Chapter 419: No Wonder They Never Stop Coming
Yu Haojie’s face was filled with astonishment—he had no idea when his daughter had become so skilled at beast taming.
Yu Luo didn’t have time to explain to her father; she was entirely focused on the battlefield. Seeing their Luocheng brothers continuously get wounded due to the overwhelming number of flying beasts, she finally couldn’t hold back anymore.
“Father, let’s go help! The sky is swarming with them, and our brothers aren’t their match. Our crossbows have perfect accuracy—as long as we stay alert and dodge properly, we should be fine.”
“Alright, give me a crossbow.”
Their special crossbows had unlimited arrows, unlike the ones the Luocheng soldiers carried, which could only load five at a time.
Yu Haojie wasn’t a coward, nor would he stand by and watch his subordinates suffer under the beasts’ relentless attacks.
He didn’t hesitate and immediately agreed to Yu Luo’s plan. At this moment, watching the unfolding chaos, both father and daughter completely forgot Ye Jiamei’s instructions to stay safe.
Armed with their crossbows, they used light-footed movement techniques to dash forward into battle.
Even though Xiao Yi was digging traps at an incredible speed, it was impossible for him to prepare enough pits in time for the thousands of massive beasts attacking them.
Bao Feng had both hands occupied, aiming at the flying creatures while constantly dodging ground attacks. But as he turned, he suddenly saw Yu Luo and Yu Haojie approaching from behind.
Without hesitation, he shouted at the top of his lungs, “City Lord! Miss! Fall back! Get out of here now!”
Many of their warriors had already suffered severe injuries, and Bao Feng didn’t want Yu Luo, a young lady, to risk her life in such a dangerous fight.
But Yu Luo and her father had already made up their minds—there was no way they were retreating.
“Watch out!”
Bao Feng had been so focused on warning them that he didn’t notice a gigantic beast charging straight toward him—a monstrous creature with tusks like a wild boar, three sharp horns on its head like a rhinoceros, and a body far larger than both combined.
Lowering its head, the beast rammed through their defensive line, breaking past the soldiers’ weapons, and was about to impale Bao Feng with its deadly horns.
At the last second, Yu Luo instantly raised her crossbow, launching a barrage of arrows straight at the creature!
Five arrows struck its thick hide, but to her shock, they barely pierced its skin!
The monster bellowed in anger, clearly unbothered by the attack.
“System! Do you have a powerful tranquilizer? Something strong enough to bring down these massive beasts?!”
As she spoke, Yu Luo kept moving, wary of the winged creatures swarming above.
[Yes, host. However, the tranquilizers are injectables—they must be directly administered into the beast’s body.]
Yu Luo: “…”
She continued shooting arrows, trying to thin the swarm of flying creatures, but no matter how many she took down, more seemed to replace them.
On the ground, the soldiers fought in pairs—one defended while the other slashed furiously at the beasts.
Even when pierced and bleeding, the monsters showed no signs of weakening.
Seeing this, Yu Luo called out to her father.
“Father, cover me—I need to see if my Beast Taming Skill works on them!”
There were simply too many. Slaughtering them all seemed impossible. If her skill worked, she could take control of them instead.
“Alright, leave it to me!”
Yu Haojie immediately switched to full defense mode, ensuring that not a single attack could reach his daughter.
He even called Luo Yi and the other elite guards to form a protective circle around Yu Luo.
Yu Luo focused her willpower, and suddenly, a strange warmth spread from her wrist, spiraling up her arm.
Then, her hand moved on its own.
“What the—?”
Yu Luo was stunned—she hadn’t expected her first attempt at Beast Taming to make her move like some possessed priestess performing a ritual dance!
No, it wasn’t a dance—it was as if her hand was automatically drawing complex sigils in the air.
Despite the freezing winter around them, sweat poured from her forehead, soaking into her hair.
The elite guards, protecting her while fending off the beasts, stole quick glances at her—and were shocked!
“City Lord! What’s happening to Miss?!”
“Focus on your task! Just protect her!” Yu Haojie barked, not sparing a glance at them.
Yu Luo’s arm muscles burned from exhaustion, but her hand refused to stop.
Gradually, the deafening roars of the beasts faded, replaced by a chorus of thousands of voices screaming and clashing in her ears.
“System! What the hell is happening?! Why do I hear so many people fighting?!”
The Luocheng warriors weren’t shouting like this—they were too focused on fighting. Even if some cried out, it wouldn’t be this overwhelming!
[Host, at your current Beast Taming level, you can now understand beast language.]
Yu Luo: “…”
So these weren’t human voices—they were the beasts talking?!
“System, how long until this damn sigil is finished?!”
[About one full minute. Stay focused! If your skill level increases, you’ll be able to complete a sigil in half the time, even against tens of thousands of creatures.]
So it was her low skill level holding her back…
Wait.
Tens of thousands?!
She hadn’t realized it before, but there were over ten thousand beasts attacking them?!
No wonder their warriors couldn’t keep up—it was like trying to fight an unending tide!
As one minute passed, Xiao Yi’s traps began working.
The beasts didn’t realize the ground was unstable—as soon as they charged into the snow-covered pits, they collapsed inside!
The pits weren’t deep enough to trap them completely, but they sank up to their shoulders, severely limiting their mobility.
And with thousands of beasts falling into these pits simultaneously, they trampled over one another, turning the scene into complete chaos.
Just as Yu Haojie fully concentrated on protecting his daughter, a massive flock of eagles suddenly dove toward him!
These mutated birds had razor-sharp beaks and talons like steel blades, easily capable of tearing a person in half.
One of them was mere inches from his face when suddenly—
A sword flashed through the air!
Before Yu Haojie could even react, several eagles were instantly cut down, their black feathers and fresh blood spraying onto his face!
Before he could comprehend what had happened, a strong arm grabbed him and pulled him away from the deadly aerial ambush!
Looking up in shock, Yu Haojie saw a face he hadn’t seen in a long time—
His expression was filled with disbelief.
(End of Chapter 419)
