Chapter 527: Little Peng (1/2)
Chapter 527: Little Peng
Outside Azure Void City, the Moli Clan's army had besieged the city for over ten days, sending hordes of Demonic Beasts to attack the city walls every day.
The Human Clan within Azure Void City, led by Hua Xin, had proven their resilience. They had initially taken advantage of their formation, gaining the upper hand in the defense. Yet, nothing about them seemed particularly extraordinary.
That was until the Moli Clan's fourth-tier Patriarch personally intervened, creating a hole in the city's protective Large Formation and breaching the city walls.
Countless Demonic Beasts poured into the city from the breach, prompting the immediate formation of an unusual squad within Azure Void City to guard the gap.
What made these Demonic Beasts feel uneasy was that these humans were different from the Immortal Cultivators they had battled before.
Each one of them was clad in heavy armor, wielding melee weapons like swords, spears, and shields, forming a tightly-knit formation.
As the Demonic Beasts surged towards the breach like a tide, they collided with this human formation, akin to running into an impenetrable fortress, causing only splashes of blood.
Despite numerous attempts by the Demonic Beasts to break through over several hours, not a single one succeeded.
At one point, the Moli Clan Patriarch contemplated personally intervening again to reopen the breach, underestimating the Human Clan's strength. However, as soon as it made a move, over a hundred Golden Core Cultivators from the opposing side flew out, jointly withstanding its attack. To its astonishment, even with the strength of a hundred working together, they held their ground.
After a few more failed attempts, the Moli Clan Patriarch had to temporarily withdraw, letting lower-tier Demonic Beasts continue the assault.
In truth, fourth-tier Demonic Beasts found battling Golden Core Cultivators to be rather uninteresting. Winning such a fight was no feat of strength, but losing would be a disgrace.
During these several hours, some members of the Human Clan formation perished, yet others promptly filled the gaps, continuing to fearlessly fight on.
Countless high-tier Demonic Beasts in the distance witnessed that the foremost Cultivators in the Human Clan formation had endured two rounds of casualties but stood their ground like an unyielding fortress.
There were even some third-tier Demonic Beasts that attempted to breach the gap but found several of their formidable members not inferior to third-tier Demonic Beasts.
Among this heavily-armored Human Clan formation stood a flag bearing the words "Demon Subduing Army."
After this battle, all Demonic Beasts remembered this name deeply. This squad had left an indelible impression on them.
The Demon Subduing Army held their ground for several hours, never retreating until the breach in the Large Formation slowly closed.
In subsequent battles, they witnessed the Demon Subduing Army taking the field multiple times.
The Demon Subduing Army fought on the city walls, hurling a type of short spear. Each time they threw it, it caused significant casualties among the Demonic Beasts below.
The short spears thrown by the Demon Subduing Army were fast and heavy. Even the Demonic Beasts of the Demon Clan, known for their strength, dared not directly confront them at close range.
The Demon Subduing Army possessed superior physical prowess compared to the Demonic Beasts. They were organized, disciplined, and fearless, fighting to the death.
Therefore, the Demon Subduing Army had become a shadow in the hearts of a part of the Demon Clan.
Although the siege was not progressing smoothly, the Demonic Beasts were not too concerned. They possessed formidable overall strength.
With the fourth-tier power of Moli Patriarch, over a million low-tier Demon Clan members, and more than a hundred third-tier Demonic Beasts, they believed that with a few more days, they would surely capture the city.
At this moment, in the Demon Clan's camp, a massive Rock Sand Carver and a similarly-sized Rainbow Mountain Chicken were enthusiastically assisting a third-tier Arrow Pig with its work. РâNо₿ĚS̩
"Ah, the amount of food these millions of mouths need every day is massive. If it weren't for you two helping out so enthusiastically, I wouldn't be able to feed them all, even if I worked myself to death," sighed the Arrow Pig, looking around at the barren campsite.
Feeding and providing for over a million low-tier Demonic Beasts had become a major issue.
For the carnivorous Demonic Beasts, it wasn't much of a problem. In times of war, there were always more companion corpses than they could eat. They had never been so well-fed before.
However, the herbivorous Demonic Beasts were in a tough spot. Forcing them to eat meat was nearly impossible, as they found the greasy meat unappetizing and would feel nauseous if they were made to eat it.
The area around the campsite had been stripped of every last bit of greenery, and even the grass roots had been dug up and devoured by many hungry low-tier Demonic Beasts.
The Arrow Pig was in charge of the dietary needs of these Demonic Beasts and was overwhelmed.
Luckily, the Rock Sand Carver and Rainbow Mountain Chicken were kind-hearted, and they had been helping for the past few days, making the task considerably easier for the Arrow Pig.
"Fellow Daoist, no need to thank us. My Wife and I can't sit idle. We feel restless if we don't do something to assist our fellow Demons every day," Little Peng said earnestly, while the Rainbow Mountain Chicken nodded in agreement.
"Yes, yes! Demons should always support and help one another, sharing each other's burdens and concerns," the Arrow Pig said, deeply moved, tears streaming down its face.
"Both of you are true role models and mentors for the Monster Realm. Please, if it's not too much trouble, could you fetch another ten thousand catties of water for me? Thank you so much!"
"No need to thank us. Being too polite would be disrespectful to us. We'll be right back," Little Peng said, picking up the water-fetching tools and happily departing with Rainbow Mountain Chicken.
As the Arrow Pig watched the two figures receding into the distance, its smile changed, and it muttered just two words.
These two words were concise and full of meaning, accurately conveying the Arrow Pig's sentiments about Little Peng and his wife.
Little Peng and Rainbow Mountain Chicken flew a long distance before finding a river because all the water near the camp had been exhausted.