Boom! Boom! Boom!

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

These shells weren’t actually aimed at anything in particular. And there was no need for precise aiming. Because outside the city, there was a sea of snow beasts.

All that was needed was to provide artillery cover. No matter how they fired, they would hit the snow beasts. Soon, countless snow beasts wailed and fell to the ground.

The first wave of snow beasts at the forefront suffered heavy losses. With tens of thousands of shells fired simultaneously, the power was terrifying. In almost an instant, a large area outside the city turned into a sea of flames.

However, during the reloading process, some snow beasts managed to charge into the five-kilometer range outside Dawn City in the relatively weak intervals of the artillery fire.

So many snow beasts died, and the others weren’t afraid and ran away? How is that possible?

According to reason, with so many casualties, the first wave of the assault should have ended.

Calvert and Silva exchanged a glance.

They both saw the doubt in each other’s eyes.

They had watched videos of other cities resisting the snow beast tide and noticed a pattern.

Once the snow beasts suffered too many casualties while assaulting a city, they would become fearful and reluctant to continue, ultimately giving up!

However, this time, the snow beasts outside Dawn City seemed different.

In just that round of artillery attacks, at least forty percent of the snow beasts were killed or seriously injured.

There were countless snow beasts with minor injuries.

Yet, they didn’t show fear. On the contrary, they became even more frenzied in their assault on Dawn City.

Why was this?

At this moment, Silva and Calvert both sensed that this matter seemed quite unusual.

Soon, the two reported the situation to Waldo.

"These snow beasts are very strange. Despite suffering heavy casualties, they’re hardly showing fear and aren’t retreating. In theory, they should be easily discouraged!" Silva voiced his doubts.

Calvert added, "Could there be some other circumstances?"

Soon, they got their answer.

Their faces changed upon hearing Waldo’s response, just one sentence.

"The king of the snow beasts is now outside Dawn City. That’s the fundamental reason these snow beasts are so fearless and relentless!"

Calvert and Silva were stunned.

"The king of the snow beasts?"

A snow beast lord is already very formidable. Even artillery can only stop them, not kill them outright. For them at present, a snow beast lord was a nearly insurmountable presence.

But now there was a king of the snow beasts!

Could they still hold on?

Waldo continued, "You don’t need to worry too much about the snow beast king. I’ve got everything under control!"

"Alright!"

Calvert and Silva, who were lost in thought, suddenly snapped back to reality.

Yes!

The snow beasts had their king, and they had Waldo!

With renewed confidence, the two regained their focus and began directing the army.

"Laser cannons!" 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

Soon, the already prepared laser cannons unleashed dazzling and powerful beams, instantly tearing through the barriers with their piercing light beams.

They pierced through the first group of snow beasts charging at them.

The intense heat and incredible penetration ability of the laser beams tore through the frontline snow beasts in an instant.

In fact, a laser beam, after tearing through one snow beast, killed the snow beasts behind it in the same way.

Waldo had installed over 2,500 laser cannons in various directions along the city wall.

If not for their space limitations, he would have wanted to install more.

The power of these laser cannons was terrifying.

In an instant, the snow beasts charging towards them were almost wiped out!This scene left even Calvert, Silva, and others on the city wall in awe.

"Wow, are the laser cannons really this terrifying? I’m stunned!"

"It’s so terrifying, isn’t it? I didn’t expect the laser cannons to be this powerful. They might even be able to kill a snow beast lord?"

However, they were well aware that despite the immense power of the laser cannons, they also had some drawbacks.

Firstly, the laser cannons fired laser beams. In the current heavy snow and wind conditions, the farther the distance, the faster the power of the laser beam diminished. Therefore, the laser cannons were more terrifying at closer distances.

Once beyond five kilometers, the power would sharply decline! Moreover, the laser cannons had a significant downside. That was the long charging time.

If the snow beasts kept charging relentlessly, disregarding casualties, the laser cannons might struggle to cope. At this point, it was up to the soldiers on the city wall with their rocket launchers and heavy machine guns.

They formed the last line of defense on the city wall. Under the laser cannons’ simultaneous fire, at least nearly a thousand snow beasts were killed outright! The vast snowy plains outside the city were dyed blood-red.

Countless blood flowed on the ground, quickly solidifying into ice. However, the remaining snow beasts were still relentless, charging through the five to ten-kilometer area covered by artillery fire.

Roar!

Roar!

Roar!

Countless snow beasts roared.

When they broke through the first line of defense, they suffered heavy casualties. All the snow beasts were covered in wounds and in bad shape. Clearly, it had taken a tremendous toll on them.

For them, these five kilometers were the "Five Kilometers of Death."

A terrifying journey indeed.

Perhaps only the snow beast lords fared somewhat better.

Although they had injuries as well, they were much better off in comparison.

Ordinary artillery posed little threat to them.

"Attention, snow beast lords are here too! Laser cannons, target the snow beast lords and make sure to eliminate them all!" Silva shouted to remind everyone.

While the other regular snow beasts broke through the second line of defense, they still had the third line of defense for the final cleanup.

However, once the snow beast lords broke through the second line of defense, the third line of defense would be almost useless.

At that point, they would be in a very passive situation. Therefore, the only solution was to have the laser cannons target the snow beast lords directly and eliminate them.

As expected, when most of the snow beasts broke through the first line of defense, over two thousand snow beasts, including more than two hundred snow beast lords, roared and rushed toward Dawn City.

Their speed was incredibly fast. They could cover the distance of less than five kilometers in just two or three minutes, reaching the base of the city wall.

However, just when they thought victory was within reach, over a thousand laser cannons were poised and fired simultaneously.

In an instant, countless snow beasts vaporized. Even the snow beast lords, charging at the forefront, were no different from ordinary snow beasts when facing the laser cannons. They were killed outright.

The snow beast lords had stronger bodies and faster reaction times, allowing them to evade most projectiles or even withstand them.

But against these laser cannons, it was a different story. Laser beams moved at the speed of light and couldn’t be dodged.

The terrifying power of the laser beams was more than enough to easily kill the snow beast lords.

Withstand it?

That would be like dreaming!

This time, when the laser cannons fired in unison, there was an instant vacuum zone. At least a thousand snow beasts were killed directly, if not more. Only a small number of snow beasts managed to escape with their lives, barely hanging on.

Before they could even approach the city wall of Dawn, the survivors on the wall used missiles fired from rocket launchers to eliminate them.

Roar!

From the far rear of the snow beast horde, a very resentful roar of a snow beast could be heard.

Endless sound waves pierced the sky.

Even the survivors inside Dawn City could hear it loud and clear.

This roar struck the soul.

For some reason, just hearing this roar gave everyone a heart-pounding sensation, and their hearts were beating incessantly.

It made people feel a sense of fear.

"This wasn’t an ordinary snow beast, nor was it a snow beast lord. Could it be the king among the snow beasts as rumored?"

"It was likely so. Just look at the number of snow beasts outside Dawn City compared to other cities—it was almost twenty thousand, several times more than the snow beasts in other cities! It must be the king of theirs coming outside Dawn City!"

"Haha, it seems the snow beast king also knows how formidable Dawn City is, knows the terror of the city lord. Therefore, it deliberately appeared here, just to target the city lord!"

"Haha, just as I thought, it must be like this."

People whispered among themselves.

Outside the city, the snow beasts that had intended to continue their charge towards Dawn City halted their steps upon hearing this roar and began to retreat.

In the first wave of the snow beast tide, Dawn City emerged victorious!

"Alright! The snow beast tide has finally receded, and we can finally breathe a sigh of relief. This is great!"

"The snow beasts suffered heavy losses this time. They probably won’t launch another attack so soon, right?"

"Don’t let your guard down, the Snow Beast King is as cunning as they come. If it launches a surprise attack when we least expect it, Black Iron City will be our fate."

"Indeed, you’re right. I didn’t think it through. My apologies, is that alright?"

"No need for apologies. I was just reminding everyone to stay vigilant, not to relax excessively. We still need to maintain a necessary level of alertness."

"That being said, it’s true that the snow beasts suffered heavy losses this time. At least thousands of snow beasts died. I haven’t seen this many snow beasts combined in all my previous encounters."

"Only Dawn City, with the city lord at the helm, can withstand an attack from so many snow beasts. If it were any other city, it would have fallen centuries ago."

"Hahaha, exactly!"

After the first wave of the snow beast tide dissipated, the people in Dawn City appeared to be very invigorated.

They were all smiles, joyful, and some were even on the verge of jumping with excitement.

Including Calvert, Silva, and the others, they were all quite elated.

Even though they knew very well that the snow beast tide would return, and likely on a larger scale, being victorious at this stage was a boost to their morale.

And they had indeed achieved a resounding victory against this first wave of the snow beast tide.