And just now, the engineers had clearly fired area-of-effect shells.
Hearing the cheers of the soldiers and citizens in the city and seeing the still-smoking impact points outside the walls, the engineers, who understood the weaponry far better, were all dead silent.
Many of them exchanged glances.
They all saw the shock and bewilderment in each other’s eyes.
’What the hell? Not only can this Energy Particle Beam Cannon actually fire shells, but the Cluster Bomb has a kill radius of nearly a hundred meters?’
’So far, in the Main World, has anyone ever heard of an arms manufacturer capable of boosting the destructive power of an Energy Particle Beam Cannon to such a terrifying degree?’
’So this is really a technology our Lord pioneered?’
’He straight up doubled the destructive power of the Energy Particle Beam Cannon...’
’What kind of god is this guy?’
In contrast to the cheering citizens and soldiers, the engineers felt their mouths go dry, staring dumbfounded at the cannon behind them.
...
...
With the Cluster Cannon as a deterrent, the Dark Walkers below the city walls could not approach easily, and the defensive pressure on Cangxuan City was instantly reduced.
Li Chang’an stood on the city wall, but the look in his eyes did not relax.
As the Energy Particle Beam Cannon spat fire, a series of notifications about his points tally flashed across his retina from the Rebirth Mark.
[Killed 88 Tier One Dark Walkers and 122 common Dark Beasts!]
[Bounty Points updated!]
[Name: Li Chang’an]
[Affiliated Rebirth Association: Linjiang]
[Bounty Points: 371]
[Rank: 31]
Bounty Points were established by the Rebirth Association to incentivize Reincarnators to kill Exotic Beasts, and the Mark would record Li Chang’an’s kill count in real time.
Even though Li Chang’an hadn’t acted personally, the Mark still credited the bounties for the Exotic Beasts killed by the Energy Particle Beam Cannon and the people of Cangxuan City to him as their Lord.
Li Chang’an didn’t pay much attention to this.
To him, these few points were just a drop in the bucket.
It was nice to have them, but not having them wouldn’t stop him from getting rich.
He stretched out his hand and cupped a handful of the inky black rain, then looked up at the skyline, which was shrouded in endless darkness. The expression in his eyes remained grim.
Until the darkness receded, the attacks from the Cave Exotic Beasts would only come in waves, each stronger than the last.
Although they only needed one Energy Particle Beam Cannon to maintain the stability of Cangxuan City for now, who knew what would happen later?!
An Exotic Beast Tide with a concentration of 7.0 wouldn’t be so simple.
...
Just as Li Chang’an was standing on the wall, ready to deal with any emergencies, several messages began flashing intensely in the Lijiang Reincarnator group chat, which had long been quiet.
Li Chang’an, who had been lurking in the group chat from time to time recently, knew this meant someone was tagging @everyone.
Before the Exotic Beast Tide erupted, Su Ruobing had announced in the group chat that meaningless chatter was forbidden during the tide. Everyone was to share information about their respective cities in the group to facilitate coordinated deployment by Linjiang City and the Reincarnator Association.
Now, someone was tagging @everyone at this critical moment.
They must have important information to share.
Without hesitation, Li Chang’an opened the group chat.
Zhao Suran of Bajia City: "@everyone, just now outside Bajia City, I thought I saw the shadow of a giant tree. The shadow just flashed by and then disappeared. I suspect it might be a special type of Extraordinary Beast. Everyone, be extremely careful!"
After this message was sent, no one else replied.
It wasn’t that they didn’t want to; they had to maintain order in the chat.
Su Ruobing of Lijiang City: "@Zhao Suran, did you see which direction the shadow disappeared in? Did you see any other details?"
Su Ruobing’s reply was quick. Lijiang City was surrounded and protected by the cities of many Reincarnators, so it faced almost no threat in the early stages of the Exotic Beast Tide.
Therefore, Su Ruobing had enough time and energy to coordinate everything.
The existence of a special Extraordinary Beast implied great uncertainty. Since the first clue had emerged, Su Ruobing couldn’t possibly ignore such important information.
Zhao Suran of Bajia City: "I only saw the shadow of a tree, but I couldn’t see clearly what kind of tree it was. It seemed to go south... no, not necessarily south. It could have been southeast or southwest. Anyway, it was generally in that direction. I wonder if anyone else saw it?"
After seeing Zhao Suran’s message, Reincarnators from cities to the southeast, southwest, and due south of Bajia City began to speak up one after another: "We didn’t see any tree shadow, but if it is a tree, it should be a Plant System special Extraordinary Beast. Its movement speed probably isn’t very fast!"
The Reincarnators in the group were clearly terrified, with lingering fear from past encounters with special Exotic Beasts.
It was no wonder they were so tense.
During every annual Exotic Beast Tide, at least seven out of every ten incidents involving a Reincarnator’s death or a city’s fall were related to special Exotic Beasts!
After summarizing the information, Su Ruobing had the final say, ending the topic: "I’ve already dispatched members of the Association to search the relevant paths!"
"Also, all related Reincarnators, please pay close attention. If you discover any similar intelligence, be sure to report it to me immediately!"
After she said this, the group chat fell into a brief silence.
Only after a good while did people start replying with "Roger."