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After Pang Guoxing finished speaking, everyone took action. Lin Jun also set off on the spirit boat. Soon the city was in a panic. Everyone thought they could go home, but it turned out to be the dawn before the war.

The city was full of troops being mobilized and supplies being transported. All the soldiers stationed on the mountains were called back. After discussion, the generals decided that they did not know where the insect swarm's passage was and how to defend against being defeated one by one, so they only left 10,000 soldiers to guard the city walls, and the rest were concentrated on a high ground ten miles away to set up defenses.

At this time, Zhang Chen, Pang Guoxing and the rest of their fellow disciples were standing on the city wall looking outside, each of them full of worry.

Zhang Chen looked at Pang Guoxing and said:

"Uncle Master, I guess if the passage is opened, the Zerg will immediately attack the city tonight. How are we preparing?"

Pang Guoxing sighed and said:

"We have built a temporary defense in a hurry. We don't know how far the Zerg's tunnel has dug. I hope they can give us some time. If we start the siege tonight, I'm afraid we won't be able to hold out until reinforcements arrive."

Zhang Chen's face turned heavy after hearing this. If it really came to that, they could still escape, but these soldiers and the people in the distance would face a catastrophe.

It was daytime when Zhang Chen came back, and soon it was night. After a day of preparation, except for the 10,000 soldiers guarding the city wall, the rest had retreated ten miles away and set up a defense relying on the favorable terrain.

Soon it was daytime again. Zhang Chen and his men had been staring at the city wall all night, and their hearts finally settled down at dawn. If the passage had been opened, last night would have been the best time to attack.

A figure riding a sword came to Zhang Chen's side, and Pang Guoxing jumped off the sword. He had just returned from the investigation and began to report the information to everyone.

"The number of Zerg has decreased again. It seems that they haven't noticed what's happening here."

Then he seemed to have thought of something and continued:

"I wonder how those disciples who went to investigate are doing? Keep an eye on them at all times, and notify me immediately if they come back."

After saying that, he headed towards the temporary defensive position where the troops were gathered.

As time passed, it soon came to the afternoon. The disciples who went to explore the crack had returned, and one of them also discovered that the Zerg were digging a passage.

This news confirmed the correctness of Zhang Chen's information. Before Zhang Chen had time to be happy, he heard from his news that when he came out, the Zerg had stopped digging and were all dormant.

Everyone was feeling relieved at this moment, relieved that they had already taken countermeasures in advance. They looked at Zhang Chen in a friendly manner. Although they did not say anything, their eyes revealed apology.

Zhang Chen didn't care about their change of attitude, but fell into deep thought, secretly calculating in his mind.

"The Zerg had already stopped digging when he came out. It took him five hours to come out, which means the Zerg had already dug the tunnel by noon. The reason they didn't attack was that they were waiting for dark. Tonight will be the beginning of the war."

Then he and everyone else informed Pang Guoxing. After receiving the exact news, he immediately made a decision that everyone should abandon the city wall and retreat to a new defense point ten miles away.

At the new defense position, Pang Guoxing told everyone the news that the Zerg would attack tonight. The huge army began to move. Tonight was destined to be a sleepless night for everyone.

Zhang Chen looked up at the sky. The full moon had risen and the sky was clear without a single cloud. It should have been a good night to enjoy the moon, but he came at the wrong time.

As time passed, the moon was already high in the sky, and the white moonlight was shining on the earth.

Then a rumbling sound was heard in the distance. Everyone was shocked and knew what it meant. At this time, Pang Guoxing also flew back from the air on his sword.

"Get ready, the Zerg are coming."

A cry spread to everyone.

The sound of bowstrings being pulled, the sound of the huge capstan of the catapult turning, and the shouts of soldiers were heard instantly, and the air was filled with a murderous atmosphere.

At this time, the gaps on this side of the city wall were densely packed with insects and beasts. At the foot of the Fog Mountain and the Cloud Mountain, dozens of holes were exposed. Insects and beasts rushed out continuously, and nearly ten thousand insects and beasts flew in the air, covering the sky and the sun.

They were originally planning to launch a surprise attack on Wuyun City, but they didn't encounter any resistance on their way into the city. The insect queen following behind was very confused, so she sent a team of flying insect beasts to investigate ahead.

Zhang Chen and his men were waiting quietly when they heard a whirring sound in the sky. Hundreds of flying insects and beasts were coming towards them. The soldiers had been prepared for a long time. At the general's command, countless arrows soared into the sky in waves. The insects and beasts could not react in time and were hit by arrows in large numbers in an instant. Their corpses fell like rain. Only a small number of them flew behind and reacted in time to escape in panic.

Although this group of insect beasts in the air was repelled, everyone knew that they were just a Zerg reconnaissance force and the real battle was about to begin.

After about an hour, Zhang Chen saw that the ground in the distance had turned black. The black area was still spreading forward, and there was no end to the black area on both sides. Zhang Chen knew that it was a swarm of insects coming.

Zhang Chen was in a heavy mood. He took out the magic sword and held it in his hand. Without the obstruction of city walls and mountains, he didn't know how long they could hold out. He could only fight to the death.

As the insect beasts approached, dull drums sounded, and the catapults in the center of the army roared with anger, throwing countless stones. The insect swarm also launched a charge, and the archers and crossbowmen in the front row also drew their bows and pulled arrows, pulling the springs. Countless bows and crossbow arrows cut through the air, making whistling sounds, and countless arrows poured down on the insect swarm like rain. The insect beasts in the front fell down one after another, and the insect beasts behind stepped on the corpses in front and kept moving forward.

The soldiers in the front row also raised their shields and prepared for the attack. In front of the army, a five-meter-wide and five-meter-deep trench was dug and filled with sharpened wooden stakes.

Insects and beasts kept falling down, but they couldn't get close for a while. The ground was already covered with insect and beast corpses. Soon, dense swarms of flying insects and beasts attacked from the sky, like a dark cloud pressing down on the sky.

Each insect beast grabbed a stone, braved the rain of arrows, flew over the army and threw the stones. Many soldiers were killed and the formation began to become chaotic. After throwing the stones, they immediately began to dive and attack.

The archers shot wildly and the shield soldiers kept attacking with spears, and they barely blocked the attack from the sky. Although the flying insect beasts retreated, leaving behind a large number of corpses, they also caused great casualties and chaos to the soldiers.

The insect beasts on the ground also took advantage of this opportunity to launch an even more frenzied attack, and finally got close.

Despite the obstruction of the deep ditch, a few insects and beasts jumped over the ditch and rushed in, breaking through the local defense. Although Zhang Chen and his men fought hard and rescued everywhere, they were too few in number and were stretched to the limit.

Less than ten minutes later, the deep ditch was filled with the corpses of the insect beasts, and the soldiers in the front row had already started close combat with the insect beasts.

Both sides suffered heavy casualties at every moment. Just when the front-line soldiers were about to give up and on the verge of collapse, the sound of galloping hooves came from the rear, and the cavalry began to charge, as unstoppable as a flood or tsunami. The insect beasts in front were constantly strangled, which immediately helped the soldiers in the front to stabilize the line. The morale of the soldiers was greatly boosted, and they took advantage of the situation to attack, and actually suppressed the insect swarm, which could not get close for a while.

The cavalry rushed horizontally along the front line, creating a 50-meter buffer zone for the soldiers on the front line so that they could regroup and form a formation. However, after such an attack, less than half of the 10,000 soldiers returned, resulting in heavy losses.

Although the insect beasts suffered several times more casualties, their number seemed endless and there was no end in sight, which made people feel powerless and desperate.

Where the two sides were fighting, the corpses of insect beasts had already formed two layers. The human race had also suffered heavy losses. The stench, mixed with other strange smells, filled the entire battlefield. However, the insect beasts showed no fear and began to sweep in again like a tide.