After completing these preparations, Prince of Shicheng Hua Tianxiong deliberately released an Early Rank 3 Flame Lion to stand guard. This would not only prevent a surprise attack from a massive horde of beasts but also serve as his eyes, helping him observe everything in the vicinity. Once a beast has acknowledged a human as its master, there is little difference in its outward appearance compared to a wild one; beasts are cold-blooded creatures that rely on natural instinct to survive. Unless one is dealing with a high-level beast that has already assumed human form, even those below Tier 4 are indistinguishable from one another.
Just as Hua Tianxiong finished sealing the culvert and positioned the Early Rank 3 Flame Lion to keep watch, he witnessed a scene through the creature's eyes that he would never forget: a stampede of ten thousand beasts. Tens of thousands of beasts swarmed toward the east gate of Tieshi City, their sheer mass instantly shattering the gates. A destructive army composed of over a thousand Iron-Backed Rhinoceroses of Second-tier Advanced rank or higher, alongside an invincible Wild Boar King, reduced the entire east gate to ruins in an instant.
Watching the massive horde trample through Tieshi City and smash countless buildings into rubble, Prince of Shicheng Hua Tianxiong felt a pang of self-reproach. He chided himself for his own greed; if he had simply shot down those birds, it would have been far easier, and at the very least, he would not have…
Chapter 367