While Siphyr and the others moved towards the front line, the shout of the head guard resounded in everyone's ears.
"Everyone get into formation and prepare for battle! The beats from the forest should arrive in a few moments, brace yourselves!"
He commanded and the people defending the city formed a wide scale formation.
"Archers!"
The head guard shouted as he saw the first batch of beasts and arrows came flying from behind, shooting towards them.
However, only a few were killed by the arrows of a mortal as the weakest beasts are equivalent to that of 2nd stage cultivator of the first realm.
"Reload! Spears and shields get into position!"
Those who wielded shields stepped forward and braced themselves as the spearmen from behind them aimed their spears.
Waiting for the beasts to arrive in front of them wasn't what the head guard intended as it will force them to be on the defensive side.
"Charge!"
He commanded and his men followed his command with no hesitation, charging forwards to beasts stronger than them.
"FOR OUR FAMILY!" Shouted one of them and the others followed, raising their moral.
"""FOR OUR FAMILY!!!"""
Even though they knew that it wouldn't close the gap between their strength against the beasts, they still shouted with their heart to raise their spirits.
It was the one thing that most cultivators don't do, and that was unity in strength.
After all, cultivators are proud existences, most of them are arrogant and prideful.
-Graaaahhh!!
Cried one of the beasts charging without stop and banged head first to the shields.
"Hurry! Stab it now!"
-Bang!
-Bang!
-Bang!
Many beasts bumped into the shields and the mortals held on to their shields as if their life was on the line, literally.
"Argghh!!! H- Help me! Someone!"
On the left side of the formation one man fell after being hit head on by one the beasts strikes and their defense immediately fell.
The boar like beast ate the man who fell down, not even bothering the stabs from the spears.
However, many other beast also charged ahead and the situation became worse.
"Shit! Everyone on the center and the right don't fall, I'll take care of the beasts on the left side!"
The head guard ordered and rushed towards the left side of the formation where a gruesome scene of dead bodies getting eaten by beasts laid in front of their eyes.
The head guard released his cultivation of the 10 Nyxar, the peak of the first stage and slashed the beast eating one of his men twice on the neck before it died from having it's head severed.
"H- Head guard....."
Muttered one of the fallen as he saw his leader before falling unconscious from losing too much blood.
That man's death was inevitable now, and the head guard moved on and fought with the remaining beasts.
After almost half an hour, the first wave finally stopped and the second waved approached.
"Damnit!!! We've lost too many on the first wave.... If the reinforcements don't arrive now, I don't think we'll be able to survive the next wave, much less the third one."
The head guard grimaced as he looked at his men, fallen, heavily injured, and greatly weakened.
They were just mortals with no cultivation, so unlike him they were greatly exhausted.
After all, for them killing a beast at the second stage was already a mircale in itself.
"Head guard.... The second batch of the beasts tide is approaching and it seems they're beasts from the inner region of the forest." Said one of his men and both of their face darkened.
There wasn't enough time to form another formation and they couldn't retreat or the city will fall with them.
"Damn it!!!!"
Shouted the head guard and his face was filled with determination as he walked forwards to the forest.
The reason, he wanted to buy his me time to regroup and form a formation.
"Head guard....." Said his men in a low voice.
"Everyone listen! Those who are injured retreat and those who can still fight, regroup and form a formation! I will go ahead and buy time for all of you!"
Hearing his words his men felt bitter in their hearts seeing their head guard going to certain death.
"My wife and my boy.... I hope I can give you enough time for the cultivators to arrive."
He muttered to himself as held the necklace in his hand.
The picture of his wife and his son, he held it tight for encouragement. He will use them as a motivation to lift his fighting spirit and fight to his utmost limit.
"No.... I will surpassed it." He mumbled and the shrieks of the boar like beasts and the cries of wolves echoed.
"Come on, you little shits! Meet my blade!"
He shouted as he charged first towards the beasts.
He grasped his sword with both of his hands and swung it in a diagonal motion against the giant wolf that he faced.
"AHHHH!!!! DIE YOU MOON SHOUTING DOGS!" He spat and met the big wolf head on.
Comparing their strengths the result should've been obvious.
He was only at the peak of first stage whilst the wolf was at the third stage.
There was no way he could win, so he would die the moment he faced the wolf head on.
Making it so that his death would be meaningless.
*Swoosh*
Suddenly however, a figure rushed from behind him at incredible speed and the spear in the figure's hand flashed as he slashed at the wolf's neck.
The wolf cried like a dog being beaten before it died, with its head sliced off his neck.
"Unfortunately mister head guard, you would've died instead of surpassing your limits, eventually dying a meaningless death."
Said the figure with his back in front of him.
"W- Who are you....?" Asked the head head guard in disbelief.
No mortal could've killed that wolf, much less in a strike.
That means....
"You're a cultivator!" He exclaimed.
"That's right, also the reinforcements from the Moonlight Palace sect has arrived. Sorry for being late."