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Chapter 806 - 806 61 Reinforcements Arrive

806: Chapter 61: Reinforcements Arrive 806: Chapter 61: Reinforcements Arrive “Travel by night long enough and you’ll eventually meet a ghost.”

Seeing Maxim returning in a sorry state, holding onto two Magical Beasts, Hudson knew the situation had finally been exposed.

Attacking the beast herds stealthily to capture Magical Beasts every day, it was impossible not to leave any trace.

Even if the low-level Magic Beasts weren’t smart, it would still attract the attention of High-order Magical Beasts.

After numerous offenses, Maxim had been captured by the well-prepared Magical Beast Army.

The tremendous commotion of the battle just now was even felt by Hudson within the city.

The outcome was clear, even a powerful dragon couldn’t withstand the attack of a swarm.

Facing the prepared beasts, Maxim had no choice but to flee.

It was evident from the spoils, Maxim suffered a significant loss today.

In the past, he would return with captives, at least seven or eight, sometimes as many as fifteen, but today, he only had a pitiful two.

More tragically: in a bad mood, Maxim had just arrived at the camp and threw the Magical Beasts out, accidentally killing one in the process.

Having only secured a single Third Order Magical Beast in such a sorry state, Maxim’s operation was undoubtedly a huge loss.

“Mister Maxim, are your injuries alright?”

Hudson’s concerned question.

Not being able to take action himself, as the bearer of combat strength, the dragon couldn’t afford any more issues, or else they wouldn’t be able to continue capturing Magical Beasts.

Deep inside, Hudson also secretly felt relieved.

Luckily, he had been cautious enough not to rely on his own Magical Beasts and venture into the Black Stone Mountain Range to stir up trouble.

Otherwise, it would not be Blood Moon County City facing the siege of the Magical Beast Army but the Mountain Domain.

A wave of disaster from the Magical Beast Army would leave them either dead or severely wounded.

“Rest assured, the blood on my body is from those beasts outside.

A bunch of despicable and shameless Magical Beasts, actually resorting to ganging up.

The three pups, Lord Dragon will remember…”

Maxim’s endless cursing went on, Hudson pretended not to hear.

As a conscientious Noble, he really couldn’t join the Red Dragon in shared anger.

The contemptuous look from Belsden further pierced the heart of the Red Dragon.

He wanted to step forward and argue, but swallowed his words back as they reached his lips.

Going out to capture a few low-level Magic Beasts and returning in such a disheveled state was indeed embarrassing.

If word got out, the honor of the Giant Dragon Clan would be completely lost by him.

After giving a glare back, Maxim secretly brooded.

It was all due to his own carelessness.

If he had been more vigilant, he wouldn’t have suffered this loss.

The noise outside was so loud, the news of Maxim going out to capture Magical Beasts might not be kept secret anymore.

With a bit of analysis, everyone probably understood why the Magical Beast Army was stubbornly attacking Blood Moon County City.

Exposed or not, Hudson wasn’t scared at all.

The reasons were readily available: to hold off the main force of the Magical Beast Army, preventing them from ravaging further.

Blood Moon County City could withstand the siege of the Magical Beast Army, but that doesn’t mean the countryside Nobles’ castles could withstand as well.

Although reinforcements were still on their way, the experts within the province had been continuously entering the city over the past few days.

If not for the lack of high-order Mages of the same type, it would have been necessary to launch a forbidden spell.

Even without forbidden spells, the power of combined magic was also formidable.

With the assistance of the Magic Formation, they could still inflict significant damage on the beast swarm.

The night failed to hinder the advance of the Magical Beast Army.

The beasts, stirred up by the Giant Dragon and harboring a bellyful of fire, could only vent their frustration on storming the city.

To better command the battle, Hudson had to take turns on duty with Governor Piers.

Tonight was his turn.

Calculating the days, the reinforcements should almost be arriving; it was now the most critical moment.

A roaring explosion sounded, and a section of the city wall collapsed.

Following that, a Guard came running to report: “Count, a Magic Crystal Cannon has exploded again!”

Magic Technology also had its limits.

Continuous firing meant that the Magic Crystal Cannons couldn’t withstand much abuse.

Without asking, Hudson knew that the exploded Magic Crystal Cannon was most likely an original product manufactured by the Alpha Kingdom.

If it had been assembled using precision parts purchased from the Dwarf Race, it would have only malfunctioned, rarely exploding outright.

In comparison, the technology of Magic Crystal Cannons from the Alpha Kingdom was also decent.

Firing over a thousand times, enduring over ten days of battle, had already exceeded their endurance limits.

Under normal circumstances, after firing a hundred times, the Magic Crystal Cannons would need to undergo maintenance and parts replacement; after five hundred shots, they would require a major overhaul.

However, during wartime, these were luxuries.

To provide better fire support, they were fired as much as possible.

“Understood, send someone to repair the breach in the wall, do not give the enemy any chance to exploit.”

Hudson ordered calmly.

Luckily, this wave of beasts was comprised only of those that ran on the ground.

Had there been a flying enemy, Blood Moon County City would have already collapsed.

The clear moonlight bathed the land, reflecting off the blood on the ground, casting an eerie glow.

Underneath that eerie glow, Blood Moon County City appeared especially dazzling.

Hudson sensed something was amiss, as if the city had come alive.

But the anomaly ended there, with no signs of further changes.

After summoning two local nobles and confirming it to be a normal phenomenon, he suppressed the unease in his heart.

“Blood Moon County.”

“Blood Moon County.”

…

Muttering this ancient term repeatedly, Hudson couldn’t help but make a connection to the “Blood Moon Horn.” His intuition told him there had to be some link between the two related in essence.