Beast Taming: Slaughter Atlas

Watching their kin fall into the trap, the Star Beasts at the rear hurriedly stopped.

However, the Star Beasts at the back had no time to stop, and by the time they realized something was wrong, it was too late.

The inertia of their bodies forced them to slide forward, crashing directly into the Star Beasts that had just halted, pushing them straight into the trap.

This scene played out several times before the beast horde finally came to a halt.

But what greeted them was a new salvo of arrows.

In an instant, the beast horde suffered heavy casualties, with less than thirty percent of the Star Beasts surviving.

At this moment, they were finally scared, their hearts filled with terror.

Yet, due to the Beast King's accumulated might, they were now stuck in a limbo, unable to advance or retreat, frozen in place for the moment.

At this time, the Beast King at the rear let out a furious roar, and the hesitant beast horde charged once again.

This was a true death charge.

They used their own bodies to fill the trap.

Li Wen looked at the fearless beast horde, somewhat puzzled, and asked, "Director, what's going on with these Star Beasts? Are they really unafraid of death?"

Lu Hongfei replied in a deep voice, "Do you notice any problems with these Star Beasts?"

Li Wen looked at the beast horde and shook her head, "I don't see anything different."

"Any creature facing death will instinctively feel fear. The reason why they are fearlessly facing death is for the continuation of their species."

After Lu Hongfei spoke, he glanced at Li Wen, who was still full of confusion, and explained again, "Look at these Star Beasts; most of them are old, with only a small portion being in their prime."

Upon hearing this, Li Wen seemed to realize something and quickly responded, "You mean, the juvenile and growth-stage Star Beasts are still in the forest?"

"Exactly, in their group, only a small portion of mature Star Beasts remains, and their responsibility is to nurture the next generation, allowing the entire species to continue."

Upon hearing this, Li Wen finally showed a look of realization.

"So what you're saying is, their fear of the Beast King is actually a fear that the Beast King will target their young?"

"Correct, this kind of thing has happened before. I remember once during a city defense battle, a Star Beast group retreated, causing other groups to become fearful of battle, which greatly impacted the overall situation, ultimately leading to severe losses for the Star Beasts. When the Beast King returned to the forest, it slaughtered that group entirely." Lu Hongfei said in a deep voice.

"A classic move to make an example out of them, this Beast King's wisdom is no less than some cunning old strategists," Li Wen remarked.

"Naturally, even before Celestial Star City was established, the Beast King already existed, and at that time it was already at the Monarch-level Peak. Over the years, it has been seeking a breakthrough method, and it seems it has truly found one," Lu Hongfei said, somewhat lamenting.

Upon hearing this, Li Wen's face immediately turned grim. If the Beast King were to break through, Celestial Star City would face destruction.

"Is there no way to stop it?" Li Wen asked solemnly.

Lu Hongfei shook his head in response, "It's too late to discover anything now. We don't know what method the other side obtained. It only shows signs of a breakthrough now, so whether it succeeds depends on our luck."

After charging through the trap, the number of beasts was less than one-tenth.

After being bathed in two waves of arrows, they all fell within a thirty-zhang range below the city.

Wang Haichuan saw this and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Had this beast horde continued another ten zhang, the second trap he set up would have been discovered by this cannon fodder group.

At this moment, the Beast King's roar was heard once more.

Everyone heard the roar and quickly looked towards the Beast Tide, only to see another group of Star Beasts surging out from the Beast Tide.

This time, the charging beast horde numbered only about ten thousand, but their Realm had all reached the War General Level.

The speed of the War General Level beast horde was more than fifty percent faster than the Servant Level beast horde.

Upon seeing this, Ye Feiyang directly gave the order for the City Defense Crossbows to attack.

Another salvo of arrows was launched.

But this time, the effect was minimal. After one round of attacks, only about three hundred of the beast horde were killed.

The War General Level beast horde already had the ability to withstand the City Defense Crossbows, and trying to shoot them down this way was clearly not feasible.

Ye Feiyang watched all this but remained extremely calm, as if he had anticipated everything.

"Prepare the Star Core Cannon," Ye Feiyang said in a deep voice.

As soon as he finished speaking, huge Star Core Cannons were pushed onto the city wall.

The Star Core Cannons were massive, about one zhang tall, two zhang long, with a barrel diameter of about one meter, entirely black, weighing over ten thousand catties.

The defenders were shocked at the sight.

Since the establishment of Celestial Star City, this was the first time everyone had seen this great weapon.

Over ninety-nine percent of the people had no idea what this giant thing was.

For a moment, a hum of discussion arose on the city wall.

Some informed individuals also began educating others.

The Star Core Cannon is a city-defense great weapon powered by Star Cores.

The operating method is relatively simple; it only requires a Beast Master to inject Soul Power into the Star Core Cannon to activate the energy within.

The manufacturing of the Star Core Cannon is very difficult, and its cost is extremely high.

The materials used are at least Fifth Grade Star Treasures, and it is said that several Yellow Rank Middle and Lower Grade minerals are mixed in.

Wang Haichuan practically used all available resources to commission the Zhang Family to make twelve Star Core Cannons for them.

The Star Core Cannon, made at such a great cost, naturally had impressive power.

However, the power of the Star Core Cannon is calculated based on the maximum amount of Star Core it can absorb, and it also has a grade classification.

The lowest level is what people see now, the Star Core Cannon, which is at the Black Iron Level, followed by Silver Level and Gold Level.

It's said that the Black Iron Level Star Core Cannon's power is comparable to the full strike of a Monarch-level Peak Guardian Beast, and its range reaches a thousand zhang.

With strengths, naturally, come weaknesses.

The size and weight limit its use scenarios; it is only usable for city defense, and the most critical weakness is its lengthy charging time, requiring an hour per charge.

This is why it appeared in everyone's sight so early.

As Ye Feiyang commanded, the Star Core Cannon began its debut.

Under the guidance of the Beast Master's Soul Power, the Star Core Cannon emitted multicolored light.

These lights were the Elemental Power contained in the Star Core.

They slowly gathered towards the barrel, and in the blink of an eye, a terrifying seven-colored energy ball gathered at the barrel's mouth.

Even though everyone was far away, they could still feel the terrifying energy contained within that energy ball.

Soon, the Star Core Cannon's energy reached its limit. The cannon body gave a fierce shake, and the terrifying energy ball shot straight towards the beast horde.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

With sounds of thunderous explosions, the energy ball plunged directly into the beast horde.

The energy ball exploded the moment it touched the ground, with terrifying energy sweeping around, forming a ten-zhang destruction zone.

The Star Beasts within the destruction zone were instantly vaporized, not leaving a trace behind.

The destruction zone lasted only a few seconds, then exploded again, forming a terrifying shockwave.

The shockwave spread outwards, instantly covering a 20-zhang radius, and the Star Beasts caught in the shockwave were sent flying. Even if they didn't die immediately, they were severely injured.