There were less than three minutes left to prepare, so Jiang Kai immediately retracted his thoughts and began observing the surrounding environment with his teammates.
Upon observation, they discovered that they were standing on a highland.
In front of them was a steep mountain path leading into the distance, where countless densely packed monsters had gathered, forming a black mass. At this moment, these hideous monsters were being isolated by a curtain of light.
"Captain Kai, should we go down and stop them?", Ruan Yu asked urgently.
Jiang Kai thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "No, if we go to the foot of the mountain, the defensive line will stretch longer. The four of us can't possibly hold such a long line."
"We'll stay here and block the entrance as best we can, hold out until the mission ends."
After the group discussed their tactics, they immediately entered combat mode.
Ruan Yu took a big gulp of wine, held his Frost Shield, and stood at the front of the team. Jiang Kai stood behind Ruan Yu, with Hu Yan and Shen Yi bringing up the rear.
The preparation time ended quickly, and the mission time began its countdown.
300 seconds, 299 seconds… The curtain of light vanished, and tens of thousands of demon soldiers surged forward like a tidal wave.
Three hellhounds at the front charged up the mountain slope rapidly.
However, as the path narrowed, the attacking demon forces became more scattered.
Ruan Yu stood firm with his Frost Shield, fully alert.
Considering Ruan Yu would enter a state of mental confusion after drinking, he should not be allowed to drink unless absolutely necessary.
Jiang Kai acted quickly, using "Nine Tribulations" to launch a frenzied assault on the hellhound army.
"Quenching!"
Quenched Nine Tribulations shot into the enemy ranks, swiftly igniting the surrounding enemies.
However, these hellhounds had an unusually high fire resistance. Even when wrapped in flames and the fire flared up violently, causing critical hits, they remained completely unscathed.
"Damn, they're not afraid of fire!", To conserve energy, Jiang Kai immediately canceled the Quenching effect and continued attacking with Nine Tribulations.
These hellhounds had astonishing defenses, Nine Tribulations couldn't penetrate them.
However, Jiang Kai's critical damage was terrifying. Even without piercing their defenses, every time a critical hit landed, Nine Tribulations could knock a hellhound backwards, dragging dozens of others tumbling down the slope.
Taking advantage of the steep terrain, Jiang Kai's one strike could often block an entire row of demon soldiers.
Ruan Yu stood at the very front. Every time one of those two-meter-tall three-headed hellhounds lunged forward, he would sweat bullets.
Fortunately, their defensive area wasn't large, so Jiang Kai barely held back the onslaught.
However, though Jiang Kai repeatedly repelled the vanguard of the demon army, more forces kept flooding in relentlessly.
Even Jiang Kai couldn't last long against such a frenzied, death-defying army.
Just then, Jiang Kai had just knocked a hellhound flying when another behind it agilely dodged its incoming comrade and leapt straight at him.
Ruan Yu immediately roared and charged with his Frost Shield.
"Get the hell down!"
Right after, another hellhound leapt forward. Ruan Yu grabbed his wine gourd, took a heavy swig, and then shouted excitedly, "Baby, big bro's coming!"
Seeing Jiang Kai barely able to hold the demon army back, at that moment, dark clouds gathered atop the mountain, lightning flashing and thunder rumbling.
"Rain Prayer!", Hu Yan shouted lowly, and suddenly, a torrential downpour began.
"Flood the Golden Mountain!", Hu Yan's eyes widened as he intensified the water flow, concentrating it to pour violently down the mountainside.
Hu Yan's Rain Prayer came just in time.
Jiang Kai had just begun to feel overwhelmed when a mountain flood surged down.
In the face of the flood, a massive number of demon soldiers were swept away by the water, greatly easing Jiang Kai's burden.
Ruan Yu was about to charge downhill with a hellhound when Shen Yi pulled him back.
"Brother Ruan, calm down!"
"Let me go, don't stop me from having fun with these beauties!"
"Shen Yi, hold him!", Hu Yan shouted. Shen Yi, gritting his teeth, ignored Ruan Yu's curses and held him down tightly.
At the start of the flood, the effect was outstanding, it instantly washed away a large portion of the demon army. However, moments later, among the demon army, a large number of dark figures surged uphill against the flood.
This time, the vanguard was a different kind of strange creature. They looked like sludge, with half their bodies fused with the earth, and the other half like beasts draped in mud.
As the flood rushed down, their bodies merged and fused together to form a huge triangular protective shield. The flood was diverted to both sides by the shield.
The rest of the demon army followed closely behind the sludge creatures, avoiding the brunt of the flood!
"This works too?", Jiang Kai's eyes widened.
"Still 240 seconds! Captain Kai, see if you can break their formation!", Hu Yan shouted.
"Got it!", Jiang Kai immediately threw Nine Tribulations.
Nine Tribulations repeatedly attacked the protective shield, blasting holes in it. But on the demon army's side, any gap in the formation was immediately filled.
This high-intensity battle rapidly drained Jiang Kai's stamina and mental energy.
He immediately summoned the Deception Clone to slay the demon army.
The clone drew some of the enemy's fire, then returned to Jiang Kai's body, instantly restoring his previous energy.
The demon army surged up the highland again. Jiang Kai shouted lowly, "Release Ruan Yu!"
As soon as Shen Yi let go, Ruan Yu charged at the demon army.
"Brother Hu, change the water flow direction! Once I break a gap, let the flood rush in!"
"Got it!"
The battle continued. Nine Tribulations frequently shuttled between Jiang Kai and the demon army. The surging mountain flood repeatedly crashed into the demon forces.
Ruan Yu attacked from the flank, disrupting the enemy formation to make it easier for Hu Yan to guide the water flow.
At least, Ruan Yu probably wasn't thinking about tactics, he was just deeply drawn to those sludge monsters, and every time he was about to get lucky, another demon would interrupt...
The demon army seemed endless, wave after wave charging madly forward.
Countdown: 73 seconds!
Jiang Kai had already used up all three Deception Clones.
Ruan Yu was heavily injured, and at a critical moment, Jiang Kai used the clone to draw enemy fire and rescued him while invisible.
They held on for another fifty seconds, and Jiang Kai's energy was completely depleted!
Panting heavily, Jiang Kai looked at the endless demon army, his eyes full of unwillingness.
Just twenty seconds short.
At that moment, a towering demon lunged at Jiang Kai.
"Divine Might Jewel!", Jiang Kai shouted, and a halo quickly entangled the demon. Jiang Kai used his last bit of strength to throw five Nine Tribulationss.
BOOM!
On the fourth strike, a critical hit landed. The immense impact sent the demon flying backward, crashing into the demon army behind it.
Hu Yan widened his eyes and guided the flood to push the demon, crashing through large swaths of the demon army.
This time, Jiang Kai and Hu Yan's coordination was excellent, buying the Fire God another dozen seconds.
But the demon army immediately regrouped and launched another fierce assault on the Light God's Order.
Watching the incoming army, Jiang Kai could no longer summon any strength and collapsed to the ground.
"Damn it, just a bit more…"
Then, just at that moment, a figure rushed past Jiang Kai.
Before the demon army could close in, Shen Yi charged at them.
"Diamond Body!"
Immediately, a faint golden light enveloped Shen Yi, and he stood firm on the high ground.
The demon army, drawn by the golden light, pounced madly at him.
However, in the face of countless attacks, Shen Yi stood firm like a divine statue.
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