Consequently, on the main roads to the north, south, and west, where the number of Demonic Beasts was relatively manageable, a strange scene unfolded. All the soldiers of the Bohai Legion kept their bows drawn and arrows nocked, aiming at the Demonic Beasts that were engaged in combat with ordinary Martial Practitioners rather than hunting them down individually. After all, each Demonic Beast was worth a significant amount of silver. It was only when the Beast Tide reached its peak that the soldiers fully committed to rapidly attacking any beasts that climbed onto the road, preventing the creatures from swarming and becoming uncontrollable.
Meanwhile, the Iron Stone Guards stationed on the eastern road were required to engage in one-on-one combat with Second-tier Advanced Demonic Beasts. Despite the intensity of the Beast Tide, which saw hundreds of beasts climbing onto the road every hour, Prince of Shicheng Hua Tianxiong refused to waste this opportunity to train his Iron Stone Guards.
Hua Tianxiong was well aware that since all the Iron Stone Guards had reached the level of Martial Master, their combat effectiveness was roughly equal to that of a Second-tier Advanced Demonic Beast—though the beasts were admittedly slightly stronger. However, every officer and soldier of the Iron Stone Guards was equipped with the Second-Generation Enemy-Breaking Blade. Relying on the well-practiced Overlord Saber Technique, they engaged in head-to-head melee combat with the Second-tier A…
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