their supplementary fire. One projectile heavily pierced the Kui Jia Mother Beast's lower jaw, even essentially shooting through its neck.
"Wuwuwu..."
The Mother Beast let out a mournful cry and became even more ferocious. It continuously sprayed venom, melting the last two heavy railguns on the sides of the base.
"Hm?"
Ning Yu, holding the control panel, looked at the detection data. "Mother Beast's energy level has been detected to have dropped to 10,500. This unit value is now equivalent to an S- energy level."
"That's enough."
Murong Feiyue said grimly, "Everyone evacuate. We can no longer hold this base."
"Yes!"
In the air, transport planes and patrol fighters retreated one by one. Murong Feiyue, Ning Yu, and others also boarded a transport plane and left, leaving behind a water fortress built with considerable investment by the Huaxia District.
A complete Great Wall stood by the coast, and the base fortress was like the gateway of the entire sea Great Wall. Now, only remotely controlled machinery remained in the fortress, continuously firing and shooting at the sea beast tide. In a flash, the Kui Jia Mother Beast let out a sky-shattering roar, crashed through the outer defensive wall, and then trembled all over. Its bloody maw opened, and a powerful energy shockwave struck the fortress, directly piercing through the base built at such a great cost, causing seawater to flood in.
"The base is gone."
Murong Feiyue looked down at the scene in the distance, her heart aching. Even with China's speed, it took ten years to build this base, and now it was destroyed in an instant.
"Return to the mother port."
She took a deep breath and said, "Regroup the fleet, attract the attention of the sea beast tide and the Mother Beast, and try to prevent the sea beast tide from entering the Yangtze River Delta waters. Otherwise, there will be big trouble."
"Mm."
Ning Yu nodded and said, "Immediately dispatch drones to monitor the position of the Mother Beast and the sea beast tide in real time!"
...
The army retreated. On the East Sea, human forces rapidly collapsed.
However, the people in coastal cities such as Sucheng, Xicheng, and Ningcheng remained unaware of the situation at sea due to news censorship. They didn't even know that a world-shattering bloody battle had occurred on the East Sea, nor did they know that the sea beast tide, which threatened human survival, was rapidly approaching.
The next day at noon.
In the game, Lin Zhao's account status remained under half of Mount Wuwang. However, he could use the ten-day version of the system to experience the details of various events on the battlefield over the past year.
The fifth day of the ten-day version, the fifth year after the Battle of Baicheng.
Under the siege of the demon and devil races, the Shanhai Pass was already riddled with holes. In a great battle, the Medicine King Elder Sun Qinghe self-detonated his spiritual void and died heroically. His death, combined with the suppression of the innate true fire Dao, ignited the true body of the fourteenth-level great demon Lianban. The flames on Lianban's body never extinguished afterward. Then, two rebirth-realm experts, Long Dongjun and Lü Fengxian, desperately punched out, directly killing Lianban, the fourteenth-level cultivator, outside the Shanhai Pass.
However, Long Dongjun was also heavily wounded by the attacks of the two great demons, Chen Feng and Liu Bai, and was knocked out of the rebirth realm, almost losing all combat power. He was then sent back to Iron Floating Mountain by his disciples, managing to preserve a thread of human martial arts lineage.
...
Yangping Pass.
The demon cavalry, covering the mountains and plains, abandoned their mounts and attacked the city in full armor, wielding their sabers. Coupled with the divine decree offensive methods of the great cultivator Ran Qing of Nishang Tianxia, the balance of power on Yangping Pass shifted. A large number of demons entered the city and opened the gates from within. Instantly, countless demon cavalry horses poured in. Yangping Pass was officially breached.
Inside the city, Li Chunyang, covered in blood, appeared extremely disheveled. The Northern Marshal of the Great Shang Dynasty had stubbornly defended Yangping Pass for two years, but in the end, his efforts had failed.
He looked at the tens of thousands of human soldiers behind him and grinned, "Brothers, shall we fight to the death together and protect our human empire?" The masses drew their swords.
"Hahahahahaha~~~"
Li Chunyang, holding his blood-stained long sword, looked north towards the mountain and laughed heartily. As he laughed, tears streamed down his face. "Marshal Lin, have you seen Li Chunyang today? I defended Yangping Pass with six hundred thousand troops, and now only less than fifty thousand remain. I have killed nearly two hundred thousand demon cavalry. Today, am I worthy to be a general under Marshal Lin?"