55: Ruthless crushing

As the four generals charged forward, the Wooden Men at the very front also moved, each step causing the ground to tremble slightly.

Facing the charging Little Devil Beastss, the Wooden Men unleashed a punch without hesitation, directly smashing the head of the Little Devil Beasts in front of them into smithereens.

Immediately after, three Level 6 Red Demon Beasts directly attacked the Wooden Men with steel forks.

Crack...

Three consecutive sounds rang out, and the three steel forks snapped in response, yet the spots where the Wooden Men were struck didn't even leave a mark.

Hehehe...

The three Red Demon Beasts let out shocked cries, their eyes filled with disbelief.

Overcome with rage, they directly unleashed their skill: Demon Flying Needle.

Whoosh.

Countless hairs flew from their bodies, like straight red needles, densely packed, shooting directly towards the Wooden Men.

Puff, puff, puff...

As soon as the countless red needles touched the Wooden Men's bodies, they directly disintegrated and vanished without a trace.

At this, the Red Demon Beasts were completely dumbfounded, as if they had seen a ghost.

Thump, thump, thump...

The Wooden Men's arms glowed with purple light, their spiritual power visibly surging.

The next second, their entire arms directly grew nearly twice in size, thicker than stone pillars.

But the massive arms seemed unrestricted by weight, moving incredibly fast.

In the blink of an eye, they unleashed dozens of punches forward, like phantoms, dazzling to behold.

The three Red Demon Beasts at the very front were directly smashed to pieces by countless Infinite Wood Fists, while other Little Devil Beastss were instantly killed by a single punch before they could even get close.

This was the Wooden Man's Rare grade spiritual skill: Infinite Wood Fist. When unleashed, its attack range doubled, its attack power greatly increased, its attack speed doubled, and its power was unparalleled.

The Wooden Man, with his Epic-grade talent, coupled with his strength already reaching Spirit Warrior Sixth Order.

His single punch, even a Level 6 Red Demon Beast couldn't withstand.

What's more, there were ten Wooden Men in the front of each of the four directions: east, west, south, and north.

Countless Little Devil Beastss and Red Demon Beasts met their tragic end under their Wooden Fists, too numerous to count.

Even if some stragglers managed to escape, they would face the Sword and Shield Guardss behind them.

Most of the Sword and Shield Guardss had just been recruited, and due to being Rare grade, their initial realm was Ling Shi Third Order.

While Epic-grade was Spirit Warrior Fourth Order.

Blue light flashed brightly on the Sword and Shield Guardss, as they directly unleashed their spiritual skill: Indestructible.

Their defense greatly increased, and they taunted nearby enemy units to attack themselves.

The attacks of the Little Devil Beastss simply couldn't break through the Sword and Shield Guardss' current defense.

Only the Red Demon Beasts could barely injure the Sword and Shield Guardss, but under the Sword and Shield Guardss' self-healing, their injuries quickly recovered to their original state.

Then, the Sword and Shield Guardss, after blocking with their large shields, counter-attacked with a direct slash on the Little Devil Beasts.

This slash, if it hit a vital spot, was basically a guaranteed kill.

Even if they didn't die, they would be completely incapacitated, heavily wounded and collapsed on the ground.

The Sword Soldiers on the east side, the Death Warriors on the west side, the Double Halberd Guards on the north side, and the Strong Archers on the south side, under the cover of the Sword and Shield Guardss.

Frenziedly attacked the Little Devil Beastss and Red Demon Beasts, while the enemies, due to being taunted by the Sword and Shield Guardss, could only attack the Sword and Shield Guardss.

Therefore, they were able to slaughter the Little Devil Beastss and Red Demon Beasts without restraint.

Because they were protected by the Sword and Shield Guardss, they were safe.

The remaining forty Shadow Guards were evenly distributed in the four directions, primarily responsible for hiding in the darkness, waiting for an opportunity.

They harvested enemy heads with the short daggers in their hands.

If they encountered a situation requiring support, they would unleash their spiritual skill, Shadow Dart, for mid-range attack support.

A Shadow Guard who had already reached Lingzhe First Rank, a single Shadow Dart was enough to slay a Red Demon Beast.

And the cannon towers and Arrow Towers around the territory were not idle; the cannon towers aimed at the Little Devil Beastss and blasted away.

One shot would cover a large area; those at the center of the explosion were basically reduced to ashes, and those nearby were either dead or severely wounded.

Of course, there was no need to worry about hitting their own people.

Because the cannon towers had built-in artificial intelligence, knowing when to shoot and when not to shoot.

The Arrow Towers were still the same: Level 1 Arrow Towers fired two arrows per second, Level 2 Arrow Towers fired three arrows per second, but with greater attack power and stronger penetration.

Basically, no Little Devil Beasts could withstand it, but Red Demon Beasts could generally block it, though the result was still severe injury.

Under the attacks of Yang Qianhun's soldiers, and with the support of the Arrow Towers and cannon towers.

This battle lasted for about thirty minutes before ending.

But the black mist around was still present; no more Little Devil Beastss or Red Demon Beasts emerged from the black mist.

All the Little Devil Beastss and Red Demon Beasts had been completely annihilated.

Not a single person was killed, and only some Sword Soldiers suffered injuries, making it a complete victory.

And the previously scattered corpses of Little Devil Beastss and Red Demon Beasts on the ground all turned into light particles and disappeared.

Only white light clusters floating above remained.

Yang Qianhun counted them; the total number of Little Devil Beastss and Red Demon Beasts from each direction was a staggering two thousand.

Compared to the first wave of the previous defense battle: two hundred, this time the number had increased tenfold, reaching two thousand.

This meant that in this battle, a total of eight thousand Little Devil Beastss and Red Demon Beasts were eliminated from all four directions, dropping exactly eight thousand white treasure light clusters.

Yang Qianhun directly activated Telekinetic Pickup, and all items were directly received into his spatial bag, obtaining the following items:

17,450 iron blocks, 16,250 portions of food, 6,200 pieces of wood, 1,200 pieces of stone, 1,000 copper, 2,890 spirit stones.

The more enemies, the greater the harvest.

"The black mist hasn't dispersed, which means, like last time, there's more than one wave. These monsters are clearly stronger than last time, but their numbers have increased tenfold."

Yang Qianhun scanned his surroundings and muttered to himself.

It was clear that the upcoming battles would be even more difficult, and new Demon Clan members would likely appear.

However, in addition to the abundant harvest, the units recruited through the Barracks had also advanced, greatly improving their strength.

Thirty Sword Soldiers broke through to Spirit Warrior Seventh Order, three hundred Sword and Shield Guardss broke through from Ling Shi Third Order to Sixth Order, and forty Wooden Men broke through from their original Spirit Warrior Sixth Order to Ling Shi Eighth Order.

At this moment, the Heavenly Dao Announcement once again resounded in everyone's minds.

[Heavenly Dao Announcement: The first wave of attack has ended. The second wave of attack will commence in sixty minutes. All Lords, please rest well and prepare to resist the second wave of attack.]

"Injured Sword Soldiers return to the stone house to recuperate; once healed, they can come out. The rest of you, take a short break, and prepare to meet the second wave of attack in sixty minutes."

Yang Qianhun decisively ordered.

Out of thirty-six Sword Soldiers, fifteen were injured, and these fifteen Sword Soldiers, under Yang Qianhun's command, successively walked towards the wooden house.

[The battlefield codex states: The wooden house is equivalent to the Summoner's Rift's Blood Pool. Injured people can enter the wooden house to recover from their injuries. Of course, the more severe the injury, the longer the recovery time, provided it is with the Lord's consent.]

After everything was arranged, Yang Qianhun, with a thought, summoned the virtual panel and clicked on the stone house.