Chapter 32: Beast Tide Part 2, Seeking Bookmarks

  At Qin Lang's shout, everyone's nerves were tightened. One by one, they picked up the weapons in their hands, and their momentum also rose to a high point.

  "Prepare the first assault formation, brothers, prepare for battle!" As soon as Tong Gang gave the order, the team members immediately changed positions and prepared to face the enemy with their pre-determined combat formation, while Huang Xiao flashed out of sight, preparing to hide in a hidden place.

  At this moment, Qin Guang's urgent shouting voice came: "Huang Xiao come back, don't leave the team. What are you fighting for? Defend the formation and be ready to run at any time. Tong Gang, Zhao Long, we three will cover the rear."

  At Qin Lang's shout, everyone was stunned for a moment. They hadn't even seen the enemy yet, and they were already preparing to escape?

  Everyone was stunned on the spot, Qin Lang was even more anxious, forgetting to look ahead, scolding and shouting: "It's too late, everyone retreats into the cave, hurry up, being stunned."

  The team members were not three-year-old children, and seeing Qin Lang's appearance, everyone guessed that an emergency had occurred. One by one, they quickly rushed into the cave. Seeing that everyone was inside the cave, Qin Lang extinguished the fire on the ground with a few kicks, and then flashed into the cave.

  Just as Qin Guang hid in the cave, a figure appeared where everyone was before.

  After this figure stopped, it was apparently stunned for a moment, seeing the extinguished fire on the ground, and then looked at the cave beside it, saying in a low voice: "It seems that these little guys have already discovered the danger. However, hiding in the cave is not a wise choice."

  The squad hiding in the cave also discovered the figure appearing outside the entrance at this time.

  "Qin brother, who is this person?" Tong Gang whispered, leaning close to Qin Guang's side.

  "This person should be the protector of our heavenly army." Qin Guang replied.

  "What's the point of hiding then?" Zhao Long suddenly spoke up from the other side, his voice several degrees louder.

  "Just wait, it's almost here." Qin Lang said with his eyes fixed on the front.

  As expected, after counting breaths, a rumbling sound came from afar. As the sound drew closer, everyone's face turned pale.

  "This...this...can't be a beast tide, right?" Huang Xiao's face was overcast, and his voice trembled as he spoke.

  No one answered Huang Xiao's words, but instead a voice came from outside the cave entrance.

  "Little ones, hurry up and evacuate from here. Thirty miles to the west, there is a cliff. Once you climb over the cliff, you will be safe. Leave what's happening here to me."

  It's clear that Tong Lian is preparing to hold off the beast tide here and give the Luoyang squad time to retreat.

  "Commander, I wonder if we can be of any help? To have us retreat without a fight is... somewhat..." Tong Gang's military bloodline was on full display at this moment.

  "It's just a bit ridiculous! With just the ten of you, it's not even enough to fill a gap between teeth. Stop talking nonsense and get out of here!" The leader's tone also became stern, these young ones were too arrogant. Under the impact of this beast tide, he could only dodge slightly, not daring to collide head-on with them. These young ones staying here would only be a burden.

  "But overall..." Tong Gang wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Qin Guang.

  "Little brother, the leader is right. Staying here won't do any good. This is a beast tide, and its destructive power is not something our small team can withstand. You quickly lead your brothers to retreat from other exits of the mountain cave."

  Tong Gang's eyes widened as he caught the underlying tone in Qin Lang's words and shouted: "We're retreating? What about you?"

  "I'll stay here and support Lord Tong Jun. Don't worry, I won't play with my own life." Qin Lang's eyes flowed with determination.

  "Let's part ways here, hurry up and leave, or else none of us will be able to escape." Qin Guang gave Tong Gang a push, while he himself walked in the opposite direction, exiting the cave.

  "Brothers, defensive formation, retreat." Tong Gang was also a bold and decisive person, without any further ado, he gave the order and led his team to disappear into the dark cave.

  "You stinky little brat, what are you doing staying here?" The leader cursed angrily.

  "Your Excellency, instead of scolding me, why not think of a way to hold back the beast tide for a little longer? If we clash head-on, neither of us can last much longer. Just treat me as one of your soldiers and arrange me at will!"

  Qin Lang's words left the commander stunned, looking at this young man, the commander seemed to see a general on the battlefield who was fearless of danger and charged forward bravely. Those eyes, that demeanor.

  "It's really like that!" The commander couldn't help but let out a sigh of emotion. However, the commander's expression soon became solemn. Qin Chao was right, he fundamentally could not withstand this beast tide, and the only thing he could do was to delay the beast tide as much as possible, giving the squad time to retreat.

  "Alright, Qin Lang, let's retreat to the cave entrance. There's nothing good to arrange now, just kill! Block the beast tide's advancing route."

  "Understood!" Qin Lang's mouth slightly curved upwards, his face showing no signs of fear, as if he was facing something trivial.

  Not a terrifying beast tide, but an upcoming magnificent performance.

  And all of this was transmitted back to Gūyún County through the image mirror without any leakage. As people applauded Qin Liang's bravery, they couldn't help but worry about him, after all, he was still just a young man, although he stood out among his peers, but what he faced wasn't an ordinary demon beast, but rather a beast tide that required the power of an army to resist.

  After seeing Qin Lang choose to stay, Murong Fang couldn't sit still either. Without caring about his image, he ran from the central square all the way to the County Princess's mansion. This was getting out of hand - two people facing a beast tide. What kind of competition was this? It might as well be a suicidal performance. In such a situation, there was only a glimmer of hope if the County Princess sent out a rescue team.

  When Murong Fang arrived at the county master's mansion, he couldn't see County Master Mo Gu Yun. The reply he received made Murong Fang slightly relieved. It turned out that Mo Gu Yun had personally led the team to rescue them. After all, in his own territory, if the players lost their lives, Mo Gu Yun would also be ashamed to hold the next county competition.

  After Tong Ling and Qin Lang retreated into the cave, the two quietly waited for the arrival of the beast tide. The rumbling sound gradually approached, like a flood that was getting closer and closer. After a few breaths, one by one, ferocious beasts with blood flowers on their heads appeared in view. It was obviously the fierce beast that Tong Ling had blasted before.

  Seeing the humans who had harmed them right in front of them, the demonic beast let out a series of angry roars and quickened its pace, charging towards the entrance of the cave. Closely following behind it was a torrential flood of beasts like a mudslide.

  Facing the impact of the ferocious beast, the leader didn't retreat at all. With a loud roar, he slightly crouched down with his feet, and clenched his fists in front of his waist.

  "Watch closely, kid." The leader raised his right fist above his head and let out a loud shout.

  "Fist of God, Heaven and Earth Shattering!"

  "Boom!"

  A fist slammed into the ground, and the earth suddenly shook like an earthquake. The surface of the earth cracked open with shocking fissures that extended all the way to the feet of the charging beasts, exploding like hidden landmines.

  In an instant, several heads of the monster were blown to pieces, blood and flesh splattered all over the ground, and the pace of the monster's charge also slowed down slightly.

  "Is this the true power of the Heavenly Army's leader?" Qin Lang looked at the leader's fist, his mind wavering.

  "Sorry to disappoint you, Your Excellency." Qin Lang's passion surged instantly. The only martial art he knew was the "Three Emperors' Cannon Fist", specifically the Human Emperor Fist, and it was even a incomplete version. However, at this moment, he had a strange feeling as if he wasn't practicing an incomplete martial art, but rather the complete Human Emperor Fist technique.

  "Human Emperor Fist!" Qin Lang let out a loud roar, and a golden aura burst forth from his dantian, gathering at his fist. Then, he threw a punch from his chest, this punch was completely unadorned, as if it were just an ordinary punch. However, as his fist swung out, a golden fist shadow also burst forth, gradually growing to the size of Qin Lang's body before finally striking the incoming beast horde with a loud crash.

  "Rumble!" The fist shadow exploded, and another earth-shattering sound rang out. Several demon beasts were instantly knocked to the ground and couldn't get up again. Even more demon beasts stumbled and almost fell to the ground, clearly also suffering from quite some injury.

  A burst of dust and dirt flew up, and the golden fist shadow that had exploded was once again condensed. A flash of golden light wriggled about, but did not form a fist shadow again. Instead, it formed a shape similar to that of a human figure, before finally dispersing into nothingness.

  "Kid, what kind of fist technique is this? The power isn't small at all!" The leader looked at the destruction caused by Qin Chuan's one punch. Although there was still a significant gap in terms of power compared to himself, he could clearly feel that Qin Chuan's strength was only at the Tempering Body stage, and this fist technique was just in its infancy.

  "Huff, Supreme Leader, this punch of mine is called the Human Emperor Fist." After throwing the punch, Qin Lang was also slightly out of breath. It was the first time he had used his full strength to unleash the Human Emperor Fist, and even he hadn't expected its power to be so astonishing. The consumption was also not small. Moreover, this was only a fragmentary martial art, and his own strength was very limited, so he couldn't fully display its power yet. However, the incomplete Human Emperor Fist was already so powerful, which made Qin Lang yearn for the complete version even more.

  "Haha, what a magnificent Dragon Fist, what a wonderful Qin Lang!" The leader burst into loud laughter, with an air of heroic grandeur in his voice.

  "Tonight, let's go all out!" As soon as the words were spoken, Tong Leng didn't wait for Qin Guang to respond and punched out again. One by one, the demonic beasts were blocked outside the cave.

  Qin Lang had his first experience, the Human Emperor Fist was incredibly powerful, but the consumption was not small either. Qin Lang didn't dare to use his full strength with every punch. Instead, he relied on his ghostly movements, constantly roaming around the beast tide, like a hunter, suddenly shooting cold arrows and reaping the lives of those injured beasts under the Human Emperor Fist. As soon as a beast approached him from behind, Qin Lang immediately retreated into the range of the Human Emperor's power.

  Like this, one like a god descending from heaven, one like a ghost emerging from the world, the two unfolded an earth-shaking and heaven-stirring battle against the beast tide that surged like a flood.