Global Catastrophe: I Became the World Tree-Chapter 232 - 174 Animal Legion Strikes_2

A mortar shell crashed down, killing at least a thousand mutated insects, and possibly as many as four to five thousand, depending mainly on the density of the bug swarm.

Although Chen Dalong could be called a superhuman warrior, easily slaying these mutated insects as if slicing through melons and vegetables, after a wave of the swarm had passed, the number he killed often barely reached a thousand.

This gap made him sigh involuntarily and fueled his growing desire to become stronger.

After the bombardment, nearly two-fifths of the enormous swarm was wiped out, meaning that at least two million mutated insects were eliminated in this round of bombing.

In just a dozen or so seconds, so many mutated insects vanished; for the surviving mutated insects, feelings of fear and panic were inevitable.

The once fierce swarm had now begun to cower.

If it weren’t for the high-pitched chirping from behind constantly urging them on, Chen Dalong almost doubted whether these mutated insects would scatter and flee.

Although the remaining three million mutated insects continued their assault, their advance had undoubtedly slowed down.

A slower speed meant that they would suffer even greater damage when passing through the "Pest-killing Water Area" and the "Flame Area."

And indeed, by the time they made it through these two areas, their numbers had almost halved again, leaving only about 1.5 million mutated insects remaining.

However, this was still an insurmountable number for the soldiers defending the wall.

Even 500,000 mutated insects, let alone 1.5 million, would cause severe problems for the defenses.

But the soldiers on the wall had no time to consider this as they instinctively threw grenades down and pulled the triggers of their weapons.

The goal was to annihilate as many as possible of the mutated bug swarm before they could climb the wall.

But everyone knew, no matter how hard they fought, the number of mutated insects they could kill in the last 20 meters was definitely limited, at most around four to five hundred thousand.

By then, there would probably be over a million mutated insects gathered at the base of the wall, beginning to climb upwards.

How many more could they kill before the insects climbed over the wall?

At this moment, it wasn’t just the ordinary soldiers feeling a hint of despair; even Chen Dalong’s heart held a sliver of it.

But it was then that a sound of flapping wings arose.

Upon hearing the sound, Chen Dalong looked up and immediately saw a mutated black crow with a wingspan of more than five meters landing on their section of the wall.

With a flap of its wings, it whipped up a wild wind, blowing downward at the wall, causing some of the mutated insects, which had reached first and begun climbing, to fall back down.

The mutated black crow moved nimbly, its talons gripping the edge of the wall while it fanned its wings, using the wind to delay the climb of the mutated insects and using its sharp talons to stomp to death each one that climbed up the wall.

Its efficiency in killing mutated insects was barely any slower than that of Chen Dalong.

And this scene was not unique to this spot; Chen Dalong looked towards the distance, and nearly at every interval, there appeared a mutated black crow or mutated bat.

By then, cheers erupted in many places due to the participation of Dragon Hall, and even Chen Dalong let out a long sigh of relief.

He took a closer look at the black crow before him and discovered that it had also reached the Second Order Peak, no wonder it was so efficient in killing mutated insects.

"If the other mutated animals are also at this realm..." Chen Dalong’s eyes shone.

He knew more than others and was aware that Dragon Hall had dispatched a total of 400 Second Order mutated animals.

And the combat power unleashed by these mutated beings could absolutely rival that of 10 First Order evolutionists.

With 400 mutated animals, that was equivalent to 4000 evolutionists!

And perhaps even more!

Because whether it be mutated black crows or mutated bats, their combat power was among the lowest within Dragon Hall’s creatures.

Chen Dalong’s gaze involuntarily wandered toward the distant city gate.

Somehow the heavy alloy gate had been slowly opened from the inside.

But no swarm of mutated insects dared to rush in through the gate; instead, they began to retreat in fear.

Because one by one, gigantic mutated beings were charging out from within.

Mutated Siberian Tigers, mutated Asiatic lions, mutated brown bears.

Each of them was as large as a big truck, but their speed was not slow at all. After charging out, they crushed the mutated bug swarm underfoot like heavy tanks.

Their forelimbs stomped or slapped, each attack capable of taking the lives of a dozen mutated insects.

Especially the Mutated Siberian Tigers and Mutated Asiatic Lions, with their extreme agility, the efficiency at which they killed mutated insects could only be described as terrifying. In the blink of an eye, they cleared the mutated insects near the city gate.

Once the city gates were closed, they spread out along the wall running, swiftly killing one mutated insect after another, an efficiency that the Mutated Black Crows could not compare with.

If Mutated Black Crows could match 10 First Order Evolutionists, then beasts like the Mutated Siberian Tigers could at least match 50 First Order Evolutionists.

What’s more important is that with their defensive power, even a creature with a high attack like the Mutated Praying Mantis could at most leave an inch-long wound on their massive bodies.

But such a wound was nothing for these huge Second Order Mutated Animals.

So they could plunge into the densest parts of the swarm without any concern, engaging in fierce combat.

The appearance of this batch of mutated beings instantly relieved the pressure on the city walls quite a bit.

But it had not ended yet.

Boom, boom, boom~

From afar came a continual rumbling, like countless heavy objects falling to the ground. Chen Dalong could feel the city wall beneath his feet trembling slightly.

He casually tossed two grenades, then immediately peeked in the direction of the sound.

And with just one glance, he was nearly astonished.

It was a massive troop of mutated beings.

Leading the way were 25 Mutated African Elephants, and flanking the troop were 25 Mutated White Rhinos and 25 Mutated Hippos.

Bringing up the rear were 45 Mutated Buffalos. freewёbnoνel.com

A total of 120 mutated beings, and all of them were of large species. Their running truly felt like an earthquake.

Every step crushed to death at least a dozen mutated insects.

Even if some mutated insects could dodge the stomp of one mutated animal, they couldn’t possibly escape the second, the third, or even the 120th that followed.

So where they passed, they left behind a ground littered with the corpses of mutated insects smashed into pulp.

This scene was definitely incredibly uplifting.

Where the Animal Army passed, all the soldiers cheered without exception.

The events of this short period made everyone’s emotions rollercoaster, plunging to the depths in one moment and, though not quite soaring to the skies in the next, their morale was certainly boosted.

This scene, of course, was not lost on Bai Yinghui and the other high-ranking generals; they exchanged glances, all seeing the shock in each other’s eyes.

The overall combat power that had burst forth from Dragon Hall was far beyond their expectations.

And the reason for this was entirely due to Dragon Hall’s tactical arrangements.

One could say that Dragon Hall had fully exploited the characteristics and advantages of each mutated animal.

Instead of simply issuing an order for them to charge out and fight on their own.

With these tactical arrangements, the 400 mutated animals killed the mutated insects with an efficiency at least two to three times higher than the two people estimated.

"Commander, shall we still execute our subsequent plans?" Jian Yi asked.

Originally, they thought, even if Dragon Hall intervened, they wouldn’t be able to completely stop such an onslaught.

So they had planned to launch 20 Thermostatic Shells to clear out the subsequent bug swarm and then pull all the resting troops to the wall for reinforcement.

But they never anticipated the scene that was now unfolding.

After a moment of contemplation, Bai Yinghui said, "Let’s put the plans on hold for now. We’ll see how things develop."

They had all thought that Dragon Hall’s performance was quite remarkable already.

But none of them expected that something even more surprising was yet to come.