“Everyone, you may settle here for now.”
“Captain Hudders, Village Chief, here are the 50 tents I just bought, and staples and meat enough for everyone to eat for three days.”
“Everyone, you may rest here with peace of mind. With Teddy on guard, safety isn’t a problem. When the ant tide subsides, I will come back again to send you guys home.”
“Thank you, Meng Lei!”
...
After settling the villagers, Meng Lei left the canyon and flew toward the Great Dragon Blood Wall. He wasn’t there to contribute to the defense forces but to find the ant tide!
Others feared the ant tide, but Meng Lei didn’t. It may be an all-destructive ant in others’ eyes, but to Meng Lei, it was a good opportunity to make a fortune.
Just think about it—an ocean of Magical Beasts was no different than moving mountains of gold with an ocean of dropped items awaiting to be picked up!
Where else could he go to find such a golden opportunity to simultaneously get rich and strong?
“The ant tide is coming!”
“Hurry up and meet the enemy!”
“The ant tide is coming!”
At the moment Meng Lei ascended the watchtower, a piercing alarm and exclamations of panic reverberated throughout the Great Dragon Blood Wall.
The crowd moved hastily as groups of armored, well-equipped soldiers climbed up the city wall and flooded the wall.
Magicians, archers, arbalists, and cannon shooters rapidly got into position and waited intently. They were ready to attack at any time!
“The ant tide is here?”
Meng Lei came to the space above the city wall and looked far in the Magical Beast Forest’s direction. He saw that the distant horizon was already covered by lifted yellow dust.
He couldn’t see a single ant nor a single Magical Beast, only flying dust.
“An ant tide?” Meng Lei’s eyes widened.
“It’s an ant tide!” Ol’ Amos had a solemn expression. “They rushed out of the Magical Beast Forest in less than one day. The Bloodthirsty Iron-Crystal Ants Tide this time is historically unprecedented!”
“That serious?” Meng Lei’s whole body shriveled.
“Uncommonly serious!” The old man said in a deep voice, “Among the few historical ant tides, they had spent at least three days to get out of the Magical Beast Forest. But this time, it took them less than one day. You can imagine it!”
“Which means the Magical Beasts in the Magical Beast Forest have pretty much been devoured already?” Meng Lei drew a cold breath. “Given this ant tide’s scale, can the Great Dragon Blood Wall hold?”
“It has to be held regardless.”
The old man said with a decisive voice, “The Great Dragon Blood Wall is the last line of defense. If the ant tide crosses the Great Dragon Blood Wall, the entire Fire Dragon Kingdom will suffer.
“Nobles with rich family backgrounds have the ability to escape, so only the civilians will suffer. They have no time to escape at all!”
“I understand now!” Meng Lei nodded silently.
The cloud of yellow sand is getting near. It is approaching at breakneck speed.
Gradually... the ground started shaking as though thousands of horses were galloping their way there.
Boom, boom, boom!
The ground shook faster and faster while the booming sounds filled the sky.
The ferocious red ants were finally visible through the cloud of yellow sand!
Chapter 91: Dragon-Language Magic, A Sea of Fire Burns the Sky
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
As thick waves of Bloodthirsty Iron-Crystal Ants charged with great momentum, yellow sand filled the air, and dust and soil flew everywhere.
The Bloodthirsty Iron-Crystal Ants had bodies the size of calves with blood-red armor, teeth sharp as sickles, and six terrible-looking legs.
These were terrible monsters that made people fearful upon hearing their names.
“It’s here!”
“The ant tide is coming!”
“Hurry up and meet the enemy!”
The horn resounded across the sky.
The soldiers clenched their giant swords, the Magicians clenched their magic wands, and archers clenched their magic bows, and they all shared solemn expressions.
Everyone was so nervous they were suffocating. This was their first time encountering an ant tide, could they resist it?
Marquis Gould looked at the approaching ant wave on a tower more than ten meters tall and its unstoppable momentum with a gloomy expression.
“How long before the Flying Dragon Troops arrive?”
“Three hours, Lord Marquis!”
“Three hours is enough!” Marquis Gould drew his sword. “Send my order. All weapons are to be readied, listen to my orders!”
“Yes, sir!”
At the other side...
Meng Lei was also waiting intently. He licked his lips, and a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes.
Bloodthirsty Iron-Crystal Ants are Sixth-Grade Magical Beasts. They are as hard as iron, so only seventh-grade magic can instakill them. However, seventh-grade magic greatly consumes magical power, so I’ll be unable to constantly cast seventh-grade spells. In which case, this is the only way!
With this thought, Meng Lei rode the magic carpet to a place several hundred meters before the Great Dragon Blood Wall and stopped.
“What’s up with that guy? Why did he run out?”
Meng Lei’s actions appeared very jarring in the neatly lined-up troops. Everyone was a little confounded.
“Who is that bastard? Why is he acting by himself without following orders?” Marquis Gould was infuriated and demanded to know that person’s identity.
“I... I don’t know him, Lord Marquis!” the soldier stuttered. “There’s no such person in the defense army at all. He’s likely a Magician who came to assist the battle out of his own free will!”
“Here to assist the battle out of his own free will?” Marquis Gould’s face was ugly. “Call him back. Without my orders, nobody acts on their own!”
“Yes, Lord Marquis!”
The soldiers replied, took the magical-transmitting horn, and prepared to call him when the ground in front of them suddenly started shaking.
The next moment...
A crack suddenly opened up on
