Chapter 319: Chapter 20: Battle of the Giant Wall, The Blood Hunters’ Abnormality

"It’s starting!!!"

"Quick!!! Fire the cannons!!! The time has come to give our lives for the Empire!"

"Fire!!!"

"..."

The sky had just begun to brighten. Outside Brighton City’s Giant Wall, a dense swarm of Blood-Origin Blood Beasts had already appeared on the distant horizon.

Gazing at the endless and terrifyingly numerous Blood Beasts, the ordinary soldiers of the Adams Empire on the walls all showed looks of terror.

But despite their fear, they still held their ground atop the Giant Wall.

They stood in rows on the high wall, holding Borca-style Firearms similar to those from the early days of the first industrial revolution.

The moment the Blood Beasts entered a one-kilometer range of the Giant Wall, a general finally gave the order. Across the wall, field-grade officers immediately roared for all artillerymen to open fire.

The cannons, much like those from the early industrial revolution, had a maximum range of only about a kilometer.

Furthermore, they fired solid shot, so one could imagine how ineffective they were.

However, as long as the cannon fire was sufficiently saturated, it was enough to deal with the Blood Beasts outside the Giant Wall.

After all, while each Blood Beast looked to be no smaller than an adult elephant, with some even reaching seven or eight meters in length, they were still creatures of flesh and blood—comparable to Tierless Demon Beasts.

Therefore, the only thing the soldiers on the Giant Wall needed to worry about was preventing these beasts from fearlessly and relentlessly ramming the wall, which could cause a section of it to collapse.

At the same time, the soldiers also had to defend against the Blood Race appearing behind the massive horde of Blood Beasts.

After all, any member of the Blood Race who appeared on the battlefield, even the lowest-ranking ones who had not yet attained a title of nobility, possessed the ability to scale walls and leap across roofs with ease.

And the Empire’s border Giant Wall, while not absurdly tall, was still nearly thirty meters high.

With defenses of this height and fighting from a high-ground advantage, the soldiers with their firearms had the courage to defend the entire Giant Wall.

As the rotating thunder of a hundred cannons positioned on the Giant Wall near Brighton City roared to life, the war finally began!!!

The first to bear the brunt, large numbers of Blood Beasts were instantly turned into corpses by the cannon fire.

But the Blood Beasts kept coming, one after another, their numbers still immense.

The terrifying number of beasts far exceeded the expectations of Brighton City’s defenders.

A quick glance revealed that the number of Blood Beasts in this first wave was no less than fifteen hundred.

Not to mention, to the side of these Blood Beasts, more than a hundred members of the Blood Race were generating a blood mist as they rapidly charged toward the Giant Wall.

Faced with this scene,

on the wall, the major general of the Brighton City Defense Army wore an extremely grave expression.

And at the major general’s side, the seven captains of the Blood Hunter Squads were also watching every detail of the battlefield.

"Such a large-scale horde of Blood Beasts... Is the Blood Race truly planning another all-out war against our Empire?"

"Our Brighton City defense sector only has two thousand soldiers! How can we possibly hold out?"

"This is all so sudden. Even though we’ve already notified military headquarters by telegraph, given the current situation, it will take at least a day for them to dispatch reinforcements from the rear. Gentlemen, are you truly confident we can hold on until then?"

The major general of the Giant Wall’s defense force looked to the seven Blood Hunter Captains at his side and spoke with deep concern.

"The Blood Race came prepared. The cities on the Giant Wall to our north and south have also received intelligence about an impending attack."

"They clearly won’t be able to spare any men. And while the main city of Sutton to our rear has three army groups permanently stationed there, even if they dispatch troops at top speed, the first wave of reinforcements will need over ten hours on the railway."

"So, we only need to hold out for about fifteen... no, eleven hours, and the crisis will be over."

"Of course, considering that ten squads from the Hummingbird Team are already on their way, we might only need to hold on for five hours to get some breathing room."

"Five hours, Major General. I think we have a chance."

"But without a doubt, this will be a bloody battle. For the Human Race, for the Empire, we have no other choice!"

A captain from one of the Blood Hunter Squads spoke in a grim tone.

"Dammit!!! In the end, we were too careless!!!"

"I don’t know what the hell those Blood Hunter Squads from the Hummingbird Team in charge of scouting deep in the Blood Moon Kingdom’s Earth Realm were doing! They let us lose the strength of six squads before the war even started!!!"

"This is a serious dereliction of duty, and a serious crime!!! Those bastards must be sent to a military tribunal!!!"

A furious Blood Hunter Captain slammed his fist on the wall.

"It’s come to this. Anger is useless now!"

"Everyone, all that’s left for us now is to defend to the death..."

On the Giant Wall, the Blood Hunter Captains fell unusually silent.

Then, in that silence, several of the captains briefly observed the situation with the Blood Race outside the Giant Wall before quickly splitting up.

They needed to rendezvous with their own squads and help the ordinary soldiers of the city defense deal with the members of the Blood Race attempting to storm the walls.

Ordinary firearms had some effect on the Blood Race.

But their rate of fire was very slow, and it was impossible to kill a member of the Blood Race unless you hit them in the heart.

Thus, the Blood Hunters were the main force for defending the wall.

The seven Blood Hunter Squads, all combined, had just under a hundred members.

They should have a chance against the first wave of over a hundred members of the Blood Race who might storm the city, but what about the second wave? And the third?

Yes.

Based on the intelligence gathered so far, the attacking Blood Race force was larger than the entire strength of six of their breeding cities combined.