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Chapter 803 - 803 60 Nourishing the Inner Vitality Stabilizing the Elves Outside

803: Chapter 60, Nourishing the Inner Vitality, Stabilizing the Elves Outside 803: Chapter 60, Nourishing the Inner Vitality, Stabilizing the Elves Outside The mobilization order had been issued, but reinforcements had yet to arrive when the overwhelming beast tide erupted ahead of schedule.

The half-finished Blood Moon Defense Line was utterly incapable of providing protection.

Concerned for the safety of the workers, Hudson had no choice but to order a retreat to defend crucial strategic nodes.

In fact, at times like this, whether a node was “strategic” mattered little.

Once the horde had crossed the defense line, they entered full rampage mode.

High-order Demon Beasts were qualified as high-ranking commanders, yet the lower-level Magical Beasts were not exactly competent junior officers.

Expecting them to command wild beasts in battle was asking too much of the beasts.

In their eyes, the beast hordes under their command were equivalent to food.

When hungry, they would randomly capture a few to satisfy their hunger, frightening the other beasts into staying well clear.

Were it not for the restraint provided by the three High-order Demon Beasts, it is likely there would have been infighting among the Magical Beasts.

The low-level Magic Beasts, with an average intelligence of a child under seven years old, had no concept of the bigger picture.

Having seen the style of the horde, Hudson suddenly realized he had been needlessly anxious.

Even without reinforcements, this rabble would be easily dealt with by the Nobles from various places.

Even as Blood Moon County City was being besieged by the Magical Beast Army, Hudson no longer took it seriously.

All those who needed to be notified had been notified.

This wasn’t the first beast tide they had faced, and the Nobles of Blood Moon County each had their own contingency plans.

The three High-order Demon Beasts orchestrating the beast tide lingered outside the city, and without them, the invading Magical Beasts elsewhere were nothing significant.

“Earl Hudson, something seems amiss.

An ordinary beast tide wouldn’t have such meticulous organization, nor would it have a clear objective.

The size of the beast gathering outside is growing, and the three High-order Demon Beasts have been staying here as if something inside the city is attracting them.”

Governor Piers said with great concern.

Clearly, he was not as optimistic as Hudson.

Targeted beast tides were rare in the history.

“Your Excellency Governor, of course I’ve noticed that.

However, if we want to investigate the cause, I’m afraid we’ll have to ask the three Demon Beasts.

Our mounts show no reaction, which means the Magical Beasts outside the city aren’t drawn here by any extraordinary treasures.

Perhaps some mercenary group has caused this trouble, or maybe some Noble did something significant in the Black Stone Mountain Range.

We can’t rule out the possibility of someone deliberately orchestrating this.

If the Black Forest People intend to launch an invasion from here, it’s entirely conceivable they’d create a beast tide to draw over the Magical Beasts from the Black Stone Mountain Range beforehand.

The gathering of the herd outside the city is actually a good thing.

We just need to hold the city and wait quietly for the reinforcements to arrive,” Hudson said nonchalantly while bluffing.

All troubles are caused by interest.

Ever since he settled the price with Maxim, Silly Dragon had been continually hunting Magical Beasts.

Perhaps it was due to spending too much time with Belsden, but the creature had learned to attack from the shadows; each time it would shrink its body and sneak out.

With a successful hunt, it wouldn’t bring back the prey right away, but instead, would choose to return under the cover of night, stealthily, not at all like a typical Giant Dragon showing off.

If it weren’t for the growing number of Magical Beast Captives in Hudson’s Private Army Camp, no one would know what the creature was up to every day.

The noses of Magical Beasts are quite sensitive.

With more captured Magical Beast captives, it’s inevitable that their kin would notice.

Although there’s no absolute evidence, from the current reaction of the horde, it was very likely that the trouble was caused by their own dragon.

Knowing is one thing, but Hudson would certainly not admit to it.

Such an admission would be of no benefit to him if word got out.

Currently, the Black Forest Kingdom is seen as the biggest threat by the Provincial Nobles, and they view matters through a biased lens—it’s certain they would pin the blame on them.

A bloody battle unfolds, marking the start of yet another harrowing day.

Hudson sighed internally as he surveyed the battlefield from afar.

In his eyes, whether it was the soldiers defending the city or the attacking Magical Beasts, they were all valuable assets.

It was a pity to watch them being senselessly depleted here.

Without any surprises, none of the medium and high-level magical beast mounts belonging to the Nobles appeared on the battlefield; even those that showed up refused to participate in the fight.

In normal times, they were free to fight each other, but at a moment like this, they chose neutrality.

No one knew the reason behind it.

Ask, and the answer would be: the unique way of thinking of Magical Beasts.

Hudson couldn’t comprehend it, nor did he have the time to investigate further.

Clearly, compared to organized humans, the beast horde’s attacks were much more random.

There was no such thing as coordination, and despite the constant roaring from the three High-order Demon Beasts, the Magical Beasts’ whims couldn’t be changed.

“If someone could control the horde and launch organized magic attacks, our city’s defenses wouldn’t hold for three hours!” Hudson exclaimed sincerely.

One has to admit, Magical Beasts are inherently gifted for magic and martial arts dual cultivation.

Capable of ranged magic attacks as well as close-quarter combat.

“Earl Hudson, you must be joking.

If Magical Beasts of different species could cooperate, they would have become the overlords of the continent long ago, leaving no room for humans.

The Creator God is fair.

While granting them incomparable talents, he also deprived them of wisdom.

If every Magical Beast possessed intelligence, even the low-level ones could break through their bloodline limitations through cultivation and evolve into high-order ones.

With their long lifespans and impressive talents, any low-level Magical Beast species that gained intelligence would become another Elf Race.

Even more frightening than the Elf Race, for elves do not have their reproductive capacity!”