Published: March 12, 2025
CHAPTER 731: Machine Guns and Grenades
As soon as the members of the divine race were frozen in ice, a spatial rift appeared and immediately pulled them in, transforming them into undead beings and releasing them once again.
This time, the attack from the magic cannon shocked the divine race’s army. They never expected that the seemingly useless magic cannon would wipe out a hundred of their ranks in one strike, causing a momentary panic among their forces, although it quickly subsided.
Silverbeard Guest stared in disbelief at the situation. He could never have imagined that the magic cannons on the Ark Continent were this powerful.
While he was dazed, Zhao Hai had already led Berry and Xu Wanying back into Shanchu City and activated the city’s defensive magic circle.
As the defensive magic circle was established, Zhao Hai laughed and said to Silverbeard Guest, “Mountain bandit, now you know the power of the magic cannon, right? Don’t blame me for being rude!” With that, Zhao Hai moved swiftly toward the divine race members who had come to ambush them.
Silverbeard Guest was momentarily taken aback, but this time he did not underestimate the defensive magic circle of Shanchu City. Although it appeared no different from before, he remained cautious and ordered loudly, “Form formation! Break through this magic circle!”
The divine race warriors responded in unison, forming a square formation. Under the command, torrents of magic sword qi surged toward the blue magical shield above Shanchu City.
However, Zhao Hai ignored them. The attackers from the divine race had already entered Shanchu City, and there were not many of them, only about ten thousand. But they were all divine-level experts. Their situation, however, was not easy; they had already engaged in battle with the undead beings at the front, while large numbers of undead beings charged toward them from behind.
These were veterans of the battlefield, quickly assessing that the number of undead beings was likely over two million, a truly terrifying figure.
They had initially planned to launch a surprise attack from the rear and cooperate with the frontal assault to defeat the enemy, but now it seemed they had been set up; the enemy had seemingly anticipated their ambush and was already waiting for them.
First, the magic cannon wiped out a hundred of their men, and now they found themselves surrounded. The front line was blocked by the defensive magic circle of Shanchu City.
Although these divine soldiers were divine-level experts, their numbers were far too small, only ten thousand, while they were surrounded by millions of level nine undead beings. Under such circumstances, if they could not receive support from Silverbeard Guest in a short time, they would undoubtedly perish.
Realizing this situation, hope began to rise within the hearts of these divine race warriors. They understood that as long as they held on, there was a chance for survival, but if they fell into Zhao Hai's hands, they would be doomed.
These divine race members were not fools; when they came from the New Continent, they had already seen the situation in the Kingdom of Light, where there were no living people left. These people had died to help their divine race use the magic circle.
Although they did not regard these people highly, viewing them almost like magical beasts, they understood that if these people died, their divine race would be tied into an unresolvable enmity with the people of the Ark Continent, especially with Zhao Hai.
Even when they were part of the divine race, they had heard of Zhao Hai’s name. Over the years, Zhao Hai had disrupted many of the divine race’s schemes. If it were not for Zhao Hai, the divine race would not have had to hastily use that magic circle, and Zhao Hai was enemies with the church of light and had grievances with their divine race. New grudges were added to old resentments; if Zhao Hai were to spare them, it would truly be a miracle.
Moreover, these divine race members believed that Silverbeard Guest would soon break through the defensive shield of Shanchu City. As long as they broke the shield, Zhao Hai would no longer have the energy to deal with them, giving them a chance to survive.