Beast Taming: Slaughter Atlas-Chapter 395 - 343: Mother and Son Reunited

The piercing alarms resounded in Celestial Star City; it was the sound of the beast tide approaching.

Initially, the city’s people thought it was an operational error from the City Lord’s Mansion, after all, it had only been half a year since the last beast tide, and less than a tenth of the star beasts in the surrounding forest remained.

For sustainable development, the City Lord’s Mansion even restricted the number of star beasts the beast masters could hunt.

In other words, these star beasts were already in a semi-domesticated state.

Given this context, who would believe the beast tide alarm?

However, people soon noticed that something was wrong.

All the beast masters in their homes were conscripted, and the streets were filled with rushing beast masters, their faces grave, as if some major event was about to occur.

All shops were closed, and the Daoist schools, families, and various forces were all deployed.

Only then did the ordinary citizens realize that the beast tide’s arrival was real.

After inquiring through various channels, they got some news—the situation was even more severe than they imagined, with a high probability of losing the city.

The entire city’s populace suddenly fell into despair, yet many walked out of their homes. If the city were to fall, hiding at home would serve no purpose; it would be better to contribute their strength on the front lines. Even if just to transport some supplies, they could add a sliver of hope for victory in the city defense battle.

This sentiment quickly spread throughout the city, and besides the elderly and children, women and teenagers in the city also joined the city defense teams.

Wang Haichuan, upon learning of the situation, did not stop them. They were fighting for their lives, and he had no right to prevent them, but he still arranged for some City Defense Army members to assign tasks to everyone.

Even if their powers were limited, they could still manage some transport tasks.

At this moment, the entire Celestial Star City displayed unprecedented unity. If they managed to withstand the beast tide this time, Celestial Star City would experience a true transformation, united in heart and will, upgrading to a medium-sized city would not be difficult.

Meanwhile, the beast hordes had already completed their gathering, surrounding Celestial Star City completely.

Standing atop the eastern city wall, Wang Haichuan looked out at the dark mass of beasts, his eyes filled with heaviness.

At the forefront of the beast horde, two massive star beasts stood in parallel, one in front, the other behind.

Leading was a pitch-black tiger-like star beast, beside which was the now undead element-transformed Dark Demon Snake, or more precisely, the Death Nether Snake, whose aura had already reached King Level.

The Death Nether Snake lowered its head and let out a low growl to the tiger-like star beast beside it, as if seeking instructions.

Upon hearing the growl, the tiger-like star beast nodded anthropomorphically.

Having received the other’s approval, the Death Nether Snake immediately stepped forward, letting out a triumphant hiss at Wang Haichuan atop the city wall, a clear provocation.

Wang Haichuan’s expression turned even more grave upon seeing this.

Faced with the Death Nether Snake’s provocation, he did not respond, only staring back angrily.

The beast hordes currently held absolute superiority, and all Wang Haichuan could do was delay as much as possible.

If the Death Nether Snake was provoked, Celestial Star City would surely fall.

The Death Nether Snake seemed very satisfied seeing Wang Haichuan’s anger, but it had not forgotten its previous grudge, especially with that damn white butterfly. This time, it must kill it.

Unbeknownst to it, Elder Zhang had long left Celestial Star City for the frontlines, and the whole Zhang Family had moved to Cyan Dragon City.

Wang Haichuan said to the nearby City Defense Army commander, "I entrust the command to you now. I’ll go have a meet with the Death Nether Snake, try to buy some time." With that, he summoned the Fire Feather Golden Eagle.

The Fire Feather Golden Eagle soared into the sky, letting out a loud cry, its body enveloped in dense fire and gold elements, unleashing its full King-level aura.

Seeing this, the City Defense Army burst into cheers, their morale soaring.

Wang Haichuan nodded in satisfaction at this outcome; this was the effect he wanted.

Leaping onto the back of the Fire Feather Golden Eagle, upon receiving its master’s command, it swiftly rushed toward the Death Nether Snake.

The Death Nether Snake, seeing this, let out an angry roar, not expecting the other side to dare initiate an attack.

The Death Nether Snake flew into the air, rushing toward the Fire Feather Golden Eagle.

Wang Haichuan dared not be careless, immediately bestowing multiple soul skills onto the Fire Feather Golden Eagle.

"Boom Boom Boom"

The sky exploded with thunderous roars; the clash between the two beasts was all-out.

Initially, Wang Haichuan intended to maneuver, yet his fury was kindled, and he decided to take the opportunity to eliminate the opponent, which would surely reduce the pressure on the city defense.

But his plans ultimately fell through, for while entangled with the Death Nether Snake, the tiger-like Beast King initiated the siege.

This attack showed no tactic, as one hundred thousand star beasts charged toward Celestial Star City.

The traps before the city walls were destroyed, and even the deadly Star Core Cannon yielded little merit.

As the beast horde reached the foot of the walls, they had lost less than twenty percent of their numbers.

The defense array activated, with beast masters directing their guardian beasts in battle.

They were Celestial Star City’s last line of defense. Should they fall, the city would inevitably collapse.

But the disparity in strength between the two sides was too vast; the beast horde numbered eighty thousand, while the human side had less than ten thousand.

Luckily, the human beast masters were all battle-hardened veterans, their guardian beasts very powerful, barely managing to hold for a short time.

Wang Haichuan breathed a sigh of relief but dared not relax, knowing everything before them was temporary. Before long, the guardian beasts’ stamina and star power would be depleted, and the beast horde’s numerical advantage would manifest.

Thinking of this, he launched another soul power attack at the Death Nether Snake.

The Death Nether Snake, having sharp perception, immediately withdrew to dodge the hit.

Now, it seemed that both sides underwent a change in mentality.

Wang Haichuan had become the anxious one, while the Death Nether Snake was in no hurry.

Judging by the current situation, Celestial Star City would fall in less than an hour. All it needed to do was stall Wang Haichuan to ensure victory, having no need for a life-or-death struggle.

At this time, Wang Hu had already led Mrs. Chu out of Celestial Star City’s range.

Turning back to look toward Celestial Star City, his eyes were filled with unmasked sorrow.

Although it was the City Lord’s order, Wang Hu still felt like a deserter.

Just then, the previously unconscious Mrs. Chu slowly began to wake. Seeing the unfamiliar surroundings, she immediately searched the crowd.

Rushing up to Wang Hu, she anxiously inquired, "Where is my husband?"

Wang Hu, hearing this, did not answer but silently shook his head.

Seeing this, Kong Lingxue suddenly felt her whole body go weak and collapsed to the ground.

Rushing to help, Wang Hu and the others quickly supported her.

"Lady Chu, please don’t be agitated—perhaps Celestial Star City can hold out," Wang Hu said, his voice trailing off, as he clearly didn’t believe his own words.

Grasping Wang Hu’s arm, Kong Lingxue pleaded, "Please, take me back—this is my own choice, and no one will blame you."

But Wang Hu still shook his head.

Seeing this, Kong Lingxue gasped and clutched her chest, coughing up blood.

Wang Hu and the others, seeing this, grew anxious, quickly offering comfort, "Lady Chu, think of your son. How would he react learning of his parents’ deaths?"

Just then, a cold voice echoed from above.

"What did you say?"

Wang Hu and the others immediately stood, summoning their guardian beasts, warily looking in the direction of the voice.

There, a handsome young man stood atop a swirl of black mist, coldly watching below.

"Son," Kong Lingxue called out loudly.