Chapter 943: Chapter 943: The Great Formation is Broken Chapter 943: Chapter 943: The Great Formation is Broken “`
Roar!

Facing the petty humans who had disrupted its bewitchment, Yamata no Orochi’s anger knew no bounds.

It let out an angry roar at Trey Holmes and the others, one of its massive mouths opening wide as a column of water several meters in diameter surged forth.

Resembling a giant cannon, it instantly blasted towards Trey Holmes.

Wherever it passed, whether Sakura Soldiers, China Soldiers, or Ferocious Beasts, all were sent flying.

Limbs and blood rained down, scattering all over the ground.

“Duck for cover!”

Trey Holmes’s face darkened as she waved her hands, drawing a Taiji symbol and pushing it out slowly yet firmly, colliding perfectly with the water column.

Boom!

The violent explosion sent people and objects all around flying, with a few of the ordinary soldiers nearby vomiting blood from the shock.

Even several individuals from the Hidden Gate had to strain to withstand the aftershocks of the explosion to stabilize themselves.

And Trey Holmes, who faced the impact head-on, was sent flying by the massive column of water despite being prepared.

She retreated dozens of meters before flipping over to land and steadying herself on the ground.

But her delicate face had turned ghastly pale.

She quietly wiped away the trace of fresh blood from the corner of her mouth, looked up to see the Ferocious Beasts launching another assault, and Yamata no Orochi moving towards her position.

The massive snake’s body crushed over the bodies of soldiers and beasts alike, leaving behind a swath of bloodstains and mangled flesh.

Its eight stout tails whipped around carelessly, flinging nearby troublesome soldiers into the air, their bodies splitting in twain before even landing.

Witnessing such a horrific sight, the people from the Hidden Gate clenched their teeth in rage, with Trey Holmes’s eyes turning bloodshot.

“Form the array, face the enemy!”

The people from the Hidden Gate quickly formed a Sword Array and encircled Yamata no Orochi.

However, before they could advance closer, all eight of the serpent’s heads opened their mouths and, with a roar, eight columns of water spewed out simultaneously.

Like a set of heavy hammers, they directly scattered the formation that Trey Holmes and the others had just completed, with several Disciples of lower cultivation vomiting blood from the impact and falling to the ground, their fate unknown.

“Sect Master, we must retreat!”

Trey Holmes had no choice but to lead her Disciples behind the defense line, with the soldiers also retreating in an orderly fashion under command.

As soon as the soldiers had withdrawn from the battlefield, a barrage of heavy weapons was unleashed upon it.

Boom, boom, boom!

After the intense explosions, the ground was littered with the corpses of Ferocious Beasts.

Roar!

Enraged, Yamata no Orochi let out a roar, causing the sea level to rise several meters in an instant, like a tsunami, rushing towards the defense barricades.

The waves blocked the subsequent shells, and without losing momentum, crashed into the defensive line.

“Run for your lives!”

The first to suffer were the Sakura Soldiers stationed at the front; they were swept up by the waves and vanished without a trace instantly.

The Emperor and others in the command room of the distant ships clenched their fists as they witnessed the scene.

“Your Majesty, those are our last soldiers, if this continues…”

“Silence!”

The Emperor chided, “What’s the panic? As long as we win this war, we’ll have an endless supply of slaves.”

Though his words were light, fury churned in his heart; he cursed the Yamata no Orochi for being a beast that couldn’t distinguish friend from foe.

Once they had taken Chinese lands, they would find a way to slaughter this beast and avenge their fallen citizens!

On the other side, as the towering waves surged forward, Samuel Collins’s face was utterly drained of color.

Just as he hesitated over ordering a retreat, a layer of light suddenly shone from the outskirts of the defense, like a protective barrier, keeping the waves at bay.

Boom!

The waves crashed against the protective shield, issuing a thunderous sound. The layer of light shimmered but miraculously held firm.

“Thank goodness!”

“Is this the ancient formation of legend?”

Trey Holmes also breathed a sigh of relief. Thankfully, Cliff Simmons had managed to activate the formation before the defense line collapsed, or the consequences would’ve been dire.

Relief flashed across the faces of the others as well. With the ancient formation in place, the Ferocious Beasts couldn’t breach the defense line.

However, their smiles soon faded.

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Ferocious Beasts kept crawling out of the sea onto the shore, and then, as if possessed by madness, they violently slammed into the protective barrier.

The barrier flickered like a candle in the evening breeze, trembling intensely as if it would shatter the next second.

Trey Holmes, whose heart had just settled, was gripped by fear again, “Cliff Simmons, you must hold on!”

Roar!

Yamata no Orochi let out a furious roar, and eight water jets sprayed out simultaneously, converging in mid-air into a water sphere with a diameter of several tens of meters, then it violently bombarded the barrier.

Boom!

The ground trembled.

The barrier shook chaotically.

The next second–
Boom!

Yamata no Orochi actually charged directly towards it.

The already teetering barrier was struck into specks of light and shadow and shattered with a loud crash.

Roar!

Seeing the barrier broken, Yamata no Orochi’s eyes shone with bloodthirsty light, and it cackled:
“Foolish humans, submit to me, or die!”

Trey Holmes’s pupils shrank, he exclaimed in shock, “It’s not level ten!”

“Level twelve!”

“How can there be such a powerful Beast King?”

Initially, they had tested the capability of the barrier, and it was completely capable of withstanding an attack from a level ten Beast King.

Even if it were a bit stronger, it should still be able to hold on for a while.

But such a sturdy barrier was as frail as paper in front of Yamata no Orochi, which was indicative of its strength.

The strength of Yamata no Orochi, conservatively estimated, was above level twelve; otherwise, it could not have so easily broken through the barrier.

“What can we do now?”

“Who knows when the True Monarch would arrive.”

The faces of Trey Holmes and company turned ashen. If it were a level ten Beast King, with their collective capacity to form a barrier, they could still contend and possibly slay it.

But facing a level twelve Yamata no Orochi, they felt utterly hopeless, unable even to muster the will to resist.

There was no way around it, the disparity in levels was too great.

Trey Holmes sighed, turned his head towards Samuel Collins, and said, “Take your men and retreat first, we’ll stay behind to cover the rear.”

“What about you…”

“The boss will come back to save us.”

Trey Holmes spoke as if he were mentioning a trivial matter, with a certain tone, yet his attitude was extraordinarily determined.

She was convinced that the boss would definitely come back to save them.

Hearing her mention Greg Jensen, at the sight of her beautiful face, Samuel Collins felt an inexplicable surge of jealousy.

They were all in their thirties, what was so good about that kid?

However, the current situation didn’t allow him the luxury of indulgence, so he quickly ordered his subordinates to send out the signal to retreat.

He, however, planned to stay behind, joining Trey Holmes in resisting the Yamata no Orochi.

The soldiers, upon receiving the order to retreat, hastily began to fall back.

There was no longer any indignation on their faces, only numbness and despair remained.

They couldn’t fight it!

They didn’t even have a sliver of a chance, bullets sparked upon its body without leaving so much as a scratch.

How could they fight this?

A sense of despair spread among the crowd, affecting the expressions of Trey Holmes and the others as well.

They knew very well that if there were no surprises, China’s defense line would soon be breached.

And then…

Trey Holmes couldn’t bear to think further, instead she looked up with hope towards the west, the east, and the south.

Gradually, her eyes started to brighten.

In the sky, a light suddenly appeared and then streaked across the night, bringing with it a trail of light, hurtling fast towards them.