Chapter 309 - 287: What? The Dumbfounded Beast King

Chapter 309: Chapter 287: What? The Dumbfounded Beast King

Xuanfeng Alliance, Wind Manor.

Lu Feng appeared out of thin air in a lounge.

He had prepared this lounge specifically for this purpose. It had a password lock that only he could open, which prevented anyone from seeing him enter or exit the game.

After the Flame Emperor left, he waited for a while longer. When nothing happened, he logged out of the game. The first thing he did was look at the game interface and start panning the camera to check the surroundings.

He didn’t believe the Beast King would do nothing.

He had personally scouted the entire East Suburban Area before, which meant he could move the game’s camera throughout the region.

To put it aptly, looking at the game world from the real world was like seeing everything shrouded in a fog of war.

If he hadn’t been to a place, the fog of war would obscure it, and he wouldn’t be able to see what was there.

But for the places he had visited, it was a different story. The game’s camera could move freely, revealing everything in those locations.

He had scouted nearly every corner of the East Suburban Area, so his game camera had full mobility there.

’In a place like the East Suburb, no one could launch a sneak attack on Qingfeng Base.’

"Found them." Lu Feng swiped the game’s camera around and suddenly spotted movement in a certain location.

It was in the forest on the northern slope. There was obvious Mutant Beast activity, and a considerable number of them. The crucial part was the human-like figures among the Mutant Beasts.

The implication was obvious.

’The Beast King is clearly hiding among them.’

’If it weren’t for this bug with my game-like view, they would have been truly difficult to spot.’

Seeing this, Lu Feng entered the game with a thought, summoned Lin Jiao and Wang Cheng, and gave a direct order: "Gather all the ability users in the base. Also, move all our heavy-duty weapons into position and aim them north."

’This time, I don’t think too many members of the Beastman Race will come. The reasoning is the same as before—if their numbers are too great, the City East Alliance will notice.’

’The Flame Emperor is sure to be notified.’

’So I have no intention of wasting a nuke this time.’

Lin Jiao and Wang Cheng were instantly confused, not understanding the reason for the order.

Lin Jiao asked, "Boss, are more enemies coming?"

Lu Feng nodded. "Yes. A lot of Mutant Beasts are gathering. I’m afraid the Beast King himself is here, along with some members of the Beastman Race who can control Mutated Beast Kings. They’re driving a horde of Mutant Beasts our way. It looks like they’re here to deliver more Crystal Cores to us."

Lin Jiao and Wang Cheng never questioned Lu Feng. Upon hearing his words, they immediately went out and began making arrangements.

Before long, all of the East Suburb Fortress’s heavy-duty weapons—anti-aircraft guns, howitzers, mortars, and more—were mobilized and transported north to be set up in defensive positions.

Lu Feng, with another thought, exited the game and once again focused his game camera on the Beastman Race’s hiding spot.

To his surprise, however, he watched for a long time, but the Beastmen showed no signs of moving. They just kept hiding.

’They’re so damn patient.’

And indeed, the Beast King was very patient.

「Game World.」

One of the Beastmen couldn’t hold back and asked, "Beast King, when are we going to make our move? When do we get revenge for Slaying Dog and the others?"

The Beastman was furious, and his rage seemed to affect a Mutant Beast beside him, which also let out a snarl.

That Mutant Beast was clearly a Mutated Beast King.

Not far from it, a pack of identical-looking Mutant Beasts paced, seemingly awaiting orders.

The Beast King gazed toward the East Suburb Fortress. "No rush. We’ll wait another half a day to be sure the Flame Emperor’s people have left, and to let our enemy drop their guard completely."

"People are always on high alert right after an incident. Our enemies cooperated with the Flame Emperor to kill so many of our members; they must be terrified of our retaliation."

"The East Suburb Fortress is likely on full alert right now. But when we don’t show up, they’ll let their guard down, thinking we’re too weak to strike back."

"And that’s when we’ll appear. They’ll be completely stunned, won’t they? I want to see the looks on their faces."

The Beast King was extremely confident in his plan.

Although he had been used as an experiment in that secret military base, he had also read many military textbooks and classic texts on strategy and tactics there after the apocalypse began.

The other Beastmen nodded in agreement.

They felt the Beast King’s reasoning was sound.

So, half a day later, they made their move. At the Beast King’s great roar, the other Beastmen immediately responded.

This was followed by the howls of several Mutated Beast Kings.

As if summoned, Mutant Beasts came rushing from every corner of the forest, forming a massive army.

Over 200 Mutant Beasts in total.

If this horde of Mutant Beasts were to charge a Survivor Base that lacked heavy-duty weapons—one armed with only rifles and pistols—the base would likely be overrun with ease.

An ordinary pistol poses no threat even to a common Slaying Dog, to say nothing of these Mutant Beasts, which were all far more powerful.

Rifles could still harm them, but they wouldn’t go down unless they took a direct hit to a vital spot.

More importantly, they ran at incredible speeds. It was difficult to hit them unless you were an excellent marksman. By the time they were close enough to be an easy target, they could close the remaining distance in a single pounce.

And that was without even mentioning the Mutated Beast Kings in their midst.

They could completely ignore such firearms, charge straight through, and begin the slaughter.

Watching the Mutant Beasts gather, the few Beastmen who had come with the Beast King let out furious roars, mounted their own Mutated Beast Kings, and began to charge.

The Beast King let out a whistle, and a massive, red mutant lion came rushing over.

Behind this giant lion followed more than ten similarly robust and ferocious mutant lions of a lighter color.

Mutant giant lions were kingly beasts among Mutant Beasts, their combat prowess was formidable.

Previously, if they hadn’t been trying to secretly lure the Flame Emperor, they would have mobilized these Mutant Beasts directly. Even if they couldn’t have killed the Flame Emperor, the men he brought with him would have suffered catastrophic losses.

Unfortunately, if that many Mutant Beasts had been on the move, the City East Alliance would have certainly been alerted, and the plan to destroy the East Suburb Fortress would have been impossible.

But who could have known the final outcome would be like this?

The East Suburb Fortress hadn’t been destroyed, but all the men he sent had been annihilated, not even a trace of them left behind.

「In the real world.」

’Seeing the scene in the game interface, anyone could tell the Beast King was on the move.’

With that, he immediately entered the game, left the East Suburb Fortress, and found Lin Jiao and Wang Cheng.

The two of them had already led their people to an ambush point on a hillside.

All around them were countless anti-aircraft guns, howitzers, and mortars. The dark, gaping muzzles were all aimed in the same direction, a truly frightening sight.

The ability users from Qingfeng Base were also gathered there.

Wang Cheng was even suited up in his Mecha.

Knowing they were facing the Beastman Race, he didn’t dare underestimate them.

"Boss, they’re here! So many Mutant Beasts," Lin Jiao said, holding a pair of binoculars and keeping her eyes fixed in one direction.

Through the binoculars, she could see a dense horde of Mutant Beasts heading straight for the East Suburb Fortress.

Lu Feng took the binoculars and looked. It was just as she said.

The Mutant Beasts were moving in a pack, with members of the Beastman Race riding atop some of them.

...

The Beast King’s Giant Lion King was incredibly fast. Even the other giant lions behind it were swift, and they had already charged to the front of the pack.

After rounding a bend, the Beastman party could already see the East Suburb Fortress area.

They could even see the East Suburb Fortress itself in the distance.

"We can see the East Suburb Fortress! Full speed! Annihilate them as quickly as possible!" the Beast King roared, pointing toward the fortress.

Behind him, the other giant lions and Beastmen howled madly, their voices a chorus of bloodlust.

But just then, the distinct sound of artillery fire echoed from not far away.

WHOOSH!

WHOOSH!~

...

This was followed by the sound of shells tearing through the air.

In that instant, the Beast King instinctively looked up, only to see the sky filled with a dense barrage of artillery shells raining down on them.

"What?" The Beast King’s eyes widened in horror, filled with utter disbelief.