plumnovel Chapter 54 A desperate battle! [New book, please read!]
Chapter 54 A desperate battle! [New book, please read!]
Buzz...!
Han Li, his figure completely enveloped by the swarm of dark insects, stood a hundred meters away from the evacuation point, watching with a complex expression as the disciples of the Seven Sects desperately dug a tunnel downwards...
The burrowing did stop the attack of the Source Blood Insect swarm, but... soon, Han Li discovered that the Source Blood Mosquitoes had fallen to the ground and were frantically digging downwards... The vulnerability of the Source Blood Mosquitoes was only compared to Qi Refining cultivators and ordinary mosquitoes. Even the weakest scout mosquitoes were no less powerful than beetles in nature, so ordinary soil and rocks could not hinder the swarm for long.
"...Something's wrong with the swarm..." Han Li, hiding in the swarm and watching the swarms of insects brush past him, looked slightly serious when he saw the Source Blood Mosquitoes digging rapidly in the soil.
Han Li suddenly realized that these disciples from the seven sects participating in the trial might... have been led into a trap...
Those Source Blood Mosquitoes didn't appear suddenly; they fermented over three or four days. Han Li had encountered them before, but those Source Blood Mosquitoes weren't as aggressive as they were now...
If they were the original blood-elemental flying mosquitoes, Han Li seriously doubted that if they had been more careful and used earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a type of escape technique) all the way, they might not be facing their current dangerous situation.
Han Li lingered near the evacuation point for a while, but ultimately chose to venture deeper into the swarm to avoid being accidentally discovered by the Seven Sects disciples who were desperate.
Han Li still has a question in his mind.
If he wasn't mistaken, among the disciples of the seven sects present, it seemed that only he... had received Mosquito Daoist's protective talisman... Of course, Han Li also suspected that he was mistaken, and perhaps there were others who were hiding even more deeply, unwilling to reveal themselves even now?
Han Li was unaware that he had simply walked a short distance through the overwhelming sea of insects when he unexpectedly discovered a river... Han Li wasn't even sure if it could truly be called a river... because it was entirely composed of wriggling mosquito larvae... densely packed, the crowded river appearing unusually viscous... Han Li felt a wave of physical discomfort after just one glance...
Furthermore, Han Li discovered that every second, a continuous stream of Blood Mosquitoes emerged from the river and flew into the air, heading towards the evacuation point behind him from the forbidden area...
Han Li couldn't estimate the number of adult insects emerging from the river every second... he only saw that they were in vast swarms...
"In other words... when the swarm reaches a certain size, other Qi Refining cultivators simply cannot defeat it..." The shock that the black river of mosquito larvae gave Han Li was indescribable.
Han Li wasn't unfamiliar with insect cultivators, but... a disgusting insect cultivator like Mosquito Daoist... he was certain that this was perhaps unique in the entire cultivation world!
At the same time, Han Li felt a faint sense of relief... On one hand, he was relieved that he had met Mosquito Daoist before the insect plague broke out; on the other hand, he was relieved that he had participated in this Crimson Forbidden Land trial. Otherwise, given Mosquito Daoist's destructive power over the ecology of the Crimson Forbidden Land, Han Li seriously doubted... whether the Crimson Forbidden Land of the Yue Kingdom's cultivation world would ever reopen.
Boom!
Just as Han Li was walking through the dark sea of insects in a daze, he suddenly noticed what seemed to be fighting in mid-air ahead of him!
"Someone is fighting in the swarm of insects?!" Han Li's heart tightened.
"Is it Mosquito Daoist?" After a slight hesitation, Han Li finally decided to go and take a look... Mosquito Daoist was too dangerous. Han Li was even a little afraid to encounter him alone. So if it really was Mosquito Daoist fighting ahead, then Han Li could go and find out the situation more safely.
......
"You can't escape! Hand over the Seven-Leaf Yin Blood Mushroom!" In the black sea of insects, Feng Yue of Tianque Fortress, together with nine other Qi Refining Peak cultivators, surrounded Yunxi, whose magical power had weakened.
"You're surrounded!" Feng Yue summoned a high-grade greatsword magic weapon, his eyes fierce as he glared at Yun Xi. The other Qi Refining Peak cultivators surrounding Yun Xi also summoned their high-grade magic weapons, their eyes fixed on her menacingly.
Surrounded, Yunxi glanced at her surroundings, then dispersed her flying magic weapon, damaged by hidden weapons. She looked coldly at Feng Yue, wiped a trace of blood from the corner of her mouth, and sneered, "Just you lot?"
"You're the ones who should be surrounded!"
"Let's do it!"
With Yunxi's command, a dark figure suddenly darted out from the dense forest covered by the sea of insects. With a swift and decisive movement, the blade sliced through a Qi Refining Peak cultivator in the middle, along with his magical artifact and body, leaving him terrified.
"What?!"
"What is that?!"
"Strange Insect!!!"
The sudden sneak attack instantly triggered the sensitive nerves of everyone present. They watched helplessly as the peak Qi Refining expert was cut in two along with his magic weapon. His upper body was still struggling to crawl on the ground when, with a whoosh, a sharp claw pierced through his head!
"Golden-backed Demon Mantis!" Feng Yue's eyes narrowed instantly upon seeing the creature that had attacked him. The creature that had instantly killed a peak Qi Refining cultivator was none other than the Golden-backed Demon Mantis, which had a fearsome reputation on the Strange Insect Ranking!
"You four stop it! The rest of you, follow me and kill it!" Feng Yue immediately ordered four people to intercept the Golden-backed Demon Mantis, while he led four Qi Refining Peak cultivators from Tianque Fortress to attack Yunxi!
boom!boom!
In the dark forest covered by a swarm of insects, the two sides instantly clashed! The sounds of clashing magical artifacts and exploding spells echoed through the darkness!
In just a few breaths, the four-person group besieging the Golden-backed Demon Mantis broke through its defenses again. The Golden-backed Demon Mantis, which attacked with extraordinary speed, flashed a few times and with a swift stroke, severed the arm of a Qi Refining Peak cultivator!
"This is a Golden-backed Mantis that's almost a level two demonic beast! We have to use our trump card to kill it! Otherwise, we'll all die!" The one-armed cultivator, who had dodged the fatal attack but still lost an arm, shouted with a grim face!
Why is the Golden-backed Mantis on the list of unusual insects? And why is it ranked so high?
The reason is simple: the Golden-backed Demon Mantis is an extremely rare and powerful insect, capable of possessing terrifying combat power comparable to that of a demon beast of the same level in a one-on-one battle!
Furthermore, the Golden-backed Mantis belongs to the insect race. While possessing combat power comparable to that of monsters, its development speed far exceeds that of normal monsters!
The Goldenback Mantis is an agile attacker, with ghostly speed and swift attacks. The two sharp blades on its forelimbs are incredibly sharp, and those with weak magical artifacts can be easily killed with a single strike, shield and all!
In particular, the golden-backed mantis in Yunxi's hand is a rare insect that is almost on par with a level two demon beast!
Only high-grade magic weapons could give the human cultivators present a sense of security with those two sharp insect blades!
"Damn it!" Seeing that the others were still hesitating, the one-armed cultivator immediately took out a talisman from his storage bag and threw it at the golden-backed mantis without thinking!
Intermediate-level talisman!