Skinwalker Belle – Chapter 474 – The Siege of Qingmu City

(Ding, fifty more chapters triggered, thanks to all the big shots for the gifts)

White Bone Pass, underground beast pens.

“WOOOOM——!”

The spatial vortex fully stabilized, crimson Spirit Energy surging outward like a raging tide.

Every bone pillar let out an ominous creaking sound, runes flickering at their absolute limit.

“Go! Forge new territory for the Dragon Clan! Reap blood-food from Blue Star!” Long Cang stood before the formation, brandishing his greatsword, screaming with wild abandon.

The first wave of Earth-walking Lizards had already charged into the vortex. Following them were howling Wind-blade Wolves and the heavy, lumbering Iron-clad Rhinos.

A million-strong tidal wave of beasts converged into a black flood, swallowed whole by the earth’s rift as if devoured by a gaping maw, vanishing without a trace.

Lin Fan stood in the ranks of the women’s battalion, head slightly bowed.

Her fingertips brushed lightly against the texture of her one-piece leather suit, her gaze piercing through the layers of beast shadows to the towering figure on the platform above.

Second Elder Long Ye stood with arms spread wide, eyes closed, as if savoring the impending screams of Blue Star.

The greed on his face was nearly tangible, his withered lips twitching slightly from sheer excitement.

“Long Ningshuang.” Long Ye’s eyes snapped open, his voice cutting through the din. “You’ve done well. Once this Elder sets foot on Blue Star, you’ll be credited with the highest merit.”

The corner of Lin Fan’s mouth curled into a subtle, meaningful smile. She said softly, “Thank you, Elder. That highest merit… I guarantee it will be something you’ll never forget.”

In Long Ye’s eyes, that was a branch-family disciple fawning over a superior.

But in Lin Fan’s eyes, that was a man destined to become a corpse thanking her in advance.

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Azurewood City, before the Rift.

This place had been transformed into a massive slaughterhouse.

Towering city walls were lined with heavy Crystal Core Cannons, fusing Blue Star technology with artisan runes.

Thousands of fully armed warriors stood at the ready.

Long Teng had shifted into his half-dragon form, wielding a gleaming longsword, standing at the very front.

At his side were Long Yi, his body wreathed in golden dragon flames, and Long Yan, his gaze cold and sharp.

“They’re coming.” Long Teng stared at the massive Spatial Rift taking vague shape in the air before him, a savage grin spreading across his face.

“Sister Lei Li sent word,” Long Yi shouted with a laugh from beside him.

“Not a single one gets through. Every last one of them belongs to Azurewood City!”

Su Yue stood atop the high tower of the City Lord’s mansion, her teacup pausing mid-motion.

The modified purple qipao she wore snapped loudly in the fierce wind. Her usually gentle brows now carried the full authority of the acting City Lord.

“Xiaoxiao, are all the Crystal Core Weapons fully prepared?” Su Yue pressed the communicator at her ear.

“Ready long ago, Sister Su Yue!” Su Xiaoxiao’s voice was crisp and energetic, with a hint of reluctance. “All one hundred thousand Grade 1 to 3 Crystals in storage have been fully armed.”

“Don’t begrudge the Crystals.” Su Yue chuckled softly, her gaze turning icy. “An endless supply of Crystals is about to pour in. Pass the order—Artillery Battalion, fire at will. Don’t let a single fly escape.”

“On it!”

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At this moment, the central plaza of Azurewood City had long been cleared.

The Otherworld Rift leading to Blue Star had already opened.

On the once-flat ground before the Rift, a massive, dark-red Portal blazed to life.

This was the pre-established Portal connecting White Bone Pass to Azurewood City.

“SSSSHAA—!”

The first Grade 1 Earth-walking Lizard burst through the Portal.

Its expression still carried the ferocity from White Bone Pass, but the next second, an overwhelming pressure surged forward like a collapsing mountain.

At the front of the plaza, two figures stood as immovable as mountains.

Long Yi was bare-chested, and beneath his golden scales, every muscle seemed to flow with molten lava.

Beside him, Long Yan’s eyes were as cold as ice, his body wreathed in the sacred yet ferocious phantom of a Five-Clawed Golden Dragon.

“ROAR—!”

The dragon might of two golden dragons erupted simultaneously.

It was not killing intent, but absolute dominance of rank.

The beast horde that had just landed crashed against an invisible wall.

The mutated beasts that should have charged straight for the Rift found their legs giving way under this terror buried deep in their bloodline, and instead, they madly fled toward the pre-arranged “death corridor” outside the city.

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“Don’t block the way here.” Long Yi’s voice boomed like thunder as he smashed a charging third-tier Iron-clad Rhino with a single palm strike. “Get the hell over there and die!”

A million mutated beasts, driven by two golden dragons, fled like docile sheep, stampeding through the funnel-shaped streets of Azurewood City in a frenzy.

And on both sides of the streets, a modern slaughterhouse was waiting.

“Teams one, two, and three—interlocking fire net!”

Long Teng stood on the command tower, his longsword angled toward the ground.

His expression was steady, like a reef in the sea.

“Bang, bang, bang, bang!”

From both sides of the city walls, hundreds of Crystal Core Guns spat out translucent beams.

Those specially crafted gun barrels were etched with dwarven energy runes, and every single shot could easily tear through a mutated beast’s defenses.

“BOOM—!”

The logistics division led by Su Xiaoxiao was not idle either.

Over a dozen giant crystal artillery cannons roared simultaneously, azure energy spheres exploding among the beast horde. With every flash, hundreds or even thousands of mutated beasts were blasted into the air and killed.

“Don’t stop! Swap the crystals when they overheat!” Su Xiaoxiao stood atop an ammunition crate, directing dozens of fox-girls as they rapidly replaced the crystals.

Wiping the sweat from her forehead, she couldn’t help but worry. “There are so many of them… I just hope we have enough stock to last the whole fight!”

In the medical division area.

Sun Jing’s pure white combat uniform marked her as part of the medical corps, standing out sharply on the chaotic battlefield.

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Her eyes were shut tight, both hands spread wide.

“Heal!”

A soft, pale green light covered the entire frontline.

Soldiers clawed by mutated beasts, or defense personnel grazed by stray shots, recovered almost instantly within the green glow.

“Everyone, hold steady!” Sun Jing’s voice was crisp, carrying a hint of earnest innocence. “Lei Jie said whoever contributes the most gets a reward of high-purity Holy Water!”

Generous rewards always bring out brave men.

The soldiers who had been somewhat daunted by the million-beast tide turned red-eyed at the words “high-purity Holy Water,” and their trigger fingers moved even faster.

In that moment, the entire city of Azurewood had become a precise, cold, and efficient meat grinder.

Long Teng surveyed the battlefield from above, commanding with calm authority.

“Long Yan, take some men to plug the gaps on the flanks. Yuzuru, get ready—the second wave of ‘elites’ is coming.”

“Yes!”

Long Yan cut in swiftly with a squad of fully armed city guard soldiers.

His strength had now reached the peak of the sixth rank, and every heavy sword strike he delivered sent up a spray of blood mist.

Meanwhile, Yuzuru moved like a ghost, flitting across the rooftops of the streets, picking off flying mutated beasts that tried to attack the high-ground firing positions.

The slaughter continued.