Chapter 21: Beast Siege (Part 2)

Yang Tong thought about it and realized that was true. The City Guard was a more regular military force, usually in charge of maintaining order throughout the county town. They ate the emperor’s grain and did not need to labor or go out hunting to survive.

Luo Xiaojuan took out another ring, thought for a moment, and still handed it to Yang Tong. “Inside this are a wheeled motorcycle and a Flying Disc Motorcycle. Keep them safe. If we get separated on the road, having them will make travel faster. But remember, although the wheeled motorcycle consumes less energy, it makes quite a lot of noise and can easily attract Savage Beasts. Be careful using it in the wild.”

Yang Tong listened and nodded. Although the Flying Disc Motorcycle was safer, it also used more energy. If they really got separated on the road, the Beast Crystals he carried might run out of power. If the Beast Crystals were exhausted, then the hot weapons he carried and the transportation Spirit Tools for escaping would all be useless. The Flying Disc Motorcycle in the ring was a first-grade mid-level Spirit Tool. Its armor wasn’t thick either; it was probably a speed-type model.

“Mom, why does our home have so many Storage Rings?” Yang Tong asked curiously. As far as he knew, Storage Rings were still quite valuable.

“Haha, child, in the wild, anything can happen. You not only have to fight Savage Beasts with your life, but you also have to watch out for other people’s greed. Most of these rings… belonged to others.” Luo Xiaojuan didn’t say much more, only giving a brief explanation.

Inside Yang Tong’s twelve-year-old body was an extremely mature soul. He naturally understood the meaning behind his mother’s words.

Humans had a kind and beautiful side, but they also had a dark and evil side. All of this was driven by desire. In the county town, the City Guard maintained order, and there were also some unspoken rules, so not many people openly broke the law. But in the wild, it was every man for himself; everyone relied on their own abilities.

The reason the family didn’t display these Storage Rings was probably because they were so-called “dirty goods,” not meant to be seen. They were only brought out for use at this critical life-and-death moment.

Yang Tong didn’t ask any more questions. After putting these rings on, he covered them with a pair of fingerless gloves. No one would ever guess that he actually had two precious Storage Rings on his hands.

“If the county town is breached, I don’t know how many people will die, sigh…” After packing up, Luo Xiaojuan divided all the weapons in the armory into two sets. One she gave to Yang Tong, and the other she kept for herself. “Let’s go.”

Yang Tong nodded, feeling a little sad. He took one last, lingering look at the home he had lived in for twelve years. This was his first home, the first home where he felt warmth.

“Tong’er, in a little while, you students will gather under the leadership of the school teachers and use hot weapons to assist in the battle. But you must not leave the student group. If there’s any danger, you can withdraw at any time.” Luo Xiaojuan got on a wheeled motorcycle and, with Yang Tong, sped towards the Outer District.

At this moment, the rumbling of earthquakes continued. The entire street, or rather the entire sky, was filled with transportation Spirit Tools, all rushing in one direction.

The fields of the entire Outer District were divided into more than a dozen zones. Basically, every major force in the county town had its own gathering zone. These zones were pre-planned, first come, first served.

Once outside the Outer District, they saw the tall eastern city wall. This side directly faced the danger of the Savage Beasts. The other three sides were all protected by defensive formations, compressing the Savage Beast siege forces to one wall so that humans could concentrate all their power to deal with it.

The city wall was over thirty meters high. But even so, from where Yang Tong stood, he could vaguely see a group of flying Savage Beasts madly diving downwards.

These Savage Beasts looked somewhat like pterosaurs, but their heads resembled lynxes.

The fierce battle had already begun. Countless laser beams shot into the sky, and flying Savage Beasts kept falling. Although the city defense formations could only protect three walls, the defense against aerial attacks was quite tight. Even if the flying Savage Beasts dodged the attacks, it was difficult for them to break in from other areas.

Yang Tong watched from a distance as if watching a fantasy blockbuster. He stared somewhat dazedly at this spectacular scene before him. An indescribable passion surged in his chest.

Yang Tong saw clearly. These flying Savage Beasts were taught in textbooks; they were called Feiqiu Beasts and belonged to the low-level Savage Beasts. They won by numbers. When their numbers were small, they posed little threat, but when their numbers grew large, the threat became significant. However, at this moment, under the attack of a large number of Spirit Tool hot weapons, their numbers were practically useless.

Every second, tens of thousands of lasers shot from the city wall, and every second, tens of thousands of Feiqiu Beasts fell.

“Tong’er, these Feiqiu Beasts are easy to deal with. The truly difficult ones are those giant Savage Beasts or Intermediate Savage Beasts. They are the biggest threat to the city wall. As long as the wall stands, we can handle any number of other Savage Beasts.” Luo Xiaojuan explained. “I believe you’ve also learned in school that giant Savage Beasts in the wild usually act alone. If you encounter one, just avoid it. They aren’t a big threat in the wild. In the wild, what you fear most is running into Savage Beast packs like the black wolf packs.”

“I know, Mom,” Yang Tong nodded in reply.

“We’re here. I’m going to find your dad, you go find the school gathering area.” Luo Xiaojuan put away the motorcycle and said to Yang Tong with some reluctance, “Take good care of yourself, understand?”

“Mom, you too, and Dad. You both take care as well,” Yang Tong answered sadly, almost crying.

From the distance, voices from various loudspeakers came.

“Students and teachers of the Southwest Campus, please gather in Zone 3.”

“Brave warriors of the Mercenary Guild, please gather in Zone 1…”

“Students and teachers of the Southeast Campus, come to Zone 5 to gather, Zone 5.” This voice was Principal Long’s. There were many voices like this, from the government, the military department, the schools, the merchant guilds, and the Mercenary Guild.

“You go now. I need to go to Zone 1 to find your dad,” Luo Xiaojuan said.

“Goodbye, Mom,” Yang Tong was very uncomfortable with this feeling of parting. After speaking, he turned and ran towards Zone 5.

More and more people were arriving from the Inner District. This was a major event concerning the life and death of the entire county town, related to everyone’s personal interests. At this time, almost everyone would come to help. At the same time, they were also sending their children to enter the school’s protected area. If the situation changed, these children, under the school’s protection, could be the first to evacuate.

The county government personnel were also organizing the experts from the Mercenary Guild, while the military department personnel were assigning these experts to various defense lines. The aerial defense line could only rely on the city wall and formations to hold, but the ground defense lines were different. The entire ground defense was divided into three lines. The line at the city wall was only the last one. There were two more defense lines located at the mouths of two canyons, fifty li and one hundred li outside the city. Occupying advantageous terrain, they would carry out layered resistance against the Savage Beast horde.