The sheer number was somewhat staggering.
At the same time, Bai Ye's mind began to stir.
The last time the horse bandits attacked, it was related to a hidden quest. So, could this large-scale invasion of demon seeds also be related to a hidden quest?
Would "Ghost," whom Mu Lan had been searching for, appear?
Bai Ye thought to himself as he quickly scanned his surroundings, hoping to find Mu Lan's figure, or at the very least, someone else from the elite squad.
However, the heads bobbed everywhere, making it difficult to find anyone.
After searching for a while without success, Bai Ye had to give up.
"Wait a moment!" Bai Ye's eyes lit up. "If I can't find them, I can make them come find me!"
As he thought this, Bai Ye stopped walking and no longer pushed forward with the crowd, instead forcefully shoving people aside.
"What are you doing!" someone shouted in displeasure. "Keep moving forward, this area is already full."
Bai Ye ignored the curses from those around him.
Full?
Then he would stand on the battlements!
Bai Ye pushed aside the person by the battlement and then vaulted onto it.
And at that very moment…
Because of Bai Ye's actions, the attacks on the battlement side paused for a beat, allowing a demon seed to leap up.
"Block them, block them!" someone immediately shouted. "Don't let these guys up, they're hard to deal with…"
The person's voice grew fainter, eventually trailing off as they swallowed the rest of their words, staring at Bai Ye in horror.
The instant that demon seed lunged forward, Bai Ye actually reached out and grabbed it by the throat. No matter how it struggled, it couldn't break free from Bai Ye's grip.
Bai Ye turned his head and asked, "What were you just saying?"
The person swallowed hard. "Nothing, I didn't say anything!"
"Oh!"
Bai Ye casually tossed the demon seed back down below the city wall and then held his hands forward in a lifting gesture.
"Steel Slime, Condense!"
Soon, a muddy substance appeared on Bai Ye's body, rapidly solidifying into the form of the Vulcan Gatling.
Bai Ye raised the gun and aimed it at the area below the city wall.
"Woohoo!" Bai Ye shouted. "Let's party!"
Thump, thump, thump, thump, thump, thump…
As Bai Ye pulled the trigger, the Vulcan Gatling roared to life, its barrel spinning and spewing flames. In the next instant, countless bullets poured down.
The bullets struck the bodies of the demon seeds, creating bloody holes and splattering large amounts of blood.
Even more terrifyingly, after 30 seconds…
King of Standing Still (When you stand and shoot for 30 seconds continuously without moving, your bullet damage doubles).
Bai Ye had been standing on the battlement the entire time, so the damage bonus was triggered!
With the increased damage, Bai Ye's attacks became terrifying.
The cascading bullets no longer merely injured the demon seeds; they easily pierced their bodies. Moreover, if a bullet hit the head directly, the demon seed's head would explode like a shattered watermelon, splattering red blood and white brain matter.
"Hoo, come on, hahahahaha…"
The scene of blood splattering also excited Bai Ye, who let out wild yells from atop the battlement.
The other selected individuals were dumbfounded, seeing him as a true warrior!
Then…
The selected individuals immediately became excited and occupied the edges of the battlements, launching their attacks.
Following Bai Ye's lead, they could at least get some scraps. What were they waiting for?
In almost an instant, below the section of the battlement where Bai Ye was, a portion of the demon seeds was wiped out. Countless corpses piled up below the city wall, forming a small mountain.
However, this also gave the demon seeds on the sides an opportunity. They constantly flanked, then stepped on the corpses of their companions, climbed the mountain of bodies, and attempted to leap onto the city wall.
"Who can get some fire oil?" Bai Ye shouted, wildly sweeping with his Gatling gun, "Burn those corpses."
"No need, I have fire magic." A selected individual, mimicking Bai Ye, leaped onto the battlement, then took out a peach wood magic staff and waved it downwards. "Oil Curtain!"
The ruby at the tip of the staff glowed, and the light drew lines, forming a magic array.
In the center of the magic array, a large amount of black oil poured down, covering the pile of corpses like a giant curtain.
Bai Ye's eyes lit up. He stopped shooting and punched downwards.
Phoenix Ability activated!
As Bai Ye's fist descended, fierce flames erupted, wrapping around his arm and transforming into a pillar of fire that shot downwards.
With the Oil Curtain to fuel it, the piled corpses immediately burst into flames, crackling and sizzling.
The demon seeds that were climbing up the corpse mountain were also engulfed in flames and fell from the burning pile.
Looking at the steadily accumulating merit points, Bai Ye exclaimed excitedly, "Awesome!"
However, the next moment, Bai Ye saw the selected individual who had cast the Oil Curtain looking at him with a mournful expression.
Bai Ye let out an awkward laugh. "You have fire magic?"
The selected individual said drily, "If I didn't have fire magic, why would I learn Oil Curtain? To give myself a hot oil massage?"
This was indeed awkward!
Bai Ye quickly picked up the Vulcan Gatling again and said to the other person, "You take over, you take over. I'll just handle the shooting."
If he was getting the prime cuts, he had to at least give others some leftovers, or at the very least, a sip of the broth.
Bai Ye resumed his shooting, and the people around him also attacked with excitement, their merit points soaring.
However…
"Where are Mu Lan and Kai Die?"
Bai Ye's plan was to kill demon seeds while yelling loudly, making himself as conspicuous, ostentatious, ferocious, and mad as possible.
This way, the elite squad would see him and come to find him.
But he was killing a lot of demon seeds…
Bai Ye glanced at his merit points. In just over ten to twenty minutes, he had accumulated over two hundred points. He was hoarse from shooting and yelling, and while it excited the people around him, where was the elite squad?
Bai Ye pondered if his method was unreliable. It seemed he needed to find another way to locate them, when suddenly…
Boom!
A thunderous explosion suddenly came from amidst the demon seed horde!
With the explosion, fierce flames and black smoke billowed upwards.
Bai Ye looked surprised. Someone had actually gone out of the city to fight?
…