Seven Cubs, Seven Fathers, Zero Days Off

Chapter 180: Chapter 178

Their hearts ached unbearably.

Miserable screams and shrill cries instantly echoed across the top of the city gate.

Si Muye sent out a palm strike, knocking two Lizardmen who had already climbed up back down.

But with too few guards at this breach, it was already too late.

In just moments, dozens had already scaled the wall.

A life-or-death battle erupted across the top of the city gate.

Mu Silin, Gu Fangqi, and the others were originally hovering in mid-air directly above, holding back the main horde of Lizardmen.

But when they heard the screams from the side, they whipped their heads around, all of them shocked.

The group could only fly down, retreating to the gate wall to rescue the guards who were about to die by the Lizardmen’s claws.

Fighting these beasts from a distance was manageable, but once they closed in, they were incredibly fast and felt no pain.

Crucially, there were too many of them, and they carried a potent poison. If a guard with low spiritual power was scratched, they would lose their sanity and turn into a beast within moments.

They would then become uncontrollable enemies, attacking anyone at random.

Before long, hundreds, even thousands, of Lizardmen had already swarmed up through this gap.

Mu Silin’s expression darkened.

He shot into the air.

His spiritual power suffused the air above the entire gate. Then, gathering it between his hands, he fiercely unleashed a strike.

”BANG!!”

The powerful shockwave exploded toward the Lizardmen.

It instantly shredded and blasted away most of the Lizardmen on the gate wall.

However, this attack also severely damaged the already dilapidated city gate.

The entire gate looked as if it were about to collapse, riddled with countless cracks, its very foundations trembling.

Shattered stones were sent flying in all directions.

Seeing this, both Gu Fangqi and Ye Lüqi’s gazes darkened.

After blasting a charging Lizardman with a palm strike, Gu Fangqi said:

”We can’t keep fighting like this! The whole gate is going to collapse!”

Ye Lüqi said, ”There’s only one way. The four of us have to combine our strength to erect a spiritual power Boundary Wall and keep these beasts out!”

Hearing this, Si Muye spoke as he rescued another guard:

”But once the spiritual power Boundary Wall is up, the four of us won’t be able to move! We’ll have to continuously channel our spiritual power. If any Lizardmen break through the gate, we’ll be powerless to stop them!”

Moreover, casting the Boundary Wall required the casters to have the same level of spiritual power.

They also needed to achieve spiritual resonance.

If anyone’s spiritual power were to falter midway and the Boundary Wall collapsed, it would be a devastating disaster for the other three as well.

But Mu Silin listened and flew down, saying:

”If we want to protect the people of this city, this is the only way! Otherwise, we’ll never be able to hold back this many beasts!”

After he spoke, the others exchanged a look.

It was indeed the only way.

Having made their decision, Mu Silin gave the command:

”All soldiers, hear my command! Retreat behind the gate and protect it! Do not fall back a single step!”

Everyone: ”Yes, sir!”

The next second, the four of them shot into the air.

They positioned themselves in mid-air above the gate, each taking one of the four cardinal points.

Then, spiritual power simultaneously gushed forth from all four of them.

Their robes billowed as their hands came together, movements perfectly synchronized.

Spiritual power gathered in their palms like a vast ocean.

The next second, Mu Silin shouted:

”Converge!!”

From their different positions, the four pushed out with their hands in unison. Four streams of different-colored spiritual power instantly converged toward one another.

The moment they met, a brilliant and powerful spiritual power Boundary Wall, centered on the four of them, spread out at the speed of light, descending to completely frame the city gate.

It sealed the entire gate within it seamlessly.

The Lizardmen on the wall, who were just about to leap into the city, slammed into the Boundary Wall in that instant. Like frantic flies trapped under a glass dome, they were unable to advance another step.

The other Lizardmen about to scale the gate were also blocked outside the vast Boundary Wall.

Now, densely packed swarms of Lizardmen slammed against it like raindrops, letting out hissing screams and furious roars.

Below, the members of the Guard Army standing before the gate all looked up, witnessing this spectacular scene.

They saw the four figures in mid-air, standing at the four corners.

Like steadfast gods, they unleashed their spiritual power to forge the legendary Boundary Wall.

The Boundary Wall enveloping the gate, its formidable pressure and unshakeable power, all told the onlookers one thing: these four were protecting the city’s people with their very lives.

At this moment, everyone—from the guards below the gate to the civilians in the city packing their belongings to flee—saw the vast Boundary Wall covering the gate from afar.

Its brilliant light and the four powerful figures standing within it brought a sense of security to all.

Even Lan Cangyue, who was with the children, stood on a street in the western part of the city and saw the brilliant Boundary Wall in the distance.

”Look! What is that?”

”Is that the legendary Boundary Wall?”

”Heavens, we’re saved!”

The crowd’s excited shouts made Dabao, Er Bao, and the other little ones next to them all look up at the four figures in the distance.

At this moment, as if by some innate connection between father and son, Dabao spotted the figure emitting a golden light within the Boundary Wall.

His mouth fell open.

The little boy looked up from afar at his Father.

Even though they were so far apart that Ye Lüqi’s figure was almost too small to see, Dabao could still make out that star-like point of golden light.

The little guy clenched his fists tightly, his heart stirred for the very first time.

It was also the first time he looked at Ye Lüqi with such an eager and inspired gaze.

It was the same for Si Bao and Er Bao beside him.

They all tilted their heads back, seeing their own Fathers.

Especially Er Bao. When he saw that stately figure within the Boundary Wall, his dark green eyes reddened slightly.

That was the Father he had never once acknowledged or called out to.

He never imagined that seeing this tall, powerful figure would move him so deeply and make his heart ache.

Si Bao, with his aloof little face, also pressed his lips together at this moment.

He stared intently at the red figure.

In this moment, the three little ones finally saw a side of their fathers they had never seen before—so tall, so powerful.

Men who could hold up the sky for the common people, for them.

Men who were brave and strong enough to defy death to protect a city.

They were their Fathers.

The three little ones deeply imprinted this scene in their eyes and seared it into their memories.

The little ones had experienced many hardships these past few days, so of course they understood what was happening at the city gate.

Besides, they had all seen the civilians fleeing in a mad panic around them.

Sensitive as they were, they naturally knew something dangerous was happening!

Xi Xi, nestled in Lan Cangyue’s arms, was a little scared. She asked in a tiny, childish voice:

”Will Ancient Bear Father and the others come back safely?”

”Xi Xi is so scared!”

”Xi Xi misses female mother, misses Ancient Bear Father! Xi Xi doesn’t want the big brothers to lose their Fathers! Xi Xi wants everyone to be okay!”

Hearing this, Er Bao, who was standing nearby, said:

”Er Bao doesn’t want to lose Father! Er Bao wants female mother and Father!”

This was the first time Er Bao had ever indirectly acknowledged Mu Silin.

Just then, Moo Moo, who had been guarding the seven little ones, heard the two children’s sad words.

It raised its eyes and also looked toward the city gate.

The look in its eyes flickered.

It let out a ”MOO~”.

Lan Cangyue instantly looked over at it.

She saw it stomp a hoof forcefully on the ground.