Chapter 1614: Retreating
Seeing that the battle had already begun, any mistake in such an occasion could result in casualties. The Tian family members did not dare to be careless and discussed with Qingyang early on that the four of them should try to stay together and not separate, and cooperate with each other in both offense and defense to avoid casualties.
Qingyang had no objection to the Tian family's proposal. Now that the battle had just begun, it was better to see the situation first. There was no need to reveal his true strength early.
Monsters attacking the city was the norm here, and casualties were inevitable. No matter what the purpose of the two sides in the battle was, it was not something that Qingyang, an outsider, could solve with one move. At this time, the foundation-building cultivators on the top of the city did not make a move, and the golden elixir cultivators in the city did not show their faces. It was like a play. The important characters had not yet appeared, so Qingyang certainly did not need to rush to stand up.
Both sides were fully prepared, so the battle was extremely fierce at the beginning. Tens of thousands of monsters and tens of thousands of monks on the city wall fought fiercely. Although some monsters were not strong enough to climb the city wall, there were also 20,000 to 30,000 monsters that attacked the city wall. Almost every monk had to deal with two or three monsters. If the monks did not have the advantage of the terrain, they might not be able to withstand it.
There were more than 100,000 monks in Funius City, but most of them were in the Kaimai realm. Their strength was too low and they were no match for the entry-level monsters. They could only dispatch Qi-refining monks to participate in the battle. Among the more than 100,000 monks in Funius City, there were only more than 10,000 Qi-refining monks. They barely withstood the attack of two groups of monsters, but suffered heavy casualties. The number was only half of the original, and each of them was injured. They had no ability to fight again for a period of time. If it were not for the foundation-building monks who took over at the last moment, Funius City would have been broken.
The monks of Funius City had already found out when the monsters would attack the city, so they arranged for temporary levies in various towns and began to prepare for defense. However, no one expected that the monsters would suddenly attack the city earlier, and the attack was so fierce at the beginning, which caught them off guard. This situation occurred. There was no other way, so Funius City had to urgently recruit Qi-refining and foundation-building monks from various towns to help. There were not many Qi-refining monks in various towns, and there were about 20,000 to 30,000 in total. If they could all be recruited, they could still resist for a while.
Let’s not talk about the others for now. The battle on the city wall was extremely tragic from the beginning. Some unlucky monsters and monks were surrounded by the enemy before they even had time to attack. After that, they couldn’t even hold on for three or five breaths and were directly bombed into a bloody mist.
In just a quarter of an hour, the city wall was already stained with blood, and the corpses of monsters were everywhere. Hundreds of monks died, and countless were injured. The more than 600 monks who came with Jinjiling were obviously much less. Some of them had spoken before, but now they have become corpses and can no longer survive. Others sighed.
The situation of the Tian family members was relatively good. The three members of the Tian family were cautious and familiar with each other. With Qingyang, a great master, taking care of them, there were no accidents. The four of them gathered together, attacking and defending, and the four of them cooperated very well.
The battle on the city wall was extremely fierce. There were casualties among monks every moment, and monsters died on the city wall every moment, but neither side retreated, not only because there were people supervising the battle behind them, but more importantly, they had no way out and were fighting for their own survival.
As time went by, more and more monks on the city wall were killed or injured, and the monsters below the city used various means, and many of them climbed up the city wall. The situation gradually became critical. Seeing that the Qi-refining monks were about to collapse, the foundation-building monks who were supervising the battle in the back joined the battle.
The strength of the foundation-building monks was much stronger than that of the Qi-refining monks. After they joined the battle, the situation on the field suddenly improved. The Qi-refining monks breathed a sigh of relief, but the monsters would never watch their side lose. Seeing the foundation-building monks join the battle, the fourth, fifth and sixth-level monsters below the city also rushed up the city wall and found the foundation-building monks who participated in the battle.
Although the number of foundation-building monks was much less than that of Qi-refining monks, the battle between them and the fourth, fifth and sixth-level monsters was more powerful and affected a wider range. At this time, the Qi-refining monks were no longer able to play a big role in the middle, so they retreated one after another. There seemed to be a tacit understanding between the monks and the monsters. After the fourth, fifth and sixth-level monsters joined the battle, the first, second and third-level monsters also retreated from the city wall.
The retreating Qi-refining monks could finally breathe a sigh of relief, but everyone was not relaxed. In the long time they had just participated in the battle, the number of tens of thousands of Qi-refining monks had directly decreased by 20%, and more than 10% were seriously injured, and there were countless other minor injuries.
There were 596 Qi-refining monks who came with Jinjiling Town. At this time, only more than 300 people could stand up and move. Ji Zhenglin, who had gone to Tianjiazhuang to collect taxes, had long died on the city wall. In this kind of melee, everyone could only take care of themselves. The identity of the mayor's uncle could not play any role. It was good enough that he did not do anything dirty. Who would take the initiative to save him?
Even the three people from Tianjiazhuang were more or less injured. It wasn't because Qingyang's Nascent Soul stage cultivation couldn't protect them, but in order to avoid anything too extreme, Qingyang let them off a bit during the battle. However, after the people from Tianjiazhuang came down, they were full of relief, because all three of them managed to save their lives. Not only that, they also obtained quite a few monster materials, so the trip was worthwhile.
The battle between the foundation-building monks was even more brutal, with loud noises that could be heard constantly. From time to time, monsters were blasted into pieces of flesh and blood, and from time to time, monks screamed and fell into the city. The aftermath of the battle was scattered everywhere, destroying many buildings in the city. If the walls of Funiushan City were not built with special materials and there were formations on the top of the city for protection, the walls would have been blown down by them long ago.
The number of monsters was much larger than that of monks. The foundation-building monks could resist at first, but as the casualties of the monks increased, they gradually showed a tendency to lose support and were forced into the city from the top of the city. The Qi-refining monks who had been hiding behind were actually exposed, and many were injured by the aftermath of the battle.
Seeing that the monsters were getting more and more powerful and the monks were retreating step by step, at this moment, the surrounding walls suddenly shook, and then a spiritual light slowly rose from the walls. Many monks who were familiar with the situation knew that this was to activate the city defense formation, so the monks launched a counterattack.
The monsters seemed to know the power of the city defense formation. After a deafening roar was heard from behind, the monsters that had rushed into the city gave up their opponents and retreated towards the outside of the city.