"This is... is this not a bit improper?" Yaofeng's eyes widened. "Boss, you're directly allowing your subordinates to seize military equipment... what if they investigate later..."
Lin Ran shrugged and sneered, "Heh, if they really have the guts, then let them come." "These cowardly wretches have forgotten their own duties, are they expecting this equipment to rot away?" "As long as we can hold the long wall and eliminate the invading ferocious beasts, whether it's the Supreme Council or the military brass, they won't be able to stand against us..." "If all else fails, we'll stuff two meteorites down their throats!" "Nowadays, there aren't so many principles; what matters is whose weapon is harder."
Luo Qingyan unfurled her angelic wings and soared high into the air. After observing for a moment, she flew back to Lin Ran's side. "They're here!" "Based on the charge speed of the beasts at the front line, they should reach the foot of the long wall in about ten minutes."
Lin Ran glanced back at the chaotic, crying and screaming interior of the long wall and announced loudly, "Children, pick up your weapons, ascend the city wall, and prepare for defense." "The city wall is equipped with numerous defensive turrets and stationed AI robots. You only need to inject your divine sense to operate them." "Also, dispatch some personnel to keep a close eye on the riff-raff behind us and prevent them from causing trouble." "Finally, open all communication devices and reconnaissance drones..." "Let the citizens of Jianggu, and indeed the entire populace of Longguo, witness your valiant figures and the ugly faces of this decadent army!"
The Elementals readily obeyed Lin Ran's commands, quickly forming ranks and carrying out various operations in an orderly fashion. With their concerted efforts, the long dormant Jianggu Military Region's front-line defense channel was soon reconnected. At the same time, Lin Ran sent a message to Zhou Yi, who had successfully become the mayor of Jianggu City, asking him to prioritize the long wall channel to the highest level. Zhou Yi not only completed this task admirably but also vigorously pushed it to the entire Longguo main channel. This was a crucial step for Jianggu City to grow stronger, and Zhou Yi would never miss such an opportunity. As for the buzz for the push... #LinRan, #BeastTide, #LongWall, #ForbiddenZone... with these keywords, the popularity surged. In just two minutes, it achieved the highest rate of popularity increase for the same period. Consequently, this channel naturally garnered the high attention of the Longguo Broadcasting Corporation, which soon gave it maximum promotion.
Thus, when many netizens tuned in to watch, they witnessed a scene: a man with black flames wings, wielding a golden dragon spear, opening dimensional gates behind him and tearing spatial rifts in front, unleashing a barrage of attacks in the air, ferociously slaughtering the beasts invading the long wall.
"Lord Ran! I see Lord Ran again!" "Holy cow, Lord Ran truly never rests..." "Didn't he just wipe out thousands of degenerates? Now he's fighting the beast tide in Weiyang Province. He's so responsible." "By the way, isn't this Jianggu City in Weiyang Province? It seems to be Lord Ran's hometown. Lord Ran must be stepping forward to protect his home." "With such high-end combat power, as long as the beast tide is not too large, we should be able to hold on." "Huh? Where are the soldiers? Why don't I see them..." "And where did that group of troops below come from? Why do they all look like little Thunder Gods?" "..."
The viewers stared dumbfounded at the two hundred and fifty thousand lightning-attribute Elementals on the long wall, utterly bewildered. They all possessed exceptional appearance and aura, wielding weapons that conjured wind and thunder. Their gunfire, artillery, and lightning attacks intermingled, causing the beasts assaulting the long wall below to cry out in agony. Furthermore, judging by their performance, this large group of mysterious troops appeared to be awakened individuals, all following Lin Ran in the air. Did Lin Ran secretly accumulate another private army? And a private army of all awakened elites at that! Most importantly, Lin Ran was actually willing to put this private army on the front lines to fight the beasts! The magnanimity of a Longguo hero is truly terrifying...
On the long wall, Lin Ran dodged an attack from a flying beast with a slight sidestep, then impaled it with a golden dragon spear. He then expanded his Gate of Babylon to its maximum, bombarding the area below. After the preliminary absorption of "Fumo Vajra," a refined product of the rare minerals obtained earlier, Lin Ran's Gate of Babylon had undergone a significant upgrade. The most notable changes were a substantial increase in sharpness, and upon hitting a target or being activated by Lin Ran, the Gate of Babylon could unleash a destructive force, spreading a circle of powerful AoE damage outwards. It could be said that if Lin Ran's previous Gate of Babylon projectiles were ordinary arrows, then the current volley of arrows from his Gate of Babylon were all explosive arrows! It was incredibly effective to kill these low-level beasts with his Gate of Babylon. Eighty Gates of Babylon were deployed to their limit by Lin Ran, flying in the air and bombarding below. Each Gate of Babylon tore through the flesh and blood of the beasts below, making it equivalent to having eighty mobile human-sized artillery pieces. As for Lin Ran's own body, he held the golden dragon spear, personally assassinating the higher-tier beasts, drawing life force from them to further evolve the golden dragon spear. Utilizing the Rokushiki maneuvers with incredible agility, Lin Ran's turning and movement speed in the air were astounding, quickly dispatching all the higher-tier beasts. It is important to note that the death of higher-tier beasts greatly impacts the morale of lower-tier beasts. Let alone such continuous falls, like harvesting wheat... Coupled with Lin Ran's berserk and suffocating Conqueror's Haki, it utterly crushed the beasts' fighting spirit, significantly slowing their charge. If it weren't for the eight elemental異族 (yì zú - alien races) instigating them from behind, this beast tide might have been stillborn.
The elemental beings in the rear were naturally paying close attention to the battle unfolding. Upon seeing the failure of the first stage of the assault, projections of the eight elemental beings suddenly appeared in the sky, along with the elemental armies they led, used as cannon fodder.