High Martial Arts: Invincible Starts from Basic Archery Chapter 806 - 624: Why Don’t You All Come at Me Together

Yueyang City.

True to its name, this grand metropolis in Yan Country overflows with timeless historical allure.

Yet right now, a vast horde of Fierce Beasts encircles it completely.

Amid the thunderous blasts of gunfire, endless Fierce Beasts charge straight at the sturdy walls.

Fighter jets roar overhead through the skies, but suddenly, several get hit by airborne Fierce Beasts, plummeting down in plumes of heavy black smoke.

That's not all—swarms of flying Fierce Beasts are hurling more beasts right into the heart of the city, while countless tunneling Fierce Beasts burst up from beneath the earth.

The Fierce Beasts stick to their familiar strategy.

Striking from the surface, below ground, and from above all at once.

Straightforward, but devastatingly effective.

After all, Yueyang City stands as a key stronghold and hasn't crumbled right away like smaller towns; its defenders inside battle fiercely to push back.

Still, to anyone with a sharp eye, it's obvious that Yueyang City will succumb to the relentless Beast Tide before long.

"City Lord, we can't hold on much longer; it's time to pull back."

A blood-soaked warrior turns to the leader before him and speaks urgently.

Over the last couple of days, the Fierce Beasts have launched assault after assault, three or four waves strong; they keep coming without end, impossible to wipe out for good.

Now, the chaos in Yueyang City has grown so severe that even the City Lord has to step in personally against the beasts breaching the defenses.

If they linger, the moment the walls give way, escape will turn nightmarish.

"Just endure a bit more."

The City Lord of Yueyang City smears the blood from his face and declares, "I just got word from headquarters—they say reinforcements are on the way soon."

"What?"

At these words, the faces around him twist in shock and doubt.

When the Beast Tide first hit, they'd naturally reached out to headquarters and nearby major cities for aid.

And what came back?

Nothing but silence, like tossing pebbles into the ocean.

Deep down, they all get it.

Right now, every group is barely hanging on to their own spots, with no extra hands to lend elsewhere.

"But City Lord."

One fighter moistens his dry lips and mutters, "Even if headquarters dispatches some folks, will it really make a difference?"

The others nearby glance around at the words.

Fierce Beasts of every kind swarm the area.

And this is just within the city limits; out beyond, the masses are downright overwhelming.

"Unless those legendary three show up in person, it's pointless."

A woman who is an Awakener gives a wry grin.

"No."

Yet the City Lord of Yueyang City's gaze ignites with fierce hope as he counters, "Those three might not be coming, but the backup heading our way is every bit as powerful as them."

"What?"

Shock ripples through the group at this revelation.

A force matching those three in strength?

Could that even be real?

Across all of Yan Country, it's common knowledge that the top powerhouses are those three S-Class Awakened.

"Is it an expert from the Elder Council?"

One voice pipes up in question.

Word on the street says the Noble Families in the Elder Council hide some true masters. Back in the war a decade ago, if they'd joined the fray, the Fierce Beast disaster would've wrapped up ages sooner.

But they stayed out of it.

So why would they step in now and dispatch help for people like them?

The City Lord of Yueyang City shakes his head and reveals, "You've all heard of this individual before; he goes by Chen Fan."

"Chen Fan?"

"Chen Fan?"

"That Chen Fan from the Jiangnan Martial Arts Association who took down almost twenty top fighters all by himself?"

"The same one who nabbed two quasi-S-Class Awakeners single-handedly?"

Eyes bulge wide in the crowd.

"That's right, him."

The City Lord of Yueyang City confirms with a nod.

"This..."

Disbelief hangs heavy over everyone.

If he's the one arriving, they might actually stand a shot at turning back this disaster.

But could luck like that really strike?

No one in Yueyang City has any personal ties to him, so what reason would he have to aid them in this dire hour?

"City Lord! City Lord!"

Suddenly, a runner dashes up, his face alight with wild joy.

"City Lord, out there! Out there!"

The newcomer skids to a halt among them, jabbing a finger toward the outside, too thrilled to form full words.

"What's going on out there?"

An urgent question cuts through from one of them.

"Out there, the Fierce Beasts—they're all dead, every last one."

At last, the messenger spits out the full report.

"What? Every Fierce Beast outside is gone?"

"No way! You must be seeing things."

"That many Fierce Beasts—how could they just drop dead?"

Instinct screams impossibility to the group.

But the City Lord of Yueyang City catches a key sign.

The gunfire has gone quiet.

And without his direct order.

The barrage wouldn't cease on its own.

Not unless the city had already fallen.

Yet if so, Fierce Beasts would be flooding in by the dozens, and this messenger wouldn't be here sharing the news.

In that instant, a chill grips his body tight.

He stands rooted, unmoving.

It lasts only a heartbeat.

Then, the impossible unfolds before his eyes.

Every Fierce Beast in view topples over dead, crimson sprays erupting from their skulls like geysers.

Every single Fierce Beast lies slain.

The massive city plunges into a haunting hush.

"Wha-what in the world just occurred?"

A shaky voice breaks the quiet from someone.

It felt like the whole world had frozen in time for that split second.

And once time resumed, every Fierce Beast inside the city was gone.

Slain in some bizarre, unfathomable way.

The others look at each other in stunned silence. The threat is over, so joy should follow, but instead, a profound dread settles in deep.

Realization dawns on the City Lord of Yueyang City, and he bolts to the wall's peak, breath catching in his throat.

Below stretches a wasteland of ruin, littered with mangled Fierce Beast corpses, rivers of blood snaking across the earth.

The rest hurry up too, struck dumb by the horrifying vista.

"He arrived."

At last, the City Lord of Yueyang City utters the words.