The Bodyguard King’s CEO Wife Chapter 1766: Fierce Battle and Rout

"Oh no, I’m going." Ye Shikai was startled and quickly got up from the ground. Thousands upon thousands of such monsters were climbing up from the bottom of the cliff, killing anyone they saw, and a dark wave was surging forth. If any person fell into it, they’d be torn to pieces in an instant.

"What kind of monsters are these, Blade Soul?" Ye Shikai asked.

"I don’t know either. Myths and ancient texts of Huaxia once recorded various strange creatures, but I’m not sure. However, it seems these monsters eat any human they come across. Be extremely careful," Blade Soul warned.

"Of course."

Ye Shikai wielded the Youxi Sword in his right hand, fire element in his left, and the monsters rushed at him in the blink of an eye.

"Courting death." Ye Shikai swung his sword, the Sword Qi sharp, instantly cutting off the heads of two monsters. But soon enough, more monsters charged in, and no one was there to assist Ye Shikai, so he began to retreat.

"Li Family members, hear me! Maintain formation, slowly retreat," Li Changtian activated his Inner Strength and laid down an invisible barrier around them. As the monsters charged, it was as if they hit an unseen wall, which should be Li Family’s array. Twenty elders joined forces, forming an impenetrable ’iron wall.’

Roar.

Ah ah.

Help me.

Help!

Ah.

Everyone instinctively began to resist, but the monsters were too numerous. Their limbs were strong and could jump five or six meters high in one leap. They showed no fear and didn’t seem to feel pain. Even if a cultivator’s longsword pierced their bodies, they would rend the cultivators in front of them with their hands. Moreover, their cavernous mouths posed a great threat. If they bit their target, countless sharp teeth would slice through limbs as if cutting vegetables, truly horrifying. Before long, many cultivators fell to the monsters, with some families even losing several elders.

"Moon God Spell — Starfall," Ji Qian activated her Main God Skill. Multiple streams of silver light fell like meteors upon the monsters, repelling one wave, yet another immediately surged forth.

"Why are there so many of these monsters?" Ji Tao looked worried. Instead of calling them monsters, he might as well call them a "tide." No matter how well they fought, they’d eventually be submerged by the "Monster Tide."

Ye Shikai increased his Inner Strength to its fastest, channeling it all into the fire element. Intense flames burst forth, turning the attacking monsters to ash.

"Damn it, what are these monsters? Everyone, listen to my orders, pull back." Tang Can led the Tang Family in resistance for a while but gradually began to feel weary. There were too many monsters, seemingly endless, while their numbers dwindled continuously. If this continued, they would all perish here.

"Withdraw, retreat quickly." Tang Family members began retreating, with experts of the family covering the rear while others moved to the back.

"The Tang Family has withdrawn, we should retreat too."

"Yeah, if we don’t leave now, everyone will die here."

The Tang Family’s retreat caused doubts among other families. They had been competitors originally, only forming a temporary "alliance" because of these sudden fierce monsters. But they had grievances with each other, making it impossible to fully commit. Each family wanted to save their strength, and now that there were so many monsters, they all wanted others to stand at the front.

"Quick, everyone retreat, don’t stop."

"Retreat, retreat."

As the Tang Family withdrew, the remaining families also began to retreat, causing the entire defense line to collapse suddenly. No one had the will to resist, allowing the monsters to attack with abandon. What was a retreat quickly became a rout, with the peril turning into a desperate situation.

Ye Shikai felt utterly helpless. At this critical moment, everyone was thinking about how to preserve their family strength. There wasn’t even a rear guard left, directly exposing their backs to the monsters. It wasn’t so much a retreat as a march to death.

"They’re all fighting for themselves. If the situation isn’t favorable to them, they’ll naturally choose to retreat. Nothing surprising about that," Blade Soul said calmly, as if he had already foreseen this kind of situation. Which made sense, given so many families present and no unified command. Once one withdrew, others would follow suit.

Ye Shikai swung his sword repeatedly, single-handedly repelling the advancing monsters. But tens of thousands of monsters had already broken through the cultivators’ line. He was, after all, alone and couldn’t support it by himself.

"Kid, in this situation, you won’t last long. Better retreat quickly," Blade Soul cautioned.

"Alright." Ye Shikai was resigned; those monsters had already begun to "notice" him, attacking from behind. Without his swift movement technique and the Youxi Sword in hand, escaping would have been difficult.

Hiss.

These monsters seemed unwilling to stop. Seeing the cultivators retreating, they looked like sharks in the sea that smelled blood. Two legs naturally couldn’t outrun four legs, and faced with a hasty retreat, nearly every family suffered significant casualties.

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"Family Head, we must retreat quickly too, or we’ll be surrounded by those monsters when they rush in."

"There’s no choice, Old Chen, lead the team in retreat," Ji Tao turned to Ji Qian, "Qian’er, lead all the White Mist Army members as the rear guard."

"Yes, Family Head."

"Leave it to me," Ji Qian directed the White Mist Army to hold off the monsters, fighting while retreating. But the situation was beginning to worsen. The faster the people retreated, the fiercer the monsters chased, and the quicker the monsters came, the more panic filled people’s hearts, making their steps faster. The Ji Family came later, initially at the back of the group, but as other families ran too fast, they ended up at the front.

The White Mist Army was all elite Ji Family experts, absolutely loyal and courageous. Ji Qian commanded them in the rear guard, but with only a few hundred members, facing tens of thousands of monsters was still overwhelming.

"Miss, you’d better go first, we can handle this."

"No, I’ll never abandon anyone."

"Miss, please don’t be rash. There are too many monsters for us to hold back much longer, but as long as we stall for ten minutes, you and the Family Head can retreat to a safe place."

"These damn monsters." Ji Qian was also furious, waving her magic wand, releasing the Main God Skill again, kicking up dirt and repelling all the surrounding monsters.

Roar.

Suddenly, from the swirling dust, a monster leaped out, pouncing over the White Mist Army members and heading straight for Ji Qian in the center.

"Miss, watch out!" The White Mist Army members wanted to defend, but the monster was too fast, reaching them in a flash. Ji Qian couldn’t dodge in time, watching helplessly as the carnivorous beast lunged at her.