Chapter 497: The Beauty of Positional Warfare
Zhou Luo felt that since Liu Jie was Radiance Hundred #30, it was not unexpected for him to have this level of ability.
The members at the forefront of the Radiance Hundred were all capable of being king-cla.s.s experts.
Zhou Luo compared his current level of power and the level he was at before meeting Lin Yuan.
Given Platinum IX/Fantasy I Lava Dragon Lizard’s power, how long will I be able to fend off Liu Jie’s Insect Queen’s sea of insects? As a king-cla.s.s expert, my spiritual power is A-rank. I have a much larger capacity for spiritual power than Liu Jie.
However, the Insect Queen has the exclusive ability to produce insect bombs. The exploding insects not only enable the Insect Queen to recover spiritual energy, but they can also inflict a decent amount of damage.
Will my Lava Dragon Lizard die in the struggle against the Insect Queen’s insect swarm in the long run? The final odds don’t look good. After seeing Liu Jie unleash his power, I now understand the fighting abilities that come with youth.
On the other hand, Lin Yuan’s power shocked me to the core. When I saw him without his mask, I was surprised a young man like him possessed so many resources. I found out that he’s Black later on. However, his powers have now significantly transcended the level Black demonstrated on Star Web. As usual, he continues to hide his true power. I never saw the tsunami of spiritual power he released coming.
Although Zhou Luo was able to feel the enormous amount of spiritual power Lin Yuan injected downward, he did not know it was meant for the elemental source-type lifeform below.
Many parts of the seafloor below had already been smashed into yellow sand.
Liu Jie was currently instructing many Flesh-Mincing Blade Insects to tunnel into the large swirling quicksand that had appeared by Lin Yuan’s feet.
After the Flesh-Mincing Blade Insects tunneled into the quicksand, Liu Jie’s eyes brightened.
From the connected consciousness between the Insect Queen and the Flesh-Mincing Blade Insects, Liu Jie saw the project Lin Yuan had been working on on the seafloor during the past few hours.
On the seafloor were numerous tunnels leading toward the dimensional hub.
The tunnels were wide enough to fit five Flesh-Mincing Blade Insects. Even the s.h.i.+eld Ladybugs would be able to move freely in the tunnels.
The arrangement of the tunnels allowed the Flesh-Mincing Blade Insects that had entered through the quicksand to form orderly groups.
Now, Liu Jie’s previously obvious armada was obscured.
The quicksand in the seafloor also increased the Flesh-Mincing Blade Insects striking opportunities.
The Flesh-Mincing Blade Insects could shoot out of any portion of the tunnels to attack.
“Big Brother Liu, we can begin filibustering.”
Lin Yuan inhaled deeply and injected the majestic spiritual power into Blackie.
Blackie started using Spirit Injection unceasingly on Liu Jie to replenish his depleted spiritual power.
Liu Jie suddenly realized that ever since the surge in Lin Yuan’s spiritual power, Lin Yuan no longer cared about the amount of spiritual power he exhausted when activating Blackie to use Spirit Injection.
The spiritual power entering Liu Jie’s body felt like a shot of vitalization.
More! More! More! Rise more!
Liu Jie quickly directed the spiritual power into the Insect Queen and instructed it to produce more Flesh-Mincing Blade Insects, Plasma Caterpillars, Lightning Gathering Moths, and Hurricane Owlet Moths.
He wanted to grow the army of insects under his control as much as possible.
Liu Jie knew that he was the core output position of their three-man team.
In order for their team to be able to deal the greatest damage, Liu Jie did not hold back in his efforts to produce the best insect army.
Lin Yuan was also aware of his role in this fight and the responsibilities that came with it.
Lin Yuan was an all-rounded contestant.
However, Lin Yuan’s defensive capabilities were undeniably weak as they were limited to only being to provide individual protection.
Zhou Luo was in charge of defense within their team, so Lin Yuan did not need to shoulder any part of the burden.
In terms of output, Lin Yuan only had Red Thorn, the Acid Corrosion Queen Bee, and the Source Sand in his a.r.s.enal because Chimey was asleep.
Red Thorn’s sea of flowers could deal a considerable amount of damage to a large number of dimensional lifeforms at a time, but it only had the power of a Silver/Fantasy Breed. The ensuing battle was above its level.
Thus, Lin Yuan a.s.signed himself to be a healing and supporting role.
The responsibility of healing would fall to the Jasmine Lily.
The support would be provided by Blackie that could replenish spiritual power, while the Source Sand would try to control the situation at the same time.
The Source Sand could also apply a layer of sand on the exterior of the s.h.i.+eld Ladybugs, which could help buffer some of the damage.
Although the effects of the sand layer would not be evident on just one bug, the effects would be immeasurable if applied to the entire insect army.
The plan relied on the a.s.sumption that Lin Yuan was fine with Blackie unceasingly draining the spiritual power in the Spirit Qi Imprint. Essentially, Lin Yuan had become a battery that supplied Liu Jie with spiritual power.
Two hours flew by in the blink of an eye. Lin Yuan continued helping the Source Sand to create gravel on the seafloor while at the same time replenis.h.i.+ng Liu Jie’s spiritual power.
By the end of the two hours, 2/3 of the spiritual power that Lin Yuan had injected into the Spirit Qi Imprint was already gone.
Zhou Luo felt desensitized.
He had already lost track of the number of insects he watched tunnel into the quicksand.
Even flying insect-species feys like the Lightning Gathering Moths and Hurricane Owlet Moths entered the sand with their wings wrapped around their bodies.
What a scary master and retainer knight!
They had managed to raise their fighting power by several times in just two hours!
Lin Yuan could sense the Insect Queen’s insects through his Source Sand, and he felt his confidence spike slightly.
During the process of transporting the insect army through the quicksand, Lin Yuan felt himself appreciating the unique beauty of warfare.